The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-17 00:00:00

,ITONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCE.

Continued steadiness prevails in the general dia•
court market notwithstanding the diminution in
the demand for accommodation, and the lowest rate
for first chiss three months' bills is 31 per cent.
Tho Bank of England return for the week to
Wednesday last, es was expected, exhibited an im-
portant diminution in the Other Securities and the
Private Deposits, consequent upon the repayment
of the recent extensive advances to brokers and the
public. The patticulara are as tollows :
Active Circulation .. £21,539.015
Increase .. 158,1 5
Bullion .. 14,749,876
Decrease . • • • 75,093
Rest 3 277 029
Increase .. • • '• • 32,754
Public Deposits .. 4 948.458
Decrease 645,376
Other Deposits.. 16,381,914
Decrease .. • • • • • 2,214804
655
- Seven Day and other Bills .. • • . g81,17*
Decrease .. • • • • • '
Government Securities .. • •
Other Securities .. • • •ITo 2alCillt:e:r4o'lB6::ib6oB3n:
2 815
Dec, ease .. • • • • 6 996947,080
Notes Unemployed .. • • • • ' ,236,040
Decrease .. • • • • • .
At the halt-yearly meeting of the Alliance Bank
of London and Liverpool, held to-day, a dividend of
10s. per share was declared.
At the ball-yearly meeting of the Bank of New
South Wales, held at :Sydney on 29th April last,
a dividend was declared at the rate of 15 per cent.
per annum, and a bonus of 24 per cent. on the paid-
up capital, making 20 per cent, per ennum.
The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New
Zealand was held at Aucklatd on 30th April last.
The balance-sheet showed the net profits to amount
to £35,910 10s. Bd. A dividend of 10 per cant. was
declared, and the sum of £24,000 was added to the
reserve fund.

The dividend to be recommended at the forth-
coming meeting of the N.tional Discount Company,
is at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum for the last
half -y ear.

Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets has continued moderately active during the
last few days. Tea, however, continued dull with-
out any change to record in prices. Cuffee has, in
some instances, slightly declined, while full rates
have been sustained for sugar, rice, indigo, and
wool. The tallow market has been dull, and prices
have shown less firmness for both present and
future delivery.

Two o'CLocK.

A decline of 4 per cent. has taken place this
morning in the English Funds, and the market
consequently wears a heavy and dull appearance.
The fall has been induced by speculative sales, and
not from any overt, political, or socitl causes.
Consols are 92i 93 for money, and 93 for the
account. The New Threes and Reduced Aonuitiee.
are 93 rt. B tuk S,oek continues firm at 236 237 ;
Indi4 Sock at 226 228 ; the 5 per Cent. L)-,n
11181 ; the 5 per Cent. Enfaced Piper Lt 1071;
atm she 53 per cent. ditto at 1161. Exchequer
Bills are p to 3s prem.

A general decline has taken place in the F reign
M trket, and businesa is dull. Turkish 6 per C.nta.,
)858 are 71 ; do. 1862, 671 68; do. Conso►ides,
61 511; Mexican, 371, I; Portuguese, 48-} ; Greek,
35 ; Spanish Pas.►ve, 331 Q ; do. Certificates,
128 4 ; Peruvian, 874 ; Italian, 711 2 ; Egyptian,
1034 1044 ; and the Confederate Loan, a dis. to par.
Iu the Railway Snare Mark3t the operations have
been limited, and prices have in some instances
slightly given way. Great Eastern, Lancashire
and Yorksnire, and South E astern, each receded 55.,
-while North Eastern (Berwick) have improved 55.,
and Caledonian 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings con-
tinue inactive at about previous rates.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show no mate-

vial alteration in values. Internatirmal Financial
Shares are quoted 417 to 5 prem.; General Creuit,
11 to 1; prem.; London Financial, 11 to 16 prem. ;
Egyptian Trading Company, t to 1 prem.; and
Hudson's Bay Company, dis. to par.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
ri aa lc Stock 237 6
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent lOB/ I 8
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 100
Console for Account, Aug. 6 934 3
Marcia June
Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO 21 per Cent.. par 3 pm par 3 p
Ditto 3x500
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1843
, i,i lion 6 per Cent —
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Egyptian 7 pei Cent,.
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ms —
Ditto Account...
Ititli,n 5 per Cent.(Haremmana Railway) 80/
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 371 I I
P ruvian 4i Per Cent............ _
Ditto 1862
Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account 4B/ 4
Russian .5 per Cent., ,822, £ St - -
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Sardinian 6 per Cent
i titto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent,
Ditto Pvicive
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert.. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account 94
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
nitro A.,,iint
Ditto, RAM Bonds
Ditto 6 per cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
•
Ditto Account
Inn° 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account . 571 81
Dividends on the above payable in Lonuon.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ea. 25 francs..
Ditto Account
T EIREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money .. 93 4
Ditto August Account

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, July 17.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Easterly ; moderate breEze, and fine weather; but rather
cloudy.

AY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning.

Arrived—Marie Louise, from Norkoping; Alma, from
Gottenburg ; Victoria, from Padstow ; Gordon A. l'homp-
son and Mary Ann, from Cardiff. Light and Sign, trum
Briton Ferry; Marquis of Bure, from Sunderland.
Sailed—Emeraid, for Cardiff.