The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-15 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The minimum of the Bank of England remains
unaltered at 4 per cent. As already stated, that
portion of the commercial community especially in-
terested in the affairs of the money market has found
it necessary, during the past three days, to alter the
opinion previously formed respecting an immediate
advance in the rate of discount. With the disburse-
ment of the October dividends, and with the proba-
bility that the monetary requirements during the
following week will rot be extremely urgent, the
Course which the directors have followed, while it
will not create any surprise, may be regarded as
indicative of a cautious and wise policy.

Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received
by this mail on account of N9VI Grenada dividends
—From the Custom-house of Barbacoas, £175 12s.
10d. ; from the San Jose de Cucuta, £95 14s. 2d. ;
total, £271 7s. This is not the mail which brings
the bulk of the remittances for these dividends.

Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co.'s agents in
Venezuela advise that they have received for 55
per cent. of the import duties for the two weeks
from the Custom-house of La Gusyra, 56,612 dole.
No collection at Puerto Cabello advised by this mail.
Intelligence has been received from Guayaquil
that the Government of Ecuador has directed the
suspension of the payment of the 25 per cent. of
the duties of Customs appropropriated to the Foreign
Debt, by an order from the Minister of Finance,
dated Quito, Sept. 2.
About £ll,OOO in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under :

1863. 1862.
Great Western £62,549 £63,569
North-Western
South- Western
Great Eastern
Midland ..
South-Eastern 2.5,459 27,397
Great Northern
1 ancashire and Yorkshire 34,074 32,050
North Eastern 68,970 55.139
Bristol and Exeter
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 16,825 14,853
North British
Edinburgh and Glasgow
These returns are generally of a satisfactory charac-
ter. On the North Western there is an increase of
£4,297; on the South Western, of £124; on the
Midland, of £1,921 ; on the Great Northern, of
£2,626 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of
£2,024 ; on the North Eastern, of 13,831 ; on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £1,972 ; and
on the North British, of £833. The Great Western,
however, shows a decrease of £1,020; the Great
Eastern, of £232; and the South Eastern, of
£1,938.

Two O'CLOCK.

At the Paris Bourse to-day, according to Reuter's
telegram, the 3 per Cent. Bentes were 671. 50c.
Heavy and inanimate.
An appearance of firmness pervades the market
for English Stocks this morning, although very
few and trifling are the movements. The con-
tinuance of the rate of discount at 4 per cent.
has, no doubt, much contributed to this firmness.
Consols are 93 1 for money,: and 931 for the ac-
count. The New Threes are 911 t, and the Re-
duced Annuities, 911 ; Exchequer Bills are again
Par to 3s. prem. ; India 5 per Cont. Loan is
steady at 108 t 109 ; the 4 per Cents. do., 1001 Q ;
the 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 10710 and the 51
do., 116 t.
With the exception of Greek, which have been
further seriously depreciated, the Foreign Securi-
ties are generally firmer. Greek have declined 11,
per cent., Viz., to 311 4 ; and the Coupons are
lower, at 15 1. Mexican have risen Z, viz., to 431;
Spanish Passives,, to 351 ; the Certificates -I, to
141; Turkish 6 per Cents. 1862, are 701 711 ; do.,
Consolides, 54k H ; Portuguese, 49 ; Italian, 72Z ;
Venezuelan, 64 62; and the Confederate Loan,
63 65.
Only a limited amount of business has been tran-
sacted to day in the Railway Share Market, and
prices have, in some instances, exhibited increased
heaviness. Great Western, North Western, and
Midland have each receded 55., and Metropolitan,
108. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, however, have
improved ss.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
inactive, without any particular change in value.
Bank Shares have remained quiet. London and
County realise 52 3 ; London and Westminster, 79 ;
and Alliance of London and Liverpool have im-
proved to 45 46 ; India Land Mortgage Bank shares
are quoted 31, 4 prem.; Anglo-Austrian, to
prem. ; Imperial Privileged Austrian, I dis. to
prem. ; East London, 11 2 prem.
Basiness in the Miscellaneous Market continues
inactive. Crystal Palace Stock realised 381 ; Lon-
don Financial, 14; General Credit, 51; and Dis-
count Corporation, 6i 74 prem.

