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

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The 4th proximo b as 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 b,een 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. Toe rise in yel'ow
metal is ls. 4d. p• r lb. The following are the pre-
sent prices—ordinary 'sheets, sheeting, and rod,
£lO2 ; fiat bottoms, £lO7 ; tough cake, tile, and
ingot, £95 ; best selfhted, £9B.
The bullion ow:rations 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 hrs been dealt in to some extent, and
considerable agitation has prevailed in the Tallow
Market consequent upon the disturbances in Poland,
a large speculative lousiness having been trans-
acted.

The commercial public are still enabled to supply
their discount requirements on terms as low as 38
per cent., that being the quotations for the finer
descriptions of mercantile paper.

Two o'CLocK.

The Paris Three per Cent. Rentes, this morning,
accorcEng to Mr. Reuter'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 .Tune, 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, hardware 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 foreig❑ 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
£lO each.

The proprietors of the Grand Surrey Docks and
Canal Company have held a meeting to •onsider
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 i per cent., consequent
upon a few speculative purchases. The quo-
tations still indicate strength, and are quoted
92i exactly for money and the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 92
93. A bargain in the Red Sea Telegraph Annuities
bas taken place at 21. India Stock is 224; the 5 per
Cent. Loan, 1084 ; the 5 per Cent. Eufaced Paper,
107 ; and the I3eben!ures 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 ; Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 66 1; do. Consolides, 481, to ;
Greek 5 per Cents., 30 I 311 ; do. Coupons, 121 13 ;
Spanish Passive, 301 31; ditto Certificates, 111
12 ; Portuguese, 461,47; ; Italian, 691 70 ; Russian,
91 s ; and Egyptian, 102.
In the Railway Sb are Market the operations have
been of the most limited deEcription, and prices
have shown rather less firmness. London and
Brighton have receded 10s. ; and North British, ss.
Midland, however, has improved 10s.; South..
Eastern, ss.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have re-
mained without material change, except Great
Luxemburg, which have advanced to 14a.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally con-
tinue at steady quotations. International Financial
shares are quoted 3/ i prem.; London Financial do.,
i lk prem.; General Credit do., par toe prem. ;
Egyptian Trading Company I to 1+ prem. ; and
Hudson's Bay Company 11 toe die.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 237f 9
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 43 2; 31
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92tiiii
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 3} per Cent. Annuities
New 2} per Cent. Annuities
Ar,nuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., PiBo —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire .sth April, 1885
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2l
India Stock ' 224
Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl 8
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 6 per Cent
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864 100
Consols for Account, Aug. 6 92; I
March June
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent.. 3pm 3pm
Ditto J;500
Ditto Small —

•
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
•hilinn 6 per Cent
Dards& 4 per Cent., 1863
Egyptian 7 pei Cent lO2
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupme —
Ditto Account..

Ditto Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent

I)itto Account
New Granada l5 141
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
P.ruvian 41 per Cent.
Ditto 1862 ..
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account ' B5l
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O 62.. —4B
Ditto
Ditto 4
Russiantouount
iPpeerrCueennt.i. 1822,
1850 £St 47 i 6
Ditto 3 per Cent ' 93
.. 59 8
Ditto 5 p„ Cent,Li 1869
1862
Stardinian 5 per ce., t
sp Da
ni ti ts oh A 3 c
penc o net ;41. i ....................... -0
Ditto Account •,
Ditto New Deferr.e.d.......
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive **********************
Ditto Account. ...:*****•• •• • • ••• • • •
not
8
i.j
ityn.... ....... 301113011 30111
Spanish Cert. of Coup
11 12 111 1
Ditto Account......
Turkish 6 per Cent.
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 -
Ditto Account.-- -9 8/ 9
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862.
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 3 per Cant ..... .. 66i I 1 6 i
...........
Ditto ccount
.. 23}
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .............. —i
Ditto Account ...
Dividends on the above payable in Low-tou.
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florins .. • • 68 61
Belgian 4i per Cent., Es.. 2sf.
Dutch 2 per Cont., Ex. 12 Guil
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account 7O 691 70 i
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols Money
Ditto August Account

