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

X 6 kr is' Y FLARKET

AND

COMMELtCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The favourable feeling regarding monetary
ttiftrms continues to increase, and the commercial
public, believing that a downward movement will
be made this week in the official minimum, are
only obtaining accommodation to satisfy present
and presiing requirements. The rates for short•
dated paper range from 8 per cent,, and for kix
manna' bills from 71 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 Foreign and Colo.
vial 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.

...............

Two o'CLocx.
At Paris this morning, according to Renter's
teiegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were 12f. 45c.,
661' 80c. Rather firm.
A t the second ordinary general meeting to-day of
shat eholders 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 expences, 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-
can tile 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, th 3 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 lls. 2d. Oat 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 he seen by the accounts, the
premium on new shares paid up to 31st December
amounting to £81,140, has been added to the re- ;1
verve fund ; the balance due in respect of same, s;
£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
lo this date at credit of that fund of £250,000.
A further improvment has taken place to-day in 1:
the Market for the English Funds, and Consols,
-which are t. per cent. better, are 91-} for money, st'
and 90! I, less the dividend, for the account. 't
Tho New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 ;
FaChequer Bills, March, 10s. die.; do., June, 9s. to si
45. die.; India 5 per Cents., 105 k ; do. 4 per
Cents., 991 100; Bank Stock is marked 237 239;
and Indian do., 217 2181.
In the Foreign Market there is less business, and t
prices are not quite so well supported. Turkish et.
Consolides are 48.1 a ; Mexican, 444 45 ; do. New
LOan,l dis. par.; Greek, 236 ; Spanish Passive, et
341 ; Confederate Loan, 64 66; Russian Scrip,
prem.; and Swedish, do., 11 2 prem.
The operations in the Railway Share Market
have-been of a limited character, and prices have .t,
not varied to any important extent. North Western ist:
have declined 55., and Brighton, 103.; while Great
Eastern have advanced Sc., and North Eastern Ber-

Wick, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little vani•
ation as regards values.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are generally at s'
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 1 prem. ; International Land
Credit, 2 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.

GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto Account, May 8
per Cent. Reduced
.11„,ew 3 per Cent
New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1891 ••••
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 —
il'lnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1903 —

Miach. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent, 18 9 4 dis
Ditto £500
Ditto £lOO and £2OO
Bank England Stk, 5± per Ct.
Ditto Account —
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 217 18i
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Ditto Account —
Ditto 4 per Cent.' Oct. 1888.. lOO 99t
Do Certificates
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ..
Ditto 5i per Cent., May, 1879 —
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864
Ditto
DBoittnds £l,OOO o ditto Aug., 1866
Ditto under 41,000

FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.

Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
t razilian Dittoer Cent
Ditto 4f per Cent., 1852-58-60
1.,
lleit to Ditto 1863 B6l
'ts Ayres 6 per Cent
Dt Alunt
Chilian per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent —
Colombian 6 per Cent —
Cuba, 6 per Cent. —
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1864 —
Ditto Scrip £4O paid -
~quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent..
'c'SYptian 7 per Cent lOOl
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — ,Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account .. —
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Ditto, 1839 and 1859 .
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 74
Mexican 3 per Cent . ...
:Ditto Account....
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent. —
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Peruvian 41 per Cent ..
Ditto Account.... )
Mitt() 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account B6 7k Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
• • --
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,',3
Ditto Account
Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 ..,
.
Ditto 3 per Cent 18,59
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 B6l /
Ditto 1861 Scrip, £lO paid
Ditto Anglo-Dutch ....... •• pm
artlinian 5 per Cent.............
,Bp, Ditto Account ........ , ..........
I,anit,ll 3 per Cent ........... .
-Ditto Account
Ditto Now Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Account 341 a
bpanish Cert. of Coup not funded
_
Ditto Acmunt
_
Swedish, 4 nor Cent
Ditto Scrip, £2O paid
Ditto 4 urkito A ccsh 6 peour
nt Cent. 1854
.. 88
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .
.Ditto Account 6Bl
Ditto, R,lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
-k.'ti,o £lOO Bonds..
Ditto 1863
Dittov Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
ell3zuela 3 per Cent. 'ditto Account.
Piato 6 per Cent., 1862
itt,o Account...,
Ditto 11 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in Lond .n.
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins.
I)°lgian 41 per Cont., Ex. 25f _
4 ;44 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
D 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs..
Ditto Account ..

COnfiols THREE O'CLOCK.
IVoney
a.) It to Account „ „ 901 x d