The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-15 00:00:00

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NONEY HARKET SHARE_ MARKETS—This day.
AND
- I Business
Closin
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S.
g
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. *ihare ,
, Railways. I Paid.' price done.
I
-..
1.3,14.! Bir , Wol , and Str. Val. all 8 81
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 25 Blithe mid Tyne. - -„
10 Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Uo all 41 4t
' There is a slightly easier feeling in the general at Bristol and Exeter
Money Market, and discounters evince more die- ,8,1) Caledonian
Bandon
all - -
all 6 61
position to negotiate three months' bills at 31, per zo Cornwall
•all
cent. 10 Do Aall •- -
10 Do B
i ' been paid to B.
till 1 gets6pe.
In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon 50 I Dublin & Belfast Juno. all 40 41
there was no alteration. 25 IDun.,Perth,&Ab. June. all / g
p'a'on.hdahs
st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 9
atl,() 112
831
' The steamer La Plata has arrived, from the -West
Indies with £240,000. sett ,
GG
rl aesagt.Eaanscltersjersdt.esrtn;
I; 11
st Ditto A stock
241 254
Anglian st 100 , The third ordinary general meeting of the share- et GrDeiattt(Nlrat;3tof Scotland 100 - -
~ 1281 1291
holders of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank at Great Northern
00 131
took place to-day. A dividend of 5 per cent. per st Do A stock
st Do Bdo , 100 134 136 136
annum (free of income tax) on the original capital 881 t. S.
Great
t -
was declared, as also the payment of interest at the at Do Str Val gua. stock I 100 -
IGO I4i 114 f 1141
st ,Lancashire .1z Y orkshire
1; 100 76 77 77
a current rate on the deposits and calls of the reserved ant Irelanal 100 101 103
at ;London and 131ackwa
6
118 1,0
shares. £1,507 12s. 8d was carried forward. st Lou., Bright ,& S. Coast 100
st Lou., Chat., and Dover 100
44 4
4' At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the Standard
✓ Bank of British South Africa-Mr. Stenbouse in st Sian., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 43 4
sett
Lou.LOII Biis, Nsoo.r:thh
WWeesstteernr. 10000
110063 10311)56 103
121 Do I shares
the chair-it was agreed to increase the capital 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all _
all 124 1?f
a
100 1281 .284'
from £1,500,00 to £2,000,000. The chairman to metropolitan
st Midland
s 4 1i d P
stated that the directors had successfully negotiated 8.4.0 Do New
1.• 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - -
for the transfer of the business of the Commercial st Do Birming. & Derby 100 97 99
Y Bank, the Colesburg Bank, and the British 25 Do. 6 shares - -
10 Do Cray Line - -
m E.affarian Bank. Letters had also beer. received
25 Mid Kent - -•
II from shareholders of various other colonial banks, st North British
at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 26 28
n expressive of their desire to be amalgamated with St I NUL Eastern-Berwlek 100 103 1031
e the Standard Bank.
25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.1 - - a 1
st Do Lecds lOO 59 60 t
t'- The half-yearly meeting of the London and at IDo York
at I Do Carlisle. - -
y Westminster Bank was also held to-day, Mr. at North London
st Alderman Salomons, M.P., in the chair. The re- 10 , o New
19.15.4 NorDth Staffordshire
le port, which wa, agreed to nent. con., stated that after lu N and S. W. Junction. all 111 121
making provision for all bad and doubtful debts- at t )ScottishcotenAtrbaelr.
stock too 1226 12f4
7
paying on Income Tax-and setting apart £2,000 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 99 101
towards the buildings of the bank-the net p rofits 10 Shrews.roshi andre UnionWelloo
chpool all
6-
, s 0 -62
8, for the last half year amounted to £129,921 : l'' g :lout Do-ron lOO 31 33
st ;South Eastern
st
19s. 6d. This sum, added to £4,403 14s. 4d., st ISouth Wales
St
S. York, and River Dun 100 100 102
the unappropriated balance of the preceding 20 Btaines,Wok.,andWok. all 71 8
9,
half-year, would amount to £134,325 135.10 d. Out 25 Stockton & Darlington all 38 39
1e25 Do l5 10 11 e
of this amount interest on the rest or surplus fund 25 Do New, 1860 8 8 81 p
Dr st Taff Vale
at the rate of five per cent. per annum (£6,566 10 Do B 8 51 64
at
0
Bs. ld.) had been added to that fund, which now 10 C 3 3 31 p
id 50 Uls Dter - - •
amounted to £269,222 13s. ld. The directors now 25 Do 2O -- p
)y
declared a dividend to the shareholders at the rate 128.t1 0 D
Vale° of Neath - -
100 78 82
ed
of six per cent. per annum, and, by way of further st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 156 160
1- st Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - -
