The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-19 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The committee of the Stock Exchange have closed
that establishment to-day for the purpose of com-
pleting the repairs.
In the discount market to-day there is a good
demand for money, and 4 per cent. is the general
charge for even the best short-dated securities, al-
though a few exceptional transactions have been
reported at a fraction under that rate.
In the Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon,
the Only alterations of importance were a decline in
the rates on Paris, Amsterdam, and Hamburg.
A further sum of £22,000, in gold was taken into
the Bank yesterday, but 60,000 sovereigns were
'Withdrawn for transmission to the Mauritius.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £757,600, and 'the exports to only
£302,130. _ _

. _
The bar silver ex La Plata has been sold at
68 lid. per ounce, standard, showing a rise of
-6-d. on the price realised for the previous supply.

BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.
YESTERDAY.

Bank Stock —
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 f
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 3t per Cent. Annuities
New 2i per Cent. A nnuities .. . —
5 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire ,ith J an., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
India Stock 226
Ditto 5 pei Cent lOBl i
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 5f per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100 f
Ditto Bonds 0,000 —
Ditto under £1,000..
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account, Oct. 8..
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent par 3 pm
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859.....- —
Ditto 1843
Ditto 4k per Cent.,
1852-58-60
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 38
Cbthan 6 per Cent. —
.T., Ditto 4f per Cent.
-eqador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent l6l
Ditto Provisonal Land Warrant 9
gYptian 7 pet Cent..
Ditto, Second Issue- lolk
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account . 37i ! 81
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account .. 181
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 81
Mexican 3 per Cent .. • -
Ditto Account
,liocrish Imperial 5 per Cent
law Granada let 17
Ditto 2 pe
Ditto Deferred '.3
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 74
Peruvian 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto 4f per Cent., 1862 ..
Ditto Account • •
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account.... —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account 49f
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 94f
Ditto 4k per Cent 1850 .
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Sardinian 6 per Cent
Ditto Account ..
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account 4Bl
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account 37 61 7/ 7
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. —
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account..
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account 7Ol 1
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd —
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account ..
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account 6O
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f. .. —
Dutch 2f per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil —
_Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Erench Ren.tes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing
Shan Railways Paid. Price. Business done
100 Itlantic & LawrenCe all 60 (2
Bom.,Baroda&.Centlnc. 100 108 1084 1084
Gu. 5 per oent.
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares
204 Buffalo and Laxelluron all 51 5i
10 Do. Preference
Bulf . all 7 84
lB ao,rant&Godric.l,
100 lot,
6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
100 Do. do. July 1, 1874 100
100 Do. do. June 1, 18;1 100
at Olcutta.&S.Ea.stn. (Lit, ; 100 1074 1081 1074
st Cape Town t Dock Scrii 100 107 10
stock 10astn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 109 110
stook East Indian. gu. sp. c. too 108 1,9 109
20 Do. do. G Ext lO 11 lip
20 Do. do. 11 do.
stock Grand Trunk of Canada tuu 20 21
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 71 73 724
100 Do. co. deferred all 58 60
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 65 67
100 Do. do. deferred all 50 5!
100 Do. 3d P, ef. stock
100 Do. do. deferred all 36 38
100 Do. 4th Pref. stoat all 26 28
100 Do. do. deferred all 23 25
stock Gtlndtarenin.gua.sp.c 100 1(9 no 109
20 Do. New gua. sp. 12 1 141 131
20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 14;
stook Gt. South.of India(Lim;
guaranteed b per cent. 100 1074 1084
204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 101 104 104
201 Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt, all 95 97
100 Do. 51 g. c. do. '77-8.... all 90 12
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p
stook bladrks guar., 5p.0. .. 100 1074 0.8, 108
stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 102 103
stook De. 44 d 0........ 100 18 100
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 --
stock nelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds 100 --
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 60
100 Do. 7p. c. 51ortg. Bds. all
20 Newßrunswick ec Cands
Class A and B .. all 3 5
N.11.1.C'da.,5 pc lst pt bds 100 82 84
stock Scinde (100 1074 1084 1084
tit(Do. Do. Delhi fi 100 1074 1084
do• 2
20 Do. Punjaub. 4c; all ——p
at Do. Do. ....... ?kg , 160 1074 1(8) 1071 1
stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) k 100 103 105 102
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
t an.liov.6p.c.Ja&J ul;
1877-81 . ........ 100 1(2 104 103 1
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 100 Itl. I( 3
Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept, 100 tel 113
I Do. 5. p.O. Jan.&July. 100 91 P 3
i Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 91 83
Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 108 110
Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 112 114
Do. 1891 100 113 115
-
,Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115
Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 116
'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 108
INatal Gov. 6 per cent. 110 110 112
N.B.Gov. pal.) a.&Jul) 100 103 105
I Do. dp. c.Ap. & Oct. 100
N.
S. "19. Gov. 5 p 1,18,a 100 1004 1014
- ' Do. sp. c.,18,1 to IGr f 100 1014 1021
- Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 100 102 103
- ,New Zealand 6 p cent 100 111 113
Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.
sterling, 1875 lOO IC3 105
'Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 1;1 113
--I •
'6 Aus Grip.c.lB7B.& up lOO 111 113 1121
Via Gov
1 .P.c.j.B;joot.. 10 11
ul3
1000
1084
1 llOl4
Do. io 6o.Ap 11_1141 1

