The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-20 00:00:00

XONiY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The rates of discount show rather a downward
tendencj•, but the actual movement is merely frac-
tional, Bills, for instance, which could not be ne-
gotiated last week at 3Z- per cent., are now taken
Kt 31 per cent., and the supply of money is abun-
dant.

The Ripon, which left to-day with the India and
China mail, to:A out £130,598 in specie.
The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed Friday next for a special settlement in the
shares of the Seinde, Purijaub, and Delhi Bank,
and the South African Irrigation and Investment
Company. Dealings in both are to be marked in
the official lists.
There is an increase of £965 in the traffic re-
ceipts of the Brighton Railway, and of £1,674 on
the South Eastern for the past week.
A call of £3 per share, amounting together to
£300,000, became due to.day on the East Indian H
Extension Railway shares.
During the last few days there has been less ac-
tivity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets.
The operations in tea have been deferred until the
public sales, which take place to-day. Sugars have
been in moderate request at about previous prices;
while in coffee and rice an average amount of busi-
ness has been done without producing any material
change in values. Saltpetre has been in more re-
quest, at enhanced rates for superior qualities; and
tallow has shown a slight advance, owing to the
increased demand for home consumption.

Two O'CLOCK.

At the fourteenth half-yearly meeting of the City
Bank held to-day, Mr. Peter Bell in the chair, the
following report was read to the meeting, and
unanimously adopted :
The directors have now to lay before the shareholders the
half-yearly report of their proceedings. By the abstract of
the profit and loss account, it will be perceived that, not-
withstanding the low rate of interest which has prevailed
during the whole of the period, the profit for the past half-
year amounts to £36,788 Bs. 2d., which, with £2,172 13s.
10d. brought forward fi om the previous half-year, increases
the total amount at their disposal to £38,96125.; this enables
them, after paying all the current expenses, making ample
provision for bad and doubtful debts, and for rebate on bills
discounted not yet due, to declare the usual dividend of £6
per cent, per annum upon the increased capital, with a
bonus of £1 per share, together equal to 10 per cent. per
annum (free of income tax), and to carry forward the
sum of £2,660 ls. sd. to the new profit and loss
account. The directors have to announce that, having
resolved to open a branch of this bank at the \Vest-end,
they have secared eligible premises at No. 34, Old Bond-
street, and that the branch will be opened, as soon as the
necessary alterations and repairs have been completed. The
directors have further to report that, since the last meeting
of proprietors, Alderman Sir Robert Walter Carden has
resigned his seat at the board ; this, however, does not oc-
casion a Vacancy, there being still the usual number of
twelve directors.

The chairman, in alluding to the principal features
in the report, congratulated the proprietors upon
the continued progress of their institution, and
stated that, notwithstanding the great drawback
in their operations through' the low value of money
which had lately and so long prevailed the direc-
tors were enabled to pay the same dividend on
their increased capital of £lOO,OOO. In answer to
a question the chairman stated it had not yet been
considered advisable to fill up the vacancy in the
direction, occasioned by the retirement of Sir
Robert Carden. An intimation was made to that
gentleman that a change in the chairman-
ship of the bank was deemed desirable,
and upon that intimation Sir Robert had resigned
his seat. A resolution was passed acknowledging
the services of Sir Robert, to which he replied,
and spoke of the great benefits the bank had de-
rived from his presidency. Votes of thanks were
also tendered to the directors, after which the busi-
ness of the meeting terminated. The dividend and
bonus Vfs9 ordered to be paid on and after the 27th
inst.

