The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-23 00:00:00

/CONEY MARKET

AND

COMAItECIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
There is rather mare demand for money today
in the discount market, and the rates are a little
firmer, 5; per cent. being the lowest quotation at
Which first-class bills can be negotiated.
About £5,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday,

The Stock Ezchange Co:ntnitteo have appointed
Tuesday, the 29th inst., for a special settling day
in the shares of the Credit Foncier (Limited), which
are to be marked.
It is announced that the share list of the Na-
tional Provincial Marine Insurance Company will
be closed on Monday next for London, and on the
following Tuesday for the country.
The directors of Silver's India-rubber Works and
Telegraph Cable Company have notified that no
application for shares will be received after twelve
o'clock at noon on Thursday, the 24th inst.
The Bank of Fcankfort has reduced its rate of
discount from 4 to at per cent.
There was a meeting yesterday of the creditors
of Messrs. Langton and Robinson, timber mer-
chants, whose liabilities, according to the balance-
sheet presented by Messrs. Cooper Brothers, the
accountants, were stated to be £95,178, and the
assets £42,102. The estate shows, therefore, about
9s. in the pound. bu• not more than Is. is expected
to be realised. It was agreed to wind np the affairs
of the firm under a deed of assignment.
A. new joint stock undertaking, bearing the nanae
of Smith, Knight, and Company, brought forward
by the Mercantile Credit Association, in nonjunc-
tion with the Contract Corporation, has been an-
nounced. It is to act in harmony with the Cintrsc,
Corporation, undertaking the construction of rail-
Ways and other public works, and its operations
are to be conducted by Messrs. Smith and Knight,
who have transferred their business with their plant
and existing contracts, including that for tne con-
struction of the Royal Sardinian Railway. The
capital is 14,000,000 in 80,000 shares of £5O each,
the first issue to comprise 40,000 shares, of which
20,000 have been already subscribed.
A special general meeting of the shareholders of
the National Bank was held to-day for the purpose
of increasing the capital of the company. Mr. J.
14cKeflaa, who occupied the chair, proposed that
the present capital, viz.,£1,000,000, be increased by
the creation of 20,000 new shares of £5O each, at a
premium of £25 per share in the proportion of one
new share for each old share. A discussion was
being carried on as to the propriety of the increase
When this report left.

Two o'oLoox.
At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr.
Reuters telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes
opened at 66f. 90e. Heavy.
No quotable movement has occurred to-day in the
Market for the English Funds, Console being 91 2.
for transfer, and 94 I for the account, but the
tone of business is a little less buoyant. The New
Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 f ; and Exchequer Bills, Bs, dis. ; India Stocks have been
dull'; the 5 per Cents, are marked 1041. f ; and
do. Enfaced, 54 per Cents., 113.
In the Foreign Market there is very little altera-
tion, and business is much restricted. Mexican
have receded to 45 ;1; Greek are 234 24 ; Spanish
Passive, 358 fo Portuguese, 481 ; Italian, 664
67; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, 718 ; do. Con-
solides, 63! 54 ; and the Confederate Loan, 61 63.
!In the Railway Share Market the opera-
lona have not been very extensive, and prices have
in several instances exhibited a slight decline
Metropolitans Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
North Western, and West Midland, have each re-
oceded 65.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and London,
Wham, and' over,
Stock 159. 10a. ; and Great Northern A
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive
at about previous quotations.
in Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show, in some
ces, a slight advance. Bank of Australasia
are dealt in a! 751 76 ; Cnartfred of India, Aus-
tralia, and Chin I a; 45 46 ; Laudon and But•nos
Ayres at 511 ; Metropotifan and Provincial, 264 27;
14')ndon Financial Shares have declined to 261 ; and
Peninsular and Oriental Steam have improved
to 82 t.
Subjoined are the current quotations for some of
the principal new undertakings. British Columbia
and Vancouver Island Investment, 8 1 premium ;
Central Argentine Riilway,l 1 prem.; North Aus-
traliin Company, 11 2 prem.; London and Liver-
pool Hotel, 11 2 prem.; Irnpwrial Financial, 54 6
ti,.:ent.; National Provincial Marine, 31 1 prem. ;
Queensland Sheep, fl 1 prem. ; Credit Foncier, 51
6,...,Prea1.; Credit Mobilier, 3 34 prem. City
4 41
31 41 prem.; Thames Iron Shipbuilding,
prem. ; Seven per Cent Bolivan Loan, 1 2
prem.

