The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-29 00:00:00

310 NE Y MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
More firmness is observable in discount circles
this morning. The enquiry for accommodation has
been increased to a trifling extent by the members
of the Stock Exchange, who are borrowing money
to provide themselves with the means for settling
their accounts in foreign bonds and railway shares.
Three months' bills cannot therefore be negotiated
under 31 per cent.
The Shannon, from the West Indies, has brought
X 350,311.

An extrlordinary meeting of shareholders of the
Standard Back of British South Africa was held to-
day for the purpose of confirming the resolutions
passed at a late meeting, authorising the central
office at Port Elizabeth the option of meeting the
notes of the other branches, and enabling the colo-
nial accounts to be made up previous to the annual
meeting in London. The necessary confirmation
Was made and the proceedings terminated.

The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under:--

1863. 1862.
Great Western .................... £61,025 £60,494
N orth-Western ...................... 98,073 92,511
South-Western ...................... 22,026 21,577
Brighton. ............. .............. 19,925 Midland 20,455
.............................. 42,595 40518
south-Eastern ........................ 22,356 22,789
Great Northern ...................... 33,034 33,144
I,ancashire and Yorkshire..
Bristol and Exeter
6,139 6,128
Great Eastern
32,173 30,708
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 16,839 14,397
North British
.... 12,519 11,403
These returns are in most instances of a very
satisfactory character. On the Great Western
there is an increase of £.531 ; on the North Western
of '5,562; on the South Western, of £449 ; on the
Midland, of £2,077 ; on the Lancashire and York-
shire of £2,084; on the Great Eastern of £1,465 ;
on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of
£2,441 ; and on the North British of £1,116.
The London and Brighton, however, shows a de-
crease of £530, the South Eastern of £433, and the
Great Northern of £llO.

Two O'CLOCK.

At the first ordinary meeting to-day of share-
holders of the London and Colonial Bank, the
report stated a branch had been opened at Mon-
treal, and that it was the intention of the directors
to establish offices in Toronto and other parts of
Canada ; also to extend operations to the British
West Indies, New York, and Chicago.
The official returns relating to the trade and
navigation of the United Kingdom for the past 9
months, viz., to the 30th Sept., 1863, have just been
published, frem which it appears that the total de-
clared value of the exports during that period was
£104,294,713 against £93,672,434 in the like
period of 1862, showing an increase of £10,622,279.
The chief increase has been in cotton manufactures
and yarn, beer, and ale, earthenware, haberdashery
and millinery, hardware and cutlery, linen manufac-
tures, silk manufactures, and woollen and worsted
Manufactures. The importations of the principal
articles were larger as regards raw cotton, provi-
sions, sheep and lambs' wool, coffee, Sugar, tea,
timber, tobacco, and wine. The shipping accounts
exhibit an increase in the amount of tonnage em-
ployed in the foreign trade of 472,673 tons for the
entries inwards, while in the clearances outwards
there is also an increase of 45,842 tons. In the
coasting trade for the nine months, 32,282 tons
more were employed than in the corresponding
period of 1862 for the entries inwards, and there
was an increase of 185,102 tons in the clearances
outwards.

Consols have sustained a decline of i per cent. this
morning, and the quotations are now 93 k for trans-
fer as wr.ll as the account. This retrograde move •
ment hP,,s been due to sales, and to the heaviness of
the French Rentes. The decline, however, is not
important, and a few purchases will, no doubt,
briu.g back prices to their former level. The New
Threes and Reduced ,Annuities are 91: ; and
Exchequer Bills, ls. dis. to 28. prem.; tee 5 per
Ccnt. Loan is steady at 1091 e ; and the Bonds are
higher at 19s. 235. preen.
In the Foreign Market there is very little ani-
mation, and prices are not so buoyant. Turkish 6
per Cents., 1858, are 701 a ; do., 1862, 711 1; do.,
Consolides, 531 a ; Mexican, 411 8 ; Greek, 301 1
do., Coupons, 141 15 ; Spanish Passive, 351 a ; do.,
Certificates, 131 1 ; Portuguese, 1862, 49: b ; do.,
New Loan, 1: a prem. ; Russian, 9311; Italian, 72 1 ;
Venezuelan, 611 I; and the Confederate Loan,
64 66.

In the Railway Share Market the settlement of
the account occupies the principal attention of the
dealers and speculators, and prices have in some
instances exhibited more firmness. North Eastern
(Berwick) have advanced 55., Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln 155., and North Western and Mid-
land, £l.

