The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There is no alteration in the general appearance
Of the money market to-day, the demand is quiet,
and there is plenty of capital, but the bankers and
brokers feeling uncertain with regard to the future
tendency of quotations, do not appear disposed to
transact business under the official minimum of 5
per cent.

Although there is a large falling off in the re-
serve of notes and the stuck of bullion, es well as
an important addition to the other securities, the
results exhibited in the Bank of England Return
for the week ending Wednesday last are less unsa-
tisfactory than most persons anticipated. Subjoined
are the particulars :
Active Circulation • . £20,101,170
Decrease .. .. • . 70,840
Bullion .. • • .. • • .. 13,611,823
Decrease .. • • • • • • 244,026
Rest .. • • • . 3,247,826
Increase .. • • • • • • 17,84")
Public Deposits • • • • 5,416 863
Increase • •• 451,065
Other Deposits.. .. 14,414,763
Dec ease .. • .. 678,462
Seven Day and other Bills .. 670,066
Decrease .. • • • • • • 54,855
Government Securities . .. 10,606,648
Decrease • • .. 129,500
Other Securities • • 19,535,217
Increase 141,:.79
Notes Unemployed .. .. 7,286,305
Decrease • • 147,050
The New York, from America, has brought
£lO,lOO in specie.

The receipts of the Dutch-Rhenish Rmilway for
the fortnight ending January 1301, 1863, amounted
to 1;6,324 10s. 6,4 d,; and for the corresponding
period of last year to £6,642 10s. IC2d., showing a
decrease of £3lB Os. 4d. against the present year.

Daring the last few days there has been rather
more activity in the markets for Foreign and Colo-
nial Produce. Tea has sustained fully previous
prices, while sugar continued in fair demand at full
rates. Coffee, however, in some instances has been
rather cheaper. In rice, fruit, cocoa, and spices
there has been no material change to record in
values. Tallow has been in actual request at en
hanced quotations for both present and forward
delivery.
The contract between the Governor-General of
India and the East India Irrigation Canal Company
has just been published. It empowers the latter to
construct works of irrigat'on, &c., in Orissa and the
adjacent districts towards Calcutta. Tne provisions
of the deed are spoken of as being highly advan-
tageous to the company, and full of promise in their
working with regard to the development of the
natural productions of the country to which they
relate. Arbitration clauses are inserted in the con-
tract, which appears to be the first of the kind that
has ever been concluded between the Government
and a private company. The chief engineer repor, s
that the plans and estimates of a canal from the
Rooghley to Balasore, 95 miles in length, are now
complete, and that its construction is or about to be
immediately entered upon. The Government has,
moreover, expressed its wish for the early comple-
tion of these works, and every probability exists of
their being rapidly pushed forward.

Two O'CLOCK.
A little more firmness has prevailed to-day in the
Market for the English Funds, the operations
having include i a few speculative purchases,
although the total amount of business transacted
has been much below the average. Consols are
92k1 for money, and 921 I for the account. The
New Three per Cents. are 921 e ; the Reduced, a
921 *; Exchequer Bills, 3s. dis. to la. prem. ; India et'
Stock is flAt, at 229 and 230; and the +5 per Cent
Loan, 108 i.

The transactions in the Foreign Market have
been of a moderate character, but prices have been
well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 701,-
71-1-,; do., 1862, 66k 67 ; the '..:onsolides have been
exceedingly buoyant, the latest price being 411 ;
Greek Bonds are 17f, ; do., Coupons, 7f I ; Mexi-
can, 321; New Grenada have risen to 29f ; Russian
New Loan, 95k; Spanish Passive, 261 ; and the
Certificates, lug; Venezuelan New Loan is firm,
at 61 I.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings were
of the most limited description, owing to the forth-
coming settlement, but prices generally remained
firm. Great Western, North Western, and Metro-
politan improved 55.; Midlands and North Eastern
(Berwick), 10s.; and South Easterns,
The Foreign and Colonial lines were without
change of importance. Recife and San Francisco
brought 19f ; East Indian, 1051 1061 ; Great
Indian Peninsula, 104! 105 t.

Joint •Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re-
mained inactive at about previous quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
8 per Cent. Consols Annuities ..
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock 229 30
D tto 6 per Cent lOB/ 1
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
i •ctt, 61 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 9/
Ditto ditto April, 1864 99/
D • bonds Chimp
Ditto wider £l,OOO
Consols for Account, Feb. 5 921 1
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 1 3 dis
Ditto £500
Ditto Small 1 pm
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Egpptian 7 pet Cent 96:1;
Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ms l74_d 3 3
Ditto Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent
New Granada 2 per Cent
Ditto Land Warrants
Diito ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 1 6
1
Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9B
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive
...
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1802
Ditto Account. 67
Ditto GuaraLteed, 4 per Cent
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex 25f..... 69f. 75c.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f 691
Ditto Account.... 693 1
TWO O'CLOCK.
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Consols, Money
Ditto Account 92/ 3