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

!
MONEY MARKET SHARE MARKETS-This day.
...-
, AND ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS.
,
commtncan INTELLIGENCE, Share Railways. 1m I p. ' Closing Business
IPrice. 1 --"i I done.
CITY 13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 34
, TWELVE O'CLOCK:st Blythe and Tyne. - -
No alteration is noticeable in the appearance of 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andlllid.Uo all Si 9
at
cßarlestdoolnaina and Exeter
the discount market. The inquiry for accommoda-
is Corr
?landau 0 1181 119;
tion is small, and the rate for first-class three - -
20all 1 6 7
months' paper continues at 81 per cent. Most 10 Do A A vets no di, all '- _
parties are holding over their bills in anticipation of 10 Do. 11 tielel rn'Ppeatricl,in alt - -
g C)ttunblitit,ttt?e,lll,;)t June.j allal 35 U
a reduction being made in the Bank rate to-morrow.
About £BB,OOO in gold was taken into the Bank st Edinburgh.'& Gla.sgovve.: 100 68 90
at •ilasg. and S. Western. 100 101 106
yesterday. at Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 47 47 471 4
There was a slight downward tendency in the at Ditto A stock - -
at Ditto East Anlian at 100 61 74
fireign exchanges yesterday afternoon.
sat l.
, e
Do A stock
G,3
rree a
tt NNoerrtthhoefrnloo 129 131
Scotland - -
I
The shares of the Tavistock Iron and Coal Com-
Iwo 1138 140 1391 1
Ploy were in demand this day at 11 to 2 prem. it Do Bdo
st Gt. S. ana W. of Irelan: 100 S3O 92
Tie list of application is closed. at Great Western .. . 100 64 641 64
The directors of the Natal Land and Colonisation as
t L aDnooaSsti rYeal uoaikef3ricri;e 100 ; 1-111 1111 1111 1 1
Company have just issued their report to be pre- st London and
,Blackll 100 0. 67_ rn, n 44
st Lon., Bright.& Coast 100 1043
41060 1)1 0 - rented at the forthcoming meeting. It states that, at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 40 115 [lOl 1
"After writing off 10 per cent. of the preliminary ata l',Doun: &&
North Western Western 100 1006 1101 1114 111 ! 101, 11
expenses, the accounts show a net profit to the 31st at Ilan., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 534 141
December of L 13,466 Bs. 7d., of which sum 50
25 Al fiturtfitiarnend Carlisle.
all 2 :
£3,473 Bs. 9d. have been already distributed among
Batt Metropolitan all 1144 114 115 11i 154
dl Midland
he shareholders, leaving a balance of £9,992 - Do New
19s. 10d. still to be dealt with. The directors t 53 o d:to. ji3M.f&lrDear
Ireland all
100a1 102 11C4
therefore propose, on the present occasion, to pay a Mid 25 25 Do. shares
- -
Rent - -
dividend at the rate of 63. per share, free of income 10 Do Cray Line - -
01
tax,lvehich will absorb a further sum of £6,918155., et;4]ogn.th Perth,
h&
Dundee 12 2 5 6134 `5;
making, with the previous dividend of 33., a total at Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 101 1014 1014 1
26 Do, G.N.E. parches, 16.13.4 - - 0
distribution for the year of 9s. per share, or 9 per at Do Leeds lOO 574 684 571
upon the £5 paid shares, and leaving a surplus to ata Do. '3},orrlle
be carried forward to the next account of £3,074 4s. at North London
1.
