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 employ 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
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Two O'CLOCK.

At the first half-yearly meeting,held to-day, of the
North British Australasian Company, Mr. Samuel
Ellis presiding, the report presented for the ppro-
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. Eu3tace 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 3594 miles
the sum received was £8,605. On the Nurth-West
Provinces Division for the same period the receipts
represented £5,522, 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 I} 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 consols, the easiness of
money, and the encouraging hopes regarding the
coming harvest. Consols are 92a 4 for money, and
92i for the account.

Foreign Securities are dull and rather heavy.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 67;1; do. Consolides,
sot I; Mexican, 371 ; Greek, 351 1 ; do. Coupons,
161 ; Portuguese, 481 1 ; Peruvian, 87 1 ; Spanish
Passive, 331 ; do. Certificates, 121 d ; Venezuela,
56 57; Egyptian, 1041 ; and the Confederate Loan,
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 Western have advanced Os.,
and North British 10s. ; while Caledonian have
declined 55., and Great Northern A Stock 10s.
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 441 5; Char-
tered of British Columbia are film at 11 to 118; and
Crystal Palace Stock at 38i ; London Financial shares
are quoted 17,- to la prem. ; International Financial
ditto, 41 to 51. prem. ; General Credit ditto, 14 to
lf prem.; Hudson's Bay Company, ditto, par to I
prem.; and Egyptian Trading Company, ditto, 1
to 1-1 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
237 6
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
31per Cent. Consols Annuities
New
ew 3 per Cent. Annuities 925 1 14
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 211
India Stock .. 227 28
Ditto 5 per Cent
.. 108 5 5
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 1005 / 1
Ditto ditto April, 1864 1004 4
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,000
Consols for Account, Aug. 6 921 4
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2 March June
1 per Cent.. 3 1 pm
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small ~ —
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto £lOO Bonds 955
Chili= 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 41 per Cent
Egyptian 7 per Cent 1045
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 periCent„ 1824-5, ex-Coupans 351 5
Ditto Account~
Ditto Coupons l6/ 4
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 79/ 1
Mexican 3 per Cent
.I)itto Account
New Granada l5l
Ditto 2 per Cent.....
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) --
Peruvian 41 per Cent.
Ditto 1862 .. 87 5
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account .. .
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 484 5
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 945
Ditto 45 per Cent.,llBso
Ditto 1860
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859.
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ••
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account
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
Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd.
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lO3 4
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account 56/ 7 65
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~a Dividends on the above payable in London.
'a.l;l*til, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 Francs..
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Consols,
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mpool Cotton Market—This Day.

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Bales about 00T0EitiZleT:. LiGRAM.)
pall.
Previously 237. No Imports,

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circular f ---
and Co., of Lyons, th,, ° Messrs. Arles Dufour
the silk crop in
Europe, which is now drawinregaltioltaajoelfose, is found to call
bit, with the exception only of
Syria, a decided
improvement in comparison with tol:unesalsdtva a regards quan-
tity as well as the yield of the
of
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next year's crop it will be ascertained
Everywhere
disease, or
provement may be ascribed to the decline
where in
merely to the exceptionally tine weather.
rarawoderate,
_ers.ilk at
Franco and Italy the price of cocoons has
enabling the throwsters to make contracts for
rates about 10 per cent. below the corresponding
last year. Contracts for thrown silk have been verl3,' lof
the stock of old silk being still rather heavy, and limited,triani
turers being disposed tooperate with the greatest caution
so long as the American trade shall remain without reco-
very.

THE FIRE IN LANGHASI PLACES—Mr. Maurice's
premises have fortunately only been slightly injured by
the late lamentable conflagration.
THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE has for some time lighted
up the Avenue do l'lmperatrice by the moans of two enor-
mous electric lights that are placed en the summit.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing ,
Shia, Railways Paid. Price. Business dons
100 tiantio &St Lawrenec all 61 63
Llom.,Barodaa.Cent Ind
tk 160 107 ICB 1075 7
Gu. 5 per cent
20 Do. New
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18:DDi
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enrSt
aeihrntetrna,
eGe. . Bl 1 p
:Ili 55
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6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1672
100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 lOU
100 'o. do. Jun, i, 15;.4 100
st Clcutta.a S.Eastn. (Li ) 100 106 1(7
at ('apeTown & Dock SoriT 100 11,85 1091
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1085 1091
stock East Indian, gu. p. c. 100 107 108 106; 75 61 75
20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 15 15p
20 Do. do. H do. .. 10 15 15g 111 1
stock Grand Trunk of Canada lee 20 21 •
100 Do. Ist Fref. Bonds.. a!1 72 74 73
100 Do. no. deferred. all 56 59
100 10.1d.uiri.0:.
in; 75 1 14 p
Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. all 65 67 655
100 Do. do deferred...... all 50 63
100 Do. 3d P. ef. stock ... all 44 46
100 Do. do. deferred...... all 35 37
100 Do. 4th I'ref. stoic... all 26 30
100 Do. ao. deferred...... all 22 24
stock GtlndiaPenm.gua.sp.c. 100 1075 103 108 75 8
20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 1 21,
20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 15;
stook Gt. South.of India(Lim)
guaranteed 5 per cent. luo 1061 1074
2.04 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 115 114
404 Do. New .
100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt all 97 100 99
100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 90 02
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 55 p
stock Madras guar., 5p.0. _ 100 106 +O7 1061
stock Do. 45 p. 0. Extension 100 1005 101¢ 100 1005
stock Do.4A d 0........ 100 57 994 985
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2
stock slelb.Corp. sp. o. Bud,. 100
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 54
100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. ab
20 Newßr anima. t Cands
Class A and B all 3 5
N. Itl.C'da6 pc Ist pi bds 100 84 86
stock Scinde (100 1085 1091 1081 95
Do. Delhi..
Do. do ,i•ss
1100 1(6 107
et
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20 130. Punjaub 5 15 1.4
st Do. Du. ........ fait , 100 106 107
ock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 000 103 104