The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE o'CLocg.
The 4th proximo has been appointed by the com-
mittee of the Stock Exchange for a special settle-
ment in the scrip of the Hudson's Bay Company,
which is henceforward to be quoted in the official
lists.

It has been announced that the necessary con
tracts for the entire construction of the Sardinian
Railway have been entered into by Messrs. Waring
Brothers, Messrs. Morton Peto, Betts, and Brassey,
and Messrs. Crampton.
The quotations for English copper have this day
been advanced £3 per ton. The rise in yePow
metal is ls. 4d. p r lb. The following are the pre-
sent prices—ordinary sheets, sheeting, and rod,
£102; flit bottoms, £107; tough cake, tile, and
ingot, £95; best selected, £9B.
The bullion operations at 'the Bank yesterday
comprised the influx of £34,000 in gold.

During the last few days the operations in the
Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets have not
been very extensive. Coffee, sugar, and tea have
remained at about previous rates, while there has
been an active demand for saltpetre at enhanced
prices. Rice hss been dealt in to some extent, and
considerable agitation has prevailed in the Tallow
Market consequent upon the disturbances in Poland,
a large speculative business having been trans-
acted.

The commercial public are still enabled to supply
their discount requirements on terms as low as 30
per cent., that being the quotations for the finer
descriptions of mercantile paper.

Two O'CLOCK.
The Paris Three per Cent. Rentes, this morning,
according to Mr. Renter's telegram, opened at 67f.
20c., 67f. 15c.; firm.
The official returns relating to the trade and navi-
gation of the United Kingdom for the six months
ended the 30th June, have just been published,
from which it appears that the total declared value
of the exports for that period have amounted to
£62,014,197, against £57,314,679 in the like period
of 1862, showing an increase of £4,699,518. The
increase is most perceptable in beer and ale, cotton
manufactures, earthenware, haberdashery and mil-
linery, hard ware and cutlery, linen yarn, linen
manufactures, and woollen worsted manufactures.
The importation of the principal articles were
larger, as regards raw cotton, hemp, leather manu-
factures, petroleum, provisions, and sheep and
lambs' wool, coffee, unrefined sugar, tea, tobacco,
and wine.

The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the
amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade
for both entries inwards and the clearances out-
Wards, while in the coasting trade there is also a
slight improvement as regards both departments.

A special meeting has been held to-day of the
Natal Land and Colonization Company, at which
it was unanimously agreed to confirm the resolu-
tions passed at the last meeting, for an increase
of capital, by the issue of 14,000 new shares, of
LlO each.

The proprietors of the Grand Surrey Docks and
Canal Company have held a meeting to consider
the terms of agreement to be made with the Com-
mercial Dock Company for an amalgamation of the
two undertakings, and for authorising an applica-
tion to Parliament for that purpose.
Notwithstanding the general heaviness of the
Stock Exchange Markets the Funds are firmer;
indeed, transactions have taken place this morning
at an advance of nearly 4 per cent., consequent
upon a few speculative purchases. The quo-
tations still indicate strength, and are quoted
921 exactly for money and the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 924
93. A bargain in the Red 4ea Telagraph Annuities
has taken place at 21. India Stock is 224; the 5 per
Cent. Loan, 1081; the 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper,
107 ; and the Debentures are 100 ; Exchequer Bills
are 3s. prem.

The Foreign Market presents an unusually de
pressed appearance, and extensive sales have been
effected. The Confederate Loan, which is now
15 to 13 discount, has been 20 discount, and
the dealers evince an indisposition to effect
large operations in their hands on account of the
very unfavourable advices from the seat of war.
Mexicans have declined to 341 I; Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 66 /; do. Consolides, 481 to 1 ;
Greek 5 per Cents., 30 31i ; do. Coupons, 121 13 ;
Spanish Passive, 301 31; ditto Certificates, 11i
12 ; Portuguese, 464 47i ; Italian, 691 70 ; Russian,
91 f ; and Egyptian, 102.

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In the Railway Share Market the operations have
been of the most limited deFcription, and prices
have shown rather less firmness. London and
Brighton have receded 10s. ; and North British, ss.
Midland, however, has improved 10s.; South-
Eastern, 53.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have re-
mained without material change, except Great
Lrtxemburg, which have advanced to 14k.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally con-
tinue at steady quotations. International Financial
shares are quoted 31 prem.; London Financial do.,
11} prem. ; General Credit do., par to prem. ;
Egyptian Trading Company t to 11 prem.; and
Hudson's Bay Company 11 to I die.

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BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 2371 9
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
2 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Nov, 3/ per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities
A imunies, 30 yrs, expire eth Jan., PlBO —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent lO7
i ;at° 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., 0ct„.1863
2/
Ditto ditto April, 1864 1
900
Consols for Account, Aug. 6
March June
Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO 21 per Cent.. 3pm 3pm
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small —

FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 6 per Cent
tki ban 6 per Cent 1022
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Egyptian 7 pei Cent lO2
eGreek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup,ms —
Ditto Account..
Ditto Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
New Granada
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
P,ruvian 4/ per Cent.
Ditto 1862
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account B5l
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
i iitto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1856 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account . 47 1 62
Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St 931
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1850
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859.
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 • 91 1 11.
;Sardinian 5 per Cent .
Ditto Account ....................... 90
Spaniela 3 per Cent ......
Ditto Amount .........
Ditto New Deferred ............. Ditto Account ..............
Ditto Passive ......................
Ditto Account . ............
St,)anish Cert. of Coup not funded ......
Ditto Account ...................... 112 12 112
'Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 ........... --
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ......
....
....
Ditto Account ...................... 69 82 91
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 ..............
Ditto Account
t t
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
......
Ditto Account
.. 231
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florins .... 68 61
Belgian 4i per Cent., Ex. 2sf.
Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs -
1
Ditto Account 7O 69 70
THREE O'CLOCK.
VOnsolst Money 022 1
........ 92t i
Ditto August Account