The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

310NEY MARKET

AND

COMMEROLAI4 INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
There is rather less activity to-day in discount
circles, and the rates remain unchanged.
An important undertaking is the Provincial Bank-
-Ing Corporation with a capital of £2,000,000 in
40,000 shares, half to be first issued, of which
10,000 have been: already subscribed, and the quo.
r., ration on the Stock Exchange to-day is 3to 4 prem.
The direction is highly influential, and very remu•
iterative results are expested from the purchase of
Country estab:ishments, and their development on
the joint-stoek principle. The directors do not
propose to transact business in London.
The last week's raliway receipts, ascertained np
to this day, are, in round figures, as under:--
1864. 1863.
Great Western
North-Western
South.- Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire..
Bristol and Exeter
liorth,Eastern 58,280 52,779
Alanchester, Stieffiald, and Lincoln 15,953 15,614
north British
Great South-Western of Ireland ..... 9,586 9,280
These returns, compared with those of the same
Period of last year, show some very favourable fea-
tures. On the Great 'Western there is an increase
of £3,606; the North Western, of £8,390; the
South Western, of £494; the Brighton, of £1,897
the Midland, of £4,225 ; the South Eastern, of
£778 ; the Great Northern, of £2,377 ; the Lanca
cashire and Yorkshire, of £5,240 ; the Bristol and
Exeter, of £l6l ; the North Eastern, of £5,501
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £339
the North British, of £903; and the Great Southern
and Western of Ireland, of £306.

Two o'CLocrc.

At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's
telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 95c.
Plat.
There is an increased degree of heaviness to-day
in the market for the English Funds, several specu-
lative sales having led to a decline of 1 per cent.
Consols therefore are 911 k for money and the sth
proximo. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities
are 891 ; June Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 48. prem. ;
India 5 per Cents., 105 ± ; and Enfaced 4 per
Cents., 944 ; the Debentures, 1866, are marked 991.
Foreign Stocks exhibited depression, and there is
very little animation. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, 711
72 ; do., Gonsolides, 52: ; Mexican, 451 1 ; do.,
New, par prem. ; Greek, 241 25; do., Coupons,
11i Spanish Passive, 35k 36; do., Certificates,
12 d ; Portuguese, 484 4 ; and Confederate Loan,
58 60.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
rather dull, although prices in several instances
Show an upward tendency. Metropolitan and
North Eastern (Berwick), have improved £1 ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 103. ; Midland, 10s. ;
and South Eastern, 53.; while Brighton have de-
clined ss. ; and North Western, 53.
In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
is very little change.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in fair re-
quest, and generally support previous rates.
The following are the current quotations for some
Of the principal new projects :—Provincial Bank-
ing Cporation, 3 to 4 prem.; International Con-
tract Corompany, 11 21 prem. ; Telegraph Construc-
tion, 11 11 jprem.; International Land Credit, 2:
prem.; Sabloniere Foreign Hotel, 14 21- prem.;
North Australian Company, 1 / prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 91
3 per Cent. Consols ..................
e
Ditto Account, May 5 ............. Ol
per Cent. Reduced .................. 891 1
891
New 3 per Cent. ..................... .
1
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 ............
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873•........•
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire .sth April, 1885. 14 9-16
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent. 6 4 9 dit/
Ditto £5OO ..............
Ditto £lOO and £2OO ......
auk England Stk, 41 per Ct. ..........
......
Ditto Account. ............ . ..
GOVERNMENT SECURITIS.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874....
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 •
........ 1051 5
Ditto Account ......................
Ditto 4 per Cent.,.Oct, 1888 ..........
Do Certificates ................
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..... . 941
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ..........
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 ........ 1121
Ditto Debentures, 4,per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 99i
die
-Ditto Bonds £1,000.......•.•..•••••.
Ditto under £l,OOO ............... . • •
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
AUStriau Bonds, 5 per Cent ............
B. Ditto 1859........•.••.•
ruffian 6 per Cent, ..................
Ditto 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ...... 90
Ditto 1803 .............. 87/
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent ..............
Ditto Account ......................
£lOO Bonds ..................
per Cent. ....................
Ditto 44 pee Cent. .................. 834 8391 8/
Colombian 6 per Cent .................
6 per Gaut. ....................
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 ..............
quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent..
x-igYptian 7 per Cent ..................
Ditto, Second Issue ................
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 24
Ditto Account ...... . ...............
Ditto Coupons ......................
Ditto Account . . ...................
Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmena ........) 451
Mexican 3 per Cent .................. 45t
Ditto Account.. ..................
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent ..........
New Granada.... ...................
Ditto 2 per Crat. ..................
Ditto Deferred, ......................
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ......
Peruvian 41 per Cent .................
Ditto Account... , ......... . .....
.
Ditto 3 per Cent. •• .• •• • •
Ditto 41 -per Cent., 1562 ............
Ditto Ar;count ......................
Po
rtu g ue.se 3 per Cent., 1853 .......... 484
Ditto Account .................... • •
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, 7, '9, 60, 62;3
LittAccount ......................
Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid..........
Itusbian 5 per Cent., 1822, bt ........
Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1850 ........ _„
Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .............
Ditt 5 per Cent, 1862 .............. 89 8S
86
Sardinian 5 per Cent ..........
itto Account ......................
BF.anish 3 per Cent ..................
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account ................ 361
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. 122
Ditto Account ................
Swedish, 4 per Cent, ...................
Turkish 6 per Cen*.. 1854 .............. 89/
Ditto Account ......................
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 ..............
Ditto A.cce,unt 69i
2
Ditto 6 :ter Cent. 1862
Ditto Account ..
Ditto, £lOO Bonds ...1..
724
• Ditto 1863
er Cent
J:Jitto Guaranteed, 4 p
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Vitt() 6 per Cent., 1862
Account ..................
Ditto.l per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in Lord
Austrian, 6 per Cent., Ex. 10, Florins. ,•.•
Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25t
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil -
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .......•
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs..
Ditto Account
1),,
ero,iedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f
P •
vian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 45.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols Money
Ditto Account

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MARSEILLES, April 26.—Letters from Rome of
the 23d state that an English banquet has taken
Place in honour of Shakspere, but without any
Political character. The Emperor of Mexico has
decorated Cardinal Antonelli and different other
Personages.
A woman named Mace, born in 1763, and now
aged 101 years, is living at Gros-Caillou. She is the
Widow of a ssldier of the Guard under Louis XVI.,
and who fought later at Marengo and the Pyramids.
Au only child was born of this marriage—a daugh-
ter, now a widow, aged 70. This latter does wash-
ing, and supports her mother. The hitter still pre-
serves all her faculties; her legs have, however,
become weak.
A COSTLY CANARY.—The Lyttellon times
(Australian paper) saws that, at a sal© by auction there
the other day, a canary bird realised the extraordinary
price of .£l7 17s.