10d. In addition to the proposed dividend, the fund ,16.4 NoDr(LNSetawrOWhYr '''' :: all 78 7EI
arising from the payment of 20e. per share on the et
Ut
Scottish.a and
d blentra Junction.
laclil
112.0141 T
14,000 paid up shares to be converted into ordinary at
Scot N. E., Aber '
. sto l, o 100 39 40
shares, as explained in the circular issued last 10 ShDreowBscoatne2ll'Xe, lotli)pcko.o.i 1:1(1 ---- --
February, will be distributed as a bonus at the rate at Shropshire Union
at South Devon ....
at South Eastern . lOO 901 914 914 1
of 143. on each paid up share, and 7a, on each share
et South Wales - -
on which £5 have been paid. st S. York. and River Dun 100 103 106
The Freehold and General Investment Company. 20
gl=tgr=lll=la all
364 374
With a capital of £250,000, the first issue to consist ''?
800 New, 186 G
10 8 84
of half the amount in shares of £25 each, has been at Taft Vale.. ....- lOO 165 17u
• 3
85 7 t
p
brought forward for the purpose of purchasing 10 Do t 3 3 4
freehold and leasehold property in London and its I€s, Ulster - -
20 -1, -
neighbourhood. Negotiations are now in progress 12.10 Do 5l - --,
5
for the acquisition of freehold properties at the at
Victoriarise
taa!hand Pim lOO NO 1(
West End, and th© vendors have agreed to take a at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 j- -
at West Cornwall , 100 - -
portion of their money in shares of the company. at W. Hartlepool Har.&R ; 100 - -
-
at West Midland--Oxford ; 100 - -
-
at Do Newport! 100 ---
Two O'CLOCK. at Do Hereford' 160 - l
-
At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's
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telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 750. BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Heavy. • Closing I
The English Stock Market has been adversely Share nailways Paid. Price. _ Business done
influenced to-day through political rumours relative 100 .3AI/soda &St Lawrence all 59 61 605
sk 1 Bom.,Baroda3c.Centlnci 100 102 1031 1031
to the Conference, and Consols have declined 1 per 20 no:lleiwer cent.
8 - -
tent., the quotations being 911 + for money and 20 Do. E. Shares... 7l id I P
,
204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all t 1 61
901 i less the dividend, for the account. The 10 Do. Preference
New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89+1 ; 100/ ,13311)Ifral.°,bEdisanae0G°1 ti?;l2' to 77 82
Annuities, 1885, 14 9 sixteenths ; Exchequer Bills, 1(000 go.: goo. yu-,13,-,11, 1873.44 1000
777
g,'
March, 10s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1051 +; at eleutta.,t e.Eastn. (Litt' 100 101 IL3
Enfaced 4 per Cents. • and the Bonds 25 dis.
, 931, st Cape Town Dock Scril 100 98 100
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 105 107 105
Bank Stock is 237, and India Stock 217. stock Last Indian, gu. sp. c. 10') 1041 5054 1041 541
20 Do. G Ext... . 15 i P
Rather less firmness is apparent in the Foreign 20 Do. do. 1.1 do. .. 15 1 1 P ,
Market, and business is quiet. Turkish 6 per stock GrandilelleiullirkotofuCeanniasda latiol ;02 ; i
Cents., 1862, are 71+ I ; do., Consolides, 48+ 49 ; 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 61 1,55.5 61
Mexican, 441 i ; do. New Loan,l dis. par.; Greek, 100 Do. Vo. lief. all 53 65
100 Do. 3d Pref stock all 47 49
2334 1; Spanish Passive, 341 -I; Portuguese, 481 1; too Do. do. deferred......... all 40 12
Italian, 67+ 68 ; Russian Loan, 2+ + prem. ; Swedish, 100 Do.o 4tho
i A'erfeefr.rser : : all U2B do., 2+ i preen. ; and the Confederate Loan, 65 67. stook Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.o 100 104 105 1044 }1 1
20 12 1 1 1
The operations in the Railway Share Market tjg.. blowgun. LP6.2e...: have been exceedingly restricted, and the only stook Gt. South.oflndia(Lim -
change of importance has been an advance of £2 *O4 G L vvraile taendasdpauaernete. laolol 124 100344
on London and Brighton; Metropolian have ime t Do. New 18 101 101 fl
Do. 8 p.c. 73 with't opt. all 90 92
proved 55.; and Great Western have declined 58. 100 Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.... all 82 84
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without stoWok Madrasgraerr kipm ote.
