The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-17 00:00:00

CITY NEWS---THIS D AY.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Beyond a slight increase in the demand for ac-
commodation, the money market exhibits no per-
ceptible change. The supply of commercial bills
on
offer is still exceedingly moderate, but money is
ire more request, owing to the settlement of the
count in foreign stocks and railway shares. The
;increase of business, however, is too small to in-
uenne the quotations for mercantile securities,
Which continue to range as low as 2i per cent.
The traffic receipts of the Dutch Rhenish Railway
for the fortnight ending Nov. 30, amounted to
£7,586 7s. 3d., and for the corresponding period of
last year to £7,474 Os. 4d., showing an increase of
£ll2 Os. lid. in favour of the present year.
The directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland
have given notice that a dividend for the half year
ending Christmas next, at the rate of 4 per cent.,
tn the paid .up stock, and also an extraordinary
dividend of 30s. on each £lOO share, and 12s. on
each £lO share, will be paid on and after the 15th
Proximo.

Vie Banking Almanac and Diary for 1863 may
e Considered in every respect at this instant an
important publication. The volume has been care-
fully edited and arranged by Mr. D. Morier Evans,
and, following so closely the period cf excitement
associated with the organisation of new banks,
furnishes an amount of fresh information which will
be found available by bankers, merchants, and the
mercantile community at large. The work is satis •
factory as a specimen of substantial typography and
binding,, and for the banker's parlour or the count-
ing-house will be acknowledged to be of great use
for y.
er day reference. In addition to the banking
intelligence, which of course is the great feature,
Liis book contains a good diary and other corres-
ponding memoranda, so that it affords a convenience
r Confidential entries if any are requisite.

Two o'CLOcK.
The improvement of 4- per cent. which took place
Yesterdayfirmly in the English Stock Market has been
Inaintaineil to-day, Consols being 921 for
,Tie 37 and 92; 1 for the account. This rise is
".'efly attributable to purchases, probably based
'Pon the more favourable prospects of the specie
movement. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced
are firm, at 924 4 ; the 21 per Cent. Annuities have
been
dealt in at 751; Exchequer Bills, at Bs. to 12s.
Prem. Bank Stock is firm, at 233 ; and India 5
Per Cent. Loan, 1071 1.
Rather more activity has prevailed in the Foreign
Market, and prices generally have continued firm.
Turkish 6 per Cents.. 1854. are 83; 84;1,- ; ditto,
1858, 70 1; ditto New Scrip has improved to 3 1
Prem. ; and the Consolides are supported at 381 39 ;
Mexican Stock is 316 ; Portuguese, 484 d ; ditto
I‘Tevg Scrip, 41 prem.; Russian New Loan, 931 ;
Sardinian, 811 Q ; Spanish Passive, 23a 3 ; Italian,
?II; Venezuelan, 246 i; and the New Scrip has
Improved to 2 dis. ; Greek Bonds are heavy, at
161; and the Coupons are 61 4•
111 the Railway Share Market the operations
Were very limited, and prices generally exhibited
ietls firmness. Great Northern declined £l, and
%rioashire and Yorkshire, Midlands, and North
Eastern (Berwick) ss. ; South Easterns, however,
teProved 55..
ajhe Foreign lines were very inactive. Antwerp
b Rotterdam brought 77,- ; and Great Luxem-
t4g, 14,
In thereit Colonial Market, Grand Trunk of Canada
itmkried firm at 22, and Great Western of Canada
to r:ved to 13 and 131 ; East Indian brought 108
"81, and Bombay and Baroda, 1041 105.
tintoint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con-
ed in limited request, at about previous quota-
tionlhnsi: London and County realised 381- ; Oriental
stock' 641 ; Ottoman Bank, 32a ; Crystal lace
36.1; 37 ; and Berlin Water Works, 61 P

13ril,ti.i
2:l3terßrecleTnentl.tBAn.HAnnYnuulJitiiNteiseDsS.—:NE O'CLOCK.
3 Bak Sto,.,
233
Per `-''
a , Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 i
lir! nt. Consols Annuities
Ives, vv 3 92
92i k
Dii4tteoP'-ler Lent.
1071 i
bit,° Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
T\ • I° 6 per Cent
4`j'ilitttt°o ent.
Debentures,i, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1563
tx,bosi:tto:us,ittmittdotaeuiri ditto4l,oo Aug . 1864 o r 66 LO 0 k
D•tt° .-'orlds £1 q 0 „ 0
27
"quer Bills £l,OOO, 21 per Ct.
Ditto £5OO
8

...134,1120RE1GN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
4k,,,,,-;,' ..,Yres 6 per Cent
Di "an, 7 per Cent.
4tto, Second Issue
rtee.k 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons
it itto Coupons
Jelin 6 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 731
1, D.„:lcan, 3 per Cent
itto Account
°,lllguese 3 per Cent., 1853
.„-uitto 3 pet Cent., 1862
ii-uitto Scrip, £2O pd
luian 5 per Cent. 182? £ St
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850
/N.i
iii -rtto 5 per Cent., 1862
Vnicu). 5 per Cent. ..
itto Account
'P't.,,liiBh 3
,Per Cent
r uitt°PieSive 231
Irkish i. • "
. --- ° per Cent. 1854
vv. 6 per Cent. 1858 7O
tiL,Lo Account
70;41° 6,sper Cent., 1862. Scrip, £6O pd 374 lm
Pell u vaid-up Scrip
bi7llela,
~,Att to Ac op Centunt
o n I 1
"
-Per Cent., 1862 (Scrip), £53 paid 2 die
Nilo n;.vidends on the above payable in London.
-)° Per Cent 1861, Ex. 2sf.
.)
TWO O'CLOCK.
00.
CIS, mo
to A 118 Y, ~ - ....ccount, .1 an. 8 921 1