The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-01 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK.
A moderate amount of business is reported in the
general discount market, and more activity is now
anticipated, owing to the preparations for the 4th
of the month. The current rates for first•class
bills are 24 to n per cent. The inquiry at the
Bank of England continues limited.
The Bank of England return for the week ending
Wednesday last shows a small reduction in the notes
and gold, but as each item represents a large aggre-
gate amount, and as the discount operations of the
establishment have been further diminished, the
directors were quite warranted in altering their
rate of discount. Subjoined are the particulars :
Active Circulation .. • . £20,868,465
Increase .. • • Bullion .. ••.. • 68,160
Decrease .. 15,348,492
.. • . .. 38,659
Rest 3,104,770
Increase 4,622
Public Deposits .. • . 7,178,312
Increase
.. 861,899
Other Deposits.. .. .. 13,606,959
Decrease
•• . •
•• • .. 1,132.9 i 8
..
Seven Day and other Bills
.. 584,335
Decrease 28,586
•• ••
Government Securities .. 12,051,395
Other Securities
•No a1terati0n.17,845,,54
Decrease ..
.. 188,184
Notes Unemployed .. 8,272,940
Decrease• 118,585
During the last few days there has been rather
less activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets. Sugars have been a shade cheaper, while
coffee, tea, rice, fruit, and spices, have remained
without any material change in prices. The deal-
ings in tallow have been restricted, and quotations
have tended downwards, P.Y.C., on the spot, being
quoted 439. 6d., and last three months, 465. 6d.
The Colonial Wool Sales commenced yesterday,
and the attendance of buyers, particularly trom the
continent was somewhat large. The number of
bales to be submitted for competition amounts to 2
98,552 bales. Sydney assortments declined ld.,
and Port Philipllid. per lb. The produce of the ;
Cape realised the prices obtained at the last sale.
A holiday has been observed on the Stock Ex-
change to-day, as usual, on the Ist of May ; the 12.
Transfer Office at the Bank of England being also 88
closed. 81

BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.
YESTERDAY.

Bank Stock 234 5
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . . 915 f
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
232 91$ I + f
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
Consols for Account, May 7 93
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 25 per Cent 8 pm
Ditto Small 6 pm
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-68-60
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent 945 4
cuilian 6 per Cent lO2
Rquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 165
Egyptian 7 per Cent 9B 5 18
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupms —
Ditto Aneount .. 295t5l i
Ditto Coupons 144 + 14 5
Italian 6 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 765
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account.. 35/ 41 55 5
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada 155 i 5 165 15i
Ditto 2 per Cent
Ditto Deferred .... 331
85 5 95 1
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 7
Peruvian 45 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1862 —
Ditto Account
88+ 9 5
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 —
Ditto 1862
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Ditto 45 per Cent ~ 1850 ....
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 .. 955
Sardinian 5 per Cent. ....
Ditto Account B7
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 64+

Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account 4B/
Ditto Passive - 1151 4/ 51 41 5 9
panish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
701
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 64+
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 7ll 1
Consols, THREE O'CLOCK.
Money
Ditto Account 93k