The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-02 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
There is no material alteration in the general
appearance of the Money Market to-day; the
demand continues active, and 61 s per cent. are the
rates charged for the negociation of first-class bills.
About 45,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for exportation.
The only alterations in the foreign exchanges
yesterday afternoon were a slight decline in the
rates on Holland, and an upward movement in those
on Austria.

In consequence of the greatly increasing require-
ment of steam communication between London and
New York, the British and American Steam Navi-
gation Company (Limited) have decided upon plac-
ing the following four first-class steamers, viz., the
London, Westminster, Dublin, and New York, of
2,500 torts each, on that line. The first vessel is to
leave early in March next, and will be followed by
the others at intervals of a fortnight.
It has been announced that Mr. Montagu Clengh
Wilkinson, lately of Messrs. Remington and Co., of
Bombay, has joined the firm of Messrs. Crawford,
Colvin, and Co.; also that Mr. Henry Wilson Sey-
mour, and Mr. Ranier William Elwyn, have been
admitted as partners of Mr. George E. Seymour,
under the style of Seymour and Co.; also that the
firm of Layton, Hulbert, and Co., tea brokers, will
in future be carried on by Mr. Charles A. Hulbert,
under the name of Hulbert and Co.

The English and Irish Bank have made a call of
£5 per share, payable on the 25th inst.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £1,031,200, and the exports to
£57,394.

The directors of the Port Phillip and Colonial
Gold Mining Company have received, by telegram
from Suez, the following advices, in anticipation of
the Australian mail, from their resident director,
Mr„ Bland, at Melbourne, giving the result of the
operations of the month of October last :—Quantity
of quartz crushed, 4,504 tons ; yield per ton, gold,
8 dwts. 10 grs, ; receipts, £3,300; ordinary pay-
ments, £1,620; profit, £1,680 ; remittance, £l,OOO.
Yield much improving,

The propectus of the British Nation Fire Insur-
ance Company has just been issued. The capital
is set down at £1,000,000 in 50,000 £25 shares, upon
which £1 is to be paid on application, £2 on allot-
ment, and £2 at an interval of not less than three
mon t.hs. The new company has before it the cer-
tainty of securing a very large and profitable business
i❑ consequence of its connection with the British
Nation Life Assurance Society,which has an income
of £170,000 per annum, and upwards of 3,000 of
the agents. The working staff of the Life Com-
pany will also lend its assistance to the new Fire
Company, thus operations will beat once commenced
-without the outlay of an immense sum as promotion
money. The gentlemen forming the executive are
of the highest respectability, and well able to work
the new company with success.

Two o'CLocK.

At the Paris Bourse this morning (according to
Mr. Reuter's telegram) the Three per Cent. Rentes
were quoted at 661. 47c. Inanimate.
There has been a quiet market for the English
Funds, bat sales have been negotiated which in-
creased the prevailing heaviness. Consols have
closed at 901 91 for money and the 7th inst., and
011 for February. The New Threes and the Re-
duced have been dealt in at 90191,; and Exchequer
Bills, 7s. to 2s. die.

In the Foreign Market a general downward move-
ment has taken place, and business is quiet. Turkish
6 per Cents., 1862, are 671 68 ; do. Consolides, 471
; Mexican, 351; 36 ; Greek, 231 24; Spanish
Passive, 341- 1; Portuguese Scrip, 1 prem. ; and
the Confederate Loan, 38 40.

In the Railway Share Market the operations
have been very restricted, and prices have shown
little variation of importance. Midland have da-
d ined 10s., and Great Eastern ss.

The Foreign and Colonial lines show no change,

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in fair re-
qu eat, at fully previous rates. Alliance Bank
have improved 108., and London and Westminster
-Zl. Pacific Steam are quoted 2j -a- prem. ; Con-
tract Corporation, 31 4 prem. ; and Consolidated
Discount, 1 14 pram,

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
R ank Stock
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9li 1
Ditto Account 9l t 90i
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 3} per Cent. Annuities
5 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873
New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1891
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1680..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 7 2
Ditto 1;500

Ditto Small
India Stock, 1874
Ditto 5 pei Cent. 1870
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 ...
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 6} per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 991
Bank Stock for Account

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent ... . —
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863
Ditto Scrip, 1863, £45 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd
Cuba, 6 per Cent. —
Wuhan 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 41 per Cent,
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Dutch, 2f per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders
Ditto, £lOO Bonds —
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant —
Egyptian 7 per Cent lOll
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent. -
Ditto Account • •
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
D;itto Account 36a a 51
Moc.rish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada —
Ditto 2 per Cent. —
Ditto Deterred
Ditto Land 'Warrants (Hectares) —
__.

Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Ditto 3 per Cent. ..
Peruvian 3per Cent. ..
I)itto Account ....
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account,.
Ditto Acitto 3 percount Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3
D
Ditto, 1863
_Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid ll 1 Pin
ttufilS
921
Ditiall 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St
87
to 4i per Cent 1850
Ditto• —
Ditto Ditto 3 lB6O
Per Cent•. 1859
5 per ce_nt. 1862
Sardan 5 per uent Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account..
Ditto New Defer7r.e.d.
Ditto Passive ...........
Ditto Account...
—............
34/ i
Spanish Cert. of Cou . funded —
1 litt . not
o Accountl4l i
Swedish, 4 per Cent
Turkish 6 Per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account..
.. 7Ditto 6 per Cent. . 18G *************** 60
74
I)itto Account..
Ditto £lOO Bead ** ..............
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 .... 1 ***********
Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per •Cent.* ***
°
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct , Oct„ 1863
Venezuela 3 per Cent. ***** '.
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
`—
Dividends on the above payable.i.n London.
Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
)lelgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 2sf.
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
French ltentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f loo—
l Account....
Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d, paid....
'ltalian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 Francs.. put
Ditto Account... ... , , 67/
LOCK.
O'C
Consols Money T W 90/ 1
ditto Account Ditto Feb •••• 90& 1
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