~„ BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK.
s UOVERNMENT FUNDS.
" Per Cent. Consols
' Per dewCent Reduced
New 3 per. Cent B9! i
new 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.. ... -
Arinuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 141
tzehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 8 dis
Ditto £500
Ditto £lOO and £200
Bank England Stk, 4} per Ct., last hf.-yr, Shut
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10/ per Cent., April 1874 —
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Ditto Account... .
, —
Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, ,888..
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 99
Dirt') Bonds £l,OOO 3 dis
Ditto under £l,OOO • .... 3 dis
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.

Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-68-60
Ditto 1863. B9l f
Ditto Scrip, £55 paid....
Buenos Ayrea 6 per Cent pin
I ti tto Account _ _
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Colombian 6 Scrip 480 pd
hilian 6 per Cent
83f
Ditto 41 pet Cent
banish 3 per Cent., 1825
99i
Unquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. 131
gvntian 7 per Cent
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent 1824-5, ex-Coup.ms..
~
24 3/
Ditto Account
...... ••••
.....
bitto Coupons
_
Ditto Account
.
rhtatemala 5 per Cent.
,
tilooristt Imperial 5 per t 'ent
N
exicon 3 per Cent ....
45/ 1 / i
bitto Account
14
°", granAda .
Ditto 2 per Cent. •..
bitt 0 Deterred
E,Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)
.....
' NAniin 41 per Cent. . —
litto 3 per Cent.
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862
petit
Ditto Account B6
glieme 3
per Cent., 1853
Dltto Account..
DiDitto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3
tto Account . .paid 4Bl
~,Dttto Scrip (1863) /30 paid ....... . •
g.usaian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St —
.
t Ditto 5 per Cent, '1862 ......
44linian 5 per Cent —
a llitto Account, ....... •
AA. 3 per tent -
I)uitto Account ................
Itto Passive ....... ... ,
i,s.; Ditto Account
1314itth Cert. of Coup not funded
__Ditte Acztount ..................
"Nish, 4 per Cent ..................
Di
1,6 40 Account. ................... ..
Oish per Cent. 1854 .........
. I,'to Account ....... 91
:;!tte 6 per Cent. 1858 .. --
'sato Account
701 70
ditto
6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto
Account
•• 711 i
I,l'lo £lOO Bonds 7l/ 2
.Itto 6 per Cent, 1863
~zuelo 3 per Cent•_
vitto Account .
jj!tto 6 per Cent,, 1852
Ditto Account .. "
...................
Bute Dividends on the above payable in Loud ,tt
'ltch 2,
, bitto; Per cent, Ex. 12 Gail —
.t.tatiau, -=6 per Cent. Certificates Ditto Accou 102
per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
nt
C,.,
.04" xt
Ditt,o °1163, .............. TWO 0' CLO Ca.
91f i
41.prilAceoarat ..v3..tut ~ fist 911 I

BEARE JAIARKETS.—This day.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuh,c.

Share
Railways. fiald.l Closing Business
Prise done.