The half-yearly general meeting of the proprie-
tors of the St. Katherine Docks was ali o held to-day.
The report was as follows :
The following is the result of the business of the past
year :---Gross earnings, £254,657 lls. 91, expenditure, in-
cluding interest, £195,821 19s, 2d. ; net earnings, £58,835
12s 7d. Out of this amount a dividend for the half-year
ended the 30th June was declared at the general meeting
in July last, of l per cent. (free of income-tax) upon the
capital stock of the company, and the directors recommended
that a dividend at the same rate be now declared for the
half-year ended the 31st December last, suoh dividend to be
payable on and after Saturday, the 24th inst. This divi-
dend will amount to £29,097, and leave a balance of £641
12s. 7d. to be carried forward. In the course of the last
year the directors have been obliged to reinstate several of
the works belonging to the docks. The cost of the Fame
has been charged direct to the rest account. The amount
so expended is £8,116 7s; 3d., and the rest will accordingly
now stand at £60,528 Bs. 6d. This completes all that was
requisite to place the whole of the property in the highest
state of efficiency, and the directors have reason to believe
that there will be no necessity for any further restorations
for many years to come.
Mr. J. M. Cater, who presided, briefly recapitu-
lated the leading features of the report, and moved
its adoption. A discussion ensued respecting the
large amount of expenditure incurred upon the
small sum whieh represented the earnings. It was
Said that the company were paying 41 per cent. for
money borrowed, while the dividend proposed was
the3l per cent. The expenses altogether upon
income was 62 per cent. The Chairman re-
Plied by observing that it was impossible to curtail
the expenditure, the officers being at present much
12.hdtr paid. The report was ultimately adopted,
and a vote of thanks tendered to the directors.
All improvement of 1 per cent, has taken place
l
ito..day in the English Funds owing to some specu-
ative purchases. Consols are 921 d for money,
and
928 t for account. The market, however,
continues quiet. The New Threes and the Reduced
Annuities have improved to 921 I-. Indian 5 per
Cents. have been dealt in at 1087 ; 5 per Cent.
Enlaced at 106; and the Debentures at 1001 t.
Exchequer Billsto 7s, premium. have been a little flatter, viz., 3s.
A rather buoyant tone has been perceptible in
the Foreign Market, but the transactions have not
been extensive. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, have
improved to 851 86 ; ditto 1858, 70 71 ; ditto,
1862, 661 67 ; and the Consolides have risen to 401
; Egyptian are firmer at 941 95 ; ditto, 2d i-.sue,
941; Greek, 161- ; ditto Coupons, 6a ; Italian 69Z f; ;
ditto Railway Loan, 721 ; Mexican, 32:1- ; Peruvian
New Loan, 88; Portuguese ditto, 46,-1 ; Russian
ditto, 964; Sardinian, 84; Spanish Passive, 24"-i, s ;
ditto Certificates; 9i 10 ; and Venezuelan New Loan,
611.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
exceedingly inactive, and prises have remained
without any change of importance. South Easterns
and Metropolitans improved about 55., and Great
Northerns, lOs ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, how-
ever, declined ss.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings gene-
rally maintained previous prices. Recife and San
Francisco brought 19 ; San Paulo, 234 ; Sambre and
Meuse, 10a; Cape Town and Dock improved to 109
1004 ; Eastern Bengals, to 1063; ; Madras 5 per
Cents. have declined to 103 t ; and Bombay and
Baroda remain steady at 1061.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
are in one or two instances a shade firmer. Alli-
ance of London and Liverppol have improved ss. ;
London and Buenos Ayres, 103. ; Union of Aus-
tralia, 63. ; British and American Exchange Banks,
6i prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
2 per Cent. Reduced Annuities , 923 i
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 1083
a
Ditto 5 per Cent . -
Ditto Debentures, 4 '''''''' ..
, Oct., 1863 1100603 3
Ditto ditto 1864 100 i
Consols for Account, Feb. s.Cent. April,
-
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per. ****
21.
Ditto X,500 ... .- 7 3 7
............ 7 3 7
Ditto Small ..................... .
... 7 3 7
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK,
Egpptian 7 pet Cent 915 6
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ins l6}
Ditto Coupons
Italian 5 per Cent. (karemmana Railway) 72!
Mexican 3 per Cent . .........
Ditto Account 23
New Granada 2 per Cent
Ditto Land Warrants .......... 5
P ,roviau 4i per Cent.
Ditto 1862
Ditto Account.
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 1862
Ditto Scrip, £25 paid 2 pm
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
s:pDL),
Dittott d,.in.i,t
ni pooi 1
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Account
84
ecenent
nt. t
.1862
..
243 3
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Atto Account ...
' Ditto 6 per Cent, 1852
Ditto Account , . -
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
halt, r
“it ) par Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f,......
Ditto Account..
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols Money
Ditto2,Account,.,,,,tr‘v,ttrett9,tlt, 921 I

