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

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Although the demand for monoy is very actively
maintained, the rates remain stationary, 3 per cent.
being generally required for 90 days paper, with
occasional transactions at 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.
ei 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 ..
•• • • .. .. 14,9 ,6,421
Increase
•• •• •• 85,626
Rest ..

• • • . 3,120;035
Increase 13,903
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•
•
Public Depositss 8338.717
Decrease ,315,782
.. •• •• ••
Other Deposits.. .. 15,469,254
Increase .. . 1,162,757
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 a3O 933
Notes Unemployed 8,897,945
Decrease .. 290,900
The Kangaroo, from Now York, has brought
£120,000, and the Hansa £ll,OOO in specie.

Two O'CLOCK.

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 92i
for money, 92a for the Bth instant, and 921 for
February. The New Threes and Reduced are 92i
India 5 per Cent. 1088 a ; and a bargain has take n
place in EKchequer 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 a ex div.; and the Consolides 401-
41. Egyptian are 95; ditto second issue, 94Z;
Italian, 690 f ex div.; ditto Railway Loan, 734744; Moorish, 97-1; Mexican, 31f, 32; Portuguese
New Loan, 478, ex div.; Russian ditto, 951 i;
Spanish Passive, 248; and Venezuelan Scrip, 1-Z
dia.

In the Railway Shard Market business remained
rather dull, but a slight advance took place in prices.
South Easterns and North Westerns improved 55.,
Great Northerns 10s., and the A stock £l. Lon-
don and Brightons rose 10s., while Great Westerns
declined 10s.

The foreign and colonial lines remained without
any material variation. Ottoman improved to 124 ;
San Paolo declined to 22Z- ex div.; and Recife and
San Francisco-to 18-1 ; Great Indian Peninsula de-
clined to 105 i, 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 ss. ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam,
10s.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ........ 92}
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ..... .... 92/
New 3 per Cent. Annuities .. 92/
annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan.,llBBo. . ,
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 151
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent lOB/ /
D Bonds Zl,OOO 26
Consols for Account 921 I
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 8
Ditto £5OO

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Chilian. 6 per Cent... —
Ditto 41 per Cent
Egpptian 7 per Cent
94
Ditt, Second
Italiano 5 per Cent.lssue (Maremmana Railway) 7311 4l
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account . ... 32
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada 2 per Cent 27,1
Ditto ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 121
Ditto Deferred
Peruvian 4A per Cent.
Ditto 1862
Ditto:Account. .
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 3 per CentlllBs6l '77'91 and '6O —
Ditto Account
Russian 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 ll 1 pm
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account sli
Ditto Passive
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account .....
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lO3l
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cents., 1862 (Scrip), £53 pd 1$ die
Dividends on the above payable in London,
Austrian, 5 per Cent. Ex. 10 florins
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f —
Ditto Account
Consols, Money TWO O'CLOCK.92I
Ditto Account, Jan. 8