The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMIIIE/tOIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The prospectus of the Eastern Exchange Bank
(Limited) of Liverpool wilt be found in another
column of The Sun. The company, which is
brought forward under the most encouraging aus-
pices, is formed to supply a want which has long
been felt, and its value will at once be recognised.
The capital is set down at £2,000,000 in 100,000
shares at £2O each, with a first issue of 50,000
shares. One very important circumstance is that
a great portion of the capital has already been sub-
scribed, and when the operations of the company
become thoroughly known the rest will immedi•
ately follow. Liverpool, it will be at once admitted,
enjoys an immense export and import trade, and
through this most important port most of the manu-
factures of Lancashire and Yorkshire pass, and in
this great emporium of trade not one bank at pre-
sent exists connected with the Mediterranean, the
East Indies, China, and Australia. In London the
reverse is the case, and consequently every facility
exists in the metropolis for exchange transactions.
To supply this long existing want the Eastern
Exchange Bank has been started, and as the direc-
tors are all first-rate men of business, success must
result to the new undertaking. The headquarters
of the bank of course will be in Liverpool, but
branches will be immediately formed in Alexandria,
Bombay, Calcutta, China, and Australia, and others
will follow as the business of the company is deve-
loped. In addition to this arrangenients will be
Made for London business by the organisation of a
first.class banking agency on advantageous terms.
Thomas M'Comas, Esq., of old Broad-street, City,
and W. Trever Roper, Esq., director of the Com-
mercial Bank of India, have joined the board of
directors of the Independent Fire Insurance Com-
pany. We learn that the capital stock of this
Company is being rapidly subscribed for.
The European Cattle Importing Company an•
nnunue that Mr. Samuel H. Page, of Upper Glou-
cester.street, has strengthened its direction.
Increased stringency is apparentin the general
discount market, and quotations are rather higher,
7 per cent. being the lowest rate for even very prime
Paper.
The supply of Mexican dollars by the French
packet Tampico were sold yesterday at ss. 2.1 d. per
ounce, showing a fall of id.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to i 765,854, and the exports to
£'151,205,

Two o'CLocx.

At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's
telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f.75c.,
securities being offered.
The Stock Exchange Markets have closed amidst
some confusion owing to extensive sales to close
speculative engagement, Monday being a holiday,
and a statement that the Conference has been broken
up with other discouraging rumours. Consols have
receded Ito 911 for money, and 91.1 for June.
The New Threes and Reduced are 891 ; Exchequer
Bills, lla, to 4s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 105*1 ;
and do. 5 per Cent. Eafaced raper, 1031.
An important drop has also taken place in the
"hie of all the principal speculative Foreign
Stocks, and sales to a very large extent have been
Pressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 69*; do.,
C3nsolides have declined I, to 518 52* ; Mexican,
to 431 448; do., New Scrip, I to 1, 04 dis.;
Greek, 11, to 231 1; Spanish Passive, 11, to 341 35 ;
the Russian Scrip, s to 11 I prem.; the Confede-
rate Loan, after going up to 64 65, has reached to
62 64, or about 2 per cent. higher than on the

Previous evening.
Very little animation was apparent today in the
Railway Share Market, and the few dealings re-
ported led to no material alteration in values.
Great Northern and Lancashire and Yorkshire
each improved about 10s.; while Great Eastern
have declined 10s., and North Stafford, 15s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
dull, at barely former quotations.
In Bank and Miscellaneous Shares operations
have been moderately active. London Joint Stock
have receded to 48, Union of London to 581, Lon-
don and Brazilian to 591 1 ; while City Bank has
improved to 133, and South Eastern to 61. Inter-
national Financial realise 111 ; London Financial,
271; Discount Corporation, 161; and Royal Mail
Steam, 86 87.
Subjoined are the current quotations of some of
the principal new undertakings :—lmperial Bank
of China, 2t a prem. ; Millwall Iron Works, 21 1
prem.; Humber Iron Works, 11 2 prem,; Thames
Iron Works, 21 prem. ; City Offices, 1 21 prem. ;
Financial Corporation, 21 prem.; Provincial
Banking Corporation, 11 2 ; International Land
Credit, 2 4 ; Otago Investment, 1 1 prem. ;
Sabloniere Foreign Hotel, s 1 prem.; Telegraph
Construction, i 1 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3
1:),.„/' Cent. Consols
'''tte Account, May 5
New
Cent. Reduced
ew 3 per Cent
"ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1804
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 .........
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire iith Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ditto (Red bee Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 201
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 11 8 4 dis
Ditto £5OO ........
Ditto £lOO and £2OO ......
Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct...........
Ditto Account,. ............ '—
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... ,
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 . ....... 105 i
Ditto Account . .....................
Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888..........
Do Certificates ................
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. ..... —3}
Ditto 5 per Cent,, Jan. 1872 1034
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879
Ditto Debentures,4,per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto „Aug., 1866
Ditto Bonds 41,000 6 dis
Ditto under £1,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING- PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent
2-58-60
Ditto 41 per Cent., 185
Ditto 1863 B7
Chilian 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 44 pet Cent —
Colombian 6 per cent
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account 244
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account ....
Italian 5 per Cen.t.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada l3/
31
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account ............... ; —
Ditto 3 per COIL, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,
I)itto Account ..................... 481
ilii
Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid ........
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ bt
Ditto 41 per Cent.. 1850
Ditto 3 per Cent 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 ............. i
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account ~,,e, .............
Spanish 3 per Cent ..................
Ditto Account ....................
Ditto New Deferred ................
Ditto Account —
Ditto Passive
35.1
Ditto Account
not funded —
Spanish Cert. of Coup
Ditto Account......
Swedish, 4 per Cent.....
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account ..............
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 ....... —
Ditto Account ..................•
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Ditto 1863
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account ..............
Ditto 11 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in Lond )n,
Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. *—
Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account ........ .

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols Money ...................... 91k I
Ditto Account. ................. 911