dividend out of the profits, a bonus of seven per at west Cornwall lOO 27 29
nt cent. on the paid-up capital. After these pay-st W. Hartlepool liar &R. 100 I- -
t West Midland -Oxford' 100 46 47
nt ments were made there would remain a bal- at Do Newport 100 39 41 40
,e- ance of £27,759 ss. 9d. to be carried to the st Do Hereford, 100 104 106
1 i
as profit and loss account for the current half-year.
ly The chairman stated that the deposits now exceeded BRITISH POSSESSIONS,
ad by £200,000 those of the corresponding period of Closing
on last year, and by £650,000 those of the previous Shaft Rai I ways Paid. Price. Business don
100 Itlantic &St Lawrenu all 62 4.-- 63
en Christmas. These figures fully demonstrated the etk 1 Bom.,Baroda&Cent Inc le, 107 ICB 1071 7
,re Gu. 5 per cent.
material progress of the London and Westminster 20 Do. New
71 1 11 p
of
Bank, notwithstanding the many new institutions 20 Do. E. Shares
lee lately established. 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron al, 51 51 51
10 Do. Preleronce .... all 74 8
irs
100 i Builalo,Brant,&Godrich
o.
ns
Two O'CLOCK.
.......---- ( 6p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 '
100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 too - -
ed too Do. do. June 1, lt,:,i 100 -
At Paris this morning, according to Mr.Reutar's et Cleutta.a:S.hastn.(l,ll ; 100 1066 1074 •
in telegram, the French 3 per Cent. &rites were staotck CmaapseTown & Dock Seri) 100 1( 81 1091 1091
tn. Bengal gu. 6p. ( 100 109 110 ~ • is- firm, at 68f. 67c. to 68f. 60c. stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 107 I''B 1074 2 2
)y,. The market for the English Funds continues to 20 D. do. (I Ext lO lf 110
20 Do. do. H do.
as exhibit buoyancy, Purchasers on speculative ac- eigock Gria)no.clll'strupnro.l Cana& 100 20 21
in count, and also for investment, were effected early 100 Bonds all 72 74
Do. co. deferred.-- all 55 28 •
ni- this morning, and another rise of 1 per cent. ensu- 110000 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 65 67
Do. do deferred all 50 63
er-
-931 3 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock
ing, Consols then being 934 1 for money, and 4 7-, 100 Do. do. deferred all 35 37
in- for the 6th proximo ; but sales on realisation of 100 Do. 4th Pref. 810 k all 26 30
the toodeferred all 22 24
profits have since caused a reaction to 93 4, and stook GLlndiaPenin.gua.sp.o. 100 1071 103§ 1081 71
the 934 1 respectively. 20 Do. New gua. sp. n l2 1 2 1
r a 20 Do. January, 1862
The Reduced Annuities are buoyant at 92,1 493 ; stook Gt. South.of India(Lim;
act and the New Threes at 92t 4. India Stock is guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1061 1074
20/ Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 111 114
of 204 Do. New
5 ofloo Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 100
.5 per Cent, Enfaced Paper, 107 ; and the 54 per 100 Do. 54 Bra all 90 02
Ice, lndiannch Limited 2 14 p
Cent. ditto, 116. The Bonds are quoted 15s. 19s. stock Madras guar., sp. c... 100 1061 076 107 1
re- stock prem., and Exchequer Bills are par to Is. prem Do.lf p. c. Extenslol. 100 1004 10 4
.1 stock De. 4. d0...._... NO 18 100
eras being a little lower. 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - -
ere stock Welb.Corp. ap. c. finds. 101. -
Foreign Stocks have been dull and depressed. 50 kelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 53 55
Of Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 671 i ; do. Cons l'cle- too Do. 7 p.c. &long. Bds. al:- -
° 1 - I's sto Newßrunswick a Cana,
Tic- 60: g; Mexican, 3741; Greek, 350 I ; do. Coupons, Class A and B all 3 5
N.ltl.C'da6 pc lst pt bds 100 84 86
lig, 161 4 ; Spanish Passive, 334 4 ; do. Certificates, stock Soinde ....•• .. •• ') (100 1084 1091 110
tin 121 4 ; Portuguese, 48 4 ; Egyptian, 1034 1044; and et 1 Do.o Delhi I gi...: 100 1(61 1(71
D. do ..tej 2 i 113: 21
,t a the Confederate Loan, i dirs. to 4 prem. 20 Do. Punjaub .... ss S 15 11 11,
ear. Do Du = P col 1064 107) 1064
Business in the Railway Share Market has been 'lock Dc. InciaB•.s. i..1710...j a"° to(-. 103- 104. -
ago moderately active, and a slight advance has taken
,uld place. Caledonian have improved 55., Great Eastern, COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
on Great Western, North Western, and South Eastern - l .4n.tiov. 6 p.o.J a &.lui
5f a 10s. - 1 1877-S4
do The Foreign and Colonial undertakings h- I Do. 6 p.c. Feb. & Am, 100 tt6 1(8
very inactive, have re-
and mained and few changes of import- - ' Do ' p Peran.&July 100 96 07
I Do. 6 p.c.Mar.& Sept 100 iCS 127 1061
ten- ance can be reported in values, __
(:sopoe:G"8.
Hiope. baepd
o,lB7lstocl 110000
10894 91610
dly _ 1