13.14.1
25
10
st
8t 1,
50
20

Bir., WoL, and Str. Val.
Blythe and Tyne.
lion t., Sleaf ~and
(drietol and Exeter
Caledonian
ICork and Bandon
Corn wall

IN A A. gets no div
Do. B
till 6p c.p an. has
CC been paid to B.
(Dublin & Belfast June.
Dun., Perth,& Ab. June.
Edinburgh & Glasgow.,
!Wasp-. and S. Western.,
IGreatEastern, Ord. stkl
i Ditto A stock
Ditto East Anglian s t
GreatNorthof Scotland
Great Northern..
Do A stock
Do B do
Gt, S. an.l W. of helm,
Great Western
Do Str Val gua. stock
Lancashire & Yorkshire
London and Blackwal I
Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast
Lon., Chat., and Dover
Lon. & Noel Western
Lon. & So•.th Western
Man., Shef., & Lincoln.
Maryport and Carlisle.
Do: shares...
Metropolitan
Midland
Do New
Do Birming. & Derby
mid. (It. \V. of Ireland
Do. t shares
Mid Kent
Do Cray Line
North British
I.Edin., Perth, & Dundee
Nth. Eastern—Berwick
Do, G.N.E. purchasi
Do Leeds

$ •;

Si
83 65
118 119

6 7

35 37
16 17
91 93
101 1(6
47 '8

Do York
North London
Do New
North Staffordshire
N. and S. W. Junotion
Scottish Central

Scot N. E., Aber. stoc,

61 71

127 128
129 130
130 132
91 93
65} C 6

ICOI 110
67 CO
1031 1011,
43 44
1081 1081
971 981
611 b 4

113 114
1271 1281,

97 99

52i 64
24 26
101 101

651 61
E 8 88i

125 128
1 2
78 79
itf
124 126
41 43
98 tOO

Do Se.)t. Mid. stock
;crews. and We
Shropshire Union • •
!South Devon
'South Eastern
South Wales
S. York. and River Dun
tames, Wok.,and Wok
Stockton & Datling-tcm
Do
Do New, itifiG
Taff Vale. . V ••••
DoB
Do C
Ulster
Do
Do
Vale of Neath
Victoria sta. and Pim
Waterford ct Kilkenny
%Vest Cornwall
W. Hartlepool Har..lat
West Midland ()mom j
Do Newpord
Do Uereiord

100
100
100
100
100
all

53 64
84 86
901 91
99 101
4 9i
87 38
96 10
7 84 ,
163 )66
5 7
3 4 1

Si 34 44

91 94

22 24

47i i

1271 i
129

1091
67i

lei% i
98! 71
531

113 1 121
1271 8

10'1 }

of 1

Butristi POSSESSIONS.

