The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-08 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE o'CLocic.
The general money market today presents a
rather more active appearance, there being an in-
creased enquiry for discounts, and the rates for the
best short-dated bills are 31 it per cent.
There was a slight downward tendency in the
rates of exchange on several of the principal con-
tinental cities yesterday afternoon.
A further sum of £lBO,OOO in gold was taken
into the Bank yesterday.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £270,600 and the exports to £210,000.
A meeting was held yesterday of the creditors of
Mr. Hugh Harris Ford, woollen warehouseman, of
79, Watling-street, when the accounts submitted by
Messrs. C. F. Kemp, Ford, and Co., estimated the
liabilities at £11,517, and the assets at £11,085.
A resolution was passed to accept a composition of
10s. in the pound, payable as follows :-ss. in cash,
2s. 6d., at three months, and 2s. 6d. at six months,
the last secured. The principal assets consisotf
of a
large shipping debt, which is looked upon as
un-
certain value, and of the stock in trade, which is of
course subject to realisation.
The report presented to the proprietors of the
Royal Insurance Company at their
of the r annual meeting,
yesterday, gives convincing evidence
extra-
ordinarily rapid growth c f this flourishing institu-
tion. It has now been in existence for a period of
18 years, and during that time it has achieved for
itself a position and a name which may well be en-
vied by most, if not all, its predecessors in the
assurance field. The report shows that, whereas in
the ninth year of the company's existence the fire
premiums were about £112,000, they have now
reached upwards of £300,000. The life premiums,
hich at the same period were £22,000, are now

nearly five times that amount; and the sum paid
for the purchase of annuities is now eight times as
much as it was nine years ago. In the past year
£65,680 were added to the balance of life funds,
which was thereby increased to £257,022. The
sum s assured in the financial year just ended amount
to 4701,427, on 1,498 policies. Throughout the
report the same satisfactory evidence of progress—
progress almost unprecedented in the history of
assurance companies—is afforded. Nor is this
flourishing state of affairs altogether matter of
astonishment when we consider the liberality and
the judicious management which have from the
outse t characterised all the proceedings of the Royal
ar ce Company. Moreover, it has always had
the good fortune to be governed by men of high
corn mercial standing; and possesses, in its actuary,
Mr. Dove, and in its manager, Mr. M'Laren,
officers, the value of whose tact and energy it would
be Officult to overrate. Under such circumstances,
the Royal has become what it is, and we doubt not
Will attain to even brighter things in the future.

Two o'CLocK.

At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegt am, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 25c.

The English Stock Market, which has presented
a d all appearance, has been well supported, not-
withstanding the receipt of lower prices from the
Paris_ Bourse, owing, no doubt, to the favour-
able prospects of monetary affairs, and the highly
encouraging accounts of the harvest. Consols re-
main at 92/ .1 for money, and 93 1 for the account.
The New Threes are 921 938 ; the Reduced, 931;
India 5 per Cents., 1081 1 ; do. Debentures, 100;
and Exchequer Bills, ls. die, to 2s. prem.
The Foreign Market is moderately active, and
prices have, in several instances, been depressed.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are steady at 671 ;
do. Consolides have receded to 48 1 ; Greek to 321 ;
do. Coupons to 141 159 ; Spanish Passive to 321 1;
do. Certificates to 121 1; but Mexican have im-
proved to 361 371; the Confederate Loan to 24 to
22 discount. Portuguese are 48 ; Italian, 71; and
Venezuela, 561 1.

In the Railway Share Market business has been
dull, and the few dealings recorded have been at a
farther slight decline in values. Great Eastern,
Great Northern, and North Western have each
receded 10s., and Caledonian, £1 to £1 55.; while
Brighton has improved 10s.
The Foreign lines continue inactive at previous
quotation.
In the Colonial undertakings Bombay and
Baroda have declined 10s.; Great Southern of India
10s.; Madras 5 per Cents. 10s., and Pnnjaub, 10s.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive,
without any material alteration to record in prices.
Union of Australia realise 52-i ; Crystal Palace
Stock 401 ; Hudson's Bay Company 21 ?,-; and
Royal Mail Steam have improved to 67-1,

