The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-05 00:00:00

XONEY 11111.PKET 2ND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Bank of England retern, completed to the
3d inst., shows some very unfavourable changes.
The large remittances of gold to New York, with
the absence of Australian arrival, have caused a
diminution of fully half a million in the stock of the 't
precious metals. The reserve of notes has also been
largely reduced, viz., to the extent of a million and At',
a quarter. The preparations made for the engage-
ments due on the 4th of the month, and the forth-
coming Indian Loan, has caused a large addition to
the other securities, which have been increased by
nearly a million and a quarter. The public de-
posits, owing to official disbursements, have been 8t;
diminished to a considerable extent, while a large sstti,
increase has taken place in the private balances. at,
The other items of the balance-sheet show little st
variation of importance. Subjoined are the par let
-
Louie rs

Active Circulation .. • •
Increase .
Stock of bullion • • • •
Decrease ..
Rest
Increase .. • . • •
Public Deposits • • ..
Decrease • •
Other Deposits • • • •
Increase ..
Seven Day and other Bills ..
Increase .. • .
Government Securities • •
Increase ..
Other Securities • • ..
Increase ..
Notes unemployed ..
Decrease .. • .

.. £20,063 080
858,560
..▪ 12,071,772
.. 572,888
.. 3,307,315
.. 48,469
• 7,291,844
.. 867,182
.. 12,092,482
.. 581,186
.. 620,913
.. 40,221
.. 9,980,202
• • 12,548
.. 21,401,660
.. 1,221,694
• 5,633,830
.. 1,315,330

At the Bank of England yesterday a further sum stl
of £9,000 in bar gold was purchased, while 50,000 .6i,
sovereigns were withdrawn.

The silver, by the last Mexican packet, was dis-
posed of yesterday, the bars at 601 d. and the dollars
at 581 d. per oz., being id. and Id. lower respec-
tively.
There is still a good demand for discount accom- "st 4
modation, notwithstanding the completion of the etc
engagements due on the 4th. etc
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there
'vas again a good demand, and the sales exceeded st(
15,000 bales, 5,000 of which were for export and sii
On Speculation. Prices of all descriptions exhibited 191.
a further slight upward tendency.
The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce Markets during the last few days have been
On a very limited scale. Sugars have barely main- st,
tamed former rates. Tea at public sale declined et;
about ld per lb., while coffee, rice, fruit, and spices et
htave remained at former quotations. Tallow has st
een dull, and quotations have slightly declined,
P.T.C. on the spot being 535; and for the last three dt
months' delivery, 503 6d per cwt. St
The shareholders in the Peel River Land and
Mineral Land Company, at their meeting to-day,
.t
adopted the directors' report, and agreed to the .0,
Proposed dividend at the rate of 31 per cent., free
of income tax. 12
At the meeting of the London Dock Company, st.
held to-day, the proposed dividend, at the rate of
st,
£2 10s. per cent. per annum, was declared.
A moderate amount of business has been negoti-
ated in the market for public securities to-day, and
the quotations have been well maintained. Consols st
are 89i for money to the 10th inst., and 90 to
901 for August. The New Threes and the Reduced
Annuities remain steady at 881 a ; and the 33
Years' Annuities brought 15k; the 5 per Cent.
India Loan realised 981 a ; India Debentures 95a
96; and the June Exchequer Bills were heavy
at ss. dis.

The operations in the Foreign Stock Market
have been rather extensive, and prices have been
fairly supported. Old Turkish 6 per Cents. realise st
74175; and the Loan of 1858, 60i 60b ; Mexican et
Stock is steady at 22k ; Grenada Bonds declined st
to 15 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents. realised 461 ;
Dutch 24 per Cents., 631, ; and the 4 per
Cents., 1001. st
The operations in the Railway Share Market st st
have been extremely inactive, without any change 8.;
of importance in prices. Great Western, North st
t
*Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln de- e
„I
clined about ss. si
In the Foreign and Colonial Markets business si
has been exceedingly inactive. Great Luxembourg ,38
brought 8; East Indian, 98 to 98k, and Great
Indian Peninsula, 951.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re-

niained at about nominal .values. Crystal Palace el
Stock declined to 314; Red Sea Telegraph improved
to 18 ; and Royal Mail Steam, to 50 and 50k ; si
London Dock shares were steady at 62.

BRITISB FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES %. 5
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities BB/ i
3 per Cent. Cons.ls Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire 6th April, 1885.. 151
India Stock 99 I.
Ditto 5 per Cent - .9
Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto 5/ per Cent.
Ditto hebentures, 1863 (Oct.) 96 t
Ditto 1864
Ditto 1859 951
Consols for Account, July 10 .. 89f / ,
India Stock for Account — 1
Ditto S per Cent
March. I June.
5 dis

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d —
D 110 £5OO
I
o ~
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Greek
Mexican 3 per Cent — 8
Ditto Account
New , =renada Active, 31 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred 5l
Peruvian 41 per Cent ..
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account .... 721
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853.
Russian ii per Cent. 1822, £ St
• •
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859....
Sp misli 3 per Cent... -
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Turkish 6 per Cent .. al
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
60 1 591 60} i :
",,, Ditto £lOO Bonds

Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. 631
THREE O'CLOCK
Consols, Money B9l
Ditto Account B9l

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

This Day,
between 8 and B. E. K. D.
9 a.m. F. C. i s.
Nairn 29.19 58 57
Aberdeen ...
Leith . 12922 60 55 E. • 2
23 , 2
Berwick 2913 60 56 S.E. 1 3 b. 1
Ardrossan i 29'18 57 55 S.W. 3 5 0.
Poi tr sh 129•12 57 56 S.W. 4 4 o. 3
Shields
Galway 28'9:3 63 61 S. 7 3i 0, 6
Scarborough 29 28 58 56 S.S.W. 3 7 c. 2
Liverpool 29 21 60 66 S. 3 9r. 2
Valentia
Queenstown... 28•98 61 60 S.S.W. 5 6 0. 6
Yarmouth 29 38 57 56 S.W. 4 9 r. 4
London 2933 60 66 S.W. 6 Bic.
Pover 2918 67 63 S.S.W. 7 6 ' co. 8
Portsmouth 29.34 60 67 S.W. 7 5, a. 4
Portland
Plymouth
Penzance

EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10
deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
(1 to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky • c., clouds (detached) ;
f., fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning - misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow • t:, thunder. A letter
repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb.
ante (1 to 9).