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

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 6 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 :—Eachange,
Bank Bills, 2s. 2t-d ; Government paper, no quota-
tion.

The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed Friday next, the Ist 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 the 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
1i 2k prem.

Two o'CLocic.

At Paris this morning (according to Mr. Reuter'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 tho money market give support to the
quotations, although they fail to stimulate spec-
lation, or to promote investments. Consols for
transfer are 914 2, and for the account 911 1. The
New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 911 e ;
India 5 per Cents. 1062 Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
1041 ; Exchequer Bills, Bs. to 4s. dis., and Bank
Stock is marked 234.

A general improvement has taken place in the
Foreign Market, and business is rather more active.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 71 ; do. Conso-
lides, 471 481; Mexican, 371 -I; Greek, 344 35 ;
Spanish Passive, 341 ; do. Certificates, 131 1;
Portuguese, 49 4; Egyptian, 1001 ; Italian,
704 ; 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),
155.; 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 264; National of Liver-
pool have declined to 191 ; Bank of London are firm
at 153.

Is the Miscellaneous Market International Finan-
cial shares have improved to 91 WI; Hudson Bay
Company realise 121 ; National Shipping Company
ate quoted 14 prem. ; West India and Pacific
Steam t 11 prem ; Consolidated Discount 4 to 1
prem. ; Contract Corporation 51 4 prem. ; and
Mauritius Credit, 15 25, prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
n}lank Stock 234
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New
Cent. Consols Annuities 9l/ 1
i'ew 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
5 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873
New 21 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 pee Cent. 1870 lO6/ I
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 ..
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent......
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 5f per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864 --
. Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
sank Stock for Account .... dui

Ditto Bonds ELMO —
Ditto under £l,000
Consols for Account, Jan. 7 9ll
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 6 3 per Cent 4 8 die
Ditto £500
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 4} 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. —
Lanhan 6 per Cent —
Ditto 41 per Cent, --.
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Dutch, 2} per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders
Ditto, £lOO Bonds _
Lquador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent —
Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant
0,
`4gvptian 7 per Cent looi 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 6 per Cent.(Alaremmana Railway) ::, i
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ...... 371 k I
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent ..........
New Granada —
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred ..............
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ......
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Peruvian 3per Cent. ..
Ditto Account
...spl)itt° Accountant., 1862
't —
, te
ledraoni,
Po ~, —se, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f
Dr'''',4llB: 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 3 peer° Cetn.t..,18.6.6, '7., '9) _
_
Ditto Account
Ditto, 1863 .
'6O, 62;3 49k
Ditto Scrip, £l6j
Pm
Russian 5 per CenrallB2i_'.o St
Ditto 41. per Cent 1860 ' '''' —
Ditto 1860
..._

Ditto Acc0unt........ .....
Ditto 3 per Cent., 159 ..............
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1362 .............. --
Sardinian 5 per Cent .................... 891
Ditto Account
Spanishptto New
Account Centr
............
Ditto..
Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account 331
SpDanititsohACcecrotu.not ..
of Coup not funded .. 34
Swedish, 4 per Cent: .
131
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1354
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.
23eIginn 4 per Cent., i.x. 25f. ..
Dutch2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail
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.. 70}
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account