102
0 pita)/ Itig 1021
change of importance as regards values. stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 96 98
stock Dc. 44 do .. ...... 100 9s 94 Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have, in some 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - -
instances, been a shade II atter. Alliance have stock Ilelb:
Corp 6p. o. Bnds. 100 - - i
0 nab :& Robson's Bay. all 57 CO
receded to 621 ; Bank of London to 58+; London 1.1
a NDewo.llspu.rtwffic°;dttgeaßnddsa. all -
and Colonial have improved to 16817 ; and London • Claes A and B. all 3 5 Financial to 281 l
N.Rl.C'da6 po Ist pt bds 100 82 74
il. stock Soinde ........ •• ) (100 1021 1034 1031 3 I
Subjoined are the current quotations of some of stock Do. Delhi..
SO Do. do 'r. t 2 id 4p
the principal new projects :-Millwall Iron Works, at Do. Punjaub - all its 2 1t.3 t
100 - -1 1. prem. ; Imperial Bank of China, 1 1 ptem.; sock 'IT). D°.
- .:
-.''l 1 c. Indus. St. I, lo j k Iot% 93 95 E
Provincial Banking Corporation, 1 1 prem.; Inc c
ternational Land Credit Company, 2 + prem. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
- t.,nn.(ior. dp.c.J a. &Jul) 1
-
- I 1877-84
BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. - I Do. ap. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 162 104 El .. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. ..- i Do. ep. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104
o Per Cent. Consols - Do. f 5 p. c. Jan.&July. 10i 90 I; 901 11 t
Ditto Account, May 8 - I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 1
- 'Cape G.llope, 6 p 0.1873 100 106 108 I
N
per Cent. Reduced
- 1
Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 107 109
ew 3 per-
Cent. 894 1 4 Do. 1890 1011 108 110 1081 i
Neve 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 - - ;Do. Jim. & July, 1891.. 102 110 112 c
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 - - ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 101 104
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire I
- 511turitius 6 per cent .. 100 196 108
iitli J an., 1880 -
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4 9-16 -Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 106 108
- I
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. -
-- IN.B.Gov.6p.e.Ja.,saul) 100 101 103 I
Ma p.v.
c.A p &
a.,
March. June. - ;N. S. W. Go. 5 p 1801 100 99 100 o
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent. 10 dis --' Dv. sp. c.,187t to 1871 100 99 101
Ditto £5OO - -- ! Do. d0.,1888 & upwds 100 99 101 991
Ditto 4100 and £2OO - !New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 10J 111 o
sank England Stk, 54 per Ct. - 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. t
- I sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105
Ditto Account,.
;Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - - v
~. INDIAN GOVERNMENT •SECURITIES. •-. IS. AUR G6p.0.1.875A up lOO 109 111
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... 217 - ' Pla.Gov. 6p.c..Ja..tJuly 100 - -
'Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 - Do. io 6 n.e. Ap.&oot.. NO 1074 1011
- 1081 8
____ s
Ditto Account -
Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 - BRITISH MINES.
Do Certificates - 2 i .laralorian Consol. Gold 1 I 4d d
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 935 - 'l:fi-orri Amalgamated.. - 32 34 b
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 - - Devon G. Cone. Tavist.) 1 569 670
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 - East Bassett (Illog*an).. 30 07 70
East Clogau Gold. Ltd. - - d b Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 - - -.- East Caradon ...... .... i 1.14. e 30 31
~.. Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 - - 'xast Cara Brea...
