The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-05 00:00:00

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,VONEY MARKET AND C 127 .NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK

The completion of the monthly settlement of com-
mercial accounts has not
,been succeeded by a dimi-
nution in the demand for money, the market of
to-day presenting rather an active appearance,
and the rates are rather firmer in consequence,
although the best description of mercantile secu-
rities can yet be negotiated at 31, to 31 per cent.
Letters from Paris report continued firmness in
the Money Market there, and the opinion prevailed
that the Bank of France will be compelled to main-
tain a restrictive policy. _ _

A further distribution of £3, making £4l on
each £5O share will be made by the liquidators of
the Western Bank of London, payable on the 14th
instant.

A meeting will take place on Friday next, to
appoint a committee of bondholders of the Turkish
Loan of 1858.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday busi-
ness continued rather active, and parcels remained
firm. The sales amounted to about 10,000 bales.
A large quantity of gold, viz., £155,000, was
taken into the Bank of England yesterday.
The Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
.in
most instances exhibited a slight advance.
The directors of the Bank of Turin have advanced
their rate of discount to 6 per cent.

The business of the Landon and County Bank-
ing Company will be carried on at their new
premises in Lombard-street, on and after the 7th

The suspension has been announced of Messrs,
Sowerby, Tatton, and Co., silk mercers, with liabi-
lities estimated at £50,000.

Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £842,000, and the exports £95,500.

Business in the market for Public Securities has
been particularly quiet, and no change of import-
ance has taken place in the quotations, Consols
being 924 93 for transfer and the 10th inst., and
9314 for November. The New Threes are flat at
908 914, and the Reduced at 90'4 ; the 21 per
Cents, are 77/ ; Exchequer Bills, March, remain at
par to 3s. prem. ; ditto, June, at 7s. to 9s. prem. ;
India Scrip is steady at 1031, but the Bonds are
heavy at Hs. prem.
In the market for Foreign Securities the trans.
actions have been of a limited character, and prices
in some instances have slightly declined. Turkish
6 per Cents. are flat at 841 to 85 ; ditto, 1858,
steady at 681 691; and Sardinian at 81 ; Mexican
have receded to 261; Spanish Certificates to 51;
and Venezuelan to 20-3-; Brazilian are firm at 991.
The operations in the Railway Share Market have
been limited, and prices have exhibited rather less
buoyancy. Great Westerns have declined ss. ;
North-Westerns and North-Eastern (Berwick) 10s.;
and Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midlands and South-
Easterns, 15s, ; Norfolks have advanced 10s., and
Great Northerns, £l.
The Foreign and Colonial lines continue inactive
—South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have
declined to 164 ; Great Western of Canada
brought 91 ; East Indian 1011 1, and Great Indian
Peninsula 981,

Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
continue dull, and little variation of importance
took place in prices. London and Westminster
have advanced to 68 ; Crystal Palace realise 34,
and Oriental Mail Steam 411 5.

3 B EtITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
per Cent. Reduced Annuities soi
d per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l 1 90/
New 21 per Cent. Annuities
olla Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent. .... lO
1031
Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent
Bonds £l,000
Bank Stock for Account 236 5
ousols tor Account, Oct. 10 93
Exchequer Bills , , £l,OOO 2d March June.
..... par 3pm 9pm
Ditto Small
Ditto £5OO .. par 3pm
par 3pm 7
POREIGN FUNDS—CLOSINGPitICEspm
Brazilian, 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
\lexicon 3 per Cent —
D ..
Ditto Account
ardinian 5 per Cent . ..
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded...—.
'''tkiqh 6 per Cent .. 84
Ditto A.cenunt
Ditto New Loa',
Ditto Account
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends op th. nbovo po.7wLio to xi...um.
TWO 0' CLOC K .

Consols, Money
Ditto Account
Ditto November

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--YESTERDAY.
Amsterdam i Short. 11 181 11 19
Ditto
Rotterdam — 12 . 1 12 11
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 70 25 771
ilamturgh
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 725 25 774
Frankfort on Maine — 1191 1191
Vienna
Trieste -- 14 0 14 10
Petersburgb. — 321 324
Berlin
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina
Lisbon
°Porto
Rio Janeiro
New York

481
48
25 80
25 80
25 80
39a
1181
1181
52k
521

Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 0 0
South American Doubloons

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

This Day,
letween 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. LS.
• 9 a.m.
---____
Nairn ...... , 29'62 52 50 S. W. 2 8 0. 2
Aberdeen. ..
; 29154 50 48 S.W. 3 4 C. 2
4.eith ..... ..' .. .. 129/4 55 5S W. 3 90. 2
Berwick..... i 29/1 53 51 W.S. W. 2 4 b. 2
Ardrossan. . 129/8 55 52 W.N.W. 4 6 c. 2
Portnish . ::: 129.57 53 50 2 2 b. 2
Shields ... ; .. 2299:8911
5454
5251
W.N.W.—W.N.W.
23
53 ce;
13
Galway ...
Scarborough.. 29'85 5.6, 53 54 W. 1 Ib. 2
Liverpool .. 29'89 DO S. 1 90. 1
Valentia .... • • 30.00 55 53 N.N.W. 2 6 o. 1
Queenstown2l 29.95 61 60 W. 1 90. 1
Yarmouth.... 29/4 60 59 N. W. 1 sm. 2
London ...... 29'89 58 56 W. N. W. 2 9 o.
toyer.... ..29.85 63 61 W,N. W. 3 8 0. 2
l'ortsmontn ..; 29.67 59 57 N. %v. 4 4 c. 2
Portland ....129'96 58 55 N. 1 I,m. 1
Plymouth .... 29 96 68 51 N. W. 2 1 b. 1
•-nzance 1:= 29'98 51 50 N.N.F. 1 2, b. 2

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 abovs 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
envoat.pio nraatioe ic
ntand dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
(1 to <3)!n I I• • F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
„ als :--b blue sky • c clouds (detached)
I.,hail • ' overcast (dull) ; r', lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
repeated augments* rta ; 8., snow ; t., thunder. A letter
&lice (1 to 9). r.r.; much rain. S. Sea disturb-