The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-19 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

In the general discount market to-day there is no
hew feature, the requirements of the mercantile
pablic being readily supplied, upon first class bills,
at rates ranging from 71 to 8 per cent.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £976,980 and the exports to £292,600.
The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed
Tuesday, 22d December, a special settling day in
the following securities :—Bahia Gas Company 10
Per Cent. Preference Shares—to be market in the
tvice a Week List. Scinde, Delhi, Punjaub, &c.,
Bank New Shares—to be marked. London, Buenos
Ayres, &c., Bank New Shares—to be marked.
Richmond Hill Hotel Company—not to be marked.
Ottoman Railway 6 per Cent. Debentures, 1863
already quoted.
There was a further slight downward movement
In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon.
About £ll,OOO in bar gold was taken into the
Bank yesterday.
The directors of the St. John d'El Rey Mining
Company (Limited) have received the following re-
Port, dated Morro Velho, 17th Nov. :—Produce for
October, 39,965 oitavas; cost for do., £10,620; profit
I" do., £4,804. Produce for 11 days cf November,
12,903 oitavas. Yield, 6,436 oitavas per tons.

Two o'CLocx.

There is no change in the general discountmarket,
Where the demand continues moderate, and the rates
are 73 to 8 per cent.
Consols remain at 913 3 for money, and at 912f0r the account. The New Threes are 91 3 ; the
Reduced 91 3; Exchequer Bills, 4s. die.; India 5
Per Cents., 1063 ; and the 5 per Cent. Enfaced
Paper, 1033.
Foreign Securities continue firm. Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 709 4 ; ditto Consolides, 462 -2;
Atexican, 354. 2; 254 26; Spanish Passive,
,33k Portuguese, 483 ; Russian, 883 ; Italian,
7
1°.14 ; and the Confederate Loan, 39 41.

Business in the Railway Share Market has
continued moderately active, and prices have in
Most instances slightly advanced. Great Western,
0( I North-Eastern (Berwick), have improved sa. ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 15s. ; and Metropolitan,
XI,

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
Without change of importance.
Bank shares have been in limited request. Lon-
don and Brighton have improved 4f Scinde, Pan-
Jaub, and Delhi, Q.
In the Miscellaneous Market, Mercantile Credit
have advanced to 71 8 ; National Discount, to 9f, ;I;
and Electric Telegraph have declined to 106 ;
Na-
tional Shipping are quoted 21 21 prem.; West
India and Pacific ditto, 1 to 11 prem.; and Contract
Corporation, 311 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 234
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9lk 1
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
New 21 per Cent. Annuities....
6 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873
4-onuities, 30 yrs, expire ath Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
India Stock, 1874
Ditto 5 Cent. 1870
Ditto 4 p per
er Cent. 1888 —
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent lO3l
Ditto 5i per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
Bank Stock for Account
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO - dis
Ditto under £1,000..
Consols for Account, Jan. 7.. 9ll I
India Stock tor Account, 5 per Cent —
iLetioquer Bills, £l,OOO, 214933 per Cent 4 dial
4 dis
Ditto 1:500
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859.....-
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60
Buenos AyresDitto 1863
6 per Cent
Colombian 6 Scrip
tl5 pd . (Dent
3 per Cent.)
Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid 99 Egyptian 7 per Cent .... .. dis
99
.
Ditto, Second Issue
........... 991 81
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account
Guatemala 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway
Y)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 341 51
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
-Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 3per Cent. ..
I:itto Account
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862
_Ditto Account B7 61 7
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1863
481
Ditto Account .
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62..
Ditto Account —
Ditto, 1863
sl Pm
Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid
18sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ...... .• --
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 •
Ditto 1860 ..
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 ..
.. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 BBl /
oardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
sPanish 3per Cent
"itto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Account 33}
Spanish,, Cert. of Coup not funded
pDitto Account l3}
vedish, 4 per Cent ..
urkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account BBl
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account 691 1
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
.._Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863
Venezuela 3 per Cont.
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Duteh2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail —
_ Ditto 4 per Cent.'
Certificates
French Renter, 41 per Cent., Ea. 25f
Ditto Account. .
" •
Ditto Account....
A. 5
opoeoruCiusi2tt..,lB6l,E*;:ii -
Ditto Scrip (1863.)T4i ...... .....
p.. 041 .. .. ..
ita
Console Money ... TWO O'CLOCK.
Ditto 'Account ...... ..... ............
.............. 911

Closing Business
Share ! Railways. faill
Price. done.
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