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing
811 are Railways Patel.! Price. Business done
100 Iflantic &St Lawrence all 65 67
atk ilßom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 1,0 105 No 105}
( Gu. 5 per cent........
20 Do. New . ..... 2
20; Buffalo and Luce Huron all 5 51
10 Do. Preference . all 71 8f 5;
r, 100 Bu alo,Brant,&Godric.l, 10,, 80 83
6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, I'z72
100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 79 76
100 Do. do. June 1. 1,75 100 73 76
st Clcntta.NS.Eastn. (1." ; 100 104 106
st Cape Town t Dock Ser:i 100 118; /191 1091 9
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6p. / 100 106 0.7 1961
stock Last Indian, gu. sp. c. 1W) 107 1( 8 107; 7
20 Do. do. G Ext..... 5 1 lip
20 Do. do. H do. .. 2 fp
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 214 22;
100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref .. all 75 77
100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et.. all 65 67
100 Do. 6 per et. Debentr. all 34 36
100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 48 52 49;
100 Do. do. 1867 .. all 34 36
100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 34 36
stock GLlndiaPenin.crua.sp.c 100 105; 186; loot
20 Do. New gua."s p. c... 12 1 f, p
20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 ; 4 p
stock Gt. South.of India (Lim
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 104 106
24 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer, all 121 12;
20; Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 99 101 991
100 Do. 5; p. 0. do. '77-8.. . all 91 03
10 Indian Branch Limited z hp 2f
stock Nladris guar., sp.a. .. 100 103 lot 1031
stock Do. 4f p. o. Extension 100 97 99
stock Dc. 4e do •••• -- • • 100 93 5
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2
stock iltelb.Coro. p. C. 13nds 100
50 & Hobson's Bay. all 52 53
100 Do. 7p. c. gortg. Bds. all
20 Newßrunswick ds Can't,
Class A. Capital Share all 3 5
20 , Do. do. B Capital do. .. all 3 5
N.ll,l.C'da 6pc Ist pf bds 100 83 15
stoca IScinde .......... (100 1051 ioai 1051
Do. Delhi.. lOO 103; 1041
" .Do. do )
,rd 2 /Op
20 Do. Punjaub 15 f ; p
st Do. Do. .. , , leo !104 105
titoct Do. indus.St. Flo.) 10,, I 99 101
.:()LON lAL tit) V 14;1{,N M f SPIUO 1.11.1 tt7-
- uan.Gov. p.e..Ja &July
1877-St
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.! 100 'lO6 108
, Do. 6p. c. & Sept.i 100 106 108
I Do. sp. c. Jan.&July.' 10u 96 97 96. 5;
i Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97
I Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 10 i 110
Do.Ap & Oct. 18801 100 111 113
Do. 1890, 100 112 114
-
Do. Jan. & July, 1891..1 100 111 113
, Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100
N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a..&Julyl 100 104 105
Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct.' 100
N. S. W. G ov. 5 p c.,186611 100 103 101
, Do. sp. e.,1871 to 1876, 100 99; ICOI
1 Do. dc.,1888 &upwdst 100 99 991 99f
1 New Zealand 6p. cent.l 100 109 111
j Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. e.l
1 sterling, 1875. lOO 105 106
Queensland Gov. 6p. o. 100 IC9 11:
- 'S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 109 111
Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109
Do. to IDA). An.&Oet.. , 100 1(91 1101, 110
BRITISH NIINEs.
2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 par p
Chflord Amalgamated.. -- 18 20
Devon G. Con.. (Tavist. 1 500 510
East Bassett (Mogan). 30 53 95
1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. p *p
East Caradon ..... 49 50 49 8
East Cam Brea....
••-• E. WI Russel (Tavistk 7.19.0 4 44
Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 574 18 20 18
Great South Tolgus l7s 6 64
G. Wheal Vor (Holston 10 6 6;
Grenville 615 t 4i 5
Elerod's-Foot 8.12 49 51
Kingston Downs 4..7.0 3 3i 3/
Lady Bertha
Margaret (Gny Lelant 33 41
Marke Valley..
4 )Iyndy Iron Oro (Lim.' 2/ ;ds pr
New Setun l9l 150 160
North Downs
North Wheal Crotty 2,241.9 2411 25:
\TAVICI Basset allo f,au 2.17.), 21 Ai
Par Consols (St. Blazer 11 5 6
10 Providence(UnyLelnt.) 10-6.7 1 43
South Caradon(St.Cleer, 19 390 400
S. Cara Brea (Illogan) 5.15.e 21 22
~Wheal Fran. (Mom, 18.1 -.0 90 95
Stray Park
5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Alin. 4; ;
10 rin Croft o 139 131
West Basset (Illov,an)
•2 13 14
fir Caradon (Liskeard` 5 31 33
West Setort ...
I,
Wheal
IB3uasuseertacleldlorguatnii))
051
57704 8825 i
2.10.8 9 gi xd
) 8 15 )6
Wheal MaryAnn(M •
58; 270 280
W‘VilLalLKuldtt
Wheal Seton
(1 7 16; 174
yot(tlJ.Lelant) 2.0.6 79 B,i
wheal Treiawney 1/3 51 6/
Wheal Union