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

(REZTER'S TELEGRAM.)
The market opens with a lair demand, and
above Friday. Sales, probably, 8,000 Inks; im-
Ports, 13,840 ; previously, 1,398.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closin2
;hart Hallways Paid. Price. Business dom
'lOO ot.antio &St Lawrenec 'all 62 64 64 2/
etk ,com.,l3aroda&.Cent 10- 107 108 1074
Gu. 5 per cent.
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares... 74 1 If p
:04 tiutialo and Lake tiuror, 54 63
10 Do. Preference
too 1100 alo, Brant&Godriel, 10
6 p. at bds. Aug. 1, 1?-7k
100 Do. do. July 1, 187',,, 100
100 !./o. (10. Jun& 1,1,. 100
st Cloutta.a S. F..astn. i L 1 100 1061 1( 7
-
et ,'apeTown & Dock sera 100 1( 8 109 106)
stock Plasm. Bengal ,gu. sp. c 100 108 109 109
stock East Indian. "u. sp. e. 10, 107 108 1074 t
20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 14p
20 Do. do. H do.
stock Grand Trunk of Canada lc, 194 .04 10/
100 Do. Ist Pre+. Bonds at; 70 72
100 Do. uo. deferred all 53 lb
100 Do. 2d fret. Bonus aft 61 66
100 Do. do cider ed all 50 63
100 Do. 3d 1' ef. stock
100 Do. do. deferred all 35 37
100 Do. 4th Pref. so .k all 25 28
100 Do. do. deferred all 21 23
stook Citlndiarenin.gua.sp.ci 100 1074 In; 1074 Elf
20 Do. New gun. sp. 0 l2 1 Isl
20 Do. January, 1862 8 1 14.
stook Gt. South.of India(Lim)
.lusranteed 5 per cent. 10c, 1064 107
204 Gt. W. oi Canada Sharer all 101. 114 11
204 Do. New 11- 4,) 9,1
lOU Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100
100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 90
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 P
stock Madras guar., sp. c. 100 1064 1074 107 62 71
stock Do. 41 p. c. Extensiou 100 101 102 101/
stock De. 4. do lOO 17 99
20 Do. Fifth Extension 2
stock tlelb.Corp. np. 0. linu- 10(
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 54 58
100 Do. 7p. c. Hong. Bds. al,
20 Now Br unswick Cana
Class A and B .. all 3 5
N.ll.l.C'da6 po Ist pi bds 100 84 86
stock Scinde (100 :07 108 107 k
St IDo' Delhi I 100 1061 107
Do. do •• r. . 2 IP 2i
10 Punjaub all ——p
at Do. Do. ......... 1064 107+ 1064
.; ock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) k 10i ,102 i 1034
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT sECURITIEN
~.tiov.tip.e.Ja. ,CJ ui
, 1877-84
Do. 6 p.c. Feb. & Au.. 100 206 1('8
- ' Do. dp. c.Mar. It Sept. 100 106 108
Do. Ip. c. Jan.&.July. 100 96 07 96
Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 94 96
Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,187:, 100 108 110
Do.Ap &Oct 1881 100 Ll 2 114
Do. 189,• 100 113 115
Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 103 111 113
Ceylon, Nov.la7B, 6p t 103 113 115
Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 107
Natal Guy. 6 per cant.. 130 110 112
N.B.Gov. p.c..; a.&J ul) 100 106 107
I Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100
- N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 3., , 100 100 101
' Do. sp. c.,lbca to 1:,4 100 101 102
Do. d0.,1888 &upwdi 100 101 102 1011 I 2 11
'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112
.Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.
sterling, 1875 LOU 1064 1074 107
Queensland Gcv. 6p. a 100 .0 112
S. Aus G6p.c.1676.& up lOO 110 112
- Vic.Goy. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 107 109
Do. to s poi Ap.ctOot. 100 112 1124 1121 12