The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-24 00:00:00

TtIONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There is no further change to report in the con-
dition of the Money Market, the demand being
moderately active, while the rates continue steady.
The Continental Exchanges yesterday afternoon
were in most instances rather higher.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have been
about £526,000, and the exports £477,000.
At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. F. Hedges,
builder and contractor, a composition of 7s. in the
pound was agreed to, payable by instalments.
It is announced that Messrs. Maitland, Ewing
and Co., in the East India and China trade, who
suspended in 1858, and discharged all their engage-
ments in 1859, have just paid interest at 5 per cent
to their creditors.

Two o'CLocx.

The Funds are a little flatter, in consequence of
some small sales on speculative account, and Con-
sols are 94-1 for transfer, and 921 '1 for account
being per cent lower. The New 3 per Cents.
and the Reduced are steady at 922 i; Exchequer
Bills are flat at 4s. to 7s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents.
at 1081 d ; and the 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper has
advanced to 113.

The most important movement in the Foreign
department has been a considerable rise in Spanish
Passive Bonds, viz., 251,- 261, owing to the state-
ment by the Minister of Finance that he is ready
to :discuss the question of the settlement of the
Passive Debt. The Certificates have improved to
10,11; and the various other securities exhibit
buoyancy. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 851
861 ; do., 1858, at 701; 711; do., 1862, 661 67i ; and
the (2onsolides have advanced to 40,1, 41 ; ;EgyptiHn
have been in favour, and have risen to 96.1 97+, ; and
the 2d issue, to 964 97 ; Mexican Stock is firm
at 321.

In the Railway Share Market the operations
continued moderately active, and prices tended up-
wards. Great Western and North Western im-
proved 55., Great Eastern 155., and Caledonian, and
London, Chatham, and Dover, £1; Great Northern
A Stock declined £l, and Midland 55., while Metro-
politan sustained previous rates.
The Foreign and Colonial lines were without
material variation.

Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares gene-
rally support previous quotations.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire rith Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 3-16

India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent lO5l
Ditto 51 per Cent
D.-1,. bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,OOO
Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 4 7
Ditto £5OO
Ditto Small 4
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Chili= 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 41 per Cent
Egpptian 7 pet Cent 97/ 1 6/ 7/
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ms l6/ 1 1
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 721 3
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 321
New Granada 2 per Cent
Ditto ex over-due Coups. & Hectares 13
Peruvian 41 per Cent. ..
Ditto 1862
87±'
Ditto Account..
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
Ditto 1862
Ditto Scrip, £25 paid 2l pm
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 5 per cent. 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent
251 /
Ditto Passive
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account B6 5
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account. 7ll k /
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1852
Ditto Account..
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
23 1031
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f... —
Ditto Account .................... 69/
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account 923/4 /