The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-22 00:00:00

XONEY X ARKEi

AND
COMMIRCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Business continues very active in the general
discount market, and as 6 per cent, is the lowest
rate the inquiries at the Bank have increased.
Several unfavourable alterations are exhibited in
the Bank of England return. There is a falling off
in the reserves of notes and bullion consequent
upon a demand for both from the agricultural dis-
tricts, a brisk commercial inquiry, and large ex.
ports of gold. The repayment of loans has caused
a considerable reduction in the other securities.
Annexed are the particulars—
Active Circulation .. £21,795,555
Increase••2l3,l7o
Bullion
.• .. 13,171,5 )1
Decrease 529,551
Rest
3,468,793
Increase GO 04 GO 00 57,722
Public Deposits •• •• •• 4,462,490
Decrease .. 221,313
Other Deposits.. .. 13,408,675
Decrease 1,674,071
Seven Day and other Bills .. 607,133
Increase .. 18,517
Government Securities .. .. 11,092,125
Increase .. • • .. 80,000
Other Securities .. .. 19,281,960
Decrease 1,086,424
Notes Unemployed 5,410,695
Decrease .. .. 665,595
The Bank of France return, on the contrary, is
on the whole satisfactory. There is an increase of
£116,000 in the bullion ; £BOO,OOO in the Treasury
balances, and of £BOO,OOO in the current accounts.
The other items show a diminution of £1,115,000
in the discounts, of £48,000 in the advances, and of
£176,000 in the notes.

At the meeting of the Midland Banking Corn-
Puny, held this day—Mr H. A. Hankey in the chair
--the report, which was unanimously adopted,
recommended the payment of a dividend at the rate
of 5 per cent. per annum free of income tax.
At the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of
the Alliance Bank today—Mr 1. N. Daniel in the
chair—the report, which was adopted, recommended
the payment of a dividend of 10 per cent..on the
paid up capital of the company in the proportion in
Which it has been called up, viz , 255. per share
on the 20,000 original shares, and 123.6 d. per share
on the 10,000 new shares.

The Union Bank of Ireland held its third ordis
nary meeting of shareholders to-day. The report,
which was adopted, recommended a dividend of
10s. per share, free of income tax (being rather
more than 41 per cent, per annum).
The shares of the Robertsfors Iron Works
Company Were in demand at 1 prena., and closed at
11 prem.

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rontes wore 66t'. 15e.
The English Stock Market has shown symptoms
of further depression this morning. The Funds
have declined another per cent., which, with the
that occurred yesterday, gives a fall of ; per cent.
within two days. The cause now operating ads
versely against the firmness of quotations is the
Idea that money will become dearer through the
unfavourable specie movement to the Continent.
Consols for money are Pi a ; and for the account,
901 4; the New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
891 1 ; and India 5 per Cents., 1041 ; India Stock
is 215.

Foreign Stocks have not varied to any material
extent, but prices tend downwards. Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 7C4; do. Consolides 50} ;
Mexican, 28} 29} ; do. New, 26i ; Greek 244 i;
Spanish Passive, 284 ; Portuguese, 481- ; Italian,
67Z Q ; and the Confederate Loan, 76 77.
A flatter tone has prevailed in the Railway Share
Market, and prices have in several instances given
R43'. Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Great Eastern, and North Western have declined
s'•; Brighten, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
and Midland, 10s. ; South Eastern, 15s. ; and Nurth
Eastern (Berwick), IL
In the Foreign and Colonial lines there has been
little or no change of importance.
The share list of the Oxford and Canterbury
Rail Company (limited), closes on Tuesday next,
the 26th inst.

Bank and Misoellaneoas Shares are in some in-
stances rather flitter. London and Westminster
have declined to 1001 ; Metropolitan, to 272 a ;
London Joint Stock, to 512; Crystal Palacb Stock,
to 334.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 Per Cent. Consols
Do Account, Aug. 9
3 per Cent. Reduced:
New,, 3 per Cent. B9i /
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — .
Annuities' 30 yrs, expire nth Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
March. June,
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent.
Do £5OO
Do £lOO and .£2OO
Bank England Stk, 5/ per Ct.
Do Account..
'NUN' GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
IndiaO Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 215
Do Account
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do Account
FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Do 1859..
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do 1863 B4
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent....
Do Account
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
0 hilian 6 per Cent
Do 4% pei Cent.: ..
Colombian 6 per Ce
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Do 5 per Cent. 1864
E4aador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent:. 121
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Egyptian 7 per Cent ..
Do, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons —
Do Account
Do Coupons —
Do Account..,.
Guatemala 5 per Cent. —
Do 1539 and 1859
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 731
blexican 3 per Cent
Do Account
81
Do 6 per Cent, 1864
Do French Scrip, Ex 25f 20c — die
Do 6 per Cm. Anglo-French
Ditto Scrip, £23 paid
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Do 2 per Cent. -i.
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) .. —
Peruvian 41 per Cent ..
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)... —
Do 41 per Cent., 1862
Do Account —
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account —
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 —
Do Account 48%
Do 3-per Cent 1859
Do 5 per Cent, 1862
Do Anglo-Dutch ....
Do Scrip, £3O paid Pm.
Baraiman 6 per Cent —
t, Do Account
QPanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Lo New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Account —
Bpanish Cert. of Coup not funded —
Do Account
'‘'7,ooli,sh, 4 per Cent
''''' Scrip, 60 r 'd tbrkoisAheGeotenrtee-;iati. 1854 .— Pm
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account.,
:Do
Imoßona ..
1)o 6 per Cent. 1.86.2.
Do Account
Do
_.__
Bond;
Doll.li a
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Ceni:::::::::::
Venezuela 3 per cput. 102
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1862.
Do Account
Do Scrip £3O paid
Do 11 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in Londou,
Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins
Belgian 4% per Cent., Ex. 25f.. ' ---
Do Acc0unt............ ....
Dutch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull .......
Do 4 per Cent. Certificates .......... --
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 100
.__ Do Account .............. 671
French Rentes, 2 per Cent ........ ---.
Peruvian. Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s.
Piedmoutese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f ......
THREE O'CLOCK,
Consols Money se, 9Ol 4
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