The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There is a fair demand for money in the general
discount market, but not more than is usual at this
period of the year, when numerous payments have
to be provided for, and the rate for first class bills
is 61 per cent.

About £3,000 in bar gold was taken into the
Bank yesterday.

In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
there was no alteration.

The Agra and United Service Bank have received
the following telegram from Bombay :—Exchange,
Bank Bills, 2s. 2id ; Government paper, no quota-

Lion.

The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap•
pointed Friday next, the let of January, a special
settling day in the shares of the Muntz's Metal
Company, to be marked in the twice a week list ;
and have also ordered that the shares of the Anglo-
Brazilian Gold Company be officially quoted.
The Mauritius Land Credit and Agency Company,
with a capital of £250,000, in shares of £2O each,
1,500 of which are reserved for tin colony, has just
been announced. There is to be a local board in
addition to the London directors, and the under-
taking is introduced by the International Financial
Society. It is stated that a strong desire for its
success has been evinced by the Chamber of Agri-
culture and the commercial classes generally of the
Mauritius. The business it is proposed to enter
into is very remunerative, the legal rate of interest
on mortgages there being 9 per cent. The com-
pany seems to have been organised on a safe basis,
and the manner in which it has been introduced to
notice will no doubt insure it liberal support from
the investing public. The shares are already quoted
2k prem.

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris this morning (according to Mr. Renter's
telegram) the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 35c.
Heavy.
A dividend of £1 per share was declared at the
meeting, to-day, of the Canada Company.
Only a very small amount of business has been
transacted to-day in the market for the English
Funds, which, however, although dull, are ex-
ceedingly 'well maintained. The favourable pros-
pects of the money market give support to the
quotations, although they fail to stimulate spec-
lation, or to promote investments. Consols for
transfer are 911 1, and for the account 91;1. The
New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 91} o ;
India 5 per Cents. 1061 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
1041 ; Exchequer Bills, Bs. to 4s. die., and Bank
Stock is marked 234.

A general improvement has taken place in the
Foreign Market, and bu3iness is rather more active.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 71 ; do. Conso-
lides, 47h 481; Mexican, 371 I; Greek, 341 35;
Spanish Passive, 341 1; do. Certificates, 131 4 ;
Portuguese, 49 I; Egyptian, 1001 ; Italian,
701 g ; and the Confederate Loan, 37 39.
Business in the Railway Share Market has
been more active, and a slight upward improve-
ment has taken place in prices. Caledonian, Great
Eastern, Great Western, and North Western have
each advanced ss. ; and North Eastern (Berwick),
15%; Lancashire and Yorkshire, however, have
declined 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
without change of importance.
Bank shares have been quiet. London and South
African have improved to 268 ; National of Liv er-
pool have declined to 198 ; Bank of London are firm
at 153.

In the Miscellaneous Market International Finan-
cial shares have improved to 91 101; Hudson Bay
Company realise 121; National Shipping Company
are quoted t 1 prem. ; West India and Pacific
Steam t la prem; Consolidated Discount 1 to 1
prem.; Contract Corporation 51 4 prem.; and
Mauritius Credit, 11 29 prem.

BRITISH. FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
.Bank Stock 234
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
per Cent. Consols Annuities 9lB t
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 3t per Cent. Annuities
6 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873
New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 14 13-16
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
India Stock, 1874 —
Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 lO6l I
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent lo4i
Ditto 5} per Cent ........
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 —die
rank Stock for Account .... die

Ditto Bonds Sl,OOO —
Ditto under £l,OOO . ... par
Consols for Account, Jan. 7.. 9ll
India Stock for Account, 6 per Cent....
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2f i 3 per Cent 4 8 dis
Ditto £500
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 6 per Cent ..
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863
Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd
Cuba, 6 per Cent. —
caulian 6 per Cent —
Ditto 4/ per Cent, .--
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Dutch, 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders
Ditto, LIOU Bonds
Eqnador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent..
Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant
Egyptian 7 per Cent.. loot a
Ditto, Second Issue -
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 24 i
Ditto Account

Ditto Coupons —
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account —
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ...................... 371 i 1
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent ..........
New Granada —
Ditto 2 per Cent
Ditto Deferred ..............
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ......
pellll.l—
perpa
opepreeu
nCrrce
teennte
t., (Deferredit.
Ditto
Account ..
Lent., 1862
-.--iedmo
Portvre're, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f
onto As: 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 3 bc°llnt
Ditto Aleer Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 491
Ditto, 186°31int ......
{Fitt° scrip, jig .... .......... .
x..s.t. ........ °—
Ru.ssian 5 per °en? id — Pm
Ditto 41 per Celli
1869
..
Ditto 1869
Ditto Account .... ... .
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1869 ................
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 ............... 0-0
Sardinian 5 per Cent "1
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent ............
Ditto Account ..........
Ditto New Deferred ......
._
Ditto Account ._
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account..
Spanish Cert. of Co.up **** .. . 1
not funded —
Ditto Account
Swedish, 4 per Cent. .. 1
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1864
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 -
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account....
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, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. ........
Dutch2l per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil ........ --*
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ........
Ditto Account —
French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f, —
I)itto Account
Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid — Pm
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 7Ol
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols' Money
Ditto Account..