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

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Money Market to-day presents a firm and
active appearance, but the stringency and increased
inquiry have been produced by exceptional causes
peculiar to the present quarter. The commitments
that have hitherto been made have now to be pro-
vided for, and hence the demand. After the lapse
of a few days only the ordinary business of the time
will have to be transacted, and then also the dis-
tribution of the Government dividends increasing
the available floating balances, money will be more
plentiful, and lower rates may be looked for. To-
day the quotations for the best three months' bills
was 64 per cent.
Several very important alterations are shown in
the return of the Bank of England authorities,
published yesterday afternoon. The other securi-
ties have been materially augmented, and, as a con-
sequence, there is a reduction in the reserve of
notes. These changes, however, have been expected,
owing to the inquiry for money to provide for bills
due at the end of the year.
Active Circulation .„
.. £20,126,030
Increase .. 969,215
Bullion .e 14,31602;653058
Rest • • • . 3,251,018
Increase 15,647
Public Deposits 10,841,991
Increase .. .. 575,449
Other Deposits.. .. 13,021,212
Increase 309.575
Seven Day and other Bills .. 560,508
Decrease .. •• •• 66,476
Government Securities .. 10,762,330
Increase .. .. 195,000
Other Securities .. 22,383,824
Increase 972,868
Notes Unemployed. .. .. 8,206,210
Decrease .. .. 290,135
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received
by this mail, on account of New Granada Dividends,
rom the Custom-house of Santa Marta, £7987e. 7d.;
do. Cartagena, £500; do. Sabanilla, £305 95.: total,
£1,603 16s. 7d.

Messrs. Baring Brothers and Company's agents in
Venezuela advise that they have received for 55 per
cent, of the import duties for about two weeks—
From the Custom-house of La Guayra, 42,087'75
dole.; Puerto Cabello, 16,471.86—t0ta1, 58,559.61
dole. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have re-
ceived by this mail on account of Mexican dividends
81,133.26 do's.

The directors of the National Bank have taken 8
the house 54, High-street, Camden Town, as the
temporary office of their Camden Town branch,
during the building of a suitable banking house 0,
at the corner of Park-street; and business will is
commence on Monday next, under the management Sk
of Mr. Edward A. Chaston. 2

Two O'CLOCK.
The English Funds have been adversely influ
enced this morning to the extent of 3-16ths per
cent. through the uncertainty surrounding political
affairs on the continent, especially in Paris. Sales st
have consequently been effected, and a decline pro- 't
duced. Consols for money are 91k, and for the
fr
account 911 1. The New Threea are 91$; the
Reduced Annuities, 901 911 ; Exchequer Bills, 7s. 1,
to 4s. die.; India 5 per Cents., 1061 ; do. 4 per 1
Cents., 1001; and do. Enfaced 4 per Cents., 96.
In the Foreign Market at the commencement of
business prices were rather lower, but more firmness at,
has since prevailed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862,
are 67i 674ex div. ; do. Consolidea, 471 48 ; Mexi- °r
can, 361 a.; Greek, 2413; Spanish Passive, 342-i ;
do. Certificates, 141 ; Portuguese, 471 ex.
div. ; Italian, 671 681 ex div. ; and the Confede-
rate Loan, 37 39.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been :11
less animated, and prices have shown a slight
gt,
depression. Great Eastern, Great Northern, Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, North Western, and South I
East ern have receded ss. ; and Great Western 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained 41
51
inactive, at former rates

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have continued
in limited reqaest. London and Brazilian have
declined to 54 ; Alliance have improved to 47 ; and
Union of London to 40i ; National Shipping Co.
are quoted 1 to 1i prem. ; Contract Corporation,
34 34 prem. ; Consolidated Discount, 11 prem.;
and Mauritius Credit, 1 to 11 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Rank Stock Tr_

3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 911.1
Consols for Account, Jan. 7 9ll
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l 4 90k
New 35 per Cent. Annuities
5 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 ..
New 25 per Cent. Jan. 1894.... -
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4l
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 4 7

DittO ' £5OO ' ..
Ditto Small
India Stock, 1874
Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 .. 100 i
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 96
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 5f per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
liank Stock for Account
Ditto Bonds £ 1,000 —
Ditto under £l,OOO —
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859 —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863
Ditto Scrip, 1863, £45 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent .
Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd
Cube, 6 per Cent. —
chilian 6 per Cent.
Ditto 4/ per Cent,
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Dutch, 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders
Ditto, £lOO Bonds —
Equador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent —
Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant —
Egyptian 7 per Cent lOOl i
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons —
Guatemala 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account • •
Italian 6 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account 361 6 i
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada .. —
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred —
Ditto Land Warrants (Ilectares) —
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Dittri.3 per Cent.
Pei-iv/ism 3per Cent.
Ivitto Account
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 . .
Ditto Account
Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
.......
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 853
Ditto Account.. 471 f
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3
Ditto Account 471 t
Ditto, 1863
Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid
Russian b per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850..
Ditto 1860 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Sardinian. 6 per Cent...
Ditto Acc0unt........., • —
BPsnish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account —
Auto New Deferred
Ditto pasaive
,
Ditto Account
Spanish, Cert. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account
- l4
i A
Swedish, 4 per Cent
Taricish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto 6 per Cent.
13.4. ...... '• ' .
I litto Account .......
lltitto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Di:go £lOO Bonds .... ,
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863
C
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per er:t.. ' •
Dgto Debentures, 4 per et., Oct, •
1863 —
Venezuela 3 per Cent. .......... : .
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
LD-itto Account
in London.
. •-.
Dividends on the above payable London.
Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f --
Dutch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
i)itt 0 Account —
Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Ss. 3d. paid — Pm
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account..,.., 6B 71

TWO O'CLOCK,
Consols, Money 9l k
Ditto Account
00.0,01,9 i

PREFERENCE SHARES.
South Eastern 4i per cent.. 102

PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
South Eastern 41 per cent. 1859, 100}

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Lancaster and Carlisle, 213 i
London and Chatham, 54 per Cent., 92
Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 56}

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Belgian Eastern Junction,
Dutch Rhenish, 17H
Scottish Australian, lim.,
St. John del Rey (lim.), 5k
United Mexican (11m;, 6 51

FOREIGN MINES.
Cape Copper, Lim., 61
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Agra and United Service (Rm.), 125 3
Alliance Bank of Lonaan and Liverpool (Um.), 451 4 7
Ditto, new, 311 *
Anglo Austrian, 6} 4 7
Australasia, 771
Ditto, new, 47
Bank of London. 154
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 381 7}
Consolidated Bank, Dm., 101
Hindustan, china, and Japan (Um.), 334 21
London and Brazilian (lim.), 55 4
London and County, 59 4
London and South African, 27 1
London and South American, Jim., 74
Union of Australia, 551
Union of London, 40i
MISCELLANEOUS.
British Indian Tea, lim., 31.
Canada Agency Association, lim., 1
Ceylon Company, 104
Electric Telegraph, 109
English and Australian Copper, 21
Gen. Credit and Finance of Lonaon, lim., 6}
Hudson's Bay, 171
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour),
Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 831
Joint -stock Discount, 7 1:=
Ditto, new, €454
London Financial Association, lim., 24 1
Oriental Commercial, lim., 12
Royal Mall 6team, 78