The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets dur-
ing the last few days have exhibited symptoms of
improvement. There has been a fair inquiry for
tea, and prices have advanced id. per lb. Sugars
of good qualities have been in demand at slightly
advanced rates, but for the inferior descriptions
the inquiries have been limited. For coffee
there has been rather more demand, and
at public sale good qualities of colonial sold
readily at slightly improved rates. Cocoa has been
dull, and rice and spices have exhibited little or no
variation. Saltpetre has been steady at about
previous values, and tallow has again shown a
downward tendency, P.Y.C. on the spot being now
quoted 545. 3d. to 545. 6d., June delivery 545. 6d.,
and last 3 months, 555. 6d. per cwt.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday rather
more animation was apparent, and prices tended
Upwards. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales.
The Railway Share Market closed steadily, and
quotations continued to improve.
Silver continues without alteration, bars being
ss. 21c1. per oz. standard, and the demand is very
quiet.

A further quantity of Russian gold, amounting
to £90,000, has been added to the bullion in the
Bank of England, showing that the continental
demand has slightly moderated, although the
specie movement during the next few days
must be awaited to determine whether the efflux
is permanently decreasing. Within the last few
`weeks a considerable supply has been sent to
France, and if the drain has now received a check,
the accumulation of the precious metals at the
Bank will recommence, and tend to prolong the
existing easiness of the Money Market, as regular
remittances are received from New York, and ex-
tensive consignments of Australian gold are known
to be on their passage to this country.
There was a meeting of the Venezuelan Bond-
holders to-day, Mr. Field in the chair, for the
Purpose of making an allowance to the committee
for their services and the expenditure incurred by
them to the present time. It was first suggested
that the sum allowed should be 5 per cent., to be
deducted from the arrears of interest, for which
new bonds are about to be issued under the con-
version arising from the recent arrangements, but
it Was lost through an amendment moved by Mr.
Capel that only 31 per cent. be deducted, which,
after meeting all liabilities, would leave about £260
for each of the committee, whose services, it should
be mentioned, have extended over a period of ten
Years.

Increased buoyancy has been exhibited in the
Market for Public Securities to-day, a moderate
mount of business having been transacted at a
?Ise of per cent. This improvement was caused
by purchases for investment, speculation being still
circumscribed, but rather less firmness is now
apparent. Consols have been 911 -a for money, and
921 I for the account. The present prices, however,
are 921 A for transfer and the 7th inst. The Go-
vernment Broker has bought £5,000 stock for the
Savings Banks. The New Threes and the Re-
duced Annuities have improved to 911', and Bank
Stock to 220 and 222. Long Annuities are steady
at 17 11-16 and Exchequer Bills 18s. to 225.
prem.

The New India Loan Scrip has advanced to 93k,
being at a discount of 2to 1 per cent.
A further improvement is apparent in the
Foreign Stock Market, but the transactions are
rather less numerous. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
64 to 66 ; ditto New, 53 to 55. Austrian 5 per
Cents. have advanced to 421 ; Dutch 21 per Cents.
to 60 ; ditto 4 per Cents. to 911 ; Buenos Ayres
Deferred to 18 ; Russian 41 per Cents. to 921 ;
Spanish to 40; Peruvian 41 per Cents. to 831 ; and
ditto 3 per Cents. to 63i ; Mexican remains steady
at 16al.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following
fts the prices of the American Securities :

Redeemable.
.nt_nited States 6 Cnts..... 1867-1868 -
-0%6 per Cent Bonds. 1868 98 100
Zloatna 5 per Cent. Bonds.. - 75 77
Ar 4tl'eky 6 per Cent. Bonds.. 1868-72 92 94
Massachusetts
5 per Ct. Str. Bonds - 93 95
5 per Cent. Str.
OBonds - 99 101
b:
.'4° 6 per Cent. Stock lBB6 98 100
Pennsylvania .1 per Ct. Stock - 81 83
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 83 85
'Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Divers % 82 84
v.rginia 6 per Cent. Bonds
Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 1888 84 85
toston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds - 88 90
Illinois Central 7 per Cent.
Illinois Central 6 per Cent.
Illinois Central 7 per Cent
(Freelands)
to. shares, 60 doll. paid
Michigan Central 8 per Cent
do. shares
New York Central 6 per Ct.,

Prices

1860 84 88
45 44 dis
1869 78 82
45 48

SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.)

