The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-18 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET

AND
COMMECIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK,

No alteration is noticeable in the appearance of
the discount market. The inquiry for accommoda-
tion is small, and the rate for first-class three
month' paper continues at 81 per cent. Most
parties are holding over their bills in anticipation of
a reduction being made in the Bank rate to-morrow.
About £68,000 in gold was tsken into the Bank
yesterday.

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

The shares of the Tavistock Iron and Coal Com-
pany were in demand this day at 11,-. to 2 prem.
The list of application is closed.
Toe directors of the Natal Land and Colonisation
Company have just issued their report to be pre-
sented at the forthcoming meeting. It states that,
"After writing off 10 per cent. of the preliminary
expenses, the accounts show a net profit to the 31st
December of £13,466 Bs. 7d., of which sum
£3,473 Bs. 9d. have been already distributed among
he shareholders, leaving a balance of £9,992
192. 10d. still to be dealt with. The directors
therefore propose, on the present occasion, to pay a
dividend at the rate of 6s. per share, free of income
tax,lwhich will absorb a further sum of £6,918 155.,
making, with the previous dividend of 35., a total
distribution for the year of 9s. per share, or 9 per
upon the £5 paid shares, and leaving a surplus to
be carried forward to the next account of £3,074 4s.
10d. In addition to the proposed dividend, the fund
arising from the payment of 20e. per share on the
14,000 paid up shares to be converted into ordinary
shares, as explained in the circular issued last
February, will be distributed as a bonus at the rate
of 14s. on each paid up share, and 7s. on each share
on which £5 have been paid.

The Freehold and General Investment Company,
with a capital of £250,000, the first issue to consist
of half the amount in shares of £25 each, has been
brought forward for the purpose of purchasing
freehold and leasehold property in London and its
neighbourhood. Negotiations are now in progress
for the acquisition of freehold properties at the
West End, and the vendors have agreed to take a
portion of their money in shares of the company,

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 75c.
Heavy.

The English Stock Market has been adversely
influenced to-day through political rumours relative
to the Conference, and Consols have declined per
cent., the quotations being 911 1 for money, and
901 e less the dividend, for the account. The
New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 Q ;
Annuities, 1835, 14 9-sixteenths ; Exchequer Bills,
March, 10s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents, 104 s ;
Ecfaced 4 per Cents., 93i; and the Bonds 25 dis.
Bank Stock is 237, and India Stock 217.
Rather less firmness is apparent in the Foreign
Market, and business is quiet. Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 711-, ; do., Consolid6s, 481 49 ;
Mexican, 441 d ; do. New Loan, -1 dis. par.; Greek,
231 1; Spanish Passive, 34-} 1; Portuguese, 481 1
Italian, 671 68; Russian Loan, 21 a prem. ; Swedish:
do., 2.1, 4 prem. ; and the Confederate Loan, 65 67.
The operations in the Railway Share Market
have been exceedingly restricted, and the only
change of importance has been an advance of £2
on London and Brighton ; Metropolian have im-
proved ss. ; and Great Western have declined ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
change of importance as regards values.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have, in some
instances, been a shade flatter. Alliance have
receded to 629 ; Bank of London to 581 ; London
and Colonial have improved to 16917 ; and London
Financial to 281 1.

Subjoined are the current quotations of some of
the principal new projects :—Millwall Iron Works,
1 4 prem. ; Imperial Bank of China, 1 i prem.;
Provincial Vanking Corporation, 1 i prem.; In..
ternational Land Credit Company, 2 1, prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
0017p.NIVENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto Account, May 8 . 90} a
per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent. B9l 1
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873
--
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4 9-16
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, & 3 per Cent lO die
Ditto £5OO
Ditto £lOO and £2OO
Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct.
Ditto Account..

INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 102 per Cent., April 1874.... 217
FZDitto 5 per Cent. July, Ib7o ........ 1051
Litt° Accoun+
Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888
Do Certificates

DittoEnfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 931
Ditto 5 per Cent,, Jan. 1872 ~
Ditto 5i per Cent., May, 1879
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto Aug., 1866
Ditto Bonds El,OOO
Ditto under £1,000..
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Braz
Ditto 1859
Brat' Ditto
5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-68-60
b Ditto 1863 .. 87i
'llenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account —
"ilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 41 pei Cent Bl
Colombian 6 ner Cent —
Cuba, 6 par Cent. —
11/2nish 3 per Cent., 1825
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 —
Ditto Scrip £5O paid • • i pm
t,,quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent..
'r-IgYptian 7 per Cent —
Ditto Second lue
Greek a per Cent.,ss .1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons
Ditto Account .. -
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Ditto, 1839 and 1859 —
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway)
kexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred Bi
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Peruvian 41 per Cent ..
Ditto Account... - )
Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account B6l
"Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account ..
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 481
Ditto Account
Rassian 5 per Cent., 1822, X. St
Ditto 44 per Cent., 1860 ..
Ditto 3-per Cent 1859 .. •
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862
Ditto 1864 Scrip, £lO paid
Ditto Anglo-Dutch
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
tiDitto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
' Ditto Passive
Ditto Account 344
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded lll
Ditto Account —,
Swedish, 4 par Cent —
Ditto Scrip, £2O paid ...• pm
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1853
Ditto Account
Date, £lOO Bonds —
bitto 6 per Cont. 1862
Ditto Account -
£lOO Bonds.. —

Ditto - 1863
~. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
;I, `)itto Account . !.'.3
I.,itto 6 per Cent. 1362
Ditto Account ..., .
Ditto 6 per Cent, 1861
4 Ditto 11 per Cent .....
Dividends on the above payable in Lond ,n.
Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. •
llelgian Ali per Cent., Ex. 251 —
Dutch 2 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail 6l
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 frames —
Ditto Account 6B

tango's Money TWO O'CLOCK.
Ditto Account 9la
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