The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The demand for discounts to-day has been very
moderate, and the quotations have not undergone
any further change.
In the Foreign Exchanges 'yesterday afternoon
there was no material alteration.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £356,969, and the exports to £257,713,
inclusive of £112,500 despatched to-day by the
Oneida to the Brazils.
The directors of the Union Bank of Australia
have resolved upon a dividend of £2 per share,
being at the rate of 8 per cent. for the half year.
The prospectus of " The English end Foreign
Library Company" has just been issued. The
capital stock is set down at £lOO,OOO, which it is
proposed to raise in £lO shares. The object of this
enterprise is to supply every English and foreign
book of value to the public, without any reference
to sect or party, and is to be conducted on sound
commercial principles. The names which appear
on the prospectus are a sufficient guarantee that such
will be the case, one of them being that of the late
gifted Mr. Thackeray—a fact in itself bignificant
of the soundness of the project. The specialty of
this company appears to be that, in addition to the
Immediate supply of general literature, every atten-
tion will be directed to the maintenance of a scien-
tific department, available to the students of medi-
cine, engineering, philology, and the mathematical
and Physical sciences ; and, farther, the company
propose to supply all foreign literature on the same
liberal scale with which they deal out the English.
The directors have made arrangements to start on
the purchase of the stock and goodwill of Hookham's
Library, 15, Old Bond-street, which was established
In 1764 ; and on these grounds they are of opinion
that the investment is not only sure to eventuate
in a liberal return for the capital invested, but that
the Profits will date from the immediate operations
of the company.
The traffic receipts on the Great Western Rail-
Way of Canada, for the week ending the 25th ult.,
amounted to £11,858 12s, 7d., showing en increase
of £1,243 Ss. Bd., when compared with the corns.
ponding period last year.

Two OCLOCK.
The market for the Enelish funds is' decidedly
flatter, and a very small amount of business has
been transacted. Consols are 904 91 for money,
and 911 1 for account. Foreign politics are creating
a depressive influence. The New Threes and Re-
duced are 90f 91 ; Exchequer Bills, ls. die. to 3s.
Prem.; and India 5 per Cents., 1061 1; Bank Stock
is 236 ; and India do., 215.
There is very little bnsineas in the Foreign
Market to-day, and prices in almost every instance
have declined to somo extent. Mexican have re-
ceded to 36
.1; Greek to 23: ; Spanish Passive to
31 ; ditto Certificates to 1381; Russian to 881,
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, to 671 ; ditto
Uonsolides to 461 478 ; and the Confederate Loan
is 38 40.
The a 1.
a . ..eaLings in the Railway Share Market have
mete been very limited, and prices have in most
La:clicea shown less firmness. Great Eastern,
North-hire
and
Yorkshire, Brighton, Midland,
each declat"n (Berwick), and South Eastern have
168. "led 55., and London and North Western,
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
h
'W.t t hoot material change in values.
ata:nk and Miscellaneous Shares are in some in-
-11,:,e8 at slightly enhanced rates. London and
1221111411 have improved to 55 551 ; City Bank, to
to 68 t4Perial Bank, to 241 .77 ; and Oriental Bank,
11 b* ; Mauritius Credit shares are quoted Ito
1V44 trAea reel.; Contract Corporation, 31- 41 prem. ;
4." l Shipping Company, f dis. I prem.; and
uatralian Steam, 11 2 prem.

