The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-06 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Continued firmness prevails in the discount
market, where 31 per cent. is the general charge for
first class three months' bills, with exceptional trans-
actions at 31 per cent. The demand has been
greatly stimulated by the settlement of the account
in consols.

A further sum of £13,000 in gold was taken into
the Bank yesterday.
To-morrow (the 7th) has been appointed by the
committee of the Stock Exchange for a special set-
tlement i❑ the shares of the South Kensington
Hotel Company, but transactions in them are not
to be recorded in the official lists.

The directors of the Bank of Egypt have issued
their report and statement of accounts to be pre-
sented at the forthcoming half-yearly meeting. Tne
net profits for the biz months just concluded
amount to £13,895, and the usual dividend, viz., at
the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, is proposed.
Favourable mention is made of the name of 11r.
Philip Anstruther, the late deputy chairman of the
Board, whose death is lamented, and whose services
particularly his recent mission to Egypt to investi
gate the affairs of the bank, are highly eulogised.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under :-
1863. 1862.
Great Eastern
Great Western 67,297 70,939
Lancashire and Yorkshire 38,090 38,963
Great Northern ..
South-Western
N orth-Western 108,561 107,064
Midland
North Eastern
Brighton .. 29,569 30,550
South-Eastern
.. 30,197 32,133
Scottish North-Eastern
Great Western of Canada 8,515 8,285

These returns continue in several instances to be
of an unsatisfactory character compared with those
of the same period of last year. On the Great
Western there is a decrease of £3,642, on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire of £873, on the South
Western of £1,624, on the Brighton of £9Bl, on
the South Eastern of £1,936, while the Great
Eastern shows an increase of £279, the Great
Northern of £l3, the North Western of £1,497, the
Midland of £827, the North Eastern of £2,613, and
the Great Western of Canada of £230.
The biddings for £400,000 in bills on India took
place to-day at the Bank of England, the propor-
tions allotted being—to Calcutta, £220,000; to
Botisibay, £160,000; and to Madras, £20,000. The
declared minimum price was, as on the last occa-
sion, ls. 110. per rupee on Calcutta, and ls. 111 d.
on Bombay and Madras, and the applications within
the limits amounted to £1,980,000. Tenders on
Calcutta at ls. 114 d. will receive about 11 per cent. ;
on Bombay, at ls. Hid., above 32 per cent., and
all above these prices in full. On Madras all will
receive in full.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 850.
to 67f. 92c. Rather firm.

The English Stock Market is not quite so firm as
at the close of yesterday after noon, a decline of 1
per cent. having been produced by sales in connec-
tion with the settiernent. Consols are 92& 93 for
money, and 931 1 for the September account. The
New Threes and Reduced are 931 ; India 5 per
Cent., 1081 1 ; Exchequer Bills, ls. die. to 2a. prem. ;
Long Annuities, 151; Bank Stock is marked 2371.
There is not quite so much buoyancy in the
Foreign Market to-day, and business is quiet.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 671 ; do. Conso-
lides, 481 e ; Mexican, 361 37 ; Spanish Passive,
311 321; do. Certificates, 1218 ; Greek, 321 e ; do.
Coupons, 151 4 ; Italian, 71 1; Russian, 921
The Confederate Loan has farther risen to 23 21
die., showing a recovery of about 11 per cent. from
the lowest price obtained yesterday.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
rather dull, but a firmer tone has prevailed. Great
Eastern, Great Northern A Stock, Laucash're and
Yorkshire, and North Western each advanced 108.,
'while Great Western were improved ss.
In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
a little change to record in prices.
Bank and Miscellaneous Snares continue inac-
ive, without material alteration to report in value.
Imperial Ottoman Bank realise 18 181 ; London
and Westminster, 78 ; Union of Ireland, 131 14.
Crystal Palace Stock, 40; Egyptian Trading Com-
pany, 21 31 ; International Financial Company
81 9 ; and Hudson's Bay Company, 9.

BRITISH FUNDS--ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
237 k
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 93i 13
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93e 3 2/ 3
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 3f per Cent. Annuities
New 2f per Cent. Annuities..
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan,, 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885, 151
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21 3-16
India Stock
Ditto 5 pei Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 51 per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 —4
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1001
Ditto Bonds $l,OOO
Ditto under £l,000
Bank Stock for Account
..
Consols for Account, Sept. 9
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 & f per Cent 1 dis 2pm
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small