The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-19 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET

AND
COMIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
No alteration has been made to-day in the Bank
of England rate of discount. The events of the past
week had so distinctly pointed to the probability
o f a change that some surprise was occasioned when
it transpired that no new measure had been adopted.
The advices from the Continent reporting further
increase in the value of money, the withdrawals
of gold from the Bank of England, and
the very exceptional proceedings of the authorities
yesterday in charging per cent. more than the
minimum for some first-class bills, all tended to
lead the public into the belief that the directors
would from these circumstances be forced to further
enhance their official quotations. The bill-brokers
also very generally participated in this opinion, and
as a consequence have lately refrained from accept-
ing anything but short-dated paper.
A special general meeting of the shareholders of
the Bank of Wales was held to-day for the purpose
of repealing certain articles of association having
reference to the annulling of the rule allowing the
directors to purchase shares on behalf of the com-
pany, and also repealing laws respecting the ap-
pointment of auditors, the holding of meetinge, &c.
Mr. S. N. Daniell occupied the chair, and having
proposed the confirmation of the resolutions pre-
viously agreed upon, the meeting assented, and the
proceedings then terminated.

About 160,000 sovereigns were drawn from the
Bank yesterday for transmission to Alexandria.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to
this day are in round figures as under :

Great Western 1863. 1862.
£54,138
North-Western
,
South- Western
080 17,972
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire 35,080 32,652
North-Eastern 54,529 51,993
South-Eastern
Brighton
Midland
Bristol and Exeter
2 Great Eastern
Manchester Sheffield
Sheffield, and Lincoln 16,146 14,743
North Britis
.. 12,236 11,447
Scottish North-Eastern
The returns are in most instances of a very sa-
tisfactory character. On the Great Western there
is an increase of £3,571; on the North Western
of £6,172 ; on the South Western of £l,lOB ; on the
Great Northern of £3,310 ; on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire of £2,428 ; on the North Eastern of
£2,536 ;on the Midland of £2,166 ; on the Great
Eastern of £2,502 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln of £1,403; and on the North British
of X 789, while the South Eastern exhibits a decrease
of £274 and the Brighton of £461.

Two o'CLocK.
At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr.
Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Relates.
were 67f. 20c. Flat.

A very decided change for the better has come
over the aspect of affairs in the Stock Exchange
Markets this morning. The circumstance that the
Bank of England authorities have not raised their
rate of discount has given a great impulse to busi-
ness, and a perceptible improvement is manifested.
In Consols the advance amounts to I per cent., the
quotations being 921 for money, and 911 t, less
the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and
Reduced Annuities are 904 I ; the Thirty Years'
Annuities, 144; and the Red Sea Telegraph, 20Z;
Exchequer Bills are marked Bs. 3s. die. ; Bank
Stock is 237; India Stock, 221; the 5 per Cent.
Loan, 1081 8 ; the 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper,
2141 ; and the Debentures are 99t.
The rise has been most perceptible in the Foreign
Market where a good business has been transacted.
Alexioan have risen I, viz., to 37Z 38 ; Greek, t, to
301
; do., Coupons, Z, to 14f t ; Spanish Passive,
1, to 34 ; the Certificates, to 134,- -1 ; but the
Confederate Loan has declined to 56 58 ; Turkish
6 per Cents., 1862, are 692 70; do., Consolides have
risen 1, to 474 d ; Portuguese, 1862, are 48/ ; and
Italian, 70; 1.
The alterations in the Railway Share Market
have not been very extensive. Prices, however,
have in most instances shown an upward movement.
Great Western and Metropolitan have improved
; Great Eastern, Brighton, North Easters.
(Berwick), 103.; and North Western and South
Eastern, ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
material alteration.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally have
also been at slightly enhanced quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 237
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92a
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9O
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
New 2/ per Cent. Annuities... —
6 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 141
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1903. 20k
India Stock, 1874
Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 ...
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 991

Dittc, Bonds £l,OOO —
Ditto under £1,000..
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for account, Dec. 3 9li i
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent 3 8 die
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Attstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —

Ditto ' 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863
Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account.... 92i
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Chitian 6 ner Cent.Ditto 3 per Cent. —
iiitto 4i per Cent
Colombian 6 Scrip, £l5 pd -
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Egyptian 7 per Cent 9B! i
Ditto, Second Issue
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account . 30} 30 i
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account l4l
Guatemala 5 per Cent. -

Ditto Account
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
37 61 71 a 1
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account ...
Ditto 41 per Cent,, 1862 ........ .....
.1
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto
Account
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account 4Bl
Ditto 1863 •
Ditto Scrip, £lO paid pm
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
_Ditto 44 per Cent 1850..
Ditto 1860 ... —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent.' 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account..
Ditto A Per Vent
ertunt, of "••• • • . • b 341
ii-4 Ditto Acco
.r, not funded
Swedish, 4 per ce;11.
Turkish 6 per Cent. .
--
Ditto Account ...... 4
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto, SlOti Bonds
... .
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1861.!
.....
Ditto Account ............. .
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent..
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Account
Ditto Account • • 66
Dividends on the above payable in London,
Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 2sf.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account
TWO O'CLOCK,
Consols, Money
Ditto Account ..... „ 911 ex div,

SHARE MARKETS.---This day,

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS.

Closing Business
Share, Railways. Paid•l Price. done.