The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-05 00:00:00

MONEY HARKETi

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Business in discount circles is decidedly quieter,
and first class bills are negotiable a fraction under
the Bank rates.

Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £530,500, and the exports to
£646,800.

The bullion operations of the Bank yesterday
comprised the influx of £75,000 in bar gold, and
the withdrawal of 95,000 sovereigns for exportation
to Alexandria via Marseilles.

There was a further slight downward movement
in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon.

It is announced that the share list of the Credit
Mobilier (Limited) will be closed on Thursday
next, the 10th inst, for London, and on Friday, the
11th Inst. for the country.
The Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool,
having obtained the sanction of the Board of Trade
to its proposed change of name, will be henceforth
be known and designated as " The Alliance Bank
(Limited.)"
The coupons of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway (Pennsylvania Division) falling due on the
lst April next will be paid in London, at the Con-
3olidated Bank, at the exchange of 4s. to the dollar.
The directors of the Continental Bank Corpora-
tion have made arrangements for opening in April
3ext a branch in Paris, under the management of
M. Gustave Couturier, senior partner of the firm of
Niessrs. Gustave Couturier and Co., bankers, and
Save also made a call of £5 per share, payable on
the 25th inst.
The National Provincial Marine Insurance Com-
pany (Limited) have issued their prospectus. With
proposed ultimata capital of 11,000,000 in shares
)f .E 25 each, confining themselves to a first issue of
£20,000 of the capital stock, £1 paid on application,
and £1 10s. per share on the allotment. The direc-
tors expect that not more than £5 per share will
be called up. The speciality of this company is to
provide for many of the large shipping towns of the
kingdom those advantages of marine insurance
which are offered so freely in London, and they
;round their prospect of success on the vast increase
)f shipping entering and leaving the various pro-
vincial ports, added to the great amount of business
which many of the influential gentlemen on the
lirectory can at once bring into the corporation.
the company propose to make London their head-
partere, and establish branch offices in Liverpool,
Bristcl, Hull, &c., in fact, in all the seaports of the
kingdom.
The colonial wool sales commenced on Thursday,
Ind the following is from H. P. Hughes and Son's
Circular :—The first series of sales for the present
rear commenced with a good. attendance of buyers.
rhe catalogue was rather irregular, and prices may
)3 considered about equal to the average of last
;ales. The quantities arrived are :—New Beath
Wales and Queensland, 9,570; Victoria, 10,780;
ilasmania, 396 ; South Australia, 11,063 ; New
6ealand, 1,080. Total Australasian, 32,889. Cape
)f Good Hope, 16,341. Total colonial, 49,230.

Two O'CLOCK.

The Funds, which closed very buoyantly yester-
lay afternoon, have further improved to the extent
)f k per cent., in consequence of purchases, induced
)37 a much better feeling with regard to money and
,olitics. Consols are 911 17, for money and the
3t h inst. The New Threes are 891 4 ; the Reduced,
391 d ; Indian 5 per Cents., 1041 ; do. 6 per Cent.
Enfaced Paper, 1041 106; and the Bonds, Bs. die.
In the Foreign Market there is a decidedly firmer
,one, and business is a little firmer. Turkish 6 per
gents., 1862, are 69 I ; do. Consolides, 50 ;
11exican have been 44Z- d ; and are now 43& 444
3reek are 22 23 ; Spanish Passive, 354 -I; do.
certificates, 134 14k; Portuguese, 481 ; and the
confederate Loan, 46 48.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
moderately active, Great Western having improved
Cl 15x.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and London
xnd Blackwall, 108.; and Great Northern, ss. ;
3rcat Northern A Stock, however, has declined
lOs. ; North Western, and North Eastern (Ber-
wick), 103.; and London and Brighton, 15s.
In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
is no material variation.
Bank and Miscellaneous shares exhibit little
Change of importance. Credit.Mobilier Shares are
iuoted 14 21- prem.; Queensland Sheep, 1 to 11
prem.; and Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company,
21 to 21- prem.

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BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT Furixes.
I per Cent. Consols
Ditto Account, March 5
I per Cent. Reduced
icy' 3 per Cent
A.nnuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4l
Ditto 3 por Cent., 1859 ..
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2! & 3 per Cent. 5 dis

Ditto £.500 ..
Bank England Stk, 4i per Ct., last hf.-yr. 2381 9 71

INDItN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
[ndia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874....
Ditto Account
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1570
Ditto Account....
Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1588 —
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 1041 6
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879
Ditto bonds .E. 1,006 —
Ditto under £l,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859 ...
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863 B7#
Ditto Scrip, £55 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto Account....
Ditto 2 per Cent.
_ .

Ditto Account
Ditto Deferred

Chilien 6 per Cent. --
Ditto 4} pei Cent —
Colombian 6 Scrip £BO pd
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO
Ditto, Second Issue
..

Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons..
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account --
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada --
New 2/ per Cont. Jan. 1891 —
Peruvian 41 per Cent ..
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto 4f per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account B6l 4 6 i
Ditto I/ per Cent
Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid — pm
rortuguelie 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, 'GO, 62,'3
Ditto Account 4Bi i
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9d
Ditto 4f per Cent 1850..
bi.tto. 5 per Cent, 1862 —
89
r,
..-ftoliizan 6 per Cent,
Account
Bii,t 3 per Cent
Ditto
Deferred
Ditto Deferred .
Account Ditto Passive
Ditto Account'
.......
swinish Cert. of•Cou.p not funded
Ditto Account. ..
Tarkish 6 per Cent. . iii 4. ******** —
Ditto Account .•. -
Ditto 6 per Cent. 18.58 *******
Ditto Account ....................
Ditto £lOO Bonds.. ................. 681 i
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 ...............
Ditto Account .................... 6911
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent,....... "/ 9
Venezuela 3 per Cent. .................... '
Ditto Account .........................
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .............. --
Ditto Account ...................... 591
Dividends on the above payable in Loud )11
I tllian, 5 per Cent., 1861, L'x. 25 francs., ......, '
Ditto Account eiG /
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct.lix. 4s.
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TWO O'CLOCK.
Congola Money
:Ditto Account 911 g

Share{
Railways. Paid Closing Business
. Prim. i done.