The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-31 00:00:00

MARKETS—This Day.

HAY MARKETS.
f.SMITIIPIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 10s to £5 lOs; clover,
lOs to 1G 10s • and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load.
11PPIY small.
~.‘-'llllHER.Lkism.—eadow hay, £4 108 to 1.5 lOs ; clover,
7,1') 08 to ..£6 lOs ;Man straw, £1 8s to .£1 12s per load.
j'r,,ade firm.
xglartcuArEL.—Xteadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 lOs ; clover,
lOs to teas steady. £6 10s Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load.

COLONIAL.
l'r4.—Business has been dull, and the few dealings
eatered into have been at about previous rates.
• SCGAIL—The market has remained inactive, but supe-
r,or descriptions of West India have sustained former
triees• In the refined market there is no material change
')l.eport.
e„3PPE E.— Tho demand for colonial qualities has been.
bi
-cerate and prices have remained steady.
VICE —A fair amount of business bas been done, and
st Indian descriptions support previous values.
rl4l,Lot The market has been dull, and quotations for
bou
1 present and forward delivery have tended down-
itards• P.Y.O. on the spot is quoted 42s 6d to 42s 9d
rh, 42s 6d; and last three months, 43s 3d to 43s 6d
Per cwt.

COAL MAR

Price per ton at the
8. d.
poton Gas._ 14 0
-14rIvaiatyingand DliffCTli
22 0
.17.a11s End Harton 16 9
End Haswell_ 19 6
vis°ll's W.. Hartley 16 0
I,,ainbert's Ila,rtley 15 0
"'lke•l3 6
leitoer Primrose
18 0
18 6
Ships at mnrke

:ET, J. 30.
close of the market.

s. d.
Heugh Hall lB 6
Walls End Hetton
Tunstall
Bowers West Hartley 16 0
Cowpen Hartley
Walls End Belmont l7 0
South Hetton
East Hartlepool
Hartlepool

t, 56 ; sold, 38.

NET A .RKE

AND

00IaMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
seln spite of cheaper money, the commercial classes
41i1411 loth to enter into large speculative engage-
Nin,t, and, what with the deterring influences at
ti-tk some three months ago, when discount restric-
k°4 Were the rule and not the exception, the
1;e•liel'al trade of the country has been brought
thi,ttlll narrow limits. The Money Market is now,
-efore, very quiet, and were it not that the -
-eLit at the Stock Exchange causes a little moresettle in-
-14,44,7 for accommodation the aspect of monetary
paler Would be inactive. The rate for three months'
44 is still 4i per cent., with a few transactions at
ly; Per cent. The brokers have plenty of money
at idle, and will no doubt be soon glad to use it
s3wer quotations.
Daring
the last few days there has not been much
prnation in the markets for foreign and colonial
abc),4llce• Sugars have been in moderate request at
the,,
' Previous rates. In coffee, cocoa, and rice
tk 'be has been no material change in values, while
li/ea.'4 been neglected. Tallow has continued in
demand for both present and forward de-
i/ at slightly reduced quotations.
l'ime,Steek Exchange Committee have appointed
share "a3r, Peb. 2, a special settling day in the
asked for Jewett and Co. (Limited) ; no quotation
t transactions entered into on and after
431 P ember 24 last. The committee have further
fOiZe,cl the new debentures of the Cape of Good
t414-„,"-°verninent to be officially quoted , and the
the Fairbairn Engineering Company to be
week lis ts in
the daily lists, instead of the twice-a-
-1,.
teaT' ee Central Argentine Railway Company have
sharee a call of £2 per share, making £6 10s. per
Feb) Called up, payable on or before the 28th
Ar4,arY, at the Consolidated Bank.
thQ v'ividend is recommended by the directors of
Filiar"rk-street Flax-spinning Company of 6s. pet
Nte' free of income tax, being equal to 10 per
Ptialles annum on the paid-up capital.
Ye4rie Australian Trust Company, at their half-
Oivid meeting to-day, have declared their usual
Tlienti at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum.
41111,1? report of the Humber Ironworks and Ship-
-11441,41g Qompany, for presentation at the first or-
k44; ,i4,Relleral meeting of the shareholders, gives a
litifierh,"4teinent respecting the introduction of the
thrf,,,,,ng to the public last year, the obstructions
tl'aet:t ,11 its way, and the lesser value of the con-
-4eilted.l/4en at the time of the purchase than repre-
Ptogre Negotiations are now stated to be in
shill, for cancelling these contracts. All the
;114to cePt one which remains the property of the
he Co 11„°`ers, in process of being built at the time
'11(1 ,113anY Was started, will have been completed
,4,ll'an,,,eliNtered next month ; and a provisional
Ltle Cal'lneut has been made for the acquisition of
I;qlll4(,ll.„aricia Works at Birkenhead. It is also re-
N. 40-`tell that the name of the company be
eetni,,7 to the Hull and Liverpool Shipbuilding
At iii4Y.„(Limited).
tr! the
_re half-yearly meeting to-day of shareholders
"' the d''°'llt-Stock Discount Company the report
Rro,-Lrectors presented stated that the balance
tile al profits made during the six months ending
nßa,i4t,lllt., after reserving an amount as provision
1„ titat'c" In respect of bad debts, greatly exceed-
ssa
ese in)eili4e6veld72wli3lls.ulltoidmaThlyisbaemfoouunntdr ter ,
,
' til It expeilsing rebate on bills not due, and the cur-
ate rege es, has enabled the directors to increase
tile
rate fund to £30,000, to declare a dividend
ll Od. eof 6 per cent. per annum, amounting to
t Per eh o profitan to carry forward £3,243 2s.
and lossd new account.

Two o'CLocK.
At Parrs this morning, according to Iktr. Reuter's
Itiabt). 4111, the
The 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 05c.
The •
vetv. 41arket for English Stocks has again
.bee
n
and for
and although the declining
11411,1-
Nat el' Qf pure
of inone
t° a,y ought to bring forward a
large
c hasers, the public seem :loth tofor°ui sPe
any important extent. The Funds remain
ford, all
:he I
aced
Co nsols for money are 89i ; and
nt
•The New Threes and