The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

During the last few days more animation has
been apparent in the markets for Foreign and
Colonial Produce. Sugars have slightly advanced
in price, while tea, coffee, and rice have been in
better demand at fully late quotations. Saltpetre
and tallow have continued dull at slightly reduced
prices, the latter article being quoted 48s. per cwt.
on the spot, and 48s. 3d. to 48s. 6d. for spring
delivery.

A large amount of business was transacted in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices
advanced id. per lb. The sales were estimated at
25,000 bales.

About £74,000 in gold was sent into the Bank
of England yesterday.

The suspension was announced yesterday after-
noon of M€ssrs. Hale and Jones, in the wine, spirit,
and rectifying trade, with liabilities estimated at
about £30,000.

At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Scott and
Wright, in the woollen trade, the liabilities were
stated to be £43,000 and the assets £28,000. After
some discussion it was resolved that the estate
should be wound up under assignment, unless they
could offer a composition, with security, in a week.
It was announced yesterday afternoon that
Messrs. Theodore Balli, Sons and Co., merchants,
who failed in May last, had resumed payment.
In consequence of the limited demand for accom-
modation, the prevailing abundance of money, and
the probability of an early reduction in the Bank
rate, capitalists engaging in discount business are
offering increased faciliies, 31 per cent. now being
the current quotation for first-class bills. The
commercial public, whose immediate requirements
are very moderate owing to the quietude of trade,
are in expectation of greater easiness, and therefore
negotiate as little paper as possible.

The traffic receipts of the South Eastern Railway
show a falling off of £1,946 for the past week.
On the Great Western Railway of Canada the
traffic receipts for the week ending the 6th instant
amounted to £8,991, being a decrease of £1,386
compared with last year.

The transactions in the English Stock Market
to-day have not been numerous, nor have the move-
ments in prices been of an important character.
Consols are 931 1 for transfer, and 931 for account
The quotations are kept in a firm position by the
limited supplies of stock, and the easiness of money.
The New Threes are steady at 911 6 ; the Re-
duced flat at 911 ; Exchequer Bills, March, re-
main 2s. die. to 2s. prem. ; ditto, June, ss. to .8s
prem. ; India Stock is 221; and the New Scrip, 104.
Foreign Securities continued buoyant, and a fair
amount of business has taken place. Turkish 6 per
Cents. are 821 83; ditto 1858, 681 69i ; Mexican
are firm at 231 ; Buenos Ayres at 86 ; and ditto
Deferred at 281 291 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. re-
mained at 98 ; ditto Uribarren have improved to
95; and the Dollar Bonds to 50; Sardinian to 801 ;
and Spanish to 50.

The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been of a very moderate character, and, in most
instances, prices have shown increased heaviness.
Great Westerns, South Westerns, Midlands, and
North Eastern (York) have declined ss. ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, Manchester. Sheffield, and
Lincoln, 108.; South Eastern, 15s. ; and North
Eastern (Berwick), £1; Caledonians, however, ad-
vanced 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remained
very inactive. Bahia and San Francisco realised
13k. East Indian improved to 1018 102. Great
Indian Peninsula declined to 99; and Great
Southern of India to 98k.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
continued quiet at about previous quotations.
London and County have improved 55., and Char-
tered of India and Australia ss. London Chartered
of Australia declined ss. Canada have improved
to log, and Electric Telegraph brought 95 to 96.