The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-14 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Symptoms of increasing easiness are still per-
ceptible in the general discount market, although
the demand is tolerably well maintained. Repay-
ments to the Bank of England to-day have exer-
cised some effect, but there is plenty of money, and
bankers appear desirous of em pi oy in g their resources
in the negotiation of commercial bills at the current
rates, evidently in anticipation of lower quotations.
A further sum of £86,000 in gold was taken into
the Bank yesterday.
During the last few days there has been very
little animation in the foreign and colonial produce
markets. Sugar has been rather cheaper, while
full prices are maintained for tea, coffee, and spices.
Rice has been dull, while a heavy tone has prevailed
in the tallow market, in consequence of a pressure
of sales. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 425., and last
three months' delivery 455. per cwt.
At the annual meeting of shareholders of the
Accidental Death Insurance Company, the report,
Which was adopted, stated that the premiums re-
ceived from all sources during the year amounted
to upwards of /65,776 against £47,878 in 1861.
The claims during the year were £34,579, giving a
total, since the commencement of the society, of
£215,579. The office of managing-director has
ceased, and his duties are now performed by the
board in rotation.

Two O'CLOCK. I '9'

At the first half-yearly meeting,held to-day, of the
North British Australasian Company, Mr. Samuel
Ellis presiding, the report presented for the appro-
val of the shareholders stated that in consequence of
the anxiety occasioned by the late unsatisfactory
result of the colonial management, the directors
had commissioned Mr. Eustace Anderson, the
chairman, to undertake the task of visiting all the
properties, with the view of making a thorough
examination of the company's affairs, and a full
report of his labours is promised at the next annual
meeting.

The return issued by the East India Railway
Company shows that the traffic receipts fir the
week ending the 26th April last, amounted to
£14,117, on 604 miles open ; while in the corre-
sponding week of the previous year on 3591 miles
the sum received was £8,605. On the North-West
Provinces Division for the same period the receipts
represented £6,522, and for the corresponding
Week of 1862, £2,729
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were
heavy, at 68f. 50c. to 68f. 45c.
A rise of * per cent. has occurred this morning in
the English Funds, and the market is consequently
very buoyant and animated. This improvement is
attributable to a variety of favourable circumstances,
such as reinvestment in console, the easiness of
money, and the encouraging hopes regarding the
coming harvest. Consols are 921 z for money, and
92f for the account.

Foreign Securities are dull and rather heavy.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 611 ; do. Consolides,
508 f; Mexican, 374 4 ; Greek, 354 4 ; do. Coupons,
161, ; Portuguese, 481 ; Peruvian, 87 ; Spanish
Passive, 33i ; do. Certificates, 124 8 ; Venezuela,
56 57; Egyptian, 104-1- ; and the Confederate Loan,
f, dis. to par.

In the Railway Share Market the operations have
again been on a very limited scale, prices in one or
two instances being ratner firmer. Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and North Westarn have advanced 55.,
and North British 10$. ; while Caledonian have
declined 55., and Great Northern A Stock 108.
Business in the Foreign and Colonial Lines con-
tinues very inactive, and there is no change of im-
portance to record in values,

For Bank and Miscellaneous Snares the in-
quiries were of the most limited description. Lon -
don and County have improved to 44; 5 ; Char-
tered of British Columbia are firm at 11 to 11k; and
Crystal Palace Stock at 38k ; London Financial shares
are quoted 11 to 11 prem. ; International Financial
ditto, 4j to 5k prem. ; General Credit ditto, 11 to
11 prem.; Hudson's Bay Company, ditto, par to 1
prem. ; and Egyptian Trading Company, ditto, 1
to 1i prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 237 9
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
31per Cent. Consols Annuities
92i I 921 1 /
New 3 per Cent. Annuities .
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth J an., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 211
India Stock
Ditto 6 per Cent .s ... 108 1 1
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 5} per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 100/ I 1
Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
Ditto Bonds £l.OOO
Ditto under £l,OOO l9 pm
Consols for Account, Aug. 6 92/
March
Exchequer Bills, !£l,OOO 21 per Cent.. 3 1 pm
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 6 per Cent • • •
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Egyptian 7 per Cent.. lO4/
Ditto, Second Issue .
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 351 1
Ditto Account —
Ditto Coupons l6l 1
Italian 6 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 791
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account —
New Granada ..
Ditto 2 per Cent. —

Ditto Deterred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) .—
Peruvian 4/ per Cent. .
Ditto 1862
Ditto Account —
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 4B/ /
Ditto Account —
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9l/
Ditto 4/ per Cent.,:lBso
Ditto 1860 ..
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 5B/
Ditto 5 per:Cent. 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ..
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account...: 33t

June

Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd.
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account 562 7 6i
Dividends on the above payable in Londou. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account
Consols, Money TWO O'CLOCK.
..
Ditto August ..........

'verpool Cotton Market--This Day

(REVTER'S TELEGRAM.)
Sales about
4,000 bales. Dull. No Impor
Previously 237.

According to a nirteliti,;%r (7----"wf "
drawinresnit of the silk crop in
Messrs. Arles-Dafour
and Co., of Lyons,
aclose, is found to exli
Europe, which is now
and Syria, a decided
bit, with the exception only egf Z)
improvement in comparison witlTtiu
ewohfether this iru-
tity as well as the yield of the meoone:ast as regards quan-
From the issue of
next year's crop it will be ascertained.
provement may be ascribed to the declin
moderate,
merely to the exceptionally fine weather, Everywhere in
silk at
ye period of
enabling the throwsters to make contracts foernr
and rvroarfted,
rates about 10 per cent, below the correspondin:w
last year. Contracts for thrown silk have been
the stock of old silk being still rather heavy,
Wren; being disposed to operate with the greatest calla-
so long as the American trade shall remain without reco-
very.

THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF CANADA.
—lt appears that the directors of this company
have been informed by their financial agent in Canada
that the loss on through traffic collected and converted, as-
certained up to 27th June last amounted to 249,938 dols.
(£51,357), and that there remained a further sum of Ame-
rican funds for conversion at that date of 8,819 dole. In
addition to which there were balances in account with con-
necting railways still unajdusted.