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares, in most instances, - ' Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 112 114
Do. 189) 10(' 113 115 1144
OM- remain at about former quotations. City Bank
bly, realise 1 101 to 111; Imperial Ottoman,
19,4:1; Lou.. Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 1
;Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 1.000,
1132
1154
the Natal Guy. 6 per cant.. 130 Ito 112
..= Mau' s I per cent .. 100 106 107 1011 811
don and South African 254; and Peninsular and -- N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..) a.&J ul) WO 106 107 106/ i
r he Oriental Steam 79; International Financial shares
ova. are quoted 44 to 54 prem. ; London Financial 14 toi Do. 'p. c.,18« to 1,1 100 101 102
-- IN.l)6o.l.V.6(ipo'va..AspP. -•&., Oct.
8, 100
00 1-00 101-
the 1
14 prem. ; General Credit 14 to 14 prem. • Hudson's-
Bay Company, , New Zealand 6 p cent.
- I DodoJBB 8 &upwch
110000
10014 11°1226
tog 4to i prem. ; and Egyptian Trading - ' Nova S
sng„ 1875 6p. c. 100 1(6 107 107 64
too Company, 4 to 14 prem. _
terli co tia Gov.
- Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 1:0 112
'' or - S. Aus G-tip.c.1678.&up.. 100 110 112
- - ,Vie.Gov.Bp.c.Ja.drJuly 100 107
has BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
- --
!vet', .. 93 21 31 1 1 - Do._ i_o_6_o_.e. A=.7..r_ot.. 100
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities '' 92 11 35 3 BRITISH MINES.
ings New 3 per Cent. Annuities
ould Annuities, 30 yrs, expire Sthgan , 1880 - 2 C
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. -Cambrian Co
tiobrrdAn
manlgsaoml.
aGteodld..
_1
254
21;1
-
ity's India Stock
226 8 - Devon G. Cone. Javist., 1 540 660
- lEast Bas nett (Mogan... 30 76 78
m in Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. MI
8I 1 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 53. 4d kP
'l4 • 274 281 23
To Ditto 5 per Cent ..
Ditto 51 per Cent - 'East Caradon
, 9,4,0 8 81
........................... 1167
Lble ; - lEast Carn 8rea......
-- tE. Wlitussel (Tavisti:)! 8.1.6 21 32
lite. bonds £l,OOO ....
mid() .......... -
Ditto under £l,OOO .....
15 19 pm --
Geremat gotnAtlui
- eal Vor (Helston 140 61 71
7,01 (gGuws
.7 '1 17748 80
,141.
nefa Consols for Account. Aug. 6........... 931 1
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent.... 10814 k ;env'Glle 18.16 . 54 6
the- Herod's-Foot 1 8.12 41 43
; - ilingston Downs 4.17.0 21 21
!seed Marco,
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent.. Ipm June
- ;Lady Bertha
par
- 'Margaret (Coy Lelart ',.4 35 37
sera. Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small
t. I
lo.aFOßElGNn44sppeerrCe(;antnt , FUNDS-CLOSING - Clarke Valley..
i are par 4 11yndy Iron Oro (Lim 2/ - 11 fe,
Brazilian 191 110 120
lam- PRICES. - New Setun
- North Downs 2l 2 21
imp, 1852-58-60 - .Wh'i Baseet(lll.34-an '2.17.1 3 3i
- North Wheal Crofty .. 2.4.9 4 at
daeir Buenos Ayres 6 per - l'ar Consols (st. Slazey, 14 4 5
Egyptian 7 per Cent lO4/ 31 20 Providence(Uny Lelnt4 10.6.7 12 44
land, Ditto, Second Issue - South Caradon(St.Cleer, 14 415 425
k
Gree 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 351 4 i
!men - S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. 6.15.6 21 21
Ditto Account - S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.P-.9 75 80
I de- Ditto Coupons -
161 4 - Stray Park
- . Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 44 1 1
il in Mexican 3 per Cent - fin Cron v 2ti 221
Ditto Account 3B 74 - West Basset (Illogan).. 11 12 13
;11 as New Granada 154 - W C radon (Liskeard) 5 23 25
what Ditto 2 per Cent. - West Seton
Ditto Deferred - Wheal Basset (Mogan, 54 675 721
,rnio-
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) - Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 50 60
-
- Wheal Kitty (13.Lelant)i 2.0.6 -
es Of P,.:ruvian 41 per Cent, - - WhealLu ott '2.10.8 21 3
Ditto
.amp
Ditto Account 1862 .. 874 ct -
W heal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 12 14
874 2. - Wheal Seton .. 58} 215 225
)then Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 - wheal Treiawney (Lis.), 7 15 17
Ditto Account - Wheal Union 1 3.17 34 4
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62.. 481 8
Ditto Ac: cunt
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
____ PREFERENCE SHARES.
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 - Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 113
Ditto 1860
Great Eastern, E. Anglian C 7 per cent. pf., 1501
Ditto, ditto, A stock, 7 per cent., ito/
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent .. 9Ol London, Chatham, and Dover a per cent. pref., 1014
fresh Spanish 3 per Cent:
Ditto Account -
--Mfg, . —. I I il (Iran +V 0 a ha..., 1 Tlar na+ of no