BRITISH MINES.

Cambrian Con sol. Gold
iulitlord Amalgamated
Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ,
East Bassett (ILlogan)
East Cam Brea...
EEaasstt CCal°rgadaou
n .Gold
Vir'l Russel (Tavistk )
Gam.&St.Aubyn(G wen )
Great South rro
G. Wheal VOT(lielston,
Grenville
Elerc-d's-Foot
ilingston Downs
Lady Bertha
Margaret (tiny Want
Marke Valley..
Myndy Iron Oro (Lim.'
New Setun
North Downs
N. Wh'l Basset (Illo.fan
North Wheal Crotty
Par Consols (St. Blazey
Providence (Uny Lelnt.)
South Caradon(St.Cleer,
S. Carn Brea (Illogan)
Wheal Fran. (Illogan,
Stray Park
, earner Silv.& Lead Miu
fin Crort
West Basset (Illogan)
W 6, radon (Liskeard,
West Seton
Wheal Basset (Illogan)
Wheal Buller (Redruth)
Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant,
WhealLuchott
Wheal Mary Ann ;:Bien )1
Wheal ;Teton
. .
Wheal Treiawney (Lis )''
Wheal Union

3.4.0
8.6.6

17s
40
6.16.
8.12
4.8.0'
2.8.6

4.3.0

191
21
2.17.1
2.4.9
11
10.6.7
11
5.15.6
118.1,-.9‘
28.9.

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33 55

2.0.8
2.10.8
8
58i
3.17

HI 15

3 3i
11 13
215 225
16 18
2/ 31

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVE_NING, SEPTEMBER, 19, 1863,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

Tremendous Explosion of Three Gunpowder

Mills.

This morning, shortly after two o'clock, one of those
calamities which generally carry such devastation and de•
struction with them took place at the works of Messrs.
Harvey and Curtis, near Hounslow. The sound produced
by the explosion was similar to that of a battery of the
heaviest artillery, and in a few moments numbers of the
inhabitants were hurrying in the direction of the mills, On
reaching the spot on which the works stood a scene of great
destruction presented itself, as three of the workshops,
known as the Incorporation Mills, had been blown to
pieces. Upon the names of the workpeople being called
over it was found that only one person had been injured by
the explosion, and not, it is to be hoped, in any serious
manner. One of the three mills that exploded was that
situate on the part of the property known as the Lower
Head, and was of large dimensions ; and it is exceedingly
fortunate that work had for some time been stopped in the
other two-, owing to long drought having caused a cessation
of the water supply. The whole range of the buildings hqs
been greatly damaged by the explosion, but not to the ex-
tent that might have been imagined, when the extensive
nature of the business carried on by the Messrs. Harvey
and Curtis is taken into consideration.

The explosion was heard for miles round Hounslow, and,
it is needless to say, caused the greatest apprehension.

AN IRISH "POTtEN" DISTILLERY.

