The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-17 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Continued steadiness prevails in the general ells-
count market notwithstanding the diminution in
the demand for accommodation, and the lowest rate
for first•class three months' bills is 31 per cent.
The Bank of England return for the week to
Wednesday last, Ps was exp'cted, exhibited an im-
portant diminution in the Other tecurities and the
Private Deposits, consequent upon the repayment
of the recent extensive advances to brokers and the
public. The pa.-ticulara are as follows :
Active Circulation .. £21,539.015
Increase .. 158,1 5
Bullion .. 14,749,876
Decrease .. 7.5,093
Nest •• •• •• •• 3,277,029
Increase .• • • 32,754
Public Deposits .. • • • • 4 948.458
Decrease
64.5,376
.. • •
Other Deposits.. 16'214 381 914
Decrease .. • • • • 2,214,8(14
Seven Day and other Bills .. • • ',804
655 981
Decrease .. .. • • • • 1,617
Government Securities .. 11,046,1+88
No alteration.
Other Securities .. 20,008,633
Dec, ease .. • • • • 2594815
„
Notes Unemployqd 6,997.080
Decrease .. • • • • • • 236,040
At the halt yearly meeting of the ALiance Bank
of London and Liverpool, held to•day, a dividend of
10s. per share was declared.
At the halt-yearly meeting of the Bank of New
South Wales, held at ,Sydney on 29th April last,
a dividend was declared at the rate of 15 per cent.
per annum, and a bonus ot 2f per cent. on the paid-
up capital, making 20 per cent. per t nnum.
The half yearly meeting ot the Bink ot New
Zealand was held at Aucklard on 30th April last.
The balance-sheet showed the net profits to amount
to £35,910 10s. Bd. A dividend of 10 per cent, was
declared, and toe sun:. of £24.000 was added to the
reserve fund.
The dividend to be recommended at the forth-

coming meeting of the NAionat Discount Company,
is at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum for the last
half-year.
Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets has continued moderately active during the
last few days. Tea, however, continued dull with-
out any change to record in prices, C, flee nes, in
some instances, slightly declined, while full rates
have been sustained for sugar, rice, indigo, ana
wool. The tallow market has been duil, and prices
have shown less firmness for both present and
future delivery.

Two O'CLOCK.

A decline of a per cent, has taken place this
morning in the English Funds, and the market
consequently wears a heavy and dull appearance.
The fall has been induced by speculative sales, and
not from any overt, political, or sociil causes.
Consols are 921 93 for money, and 93 k for the
account, The New Threes and Re-tuned Atlnniiie,
are 93;. Bank Stock continues firm at 236 237;
India Stock at 226 228 ; the 5 per Cent. Lean at
108 k ; the 5 per Cent. Eufaced Paper ut, 107 k;
and the 5i per cent, ditto at 1161. Exchequer
Bills are par to 33. prem.

A general decline has taken place in the Foreign
Market, and business is dull. Turkish 6 per C,nts.,
1858, are 71 Q ; do. 1862, 674 68; do. Consolides,
51 514; Mexican, 371 4; Portuguese, 484; Greek,
35 4; Spanish Pas.ive, 331 4; do. Certificates,
124 ; Peruvian, 871 ; Italian, 714 4 ; Egyptian,
1034 1044 ; and the Confederate Loan, 4 die, to par.
In the Railway Snare Marini the operations have
been limited, and prices have in some instances
slightly given way. Great Eastern, Lancashire
and Y )rksaire, and South E 'stern, each receded 55.,
while North Eastern (Berwick) have improved 55.,
and Caledonian 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings con-
tinue inactive at about previous rates.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show no mate-
rial alteration in values. laternatinnal Financial
Shares are quoted 4f to 5 prem.; General Creoir,
lf to 14 prem.; London Financial, 1 to 11 prem. ;
E4yptian Trading Company, f to 1 prem.; and
Hudson's Bay Company, 4 dis. to par.

BRITISH FUNDS.. t:LOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
237 6
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ..
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Aunuittes, 30 yrs, hixpire 4th Jan., 1880 —
i)itto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885
India 5t0ck........
Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl 8
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Oent
107 k
i)‘tto 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 10 )
Consols for Account, Aug. 6 931 3
March June
Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO 2} per Cent., par 3 pm pat 3 p
Nut) £SOO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1843
Hlinn 6 per Cent
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Ev.vptian 7 pet Cent lO3l 41
Ditto, Second Issue ........
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ,ns..
Onto Account..
........ 35 144
Ittili .n .5 per cent,(Maremmana Railway 801
Mexican 3 per Cent
litto Account
P .rucian 4}. per Cent. ,

- - - -
Ditto 1862
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St -
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862
Sardinian 6 per Cent
i)itto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent,
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account . 331 i i
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. —
Ditto Account .. 126 /
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account 9l
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
.. ......
Ditto, £lOO Bonds 74 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account 6B 74 i I 84 7.; 8
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account ..............
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account
7ts 4
TEIREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
.i
Ditto August Account
936 4