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES,
Bank Stock — 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 921 1 3
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 921 31 New 21 per Cent. Annuities...
Itnnuities, 30 yrs, expire .sth Jan., 1880
Ditto
for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. flitto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
India Stock
Ditto 5 pet Cent loBa Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent ....................
I)itto 51 per Cent ..................
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct.,•
Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864 100
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO l9 pm
Ditto under £l,OOO
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account, Sept. 9 •••93
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent....
March, 21 p I
2 per Cent. June,
er 1
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO .. 1 dis Cent.
Ditto £500..
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 4t per Cent., 1852-58-60
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Chi i
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
tan 6 per Cent
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Egyptian 7 per Cent
Ditto, Second Issue
Greeks
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons
Ditto Account... .
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent .
Ditto Account .. . ..... . :
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 186.3
Ditto Account, .......•
.
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7,'9; '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account .................. 48
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822 St
Ditto 4} per Cent 1850;.£
, —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1869
SDitto 5 per Cent. 18(32
ardinian 5 per Cent —
Ditto Account
I Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred ........
ilitto Account ...
Ditto
passive ...............
SDitto Account .......... . 321
panish Cert. of COI; ..................
Ditto Account. .
121
Turkish 6 per ce_ ...
Ditto Account ut.
18°4
.
Ditto 6 per Cent. .
Ditto Account .. 1858•..,
771 a
Ditto 6 per Cent: 11-Gy
Ditto Account .. . Ditto Guarszteed, •4
. p.e.;.6;/;;
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
....
Ditto Account ...... .
Ditto Account ..... .............•
Dividends on the above pa.y. i).1; L0nd0n.666,1
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florins
`M per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil ...... : 641 5
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
5 per Cent., 1861, E. 25 fi:a.cs
Italian,
Ditto Account ................ 7
TWO O.
C,msolst Money
921 'CLOCK
Ditto Account

Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day,

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
A stronger marker. Sales about 6,000 bales;
import, 16,355.

A letter from C.inert (Crete) gives the following
particulars respecting the yield of silk in that
:—" The cocoons hitherto collected resemble in form
and size those produced in France and Italy. Two-thirds
of them are yellow, varying from orange to chamois and
nankeen tints. The other third range from pure white to a
sulphur tint. The quality is much better than last year,
but has not yet become so good as before the invasion of
the silkworm disease three years back."

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing ,
Shan Railways Paid. Price. Business done
100 :1 tlantio &St Lawrence all 61 (3 614
ilk tiom.,Baroda&.Centlnd Gu. 5 per cent
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares.
205 Buffalo and Lase Huron al, 51 bl
10 Do. Preference .. B . all 71 84
uffalo,Brant,&Godrie.h 100 —
6p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 10u
100 Do. do. July 1, 1872 100
100 Do. do. June 1, 18:1 100
st Cleutta.&S.Eastn.(Lo, ) 100 106.6 107 A 108
st Cape Town Dock Seri' 100 1( 71 1084
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1085 1095
stock Last Indiaft. gu. sp. c. 10n 107 1' 8 1085
20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 11p
20 Do. do. H do.
stock Grand Trunk of Canada Rai 195 204
100 Do. Ist Fret. Bonds all 70 72 71
100 Do. no. deferred all 52 55
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 64 56
100 Do. do. deferred all 50 62
100 Do. 3d P ef. stock
100 Do. uo. deferred all 34 37
100 Do. 4th Pref. stea. all 23 23
100 Do. do. deferred all 21 23
stook Gtandiarenin.gua.sp.o lOO 108 109 1084
20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 1 IhP
20 Do. January, 1862.. 8 1 15r,
stock Gt. South.of India (Lim;
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 107 1( 8 1074
204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all l 0 115
201 Do. New . 18 91 94.
100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 witlet opt. all 97 100
100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 90 (2
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 1 p 24
stock Madras, guar., 5p.0. .. lOU 107 1(.8 107 k
stock Do. 44 p. c. Extension 100 101 102 1014
stock Dc. 4* d 0........ 100 67 99 98
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2
stock 11elb.Corp. Bp. a. Bndb. 100
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 54 56 56
100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. all
SO Newßrunswick Canda
Class A and B .. all 3 5
N. 111.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds 100 84 86
stock Scinde ..........1 (100 107 108
st Do. Delhi q.loo 1061 107
t Do. do • • !Ie
In l 2
.• t
20 Do. Punjaub .. : all 5 8p
p
st
1071
) Do. Do. , F,„„EI
stock Do. dus.St. Flo. - ( 108
100 107
100 ,103 105
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
t,an.(iov. 6 p.c.J a ,ILJ ul3
1877-81 100 IC3 105
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & *Aug. 100 1( 2 104
Do.d p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 106 108
Do. Sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 955 965
Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 94 96
Cape G.pe
Ho, 8 p 0,1872 100 108 110
Do.Ap ‘1; Oct. 1880 100 112 114
I Do. 1890 100 113 115
I Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 111 113
'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 116
Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 107
'Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 110 112
—. IN.B.Gov. 6 p.c..) a.&Jul) 100 105 106 106
Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100
- S.W. Gov. 5 P D.,18t . 100 100 101
Do. sp. c 1841 to lt7( 100 101 102
- Do. d0.,1888 dzupwcit 100 1011 1021
New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112
Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C.
sterling, 1875 lOO 105 106
Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 1:0 112
,S.Aus th6p.c.1878.& up lOO 110 112
- , Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.eauly 100 107 109
Do. lo 6 pm. An.&oot.. 100 1125 113 1121

BRITISH MINES.