The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-05 00:00:00

IT.ONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

cITY, ONE O'CLOCK:

There is less demand for discount accommodation
to-day, and the market is a little easier, although
no actual change can yet be reported.
The directors of the Union Mercantile Steam
Ship Company of Lisbon have given notice that the
interest on the shares for the year ending 31st
March, 1862, will be paid on and after Monday, the
26th inst.

Two O'CLOCK.
A meeting took place to-day of the London and
County Bank. The usual dividend of 6 per cent.
was declared, together with a bonus of 12 per cent:,
making in all 12t-, per cent. for the past year. This
arrangement leaves £1,483 2s. 3d. to be carried for.
ward to profit and loss account.
The biddings for 60,00,000 re. in bills on India,
took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The
proportions allotted were to Calcutta, 34,50,000 re.;
to Bombay, 24,00.000r5. ; and to 1M adras,l,so,ooors.
The declared minimum price wat• as before, ls. 114 d.
per rupee on Calcutta, and 2s. on Bombay and
Madras. The applications within the limits were
for about 170 lacs. Tenders on Calcutta at ls. 11d.,
will receive about 78 per cent, and above that
price in full. On Bombay, at 25., will receive
about 10 per cent., and above that price in full;
on Madras, at 25., will receive in full

The first half-yearly meeting of the Imperial
Bank held to-day, Mr. A. L. Elders in the chair.
The report, which was adopted, stated that the
gross profits during the short time the bank had
been in operation amounted to £5,044, and the
current expenses had been paid, and a balance re-
mained of £1,681 13s. 3d., which had been carried
to the new account.

The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed the 10th inst. a special settling day in the
shares of the London and South Western Bank,
and dealings are to be officially recorded, and of the
St)niee Financiire d'Egypte, which is not to be

Marked at present.
The English Funds continue firm at yesterday's
advance, Consols being 92/ for money, and
924 for March.
In the Foreign Market the principal feature has
been a drop of fully 1 per cent. in Greek Bonds,
viz„ to 21 71, and the Coupons to 9i I. The other
securities are tolerably firm.
Railway shares are rather heavy.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock 236
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 921 1
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent lO5l 5
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 99i
D howls t ).:roti
Ditto ut,der £1,000....
Consols for Account, Feb. 5 92a
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 2:1 per Cent 4 dis par
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small 4 dis par
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING ?RACES
Equador New Consolidated
Egpptian 7 pet Cent 99i
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 2ll 1 21 I 1 a
Ditto Coupons
Mexican 3 per Cent
t titto Account..
New Granada 2 per Cent —
Ditto Land Warrants . . 6H /
Ditto ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 131 1
Ditto Deferred, Ex Hectares
Peruvian 41 per Cent.
Ditto 1862
Ditto Account .. 871 7 81 1 /
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account 471 7
Ditto 1862
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850
Ditto 3 per Cent., 18.59
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account.... .
Ditto New Deferred .
Ditto Account.... 461 1
Ditto Passive
Spunish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Ai,ount.
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto, £lOO Bonds 74
Ditto 6 per Cent. 18`.2
Ditto Account
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent, Ex. 12 Gull 651
Italian, 5 par Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f... —
Ditto Account ..

THREE O'CLOCK.C°II°Is, Money
Ditto Account 92,t, a