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

CONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE o'CLoci.
There is a steady demand for discount accommo-
dation to-day, and the average rate for first class
three months' bills is 71- 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
tided upon closing the house on Saturday next, so
as to give its members and their employes 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 (me half of which will
nempr:se 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 24 each. The object in view is to
Purchase the basiness of Messrs. Sandeman and
Co., of Abchurch-lane, and the three members of the
*al 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 spices, have
remained without material change as regards values,
While a better tone has prevailed in the tallow
market, owing to an increased d9mand for expor-
tation.

The R')yal Insurance Company have just issued
their almanack for the new year, and certainly a
more elegant or neat present could not have been
made its thousands of members. In addition to the
usual information the pretty little volume cliontains
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
IQ the world. No other office has, 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
41,700,000, 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
.18 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. 23, 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. 400.
In the market for the English Funds to-day the
changes have been unimportant. At one time there
Was 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
‘9,11, for money, and 911 for the account. The
'Neve Threes and Reduced Annuities are 911 d ;
Exchequer Bills, 9s. 4s. dis.; India 5 per Cents.,
1061 a.; do. Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1031 ; do. 51 per
Cents., 113/ ; and the Debentures, 99tl 1.

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There is very little alteration in the Foreign
lierket, and business is very quiet. Turkish 6
Per Cents., 1862, are 701 71 ; do. Cinsolides, 461 ;
Greek, 24i 25k; Spanish Passive, 33 4 ; Mexican,
361 2 ; Portuguese, 48k 49; and the Confederate
Loan, 37 39.

Iu the Railway Share Market the operations
have been limited ; prices, however, generally ex-
hibit an upward movement. Lancashire and Yolk-
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 13,- 2 prem,; Contract Corporation, 21 31-
Prem.; and Consolidated Discount, 11 24 prem.

BRITISH. FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
sank Stock _
a
Per Cent. Reduced Annuities
Ver Cent. Consols Annuities 9ll A
Nev,ew 3 per Cent. Annuities - 1
dew 31 per Cent. Annuities
—2l e Cent. An ..
Per Cent. Annuities,nuities Jan. 1873
44Imities, 30 yrs, expire bthJ an., 1580 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
471..dia Stock, 1874
-Ditto 5 p
er
Cent. 1870 - 1
Ditto
•
Dtto 4 per Cent. 1888 **
Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent 163/
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1861
h._ Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 991 1
---"qk Stock for Account
b•rt o Bonds £l.OOO , „... dis
Ibitlf, under £l,OOO ....
sola for Account, Jan. 7..
zt Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
4ebequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 4 9 dis
Ditto £5OO .. 4 9 dis
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Atistrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. -
13 Ditto - 1859
tazilian 5 per Cent ,1359
Ditto,
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863
13_nos Ayres 6 per Cent
-Ditto Account 93
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
'Volonabian 6 Scrip £l5 pd
~..;ul3a,
(.4 Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid
6 per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
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....Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct. Oct., 1863
,L.B.6.3Consolidated,. 1' per Cent . .
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Ex. 12 Guilders
an Warrant
ligyptian 7 pet Cent
Ditto, Second leie ...
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991
i 5
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-.5., ....
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Ditto Account..., - ex-C
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Ditto Coupons ..........
Ditto Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent. ............. 711
Ditto Account
Italian 5 per Cent.(Marenunana Ifail.w. --
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account •
36 51 61 6 i
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent —
Sew Granada ........
Ditto 2 per Cent —
Ditto Deterred ........
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
A'eruvian 3per Cent. .......... , ...
Ditto Account e ................
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 ............
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 185:3 ..........
Ditto Account .................... ; ____
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Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, 99 , '6O, 62,'3
Ditto Account 4Bi
Ditto, 1863 -
Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid....
4ttissian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 • 88
Ditto 1860 ..
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 ..............
is Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862
ardinian 5 per Cent ........
NO-
6 0 Account ......
/AU ieb. 3 per Cent
"tto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
D• ...—
__ • 1 to Massive
BDitto Account
P1)"1, ich Cert. of Coup not funded —
~„,•"tto Account —
TzTrekcli.Bll, per Cent.
lan 6 per Cent. 1554
nitroBB3-
_ Account ........ 4
Ditto
tt tt -
6A, Cent.pc.iceooruunt
691 4
72
~e:lo)iitt°o6
Litt o' ' Bonds
per Cent. 1862 -
_ 4tto Account 7Ol 1
6 per Cent. 1863
v tlnez'aela 3 per Cent.
-1,!;t0 A.ccount 231 a
-1-\".l'to per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account '
Dutch -Dividends on the above payable in London.
21 per Cent,, Ex. 12 Gull
.._
I,_ itto ~
per Cent. Certificates
Lena,. -1, 4 ~„ _
oil., -“'entes, 41 per Cent., Ex. -or
-, ' 5 ACCOIUIt ......
apH•a.l'"Cent., , 5 Per lB5l Ex. 25 francs —
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4-I.CCOUTII .. .
"IjittO Scrip (1863) £42Bs. 3d. paid — pm

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s Money TWO
'CLOCK
911 a
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