The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-21 00:00:00

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//CONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

In the General Discount Market there is rather
more easiness, the ordinary rate for first-class thre3
months' bills being 31 per cent., but there is never-
theless a good commercial demand.
During the last few days there has been very
little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets. Sugar has remained at about previous
rates, while coffee has shown 61 slight downward
movement in prices. Operations in tea have been
suspended until the public sales which commence
to• day. Rice, French spices, and saltpetre have
recovered without any material change in values,
while tallow has been dull at barely previous quo
tationa for both present and forward delivery.
The half-yearly meeting of the City Bank took
place to-day—Mr. Peter Bell in the chair. The
report, which was unanimously adopted, recom-
mended the usual dividend of £6 per cent. per
annum upon the paid-up capital, and a bonus of £1
per share, both free of income tax, together equal
to £lO per cent. for the year.
Mr. John Bathgate, agent for the Union Bank of
Scotland, in Peebles, has been appointed the Colonial
Manager of the Bank of Otago (limited), and Mr.
Alexander Grace, for some years one of the Branch
Managers of the South Australian Banking Com-
pany, has been appointed the Secretary in London.
Mr. Henry E. Glennie, the Accountant for Dunedin
office, has left for Otago to make arrangements for
commencing on the arrival of the manager.

Two o'CLocK.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were
67f. 80c. Great uneasiness.

At the half-yearly meeting to day of the St. Ka•
tharine Docks Company, Mr. J. W. Cater in the
()hair, the report, which recommended a dividend of
11 per cent. free of income tax, was unanimously
adopted.

The annual meeting of the Australian Agricultu
tal Campany has also been held to day, when a divi-
dend at the rate of ss. per shire was recommended.
The apprehension felt regarding foreign politics
has led to further sales in the English Stock Ilarket,
and an additional decline, Consols being 928 4 for
money and account. There is very little business
in progress, but the tone is exceedingly unfavour-
able. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities
are 921 ; ; Exchequer Bills are par to 3s. prem. ;
India Stock is 227 ; India 5 per Cents, are 107;
1081; the Debentures, 1001:; and the Bonds, 1001.
A further decided decline has taken place in the
Foreign Stock Market to-day. Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, have receded to 671 1; do. Conso-
lides, to 49; 501 ; Mexican, to 361 Q ; Spanish
Passive, to 31; 328; do. Certificates, to 121 1;
Greek, to 331 ; do. Coupons, to 15:1; Egyptian,
to 103.2 104 ; Italian, to 701 ; do. New Scrip, to
1 prem. ; Peruvian, to 861 87 ; and the Confederate
Loan to 4 and 31 dis.
A heavy tone has prevailed in the Railway Share
Market, several of the principal linen having given
way about to s per cent. Metropolitan, Midland,
and South Eastern have receded ss. ; North Wes
tern, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s.; and
Caledonian,

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
heavy, at about previous quotations.
Bank Stock and Miscellaneous shares generally
are a shade flatter. London and Westminster have
declined to 76k; Imperial Ottoman Bank, to 181 I;
Rio de Janeiro Improvement, to 26-} ; International
Financial Shares are quoted 44 to 41 prem.; Gene-
ral Credit, I to 1 prem.; London Financial, i to P
prem.; Egyptian Trading Company, to 1 prem.;
and Hudson's Bay, 1 to I die.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock —
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities........ . 921 A
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ..
92i 1
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 921 1 A
&nnuities, 30 yrs, expire ith Jan., 1880
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
India Stock
227
Ditto 5 per Cent lOB 1 7i
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864 1005
Ditto Bonds £l,oou
Ditto under £l,OOO —
Consols for Account, Aug. 6 .......... 15 pm 921 t
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2
.. par
Ditto S March June
5 per Cent
Ditto £5OO .............. 3pm
mall ...................... FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Cent ........
Ditto 45 per Cent., 1852-58-60 .. 92
Chilian 6 per Cent
102 Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Egyptian 7 pet Cent 901103/
Ditto, Second Issue
....... 104 Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account ...................... 331 A f
Ditto C0up0n5............ ~ ........ 15 15 5
Italian 6 per •
Cent.(Maremmana Railway). 794/
Mexican 3 per Cent ..................
Ditto Account ...................... 61
New Granada..... 37 7i 6
...................
Ditto De fe
Ditto 2 per
rred Cent. ..................
............... 95
111 Ditto Land Warrants. (Hectares)...... ......
Peruvian 45 per Cent. .......... , .....
Ditto 1862 .......... --
Ditto Account. ..................... 865 7
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .........
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, •'6O, 62 . • 471
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ....
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859.... ...
..........
.
Ditto 5 per Cent, 18(32 .............. 93 Sardinian 5 per Cent ......... .. .......
Ditto Account ................... 89
Spanish 3 per Cent ................. ...
.5 Ditto Account ...................... 54
Ditto New Deferred ..
Ditto P .
assive
..
Ditto Account . ..
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Accou-'

Junt Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 931
Ditto Account.. a Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 7oi
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 3 per Cont 67
Ditto Account....
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gluil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ........ 1021 Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs..
Ditto Account ...................... 1
70 Ditto Scrip, 1862, £2l4s. 6d. paid.. . • pm
Consols, Money TWO O'CLOCK.
L Ditto August Account 9921
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