The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-06 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
A quieter demand is reported in the Money
market, and the rates exhibit a downward ten-
dency.

About £50,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
on Saturday.
From the manufacturing districts the accounts
for the past week have generally been more satis-
factory. There Las been increased demand for
both cloths and yarns at Manchester, owing to the
late advices from the Yds% I❑ the woollen trade of
Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield there has been
a rather active inquiry for both autumn and winter
goods, and a more cheerful tone has prevailed in
the hosiery and lace departments at Leicester and
Nottingham. At Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wol-
verhampton there has also been a decided improve-
ment in most departments.
The first annual meeting of the Bank of Hin-
dustan was held to-day. The report stated that the
directors intend to hold a meeting on the 31st of
Dec., at which a complete statement of the business
of the bank would be laid before the proprietors in
anticipation of the next annual meeting. The
accounts received from India still show a marked
improvement has taken place in the general business
of the bank.

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were
firm at 68f. 70c., 68f, 65. Firm.
At the half-yearly meeting to day of the Union
Bank of Australia, Mr. Henry Buckle in the chair,
the report cf the directors, which was unanimously
agreed to, stated that the operations of the bank at
all its branches during the year were of a highly
satisfactory character. The business of the establish.-
ment had required the gradual transfer to the
colonies of a considerable portion of the funds
which had previously accumulated in London, This
necessity arose chiefly from the extension of busi-
ness in Queensland and New Zealand, and in some
degree also from the removal of deposits
which the directors had not sought to retain by
allowing high rates of interest, a policy
they have uniformly opposed. The state-
ment of accounts showed a balance of net
profit of £88,871 Bs. 11d. The directors, there-
fore, recommend to apply the sum of £BO,OOO as a
dividend of 8 per cent. for the half-year,
payable in London, free of income tax, on
the 14th instant, and in the colonies with
the addition of income tax, as soon as the
inspector shall fix after receipt of advices.
The chairman congratulated the proprietary
on the satisfactory progress the bank had made
during the past year, a progress evidenced in a
profit of £20,000 more this than in the preceding
twelvemonths. The bank bad been established 25
Sears, during which period its career had been one
of uninterrupted success.
There is scarcely any change to notice in the
market for the English Funds, but rather less
firmness is apparent. Consols, however, are 921
for money and the 9th and 921 * for August.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 929 ;
India 5 per Cents. 1088 1; and Exchequer Bills 2s.
dis. to 2s. prem.

Foreign Stocks have been rather active, and prices
are generally buoyant. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862,
671 68 ; do. Consolides, 50f, 51 ; Mexican, 371 k ;
Greek, 356 ; ; do. Coupons, 166 ; Spanish Pan.
sive, 33; 348 ; do. Certificates, 12/ 13; Portuguese,
481 ; Egyptian, 104 ; and the Confederate Loan,
1 01 die.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been extremely limited, and prices, in some in-
stances, have slight,y advanced. Lancashire and
Yorkshire, Midland, North Eastern (Berwick), and
ditto York have each advanced about ss.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
inactivP, at about previous quotations.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
in some instances a shade firmer. London Chartered
of Australia realise 276 81- ; London and Westminster
791 ; Crystal Palace Stock 38 ; and Rao de Janeiro
Improvement 27; ; International Financial shares
are quoted 51 to öt prem,; London Financial, 1
to IZ-, prem, ; General Credit Co., 17; prem.
Egyptian Trading Co. a lk prem.; and Hudson's
Bay Co., a is prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock _
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities... —
tummies, 30 yrs, expire eth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
India Stock —
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct,, 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100}
13. ti,. bonds £l,OOO l7 pm
Ditto under £1,000..
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I idia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent....
Consols for Account, July 9 921
Marcti
Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO 21 per Cent.. 1 2 pro 2 d
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small .

June

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Crint
Egyptian 7 pei Vent lolf 1
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup.rns -
Ditto Aricount 35 i 1 6
Ditto C oupous ..
II alian 8 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 78
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Mooris,h Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada l5l
13v,tto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account......
Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Sal d,nian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account..
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 54/
Ditto New Deferred . .
Th.tto Account . ',34 31 41
Sprtnish Cert. of Coup not funded .. —
Ditto Account l2/ 13
'Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 73
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account 6B 71
Ditto Guararteed, 4 per Cent
'Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 24
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862

Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs
Ditto Account 7l
Ditto Scrip, 1863, £l4 Is, paid ll pm
Consols, M TWO O'CLOCK.
oney ...
i itto 9th just 9!I
Ditto August Account

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
Sales about 5,000 bales or more. Steady. Im
port, 164; previously, 565.

ULIFToN g--------lISPENSION BRIDGE.—The wire ropes
.schich connectthetwo4piers of this bridge having
been finally adjusted,
the construction of the temporary
platform across the Chasm was commenced on Tuesday last,
and so perfect were the machinery and appliances employed
by Messrs. Cochrane
and
kdiuCo,, on
kind.
early o f Dudley,
Saturday th
morning
ec o n t r a c t o r fi,
that the work was finishe
without accident of any
Lees than four working
days were occupied in this operation, the proceedings hav-
ing had to be stopped during the greater
portion of one day
not on acce of the high wind. About 6,000 superficial feet
of li inch boarding have been consumed in the erection of
this t an
platform, some portion of which is
altitude ex.
seeding 300 feet. The only objection to its being at once
used as a temporary road by the public, from thnegG louces..
tershire to the Somersetshire side of the Avon,
up and
ta vice
versa, is the great incline in going down and each
pier. All is now ready for fixing the chains of the
perms_
nent bridge, the works for which will be commenced forth.
with, and the appliances are so complete that notwithstand.
ing the stupendous character of the operation, it will be
effected with comparative ease. Many applications have
been made for permission to cross the temporary platform,
but they have been refused by Mr. Airy, the resident
evening. Yesterday Clifton Downs and the banks of the
Avon were thronged with thousands of spectators, the
vbiewed with wonder the almost t.
st magical progress which ha
made with this gigantic undertaking in the last few
days.

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