The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-17 00:00:00

AND

COBITTERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Two O'CLOCK.

In the Foreign Market there is less business, and
prices aro not quite so well supported. Turkish
Consolid6s are 482 ; Mexican, 441 45 ; do. New
Loan, s die. par.; Greek, 23Z- -a; Spanish Passive,
34 ; Confederate Loan, 64 66 ; Russian Scrip,
prem.; and Swedish, do., 19 2 prem.
The operations in the Railway Share Market
have been of a limited character, and prices have
not varied to any important extent. North Western
have declined 55., and Brighton, 103.; while Great
Eastern have advanced 55., and North Eastern Ber-
wick, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little vari-
ation as regards values.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are generally at
steady prices. London and Westminster realize
941; Union of London, 591; Hudson Bay, 191.
Subjoined are the current quotations of some of
the principal new undertakings :—Provincial Bank..
ing Corporation, 1 31-- prem. ; International Land
Credit, 2 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto Account, May 8
per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent
New 2i per Cent. Jan. 189 i... ..
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire nth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 _

March. June.
9 4 die

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent.
Ditto £5OO
Ditto £lOO and £2OO
Bank England Stk, 5f per Ct.
Dab) Account,. —
INDI&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 217 18i
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1570
Ditto Account
Ditto 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 lOO 0917
Do Certificates

Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ..
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 —
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto Aug., 1866

Ditto 13onds Cl,OOO
Ditto under £l,000

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863 .. 861
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account —
Chilian 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 41 pei Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent —
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 —
Ditto Scrip £4O paid
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Egyptian 7 per Cent 100;
. Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent.,
,1824-5, ex-Coupons —
I I Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account .
'
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Italian b per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 74
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
I Ditto Account....
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Peruvian 41 per Cent —
Ditto Acc0unt........
Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 ..
Ditto Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'2
Ditto Account —
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860
.
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862
Ditto 1861 Scrip, £lO paid
Ditto Anglo-Dutch. ....
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent .......... .
Ditto Account .
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account —
Ditto Passive -I
Ditto Account 34/ a
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account
Swedish, 4 per Cent
Ditto Scrip, L'2o paid
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account 6Bl
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds —
Ditto 1863 ..
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. lOO
, Venezuela 3 per Cent. ..
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1362
Ditto Account —
Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864
Ditto 1 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in Lond ,u.
Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gii;l —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account —
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols Money
Ditto Account 9O/ I x d

ONEY MARKET

The favourable feeling regarding monetary
affairs continues to increase, and the commercial
public, believing that a downward movement will
be made this week in the official Milllo3llM, are
only obtaining accommodation to satisfy present
and pressing requirements. The rates for short•
dated paper range from 8 per cent,, and for ti.x
months' bills from 73 per cent.
A further sum of £170,000 in gold was taken
into the Bank yesterday.

During the last few days there has been very
little business transacted in the Foreig❑ and Colo-
nial Produce Markets owing to the Whitsuntide
holidays. Sugar, however, has maintained previous
rates, while the operations in tea, coffee, and rice
have led to no material change as regards values.
In the tallow market a steady tone has been appa-
rent as regards prices for both present and forward
delivery.

At Paris this morning, according to Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Ren tea were 12f. 45c.,
66f. 80c. Rather firm.

At the second ordinary general meeting to-day of
shareholders of the Bank of Wales, Mr. Daniell in
the chair, the report which was unanimously
adopted, stated that the gross profits of the Bank to
the 31st March last amounted to £5,330 165., and
after deducting expellees, there remained a balance
of £1,115, which was recommended to be carried to
profit and loss new account.

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Mer-
cantile Bank of India, London, and China, took
plane to-day, Mr. G. G. Nicol in the chair. The
report stated:—After providing for all bad and
doubtful debts, and defraying expense of manage-
ment at all points, the net profit amounts to
£196,562 25., to which has to be added a sum of
£4,269 9s. 2d. undivided profit, brought forward
from the preceding year, making a total of
£200,831 11s. 2d. Out of the above total, £50,000
has been paid in two half-yearly dividends, and
£25,000 as a bonus, making together 15 per cent.
on the paid-up capital of the bank. A further sum
of £50,000 has been added to the reserve fund.
The unappropriated balance of £75,831 lls. 2d. is
carried forward to the profit and loss account of the
current year. As will be seen by the accounts, the
premium on new shares paid up to 31st December
amounting to £81,140, has been added to the re-
serve fund ; the balance due in respect of same,
£18,860, since received, has also been passed to this
account, with which the addition of £50,000 from
the year's profits, above referred to, makes a total
to this date at credit of that fund of £250,000.
A further improvment has taken place to-day in
the Market for the English Funds, and Consols,
which are per cent. better, are 91-} for money,
and 901 I, less the dividend, for the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 i;
Exchequer Bills, March, 10s. dis.; do., June, 95. to
4s. die. ; India 5 per Cents., 105 k 1-; do. 4 per
Cents., 991 100; Bank Stock is marked 237 239;
and Indian do., 217 2181.