The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-21 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

CITY, TWELVE 0 CLOCK.
!hers. is no particular alteration in the general
e
of the money market, and the Bank authori-
ties,...o. es anticipated, have not found it necessary at
et: their ordinary weekly court to modify their dis-
unt regulations. There is again, however, a
bettero feeling, and the mercantile classes experience
~15ka ifficulty whatever in getting all the accommo-
us. hen they require at the current rates, and on the
abwek Exchange available supplies are super-
_ undant, and the terms for advances on Govern-
-111
Thent securities are very moderate.
,respective share lists of the Continental
eunion Gas Company and the Brighton: Brewery
°R'Pacy will close on Saturday next.
, The last week's raiiway receipts, ascertained up
Is this day, are, in round figures, as under :-
1864. 1863.
li‘orth-Western
s
‘.:ollth-Western
(1, sat Western
Great Eastern
great Northern
North Eastern .. 57,463 61,578
south-Eastern
Midland
1 aneaB hire and Yorkshire..., .......... 36,707 31,610
Bri
teghten,
Erie and Exeter
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 15,197 14 186 ,
The returns, compared with those of the same
Paviod of last year, generally show some very
favourable features. On the North Western there
18 an increase of £9,189; on the Great Western of
£2,066; on the Great Eastern of £2,116; on the
Great Northern of £2.527 ; on the Not th Eastern
0f15,885 ; on the South Eastern of £408; on the
Midland of £3 998 ; on the Lancashire and York-
shire of £5,067 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln of £1,011; and on the Bristol and Exeter
Of £130; while the South Western exhibits a de-
crease of £1,864, and the Brighton of £893.
Annexed is an extract from the report of the
Oriental Bank Corporation, adopted at the meeting
today :—The directors, in presenting the general
statement of affairs for 1863, have again to con-
tratulate their co-proprietors on the prosperous
'condition of the corporation. The accounts show a
net prtfit of £248,919 Os. 3d. available for division,
after providing for all bad and doubtful debts and
defraying current expenses. A dividend of
7 per cent. has already been paid, absorb-
ing £88,200 of the profits, and leaving
£160,719 Os. 3d. to be dealt with. Out of this
sum it is now proposed to pay an additional divi-
dend of 5 per cent., and a bonus of 7 per cent.,
niaking with the dividend already paid, an aggre-
gate distribution for 1863 of 19 per cent. on the
`capital. The present dividend and bonus, equal to
£3 per share, will be payable here on the 2d
Proximo, free of income tax, and will amount to
£151,200, and leave a balance of £9,519 3d., to be
Carried to the credit of the next account.

Two o'CLocx.

At Paris this morning, according to Renter's
telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 15c.
There has been a very quiet market for English
.'‘lnds to-day, and the quotations have not varied
e'ven to the extent of 1-1611 per cent. Consols for
transfar are 911 1, and for the account 911 1. The
New Threes And Reduced Annuitie3 are 891 1 ;
Retiequer Bills, ss. to 43. dis.; and India 5 per
"tap 1041 105 k. Bank of England Stock is
'narked 238 240.
A general decided decline has taken place in the
Foreign Market, And business is very dull. Turkish
6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 ; do., Cansolides, 521 1 ;
Mexican, 451 ; do., New Loin, par I prem.;
Greek, 241 ; Spanish Passive, 341 I; do,, Certi
Enate2, 121 8 ; Portuguese, 481 49 ; and the Con-
federate Loan, 541 551.
Business in the Railway Share Market has con-
tinued very quiet, although in some instances prices
have slightly advanced, owing to the favourable
character of the traffic returns. South Eastern,
Metropolitan, North Western, and Great Northern
A Stock have each advanced 10s., and Great Eas-
tern have declined 55.
In the Foreign and Coloni4l undertakings there
has been little change of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in
fair request, and in Some instances maintain previous
quotations. Union of London have improved to
53 ; European to 1311; imperial to 401; General
Credit realise 101 ; London
,Financial, 261;
National Discount, 131 14.
Annexed are the current quotations of some
of the principal new undertakings : —Tele-
graph Construction, 1 11 prem. ; Interna•
tional Land Credit, 11 2 prem.; North Aus-
tralian, 1 1 prem. ; Imperial Bank of China,
61 4 prem. ; Millwall Ironworks, 21 a prem. ;
City Offices, 21 1 prem.; Thames Ironworks, 31
Pram.; Imperial Financial, 41 prem.; and Real
Property, I 11 prem.

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BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols ............ 91a a
Ditto Account, May 5 .............. 911
per Cent. Reduced • 893/4
New 3 per Cent.B9iiiia
."ew 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894
Ditto 6 per Cent., Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2Ol
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 . 3 per Cent 5 4 die
Ditto £SOO
Ditto £lOO and £200
Bank England Stk, 4t per Ct.
Ditto Account..
INDILN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 —
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670

Ditto Account
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1885
Do L ertiticates

Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 —
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 • •
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 —
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent ....
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863 B7l
Ohilian 6 per Cent tOli
Ditto 4} pet Cent. —
Egyptian 7 per Cent —
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —}
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons —
ifitto Account —
Italian b per Cent.(Mareminana Itatilway ,
Mexican 3 per Cent ...„ .. —
46
Ditto Account 1 5/
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto .Account
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deterred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
P,,iuvian 4i per Cent. , -
Ditto Account.. • , .
Ditto 3 per Cent. (Unbarren)
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account ........
Portuguese 3 per Cent.,.1853
Ditto Account .................. ... 4_9 8/
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 622:3
49
Ditto Account ................... . m
Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid ........ • . ......
p P
er Cent., 1822, £ at........
t Witt() 4i per Cent.. 1850 .............. f 1.61
Russian 5
Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 ............. . s 7si
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 .............
-•
ardinian 6 per Cent ..................
ditto Account
'Panieh 3 per Cent ....•.........•••. -----
Ditto Account -
Ditto New Deferred --
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account 34/ 5
''''Patiish Cert. of Coup not funded .. —
Ditto Account l2/ a a
Swedish, 4 per Cent —
largish 6 er Cent. 1854 —
Di
tto Account 9O 89/ 9
4 .Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account ... 69
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account .. 71/ i 1
Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 7l!
Ditto 1863
b Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent.
V Mezuela 3 per Cant.
Ditto. Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 ..
Ditto Account
Ditto 12 per Cent ...... —
Dividends on the above payable in Lond ,n.
Austrian, 5 per Cont., Ex. 10 Florins.
beigian 4per Cent
per Cent., Ex. 25f —
utch 2i
~ Ex. 12 Guil 64
Itpitt° 4 per Cent. Certificates
11-sluts 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs
Ditto Account 6B 7 81
Pe.
lmontese 5 per Cent Ex. 25f —
ruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s.
Consols MolleY THREE O'CLOCK.
Di 911 i
Mil) ACCOIIEIt. • to .I • , . Me 911 1