The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE o'CLOcx.
The principal portion of the mercantile public re-
quirirg monetary accommodation still resort to the
open market, where substantial concessions are now
mate to obtain business. The demand is by no
moans large, when it is considered that nume-
'°us bills must now, as the end of the year ap-
proaches, be liquidated. The brokers are working
fi.rst-class three months bills for 71, per cent., and
those having only two months to run for 73,- per cent.
Under these circumstances the directors of the Bank
01. England are not enabled to secure so large a share
of the current transactions as formerly, end their
'weekly return to be published this evening will no
doubt show a material failing off in their item of
other securities.

About £160,000 in bar gold was taken into the
13ank yesterday.
The biddings for 40,00,000 rupees (.{300,000), in
,1118 on India took place yesterday at the Bank of
,
'flglaud, The following are the official particulars :
--,, The proportions allotted were—to Calcutta,
4100,000 rupees ; to Bombay, 17,00,000 rupees ;
cad to Madras, 2,00,000. The minimum price de-
clared was, as before, ls. 111 d. per rupee on Cal-
cutta and Madras, and is ls. 116 d. on Bombay.
The
applications within the limited amounted to
424 lacs. Tenders on Calcutta at ls. llid. will re-
ceive about 9 per cent.; on Bombay at 2s. qd. will
receive in full, ani nothing will be allotted below
that rate ; and on Madras at ls. 112 d. will receive
aboot 60 per cent.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to
thle day are in round figures as under :

1863. 1862.
Great
th Western X58,982 £53,896
Nr-Western
Brighton
20,055 17,850
.righton 15,230 17,010
south-Eastern
41,980 40,184
\'uth-Eastern 19,039 17,070
Crest Northern .. 33,408 27,960
1411 castor' e and Yorkshire 35,080 31,452
Bristol and Exeter
North-Eastern 54,587 63,254
North
Sheffield, and Lincoln 16,788 15,205
ziorth Briti'sh
These returns are in most instances of a very
favourable character. On the Greet Western there
is an increase of £5,086; on the North Western of
£7,109; on the South Western of £2,205; on the
Ilidland of £1,796; on the South Eastern of
£1,969; on the Great Northern of £5,448; on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire of £3,268 ; on the North
Eastern of £1,333; on the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln of £1,583; and the North British of
£987. The Brighton, however, shows a decrease of
£1,780.
At a meeting yesterday of the directors of the
Ottoman bank, in liquidation, it was deeded to pay
£4 upon cacti old and Bs. upon each new share of
paid-up capital, on account of the reserve fund and
profits up to the closing of the business of the bank.
Messrs. Baring Brothers' agents in Venezuela
advise that they had received, for 55 per cent, of the
import duties for about two weeks, from the Cus-
tom House of La Guayra 39,426 dole., and from that
of Puerto Cabello, 14,194 dole., making a total of
53,620 dole. They regret to announce that in the
absence of General Falcon from Caracas, General
Jose Gonzales, then in charge of the Treasury,
being pressed for money for the Government pur-
poses, seized 75,000 dole. of the 55 per cent.
duties destined for the Foreign Loans; but the
agents of Messrs. Baring Brothers at La Guayra
"ate their belief that the amount thus appropri-
ated will be returned at no distant date.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris this morning (according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram) the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66.45.
In the English Stock Market this morning there
has been no alteration from yesterday's prices, and
although business is inactive the Funds are steadily
Maintained. Consols for money, 901 , and for the
account, 911. The New Threes and Reduced
Annuities are 90a ; Bank Stock is marked 235 ;
zchequer Bills are 10s. to ss. die.; India 5 per
Cents, are 1061 • and do. Enfaced, 113; and do.
fonds Be. die. 2

There is very little alteration in the Foreign
Market, and business is rather quiet. Turkish 6
per Cents., 1862, are 70/ ; ditto Consolides, 46,1 ;
Mexican, 34 4; Ureek, 251 26; Spanish Passive,
321 33 ; ditto Certificates, 13 / ; Portuguese, 48* s ;
Russian, 881- s ; Venezuela, 54 55 ; and the Confe-
derate Loan, 37 39.

In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been of the most limited description, and prices have
not varied to any important extent. Great Eastern
have declined ss. ; while Brighton, North-Eastern
(Berwick), and South Eastern have advanced ss. ;
and Great Northern A Stock, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
material variation.
Bank and Miscellaneous shares continue dull.
London Joint Stock have receded to 36; ; Hiudn-
"'an, China, and Japan have improved to 291 31i ;
and London and Buenos Ayres to 51; Discount
"rporation are quoted V,- ; General Credit, 64 4 ;
and London Financial, 23k.

Batik
Stock
BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
235
NPer Cent. Reduced Annuities
eer Cent. Consols Annuities 9of 3
N.' 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 3} per Cent. Annuities
5 W 1 per Cent. Annuities..
ePer Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873
''Muities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ind
ittoS (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
a tock, 1374
Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 lO6/ 1
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1883
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864
-Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
litink Stock for Account
Ditto Bonds 161,000 6 die
„ Ditto under £I,OOO
EConsols for Account, Jan. 7..
Sia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
hequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 6 5 10 die
.Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
33razilian 5 per Cent
t:gyptian. 7 per Cent.. --
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 93—
Ditto Account.;
Ditto Coupons . ....... .........
s
Ditto Account .
*********
Ditto
Account
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
,s 4 41
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account.. -
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 .....
Ditto Account .. 483
Ditto, 1863
Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid pm
91
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
87
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850..
Ditto 1860 —
per
Ditto 3 Cent., 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent
es Ditto Account ............ _
l'l)4llieh 3 per Cent ..................
Ditto Account
_
Ditto New Deferred
:Jitto Account 474
Ditto Passive
SP Ditto Account
nish Cert. of Coup not funded —
11itto Account l3l
iWedish, 4 per Cent ..
4,rskish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account ........
Pitto 6per Cent. 1858
"aitto Acpcount
bitte, £lOO Bonds —
D't • 70
:,!eit: 6 per Cent. 1862
''',o Account 7Ol 1
6 per Cent. 1363
zuela 3 per Cent.
It 6 Account —
Dittoh,, 6 per Cent , 1852
—",O Account .
1-, Dividends on the above payable in London.
'illteho
bit-14 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 641.
Pr ") 4 per Cent. Certificates
Pt
each Routes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Itiiii)iiatto Accomit
n 11, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs !t Account.. • ..
Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Ss. 3d. paid — Pm
11 si
totios AMoney
ccountCo,, , TWO O'CLOCK.
901 i
91 1
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