The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-01 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Discount MArket is in a very disturbed con-
dition, and the quotation generally asked for the
best three months' bills is 7 per cent. The Bank
have not altered their minimum, but have never-
theless required one per cent. more for certain
descriptions of business than they did a few days
ago• This has occasioned an unsettled feeling out
Of doors, and increased strengency is generally
expected. Large quantities of specie are expected
to leave for India, the Brazils, Egypt, and other
Places.

During the last few days there has been rather
less animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets. Sugar, however, has generally supported
Previous prices. For coffee the demand has con-
tinued heavy, while a large amount of business has
been done in rice at enhanced prices. Spices and
fruit have remained at about previous quotations,
While the tallow market has been dull, and prices
have, in some instances, slightly given way.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received
by this mail on account of New Granada dividends
From the Custom-house of Santa Marta, £1,928
68.7 d.; Carthagena, £567 10s. ; Rio Hache, £l4l
9d. ; total, £2,637 6s. 4d.

The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tance of £1,259 18s. 2d. on account of the dividends
On the debt of Ecuador.

Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co.'s agents in
Venezuela advise that they had received for 55 per
cent. of the import duties for three weeks :—From
the Custom-house of La Guayra, 69,986 dole. 72c. ;
and from Puerto Cabella there had been received,
1)641 dole. 85c.; total, 71,628 dole. 57c.

Two O'CLOCK.
At the first general meeting to-day of the pro.
Prietors of the Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi Bank
Corporation the report, an extract of which has
already been published, was adopted. Mr. W. P.
Andrew occupied the chair, and informed the share-
holders that the business of the bank had been but
too recently commenced to allow a detailed state-
'lent to be given, but little doubt existed as to the
ultimate prosperity of the establishment.
The shareholders of the Victoria Docks also held
a Special meeting to-day for the purpose of receiving
a proposition from the lessees for the transfer of
their(the shareholder's) property to the London and
Br. Katharine's Dock Companies, the price to be
Paid being £lO7 103. for every £lOO stock, and 4h
421 10s. for every £2O share. 11
The Stock Exchange Market closed yesterday 81
With a very heavy !appearance, and increased de-
pression has been experienced to-day. The un-
Settled state of political affairs abroad and the I
Prospect of dearer money at home have weakened
the markets for stocks and shares, and sales having t
been negotiated on an extensive scale, prices have
all receded. Consols this morning have declined :1
another Iper cent., the present prices being 91-4
921 for money; 901 I, less the dividend, for the 3d .
inst.; and 91* for the January settlement. The
New Threes are last quoted 90 901 ; the Reduced
Annuities, 901; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to ss. die.;
and India 5 per Cents., 108
In the early part of the day a decided decline I
took place in the value of the principal speculative of
Foreign Securities, but a partial recovery has since s
Occurred, and the market presents a generally firm
appearance. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are now
691 701 ; Mexican, 361 a ; Greek, 291 j ; Spanish
Passive, 331 31 ; ditto Certificates, 13 ;
and the Confederate Loan, 55 57. In the :1
other stocks the transactions have been as Si
fellows:—Portuguese Scrip, a t prem. (since then, el
however, the price has risen to 1 prem.) ; Italian
5 per Cents., 70,1-, a ; Venezuelan 6 per Cents., 55/ ;
Peruvian, 4/ per Cents., 80 a ; Russian 5 per Cents,
87} I.

The operations in Railway Shares have been on
a very limited scale, and the few bargains recorded
show a further decline in values. Metropolitan B.L
have receded 305., Blackwall and South Eastern
155., Great Western, North Western, and Midland, --
10E4, and Great Eastern, and Lancashire and York-
Shire ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained

without any change of importance.
Bank Shares continue depressed. Imperial Otto-
man have declined to 161„ London and County to
65, Alliance of London and Liverpool to 46, and
East London to 71.
In the Miscellaneous Market Discount Corpora-
tion have receded to 8,4 9, and Rio de Janeiro Im-
provement to 27-1.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
15
Et ilk Stock --
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities 92 11 2/ 1/ 21
tew 8 er Cent. Annuities
ew 3i per Cent. Annuities
-vr
." eVir 2} per Cent. Annuities —
411.nuities, 30 yrs, expire rith Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 141
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
India Stock, 1874
Ditto 5 pm Cent. 1870 lOBl 1- 1 1
.
_

Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 ... 100/
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent...... 96
Dittos per Cent —
Ditto 5} per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864 991
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 99,1 is
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 3 dis
Ditto under £l,OOO . .
unecto,u3Dietc,ss die
z. IndiaConsolehSci 1
it feeerrk
Bills,Ato .recount,
A 3..er Cent —9" i
DittoZl.ooo,'3 perper
Cen t 5 10 dis
Ditto Small £soo
5 10 dis
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1869
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863 ..
Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Egyptian 7 per Cent 9Bl 1
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent-1 1824-5, ex.-Coupons —
Ditto Account 29
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account. l4
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 77
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 361 61 61 1
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada l4l
Litt° 2 er Cent. 3O
Ditto Deterred B/
.i.Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
- el avian 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
rortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account..
Ditto 3 per Cent.,1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — _
Ditto Account ... ... 48 1 t
Ditto, 1863
Ditto Scrip, £lO paid
ztussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 • 88 A
Ditto 1860 ..
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. 541 51
_Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 B7t i
eiardinian 5 per Cent
b Ditto Account
I°Panish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account 471 1
Ditto Passive
„,, Ditto Account .. 331 A A 4
'Panisli Cert. of Coup not funded —
„, Ditto Account l3- 1 1
414kish. 6 per Cent. 1854 894
Ditto Account B9
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account 7O
Ditto, £lOO Bonds 75/
Ditto-6 per Cen t. 1662
:Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863
v enezuela 3 per Cent.
Ditto Accoun"
_Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
1i,,., Dividends on the above payable in London.
_
....13-Zat 4%. per Cent.,Ex. 25f.
64
ttiAli, l2 6r
,In i per Cent., Ex. tu
) 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 7oi it

Ct, THREE O'CLOCK,
c,ouit
Ac°lteY
to ount 9Ol

i.the Queen gave Mr. Frith a fourth sitting on
SDar -41:'143' for his picture of the Prince of Wales' marriage.
ng 4'6 past week the Crown Prince and Princess of
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and the; the Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice,
e
aittings.ro wu Prince of Denmark have also given him
LONDONIm Corn_ PROTEMENTS.—The Court of Co-
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an
bo
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re'otno ri
until have in animously agreed to appropriate ground
e:street' and to erect dwellings thereon for the
Ina the he 4-°()C, at an estimated cost of £20,000. We share
expressed by Mr. Deputy Fry that the generous
vestment may
to., prove unprofitable,—City Press.