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

ONEY MARKETI 6EARE

AND

CCMIMCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

The operations in the Railway Share Market
have been very limited, and a downward movement
has taken place in prices. Metropolitan have
declined £1; North Western, ; North Eastern,
10s.; Great Eastern, 10s. ; and Great Northern, 58.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings also
exhibit less firmness.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are also at
slightly reduced prices.
The following are the current quotations for
some of the principal new projects :--North Aus-
tralian Company, 1 prem
Hotel,, Sabloniere Foreign
2i prem.; International Land Credit,
preen. ; Telegraph Construction, 1 a- prem. ;
International Contract Company, 1 prem.;
Provincial B:lnking Corporation 1 it prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto Account, May 5 .... 91 931 IT
91 90
per Cent. Reduced
88 New 3 per Cent
. 88
.. biecv 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. '2Ol +
March. June.
4 dis

Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent.
.Ditto £5OO
Ditto £lOO and £200
Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct. 9 die
2391
Ditto Account .
17(plior GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
liidia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 220
Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Ditto Account.... .........
Ditto 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 iDo Certificates
Ditt 99i
9
o Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 93
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .......... 103
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 —
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto Aug., 1.866 99
Ditto
bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,OOO

_ .•
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859...... .. -"
Brazilian 5 per Cent ................... Ditto 45 per Cent., 1852-68-60 ......
DittolB63 .............. 865 f 5/ 6f
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent..... ........
. ..._.,
Ditto Account ............. Milian 61_3er Cent. .........
Ditto 45 pei Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Egyptian 7 per Cent lOl 100
_Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —lool
IlDitto Account ... . ......... •
LDitto Coupons
Ditto Account
10f
Guatemala 6 p .............'•"'.••••er Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 ......... y
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent . ........
Ditto Account... .
4. ii 3 i s,
43
Moorish Imperial 5 . •per Cent
.IsTew Granada.
.
Ditto Deferred.......
Ditto Land Warrants (iicetares)
. Ditto Account....
Ditto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Ditto 45 per Cent., 1862 -
Ditto Account ................
Partugues&S per Cent., 1853
DDitto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7,'9, '6O, 62,'3 481
itto Account .......... .
Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid ....... . . • pi"
aurnian 5 per Cent., 1822, £St
Ditto 45 per Cent., 1850
Ditto Ditto 3 per Cent 1859
5 per Cent, 1862 ......
Sardinian 5 per Cent ..... .
Ditto account. .
Zpanish
Mitt per Cent
o Account
Ditto New Def .. .................. 52
Ditto Account 5
erred ...........
Ditto Accou .
.. Passive
.................. . 45i
.. ........ .
Ditto Account. ............... ...... 315 4 I /
Spanish Cert. of Coup not •funded
SwDitto Account ...................... 111 125
edish, 4 per Cent. ..................
Turkish 6 per •Cent. 1851 ..............
ot Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 „ ........
............
Amu() Account ...................... C9i
DiDitto,. £lO6 Bonds
A ent .................. 695
tto 6per C . 1862 ..............
Ditto ccount . Ditto XlOO Bonds .................... 711
Ditto ...
1863 ...... . ..... 711
.......... Ditto Guaranteed, 4 Cent.........
per
lifectezuela 3 per Cant. ................ -
DiAccount ... . ...............
Ditto 6 Per Cent :1862 .......... Dltto Account.. . ......
-
Ditto 4Per• ........... • ....... Cent ..................
phridends on the above payable in Loud mi.
Austrian, 5 per Cent"__ Ex. 10 Florins. ...-
Belgian 44 Per-Cent" Ex. 25f. ....
Dith.:ll 2A per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull ..
.....
Ditto 4 per cent. Certificates •.
...... 991
Italian, 5 per Cent, 1861, Ex. 25 franca..._.
Ditto Account ......................
Consols Money ....... THREE O'CLOCK.. ..
Ditto Account .. .. ............... 9
1a
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riverpool Cotton Ntarket—This Da:

atarget opens quiet, and rather deney. Sales, perhaps
tibou 6 ,OQO downward ten.
21e3. IPort6o
16,663 btles; previously, 2,603.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

- - -----
A calmer tone now prevails in the general dis-
count market, owing to the subsidence of the pertur-
bation by the advance yesterday in the Bank 'ate.
At 8 per cent. the mercantile community are enabled
to obtain the accommodation they require ; bat there
is very little competition among discounters for
mercantile securities, the resources at their come
mend being far from excessive. The improved
quotation will probably have the effect of attracting
many from various parts of the country. The
immediate demand is by no means pressing,
as the
recent aspect of the market induced a portion of
the mercantile public to get their supplies before
band.

Terms have been ngreod upon by the directors
of the Imperial Financial Conipany, and the Mer-
cantile Credit Association, for an amalgamation,
which will be submitted to a meeting of their re-
spective shareholders, at the earliest possible date,
for confirmation.

Ttie National Provincial Marine Insurance Com-
pany have notified the commencement of business
on the 16th init., at their new premises, Cowper's-
court, Cornhill.
During the last few days there has been very little
business in the foreign and colonial produce mar-
kets. Sugar has been in limited request at steady
prices, while full rates have been realised for
coffee, cocoa, and rum. Tallow has been in very
limited request, ,c.nd quotations for bath present and
forward delivery have slightly given way.

o O'CLOK
The eceond ordinary meeting oT w
f shareho?deC rs. of
the Seinde, Panjaub, and Delhi Bank Corporation
was held to-day-74r. W. P. Andrew in the chair.
The report of the directors was unanimously adopted.
It appeared that the gross profits on the 31st Decem-
ber lest, after deducting intereat on current and
fixed depasits, were £13,310; payments of preli-
minary expenses and charging for rebate on bills
and commission on acceptances, left a net balance
of £5,480. Oat of this sum interest was recom•
mended at the rata of 5 per cent, per annum. It
was stated that the 12,500 new shares would be
iesued at a moderate premium to existing share-
holders.

Compared with the quotations last current on
Saturday afternoon the Funds area per cent, lower,
and the market appears depressed, consequent
upon sales induced by the unsettled position of
monetary and political affdirs. Speculation has
been turned from a rise in favour of a fall in prices,
and extreme heaviness consequently prevails. Con-
sols are 901 91 for money, and 91f, for the account.
New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88f ; Red
Sea Telegraph, 20Z ; Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 4s.
dis.; Bank Stock, 239/ ; India Stock, 220; do. 5
per Cents, 1041 4 ; do. 4 per Cents., 99/ 1; do.
Enfaced 4 per Cents., 93; do. 5 per Cents., 103
mid Bonds, 20s.
At the commencement of business in the Foreign
Stock Market, prices were all lower, but a partial
recovery has since occurred. 1862 Turkish 6 per cent.,
, are 71f •; ditto Consoiides, 512 ; Mexican,
431 e ; ditto New Loan, 1/ 1 dis. ; Greek, 231 ;
Spanish Passive, 344 ; Portuguese, 471, 48k ; the
New Swedish Loan, 1/ I prem.; the Russian
ditto, 1 / prem. ; and the Confederate Stock,
651 66.

MARKETS—This day.

Id
30 32

550 660.
65 68

30 31
6f 7
3f
.7 9
2i 3f
34 36
10 10f
86 38
3} 4
18 20
41 51
1k d
85
1f 195
1
lf 2f
4/ 5

41 43
450 470