The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Very little business is now transacted in the
general discount market, the mercantile classes
keeping aloof until after the weekly meeting of the
Bark directors, owing to the expectation of a reduc-
tion in the minimum.
Gold is now about 3 10ths per cent. dearer in
London than in Paris, and about 8-10ths per cent.
higher here than in Himburg.
The Continental Exchanges yesterday afternoon
exhibited no material alteration ; the quotations on
Italy, however were a shade lower.

The dividend on Louisiana State Bonds has been
announced for payment.

The directors of the London, Birmingham, and
South Staffirdshire Bank have appointed their
managers, and it is expected that business will
be commenced at an early date.
It is notified that Mr. G. A. Addison, one of the
inspectors of the London and County Bank, has
been appointed matiager of the London and South-
Western Bank.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's
telegram, French Rentes were 70f. 15c.—flat.
Owing to the extreme dullness of the market for
English Stocks, a few operations are sufficient to,
produce a fractional effect upon the quotations.
Some sales have taken place this morning, and,
although they represented a very small aggregate
amount, they led to a decline of a per cent., Consols
being 92'i a for transfer, and 92i for the account.
fhe New 3 per Cents, and the Reduced are flat at
921 ; Exchequer Bills ls. die. to 3s. prem. ; India
5 per Cent. Loan remains at 108 ; and the Deben-.
tures at 100.
The transactions in the Foreign Market have
been rather restricted, but prices generally have

been well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854,

are firm at ; do.. 1858, 731 0 ; do., 1862, 7o ;
and the Consolides, 411-, 42; Egyptian are firm, and
Grenadian Bonds have slightly improved. Italians
have receded to 69 ; Moorish, 941.

In the Railway Share Market the dealings con-
tinued moderately active, but prices generally ex-
hibit less firmness. Great Westerns, Lancakihire
and Yorkshire, and Metropolitan have declined 5
Edinburgh and Glasgow, Midland, and South
Easterns, 10s.; and North British £1; CAledonians,
however, have receded ss,

Tne Foreign and Colonial lines also were depressed.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have re-
ceded to 231, Great Luxemburg to 15,1, Eastern
Bengals to 1051-,, and Great Indian Peninsula to
1054.

Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
in some instances at slightly enhanced rates. Otto-
man Bank have improved to 42ili 43 ; and London
and County to 401; Crystal Palace Stock br9ught
321; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 73.

BRITISH FUNDS—J PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ..
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 25 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 55 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1004
D, , Bonds 111,000 ...„ l2
Ditto under £1,000..
Consols for Account, March. 5
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 25 per Cent 1 die
Ditto £500
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 1843
Chilian 6 per Cent —
Ditto 45 per Cent,
Equador New Consolidated 165 i
Egpptian 7 pet Cent lOO5 100
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent.) 1824-5, ex-Coup ms 204 14 204
Ditto Coupons
Ittiian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 72
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent ....
New Granada.....
131 14 I 134 144 14
Ditto 2 pet Cent, 31 2 S
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) .... • • 74
Piruvian 45 per Cent.
Ditto • 1862
Ditto Account ..
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto 1862
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 975
Ditto 45 per Cent., 1850.
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Scrip, £65 16s. paid
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
46}
Ditto Passive
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 ...... 264 6
........ 90
Di! to Account.. 904 5
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto A.coount.... .
Ditto Apes
Cent. 18,32
')itto unt 704 4
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account.. .
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
Ditto Account .......... 69
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
.Ditto Account 92; 1