The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-09 00:00:00

ONE Y MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Although there is no increase in the general de-
mand for discount accommodation, the market this
morning has exhibited a firmer aspect. a feeling of
greater reserve beinginduced among the joint-stock
4nd private establishments, owing:to the continuous
°aux of sovereigns from the Bank of England, and
the consequent reduction in the stock of bullion.
The Royal Mail steamer Oneida, which left to-
day With the Brazilian mails, conveyed £212,660
In specie.

The Bavaria, from New York, has brought
XlO,lOO in specie.
The Bank return for the week ending -Wednes-
day last, shows some important features, as will be
seen by the following analysis :

Active Circulation .. £20,228,410
Increase • • • • • • .. 357,160
Bullion ..
.. 14,63
Decrease .. 320,866
Rest • • • • • • • .. 3,149,679
,
Increase. 29 64t
Public Deposits • • • • .. 8,782 808
Increase 444,091
Other Deposits.,• ••
•• ••
14,393,303
Decrease • • •• .. 1,075,946
Seven Day and other Bills . 645,185
Increase .. • • 56,39 S
Government Securities • •.: 11,635,848
Increase 390,975
Other Securities • * • • .
20,887,385
Decrease .. • • 258,762
Notes 'Unemployed ••.
••
• • • • 8,207,770
Decrease .. .. 690,175
A call of £1 6s 4d becomes due to morrow on the
original shares of the North Staffordshire Railway
Notice has been given by the Spanish Financial
Commission that the auction of the Foreign Re-
deemable Debt will take place at Madrid on the
30th instant, and 8,511,472 reales have been set
aside by the Government for that purpose,
Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets during the last few days has continued
Moderately active, and there has been little change
of importance in the rates realised for most of the
Principal staples. Sugar has been in moderate
request, while good and fine descriptions of coffee
have brought full prices. Cocoa, rice, fruit, and
apices are a shade cheaper, while tallow continued
dull for both present and forward delivery.

Two O'CLOCK.

The Liverpool cotton market to-day was dull,
and fair American reduced id. per lb.; sales about
3,000 bales.

At Paris this morning Three per Cent. Rentes
opened at 70f. 55c., being sc. lower than yesterday.
The Bank of France return for the past month
has appeared this morning, and it shows an increase
of £3,360,000 in the bills discounted, an angmenta-
bon of £826,666 on the advances on Stock, and a
tedoction of £2,040,000 in the bullion. Tho notes
are £1,752,000 above the figure at which they stood
In the previous month.
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the East
and West India Dock Company is now being held.
kr, Samuel Hyde in the chair. The directors re-
commended a dividend of 3 per cent. for the half-
Year, and likewise a bonus of 1 per cent., both free
of income-tax. The past year shows some very
satisfactory resulst over the corresponding period of
1862,

The English Stock market to-day Is a little flat-
ter, some sales having been negotiated in conse-
quence of the shipment of sovereigns and the reduc-
tion in the bullion at the Bank of England. Con-
°°lB therefore are a little less buoyant, viz., 93 1 for
!ransfer and 93 buyers for the account. The New
Threes and the Reduced Annuities are flat at 93 1;
b
'"zehequer Bills have advanced to 12s. and 17s.
Pretn.; India Stock is 228; and the 5 per Cent.
'440 1081 I.
Very little change can be reported in the Fo-
t:Igo Market, and business has been rather quiet.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 841 851 ; ditto,
1868, 71 .1 ;do 1862 671- 681 • and the Consolides,
40 . " 1'
; Egyptian are rather flatter at 9419511; Mexi-
can firm at 32; Moorish 971; Peruvian New Loan
891 ; Portuguese ditto, 471; Russian ditto, 951
t/,81 ; Sardinian 821; Spanish Passive 241 ; ditto
Lertificates 94 s ; and Venezuelan 3 per Cents., 241.
In the Railway Share Market Vie dealings have
been more animated, and prices have generally
Yorkshire,
increased firmness. Lancashire and
Yorkshire, North Western, and South Western, im-
proved 58.; Great Northern, and South Eastern,
; and Great Northern A Stock, 15s. Great
faster and Midland declined ss. ; and Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s.
ta,The Foreign and Colonial lines were mode-
telY active, at about previous rates. Great
mode-
l.
realise 141 1; East Indian, 1074
481; and Great Indian Peninsula, 106 to 1061.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
continued at steady prices.

B
RITISH FUNDS CLOSING PRICES.
-Diank. Stock 235 6
per Cent. Reduced Annuities
s Per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 ft 3
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock. 228
...
Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl h a
Ditte Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .
D.tto 5 per Cent • 106
~, Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 1001
vor nsols for Account, Feb. 5 934 ±
Exchequer
Stock for Account, 5 per Cent lOB/ I
zachequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent l3 14 12 17
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small l3 14 12 17
~, FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
14 ratj Han 5 per Cent
•c,gpptian 7 per Cent 9s±
Ditto, Second Issue
creek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons l6}
Coupons
Italian Ditto 5 per Cent. (M 7i
y) 3aremmana Railwa 74i
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
Nevv:Granada 2 per Cent —
Who Land Warrants .. 4f
b Duvian 4f per Cent ue
itto ex over-d Coups. & Hectares 121
, r.
Ditto Account.,
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Ditto 1862
Scrip, £25 paid 3f I Pm
Itnesian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Sa Ditto sdmian pers Cent , 1862
, per Cent.
Ditto Account B2l 31
Spanish 3 per Cent . .
Ditto Account .......
Ditto New Deferred. ..... ...
Ditto Account.
Ditto Passive
... 24 i 1
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ...... 91 I ± Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854.............. Ditto Account.
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account .
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1852
Ditto Account ..
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 24 h
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 2} per Cent., Ex. 25f 6B 6f
Dutch 2} per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
65
alian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f —
Ditto Account
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
93i ±
Ditto Account 931 I