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Share Railways. jPaid. Closing lhieiness
Price.
12.10 1 Ambeig., Notting. Yost.
,
and Eastern Juw,fion 10 51 54 [54
50 Melfast and Bahymena I all
13.14 !Bin, Wol., and Str. Val all 7 8
Stock Birk., Lanc., and Chesh
Junction lOO ,57 59
25 Blackburn
25 Blyth and Tvne all .32 15
Stock Bristol and Exeter
Stock Caledonian
Stock Chester and Holyhead
50 Cork and Bandon all •
20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all
20 Cornwall all 4 6
10 Do. A A roves. no div l all
10 Do. B
until6p.c.per an. all
hasbeen pd.toß.
50 Dublin andßelfast June. all
25 Dun.,Perth,& Ahr.Junc. all 8 9
Stock.' East Anolian ~
Stock Eastern Counties lOO 521 531 534 3 4
Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 35 40
Stock Do. do. B Stock! 100 25 27 27 6
25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81
25 East Kent all 12 14
Stock East Lancashire lOO 84 86
20 East Suffolk
10 Do
Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 68 70
Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 231 241
10 Forth & Clyde Junction all
Stock Furness
Stock Glasgow & South Westn HZ 89 91
10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104
100 98 100 99 1001 100
Stock Great Northern
Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 81
Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 1272 7 132 130
,- 1031 3
Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 I°3 la'
Stock Great Western
Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk 100 50 55
12 Irish South Eastern..., all
50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 80 85
164 Do. Thirds
1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 91 10 p
Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 85 86 86
16 Do. do. F £l6 6 If lid
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4
9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1l d
3 Do. West Riding Union 1
20 Do. Southport
Stock London and Blackwall all 60 62 61
Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh — O,
os
stock Lon.,BriEfhton ttS.Coast 100 108 110 lO9l
Stock London & North Westn 100 87 88 87184
121 Do. Eighths
stock London& South-Westn lOO 87 88 874 4
25 L'derry & Coleraine
25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 5 7
Stock Man., Bhef., & Lincoln lOO 331 841 291 4
10 Metropolitan
Stock Midland lOO 944 954 95 ii 41
Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 70 73
50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all
25 Do. 1 Shares all
100 Newcastle and Carlisle all
25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 9 11
10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9
20 !Newry, Warpt., & Ros all
itock Norfolk lOO 53 55
50 North. Counties Union 34 31 3 d
tock North British lOO 511 621 514 4
tock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk lOO
took Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div
until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100
Itock!Do. B Stock
Itock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 844 85 4 841 51
d
25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 2/ 2 d
tock Do. Leeds lOO 421 53 42i
took Do. York lOO 69 70 69
tock North London lOO 100 104
10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd
and City Junction 23 Is.
...,
20 North Staffordshire 174 51 41 d 141 1
20 North-Western
10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all ; 6 8
tocklOxford, Wor.,& Wolyer lOO 27 29
10 Peebles all
20 'Portsmouth i ig 8 5 d
10 'Rhymney 110
took !Scottish Central lOO 105 107
ock Sooth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 22 24
ock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 78 80
:ock Shropshire Union lOO 41 43
10 Sittinzbourne & Sheer all 5 4 d
lock South Devon lOO 40 42 41
ock South-Eastern lOO 621 631 0-31 3
hock South wales
20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 63 67
20 Do. do
20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11
25 Stockton & Darlington all 35 36
25 Do. do. 1855
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25 Do. do. ' 1858 7
Stockton & ilartlepool 161
;ock Taff Vale lOO
ock Do. Preference, No. 1
23 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22
ock Vale of Neath lOO 55 65
ock Waterford & Kilkenny 100
10 Waterford & Limerick all
[0 West Cornwall
10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all
5 Do.A.—Arecy.nodiv.till
7 p.e. has been pd. to B all 2/ :31
5 IDo. B all 7 7S
[0 West London
0 Do. Ist Class all
!0 IDo. 2d Class

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