The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-28 00:00:00

MARKETi

MONEY

AND

COMMZECIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK,

The Money Market is now gradually assuming
an easier appearance. The improved position of
the Banks of England and France, as shown in the
returns, has led to the general expectation that
further concessons will continue to be offered, and
that before long the authorities, in their own inte-
rests, will be compelled to lower their official
minimum. Under these circumstances, it is only
natural that the public should refrain from obtain-
ing more monetary assistance than they imme-
diately require; and that discounters, on the other
hand, should exhibit anxiety to secure business at
the present quotations. The charge for best three
months' securities has therefore fallen to 81 per
cent., and for lesser periods 8,1 per cent.

There were no bullion operations of importance
at the Bank yesterday.

As was expected, the position of the Bank of
England has continued to make further progress
during the past week. The reserves of the estab•
lishment have been improved by the addition of
2150,160, notwithstanding the recent payment of
the dividends. Annexed are the particulars :
Aotivo Circulation .. .£20,958,905
Decrease 274,030
Bullion .. .. 13,146,009
Increase .. .. 143,521
Rest .. 3,273,896
Increase .. 24,411
Fublic Deposits •• •• •• 3,723,649
Increase .. 449,960
Other Deposits.. 13,897,777
Decrease 200,677
Seven Day and other Bills .. 566,840
Daorease 29,145
Government Securities 9,410,461
Decrease 169,751
Other Securities .. 19,767,497
Decrease 13,261
Notes Unemployed .. .. 6,097,250
Increase .. 450,160

The Bank of France returns also shows some
very favourable alterations. An addition of
£750,000 has been made to the bullion, the Tree►.
sury balances have been increased by £280,000, and
the Current Accounts by £40,000. The discount
business exhibits a falling off of £1,180,000, the
Advances have been diminished by £54,000, and the
Notes in Circulation by £820,000.

Two o,CLocii.

The Stock Exchange markets exhibit quite an
altered appearance from what they did a few days
ago. The tendency to lower rates of discount has
imparted a stimulus to operators for a rise, and all
is now buoyancy where before there was depression.
The Funds show an improvement of k per cent.,
and Consols for money are 89k a, and 891: for the
account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities
are 87k I ; March Exchequer Bills, 4s die. ; ditto
June, 14s dis. ; and India 6 per Cents. 105 k k.
In the Foreign Market general firmness is ap;
parent, and business is rather active. Turkish 6
per Cents., 1862, are 71k ; do. Consolides, 601 I ;
Mexican, 27 ; do. New, 25k ; Greek, 221 ;
Spanish Passive, 311 ; do. Certificates, 13k 14k ;
Portuguese, 46 k ; Italian, 641 ; and the Confede-
rate Loan, 64 66.

In the Railway Share Market there has been
rather more animation, and prices in most instances
exhibit a further improvement. Bristol and Exeter,
Great Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
North Eastern (Berwick), have each advanced 10s,
and South Eastern ss. Great Western, however,
have declined ss, and Metropolitan 11 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little or
no change.
Bask and Miscellaneous Shares exhibit increased
firmness. London and Westminster have improved
to 94, Alliance to 35, London and County to 711,
Hudson's thy Company to 151 a, and National Dis-
count Company to 131 I.

BRITISH FUNDS_CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do Account, Nov. 12
3 per Cent. Reduced B7l i
87
New 3 per Cent,
a t
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £I,OOO, 4 & 31 per Cent. 4 14
Do £5OO
Do £lOO and £2OO ........ 14
Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct. .......... .—.
Do Account.. ......
INDIAN GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., Apri11874.... ---•
Do Account
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670
Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 —
Do Certificates
Do Account
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) —
Do 41 pei Cent.
Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 89
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 100!
Do 5/ por Cent., May, 1879 —
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do BondsLl,ooo
Do under £l,OOO . ... 8 die
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FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Dc 4i per Cent., 1852-58-GO
Do ;1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per. Cent
Do Account.... • , , —
Chilian 6 per Cent. —
Do 4i per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent —
C Lila, 6 per Cent. --
Do 5 per Cent. 1864
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do 5 per Cent, 1864
E(luador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent lll
Do, Provisonal:Land Warrant... —
B*'s'ptian 7 per Cent 961
Do, Second Issue
De L.IOO Bonds
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons
Do Account

Do Coupons 9-1
Do Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent. -
Do 1839 and 1859 -
[talian 5 per Cent.(Alarommana Railway) 71}
kloxioan 3 per Cent,'....
Do Account
Do 1864

Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —dis
Ditto Scrip, £33 paid
lio French Scrip, Ex. 25f 200 — dis x d
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Do 2 per Cent. ..
Do Deferred •
61
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) --
Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 —
Do do Aug., 1866 -.
aruvian 41 per Cent —
Do 3 per Cent. ( (Tribarren) .. . ... —
Do 41 per Cent., 1862 ..
(Jo Account
rortugueso 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account • •
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3.. 46i
Do Account —
Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St BB4
Do 41 por Cont., 1850 B4/
Do 1860 —

Do 3 per Cent 1859......
Do 5 per Cent, 1862
Do Anglo-Dutch
Do Scrip, £55 paid
3arlinian 5 per Cent —

Do Account —
Ipanieh 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Account
punish Cert. of Coup not funded —
Do Account ..................
;wedish, 4 per Cent.
Do Scrip, £6O paid
urkisll. 6 per Cent. 1854
Do Account ...............
Do 6 per Cent. 1803 ................
0o Account 6B
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds.. 7li a
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Do 1863 ..
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent....... —
, Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid
cnezuela 3 per Cent.
Do Account , 24
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account 56
1)o 6 per Cent., 1864 42 11 i
Dividends on the above payable in lionuou
`.l„strian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
olgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
►uteh 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil —
, Do 4 per Cent. Certificates
rench Rentes, 2 per Cent .
tAlian, 5 per Cent., 1861, .Ex. 25 francs..
+Do Account 641
'eruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s.
'iodulont,CB9, 5 per Cent., E. 25f —

THREE O'CLOCK.
'onsols, Money
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