The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-29 00:00:00

NE X MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK,

The general appearance of the discount market
remains without the slightest change of importance,
but there is still a tendency towards greater easiness,
owing to the abundance of money and the very
Moderate requirements of trade. The introduction
of new companies seems to have very little effect,
although there must be a considerable transfer of
floating capital from one channel to another.
About £12,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday.

The following sums have been received by
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. on account of the
New Grenada dividends, viz. :—Santa Marta,
£2,637 135.; Cartagena, £800; Sabanilla, £300;
making a total of £3.737 13s.
The annual general meeting of the proprietors of
the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was held
to-Oay proforma, in accordance with an announce-
ment made through a circular issued by the direr.
tors to the effect that they anticipated being able
before the present time to report the result of their
tender for the West India mail service, and conse-
quently to in dicate their future course of proceedings.
Captain Mangles occupied the chair, and informed
the shareholders that the directors hoped, in the
course of a few days, to obtain the decision of her
Majesty's Government regarding the contract, and,
therefore, moved the adjournment of the meeting to
the 13th proximo. The report and accounts would
be issued previous to tt at day. The resolution was
unanimously carried, and the meeting separated.

Two O'CLOCK.
About an average amount cf business has been
transacted in the English Stock Market to-day,
it has produced an advance of 1 per cent. in the
quotations, Consols being now quoted 93 tor
money and account. The N'w Threes and the Re-
duced Annuities continue at 91i 4; Bank Stock is
steady at 2351, and the 30 Years' Annuities at
14 13-16 ; Exchequer Bills are also firm at ss. to
Bs. prem. ; India descriptions exhibit little aliena-
tion, the 5 per Cents. is still quoted 109 i and
the 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 1071.
An active business is reported this morning in
Foreign Securities, and the quotations have been
well maintained, with a further upward tendency
in a few of the favourite descriptions. Greek Bonds
have improved to 291 ; and Coupons to 14k ;
Egyptian 7 per Cent. continue firm at 981; Spanish
Passive Stock has advanced to 33Z 340; and the
Certificates to 111 I. Turkish Securities are
generally buoyant, the 6 per Cents, of 1868 are
681 /;; the 1862 Loan is 1 per cent. higher at 711.
Mexican 3 per Cents. also show a rise, and are now
rahrked 354 s ; New Grenadian Stock is buoyant
at 158 ; Italian, 714. The Confederate Loan is
11_21 prem.

In the Railway Share Market a firmer tone has
prevailed, several of the principal lines haring ad
vanced per cent. Great Eastern, Great Northern
(A Stock), Great Western, and Brighton have im-
proved 55., but South Easterns have declined ss.
The Foreign and Colonial Markets have remained
moderately active. Bahia and San Francisco realise
201 21 ; Southern of France, 31 ; North Western
of France, 21i. Grand Trunk of Canada have de-
clined to 181. East India improved to 1091;
Eastern Bengals to 1081; and Madras 5 percents.
to 107.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re-
main without any material change in values. Lon-
don and South African realise 27k; Agra and
United Service, 100; and Royal Mail Steam have
improved to 691.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 2355
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 926 36
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Nunumes, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4 13.16
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. -
Ditto 5 per Cent
Consols for Account, May 7 93
Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO 2} per Cent 5 8
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small
5 8
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent • • .... 101
Ditto 41 per Cent., 185258-60
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Ditto Scrip, £65 paid
Egyptian 7 pet Cent.. 9B f
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ins —
Dirt. A eitolint .
Ditto Coupons l3l 141
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account.. 346 51 5 I
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent ... 33
P ruvian 41 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1862 —
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
162
Russian 5 per Ditto Cent., 18228 £St 942
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded 111 106 11/
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
68
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florins
Dut,th. 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account 7ll

Consols, Money THREE O'CLOCK. 9
3 k
Ditto Account 93 i

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
Market slightly Improved. Sales, probably
4,000 bales.

The Price
of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.221 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
175. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
n arly 2-10ths i er cent. deal er in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 421 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 sterling.
standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
8-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
80 days' sigflit is 187 to 1691 per cent., and the premium on
gol i is about 656 per cent. At these rates there is a profit
on the importation of gold from the United States.

SHIPPING---This Day,

LoNDoN, April 29.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, with some
whoa era.

Nymph, fromFALMOUTH.
Melbourne. April 29.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Water

BY MAGNETIC TELEGRA.PU.
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived—lris, from Guernsey ; from uram; Cor-
nelia Jantins from Libau; Johan Peter, from Carta-
erona.

Sailed—Lord Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk ; Totune,
for Galatz.

g' DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed_ Margaret, of Sunderland, from the north, for
the west.

The Empress Eugenie is t 'king great interest
personally in preparing Fontainebleau for the
Prince and Princess of Wales. An apartment is being
i tt,rt a 111)
in the Chinese fashion, and the rooms intended
and the Prince and Princess will display that splendour
or til: taste which is peculiar to France. The old frend
dole, uhietatiperor, Count Arese, has sent a Venetian gon•
garden. 'win be placed on the waters of the magn.ficent
Yesterday the
sent ative for lime.lection of a Parliamentary repre-
rendered necessary bfax took place, which had been
office as a Junior LoLl‘ir• James Stansfeld having accepted
being
oppoi,ition to Mr, sta a f
el; the Admiralty There was no
ceedings at the eleeti% pad re-elect(d, and the pro-
BRITISH NORTH 4143;4 off most quietly.
the War-office shows that, iniCA.---A return issued by
the Trent, there were sent fronle°Xequence of the affair of
ber, 1861, to Cansda, Halifax, and aNc°llntry, since Decetn-
rift's of the pattern of 1858, 2,500 anCtilßrunswick, 44.820
accoutrements, ammunition to the
lau "
bbore arras, 45,500
40,000 greatcoats, and 25,940 blankets. ra er of 2,276,600,
THE WEDDING PRESENTS._—In
conse
Vie great interest taken by the public in the elihniebn. ea of
the wedding presents, his Royal Highness the Pritnio°ell of
f
Wales has graciously consented that the presents may
main
for inspection at the South Kensington AI -re
the e . uleura until
voning of Monday, tho 4th ttf May.

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