A correspondent of the Fri man's Journal, who has just
returned from a tour of considerable extent through the
west of Ireland, gives a favourable account of the condi-
tion of the inhabitants. He says that even since last year
there is a great change for the better, and the Signs of
improvement are everywhere visible. He attributes this
to the abundance of the potato crop. which has led to the
re-appearance of the pig, on which animal the Irish
peasant mainly depends for the means to pay his
rent. At the doors of cabins, where a year ago there
was not the sign of a pig, he saw two or three. The
other crops were good, but late. It is to be regretted.
however, that the people are not content with the legiti-
mate profits of honest and lawful industry. Illicit
distillation, notwithstanding the tisk involved in it, is
carried on to a great extent, and proves highly remunera-
tive, as the manufacturer can realise a handsome profit by
selling his whisky at 100 to 14s a gallon, and will always
be sure of good customers as long as the present high duty
shall be exacted. The principal cereal products of the dis-
trict are oats and bere, which are bought up in the country
markets by private distillers, and carried great distances
into the mountains on the backs of ponies, to be manufac-
tured into whisky. The following description of a
"poteen" distillery may be interesting, as showing the
energy and determination which the peasantry dis-
play in the prosecution of this lawless tl *4E° The writer
was conducted to the scene by a friend who was in the
confidence of the operators :—" It lay in a nar-
row valley between two of the mountains that form the im-
mense chain that runs from the centre of Galway to West-
port. Between these mountains rues a rapid stream, ending
in a small lake with no visible outlet, and surrounded by
granite boulders which completely stopped all exit from the
defile in that direction; in fact, there was only one way
to get either in or out. About four miles down the
valley, approached by a wretched road, over which no
beast of burden could travel except the Western ponies, is h
wretched village of some three or four houses, in one of
which the still was at full work, and in another the men
were grinding malt in the ancient mode between querns.
In this house were several barrels filled with fermenting
worts. On the side of the mountain was an excavation, the
entrance to which seemed to be from behind a large boulder
rock, overhung by brushwood, and probably intended as a
store for the manu'actured goods. Night and day there are
sentinels on the mountains that overlook the one narrow
road that leads to this extraordinary place ; and, if the
police were seen coming, a signal could be given, and in 20
minutes three men could consign eve:•ything connected
with the distillery to the lake, whicb, they say, is bottom-
less, and on the arrival of the police not a trace of the work
would remain. The whisky is carried away by night by the
members of the family, who have customers for it in diffe-
rent towns and villages. The price is from 108. to 14s. per
gallon. The people engaged in this illicit traffic certainly
make money There were pigs and poultry about their doors and
flitches of bacon hanging up inside ; and one of them had a
shop where tea, sugar, bread and tobacco were sold. On our
arrival at the place a man came out and asked in Irish who
I was and what brought us there ? On a proper explana-
tion we were on the best of terms. We got an excellent
breakfast of good strong tea, rashers, eggs, and bread, and
of course plenty of the native' as cream for our tea."

STATE OF TRADE,

MARKETS—This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

FRUIT.

MANCHEBTEIt, Sept. 18.—From Tuesday to this
morning the yarn market was rather quieter, but
to-day there bas been a slight improvement, and
yarns made from American cotton (which are
scarce) have sold at the extremest prices yet given.
These yarns made from American cotton, now
' quoted at about 2s. 2d. per lb., have realised 2s. 6d.
per lb., while at this time last year, when Ameri-
can cotton was at 2s. 6d. per lb., 16's to 24's water
twist (now at 2s. 6d.) was offering at 28. per lb.
The cloth market is without much change since
Tuesday, and there is no new feature in the market,
except that while manufacturers are rather firm at,
their quotations they are practically rather easier to
deal with. Probably the quieter state of the cotto❑
market for the past two days has somewhat con-
duced to this result. Both holders and manufac-
turers have shown rather more disposition to meet
the views of buyers than they were three days to a
fortnight ago, but the latter (especially the larger
buyers) seem to be resolutely holding back es a
rule. There has been a fair inquiry for longcloths
and T-cloths (particularly the latter), and there has
been some business, but the prices generally re-
quired has prevented business.
NOTTINGHAM, 18th.—There was about the usual
attendance at this Exchange-hall to-day, and a
moderate share of business was done in lace yarns
at prices equalling those of Tuesday. In hosiery
yarns there was no material change. Silks about
the same. The brown net trade was quiet.

The supply of fruit at our market to-day was moderate,
while that of vegetables was large. The trade ruled firm
at the annexed rates :

a. d. s. d. e. d. a d
Pine apples 6 oto 8 0 Raspberries,prpt 0 4tc 0 6
Colonial do., each 1 oto 3 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 3to 0 0
Grapes,per lb 2 6to 5 0, Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0
leoreig,n do 1 6to 2 6 I Filberts, per lb .. 0 Bto 1 0
Melons
Nectarines, per dz 2 oto 5 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto u 0
Apples, per hf-sv. 1 3to 3 6 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Pears, per do
Oranges, per 100 8 oto 12 Oireaches..
Lemons, per 100.. 4 oto 8 0 Currants, per h.sv 4 6to 6 0
Gooseberries hi sve3 6t04 6 i Plums, per du.
Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 0 IGreengages,pr do 6 oto 7 0