The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-23 00:00:00

COMBIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The money market is decidedly easier, and there
is a fair amount of business.

In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
there was a general advance.
The bar silver by the last West India packet has
been sold at ss. lid, per oz. standard.
The directors of the Imperial Bank of China
have issued an amended prospectus. The more com-
prehensive title of " The Imperial Bank of China,
India, and Japan" has been adopted, and it is pro-
posed to increase the capital to £2,000,000.
The latest addition to the list of new under-
takings is the International Contract Company,
Which is of a highly respectable character, and is
to act as an auxiliary to tho great financial associa-
tions recently established. The capital is X 4,000,000,
In 80,000 shares—half to be first issued—of £5O
each, 30,000 of which are stated to have been
already subscribed. The company is to undertake
large
public works, and arrangements, it is stated,
have been entered into for contracts to the amount
of £11,000,000, including the construction of the
European Central Railway, which is to be corn.
menced at once. The public are also informed
that the services as well as the extensive business
of a well-known contractor have been secured on
advantageous terms, The shares are quoted 21
prem.
The subjoined notice relating to the new Anglo-
French Mexican 6 per Cent. Loan was posted in
the Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon .
In consequence of several applications for information on
the subject of the payment of the instalments and interest
coupon on scrip, we beg to notify that the instalments and
interest coupon on the scrip issued for the French market
are payable in Paris only, and that in like manner the in-
stalments and interest coupon on the scrip issued for the
English market are payable in London only, at the bank.
ing-house of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. The interest on
the definitive bonds will be payable either in Paris or
London, at the choice of the holders of the bonds, at the
fixed rate of exchange of 25f 20e per pound sterling, as
already announced.

GLTN, MILLS, and Co.
R. A. HE.kTIi, for the International Financial Society.

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's
telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 22e.
67f. 15c. Heavy.
A rise of f per cent. has been. produced in the
EngliEh Funds, by some small purchases for invest-
ment and the improved appearance of monetary
affairs. Consols are 91! for money, and 91,1 for
the account. The New Threes are 894 A ; the Re-
duced, 804 1; India 5 per Cents, 1048 1051; do. 4
per Cents., 994; do. Bonds, 12s. die.; and Exche-
quer Bills, 9s. to 4s.
Foreign Stocks are generally firm, end business
IS not very active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are
71k 4; do., Clnsolides, 521 ; Mexican, 451 d ;
du.. New Loan, s dis. i prem. ; Greek, 24i 25 ;
Spanish Passive, 351 1; do., Certificates, 121 1;
Portuguese, 481 a; the New Russian Loan, 1
Pram.; and the Confederate Loan, 55 57.
In the Railway Share Market the operations
have been limited, and prices have in several in-
stances shown a downward movement. Great
Northern have deolined 108.; and South Western,
lOs ; Great Western, North Eastern (Berwick), and
South Eastern, ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no
material change.
In Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there has
been a fair amount of business negotiated, and
prices have generally been well sustained. Union
of London have improved to 561 58; and Imperial
Bank to 431 ; and London Financial to 271.
Subjoined are the current quotations of some of
the principal new undertakings :—lmperial Bank
of China, 24 3-} prem.; Millwall Iron Works, 21 I
prem. ; City Offices, 2 prem. ; Credit Foncier, 51
'6 prem. ; 'names Iron Works, 3 4 prem. ; Imperial
Financial. 4 1 prem.; Real Property Company,
prem.; International Land Credit, 11, 2 prem. ;
Sabloniere Foreign Hotel, 21 t prem. ; Lemberg
hallway, 1 4 p.em•; and North Australian. * 1 prem,

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BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 Per Cent. Consols .................. 911
Ditto Amount, May 5 .......... 911
per Cent. Reduced .......... 891 1
89
AlmAl"' 3 per Cent. ...................... i
"'3
2i per Cent. Jan. 1894............
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 .........
Atintuties, 30 yrs, expire bthJ an., 1880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
'4lellequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 4 die
Ditto 1;500 .............. 9 clis.
Ditto £lOO and £2OO ...... dta
Bank, England Stk, 4k per Ct........... 240 38
iiitto Account, .....................
INDI&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
rid's. Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... 220
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 105 k 4
Ditto Account ......................
Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 ..............
Do t.;ertiticates ................
"Itto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888.......... 991
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..... .
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872..........
Ditto .5i per Cent., May, 1879 ........
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto Aug., 1b66
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO ..................
Ditto under £l,OOO .............. •• • . 12 die

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
lim- •
m
an Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 1859 ......... —
Brazilian 5 per Cent ........... —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Buenos Ditto 1863 ............
871 1
Ayres 6 per Cent
c.,,D'
ittc £lOO .Bonds
'l'l'llB46 per Cent
Ditto 41 pei Cent.
Colombian
olorabian 6 per Cent —
tlll3ll/2 6 per Cont.
azieh 3 per Cent., 1825
'lcluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Ditto Account
t,
-4iirYPtian 7 per Cent..
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Ditto Account —
Ditto Coupons
Ditto Account
.atalian 5 per Cent.(hlaremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent ....
Ditto Account.... 4st i i 1
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
rew Granada —
Ditto Account.... —
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Peruvian 41 per Cent ..
Ditto ACCOLUIt.... . ._.......... ) —
Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862
, Ditto Account.
•rortuguese •3 per Cent., 1853 -•—
. Ditto Account.
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1356, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3
Ditto Account.. 49 81
Russian Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid
n
5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1860 ............
Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 ...... —
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 88
Sardinian san 5 per Cent........
'jilt° Account ... ..... .
Panigli 3 per Cent ...... ........
Ditto Account ....................
Ditto New Deferred ................

Ditto -
Account .
__.
Ditto Passive
1
-Ditto Account
'Danish Cert. of Cottp not funded ..... . —l2l
Swedish,
Account....
Zwoclish, 4 por Cent
.vzritish 6 per Cent. 1851
bitto Account.... B9
bitto 6 per Cent. 1858
.Ditto Account.— 6Bt
Litt() 6 per Cent. 1862
bit to Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds.. _ 7lll

Ditto - 1.863 ..
-I,Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
' ellezuela 3 per Cent. . —
bitto Account
~0
bit'
, 6 per Cent., 18:12 ............. .
-')itte Account
Ditto 1.1 nor Cent
...........
*Diviaends on I.he above payable in Loud .t.i.
1., striae, 5 per Cent., Ns. 10 Florins._
ii,°lgian 4i per Cent., E].. 25f. ........
inch ~ 19 Gni' ........
bitt2 per Cent.,
Ital. 0 4 per Cent. Certificates. -__
141' 5 per Cent., 1861, Bs. 25 franca
___
bit '
p to Account ............ 671
. ..
p-ledraontesa, 5 per Cent,
*l'Avian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s.
TWO O'CLOCK.
0
titisols Money
................ 91$
1)410 Account.... . : ............. ... 911 1