The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-11 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Money Market still presents a quiet and
very easy appearance, the best bills being negotiated
as low as 3: per cent.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £389,600, and the exports £608,500.
The traffic receipts on the Bengal division of the
East Indian Railway for the week ending the 18th
January last, on 604 miles, represent a total amount-
ing to £13,665 95., and for the corresponding week
in the previous year, upon 3201 miles, they brought
£7,534 7s. It will thus be observed that while
there has been no great increase or decrease in the
revenue, the business may be regarded as good, al-
though of a rather stationary character. The tot al
BUM received by the North West Provinces Division,
on 2791 miles, for the same date as above, was £6,315
2s. ld., while in the corresponding week of last
year, on 2431 miles, it represented £3,851 3s. 7d.,
showing also a steadier, but not progressive business.
The following very interesting calculations are
extracted from Messrs. Joseph Travers and Son's
circular :

IMPORTS AND CONSUMPTION OF COCOA, COFFEE,
SUGAR, AND TEA IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.—From
the foil wing accounts it will be seen that, with the excep-
tion of tea, the importations of these articles were larger
than in the corresponding month of last year, and that in
the consumption of cocoa and sugar there was an increase,
while in that of coffee and tea there was a diminution•

COCOA.

Imports. Consumption.
lbs. lbs.
Feb 1861
~ 1862
„ 1863 254,148 397,164
COFFEE.
Feb. 1861
„ 1862 ,
5,580,256 2,884,982
„ 1863 3 803,757 2,602,965
SUGAR.
Feb. 1861
„ 1862 580,061 730,443
„ 1863
TEA.
Feb. 1861 12,175,188 5,828,620
„ 1862 7,871,694 5,831,665
„ 1863
The results presented by the above tables are as follows :
Of cocoa the importation during the month of February
was 77 per cent. lass than the quantity imported in Feb-
ruary, 1862, and 124 per cent, more than that in February,
1861; while the consumption was 16 per cent. more than
in 1862, and 40 per cent, more than in 1861. Of coffee the
importation was 32 per cent, less than in February, 1862,
and 9 per cent, less than in 1861; while the consumption
was 10 per cent, less than in either of the two preceding
years. Of sugar the importation was 3 per cent. less than
in Fel.ruary, 1862, and 10 per cent. less than in 1861;
while the consumption was 6 per cent. more than in 1862,
and 15 per cent, more than in 1861. Of tea the importation
was 115 per cent. more than in February, 1862, and 39 per
cent. more than in 1861; while the consumption was 10
per cent, less than either of the preceding years.
The twenty-ninth annual general meeting of the
Agra and United Service Bank has been held today.
The report, which was adopted, stated that the
audited accounts for the year ended 31st December
last, exhibit a surplus of £173,815 17s. sd. The
directors regret to say that a very serious loss has
been sustained by the opium frauds at Hong Kong,
the whole of which they have deemed it their duty
to write off to debit of the reserve fund, according to
the discretion vested in them under the deed of settle-
ment. Out of the above sum of £173,815 17s. 5d.,
the directors have paid the usual dividend and bonus,
amounting to £120,000, and have transferred the
balance, £53,815 17s. 5d., to credit of the reserve
fund, which now stands at £192,658 17s. Bd.
Since the last annual meeting, the directors have
opened a branch of the bank at Sydney, under
the management of Mr. Alexander Camp.
bell, the progress of which has been satis-
factory. The house occupied by the Bank in Cal-
cutta has long been found insufficient for the ex-
tended business at that Presidency ; and the direc-
tors are glad to report that a most eligiEle site has
been secured, on which suitable premises will be
immediately erected. The directors have purchased
the freehold of the premises in Cannon-street, on
favourable terms.

At the Paris Bourse this day, accwordingCLOCK to Mr.
Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were
69f. 95c.—Rather firm.
The market for the English Funds has continued
rather heavy, Consols having closed at 92 -a for
money, and at 921 I for the account. Business has
been exceedingly dull, owing to a disinclination
on the part of speculators to extend operations.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
Marked 91,+, ; Indian Stocks have remained steady,
and Exchequer Bills closed at 3s. discount to par.
The transactions in the Foreign Market have
been rather active, but no important change has
taken place. Greek Bonds are 271 281, and the
Coupons, 13 -I ; Mexican, 321; Peruvian New Loan
is steady at 871 ; Portuguese ditto, 95,1 ; Spanish
Passive are 291 Q ; and the Certificates, 104 a;
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, 87 88 ex div. ; ditto,
1858, 67f,- 68 • ; ditto, 1862, 694 a ; and the Con-
solides, 471 Q. The Confederate Loan is 11 2 pm.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
dull, and several of the principal lines have slightly
declined in value. Great Northern A Stock has
receded £1 ; Great Easterns and South Easterns,
ss. ; and Great Westerns and Midlands, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings con-
tinued dull, without any material alteration in
values.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares in
one or two instances are a shade firmer. London
and County improved 55.; Union of Australia, 6s.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
235 3
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
IDitto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21 7.16
ndia t
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paer, 4 fter Cent
Ditto 61 per Cent,..........
1) ri, Bonds £I.OOO
Consols for Account, May 7
Ditto £500•
3 dis par
Ditto Small 3 dis par
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Egyptian 7 per Cent
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account.
Ditto Coupons l3 I 13 Mexican 3 per Cent .
NDitto Account ...... ..
ew Granada.
DiDitto 2 per Cent .................
tto Deferred ........
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ..... 61
Peruvian 3 per Cent. .......... , ......
Ditto 1862 ..........
_—
Ditto Account.. . .... .
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account ...................... 481.
Ditto 1862 .............. 48 7t
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ......
..
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 6O
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 53
- Ditto Passive
a i t
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 _
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Pitt° Account 67f
Ditto
, Ditto 6 pAccounter Cent. 1862
3
.. 69i i 4
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on
Ex. the abov
Guil e payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent 12 _
.1
_ Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent , 1861, Ex, 25 francs —
i)itto Account
COlisels, Alu TWO O'CLOCK.
v
Ditto Account 9'l
923 1

Cotton Liverpool Market----This Day,
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ATarket
(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
No chancre. Sales, 5,000 bales
Import, 1,569.

At the quarterly meeting of the Council of the
Iralifax Chamber of Commerce, held yesterday, it was de-
cided not to entertain a report from the New York Cham-
ber of Commerce, touching the buildibg in this country ot
war ships fur the Confederates
The classes of the College de France for the second
'half-Year' of 1868 Will commence on bbaday next,