The Foreign and Colonial shares continue in-
active, at about former rates.
Bank Shares continue dull, at about former quo-
tations. India Land Mortgage are quoted 3to 3k
premium ; Angio-Austrian, y prem. ; Imperial
Privileged Bank of Austria, par prem. ; and
East London, 21 to 34- prem.
In the Miscellaneous Market, Royal Mail Steam
have improved to 811; Discount Corporation are
quoted 81 to 9t, prem.; and Mercantile Credit, 3
to 31 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
a per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 k
New g per Cent. Annuities
India Stock, 1874 —
Ditto 5 pei Cent. 1870
Ditco 4 per Cent. 1888 —
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent —
Ditto 5} per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 23 21 pm.
Ditto under £l,OOO l9 23 pm
Dank Stock for Account
Consols for Account, Oct. 8 93k
I ulia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent 2
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
trazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1359 lOO
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto Scrip, 1863, £l5 paid
Greek 5 Cent. ,11824-5, Cent ,11824-5, ex-Coupons 3O/ 1
Ditto Account . 3Ol
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account
Itnlian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Xexican 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account
3Nloorish Imperial 5 per Cent
?Sew Granada lss /
Ditto 2 per Cent 3ll
Ditto Deferred 9a
poDitto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Atint3euese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
bitii°4.Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 49f
"tuna' " `l4eount - -
. lot( . ........
Ditto Per Cent 1850
•• 91
Ditto spe , 1860 ..
.S.s.'cdiniarl
pet Cent.
1862 ....... 93i 3
Ditto Ae,e,4',7t .
Spanish 3
...e_•-nt, ......................
Ditto Pay.,:'' "It .................... 90
Ditto Account ;"...••. ..........
•••••••••••••
. 751
Spanish Cert. of .... ...................... 3,54 I
Ditto Account . '"
V not ..... .
13f
l'arkish 6 per ti
Swedish, 4 par CeiA;'•••• ......funded
...... _
....
Cent. isk .........

Ditto Account., - • .......
Ditto 6 per Cent. iii,
iitto Account 921
Ditto, £lOO Bonds ... •• • 7og k
I)itto 6 per Cent. 186 i ...............
Ditto Account 73k
• = dis
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, x 59 734 6 I
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per cm: I°B Od id
Ditto Account... .......... ,
Venezuela 3 per Cent. __
Ditto Account 254
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account 6ll i a
Dividends on the above payable in London,
Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. ---°u•
Jelgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 251 —
Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 63Z 4k
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Itentes 3 per Cent., Ex. 251
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1561, Ex. 25 francs 72k
Ditto Account.... —
TIME E 0' C1:49 CK,
Consols, Money
3)4t9 Account
. strosolfotrits:::',,sit 93 11.

SHARE MARKETS--This day,

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOORS.

Paid.' Closing Business
1
,
Share/ Railways. Price. done.
13.14. Sir., Wol., and Str. Vat allll
8 84
£5 Blythe and Tyne. , a
st Bristol and Exeter lOO 83 f 5
10 Bost.,Sleat.,andiVlid.k.,o all RI 82.
st Caledonian lOO 1194 1204
50 s.ork and Bandon all
20 Cornwall all 7 74
AlO gets no div .„ Do A 1 ...
tl ti6p e.p an.has
10 Do. B been paid to B. all --
50 Dublin & Belfast June. i all 39 40
25 Oun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc., all 16 17
st Edinburgh & Glasgow.,' 100 88 100
st Glasg. and S. Western.' 100 108 110
st Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 50 61
st Ditto A stock
et Ditto EastAnglian st 100 7 9
st G reatNorthot Scotland, 100
St Great Northern I 100 129 t3O 128 i 8
st Do A stock llOO j 133 334 1324
st Do Bdo
I
et Gt. S. an,l W. of Irelano 100 1100 162
st Great Western llOO I (6 (61
st Do Str Val gua. stock! 100
et Lancashi:e & Yorkshire 1100 111.4 112
st Lohdon and Blackwal, i 100 71 73
st Lon., Bright,& S. Coast I 100 110 112
st Lou., Chat., and Dover; 100 46 (7 46 i
st Lou. & North Western! 100 105 1054 1044 4
st Lon. & Swath Western 100 101 102
at Man., Met, & Lincoln. 100 49 50
50 Maryport and Carlisle. all
12$ Dot shares all
et Metropolitan all 130 131
et Midland
4.4.0 Do New
st Do Birming. & Derby 100 98 100
50 Mid. (it. W. of Ireland all
25 Do. 4 shares
25
,51id Kent
10 Do Cray Line
st North British
st lEdin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 17. _
__ _
et INth. Eastern—Berwick 100 101/ 1024 1016
25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 —,, ,I
at Do Leeds lOO 68 59
et Do York
st Do Carlisle ......... „ 100
et North London
I
10 Do New 5 1 2 0
111.16..4 North StafFordshire
lu N. and S. W. Junction all 111 11; 111 1
st Scottish Central
at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 44 46
st Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 100 102
10 Shrews. and Welohpool all
at ,Shropshire Union
st ISouth Devon lOO 321 334
st South Eastern
at South Wales
at IS. York. and River Dun 100 98 100
20 '6taines, Wok.,andWok. all 9/ ,01
25 ~Stockton & Daelington all 364 374
25 Do
45 Do New, 1860 8 74 74 0
et ,Taff Vale..
10 Do B
I 8
244 64
10 Do C 3 34 p
50 !Ulster
25 I Do
12.10 I Do 54
et Vale of Neath
st ,Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 170 180
st Waterford & Kilkeuny 100
et 'West Cornwall lOO
st W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO
I
et West Midland -Oxford' 100 —at I Do Newport 100 I— at Do Hereford 100 i—
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