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

HONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There is a fair demand for accommodation in the
general discount market this morning, and the rates
for first-class three months' bills are 31 and 4 per
cent.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £977,000, and the exports to £291,836.
The directors of the Pert Philip and Colonial
Got: Mining Company have received by telegram
from Suez the following advices in anticipation of
the Australian Mail, from their resident director,
Mr. Bland, at Melbourne, giving the result of the
month of January last. Qaantity of quartz
crushed, 2,709 tons; yield per ton, gold, 9 dwts.
15 grs. The yield per ton of quartz, during the
month of February, was much improving. Receipts,
£2,25 ; payments, £1,657; profit, £601; remit-
tance, £l,OOO.

Two O'CLOCK.

At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr.
Iteuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were
69F. 60c —Rather firm.

The Stock Exchange to-day has presented a very
quiet appearance, many of its more influential mem-
bers being absent. Scarcely any business is reported
in the market fur Consols, which are quoted at 921
fur transfer, and the Bth inst., and 921 a for May.
The New Threes and Reduced are 911 ; India Stock,
228 ; ditto, 5 per Cents. 1081 ; ditto, 5 per Cent.
Entaced, 107; and Exchequer Bills, ss. to 2s. dis.
Although the dealings in the Foreign Market
have been limited, higher prices have been current.
Turkish Consolides have improved to 49/ ; do. Loan
of 1862 is 691 ; Italian have advanced to '7li ;
Greek, to 281 29 ; do. Coupons, to 131 ; Spanish
Passive, to 28a a ; Portuguese Loan Scrip, to 36 4
prem. ; Mexican are 331 ; Russian, 951 96 ; and
Venezuelan, 591 60. The Confederate Loan is 3to
2 discount.

Business in the Railway Share Market con-
tinued dull, but, in one or two instances, there
was a slight improvement. Great Easterns and
North Eastern (Berwick) advanced 65., and South
Easterns 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were
without material variation. Namur and Liege
realized 8i ; East Indian, Mk ; and Great
Indian Peninsula 108 t.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were,
n some instances, a shade firmer.

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BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. I
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto
.(Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2l 7-16
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
1
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 1
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001 81
Ditto Bonds £1,000
Consols for Account, April 8 ' 921
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent 5 2 dis .. s!
Ditto 1500
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 rier Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852.58-60 . 931 s
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons,.
Ditto: A ocoitilt . .
Ditto Coupons l3l 1 13 a si
Mexican 3 per Cent

Ditto Account 331 3 I
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account 4Bl
e- Ditto 1862
Ditto Scrip, £3O paid 3 it pm
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 96
Ditto 44 per Cent ~ 1860 ....
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1832
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account 921 a
May settlement