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

MONEY 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 6/ I per cent. are the
rates charged for the negotiation 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About 45,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from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 tons 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 Cleugh
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 Philip and Colonial
Gold Mining Campany 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 gre.; 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, asd £2 at an interval of not less than three
months. The new company has before it the cer-
tainty of securing a very large and profitable business
in 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 or
the agents. The working staff of the Life Com-
pany will also lend its assistance to the new Fire
Company, thus operations will be at 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 66f. 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 90i 91 for money and the 7th inst., and
911 for February. The New Threes and the Re-
duced hive 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 b7i 68 ; do. Consolides, 47i
; Mexican, 356 36 ; Greek,' 236 24; Spanish
Passive, 341 1; Portuguese Scrip, 1 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 de-
clined 10s., and Great Eastern ss.

The Foreign and Colonial lines show no change.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in fair re-
quest, at fully previous rates. Alliance Bank
have improved 10s., and London and Westminster
£l. Pacific Steam are quoted 21 RI. prem. ; Con-
tract Corporation, 31 4 prem. ; and Consolidateo
Discount, 1 preen,

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES,
Bank Stock _
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9lb 1
Ditto Account
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Nev. 31 per Cent. Annuities
b per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 —
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 £5OO
Ditto Small
India Stock, 1874
Ditto 5 pei Cent. 1870 lO6l
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto dittos 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 41 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 4} per Cent, —
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 -
Dutch, 21 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 lOl
Guatemala 6 per Cent. -
Ditto Account —
Italian b per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 6 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 .3per Cent.
13itto Account —
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862 ..
Ditto Account —
Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account..
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62;3
Ditto Account —
Ditto, 1863
Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 921
Ditto
4i per Cent 1850 B7
Ditto 1860
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Cent B9a 1
ardinian 5 per—
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account —
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account —
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account 341 /
rVanish Cert. of Coup not funded —
I)itto Account
...Swedieh, 4 per Cent l4a 1
..
Turkish 6 per Cent. 18'54 —
Ditto Account .
6 per Cent. 1858. .. Ditto
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per C 70
ent 1862
I)itto Account ..
Ditto £lOO Bond,.
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 —
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Uct„ 1863
Venezuela 3 per Cent. .
.Ditto Account.
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account ............. . ... ... ..
Dividends on the above Payable in London.
Austrian, 5 per Cent,. Ex. 10 Florins.
_Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. .
...._
Dutch2l per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil ......
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ...... 1001
French Itentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f..,,
Ditto Account _
Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid -_ italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs pm
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Ditto Account ....
Console
TW 0 O'CLOCK
Money 9, I
Ditto Account ..............
Ditto Feb ......................