The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE o'CLoCK.
Affairs in the discount market look more pro-
mising, and the mercantile public are regarding the
future with a more hopeful feeling. There is an
abundant supply of money in the hands of the joint
stock and private firms, and first-class three months'
bills are freely negotiated at 6/ per cent., but the
commercial community anticipating cheaper money
at no very distant date, appear inclined only to
operate for present purposes.

The Ellora, which left yesterday (Sunday) for
Bombay, took out £386,680, chiefly silver.

As usual, the holidays have greatly interfered
with the trade of the past week, but the advises
from the manufacturing districts are, nevertheless,
satisfactory, indicating that the improved condition
of monetary affairs has encouraged manufacturers to
regard the future with good anticipation. There
were only a few transacticns, and prices were gene-
rally lower. In the woollen and hosiery districts of
Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, and
Leicester, an average business had been negotiated,
and at Sheffield, Birmingham, and Wolverhampton,
there was no dimiuution of orders noticeable for
exportation.

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris this morning (according to Mr. Renter's
telegram) the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 40c.
Heavy.

' There is very little business to-day in the market
for Consols, speculators being disinclined to re-
sume operations on an extensive scale. Notwith-
standing the prevailing quietude, however, Con-
sols continue firm, viz., at 91f,- } for money, and at
91 d for account. The holiday season is not yet
over, and an immediate revival of activity
.is
scarcely expected.
The New Threes are 91i } ; the Reduced An-
nuities, 911 » ; New 2} per Cents., 75 ; India 5 per
Cents., 106 f, ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1004; ditto En-
faced 5 per Cents., 1041 ; and Exchequer Bills,
9s. 3s. die.

Foreign Stocks have not been very active, and
the alterations in prices are unimportant. Turkish
6 per Cents., 1862, are 71 711 ; ditto Consolides,
484 ; Mexican, 371 1; Spanish Passive, 361 ;
ditto Certificates, 131 4 ; Cheek, 251 26/ ; Portu-
guese, 45i 46k; and the Confederate Loan, 38 39.
In the Rail way Share Market the arrangements
for the half-monthly settlement are now in progress.
Prices generally exhibit no material variation,
although, in some instances, the charge for carrying
over has slightly advanced.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings generally
maintain previous quotations.

13ank Shares are in moderate request without
material change to record in values.

In the Miscellaneous Market the operations have
been confined principally to a few of the new un-
dertakings, which have generally sustained former

rates.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l}
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
5 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 ..
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
India Stock, 1871
Ditto 5 pei Cent. 1870
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 ... 100 t
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 5} per Cent
Ditto ditto April, 1864 —ll
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 —l3ank Stock for Account
Ditto Bonds .El,OOO
Ditto under £l,OOO . • ••
Consols for Account, Jan. 7 9ll 1
Lidia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 dt 3 per Cent 9 3 dis
Ditto £500
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..

Ditto 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-69
Dtto 3
Ditto Scrip, 1863, L3OlB pai6 86
d
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent _
Colombian 6 Scrip £l5 pd
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Chilian 6 per Cent. —

Ditto 41 per Cent, —
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
~..,..
Dutch, 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12. Guilders ..
Ditto, £lOO Bonds —
Equador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent l3
Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant —
Egyptian 7 per Cent —
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 261 4 6
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons l2l 111
Ditto Account —
Guatemala 5 per Cent. -
Ditto Account —
Italian b per Cent. (Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Peruvian 3per Cent.
Ditto Account —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862
Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866,'7,'9, '6O, 62,'3 49/
Ditto Account —
Ditto, 1863
Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid — Pm
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 921
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850..
Ditto 1860 ..
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 ..
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 B9} 90
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account —
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account —
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account —
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account —
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l3l 4 4
Ditto Account —
Swedish, 4 per Cent —
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Account ED
iiittoo
DittouCnetnt. 1858
.. 70 691
Account
r
Ditto Account. 1862
Ditto 6Gtear Cent. 1863
71/-
Ditto Deereed 4 per Cent —
Venezuela 3 Ilree, 4 Per Ct., Oct„ 1863
~ 1862
Ditto
46:kpec:crOPICIu'e Cent., 1862
Ditto*****************
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Dividends on the*.abo.v.e..p.a.y.a.b.fe ****
*** .
Austrian, 5 per Cent..
Ea.E1r,..!0 Florins.
—London.
Belgian 4 per Cent.
Dutch2l per Cent., ilx:2"
12 Guil ********
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
* * ****** --
Ditto Account....
French Rentes, 41 per Cent., ix. 25f —
I iitto Account
Ditto Scrip (1863) £4288. 3d. paid _ pin
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 7Ol
TWO O'CLOCIi.
Consols, Money ... 9ll 1
Ditto Account ..............