BRITISH POSSESSIONS,
Closing
Share hallways Paid. Price. Business dont
100 ulantic &St Lawrenu all 62 04 63
stk JBom.,Baroda&.Cent Inc
I Gu. 5 per cent.
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. Shares., 75 1 p
204 Buffalo and Lase Huron al, 55 51 55
10 Do. Preference ..... all 74 8
100 Bullalo,Brant,&Godricf) 10.
6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
100 Do. do. July 1, 187',', 100
100 Do. do. June 1, 18:s 100
et Clcutta.& S. hastn. (1,,, ; 100 106.5 1074 •
st Cape Town & Dock Seri) 100 1184 1094 1095
stock Hastn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 109 110 •
stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100. 107 I''B 1074
20 Do. do. G Ext lO l 150
20 Do. do. H do.
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 20 21
100 Do. Ist Prof. Bonds all 72 74
100 Do. co. deferred all 55 18
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 65 67
100 Do. do deferred all 50 63
100 Do. 3d P ef. stock
100 Do. do. deferred all 35 37
100 Do. 4th Pref. BLO
100 Do. ao. deferred all 22 24
stook GtlndiaPenui.gua.sp.o. 100 1074 105/ 1085 75
20 Do. New gua. sp. e, l2 1 2 1
20 Do. January, 1862 8 1 15:
stook Gt. South.of India(Lim;
guaranteed 5 per cent 100 1064 1074
204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all
204 Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 97 100
100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8 . all 90 92
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 I; p
stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 1065 075 107
stock Do. 45 p. c. Extensidu WC 1004 10 '5
stock Dc. 44. d0...._... 100 18 100
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2
stock Melb.Corp, Cp. c. Blida. top
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 53 55
100 Do. 7p. c. slortg. Bds. al,
20 Nt•w Brunswick a Cana,
Class A. and B all 3 5
N.ll.l.C'da6 pc Ist ptbde 100 84 86
stock Scinde .......... (100 1083 1094 110
Do. st Delhi
Do. do 1 100 1(65 1075
tple, 25
20 Do. Punjaub (a 125 145
et Do. Du. .• , fig ,lc 0 1060 1071 1064
'lock Do. Indus.St, Flo.) 000 103 104.:

