The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMIMACIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There is a n toderate demand for discount accom-
modation at p revious quotations, and the tendency
of the matket still points to the prospect of addi-
tional ease.

There were no bullion operations at the Bank
yesterday.

The anaoun' of specie to be taken out by the
Massilia, whi eh leaves for Bombay to-day, is
£127,750, of w hich £60,900 is in gold and £66,850
in silver.

The directori; of the Contract Corporation have
resolved to pay • a dividend for the past half year at
the rate of 15 ; per cent. per annum, and carry for-
ward £6,000.

The Commit tee of the Stock Exchange have ap •
pointed Monda y next a special settling day in the
following recur; :ties, which are to he marked in the
official daily li st :—lnternational Contract Com-
pany (for barge ins on and after the 4th May), and
in the Agra ant I Masterman's Bank New Shares
(paid up, And pa rtially paid). A special settlement
is also to be m ado in the Bedford Hotel, but the
shares are only to be marked in the twice-a
-week
list.

Daring the I, Ist few days there has been a very
limited amount of business in the Foreign and Co-
lonial Produce Markets. Sugar has remained at
about former p rims, but for coffee full rates have
been obtained fi )r superior qualities of colonial, In
tea, rice, fruit, ( )(ma, and spices an average business
has been report ;ed, without material alteration in
values; while the tallow market has continued
exceedingly du' ii, and quotations have tended down-
'Wards for bot 4 present and forward delivery.
A meeting of Shareholders' of the European
Bank was hel. I to-day, when the resolution lately
adopted for is lcreasing the capital to £4,000,000
Was unanimor only confirmed.

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, thi 6 Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 27c.
Only a tri fling improvement can be noticed in
the market or the English Funds. Business con-
tinues inacti ye, and the still doubtful state of poli-
tics affords lie inducement to speculators. Consols
for money al re 901 I, and for the account 90: t. The
New Three:; and Reduced Annuities are 891 ;
Red Sea Telegraph, 20/ ; India 5 per Cents,, 1041 /;
do. 4 per Cf :nts., 991; Eufaced 5 per Cents., 104;;
do. 5i per Cents., 1121; and the Bonds, 10s. to
143 die.

There b.as been little change in the Foreign
Market, al id business is rather inactive. Turkish
6 per Cent s., 1862, are 688 69; ditto Consolides,
498 50 k ; Mexican " EX. all," 281 4 ; ditto New,
26: ; Greek, 241 I ; Spanish Passive, 281 8;
Portnguna, 471 ; Italian, 67k ; ; and tha Con-
federate Loan, 701.

. _
In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been limited; prices, however, are well maintained.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have improved
£1 55.; London and Blackwall,Xl; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 55.; and South Eastern, 55.; while
North Eastern (Berwick) have declined 10s. ; and
South Western, 15s.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
change of importance.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally exhibit
rather less firmness. London and County have
declined to 74 ; Mercantile Exchange to 19,1, ;
Hudson Bay Co. to 174; and Berlin Water Works
to 810 Chamounix United Hotel Co. are quoted
t, 1 prem. ; Thames Plate Glass Company, 1, 2
prem. ; Ebb ff Vale, prem. ; and Maritime
Credit 14 2 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do Account, Aug. 9 .... 9O!
3 per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894... —
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire tith Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4 t
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2Ol
M
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3& 31 per Cent. —arch. June.
Do £5OO
Do £lOO and £200
Bank England Stk, 5/ per Ct.
Do Account..
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 212
Do Account —
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do Account
Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do Certificates
Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent . .
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 1041
Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 ll2l
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do Bonds Zl,OOO l4 10
Do under £l,OOO
11110. 8

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Do 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do 1863 B7l
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do Account
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. —.Chilian 6 per Cent.
Do 3 pei Cent.
Colombian 6 per 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 .. 102}
Do, Second Issue-
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Do Account24l
Do Coupons
Do Account....
Guatemala 5 per Cent. —
Do 1839 and 1859
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 74
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent, 1864
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
Ditto Scrip, £23 paid
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada .. —
Do 2 per Cent.
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) .. —
Peruvian 41 per Cent —
Bo 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Do 41 per Cent., 1862 ..
Do Account B2i
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account .. 47i
Do 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3.. 47t 4
Do Account 47i i
Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Do 41 per Cent., 1850 —
Do 3 per Cent 1859
Do 5 per Cent, 1862
Do Anglo-Dutch
Do Scrip, £3O paid — pm
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Do Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account 441
Do Passive
Do Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Do Account 9/
Swedish, 4 per Cent. —
Do Scrip, £6O paid pm
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Do Account 9Ol
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
no£loo Bonds
6 per
Do Account Cent. 1862
9i
Do £lOO Bonds..
6 i

Do G Do - 1863 .. --
uv‘tteed_, 4 per Cent.
Venez
4ceetuleter Cent. Do d
Do A. 6 P:_ruCent., 1863
'0 nt
Do
scrip £
36
ll 561 71
Do 11 per e Paid — dis
• et
Dlviden.cis on the above payable in London
Austrian, 5 par c
Belgian 41 per eeent. Ex. 10 Florins.
Do Account nt, Ex. 25f —
...
Dutch 21 per Cent" •...**',2* ....... 1
Do 4 per Cent. o'ertl.-',l
French Rentes, 2 Per n
oe atee
Italian, 5 per Cent., 18! ......... ..
2. 5- ....... ..... --
Do Account......
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i po' • • •
_ r Ct. Ex. 4s.
Pieltuonteso, 5 per Cent., Ea, 25f
Consols
Money
~,
....... T..}l R EEOi O'CLOCK.
Do Account. „ , ...................... 901

A handsome Jewish synagogue has been erected
at Melbourne, in Australia. There are 1,000 Tows in that
City.

Mr. W. H. Flower
A CHARMING PET !—A
recently read at a scientific meeting a communication "On
the Brain of the liewting avtikey (. lycqtes lenictql4B)."