The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-22 00:00:00

310NEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There is a steady demand for discount accommo-
dation to-day, and the average rate for first class
three months' bills is 7/ per cent.
A further sum of £140,000, in bar gold, was
taken into the Bank yesterday.
The City of New York has arrived from America
With £220,000, and the Monarch from Port Phillip
with £247,332.
The committee of the Stock Exchange have de-
cided upon closing the house on Saturday next, so
as to give its members and their employis the op-
portunity of remaining away from Thursday even-
ing till Monday.
The prospectus has been issued of the Consolidated
Discount Company, with a proposed capital of
£1,000,000, in 20,000 shares (one half of which will
comprise the first issue) of £5O each. The under-
taking has met with a favourable reception at the
Stock Exchange to-day, and the shares are at a
Premium of 2t each. The object in view is to
Purchase the business of Messrs. Sandeman and
Co., of Abchurch-lane, and the three members of the
firm will occupy seats at the Board.
During the last few days there has been rather
less animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets. Sugars have been held for fully previous
rates, while an increased demand has been expe-
rienced for coffee, Tea, rice, fruit, and apices, have
remained without material change as regards values,
'while a better tone has prevailed in the tallow
Market, owing to an increased demand for expor-
tation.

The Royal Insurance Company have just issued
their almanack for the new year, and certainly a
More elegant or neat present could not have been
trade its thousands of members. In addition to the
usual information the pretty little volume contains
a great quanity of highly intesting matter, all of
'Which will be found of the greatest utility to the
Mercantile and commercial world. The "Royal" is
One of the largest life and fire insurance companies
111 the world. No other office hns, under any cir-
cumstances, ever before paid so large a sum in
bonuses on life policies. The sum assured on new
life business, in 1862, amounted to upwards of
£700,u00, which placed the "Royal" in the
highest rank of life offices. The revenue from fire
insurances amounted, for the same period, to
£300,000, and this within
_lB years of the com-
pany's establishment.

The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed
the following settling days :—National Steam
Navigation Company (Limited), Wednesday, Dec.
23, to be officially quoted ; East Cambrian Gold
Mining Company, Monday, Dec. 28, not to be
marked. The Committee have also ordered the
shares of the Upper Assam Tea Company to be
officially quoted.

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris this morning (according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram) the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 40e.
Firm.
In the market for the English Funds to-day the
changes have been unimportant. At one time there
Vas a little more firmness, but the alteration did not
exceed 1-16th per cent., but since then prices have
. returned to their former level, and Consols are again
914 74 for money, and 911 for the account. The
New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 911 ;
Exchequer Bills, 9s. 4e. die.; India 5 per Cents.,
1061 2; do. Enfaced 5 per Cents., 103 t ; do. 51 per
Cents., 1134; and the Debentures, 991 1.
There is very little alteration in the Foreign
Market, and business is very quiet. Turkish 6
per Cents., 1862, are 701 71 ; do. Coneolides, 461 6 ;
Greek, 241 25}; Spanish Passive, 33 4 ; Mexican,
36.1 ; Portuguese, 481 49; and the Confederate
Loan, 37 39.
In the Railway Share Market the operations
have been limited ; prices, however, generally ex-
hibit an upward movement. Lancashire and York-
shire, South Eastern, and Great Northern have
advanced 55., and Great Western and Midland, 10s,
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little varia-
tion of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in fair
request at about previous rates. West India and
Pacific Steam are quoted 2 to 21; National Shipping
Company 11 2 prem.; Contract Corporation, 21 31-
prem.; and Consolidated Discount, 11 21 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Rank Stock ---
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
a per Cent. Consols Annuities 914 4 4
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
"New 31 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities..
b per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
India Stock, 1874
Ditto 5 pei Cent. 1870 1064 5
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 ...
Ditto Eufaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 95
Ditto 5 per Cent IG34
Ditto 55 per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 994 i 4
-Sank Stock for Account .... dis
DI tt9 Bonds £l,OOO - dis
Ditto under £l,OOO -
Consols for Account, Jan. 7.. 9l/ 5 4
ladia. Stock for Account, 5 per Cent....
Xxcliequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cont. 4 dis
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Atistrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. •
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863 ..
93
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd
Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 --
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent -
-lonian 6 per Cent
Ditto 45 per Cent,
12anish 4 per Cent., 1863
Dutch, 25 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders
Ditto Provisonal Land Warrant
EgYptia'n 7 pet Cent
Gpeeit,to Second Issue. .
99/
‘Drii:ic,:liZeeocrueoirCintilt.., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — ,
, •• • 241 I a
_
Ditto Accotuit
..............
Guatemala 5 per 6 ......
Ditto Account ellts
Italian 5 per Cent.(i .. ............... • •
Mexican 3 per Cent ........... Railway)
Ditto Account..,,... —
..... 36 51 6/ 6
Moorish Imperial 5 pereera
_
New Granada .............
Ditto 2 per Cent.......
Ditto Deferred

Jitto
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ....... 81
Peruvian 3per Cent. ..........
..........
Vitt() Account ........
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 ............ Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3
Ditto Account 4B/
Ditto, 1863
Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid
Russian o per Cent., 1822, £ St
Ditto 41 per Cent 1350
Ditto Ig6o
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1362 . —
Sardinian 5 per Cent ...........
Ditto Account .......................
Spanish 3 per Cent ........... . ......
Ditto A count ..................... -57-1
Ditto New Deferred ............... . .
Ditto Account ......................
Ditto Passive ..........•...........
Ditto Account......
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded --
Ditto Account
Swedish, 4 per Cent
Turkish 6 er Cent. 1854
Ditto Account.
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto, £l6O Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
nitto Account 7Ditto 0a 1
6 per Cent. 1863 —
Venezuela 3 per Cont.
I)itto Account 231
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1852 ..
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London,
uutch2l per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f
i 3itto Account....
5 per Cent., 1851 Ex. 25 francs.. •
Ditto A. " 3
CCount
Ditto • ••• --
Scrip (1863) £42 Se. 3d. paid.... pm
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols Money 4
Di
-a° Account