The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
No alteration has-been made to-day in the Bank
of England rate of discount. The events of the past
week had so distinctly pointed to the probability
of a change that some surprise was occasioned when
it transpired that no new measure had been adopted.
ne advices from the Continent reporting further
increase in the value of money, the withdrawals
'cif gold from the Bank of England, and
the very exceptional proceedings of the authorities
yesterday in charging t- per cent. more than the
Minimum for some first-class bills, all tended to
laud the public into the belief that th 9 directors
v.ould from these circumstances be forced to further
e nhance their official quotations. The bill-brokers
ilso very generally participated in this opinion, and
'as a consequence have lately refrained from accept-
ing anything but short-dated paper.
A special general meeting of the shareholders of
'the Bank of Wales was held to-day for the purpose
of repealing certain articles of association having
-.reference to the annulling of the rule allowing the
'directors to purchase shares on behalf of the conk-
pany, and also repealing laws respecting the ap-
pointment of auditors, the holding of meetings, &c.
3lr. T. N. Daniell occupied the chair, and having
proposed the confirmation of the resolutions pre-
viously agreed upon, the meeting assented, and the
proceedings then terminated.

About 160,000 sovereigns were drawn from the
Bank yesterday for transmission to Alexandria.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to
this day are in round figures as under :

Great Western 1863. 1862.
157,649 £54,138
North-Western
South- Western
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire 35,080 32,652
North-Eastern
South-Eastern 18,905 19,179
Brighton
Midland
Bristol and Exeter
Great Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 16,146 14,743
North British
Scottish North-Eastern 4,820 4,577
The returns aro in most instances of a very sa-
tisfactory character. On the Groat Western there
is an increase of £3,571; on the North Western
of £6,172 ; on the South Western of £l,lOB ; on the
Great Northern of £3,310 ; on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire of £2,428 ; on the North Eastern of
£2,536; on the Midland of .£2,166 ; on the Great
Eastern of £2,502 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln of £1,403; and on the North British
of £789, while the South Eastern exhibits a decrease
of £274 and the Brighton of £461.

Two o'CLocK.

At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes.
were 67f. 20c. Flat.

A very decided change for the better has come
Over the aspect of affairs in the Stock Exchange
Markets this morning. The circumstance that the
Bank of England authorities have not raised their
rate of discount has given a great impulse to busi-
ness, and a perceptible improvement is manifested.
In Consols the advance amounts to k per cent., the
quotations being 92Z for money, and 912 less
the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and
Reduced Annuities are 902 4 ; the Thirty Years'
Annuities, 142 ; and the Red Sea Telegraph, 202;
Exchequer Bills are marked Bs. 3s. die;; Bank
Stock is 237 ; India Stock, 221 ; the 5 per Cent.
Lean, 1081 ; the 54- per Cent. Enfaced Paper,
1141 ; and the Debentures are 992.
The rise has been most perceptible in the Foreign
Market where a good business has been transacted.
Mexican have risen 2, viz., to 372 38 ; Greek, 2, to
303 4 ; do., Coupons, 2, to 141 1 ; Spanish Passive,
to 34: ; the Certificates, 2, to 1314; but the
Confederate Loan has declined to 56 58 ; Turkish
6 Per Cents.,lB62, are 691 70; do., Consolides have
Vs" 1, to 47,: ; Portuguese, 1862, are 48i ; and
Italian, 701 I.
The alterations in the Railway Share Market
have not been very extensive. Prices, however,
have in most instances shown an upward movement.
Great Western and Metropolitan have improved
£1; Great Eastern, Brighton, North Eastern
(Berwick), 105.; and North Western and South
Eastern, ss.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
Material alteration.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally have
also been at slightly enhanced quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 237
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92 Wt
New 3 p i
er Cent. Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities —
S per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 ..
annuities, 30 yrs, expire i9th Jan., 1880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 14!
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 201
India Stock, 1874
Ditto 5 pei Cent. 1870
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 .....
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5f per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 991
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO —
Ditto under £1,000..
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account, Dec, 3..
I ulia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2t per Cent 3 8 dis
Ditto £500
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per_Cent ..
......

Ditto
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 .
Ditto Account....
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Civilian 6 per Cent. ••••
Ditto 3 per Cent. _—
Ditto 41 per Cent —
Colombian 6 Scrip, £l5 pd
Danish 4 por Cent., 1863
Egyptian 7 per Cent
Ditto, Second Issue
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account . 3ot 30 i I i
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account l4f
Guatemala 5 per Cent. -

Ditto Account • •
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
37 6i MI 8 71
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada l4i
Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant —
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Deferred —
Ditto Land 'Warrants (Hectares) —
Peruvian 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account ... _
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account B6l 7
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account..
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 1863
RuTstitaon 5 per Scrip, Le
el On
Cent.,
paid,
z.
6t —
1 01 pm
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850
Dittop i3ttpoer Cent., 11885690 —
_ Ditto 5 per Cent,' 1862 86k i
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Acaount ..
Ditto
pamive .......... •
:Ditto Account
-
Spanish Cart. f .............. 3
o coun .
V Ditto Account . I- •
not funded
Swedish, 4 per Cent.
l'aritish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 186:2
......
Ditto Account ........ . ......... • -
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
10t
Venezuela 3 per Cent. -

J)itto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
23elgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 2sf.
Louth 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
French lientes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f.... 95f.
Italian, 5 per Cent IS6I Lx. 25 francs..
Ditto Account....

THREE O'CLOCK.
C Dnsols, Money
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