The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Although the demand for money is very actively
maintained, the rates remain stationary, 3 per cent.
being generally required for 90 days paper, with
occasional transactions at 11- per cent. lower.
The B ink of England return for the week to
Wednesday last exhibits some important changes
occasioned by the usual disbursements at this period.
The authorities had experienced a considerable
increase of loan and discount business, and the
other securities have been largely augmented.
A. small addition has been made to the stock of bul-
lion, but the reserve of notes has been materially
reduced. Some of the other items exhibit move-
ments of interest, as will be seen by the subjoined
particulars :

Active Circulation .. £19,871,250
Increase
.. 372,355
Bullion .. .. • . 14,956,421
Increase
Rest 85,626.. 3,120,035
Increase ..
13,903
Public Deposits
.. • .. 8,338,717
Decrease ..• 315,782
Other Deposits..
Increase .• .. 15,469,254
•
.. 1,162,767
Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 645,185
Decrease• 6,318
Government Securities' 11,244,873
Increase
.. 110,356
Other Securities .. 21,146,147
Increase .. 1,030,933
Notes Unemployed .. 8,897,945
Decrease ..
.. 290,900
The Kangaroo, from New York, has brought
£120,000, and the Hansa £ll,OOO in specie.

Two O'CLOCK.
The Liverpool cotton market to-dcy declined id.
to id. per lb. from the extreme prices of Monday.
A fair business doing, and sales probably 5,000
bales.

At the half-yearly meeting of the London Dock
Company just held, the usual dividend at the rate
of 21 per cent. per annum was declared.
A decline of about / per cent. took place yester-
day afternoon in the market for the English Funds,
and continued heaviness was apparent at the com-
mencement of business this morning. Subsequently
a few purchases were effected, and prices have
tended upwards in consequence. Consols are 921 1
for money, 921 for the Bth instant, and 921 for
February. The New Threes and Reduced are 921 1;
India 5 per Cent. 1084 ; and a bargain has taken
place in Exchequer Bills at Bs. premium, showing
business.
The transactions in the Foreign Stock Market
have been rather numerous, and prices are steadily
supported. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, 711 72;
ditto 1862, 681 1 ex div.; and the Consolides 401
41. Egyptian are 95; ditto second issue, 941;
Italian, 691 11 ex div. ; ditto Railway Loan, 731
741; Moorish, 971; Mexican, 311 32 ; Portuguese
New Loan, 47i, ex div.; Russian ditto, 95i ;
Spanish Passive, 248; and Venezuelan Scrip, 11
dis,

In the Railway Share Market business remained
rather dull, but a slight advance took place in prices.
South Easterns and North Westerns improved os.,
Great Northerns 10s., and the A Stock £l. Lon-
don and Brightons rose 108., while Great Westerns
declined 10s.

The foreign and colonial lines remained without
any material variation. Ottoman improved to 121 ;
San Paolo declined. to 229 ex div.; and Recife and
Sari Francisco to 18i ; Great Indian Pzninsula de-
clined to 104, ex div.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares were
in moderate request, without any change of impor-
tance to record in value; London and Brazilian re-
ceded about 55.; London and Buenos Ayres im-
proved 58. ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam,
10s,

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Dank Stock
234
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. •1880.
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5l
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent Shut.lo
Ditte Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 968/
D tin Bonds £l,oou 26
Consols for Account I
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 8921
Ditto 1,500

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING
11'4ICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Chilian 6 per Cent. _
Ditto 41 per Cent
95
Egpptian 7 per Cent
9
Ditto, Second Issue
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremtuana Railway) '731 41
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
311
Ditto Account 32 11
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
Ditto ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 121
..... Ditto Deferred sf
reruvian 41 per Cent.
Ditto 1862
Ditto:Account ..
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
:Ditto 3 per Cent.,1856, '7, '9, and '60..
Ditto Account....
Ditto 1862 461 _ Ditto Scrip, £25 paid 3
i 47i i 7
Pm
Itussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850
Dittol3 per Cent., 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Ditto 5 per Cent.,1862, Scrip, £47 pd... 11 I t pm
r•sixtnish 3 r Cent .
Ditto Account.. ............... .
Ditto Passive .
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account
81
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account . .........
DDitto 6 per Cent. 1862
itto Account.
VenezDitto Guararteed, 4 per Cent. Cent...
DiDitto 1031
uela, 3 per Cent
tto Account
Ditto 6 per Cents:, 1862 (SCrip), 153 pd 11 I dis
Dividends on the above payable in London,
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florins .. • . 67f
Dutch 21 per Cent,, Ex. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ltalian, 5 pzr Cent.
, 1861,
...
Ex. 25f. -
Ditto Account
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
..... ......... .... 921
Ditto Account, Jan 8•• 92t t