The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-24 00:00:00

ItONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
A steady demand is reported in the general dis-
count market, and it is supplied on the terms which
have now been current for some days past. The
mercantile community being enabled to get the ae
en .3
mmouation they required to per cent. below
the official minimum, are not disposed to take their
bills to the Bank of England, and the measure re-
ceutlp adopted by the authorities has therefore
failed to bring them any great accession of business.
There is an increase of £1,436 in the sr:4ficf re-
ceipts of the Brighton Railway, and of £938 the
South-Eastern for the past week.
A report of the lsi:ngton Agricultural F 1 ii Com-
pany nue been issued, which recommends a dividend
of 10 per cent., and the issue of 5 per cent. deben-
tures to the amount of £ll,OOO for the purpose of
improving the fittings of the building.
The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce Markets during the last few days have been
rather litnited. Sugars have been rather cheaper,
While °offish rice, and tea have remained at about
previous quotations. There has been a better de-
mand for saltpetre. Tallow has continued dull,
and rather cheaper for both present and forward
delivery.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's
telegram, French Rentes were 69f. 60c., 69f. 62c.,
inanimate.

The annual meeting of the North British Aug-
tralian Company was held to-day, Mr. E. Anderson
in the chair. The directors recommended that the
profit made during the year be retained in their
hands, and that no dividend be paid in consequence
of the expenditure for purchases, &c., in the colony.
At the geneial meeting of the proprietors of the
Pendeen Consols Mine, held to-day, Mr. Bawden in
the chair, the report of the directors, describing the
operations for the last two months, was unanimously
carried. It appeared that the profit on the working
has been £242, and the total balance in favour of
the mine amounted to £1,461.

The market for the English Funds has not
undergone any variation of importance, Consols
having remained steady at the closing quotations
of yesterday—viz., 924 j for transfer, and 921
for account. Speculation is quiet, and the market,
although tolerably firm, appears dull. The New
Threes and the Reduced Annuities, in which nume-
rous dealings are recorded, are at 924 4. India 5
per Cents. are marked 108 4; and Ex.ehequer Bills
ls. to 4s. premium.
Business in the Foreign dep.rtment has been
very quiet, and prices have undergone tle change.
Equador New have been dealt in at 134 ; EAyp-
tian are rather fiat at 994 ; Greek steidy 194 4 ;
the Coupons at 81 4; Mexican at 324 ; Portuguese
New Loan at 464 479; Russian do. is flat at 934 Q ;
Spanish Passive are 251 6 ; do Certificates, 91 ;
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, 714 724 ; do.. 1862,
684 ; and Italian 5 per Cents., 684 ; New Grenada
Bonds are 144.

In the Railway Share Market the operations
have been limited, and prices in one or two in-
stances have slightly giv&n way. Great Easterns
and Great Northern A Stock have declined 55.;
London and Brighton, 10s. ; and London, Chatham,
and Dover, it. Lancashire and Yorkshire improved
ss• ; and South Western, Midland, and South-
Easterns, 10s.

Ch( Foreign Colonial undertakings remained
Indetive, withouk change of importance in prices.
Joint-Stock V, Auk and Miscellaneous Shares were
dull at previous quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ..
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
tnnumes, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 1,/
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 211 7-16
India Stock —
1) tto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1564 100
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1001
D • bonds El.titio
/lank Stock for Account
Consols for Account, March. 5 .... 239
921
1
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent.... 1 4
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
tquador New Consolidated
163 1
xigpptian 7 pet Cent 99•; 100
Ditto, Second Issue
, e _
,Tr ek 5 per Cent.l 1824-5, ex-Coup ins l9} /i i
.017.11.it'tetaoonAC3:cpujur:Ctsent
321
322 I
„Hoorish Imperial 5 per Cent
Aeyv Granada
.?i}to 2 pet Cent
P
Ditin Deferred 7±
..
"ttiguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 1862
D Sixßas per n sCent.,, 1822, St
961
to 4i Cent. 1850 i
i,. Ditto 5 per Cent. 18621 9ll
93i 4
1 i
Allieh 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred
~_, ')!tto Vassive ....
Turkish
Cert. of Coup not funded
Inrkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto 6 per Cent. 18.58
Ditto Account....
Ditto, R,lOO Bonds 75/
Ditto 6 per Cent. 18 ,2
"'tto Account .
re"„itte
zuela Guaratt 3 pereed,
nt 4 per Cent lO2
-e Ce
Ditto Accoun,
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1852
y," Dividends on the above p ,yable in London.
'llan, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f —
I,to Account..
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