The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-08 00:00:00

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

.. £20,773.985
• • 94,480
.. 15,141,760
.. 206,732
.. 3,119,537
14,767
• • 7,241,739
• • 63,427
.. 13,122,087
.. 484 872
.. 603,014
• • 18,679
.. 12,151,395
.. 100,000
.. 17,470,207
.. 375,747
.. 8,166,780
.. 106,160

Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets during the last few days has been rather
inactive. Sugars have barely sustained previous
rates. For cocoa and coffee there has been a
moderate demand, while tea has remained dull.
Rice has been in more request, while saltpetre has
declined about I.s. per cwt. In tallow there has
been more business negociuted, P.X.C. on the spot
being quoted 433., and last three months' delivery
455. 9d. per cwt.

Two O'CLOCK.

An active demand is reported in the general
discount market, and very little business is now
transacted under n and 3 per cent., even for the
best descriptions of mercantile paper.
Owing to the demand on China account the

Mexican dollars by the West India packet have
been sold at ss. 4d. per or, being ltd. above the
price realised for the previous supply.
At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were
69f. 60c.—heavy.

The transactions in the English Stock Market
to-day have been limited, speculation in this
department being very dull, but the quotations
have exhibited firmness. Consols have remained
as 931 Z- for money, and 931 t, less the dividend
for the 9th prom. The New Threes and Reduced
Annuities have declined to 911- 8; Bank Stock has
recovered to 2341; and Exchequer Bills are steady
at 2s. 6s. prem.; India Stock continues firm at 230
231 ; the 5 per Cent. Loan, at 1091 110 ; and the bi
per Cent. Enfaced Paper, at 1151.
A general reaction has taken place in the
Foreign Market, and prices have nearly all ad-
vanced. Speculation continues very active
in this department. Turkish, 1862, are 711-
do., Consolides, have risen to 561 1; Greek Bonds
to 321 ; Spanish Passive, to 338 341 ; do., Certi-
ficates. to 11/ ; Mexican are 374; Portuguese, 491;
Russian 931 ; and the Confederate Loan is 8 to 1
prem.

In the Railway Share Market the operations have
been limited, and prices show in several instances
less firmness. Great Westerns and Midlands have
declined 59. ; North Eastern (York), 10s.; and Great
Northern A Stock, 15s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in mo-
deree demand, at about previous quotations.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares con-
tinue inactive ; London and South African have
improved to 28/, 29. ; B ink of Egypt declined to
291, and Bank of Australasia to 721; Peninsular
and Oriental Steam are flit at 761, 77.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
India Stock 231 30
Ditto 5 per Cent .
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
:tato 5f per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
. .. ...__ .

Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
Consols for Account, June 9 92t it
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent 2
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
(Milian 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 4i per Cent.
Egyptian 7 per Cent 991
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account 3la 4 i i
Ditto Coupons l4k ,i-
Italia/2'5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 781
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 37 $ 6i 7i
New Granada.....
Ditto 2 per Cent
Ditto Deferred 9i i
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) 6k
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
Ditto 1862
Ditto Scrip, £35 paid 5l k pm
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —

Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
Sardinian S per Cent.

Ditto Account .. 88
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account s4f A,
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account .. 88/ i
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account ..
Ditto, £lOO Bonds 73} 21
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
.......... _
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862

....
Dividends on the abovei.f.a.y.a.b. ...............
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gu
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ****** Tnni
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 **
Ditto Account.
7
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account 921

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)

Good market. 10,000 bales or more.

Week's sales, 90,540 bales. 23,160 speculation,
18,780 export. Quotations of fair Orleans, 25;
Mobile, 249 ; Upland, 24. Estimated middling Or-
leans, 224 ; Mobile, 21/ ; Upland, 211,, Stock,
328,200. Surats, 7to 19f. Imports of the week,
23,449.

West Virginia will be admitted a State in the
American Union on the 12th of June next. "This," says
Manhattan, "will force us to make 35 stars on our flag."
Will it ? _

--- -- •
FOUR LIVES LOST.—TWO CAPTAINS DROWNED.
—Yesterday a despatch was forwarded to Lloyd's,
from the marine department of the Board of Trade, contain-
ing the particulars of a lamentable accident which occurred
off the port of Tampicl. by the upsetting of a boat and the
drowning of two masters of ships lying there and two of
their
raen. The desp atch ,
26 which is dated Tampico, March
stataesudt id signed by her Majesty's consul at that port,
Ann,
on the 9th of that month the English ship Eliza-
betharrived o , of Liverpool, and the schooner Blonde, of Jersey,
ter off the bar and, the weather preventing them. en-
(ng the harbour', the masters agreed to go ashore in the
afternoon ;
Blonde (Captain about three o'clock the master of the
their boat to t a Charles Parsons) and two men went in
ho Elizabeth Thomas Eamon) .0.. Ann, and the master (Captain
harlymr. Oh appjrol:llong them, the boat pushed off for the
boat and capsiked it, approaching
the bar a heavy sea struck the
two captains and two throwing them all into the sea. The
vivors were picked up
00me‘terate.n soon disappeared; the sur-
mannedm
t 934 afterwards by a pilot boat,
by eight men fro
The shore, but they were almost
dead from exhaustion.
_cre7 of the pilot boat acted
nobly throughout. -Up to the
Tampico the bodies of none of t time
of
the mail leaving
he
Wunfortunate sufferers had
e still detained oft the
been found; and as both vessels
port the names of the two seamen could
till
where their families resided. not be obtained, or
Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur-
•
ebseingliorniman's pure Tea; very choice at
83s 4d. and
d
4s. " High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s, ?, is the
strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every
town supply it ill NOW°.

ONE Y MARKET

The Bank of England return for the week ending
Wednesday last shows some rather important fea-
tures. The bullion has been diminished owing to
the withdrawals of sovereigns for transmission to
Turkey, and unless the influx of Australian and
American gold should be actively resumed a further
diminution may be anticipated consequent upon the
transmission of coin to the Brazils, 350,000 sove-
reigns for that purpose having been taken from the
establishment yesterday afternoon. The reserve of
notes has also been reduced. Up to the period when
the statement was compiled the authorities had
failed to derive any apparent advantage from the
reduction in the rate of discount, as the other secu
rities show a further important falling off. Sub•
joined is our usual analysis :
Active Circulation .. .
Decrease .. .. .•
Bullion
Decrease ..
Rest ..
Increase ..
Public Deposits • • •I
Increase .. ••
Other Deposits.. .. • •
Decrease ..
Seven Day and other Bills ..
Increase
Government Securities
Increase
Other Securities
Decrease ..
Notes Unemployed ..
Decrease