The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-06 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Thereis only a limited inquiry for discount accom-
modation in the money market to-day, and were it
not for the few who obtain assistance in order to pro-
vide for the settlement in Consols, extreme quietude
would predominate. The bill brokers are, how-
ever, averse to making any concessions lest the ex-
pected outflow of gold should succeed the altera-
tion, and the rates are therefore maintained at 61
per cent.

The only alteration in the foreign exchanees
yesterday afternoon was a decline in the rates of
Holland.

There were no bullion operations at the Bank
yesterday.

The bar silver by the last -West India packet hqs
been sold at ss. ltd. per oz , showing a rice of 14d
per oz. compared with the price realised for the
previous supply.

At the half-yearly general meeting of share-
holders of the Colonial Bank, held this day, the
report, which recommended a dividend for the past
six months at the rate of 12 per cent., was unani-
Monsly agreed to.

Two O'CLOCK.

At the Paris Bourse this morning (according to
Mr. Reuter's telegram) the Three per Cent. Rentes
Were quoted at 66f. 65e. Heavy.
The market for the English Funds continues
heavy, though little alteration is apparent in prices
this morning. The disturbed condition of continen-
tal politics has been the chief cause of the depression,
and the late time operations have also assisted to
produce an occasional rise or fall. Consols are now
508 91 for money, and 911 s for the account next
February. The New Threes are 901 91 ; the Re
duced Annuities, 901 8i Exchequer Bills ss. die.
to par ; India 5 per Cents., 1066 e ; do. 4 per Cents.,
100; and the Bonds, 3s. die.

General depress:on again prevails in the Foreign
Market, and business is very quiet. Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 671 68 ; do. Consolides, 47 4 ;
Mexican, 36-1 ; Greek, 231 24 ; Spanish Passive,
331 34 ; do. Certificates, 131 141 ; Italian, 671 1 ;
Portuguese, 471 4 ; and the Confederate Loan, 38
40.

Business in the Railway Share Market has con-
tinued very inactive, and the few dealings reported
show a further slight decline in values. North
Western, North Eastern (Berwick), and South
Eastern have each receded 55., and North Eastern
(York) 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
very inactive, at former quotations.
In Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there is
little variation to report es regards values. Lon-
don and Brighton have advanced to 54 55; Alliance
have declined 46 ; London and Westminster remain
firm, at 811 82; National Shipping Company are
quoted par prem,; Pacific Steam 11 to 2 prem. ;
Contract Corporation, 21 I prem.; and Mauritius
Credit, 1 to 14 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
1 f
3 per Cent. Consols 90 1
Ditto Acc0unt......... 9O.
t
3 per Cent. Reduced9o
1
Newew 3 per Cent...
94
Ner Cent. an. 1891. —
New 331 1 per Cent. J
Annuities
5 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873
kbuiuties, 30 yrs, lixpire •iith J au., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire nth April, 1885
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
Exchequer
Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent, 1 5 dis par
Ditto £5OO ..
2 dis
..
Ditto £lOO and Z2OO
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 1874
4
Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 lOO
1,-)i.tto Enfactql Paper, 4 per Cent ..
4
uitto
, per Cent _
nto ditto
April, 1864

Dii
D,t to ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
bonds Ei.,..a)
Ditto uder £1,000..
A FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
118 trian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
13.-azilian 51tto 1859
per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863
Ditto Scrip, 1863, £4.5 paid
Buenos Ayrel 6 per Cent —
Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Qtultan 6 per Cent

Ditto 4} per Cent,
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Dutch, 2f per Cent. Ex. 12 Guilders
Equador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent —
Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant
Egyptian 7 per Cent.. lOl/
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons..
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons
Ditto Account ll 101
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account ..
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account 36/ 6 1
Moorish Imperial .5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Ditto 3 per Cent. ...............
Peruvian per Cent.
liitto Account
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862 ..
DitteAccount B6
Pedraontese, 5 per Cent.,Ex. 25f
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account..
-Ditto 3 Ditto Ac percount Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3
Ditto, 1863
Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St p
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 . 87
• Ditto 1860
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ..
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
1010 Account
Swedish, 4 per Cent.
tursish 6 per Cent. 1854 — .
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 • ...
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds 721
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account.... 67i 8
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
Venezuela 3 per Cent. ......
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
• Ditto Account
• •
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 6 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgian 4 per Cent., Ea. 25f. ..
Duten2l per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Rentes, 4/ per Cent., Ex. 25f
iitto Account
Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid.... ltalian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 Francs.. pm
Ditto Account....
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols Money
Ditto Account..

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Cotton market very quiet, and full id. below
Thursday. Sales about 2,000 or 3,000 bales. Im-
Port, 1,539 ; previously, 6,877.

of -:I'I'i.'OIIIISED ART OBITUARY OF 1863.—Some
of the most able painters have passed away in the past year
er---- ogth,?". In France Horace Vernet and Eugene Dela-
Poldanaong ourselves, Abram Solomon, Augustus Leo-
‘6 William Mulready, Charles Robert Cockerell,
714Eteld, and J. D. Harding. Mr. Sheepshanks, the
—unifieent donor of the collection that bears his name, has
also bee
u called from us in the past year.
CRITICAL ESSAY ON SHAKSFEARE'S
(.„.‘ 'TRELLo" has been published by Mr. F. Liiders at
41mburg, under the title of “Beitrage zur Erkliirung von
Shakespeare's Othello." It consists of 108 octavo pages,
arld presents several clever conjectural readings, as well as
other elucidations of the text.
THE LATE MR BURFORD'S PANORAMA in Lei.
caster-square has been finally closed.
All explosion of firedamp occurred two days
b_ack at the St. Paul coal mine, at Grand Croix (Loire).
Three workmen were burnt by the accident, two of them
severely.
Daring. a rehearsal of the ballet of " Fiammetta,"
at r 6 Grand fly,atro of Trieste, last we, k, the dresses ci
several of the figurtins eaugh fire, and before the flames
oonid be extir.gulsned uu peer girl, only 14 years of age,
Was so dreadfully burnt tilot she mild a few hours after.