,1 3.4.0 64 (.1 65
1)11-to Bonds 81,000 - E. W'lltussel(Tavistk.,l 8.13.0 31 4
Ditto under £l,OOO 25 dis -
,GamASt.Aubyn(Gwen ,' 58/ 7 9 0
FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES, - !Great South Tolgus.... 17s 21 3
- I,G. Wheal Vor (lielston, 40 34 36 85 4 n
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent- 'Grenville ... 6.16.1 91 91
13
razilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 1859 - - i Licrod's-Foot ... 8.12 88 40
- I ilingaton Downs 4.18.0 35 4
Ditto 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 --Lady Bertha
Di - - 'Margaret (Day 1 Lelant 91 15 17
itto 1863 6
per Cent
Illienos Ayres 1 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 24 14 4 d C
_ Ditto Account - New Setun l9l 83 90 Ji b
unilian 6 per Cent - • North Downs i2l 11 11
- V.WIII. Basset(lllo4an t 3.1.0 15 2 tl
,„ Ditto 45 pei Cent B4 - North Wheal Crotty ..I 2.6.9 4 45 ft
‘;‘.,olombian 6 per Cent .. --- - i Var Consols(St. Blazey;l - -
`11133., 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
- !South Caradon(St.Cleer: 11 450 470 p Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 - - 13. Care Brea (Illogan).. - , - - it
.0 Ditto Scrip £5O paid - IS.Wheal Iran. (Elnan, 18.15.9 40 50
- Stray Park ,30.17.6 23 30 IA
',Fqiinclor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. - - I Vanier 5117.& Lead Min 1 - - L
•IgYptian 7 per Cent - Irin Crest
I 9 18 19
*Ditto, Second Issue - - West Basset (Illogan).. 11 9 10 tl
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Couprms.. - -11 V Cr radon (Liskeard; 5 16 18 164 b;
Ditto Account . - .IWest Cr`
...... 471 185 195
Ditto Coupons C
- IWhev.l Basset (Illogand 54 90 95 - Wheal Bulleratedrutli); 10 30 35 it
_ Ditto Account . - Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant); 2.0.6 - -
uuaternala 5 per Cent.
0.
tili?itto, 1839 and 1859 - ViTheal MaryAnni,Llen.), 8 12 14 a
!/e.l,.in 5 per Cent.(Marenimana Railway) - - Wheal Beton ..1 581 1 225 235 tt
4 :swan 3 per Cent .... - , Wheal Trciawney (Lis.) 7 20 21
- !Wheal Union 13.17 14 2 01
Ditto Account

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing
Share nallways Paid. Price. Business done
100 atlantic &St Laiirenc€ all 59 61 601
Sk Bom.,Baroda.k.Cent Ind 100 102 1031 103}
I Gu. 5 per cent.
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares... 7l id I P
201 Buffalo and .Laae Huron all r 6}
10 Do. Preference . all 81 91
Buflalo,Brant,&Godriel:
100 82
p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1812 10 77
100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 77 8!
100 Do. do. Jlllll3 1, 1674 100 77 82
st Clcutta.‘t S.Eastn. (Lit. 100 101 113
st Cape Town 17. Dock Seri; 100 98 100
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 105 107 105
stook East Indian. gm. sp. c. 105 1041 5051 1044 541
20 Do. do. G Ext..... 15 1 a P
20 Do. do. II do. .. 15 1 I P
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 10u 2u 21 20
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 72 i 4 721 1
100 Do. do. deferred...... all 61 63
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all t 3 65 61
100 Do. do. deferred...... all 53 65
100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 47 49
100 Do. do. deferred...... all 40 12
100 Do. 4th Pref. stook... all 26 28
100 Do. do. deferred...... all 24 t 6
stook Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.o 100 104 105 1041 11 1
20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 1 I
Do. January, 1862 ..
