The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-02 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The rates of discount continue firm, end the en-
quiry is active, but the market is more liberally
supplied.

Tne bidding for 40.00.000 rupees (.£400,0(l0) in
bills on India, took place yesterday at the Bank of
England. The proportions allotted were to Cal-
cutta, 22.00.000 rupees, to Bombay 16.00.000
rupees, and to Madras 2.00.000 rupees. The de-
clared minimum price was as before, ls. 114 d. per
rupee on Calcutta, and Is. Did. on Bombay and
Madras. The applications within the limits
amounted to 107 hes.. Tenders en Calcutta at ls.
111 d. will receive about 32 per cent.; on Bombay
at Is. about 21 per cent, ; on Madras at ls.
abuut 45 per cent., and all above these prices
in full.

A further sum of £40,000 in gold was taken into
Bank yesterday.
A circular has been issued to the shareholders of
the London and Colonial Bank, intimating that a
head branch has been opened in Montreal, Canada, 6.,
and that an agency has been established in Toronto.
The directors refer to the visit of Mr. Tait, one of
their number, to Canada, whose mission has re
stilted in arrangements very favourable to the
interests of the Bank.

The warrants for interest at the rate of 5 per cent
on the shares of the Nerbudda Coal and Iron Corn
pang, for the three months ending the 30th ult,
have just been issued. Mr. Blackwell, the Indian
manager to the company, has just arrived in this
country, and the directors intimate that he will be
present at the ensning general meeting.
The last week's rail* ay receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under :-
1863. 1862.
Great Western £64,320 £65,886
north-W estern
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern
Great Northern ..
Lancashire and Yorkshire 36,650 33,840
Great Eastern
North Eastern
Bristol and Exeter
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 14,917 13,779
North British
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Glasgow and South-W, stern
The returns in most instances are unfavourable ;
on the Great Western there is a decrease of £1,556;
on the South Western of £3,195, on the Brighton
of £3,361, on the South E Istern of £977, oa the
Great Northern of £1,234, and on the Great Eastern
of £982. The North Western, however, shows an
increase of £193, the Midland of £2,451, the Lln-
cashire and Yorkshire of £2 810, the N.mth
Eastern of £2,083, and the Manchtster, Stkffi..A.d,
and Lincoln of £1,138.

Two o'CLock.
A special meeting of the Van Diemen's L.nd ,71
Company was held to day for the purpose of elect

ing a deputy governor, and disposing of the for- s'
feited shares. Mr. V. Knight, who occupied the

chair, stated that under the provisions of the recen
act the directors proposed to sell 116 shares, being
a portion of those forfeited. The proceeds from the
sale would discharge the expenses incurred in ob- I .1
taining the new Act of Parliament, and also pay off

the liabilities of the late Chancery suit. The pros- 8,
pects of the company were more encouraging now
than at any other time, and the directors enter-
tained good hopes that at the next meeting
they would be able to declare a dividend. A .1
resolution in acoordance with the suggestions
:It
of the directors was unanimously agreed to.
It was also resolved to offer the shares to the public 4t
by tender. Mr. V,llentine Knight was elected the u.
Deputy Governor of the Company.

At Paris his morning, according to Mr. R euter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were
heavy at 68f. 55c.
The transactions in the market for the English
Funds continue on a very limited scale, but not-
withstanding the inactivity of speculation prices'
remain st-ady. Consols are 92 for money, and
921 4 for the account. The transactions in other
descriptions have been very limited ; the new Threes
and Reduced Annuities, however, have been firm t.t
911 92 ; Exchequer Bills at 4s. dia. to pnr ;
5 per Cents. at 1081 tl, and Enlaced 51 per Cents.
at 1151 1.
A further downward movement has taken place
in the Foreign Market and business is dull. Turkish
6 per Cents., 1862, are 671 68; do. Consolides, 50
501 ; Mexican, .361 a ; Greek. 344 s ; do. Coupons,
151 164 ; Spanish Passive, 33 34 ; do. Certificates
124 4 ; Portuguese, 48k 4 ex div.; Venezuelan, 55!
564 ; do. New Loan, 2 to 1 dis.; and the Confede
rate Loan, 11 to 1 dis.
Business in the Railway Share Market has con

tinned very dull, Ind the unfavourable cha:acter of
the traffic receipts on several of the chiet undertak-
ings has caused further depression iu prices. Great
Eastern wad Great Northern A Stock has receded
55.; North E tatern (York), lOs. ; and London,
Chatham, and Dover, £l.
In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
has been little variation et importance as regards
values.

Bank and Miscellaneous Snares have in some in-
stances also shown less firmness. London Char-
tered of Australia realise 271 t ; Union of Ireland,
146; Crv'tal Palace Stock is firm at 371 38; Inter-
national Financial Stares are quoted da- 9 prem,;
General Credit, 11 t prem.; London Financial,
1t 2 prem.; and Egyptian Trading Company, t to'
1 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92/ 2 i
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Nf ' V -..r Cent. A. -uities

4ew 217 per Cent. Ann.- ...
Ahmuties, 30 yrs, expire hth Jan., 1880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent loBa
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent
5 Ditto k per Cent
_ _

Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1001
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO —
Ditto under £l,OOO
I Ala Stock for Account, 5 per Cent....
Consols for Account, July 9 92i
March 1 June

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2 per Cent
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FIINDS—ONE O' C LOCK,
Brazilian 5 per Cent loof
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ......
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent ..............

4 dis

Ditto Account —
Chilian 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account —
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l6l i
Egyptian 7 pet Cent lOl
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup,ms..
Ditto Account 35 4/ 51 4
16} 151
Ditto Coupons
Italian 5 per Cent. (M.aremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
•
.... 361 I
Ditto Account

Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent ......
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent.
.
Ditto Deterred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)
_-
Peruvian 44 per Cent.
Porto Ditto
3itto 1862 --
_
per Cent., 1853
Ditto 3 per Cent 1856, '7,'9, '6O, 62 —
Ditto Account " 4Bt i
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account . 54
Ditto New Deferred ............. :
:Aro Account .....
Ditto Passive ................
Ditto A N•ount
....... • e 4 3,
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account ...................... 1:
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 -
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
i itto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds ..... -
I)itto 6 per Cent. 1862 -
Ditto Account
i
Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent.. ..
•••••• .... Venezuela, 3 Der Cent
D .... itto 6 per Cent., 1862
-_—
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable i2L6lonsdion.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 70
CLOCK
Consols, Money
Ditto Account ........ 94 i