The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Business in discount circles is decidedly quieter,
and first class bills are negotiable a fraction under
the Bank rates.

Since Monday last the imports of specie have
amounted to X 530,500, and the exports to
X 646,800.

The bullion operations of the Bank yesterday
comprised the influx of £75,000 in bar gold, and
the withdrawal of 05,000 sovereigns for exportation
to Alexandria via Marseilles.

There was a further slight downward movement
in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon.

It is announced that the share list of the Credit
Mobilier (Limited) will be closed on Thursday
next, the 10th inst. for London, and on Friday, the
11th inst. for the country.
The Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool,
having obtained the sanction of the Board of Trade
to its proposed change of name, will be henceforth
be known and designated as " The Alliance Bank
(Limited,)"
The coupons of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway (Pennsylvania Division) falling due on the
Ist April next will be paid in London, at. the Con-
solidated Bank, at the exchange of 43. to the dollar.

The directors of the Continental Bank Corpora-
tion have made arrangements for opening in April
next a branch in Paris, under the management of
M. Gustave Couturier, senior partner of the firm of
Messrs. Gustave Couturier and Co., bankers, and
have also made a call of £5 per share, payable on
the 25th inst.

The National Provincial Marina Insurance Com-
pany (Limited) have issued their prospectus. With
a proposed ultimate capital of 11,000,000 in shares
of £25 each, confining themselves to a first issue of
£20,000 of the capital stock, L 1 paid on application,
and £1 10s. per share on the allotment. The direc-
tors expect that not more than 15 per share will
be called up. The speciality of this company is to
provide for many of the large shipping towns of the
kingdom those advantages of marine insurance
which are offered so freely in London, and they
ground their prospect of success on the vast increase
of shipping entering and leaving the various pro-
vincial ports, added to the great amount of business
which many of the influential gentlemen on the
directory can at once bring into the corporation.
The company propose to make London their head-
quarters, and establish branch offices in Liverpool,
Bristcl, Hull, in fact, in all the seaports of the
kingdom.

The colonial wool sales commenced on Thursday,
and the following is from H. P. Hughes and Son's
circular :—The first series of sales for the present
year commenced with a good attendance of buyers.
The catalogue was rather irregular, and prices may
be considered about equal to the average of last
sales. The quantities arrived are :—New South
Wales and Queensland, 9,570 ; Victoria, 10,780;
Tasmania, 396 ; South Australia, 11,063 ; New
Zealand, 1,080. Total Australasian, 32,889. Cape
of Good Hope, 16,341. Total colonial, 49,230.

Two O'CLOCK.

The Funds, which closed very buoyantly yester-
day afternoon, have further improved to the extent
of per cent., in consequence of purchases, induced
by a much better feeling with regard to money and
politics. Consols are 911 for money and the
Bth inst. The New Threes are 891 4 ; the Reduced,
892-a ; Indian 5 per Cents.. 1041 1; do. 5 per Cent.
Enfaced Paper, 1041 106; and the Bonds, Bs. dis.
In the Foreign Market there is a decidedly firmer
tone, and business is a little firmer. Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1862, are 69 1 ; do. Consolides, 50-Z ;
Mexican have been 441 d ; and are now 431 441
Greek are 22.1- 23 ; Spanish Passive, 351 ; do.
Certificates, 131 141; Portuguese, 481 ; and the
Confederate Loan, 46 48.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
moderately active, Great Western having improved
£1 155.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and London
and Blackwell, 10s. ; and Great Northern, ss. ;
Great Northern A Stock, however, has declined
10s. ; North Western, and North Eastern (Ber-
wick), 10s.; and London and Brighton, 15s.

In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
is no material variation.

Bank and Miscellaneous shares exhibit little
change of importance. Credit Mobilier Shares are
quoted 11 21 prem. ; Queensland Sheep, 1 to 11
prem.; and Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company,
21, to 21-, prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Console
Ditto Account, March 5
3 per Cent. lteduced
New 3 per Cent. B9 I
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire nth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l4i
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO, 2/ & 3 per Cent 5 dim
Ditto £5OO ..
Bank England Stk, 4i per Ct., last hf.-yr. 2381 9 7/
INDI&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874....
Ditto Account • •
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Ditto Account.... .... . ,
Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888..
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 1041 6
Ditto 5} per Cent., May, 1879
Bonds E. 1,000
Ditto under £1,000..
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863 B7l
Ditto Scrip, £55 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
tto Account
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto Deferred

Chilian 6 per Cent -
Ditto 4} pal Cent —
Colombian 6 Scrip £BO pd
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
EXYptian 7 per Cent lOO
Ditto, Second Issue ..
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons..
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons
Ditto Account —
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmants Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894....
Peruvian 41 per Cent ..
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent. •
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto 11 per Cent
Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f
Ditto Scrip (1863) £l2 Bs. 3d, paid — pm
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, 'GO, 62,'3
Ditto Account 4Bl i
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9O
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850.,
g3.1)._ it.'t° 5 Per Cont 1862 494
per cent
~Oluian .... t
srtititpoh A 3 count ....
per Cent
Ditto account,Ditto
,IstTecoew_Defe.r;ed..... 52!
Ditto
Ditto passeet .............
Ditto Account ....... ...
Spanish Cert. of c..' ... 351 1
Ditto Account.. "P not funded —
....
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account. ..... ~
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 . .......
Ditto Aecount
Ditto £lOO Bonds., :
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent,
Venezuela 3 per Cent. - .
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account ................ 691
Dividends on the above payable in Lund 'a
Dalian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs..._,
Ditto Account 661
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s.
TINTO O'CLOCK.
:3onsols Money
Ditto Account ....