g.„ BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
voyERNMErur FUNDS.
91 1 90/ 11
a Per Cent. Consols
91/ It
3 Ditto Account Feb. 4 .
Nevaper Cent. Reduced
_9,l_ 910/ 1
per Cent ...................... 94
New 3/ per Cent. Jan. 1894
New 3/ per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan.,
85.
181880..
_—
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April,
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
Ditto 5 per
Cent. 1870
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 —_
pm
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 3
Ditto £5OO
b Ditto £lOO and £2OO . 1 861 k
loauk England Stk, 4} per Ct., last hf. yr. 23
IndialNlC:i GOvExiimENT SECURITIES.
215
Stock, 1874
_
Ditto A.ccount
106/ i
Ditto 6 per Cent.
Dittot'itto 4 per Cent, 1883 Di Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
... --
Ditto_, 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 _
Bonds £l,OOO
_
Ditto lbader £l,OOO
. an
FUNDS—CLOSING
_PRICES.
Atustrittu bonds, 5 per Cent
__,
Bre.
.. Ditto 1859
DTiatt 6 Per Cent
_
Ditto and 1839 and 1859
881
"u'tto 44 per Cent.,
871 8
tile Ditto 1863
1852-58-60
4°B Ayres 6 Cent
863
ot_tt",_. £lOO Bonds Per
_
C I,'"lkk 6 Scrip 150 pd
u .. 6_
uti.7, ?er Cent
"4116 Per e
oitto A, ant 1),. 12 Per Cent,
.....
vikilo. per Cent, 1863
etc; 2/ per Cent. Ex. 12 Guilders,
orprowe Consolidated. 1 per Cent
Ditto,gyiptaplis°er taint and
Warrant
to,loli
cirDee.second Issue k 5 per Cent 1824-5 ex-Coupons— 731 4
Ditto Account . .'.
' .
Ditto Coupons .........
ripitt° Account . . . ............... :::
~ tlato
tklimala 6 per Cent. .
ftn per Cent.Olarenimana Railway)
Dittotexican 3 per Cent .
q. 5,.. Ac0unt.........
_ . .......
~_ nen n.
.._
Imperial 5 per Cent
&Yew suede.
• 131
bitto 2
per.d:t.li. .............. _
Ditto Deterred ...
beDritto Land Warran. .t.e.('H. ............... . — •
wvikn 3Po? Cent.
..
Liter tco:ntue; .11. z .......................
pbairatteAtececePotint ............
per Cent., ix: 2gf . —B5- 1
Ditto, 18d3 Ditto scrip, ii.g I_l ..... : .............. 7 p m
_ Dritto Scrip (186 P)
Po tuguese 3 per 42 Fifil .3.(11 ..........▪ —P ni
Cent 1853 P
Ditto ccount.• ~t ; . . .....
Ditt,o
A. 3 pecoeruCuetn.t..:llo,6;;i:;6:'.6o.' ! ...... --
Ditto
atulatitaon 6 per Celli:, . it'ii,**iVt* —
Ditto 4/ per Cent 1850 •
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1188669°
tabrditiritoiat Per Cent, 1862 B9 1 81
per
Ditto Ac t
b . cowl ....
............
I°Panlsh 3 per Cent
Ditto Ditto Account. .
..
Dit Passive •
......
Account
331 I
I•itto Account
yi. Ditto New Defe'rr*.e.d... '''
_
1)41411 Cert. of Coup not funded _
. Ditto Account
Cent'.............
'Ntedisb. 4 per •
..........
T,arkiiii,6 per Cent. 1834
I)itto Account
891
Ditto
6 per Cent. 1858 ...
1)•t1)itto Account
Bonds' 7Ol 70
Dittto, 4109
o per Cent. 1862
DiDitto')itto Account
6 per Cent: 1863 -
G
;uaratteed, •4
per Cent. ......
lirDitto Debentures 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
ek, ezuela 3 per Ce'nt. ................ ---
.)!)itto Account
Dittl)!tto 6 per Cent., 186'2
o Account
titriDividends et; the above payable in London.
atl,
i 5 per Cent.. Ex, 10 Florins. --
retchp%4l3. 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
blit Renter, 4/ per Cent.. Ex. 25f --
t:ihcll24 per Cent., .Ex. 12 Gull ........
;itto 4 per Cent. Certificates
I -li.kk• 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 26 Francs.. 7
."ttt() Account.. . ........... ,_ •
TWO O'CLOCK.
°lt
h!61,4 Money '4to Account• .................... 90/
..... 91 1 l'iverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

I:ather more inquiry, Sales, Variously estimated
111 3,000 to 5,000 bales.

4(clQ ALEXANDRA CASE.—We are informed that
ki,!42etit will be iv-n i th', case of the Alexandra kaa
the 11th ignstt