The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-27 00:00:00

XONEY XAREET

AND

00MATERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
There is more inquiry for money in the general
discount market, and 7 per cent. is the minimum
quotation in all quarters, even for the best short
dated paper.
In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
there Was a slight upward movement in a few
Instances.

The Poonah, which left to-day for Bombay, con-
veyed X 114,205 in specie.
The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed Wednesday, the Ch proximo, for a special
settlement in the Scrip and fully paid-np Swedish
Government Loan ; and alsa in the shares of the
following companies :—Medoc Railway, Fore-street
Warehouse, Smith, Knight, and Company, Finan-
cial Discount, Credit Foncier of Mauritius, City
Offices, and the new shares of the National Bank,
all of which are to be marked in the daily list.
The following companies are also to have a settle-
ment on the same day, but are only to be marked
in the bi-weekly list, viz.:—London Gas Meter,
Maritime Insurance, and Queensland Sheep Invest-
ment.

The share list of the International Contract Com-
pany will be closed on Saturday next, the 30th
instant.
At the meeting of the Standard Bank of British
South Africa, today, a dividend at the rate of 10
Plir cent. per annum was declared.
There was also a meeting of the shareholders of
the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, at which
it was resolved that a distribution be made of £7
10s. per share, free of income tax ; viz., £6 per
share out of the balance of profit and loss account,
and a bonus of £1 10s. per share from the insurance
fund,

Two o'CLocx.

At Paris this morning, according to Renter's
telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 70e.
The market for the English Funds has continued
extremely inactive, and a few sales have led to a
decline of 1-16th per cent. Consols for transfer are
914 4, and for the account 914 t. The New Threes
end Reduced Annuities are 894 4 ; Exchequer Bills,
10s. to 4s. die. ; India 5 per Cents., 105 4 ; do. 4 per
Cents., 994 ; and the Enfaced 34 per Cents., 1124;
Back Stock is 238 240; and East India do., 218
220.
In the Foreign Market a slight downward move-
!meta is apparent, and business is very dull.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 4 ; do., Con-
solides, 524 53. Mexican, 454 a ; do., New Scrip,
prem.; Greek, 244 25; Spanish Passive, 354
364; Portuguese, 49; Venezuela, 574 58 ; Russian
Loan, 14 4 prem.; S wedish do., par 4 prem. ; Vene-
24elien, 14 1 dis. ; and the Confederate Stock,
574 584.
In the Railway Share Market the operations have
been limited, and principally connected with the
Preparations in progress for the settlement. Prices,
however, have remained without material change.
Great. Eastern have advanced 10s., Lancashire and
Yorkshire 55., and Brighton 5, while South Western
have declined 10s., and North Eastern (Berwick),
15s,
The Foreign and Colonial Undertakings continue
inactive at about previous rates.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
in some instances a shade firmer. London and
Westminster have improved to 94 ; Chartered of
India, Australia, and China to 394, 404 ; and Alli-
ance Bank to 634 64; while City Bank have de-
clined to 126; and Union of London, 584; General
Credit realise 94 4 ; Hudson Bay Company, 194 4 ;
and London Financial 264 27.
Subjoined are the current quotations of some of
the principal new projects :—lnternational Con-
tract Company, 24 prem. ; Telegraph Construction,
14 prem. ; International Land Credit, 24 31 prem. ;
Sabloniere Foreign Hotel, 11 24 prem.; North Aus-
tralian Company, 14 prem.; City Offices,l44 prem. •
Millwall Iron Works, 21 5 prem.; Imperial Bank
of China, 24 34 prem.; Humber Iron Works, 11
Prem. ; and Thames Iron Works, 21 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GIOTERNMENT FUNDS.
Per Cent. Consols .................. pit I
Ditto Account, May 5 ..............
New
Cent. Reduced .................. 89a i i
Zew 3 per Cent ....................... 891 1 I I I
"'"Jvv 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891............
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873......... .
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire hth Jan., 1880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent. 10 4 dis
Ditto £5OO ............ 10
~ Ditto £lOO and ..... ...... 10
ELnic, England Stk, 41 per Ct........... 239 3 40
1
Ditto Account .....................
T„ . .-
-,DuN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Anclia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... 220 18
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ........ 1051 5 i
Ditto Account. .....................
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1883....••••••••..
Do Certificates ................ _
Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ..........
99/ 1
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent....
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ........ .. —2
Ditto 51 per Cent. May, 1879 ........ 111
'
Ditto Lebentures,4,per Ct., April 1861
Ditto • ditto Aug., 1666
Ditto Bonds 21,000 .................. 12 dis
Ditto under £l,OOO ..................
. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ............
~. Ditto 1859 ..............
"razilian 5 per Cent ................... --
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60;, ...... 891
BuenosDitto 1863 ..............
Ayres 6 per Cent .............. 94
Ditto Account ......................
Ditto £lOO Bonds ..................
k;hilianli per Cent .....................
Ditto 41 Clp Cent ..................
Colombian_ 6 per Cent .................
Luba, 6 per Cent. ....................
uanish 3 ,per Cent., 1825 ..............
'„., quado-r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent..
`jgYP'.,ian 7 per Cent .................. 1001 1501
14tto, Second Issue ............... 1001 1
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5,' ex-Coupons.. 241
Ditto Account ......................
Ditto Coupons ......................
Ditto Account ......................
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account. .. ..................
.
Moorish Imperial 6 per Cent ..........
New Granada .......... —}
Ditto 2 per Cent. 29k
Ditto Deterred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Peravian 41 per Cent B5
Ditto Account.... .. ........ ~
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,'3 49 8
Ditto Account ...... •
Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid --Pm
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BBl
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 —
Ditto $ per Cent 1859 ..
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent ...... .... —
Ditto Account
4anish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account ................
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive $ .... ....... .
Ditto Account ...................... 361 6 t
Eilannish Cert. of Coup not funded ..... .
Ditto h
Account .....4/.
wwils. 4per Cent —
4t. , ,
ish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
itto Account ...
'Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Litt° 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account ••
Ditto £lOO Bonds 72 i it
Ditto 1863
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
v euezuela 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
i„)itto Account —
Ditto li per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in Lond q.k
.41ustrian, 5 per Cent.,Ex. 10 Florins.
8
3Zigian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
ten 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail. —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Atalian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
„Ditto Account
Vadmontese 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
' eruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s.
THREE O'CLOCK.
tonsols Money
Ditto Account

A melancholy accident happened two days ago at
Asnieres. A cutter with eight persons on board
capsized opposite the Isle de Nuilly, between the bridges of
9ourbevoie and Asnieres, and four of the party perished,
14
.spite of the prompt assistance given by the boatmen who
VaLuessed the catastrophe.