The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, - LONDON, IVION)AY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1861.

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts
state that during the past week symptoms of im-
provement have been apparent in several depart-
ments of trade. At Leeds the demand for cloths
for home use has been on the increase. There has
been a more active enquiry for goods at Manches-
ter, suitable for the India and China markets, and
a slight improvement can be reported in the hosiery
and lace trades at Leicester and Nottingham. In
the hardware districts no material alteration can
be reported except at Birmingham, where increased
animation has prevailed in several branches, parti-
cularly in the gun trade.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday a
fair amount of business was recorded, and 8,000
bales were disposed of at about former prices.
A further sum of £65,115 was conveyed by the
Africa, which left for New York on Saturday.
The Tyne, which sailed to-day for the Brazils,
took out £3,500 in gold and £14,000 in silver.
About £6,000 in gold was purchased by the
Bank of England authorities on Saturday.

The Prince of Wales has arrived from Melbourne
with .£88,504, and the Peru with £58,248.
An active business is still transacted in the general
diseount market, and capitalist are still holding back
in order to be prep .aid for the forthcoming Indian
Loan, which it is thought will be brought forward
at an early period. Full rates are, therefore, de-
manded, 6 per cent. being charged in private
channels for the best descriptions of commercial
bills. The appearance of the last Bank of England
return has also tended to engender a feeling of re-
serve in banking circles, but there is still an ample
supply of money, and the mercantile community
experience no difficulty in obtaining the accommo-
dation they require at the current rates.
The Bank of England authorities, in compliance
with the wishes of the public, have made arrange-
ments for the publication of the weekly returns on
Thursday afternoon instead of Friday, as hereto-
fore. Subjoined is the official notification addressed
to the editor :

"Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London, N.C.,
Bth June 1861.

" Sir,—The government and company of the Bank of
England transmit to this office, weekly, an account of their
notes, bullion, &c., for the purpose of being published in
the " London Gazette," pursuant to the Act 7 and 8 Vic.,
cap 32.
Hitherto this account has been sent on Friday morning,
and pnblished in the " Gazette" of that day, but it has now
been arranged that the Bank shall transmit such account
in the afternoon of Thursday in each week, not later than
five o'clock.

" The board direct me to acquaint you that they will per-
mit the publishers of the several London newspapers to
take a copy of this account if they desire it, for the purpose
of publishing the same in their papers of the following day.
" If, therefore, you will authorise any person from your
office to attend here for the purpose, he will be allowed to
take such copy.—l am, &c.,

(Signed)

" T. SARGENT."

There has been very little activity in the Market
for Public Securities to-day, but continued depres-
sion has been experienced owing to numerous sales
on speculative account, the advices from America
and the firmness exhibited in the rates of dis-
count, Consols have receded to 891 / for money and
to 90 1 for the account. The New Threes are 89i,
and the Reduced 891 a ; Bank Stuck is 231 ; India
5 per Cent. Loan 971, and ditto Bonds are 18s. die.
A specie transfer has been recorded in India Stock,
at 225.

Foreign Securities are very inactive to-day, but
prices do not exhibit any alteration of importance:
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 71 2; ditto, 1858, 55 1 ;
Portuguese, 472; Russian 3 per Cents., 62 ; and
Spanish Passive, 161.
Messrs. Bell and Sons give the following quota-
tions in American Securities :

Redeemable. Prices
United States 6 per Cents 1867-1868 88 90
Do. 5 per Cent Bonds
Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72 84 86
Maryland 5 per Cent. Bonds 75 80
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Stock 65 70
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 68 70
Virginian 6 per Cent. Bonds 47 49
Boston 41 per Ct. Strlg. Bonds 91 93
Illinois Central 7 per Cent.
Illinois Central 6 per Cent.
Do. shares, 80 dols, paid 26 25 dis

Michigan Central 8 per Cent
Do. do. shares

1869

"ewYork Central 6 per Ct,,

not convertible..

New York Central 7 per Ct.,
convertible, from June 15,
Do. do. shares

New York and Erie, 7 per Ct.,
Ist mortgage
Do. do., 2d mortgage
Do. do., 3d mortgage
Do. do. convertible

do. shares,

Panama 7 per Ct., Ist mort•
gage Str. Bonds, not cony
Do. do., 2d do.

1865
1872

Radcliffe l9
Egham
1 Oxford 22
York 28
Plymouth . 29
11113 ER.

Richmond .. 24
Leicester 25
Walsall 25
Monrnouth 26
Manchester Autumn 27

,BER:
I Newmarket H 28

IBER.
Shrew bury Autumn . . .. 19