The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-13 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
FROM TILE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—A fair amount of business was done to-day in
the foreign exchanges. The rates upon Paris and Amsterdam
remained the same as last post, and on Hamburgh they were a
trifle higher.
The premium on gold at Paris is 9 per mine, which,
at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 1.00. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 38, and the ex-
change at Paris on London at short being 25 47i, it follows,
that gold is 0.38 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advises from Hamburgh the price of gold is 4291 per
mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 1014 d. per
ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 7k, and the
exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 Bi, it
follows that gold is 0.69 per cent. dearer in London than in
Hamburgh.
The course of exchange at New York on London is 1071
per cent., and the par of exchange between England and
America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the ex-
change is 2.32 per cent. against England. But the quoted
exchange at New York, being for bills at 60 days' sight, the
interest must be deducted from the above difference.
SUN.—It is supposed that the news from France was made use
of to depress the Funds to-day, more particularly for the pur-
pose of obliging certain weak parties, who have been operating
for a rise, to close their accounts. This opinion is confirmed
to sense extent by the fact that during the whole of the
period which has elapsed since the last settlement every
disposition which has been perceivable in the funds
to advance, has been immediately checked, and with-
out any apparent cause. Jobbers have for some
time evinced much disinclination to enter into buil-
ness until after the 15th, when, it is supposed, that
the individuals above alluded to will be obliged to change
their tactics. Consols this afternoon partially recovered from
the decline of the morning, and left off at Al, buyers both for
Money and for the Account. Bank Steck, 166 167 ; India
Stock, 248 249; Exchequer Bills, Old, 48 50 ; New, 46 48
premium.
No alteration has occurred in the prices of Foreign
Securities. Belgian Bonds were, 102 103; Dutch Two-and-
a- Half per Cents. 51k 5111 ; the Five per Cents., 101 1011 ;
Danish, 81 82 ; and Brazilian, 64 66.
The quotation Li. Mexican was 36 36k.
The demand for Railway Shares was very limited ; prices,
however, did not materially vary. London and Birmingham
weie 177 179 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 47 49 ; Great
Western, 85 86 ; the Half Shares, 60 61i ; South Western,
60 61 ; North Midland, 59 60 ; the New Shares, 29 30 ;
South Eastern and Dover, 22 23 ; Eastern Counties, Si 8,3
Northern and Eastern, 40 41 ; Rockwall, 9 91 ; and Brighton,
33 33 per share.
The Exchanges were rather firm, and the rates on Amster-
dam, 12 44, 12 5 ; Rotterdam, 12 5, 12 51; Antwerp, 12
4k- ; Frankfort, 151 ; Hamburgh, 13 10, 13 10; ; Paris, 25
70, 25 73 ; Genoa, 25 75, 25 77i ; Marseilles, 25 7b, 25 77i;
Vienna, 9 54k, 955 ; Trieste, 9 55, 9 56; Madrid, 36i 37 ;
Cadiz, 37 37/ ; Naples, 40 40 9-16 ; Lisbon, 523- 52i ;
Oporto, 53 ; Leghorn, 30, 29 97i ; Palermo, 120} 1203 ; and
Messina, 120-3—all at three months.
The quotations for the Bonds were—Colombian, 213 22 ;
Peruvian, 16f 17} ; Portuguese Fire per Cents., 3314 34 ;
the Three per Cents., 19} 20 ; and Spanish, 20% 21i for the
Five per Cents., and for the Three per Cent. Stock.
The quarterly sale of Indigo commenced to-day, and the pro-
prietors giving great support, the prices of April, to 3d. per
p mind advance, were readily obtained. Of the 841 chests which
already have been put up, 633 were sold, of which the larger pro-
portion was for shipping ; the home trade, though numerous
in their attendance, apparently hanging back from purchasing.
This may, perhaps, be accounted for by the circumstance, that
large parcels of former sales still remain to be forwarded, in
consequence of the intended reduction in the duty.