The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-27 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
There is more inquiry for money in the general
discount market, and 7 per cent. is the minimum
quotation in all quarters, even for the best short
dated paper.
In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
there Was a slight upward movement in a few
leatauccs.

The Poonah, which left to-day for Bombay, con-
',eyed £114,205 in specie.
The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed Wednesday, the 4th proximo, for a special
settlement in the Scrip and fully paid-up Swedish
Government Loan ; and els.) in the shares of the
ifollowing companies :—Medoc Railway, Fore-street
warehouse, Smith, Knight, and Company, Finan-
cial Discount, Credit Foncier of Mauritius, City
Offices, and the new shares of the National Bank,
all of which are to be marked in the daily list.
The following companies are also to have a settle-
tient on the same day, but are only to be marked
in the bi-weekly list, viz.:—London Gas Meter,
Maritime Insurance, and Queensland Sheep Invest-
ment.
The share list of the International Contract Com-
PanY will be closed on Saturday next, the 30th
instant.
At the meeting-of the Standard Bank of British
South Africa, to-day, a dividend at the rate of 10
per cent. per annum was declared.
There was also a meeting of the shareholders of
the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, at which
it was resolved that a distribution be made of £7
10s. per share, free of income tax ; viz., £6 per
share out of the balance of profit and loss account,
and a bonus of £1 10s. per share from the insurance
fund.

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris this morning, according to Renter's
telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 70c.
The market for the English Funds has continued
extremely inactive, and a few sales have led to a
decline of 1-16th per cent. Consols for transfer are
91} a, and for the account 91i I. The New Threes
and Reduced Annuities are 891 e ; Exchequer Bills,
10s. to 4s. die. ; India 5 per Cents., 105 1 ; do. 4 per
Cents., 991 ; and the Enfaced 34 per Cents., 1121;
sank Stock is 238 240; and East India do., 218
220,
IQ the Foreign Market a slight downward moves
went is apparent, and business is very dull.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 ; do., Con-
solides, 52/ 53 ; Mexican, 451 ; do., New Scrip,
a
4 9 prem.; Greek, 24/ 25; Spanish Passive, 351
Loan,
Portuguese, 49; Venezuela, 571 58 ; Russian
'Jean, 11 d prem.; Swedish do., par I prem.; Vene-
zuelan, 11 1 dis. ; and the Confederate Stock,
571 64.
In the Railway Share Market the operations have
been limited, and principally connected with the
preparations in progress for the settlement. Prices,
however, have remained without material change.
Great Eastern have advanced 108., Lancashire and
Yorkshire 55., and Brighton 5, while South Western
have declined 10s., and North Eastern (Berwick),
153.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings continue
inactive at about previous rates.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
in some instances a shade firmer. London and
Westminster have improved to 91; Chartered of
India, Australia, and China to 391, 401 ; and Alli-
ance Bank to 63k 64; while City Bank have de-
clined to 126; and Union of London, 58i ; General
Credit realise 9/ -1 ; Hudson Bay Company, 191 k ;
and London Financial 26/ 27.
Subjoined are the current quotations of some of
the principal now projects :—lnternational Con-
tract Company,* prem. ; Telegraph Construction,
14 I prem. ; International Land Credit, 2/ 31 prem. ;
Sabloniere Foreign Hotel, 11 21 prem. ; North Aus-
tralian Corapany,l 1 prem.; City Offices, 114 prem.;
Millwall Iron Works, 2k prem.; Imperial Bank
of China, 2/ 3/ prem.; Humber Iron Works, 1/ /
Prem. ; and Thames Iron Works, *prem.

ESITISPI FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols 9ll 1
Ditto Account, May 5 —
Jer Cent. Reduced 893
ew
New 3 per Cent B9i
'" I 1
ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891... "—
A Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 ......... "—
'alluities, 30 yrs, expire Etth Jan., 1680
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April,
1885.
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2! & 3 per Cent. 10 4 die
Ditto £soo lO
Ditto £lOO and ..... ...... 10
8 40
lik- rZngland Stk, 41 per Ct. 2391
116° Account. —
I
ADI&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 220
10516 1
8
t)itto
6 per Cent. July, 1670 1
Ditto Account
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 ............
Do certificates ................
"itto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 99} 1
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 —
Ditto 61 per Cent., May, 1879 ...... • • 1124
Ditto Debentures, 4,per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto Aug., 1866
Ditto Bonds ELM l2 die
Ditto under £l,OOO. .............
Fift,BIGN FUNDS—ONJI O'CLOCK.
Itstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 1859
—.
'Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 185248-60
Ditto 1863.........••• —
'llenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto, /ElOO Bonds
`'hilian 6 per Cent
„
Ditto 44 pei Cent
Colombian Cubs 6 per Cent
Vll4l 6 per Cent.
anish 3 per Cent., 1825
quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent -
..,,
gYptian 7 per Cent
130 k
r, Ditto, Second ISMS
'‘./reek 6 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons 240
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons
Ditto Account
Italian 6 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ..
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent .... —
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent. 291
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Peruvian 41 per Jent'
Ditto Account, - ) —
Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Ditto 4f per Cent., 1862 —
Ditto AQcount —
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto.account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, 7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 49
Ditt•,) Account . •
, Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid --Pm
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BBl
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 —
Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 ..
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent..........
Ditto Account ...... ,
47))
- aniBll 3 per Cent . ......... ....
Ditto Account ...
Ditto New Deferred
3Dltitt° Account
—itto Passive sk, ..........
,
~ -Ditto Account .. 361 6
.........
93-313ish Cert. of. Coup not funded ......
s-uitto Account.
tur,,dishs 4 Per C,ent.
rsriell 6 per Cent. 1854 -
—.
ri_itttto°6APc'e)criuClletat. 1858
Ditto A.
Joount
Ditto 6
_
• 'pet Cent. 1862
714
Ditto Div. Account ..
' a £lOO Bonds 72 1 11
12, Ditto 1863
li• ,itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Cate7,Uela 0 i
~1. 3 per Cent.
I.ltto Account —
!`tte 6 per Cent., 1862
i—
tto Account . . 67k 8
D Ditto 11 per Cent
ti
Dividends on the above payable in Load ..
lexllstrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
buglau 45 per Cent., Ex 25f —
i.,. , ._ ~_
b. 45 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull —
Italiiattito 4 per Cent. Certifica,tes. . .
ty„ 5 0 per Cent., 1861, Lx. 25 franca
Piejuo Account —
te;:utiontese, 5 per Cont., Ex. 25f —
'llian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s.

TWO O'CLOCK,
i
R.:301s Mono
Y
.uitto Account 9li ff-

A melancholy accident happened two days ago at
Asnieres. A cutter with eight persons on board
caPsized opposite the Isle de Nrhiliy, between the bridges of
Qurbevoie and Asnieres, and four of the party perished,
spite bf the prompt assista'ACe given by the boatmen who
Wita,
esaea the catastrophe.