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Eastern, E. Counties 6 per cent. pref , 132
Gt. Western (eerks & Hants Ext.),red. 46 per cent., 991
South Wales, gua. 44 per cent., 10J
_ _

- - _
PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
North British, £lO gua. shares, 1061, 82
LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS.
London and Chatham 4; per Cent., 93

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Recife and San Francisco (Um.), gua. 7 per cent., 19
Sambre and Meuse, 10,1
San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 9&—Ditto (all), 23}

FOREIGN MINES.
Dun Mount. Copper Min. Co. (lira.),
Mont. Aureos Braz. Gold Min. Co. (lira.), 21
Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lim.), :4
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Rm.), 241
Bank of Egypt, 251
London and Brazilian slim.), 30) I
London, B. Ayres, and R. Plate,(lim.), 121 13 12i
Lonaon and Colonial (liin.), 37,-
London and Middlesex, 2)
London and Westminster, 811
Ottoman Bank, 41

Ditto, new, 7i - -
South Australia, 35
Union of Australia, 491 50}
Union of London, 32i

DOCKS.

Victoria,

MISCEL LANEOUS.
Ang,rlo-Mexican Mint,
Crystal Palsce, 32
Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 110 i
Indian Carrying, 11 t
National Discount Company, 8)

TltE GALE.—This morning there was a perfect
gale in the metropolisha and its suburbs. A great
many accidents
Avemoacncurred, attended it is to be regretted
navigating a barge off
Pickle
blown into the Thames, whilst
of a house in York street, Se
with loss of life.
Stepney
Wharf, and the roof
who
in its descent the wife
~eirinnlY, was forced in by the
oTwheas in bed with her
greattrees in the parks,
falling of a stack of chimney
of the occupier, Mrs. Gobbell,
children at the time of the accident,
and the craft on the river have in anumber of in-
stances sustained considerable damage.
TERRIBLE ART.—A member of the 33d Regiment
now in this city, has a portion of a cartridge taken
from a Confederate prisoner, consisting of three cones, pass_
ing one within the other, something as one thimble would
be placed in another. In a crease around these was found
a white powder, connected by means of a thread, acting S 9
a slow match to the powder of the cartridge. This was so
arranged as to explode in a certain time after leaving the
musket from which it might be fired, thus making the load
consist of three projectiles instead of one. If an explosion
should take place whilst the bullet was in the body of a
person struck by it, it would make a terrible wound. the
weapon used by the prisoner from whom these cartridges
were taken was an Austrian musket, with a large bore.—
Boston Traveller.