The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-17 00:00:00

ONEY NARKEi

AND

COMM] ECIAL INTELLIGENCE,

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris this morning, according to Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 12f. 45e.,
66f. 80c. Rather firm.
At the second ordinary general meeting to-day of
shareholders of the Bank of Wales, Mr. Daniell in
the chair, the report which was unanimously
adopted, stated that the gross profits of the Bank to
the 31st March last amounted to £5,330 165., and
after dfidacting expences, there remained a balance
of £1,115, which was recommended to be carried to
profit and loss new account.
The annual meeting of shareholders of the Mer-
cantile Bank of India, London, and China, took
plane to-day, Mr. G. G. Nicol in the chair. The
report stated:—After providing for all bad and
doubtful debts, and defraying expense of manage-
ment at all points, the net profit amounts to
£196,562 25., to which has to be added a sum of
£4,269 9s. 2d. undivided profit, brought forward

from the preceding year, making a total of
£200,831 Ils. 2d. Out of the above total, £50,000
has been paid in two half-yearly dividends, and
£25,000 as a bonus, making together 15 per cent.
on the paid-up capital of the bank. A further sum
of £50,000 has been added to the reserve fund.
The unappropriated balance of £75,831 lle. 2d. is
carried forward to the profit and loss account of the
current year. As will be seen by the accounts, the
premium on new shares paid up to 31st December
amounting to £81,140, has been added to the re-
serve fund ; the balance due in respect of same,
£18,860, since received, has also been passed to this
account, with which the addition of £50,000 from
the year's profits, above referred to, makes a total
to this date at credit of that fund of £250,000.
A further improvment has taken place to-day in
the Market for the English Funds, and Consols,
Which are per cent. better, are 911.- for money,
and 901 I, less the dividend, for the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 f, ;
Exchequer Bills, March, 10s. die.; do., June, 9s. to
4s. dis.; India 5 per Cents, 1051 4 ; do. 4 per
Cents., 99; 100; Bank Stock is marked 237 239;
and Indian do., 217 2181.
In the Foreign Market there is less business, and
prices are not quite so well supported. Turkish
Coneolides are 48-1 # ; Mexican, 444 45 ; do. New
Loan, I die. par. ; Greek, 23! d ; Spanish Passive,
344 ; Confederate Loan, 64 66 ; Russian Scrip,
prem.; and Swedish, do., 2 prem.
The operations in the Railway Share Market

have been of a limited character, and prices have
not varied to any important extent. North Western
have declined 55., and Brighton, 10s.; while Great

Eastern have advanced 55., and North Eastern Ber.
wick, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little vari,
ation as regards values.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are generally at
steady prices. London and Westminster realize
94; ; Union of London, 591; Hudson Bay, 194.
Subjoined are the current quotations of some of
the principal new undertakings :—Provincial Bank-
ing Corporation, 14 prem.; International Land
Credit, 2 9 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Console
Ditto Account, May 8
per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 —
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —

March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent. 18 9 4 dis
Ditto £500
Ditto £lOO and £2OO
Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct.
Ditto Account —
INDIA.N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 217 181
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1570
Ditto Account....
Ditto 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888.. lOO 99f
Do Certificates
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ..
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 —..
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto Aug., 1866
Ditto Bondsil,ooo
Ditto under £1,000..

FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.

Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863 B6l
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account —
Chilian 6 per Cent.
Ditto 41 psi Cent —
Colombian 6 per Cent
Cuba, 6 per Cent. —
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 —
Ditto Scrip £4O paid • •
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent..
Egyptian 7 per Cent lOOl
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons..
E (Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Ditto, 1839 and 1869
Italian 6 per Cen.t.(M.aremmana Railway) 74
Mexican 3 per Cent
! ;Ditto Account....
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada —
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred —
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Peruvian 41 per Cent
Ditto Account I, —
Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account B6 74
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 44 per Cent.. 1860 —
Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 e
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 2
86/ 4
Ditto 1864 Scrip, £lO paid
Ditto Anglo-Dutch ....
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent ..........
Ditto Account .... 621
' Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account 34i 4
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ..
Ditto Account —
Swedish, 4 per Cent
Ditto Scrip, £2O paid....
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 . ..
Ditto Account 6Bl
Ditto, £lOO Bonds —
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account •• --
Ditto £lOO Bonds —
Ditto 1863
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent ... 100
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
' Ditto Accr

.;ount
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1802
Ditto Account,,,,
Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864
Ditto 1i per Cent

Dividends on the above payable in Loud a,
Austrian, 6 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f
Dateh 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 64/
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Ditto Account
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols Money
Ditto Account „ „ 901 I a d

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The favourable feeling regarding monetary
affkirs continues to increase, and the commercial
public, believing that a downward movement will
be made this week in the official minimum, are
only obtaining accommodation to satisfy present
and presiing requirements. The rates for short.
dated paper range from 81 per cent., and for six
months' bills from 71 per cent.

A further sum of £170,000 in gold was tatken
into the Bank yesterday.

During the last few days there has been very
little business transacted in the Foreign and Colo-
nial Produce Markets owing to the Whitsuntide
holidays. Sugar, however, has maintained previous
rates, while the operations in tea, coffae, and rice
have led to no material change as regards values.
In the tallow market a steady tone has been appa-
rent as regards prices for both present and forward
delivery.

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