stook Gt. South.of India(Lim
guaranteed 5 per oent. 100 1021 1031
201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 10}
01 Do. New 18 101 104 u
1020 Do. 8 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 90 92
100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 82 84
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 par 4p 2
'took Madras. guar., 5p.0. .. 100 not 103 1021
:took Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 96 98
stock Dc. 44 d 0........ 100 9.: 94
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2
itock nelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100
50 nab. & Ilobson's Bay. all 57 t.,9
100 Do. 7p. o. Mortg. Bds. all
S 0 Newßrur swickdt Cando
Class A and B. all S 5
N.l2l.C'da6 pa lat pt
b.s 100 82 74
stock Soinde •• ) (100 1021 1031 141 3
stock Do. Delhi.. I 100 101 103
SO Do. d 0...... ' 2 id lo
st Do. Punjaub c 1 all 102 103
Do. Do. ........ , , 100
`oek I Do. Indus. St. F 10.) 'kVA; 93 95

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
, GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
0 Per Cent. Consols
Ditto Account, May 8
per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent. 892 1 i
New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire iitliJ an., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4 9-16
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908..
Mach. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 10 dis
Ditto £5OO
.h Ditto £lOO and £2OO
j°
auk England Stk, 51 per Ct.
Ditto Account,.
„. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 217
*!Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670
Ditto Account
Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 —
Do Certificates
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 931
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 —
Ditto of per Cent., May, 1879 —.
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861
~., Ditto ditto Aug., 1866
"Itto Bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,OOO 25 dis
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
, Ditto 1863
kluenos Ayres 6 per Cent
_ Ditto Account
Chilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 41 pel Cent B4
Combian 6 per Cent ..—
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
banish 3 per Cent., 1825
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864
Ditto Scrip £5O paid
„quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent..
zgYptian 7 per Cent —
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent.,
.1824-5, ex-Coupons..
Ditto Account
b i tto Coupons
Ditto Account .—
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Ditto 1839 and 1859
Itaiian 5' per Cent.(Marenimana Railway)
Remean 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account
koorish Imperial 6 per Cent
11Tew Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent..... —
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectaree) —
Peruvian 41 per Cent '
Ditto Account.... ,
Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account B6!
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 481
Ditto Account —
11•./Asian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 • • Ditto 3 per Cent 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862
-Ditto 1864 Scrip, 310 paid
in
Ditto Anglo-Dutch
....
!Panish 3 per Cent
1 'Ditto Account ...............
bitto New Deferred .. . .
Ditto Account
Ditto Pass,ve . —
Ditto Account ................ 311
14.Panish Cert. of Coup not funded ...... 111
Ditto Account
Wedish 4 per Cent
Ditto Scrip, £2O paid pm
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
itto Account _
-Ditto, £lOO Bonds _
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account ••
Ditto £lOO Bonds.. —
Ditto 1863
t, Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. 99k
T ellezuela 3 per Cent.
k t Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
itto Account 551 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1861
Ditto If per Cent
AUDividends on the above payable in Lond .n.
ct •
z rian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins.
--
4.
beigian 41 per Cont., Ex. 25f... —
burden
21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull
1 -vitt° 4 per Cent. Certificates
falloff, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs
Ditto Account
0013.801 s Money THREE O'CLOCK.
Ditto Account 9li 1
•.. 90i i a d

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 107
Great Western, 4 per cent. irred.,
Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref. 102
Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock,
Ditto, Bristol and 13irm., 6 per cent., 1351
North British, Border Union gua. pref. Sh., 11

PREFEttENCE SHARES AND STOCKI.4.
London, Chatham, ko., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent.,
Ditto, ditto, C,,6 per cent. 79
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Chester and Holyhead,
Ditto, 5 por cent., 114 i
Midland Bradford prof: stock, 94i

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 94
Bahia and San Francisco (11m.) qua. 7 per cent., 171
Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 12
Sambre and Meuse, 8
San rani° gua. 7 per cent., 11f
Ditto (all), 201 20

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

4arket firm and quiet. Sales, 7,000 bales, Im.
Otte, 8,161; previously, 53,863.