The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The commercial public are now regarding the
general condition of affairs with less apprehension
than formerly, and everything seems to be tending
in a satisfactory direction. In the discount market
the quotations have not undergone any alteration,
although the enquiry for accommodation is less
active than it was a few days ago. The rate for
the best hills of three months date is still 9 per
cent.

The following communication was posted in the
Stock E:rehange yesterday :—Mcssrs. Baring Bro-
thers and Co. have received sufficient funds from the
proceed& of the Columbian Loan contracted in this
country, to pay the dividends due Ist June next on
the New Grenada Active and Deferred Bonds. The
remittances received latterly have been small,
arising no doubt from the portion of the Customs'
duties assigned to the bondholders having been
retained as a provision for the June dividend made
as above indicated.

At the annual meeting today of the shareholders
of the London and South African Bank, the report
presented for adoption stated that after providing for
bad and doubtful debts, the accounts show a surplus
of £39,548 is 4d ; out of which a payment on
account of dividend (amounting to £16,000), was
made in October last, for the half.year ending 30th
June, leaving an unappropriated balance of £23,548
is 4d. The directors now proposed to declare a
dividend for the half-year ending 31st December
last, on the original capital, and on sa much of the
new capital as was paid up in full at Ist July last,
at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum, free of income
tax. They further proposed to place to the credit
of preliminary expense account £1,608 Os, and of
the reserve fund £2,500, and to carry forward the
balance, £539 15s 4d, to the next account.
During the last few days there has been very
little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce Markets. Sugars have been without material
change as regards prices, while the public sales of
tea have proceeded with very little animation. In
coffee, rice, fruit, and spices, the dealings have been
to an average extent, at about former rates ; while
tallow has been in better request, chiefly on specu-
lative account, and quotations for both present and
forward delivery have tended upwards.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 80e.
Firm.

The improvement in the Stock Exchange mar-
kets has made further progress today, The
reported suspension of hostilities between the Danes
and Germans, and the brighter aspect of monetary
affairs, have stimulated purchases, and a further
general advance has taken place. The English
Funds are 3-l6ths better, and Consols are quoted
91} / for money, and 901 1, less the dividend, for
the account. The New Threes and Reduced An-
nuities are 88/ 88/ ; Exchequer Bills for March,
20s. to 12s. die. ; and for June, 9s, to 4s. die.; India
6 per Cents. are 1041 105 ; Enfaced 51 per Cents.,
1111 ; and the Bonds, 15s, to 255. die.
In the Foreign Market, there is more animation
and buoyancy. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are
7111 ditto Consolid43, 609 ; Mexican, 44/ I;
Greek, 22/ 23k; Spanish Passive, 341 ; Portu-
guese, 471 48 ; Mexican Scrip, 1 die. / prem.
Russian scrip, 11 prem. ; Swedish Scrip, 1
prem. ; and the Confederate Loan, 66 67.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been to an average extent, and prices have shown
an upward tendency. Great Western have improved
Ss., Great Northern, North Western, and South
Eastern 10s., Lancashire and Yorkshire, 15e.; Lou-
don and Brighton, and Midland, £1; and Great
northern A Stock and Metropolitan, £.,1 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little change
of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in most in-
stances at slightly enhanced prices.
The following are the current quotations of some
of the principal new undertakings : —Telegraph
Construction, 1 / prem.; International Land Credit,
2 1 prem. ; Sabloniere Hotel, 11 d prem.; North
Australian Company, 1 11 prem. ; Imperial Bank
of China, 1 4 prem. ; Millwall Iron Works, 11
prem.; Humber Iron Works, 1 11 prem.; Thames
Ition Works, prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT Fuses.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto Account, May 8
per Cent. Reduced 1
New 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... ......
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., l'iBo
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 ll 7-16
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —

Mach. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, & 3 per Cent. 15 4 9 dis
Ditto £SOO
Ditto £lOO and £2OO
Bank England Stk, 54 per Ct.
Ditto Account
Iran tot GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10} per Cent., April. 1874 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 105 4i
Ditto Account....
Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888..........
Do Certificates99l
-Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ......
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 .... 111 112
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864
Ditto ditto Aug., 1866
Ditto BondsSl,ooo
... 2 —5
Ditto under £1,000..., 2l 15 dis
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent .......
Ditto 4f per Cent., 1852-58-60 .......
Ditto 1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Chilian 6 per Cent.
Ditto 41 pet Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1864
Ditto Scrip £5O paid ± Pm
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
2gYPtian 7 per Cent lO3 Ditto, Second Issue ....
(freak 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons..
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons
-Ditto Account ..... Guatemala 6 per Cent. .... .
..... •
Ditto .. .
, 1839 and 1869
It Allan 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Iliv•ican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
41 1 1
:Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada ..
Ditto 2 per Cent,
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land 'Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 41 per Cent
Ditto Account.... -
Ditto 3 per Cent. (llribarren) ....
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Po'Dittortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Account .................
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 69 '9 -)
Ditto per
........ .
Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ •St
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850
Ditto 3 per Cent 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent,`:lB62
......
851 6 5t
Sardinian 5 per Cent....
Ditto Account
Spa nish 3 per Cent .............. 'Ditto Account ................ •
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account 451
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ..
Account
Swedish, 4 per Cent
'Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ilitto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858

Ditto Account GFq
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account ., 71 f
Ditto £lOO Bonds 7l±
Ditto 1863 .. 67
Ditto Guaratteed 4 ner Cent. —
Vent—zuela 3 per Cent.
4 _Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. .. 224
1852
1861
Ditto Account,,:
..... .
Ditto 6 per Cent,
Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid.,.. —
die
Ditto 11 per Cent
Dividends on the above
payable in Lond ,n,
Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex, 10 Florins. --
Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 26f, .
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
.....
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs. . .
Ditto Account 67a I
THREE O'CLOCK.
Coneols Money
Ditto Account

MONEY MARKETi