The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-01 00:00:00

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
A moderate amount of business is reported in the
general discount market, and more activity is now
anticipated, owing to the preparations for the 4th
of the month. The current rates for first-class
bills are 22 to 1.); per cent. The inquiry at the
Bank of England continues limited.
The Bank of England return for the week ending
Wednesday last shows a small reduction in the notes
and gold, but as each item represents a large aggre-
gate amount, and as the discount operations of the
establishm( nt have been further diminished, the
directors were quite warranted in altering their
rate of discount. Subjoined are the particulars :
Active Circulation .. lnc? ease • • .. £20,868.465
Bullion 68,160
.. 15,348,492
Decrease
38,g9
111$ 4.
Rest
•••• • • • •
.• 3,104,770
Increase
641 ee 4,622
Public Deposits .. • • • • 7,178,312
Increase ..
.. 861,899 Other Deposits.. .. • • .. 13,606,959
Decrease .. .. 1,132 918
Seven Day and other Bills
.• . . • • 584,335
Decrease• 28,583
Government Securities
.. .. 12,051,395
Other Securities No alteration.
..•• 17,845,954
Decrease .. • • .. .. 188,184
Notes Unemployed .. 8,272,940
Decrease ..
.. 118,585
During the last few days there has been rather
less activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets. Sugars have been a shade cheaper, while
coffee, tea, rice, fruit, and spices, have remained
without any material change in prices. The deal- it
ings in tallow have been restricted, and quotations
have tended downwards, P.Y.C., on the spot, being
quoted 435. 6d., and last three months, 465. 6d.
The Colonial Wool Sales commenced yesterday,
and the attendance of buyers, particularly from the
continent was somewhat large. The number of
bales to be submitted for competition amounts to
98,552 bales. Sydney assortments declined ld.,
and Port Philipllid. per lb. The produce of the ,
Cape realised the prices obtained at the last sale.
A holiday has been observed on the Stock Ex-
change
to-day, as usual, on the Ist of May ; the
Transfer Office at the Bank of England being also
closed.

BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES
YESTERDAY.

Bank Stock .......................... 234 5
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ........ 91
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .......... 934 3 I 3
INew 3 per Cent. Annuities ............ 914 / 1
ndia Stock. ......................... 232
Ditto 5 per Cent .................... 1091 I
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ......
Ditto 5 por Cent. ......
............ 1071
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent.... 8 pm
Ditto Small ........................ pm
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent . ..... 101
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1852-68-60 ...... 94 Buenos Ayres 6 per 9Cent 941 4
(;hilian 6 per Cent.
102 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l6l
Egyptian 7 pet Cent 9B 1 8
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup.,ns —
Ditto Account..29l 0 1
Ditto Coupons
1
144 4 1
y) 761
Italian 5 per Cent. (Raremmana Railwa
Mexican 3 per Cent .
Ditto Acco ........•••••••""'•"•'
ant
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent ......
New Granada .... 94/
.................... 151 / 1 164 15
Ditto 2 per Cent ................ ..• • 334
Ditto per
................... 8/ 1 94 1
PDitto Land Warrants •(Hectares) ...... 7
oru c,an 41 per Cent. ......... .....
Ditto 45 per Cent. 1862. .............
Ditto Account. .................. 88 —/ 9 1
per
Portuguese 3Cent., •
1853 ..........
DittolB62
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822 .......... 484 1
, £ 5t........
--
Ditto 4/ per Cent ~ 1850 .. • • ........ 90
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
.............. 951
Sardinian 5 per Cent. ................
Ditto Account ...................••• 87
Spanish 3 per Cent .................. Ditto Account ...................... 514
Ditto New Deferred
................
Ditto Account ...................... 481
Ditto Passive
........ .....
—'........ 31 H5l 41 51
panish Cert. of Coup not funded ...... 115 4
...... 1 /40
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854......
Ditto Account ............ 874
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
.....
.........
...................... 69 I Ditto, .1.00 •
Bonds .................. 71 et
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 .............. 71
Ditto Account ...................... 704 /
Venezuela, 3 per Cent ............
•
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
.............. 58
•
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Gu11... ... ..... 641
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
...... 1005
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. francs..2s. 7ll 4
E O'CLOCK.
Consols, Aloney ................T11RE...... 934 f
Ditto Account ...................... 93k