The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-09 00:00:00

ONEr MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Discount Market to-day has presented a
quiescent appearance, and the rates have continued
to range fully I per cent. below the minimum of the
Bank of England. It is generally thought that
afflirs next week will become much easier, owing
to the payment of the dividends and the moderate
demand for accommodation.

There was no material alteration in the foreign
exchanges yesterday afternoon.
About 25,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for transm!ssion to the Brazils.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to £408,290, and the exports to £433,579.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 661'. 05c.
Opening fiat.

Early in the day the Funds improved k per cent.,
but this led to sales, and very unfavourable views
were expressed with regard to the proceedings in
Parliament and the prospect of a continuance, at
least for a time, of an unsatisfactory foreign policy.
All the markets have closed with a gloomy aspect,
and Consols, after being 907,1 for money and 90E-'
for account, are now only 901 f, and 901 8 respec-
tively. But for the plentiful supplies of floating
capital, and other encouraging circumstances, specu-
lators would no doubt be inclined to operate for a fall.
The New Threes are marked at 894 ; and the
Reduced Annuities 891. a ; India 5 per Cents.,
104k7.

There is less firmness in the Foreign Stock
Market, and business is dull. Turkish 6 per Cents.,
1862, are 681 691; ditto Consolides, 494 50 ;
Mexican, 28* ; Greek, 24 1 ; Spanish Passive
29 1 ; Portuguese, 47i 48 ; Russian, 871 I; and
the Confederate Loan, 691 701.
In the Railway Share Market there has been
very little animation, and the variations in prices
have been of an unimportant character. North
Western : have improved 10s, and Metropolitan
£1 lOs ; while Great Eastern have declined 4f and
Great Western,l.

The Foreign and Colonial lines generally remain
at about former rates,

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, but in
most instances maintained previous quotations.
Ebbw Vale Company Shares are,quoted 1 & prem.;
Societe Generale de L'Empire Ottoman, 2i 3-4-
prem. ; and Chamounix United Hotel Shares,
11 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Console
Do Account, Aug. 9
3 per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent. B9l
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894....
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 --
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908
DBills,
Miaune.
Exchequer £l,ooo, 3& 31 per Cent. 3 diec h.
p J
ar
o £5OO
Do £lOO and £2OO ..
Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct.
Do Account..
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
Do Account
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do Acc0unt........„
Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do Certificates
Do Enfaoed Paper, 4 per Cent
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ......
Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 ••
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
D. bonds .Ll,000
Do under .€l,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. --
o 1
BrazilianD 6 per CentBs9
Do Doer Cent., 1852-58-60
1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
)o Account
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
6 per Cent, Do 3 poi Cent.
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do 5 per Cent, 1864
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent..
Egyptian 7 per Cent lO2
Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons
Do Account
Do Coupons
Do
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Do 1839 and 1859
Italian b per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 74
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Do Account 29
Do 6 per Cent, 1864
Do French Scrip, Ex. 2,51 20c —Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French die
Ditto Scrip, £23 paid....
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada ..
Do 2 per Cent.
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 4i per Cent ..
Do 3 per Cont. (17ribarren)

. —
Do 4} per Cent, 1862
--
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account.

• • —Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3..
Do Account
Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid
.... 471
Russian 5 per Cent., [822, £ St
Do 41 per Cent., 1850
81
1)o
3 per Cent 1859
Do .5 per Cent, 1862 B3 7f 8
Do Anglo-Dutch
Do Scrip, £3O paid
Sar.iinian 13131 per Cent ..... •
L'o
Account .......
Spanish 3 per Cent
.........
Do Account
51
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Account 291 1
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Do Account
Swedish, 4 per Cent
Do Scrip, £5O paid
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1354
Do Account
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds
DDo 0 per Cent. 1862
o Account
Do 1863.
VDo Guaratteed, 4 per Cent... ..
enezuela 3 per Cfut.
Do Account
DDo 6 per Cent., 1862 ...............
Do A.ccoant ..... .
o Scrip £3O paid ............... 71 dlB
Do 11 per Cent ......
Dividends on the above payable in London
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgien 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f
Do Account.
Dutch 2i per Cent.,Ex. 12 Guil
Do 4 per Cent. ertificates ....
French Rentes, 2 per Cent.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Do Account . . . . ... .
Picchnontese, 6 per Cent., Ex. `15f....,,
Oon TWO O'CLOCK,
t,ols Money ............
Do Account... .................
9011

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

Market very strong, at I advance.
about 20,000 bales Sales to-day
, Imports, 1,158 ; previcusly,
762.

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.—The adjourned gene-
ral !nesting of shareholders in this company
was
held yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. W. A. 'Wilkin-
son in the chair, for the purpose of considering a bill now
tan
before Parlianaent, entitled " A bill to enable the Metropoli.
bur Railway Company to extend their railway from Fins-
purposes," y-circus to Trinity-square, Tower-hill, and for other
Mr. heads of the Burchell, the solicitor, having read the
meeting would bil!, the chairman said he trusted the
sanction the bill now before it, for be believed no body
of
shareholders were ever placed in
aangements more favourable
the die position than they were by the ar-
r
tl enaen of wealth andrectora had entered into. Four gen-
*undertak railway experience haden all the risk of the
proposed line, and were will-
ing either to keep the whol of the capital, or allow the
shareholders of the Metropolie tan tity of
the capital they thought propero take up any quantity They therefore ran no
risk, while they had the option of
sharing in the prosperity.
They would incur no responsibility from the extension ;
the capital and receipts would be kept separate, and their
dividends would not be injuriously afrected, no matter bow
the branches paid. He concluded by moving the adoption
of bill. Mr Austin seconded the resolution, which,
aft,/ some discussion and opposition from lAr Ilartridge,
1.4 lers, and others, was agreed to. A vote of thanks to
the chairman concluded the proeeetlinger