Closing
;hart
_
100 Atlantic &St Lawrdiet all 58 60 69
skj Bom.,Barodadr.Cent 100 1031101// 1034
1 Gu. 5 per cent...
20 Do. New. 8 P 1 1)
20 Do. E. Shares... 7l p 1 p
20/ Bultalo and LaKelluron all 51 6
10 Do. Preference
00 /Buffalo,Brant,&Godriell 10, _
p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1/37',
,00 Do. do. July 1,187 s 10u - -
100 Do. do. June 1, 1875 100 - -
st Cleutta.&S.Eastn. (Litt 100 102 104
at Cape Town 4: Dock Scril 100 102 104
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. t 100 105 106
sttsok East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1041 105 1041
20 Do. do. G Ext l5 / 4 p
20 Do. do. H do.
stook Grind frunk of Canads Loki 19 20 191 4
100 Do. Ist Firer. Bonds all 73 15
100 Do. ao. deferred.- all 58 62
100 Do. 2d Fret. Bonds., all 66 68
100 Do. do. deferred all 51 53
100 Do. 3d P•ef. stock
100 Do. do. deferred all 40 42 40
100 Do. 4th I'ref. stoat all 25 27 25 6
100 Do. do. deferred all 22 e 5 225
stook GLlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c WC 1034 104 i 104 34
20 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 1 1 I
- Do. January, 1862 - -
stook Gt. Strath.of india(Lim
us.ranteed 5 per cent. 100 1021 103 a
204 Gt. W. of Canada Sharek all 91 91_
201 Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 92 94
1% Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 83 86
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 11, 21
stook ftladrits par., sp. o. lOU 10 ,031
stock Do. 44 p. 0. Extension 100 97 09
stook Dc.4i d 0........ 100 52 94
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- -
.zoek Melb.Corp. 4p. o. Lind, Int - -
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 55 58
100 Do. 7p. e. Mortg. Bds. al, -
Nov Bzuzswick Canuz.
Claes A and B. all 3 5
N.ll.l.C'da6 po Ist pt bds 100 82 14
• Scinde ......„ (10t, 1035 1041
stock Do. Delhi
.-
1(1 Do. do ... wr•• ' 2 1 1P 24
el Do. Punjaub .... a 1 all 1021 1035
Do. Du. °SA; 100 - -
Brock Do. Endus.St. Flo.) ,98 103
OLONIAL GOV ERNMENI *BOll HlTlit>.
6 p.e.J a .t.. 1
• , 11,77-81
Do. 6p. c. Feb.& Atit.. 10,, HO la
7,0.6 p. c. Mar.& Sept. 100 C,9 101
Do. p. c. Jan.&..tuly, I,_ 88 831
- • Do. 6 Inscribed stocs 10,.; 88 20
G.Tlope, ii p e,1870 10,. 106 108
Do.Ap 11, t: 10: 108 110
Do. 181, 100 111 113
- - i
Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 10J ICO 111
- 'Ceylon, t:ov.ls7B, Op t ltit 111 111
- Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 146 108
- 'Natal Guy. d per cant.. 1)0 168 110
- N.ll.Gov.6p.o.da.&.Jui; tut ;01 103
- ifo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oci. 10, -
N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 1s 10,. 99 100
Du. Sp. c.,18. ato 1 i 10C' 99 10 ,
- Do. d0.,1888 &now& 10t, 99 100 100
New Zealand 8 p ...milt. 100 108 110
- Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.
- sterling, 1815 10: 103 105
- ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lmo - - 1074
G6p.c.1678.45up lOO 10) 11l
!Vte.Gov. 6p.c.Ja.&July 105 -
- ,Do. to in.a. An.&Oot.' 100 1111 1121, 112
BRITISH MINES.
2 ;Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 4 id
Clifford Amalgamated ' - 351 565
- Devon G. Cone. (Tavist ) 1 553 46;
- East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 65 70
- East Clogau Gold Ltd. - -
- East Caradva ..... 2.14. t; 30 3!
- 'East Carta Brea....
- ;E. VP;.ituseel(TD.vistk ) 8.9.0 34 44
Gair..&St.Aubyn(Gwen , 584 10 11
- 10 -.tat South Tolgus l7s 4 41
- It,. Wheal Vor(llelston 40 38 40 375 8
!Grenville... 6.16. t 7i 74
- 'herd's-Foot 8.12 85 37
- Ilingston Downs 4. 8.0 31 45
- Lady Bertha ' 2.8.0
- Margaret (tiny Lelaut 94 19 21
Marke Valley..
4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim Ol 15 Ir.
- New Setun 193 83 05
-• • North Downs ll 2
Baseet(lllo4an 3.1.0 2 25 •
- ,;orth Wheal Crotty 2,6.9 41 5z
- Consols(6t. Blaze), -
- 'l.ovidence(UnyLeln.t.,,' 10.6,7 41 43
45.3 uthUaradon(St.Cleer
I- ' 14 440 460
Cam Brea (Illogan) -
Fran. (11Ioz-rt 18.15.9 50 55
- 'Stray Park
- I esmar Silv.& Lead Min -
- Croft 9 39 20
West Basset (Illogan) l/ 11 12
- 1V C, radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22
- West Beton
- Wheal Basset (Illogan) 04 871. 921
- %''heal Buller(Kedruth) 10 31 37
- Whealliitty(D.Lelant), 2.0.8 -
WhealLud ott
- Wheal MaryAnn(Llen ); 8 134 111
- Wheal 3eton... ... ~. 581 190 195
- Wheal Tretawney (Lis.)l 7 21 25
- Wheal Union I 3.17 25 24