The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-04 00:00:00

X ONE Y MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLocIC.
The unsettled condition of monetary affairs shows
littlesigns of abatement. The demand for money
IS still active, but as accommodation is sparingly
afforded by the
joint-stock and private establish-
tieuts'
the
p
they public are obliged to seek what assistance
eY require at the Bank of England. Discounters,
in
fact, refuse all aid but to their regular customers,
?hose bills moat even then be short dated and first
class. No quotable rate for the open market can,
therefore, be 'given, and at the Bank of England
itself,it_ the movements of the directors are so erratic
to preclude any quotation being given for that
establishment, although the official minimum is still
6 Per cent.
~Tll,B Bank of England returns published last
.!thhg, for the week to Wednesday last, very
fairly reflects the unsatisfactory position of affairs
i
large the discount market, chiefly occasioned by the
Withdrawals of gold. The other securities
exhibit an increase of more than £1,150,C00, while
e stock of bullion has been very considerably re-
4liceut as also has been the reserve of notes. An-
.'
~ zed are the particulars :
Active Circulation .. 121,022,625
Increase • •
• .. .. 517,415
.. 13,048,475
Decrease • • • • 319.857
Rest " I' 3,184,193
Dec;ease • • • • .• 17,158
Public Deposit; 7 234 894
, ,
Increase 360
Other Deposits:: 12,921944,,545
Increase .. 122,134
Increase .. • •
ieven Day and• Other Bills .. 663,107
Government 14065
'lovernment Securities 10,710,,330
No alteration.
Other Securities .. 21,173,559
Increase 1,150,673
IN'otes Unemployed 6,061,765
TuL
er e Decrease .. • • • 762, 270
re was a further withdrawal of 163,000 Bove-
Ina from the Bank yesterday for exportation to
Alexandria.
activity
the last few days there has been less
exhibited in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce
Markets. Sugar has in some measure been
6eglectei, and a considerable quantity announced
for Public sale has been withdrawn. Coffee has in
,some instances sold for rather easier rates, while
eolders of rice have demanded fully late prices. In
fruit and spices the operations have not been very
extensive, while the tallow market has continued
very dull, with a alight downward movement in
prices.

Two o'CLOox.
The proprietors of the London Bank of Scotland
held a meeting to•day for the purpose of applying
to Parliament for power to issue bank notes in
Scotland. Sir John Hay, Bart., M.P., presided,
and the necessary resolutions were carried. It was
stated that the bank commenced business on the 2d
November last, and that its present operations were
Such as to enable the directors to anticipate a great
success.
_ A better feeling is e7idently now being mani-
fested, and symptoms of buoyancy once more pre-
°4ii, in all the Stock Exchange markets. There is
little reason to doubt, however, that this firmness
Will not be of long duration, and that if money
should become dearer another revulsion will be
witnessed. The English Funds exhibit no change
Of importance, though early in the morning they
were flatter. A few transactions have, however,
imparted strength to quotations, and Consols are
for money, and 901 91 for the account. The
41evir Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 891
908; India 5 per Cents, 1061; do. 4 per Cents., 1001-;
do. 5 per Cent. Enfaced, 113 ; the Debentures, 99;;
and the •Bonds, 55. dis. to 2s. prem.
Foreign
Stocks are rather active, and more firm-
ness is perceptible in values. Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 69 1 ; ditto Consolides, 44a- ;
Mexican, 33 ; creek, 25' ; ditto Coupons, 11
.pl 2 ; Spanish Passive, 39' 1 ; Certificates, 12f 13 ;
ortuguese, 47i prem. ;
'81; ditto- Scrip, par
and the Confederate Loan is 48 52.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
inactive, but
prices show rather more firmness.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western, and
°rth Einem (Bei wick), have each advanced 55.;
and Metropolitan, 103. ; while South Western have
declined ss,
The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little or
° variation in values.
sauk shares continued fiat English, Scottish,
and Australian Chartered have declined to 221;
etropolitan and Provincial, to 21i; Oriental
atar, to 57; and Union of London, to 391.
don the Miscellaneous Market Discount Corpora.
and have improved to 71 ; General Credit, to 681;
"d London Financial, to 231 1.

da.t, BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
-.LEtti Bonds, 6 per Cent
Sa. Ditto 1859
3 per
Stock —
390 81 90k
Per Oent. Reduced Annuities
901 i it 4
New
Cent. Consols Annuities
8n 90i 90
New"' 3 per Cent. Annuities
, 3“i per Cent. Annuities
6 "44 per Cent. Annuities..
Per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 •
Ditto
444 tut 30 • expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto fo'r 30 }yrre, expire sth April, 1885 —
India
Ditto 6 pet'
(Red Seas'
Telegraph), Aug. 1908. Stock 1874
Ditto Cent. 1870
bDitto 6
4 per
Cent. 1888 lOOl
per Cent
ih.tto Enfaced paper, 4 per Cent ..
itto AI
113
-2 to
r Cent
Ditto e April, 1864 99}
ditto
Ditt:l)itttt° ditto :Aug. 1864 or 66
Dittos
dia 2
pm
' —'4lderl,ooo -
_k end £l,000
Batt Stock for A
Indiaeo___, account
90i 1
rtbois for ACCOUnt, Jan. 7..
Stper Cent —
Each ock for Account, 5
cheqUer
Ditto Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Con t —
£5OO
Ditto small

/Irazilian 6 REIGNFO FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
1-.l)tt°, 1839 and 1859
-unto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863
Ditto BuenosScri Ayres 6p, 1863, £3O paid
per Cent Ditto
Account....
~, Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 36
'-'B'Vptian 7 per Cent 971 8k
Ditto, Second Issue ..
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons..
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons
Ditto Account ll4 11 /
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account 33 1 21 3 21
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
hew Granada l3l 1
Ditto 2, per Cent.
Ditto Deferred —
, Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
reruvian 3 per Cent.
bitto Account —
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account —
cortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account —
-bitto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account 4B 1 71
Ditto, 1863
it Gitto Scrip, £lO paid
488ian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Ditto 4f per Cent 1850.. .... .... 88
, Ditto 1860
4iitto 3 per Cent., 1859
Ilittian 5 per Cent
• a '4O Account
PAsth 3 per Cent
Ditto
Account 53
-uitto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto p_
-,, wirilve
'''to Account 32 1/ 2f I
knish Cert. of Coup not funded
N nitto A.ccount l2l wea;
12., "411, 4 per Cent —
mrki k
Ditto G per Cent. 1854 —
b!"0 Account • —
Vitt 6 per Cent. 1858 ..
ipto Account ..
niiil,ttitteo'l'loo Bonds
per Cent. 1862
Ditto ACCOTITit 691 A 9
.1)..,0 6 per Cent. 1863
Vetletzto,,,,G,_ii.ararteed, 4 per Cent. —
1)4,74 3 per Cent.
bit, >Account —
bi„co G per Cent., 1862
‘,O Account ..
Au.. Dividends on the above payable in London.
.11eiVian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
—an 4i per Cent, Ex. 25f.
Ditto'lt',h2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil —
b ,iper . _
,rlleh, Pe, ertincates
~_,„ _
oi,_ .it elites, 4 Cent., Ex. zot
ItaC° Aecount ..
413, 5 per , Cent. • 1861, Ex. 25 francs 7ok
•-,
TWO O'CLOCK.
"lsols, NT
1);„ 4 oney
`"° Account .. , 90/ 1