The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-31 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE•

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The minimum rate of discount at the Bank of
England continues at 7 per cent., the directors
having at their weekly meeting to-day refrained
frdm making any alteration. There is an abundant
supply of money, and the inquiries, although sti-
mulated by the usual disbursements at this period,
are not sufficient to produce the slightest pressure.
About £59,000 in gold was taken into the
Bank yesterday.

The Seine, from the •\Vest Indies, has brought
£663,852.
The share list of the Mauritius Land Credit and
Agency Company will be closed on Friday next,
the Ist January.
The Lyndon office of the Anglo-Austrian Bank
will he in active operation on and from Friday, the
Ist January, under the management of Francis
Breuer, Esq., for many years in the hoase of
Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to
this day are in round figures as under :-
1863. 1862.
Great Western £63,594 £54,593
North-Western
South- Western
Brighton
Midland 48,438 43,538
South-Eastern
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire 37,970 32,363
Bristol and Exeter
North-Eastern
Manchester, Slaeflleld, and Lincoln..
North British
Midland and Great Western (Ireland) 4,185 3,922

The ab ,ve returns, compared with those of the
same period of last year, are of a most satisfactory
character. On the Great Western there is an
increase of £9,001. ; on the North Western, of
19,968 ; on the South Western, of £4,004 ; on
the Brighton, of £124; on the Midland, of £4,900;
on the South Eastern, of £1,721 ; on the Great
Northern, of £5,303 ; on the Lancashire and York-
shire, of £5,607 ; on the North Eastern, of £5,134;
on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of
£2,522 ; and on the North British, of £919.
Application having been made to :he Land
Mortgage Bank of India to undertake the agency
of the Credit Foncier in the Mauritius by nearly
a hundred of the leading colonists, a special
general meeting of the shareholders has been
summoned for Monday, the 11th January, at the
London Tavern, for the purpose of considering
the propriety of enlarging the provisions of the
articles of association, so as to enable the company
to undertake such and similar agencies for other
companies throughout the British possessions in
the East.

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris this morning (according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram) the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 40c.
Firm.

Further indications of depression are perceptible
is the market for Console, which appear to be un-
favourably affected by the dulness of business, and
a feeling of anxiety with regard to Continental
politics, especially the Schleswig-Holstein affair,
which, it is still thought, will lead to serious diffi-
culties. Consols are 911 1 for transfer, and 911
exactly for the account. The New Threea and
Reduced Annuities are 911 ; India 5 per Cents.,
106: ; and Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 4s. die.; Bank
Stock is marked 2351.
The Foreign Market opened with a depressed
appearance, but more firmness has since prevailed,
and business is moderately active. Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 71 1 ; do. Consolides, 471 48
Mexican, 371 d ; Greek, 24: # ; do. Coupons, 111
Spanish Passive, 341 35 ; do. Certificates, 141 1,
Portuguese, 49 ; Russian, 891 ; and the Con
federate Loan, 37 39.

The operations in the Railway Share Market
have been rather restricted, although prices have
shown increased buoyancy, owing to the favourable
traffic receipts on most of the principal lines. Great
Western and North Western have advanced ss. ;
Great Eastern, 10s.; and Great Northern and Lon-
don and Blackwall, £l.

In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings no
material alteration has taken place in prices.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally main-
tain former rates. Hindustan, China, and Japan
have improvedi,33l 34 ;;London and:Brazilian to 55
551:;:and Union of London to 40,1,-; London Finan-
cial shares are firm at 236 ; Discount Corporation
at 6t-!; International Financial at 10; and Royal
Mail Steam at 771 78.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 2351
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
per Cent. Consols Annuities 9ll 1
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 3} per Cent. Annuities
5 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 ..
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891....
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 141
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
India Stock, 1674
Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 lO6l I I
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 95
Ditto 6 per Cent
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 99
rank Stock for Account
Din bonds £l,OOO par
Ditto under £l,OOO
Console for Account, Jan. 7 9li I
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent 4 9 die
Ditto £5OO .. 9 die
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
Ditto 1863
Ditto Scrip, 1863, £3O paid
'Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd
Cuba, 6 per Cent. ...... .
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account ...... t I

Ditto Coupons —
Guatemala 5 per Cent. ............
Ditto Account ..
Italian b per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ... •
371 7 1 7
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 6 per Cent
Ne w Granada —
Ditto 2 per Cent. —
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) -
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Ditto 3 per Cent...
raravian 3per Cent.
V itto Account --

Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account —
Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account 49k
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3
Ditto Account 49k
Ditto, 1863
Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid ll pm
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Ditto 4} per Cent 1850 .
Ditto 1860 —
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
'Ditto 5 per Cent. 1.862
Sardinian 5 per Cent ............. •
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred ..............................
. . --
Ditto Account ...................... ....
Ditto Passive •...•..•••..••........ 34i
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account .... NM!
Swedish, 4 per Cent ..
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account

Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account 7O 69/
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account 7li
Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 7l
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863 —
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Acksount
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account .. 55
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 6 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Duton2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Ditto Account....
French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 251 —
1)nto Account

Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid.... pm
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1t:61, Ex. 25 francs..

THREE O'CLOCK,
Consols, Money 9lk i
Ditto Account