The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, ONE O'CLOCK.
There is less demand for discount accommodation
to-day, and the market is a little easier, although
no actual change can yet be reported.
The directors of the Union Mercantile Steam
Ship Company of Liabon have given notice that the
interest on the shares for the year ending 31st
March, 1862, will be paid on and after Monday, the
26th inst.

Two o'CLOCK.

A meeting took place to day of the London and
County Bank. The usual dividend of 6 per cent.
was declared, together with a bonus of 11 percent.,
making in all 121 per cent. for the past year. This
arrangement leaves £1,483 2s. 3d. to be carried for.
ward to profit and loss account.
The biddings for 60,00,000r5. in bills on India,
took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The
proportions allotted were to Calcutta, 34,50,000r5.;
to Bombay, 24,00,00Cr5. ; and to M adras,l,so,6oors.
The declared minimum price was ai before, ls.
per rupee on Calcutta, and 2s. on Bombay and
Madras. The applications within the limits were
for about 170 lacs. Tenders on Calcutta at ls. 11d.,
i will receive about 78 per cent, and above that
price in full. On Bombay, at 25., will receive
about 10 per cent., and above that price in full;
on Madras, at 25., will receive in full

The first half-yearly meeting of the Imperial
Bank held to-day, Mr. A. L. Elders in the chair.
The report, which was adopted, stated that the
gross profits during the short time the bank had
been in operation amounted to £5.044, and the
current expenses had been paid, and a balance re-
mained of £1,681 13s. 3d., which had been carried
to the new account.

The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed the 10th inst. a special settling day in the
shares of the Londo❑ and South Western Bank,
and dealings are to be officially recorded, and of the
Socie é Financiere d'Egypte, which is Lot to be
Marked at present.

The English Stock Market is steady at the
recent advance, Consols being 92i a for trans
fer, and 921 for the March account. The
New Threes and the Reduced Annuities, 926 a ;
India 5 per Cents., 108 I ; ditto 5 per Cent.
Enfaced, 1051 1; and the Exchequer bills, is pm.
Foreign Securities, with the exception of Greek
Blods, in which an active business has
taken place, have been rather quiet. Turkish
6 per Cents., 1854, have risen to 89 4 ; do., tB5B,
to 721 I; do., 1862, 68 I; but the Coosolides are
heavy, at 401 41. Greek are 21 / ; and the Coupons,
9/ Egyptian, 99/ ; Mexican, 33/ ; Spanish
Passive, 271 I; Italian NI; and Venezulan New
Loan, 608 .

I❑ the Railway Share Market there has been
little change of impot tance. Great Easterns, Great
Northerns, and North Eastern (Berwick), improved
ss. ; and North Western .nd South Western, 10s. ;
London and Brighton, however, declined ss. to 10s.
The foreign and colonial undertakings remain at
aboue previous rates, with the exception of South
Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, which have im-
proved to 221.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are
in some instances at slightly lower quotations.
Alliance of London and Liverpool realise 249 ;
Bank of Australia 77; City Bank 88k; Ottoman
Bauk 381; and Union of London 33.

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BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 238
3 per Cent. Reduced. A...nnui..ties.... 921 1
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ..
New 3 per. Cent. Annuities
India Stock
D tto 5 per Cent
1081 8
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent,
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 991
Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001 991
Consols for Account, March. 5
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 1 pm
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING etticEs
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Buenos AyreA 6 per Cent.... —
D tro £lOO Bonds 97
hilian 611-r Cent... i o3i
Egpptian 7 pet Cent..
Ditto Second Issue
Greek 5 per Centl 1824-5, ex-Coup ins 201 U 20/ 11 11 201
1 1
Ditto Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ne'''''' Account
vv Granada 2 per Cent —
Ditto Land Warrants .. 61 I
Dii to ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 13t 1
...,,Ditto Deferred, Ex Hectares
r •tic-tuLn 41 per Cent.
Ditto 1862
-
Ditto Account
3ccount
Poprti
per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
.
Ditto 1862.
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 461
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent 1862
Ditto Scrip, £56 Bs. paid
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
nitto A,

.itc Aecount..
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account 721 i i i 2
Ditto, £lOO Bonds 77
Ditto 6 per Cent. 18 2
i i
nitro Account
•
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 23
a
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
Ditto Account.. 70i
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THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
.oitto Acc0unt.......................... 9
921 i