The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMZIiCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

Two O'.
At Paris this morning, according toCLOCK Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 65c,
Firm.

The Stock Exchange markets this morning pre- ti
sent an improving tendency, and speculators appear
once more disposed to close their "bear" accounts
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and operate for a rise in prices. Accordingly, all t
descriptions of stock are buoyant, and affairs exhi- et,
bit a more favourable aspect. The Funds have 1((
recovered fp per cent., Consols being 90i 91f for 1(
money, and 90} ex div. for the account. The h(
New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 ;
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Exchequer Bills, 9s, to 4s. dis.; and India 5 per t(
I,
Cents., 1041 .
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There is more animation in the Foreign Market, •
and prices have generally improved. Turkish 6 per et`
Cents., 1862, are 704 71 ; ditto Consolid63, 501 4 ; ;
Mexican, 431 ; do., New Loan, f dis„ prem.;
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Greek, 22 f ; Spanish Passive, 34 344 ; Portu-
guese, 48 ; Swedish scrip, par, 1 prem. ; Russian
Scrip, 11 t prem.; and the Confederate Loan, Hip
664 67.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been st,
rather inactive, but prices have in most instances
is
exhibited more firmness.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain with- t
out material alteration. :
The following are the current quotations of.some
of the principal new undertakings :—Provincial at
Banking Corporation, 11 prem.; International
Land Credit, 1 2 prem. ; Telegraph Construction,
prem.; Sabloniere Hotel, Q 11 prem.; North
Australian Company, fl 14 prem. ; Imperial Bank
of China, 1 1 prem. ; City Offices, 1- prem. ; and
Millwall Iron Works, prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOYDILNDIENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto Account, May 8
per Cent. Reduced
New a per Cent BBl t i it, New 2} 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. Ditto (Red Bea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.

March. June,
&chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 2O 9 4
Ditto
Ditto £SOO
England Stk, 55 per Ct.
Ditto Account
INDILN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Ditto Account. ...
.......... —'Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 ..........
Do Certificates
..............
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. ..... Ditto 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .......... 1034
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864
Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 -,Ditto Bonds £l,OOO ...
Ditto under £l,OOO .. ...............
F 0................
Austrian BREIG N FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
onds, 6 per Cent .......... . . _'Ditto 1859 .............•
Brazilian 5 per Ce ......... ....... 100
Ditto 41 per Cent.nt
, •1852-58-6 p ......
Ditto 1863 .............. 865
Egyptian 7 per Cent
Ditto, Second Issue .. 995
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons..
Ditto Account 2211 t 2f if
Ditto Coupons
Ditto Account
Guatemala 6 per Cent.
..
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
...
.
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railwas Mexican 3 per Cent .... y) 74 4
Ditto Account..,,
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent 434
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent. 3O
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land \Varrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 45 per Cent Ditto Account....
....... , ....
bitto 3 per Cent, (Uribarren) .
Ditto 45 per Cent., 1862 ........
85
Q tDitto Account —
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account
••
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3
Ditto Account 48:71 8
Russian 5 per Cent,, 1822, St
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .. 844
Ditto 3 per Cent 1859
[Ditto 5 per Cent,,:,,1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
... .... --
Ditto Account ..
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Acco
Ditto P unt
assi
ve
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup n.ot funded
Ditto Account
Swedish, 4 per Cent
Ditto Scrip £2O paid!
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account.
Ditto
6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
.. 705
705
Ditto £lOO Bond
Ditto 1863
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account 221
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account..~
Ditto 8 per Cent, 1864
Ditto Scrip, £l5 ;mid
Ditto 11 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in Load a.
Austrian, 6 por Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. --
Belgian 45 par Cent., Ex. 25f
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull..
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, .Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account,,, 674
THREE O'CLOCK,
Coagals Molloy
Ditto Account .............. 39/1 d

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Very full prices. Siles about 10,000 bales. Ina-
ports, 3,379 ; previously, 4,38 ti

LORD 1-10IIGFITON will take the chair at the
'flaugural dinner of the newspaper press fund, to be held
at the Freeroaaona' Taverh on the 214 t inet,

CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK.
The discount market is now assuming a quieter
appearance, although no change can be noted in
the quotations. The mercantile classes have very
generally over supplied themselves with accom•
modation, and with the less demand for money
now experienced, capitalists are beginning to
evince a disposition to work at the Bank of Eng-
land minimum. The large number of bills, how-
ever, that have as yet been brought forward have
bEen charged 9 to 9i per cent.
About £82,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
on Saturday, but 100.000 sovereigns were with-
drawn for transmission to the Brazils.

The Star of Tasmania from New Zealand has
brought £83.240.
The condition of trade in the manufacturing dis-
tricts during the past week has -oeen exceedingly
active. At Manchester, however, the market for
cloths has been slightly affected by the increase in
the rate of discount, but at Leeds, Huddersfield,
Halifax, Leicester, and Bradford, a large inquiry
prevailed for all descriptions of goods. At Bir-
mingham and Sheffield great buoyancy has been
noticed, manufacturers having received large orders
both from the country and abroad.
A special meeting of shareholders of the Bank of
London was held to-day for the purpose of increas-
ing the capital by the additional sum of £200,000,
which is to be divided into 2,000 shares of £lO
each. Sir J. V. Shelley, Bart., M.P., who occupied
the chair, moved the adoption of the necessary resolu-
tions, and observed that while other kindred insti-
tutions had progressed the Bank of London had
exhibited still greater advancement. The direc-
tors had always been actuated by a policy to
secure the confidence of the public, while at the same
time promoting the interests of the shareholders.
The amount expected to be realised by the premium
en the new shares would represent £140,000, which,
added to thu reserve fund, would raise that item to
an amount as to preclude the necessity of increasing
it out of the ordinary earnings every year. The
resolutions were agreed to narn. con., and the thanks u
of the meeting voted to the directors.
A call of £2 per share has been made on the
shares of the Central Argentine Railway Company,
for the lines from Rosario to Cordova, to be paid
for on the Ist proximo; and a similar amount will ,
be required on the Ist December next.
The half-yearly drawing of Turkish Six per
Cents., 1863, took place on the 2d inst. at Paris, 4h
and the particulars may be seen at the offices of the
Imperial Ottoman Bank. , Sk