BRITISH. FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93 / 2/ 3/
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire &th Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
I diet(Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21
Stock
Ditto 5 pet Cent lO9 81
Ditto 4 per Cent ... 100! 1
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto 'ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account, Oct. 8.. —
93
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent par
Ditto
£5OO .. 3 Pm
Ditto Small

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
_ra . Ditto 1859
Ditto,
11 zillan 6 per Cent
,Ditto
1839 and 1859
45 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto
Da_nish 4 per Cent., 1863
043
per Cent., 1825.
Dutch,— 24 Per Cent, Es. 12 Guilders
Ditto, Pvisonal.La xd. Warrant
Per Cent . .n —
Egyptian 7
.. 1001
Ditto, Second Issue—
Equador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent..
U 5 per Cent., 1824-s„ex-Coupons.. 32 11 1
Ditto Account ....... 321 1/
..... .
Ditto Coupons ............. —
Ditto Account lsi f I
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
ft liew Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred 9!
_
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account ..
Ditto 45 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 49/ 9
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St _
Ditto 4} per Cent 1850 . Ditto 1860
tpDatiititeoh
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1882 —
S'trdinian 5 per Cent
A 3 cpeeorunctent
- ~I,:ii. ti t.,t 000 Account...
ow upn te .1 i ;
Deferred
.... _ .
3)iitoi Account
Ditto 44"::,,,°t-
•
Ditto
.
Spanish eee'eri----. ......... 35/ 1
A., •of Cioup not funded —
Swedish, ,ici,(''l4l.' l4
Turaish 6 p:reCent
.. Ditto Acc,„ll„,!..ut. 1854
Ditto 6 per 6e‘
Ditto Accou„,4t. 1858
Ditto, .1.00 '•• •.. .
Ditto 6 per Cent. 18. n.; ..... —
Ditto Account . 71 701
Ditto 6 per Cent.. ----
...... . .... 10; .. icf —7ll
Ditto Guaranteed, 4
Venezuela 3 per eclat. Per Cent _
Ditto Account ....... 26
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .......... '-
611
Es. ...
..
. Flo.ri...ns 691
Dividends on the above.; .........
Ditto Account ........
Austrian, 5 per Cent.,
Belgian 41 per Cent., Es. 25t
Dutch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil ..
•-

Ditto 4 per Cent.Certifteateg *********
French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Es:2sf„ 101
Italian, 5 per Ceat., 1861, Ex. 25 franca.. --
.Ditto Account....
72a
TWO O'CLOCK..
C.,nßols, Money
Ditto Account

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing ,
Shari Railways Paid. Price. Business done
100 atlantic &St Lay.,ene• all 62 04
dk I Bom.,Barodaa.Centinc 100 106 j 1074 107 61
Gu. 5 per cent.
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares..
204 Buffalo and LaKekturon all 6 65
10 Do. Fret eronce
100 Buffalo,BrantaGodricl lOO
d p. at bds. Aug. 1, 187'2
100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100
100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100
at Clcutta.aS.Eastn. (Lin ) 100 1064 1074
st Cape Town 2 Dock Scrii 100 1( 4 106
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 108 109
stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1074 1, 84 1071
20 Do. do. G Ext lO 15 15p
20 Do. do. H do.
stock Grand Trunk of Canada luu 225 237 23
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 75 17 77 5f
100 Do. do. deferred-- all 62 64 71
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 69 71
100 Do. do. deferred all 53 58
100 Do. 3d PI ef. stock
100 Do. do. deferred— all 42 4E
100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 30 32 315
100 Do. do. deferred all 25 27
stock GLlndtarenin.gua.sp.c lOO 108 109 1085
20 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 15 1f p
20 Do. January, 1862 8 15 111
stook Gt. South.of India(Lim)
guaranteed 5 per cent 100 106 107
204 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer, all 10: 14 101
204 Do. New .. ... . ... . 18 95 95,.
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 96 98
100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8 all 88 90
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 6
stock Madras. guar., sp. c.
stock Do. 4f p. o. Extension 100 101 102
stock Dc. 4* do.. • • 100 08 100
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 --
stock 3lelb.Corp. 6p. e. Buds. 100
50 Melb. & Hob3on's Bay. all 58 i 9
100 Do. 7p. c. slortg. Bds. all
20 Newßrunswick a Canda
Class A and B all 3 5
N.ll.l.C'da6 pc Ist pt bds 100 82 84
stock Sainde .......... (100 1061 1075
at Do. De1hi......... Iri 100 116 107
I Do. do 1 2 4 fp
20 Do. Punjaub all --I,
st Do. Do. ........ , ?„t , 190 106 107
stock Dc. lndus.St. Flo.) 000 102 104