The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-12 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

....

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

An easier feeling now prevails in the general
discount market, and first class bills can be nego-
tiated at 3i per cent,
The Bank of England return for the week end-
ing Wednesday shows a falling off in the bullion,
but an increase in the notes and gold. Subjoined
are the p-rticulars

Actlve Circulation • •
Increase .. ••
Bullion .. • • •
Increase .. • •

.. £20,514.450
• • 46,085
.. 14,556,121
130,568

Rest 3,149,760
Increase .. • • ••• 20,392
Public Deposits • • • • • • 9 782,830
Increase .. • • • • 1,003,443
'Other Deposits.. • • • • 13'783' 'B3
Decrease .. • • • • • • 113,187
Seven Day and other Bills .. 566,010
Increase .. .. • • • • 24,983
Government Securities .. 1.1,251,395
Increase .. .. • • • • 100,000
Other Securities .. 21,891,797
Increase .. . • • • • • 751,148
Notes Unemployed .. • . 7,816,460
Increase .. • • • • • • 70,580
About £55,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday.
The Borussa, from New York, has arrived with
£40,000.

The Bank of France rate of discount was raised
yesterday afternoon from 31 to 4 per cent.
The operations in the Railway Share Market
have been limited, and prices have shown little
variation of importance. Great Eastern and South
Eastern have advanced ss, and Caledonian and
Brighton 10s.ovhile Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
North Western have declined 55., and London,
Chatham, and Dover, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained
inactive at almost previous quotations.

Two o'CLocK.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were
69f. 35c. Heavy in consequence of the returns of
the Bank of France.

The monthly statement of the Back of France
has also been issued, and shows a diminution of
£1,100,000 in the bullion, and of £1,040,000 in the
Notes ; while there is an increase of £3,720,000 in
the Bills Discounted, and of £648,000 in the Ad-
vances on Stocks and Shares. Ths Treasury
Balaices are larger by £520,000.
Although there has been a continued absence of
activity, the market for the English Funds pre-
sented a firmer appearance, Consols being 914 92
for money, and 921 4 for the account. The New
Threes and Reduced Annuities are 91 1 4 ; Ex-
chequer Bills have improved to par and 4s. prem. ;
Indian Five per Cents. continue at 1074 108; and
Bank Stock is 2331 234.
In the Foreig❑ Market there has been a further
upward movement in values, and business has been
moderately active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are
7141 ; do., Consolides, 504 4 ; Mexican, 364 s ;
Spanish Passive, 334 344 ; do., Certificates, 121;
Greek, 374 4 ; do., Coupons, 181 4 ; Italian, 724 4 ;
do., Miremmara Railway Loan, 814 ; Granada, 16 ;
Peruvian, 904 ; Russian, 924 4. The Confederate
Loan is 24 to 11 dis.; and the New Venezuelan,
2 to 1 prem.
During the last few days there has been rather
less activity in the markets for foreign and colonial
Produce. Sugars have sold slowly without any ma-
terial alteration in pricer. Coffee and tea remained
duff, but there has been more demand for low and
Medium qualities of rice, and a slight improvement
has been apparent. Business in the tallow market
has been dull for both present and forward delivery
at barely previous quotations.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show
little variation of importance. Imperial Ottoman
Bank have declined to 191 Q ; Royal Mail Steam
have improved to 641; International Financial
Shares are quoted 51 6 prem. ; London Financial,
2 to 21, prem.; General Credit, 21 y prem. ; and
General Petroleum Company,l prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 2331 4
per Cent. Reduced Annuities
Z per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent...— 96
D .. . bonds tI,UUo
Ditto under £l,000
Consols for Account, July 9 922
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent par 4 pm par
Ditto £500
Ditto Small par

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons
Ditto Account 3171 11
8
711 I
Ditto Coutdons
Italian 5
can 3 per Cen
er t. (Maremmana Railway) 811 801
p Ditto A:3 count ..
Mexi Cent
36i6 71 61 7 61 1 1
1
New Grana
Potly) an 41da per Cent.
Dit'm 41 per Cent, 1862
D'.tto Account..
rcretuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account
Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859., 584
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent
SDitto Account
pranieh 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Passive
Ditto A neount ..........
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account....
128 12 111 12
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
iiitto Account 7Ol
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto 1863, £3 19s 4d pd l2 1 Oa pm
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lO2l
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs Ditto Account,.
728
THREE O'CLOCK.
Console, Money ....
Ditto Account

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK LANE.

The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was
'very moderate. Selected pa eels were tolerably firm in
'price ; otherwise, the trade was dull, and in some instances
the quotations had a downward tendency.
There was a good show of foreign wheat cn the stands.
In most descriptions a limited basines. was transaoted at
Monday's currency. The demand was in a great measure
confined to good and fine wheats.
Pio ati,,g cargoes of grain were in but moderate request
at late rates.
rne. supply of barley was seasonably large. Beth Eng-
lish and foreign qualities were in moderate demand, and
prices ruled firm.

Malt changed hands steadily. at full prices.
the supply of oats was moderately large. All qualities
Met a slow sale, and inferior corn was rather cheaper than
on Monday.
Beans and peas—the supplies of which were small—ruled
firm at extreme rates.

The supply of barrel flour was somewhat extensive, and
the demand ruled inactive at late rates. Other kinds of
itollr were unaltered in value.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
tig
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout.
lish..
Irish.. —•• 1,900 10 ) 3430 20 I 790
_)— _ _
l'ora• '''''' ••
VII-- 3,130 1,670 1 —1 15,330 1 1,520 aks
26,550 brls