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 113
Great Kastern, E. Anglian C 7 per cent. pf., 160}
Ditto, ditto, A stock, 7 per cent., 'al
Great Western, so per cent. red., 100
London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 101}
PREFEMENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern, 4i per cent., pt., 99
London, Chatham, dm., Metrop. ext., B, 6 per cent., 1074

fresh
white

Ditto Passive
33 Ditto Account....
12a I
SpDanititsoh
ACcecrto.uonft
Coup not funded .. a
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
1 +.
Ditto Account 93
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Dittc, £lOO Bonds 7ll
1 i
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd. —lO3l
Ditto Guaratteed, 4 pes Cent.
231
Venezuela, 3 per Cent
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
.57 1 i i "
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2 per Cent.
Ditto , Ex. 12 Guil 641
Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 711
per
Cent.,
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money .
.. 931 A
Dials
4tientst
A. ......... .... .. ...........
. ............
931.
................_

The
ad the

GELruelalt!nacissteerinbv,
LINES LEASED Al' FINED RENTALS.
,Wllo2o4.bridge Ex., 4 per cent., 87

it late

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 20}
Great Luxembourg, 14
San l'auio (lim.), gua. 7 per cent.,
Ditto, 21k a

ending
wever,

Igo in

FOREIGN MINES.
Don Pedro. Nor h Del Rey, 1
Kaput, da (11m.), 11
United Mexican (Um), 7
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

m was
Man-

ionary

Australasia, 77
Ditto, new, 31/
Bank of Egypt, 28
Bank of Queensland (11m), 9/
City, 109/ 10
Hindustan, t,hina, and Japan (lim.), 19
imperial Ottoman, 19k
Lonaon and Colonial (lim.), 3/ 5
London and County, 441
Mercantile Exchange. lim.,
South Australia, 40! 1
Union of Australia, 55k
Union of London, 36/
MISCELLANEOUS.

former

Liverpool Cotton Idarket This Day.
klittr TER' 8 TELEGRAM.)
No change. Market dull. lmports, 1,012. Previo Sales about 4,000 balsa
usly 237.

British Iron, 41
Crystal Palace, 361
East India Irrigation and Canal, 5;
Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lira., 3
Joint.stock Discount, 53 ;
London Financial Association, lira., 6i
Oriental Gas (lira.), la i
Peninsula and 0. iental Steam, 79
Ditto, new, 47
Van Diemen's L'ind, 14

DEATH FROM THE FIRE AT FURNITAL'S INN.
----"'
--Yesterday the occurrence of
a
Hotel, Furnival'e Inn, was reported ; it W 5
s'fire., at Wood's
that the gentleman in whose room the fir-840 mentioned
tained some injuries. The gentleman in.
(gation inated sus
German named George Rutcher Wiechers, 44 Was a
and has since died from the effects of his gears of age,
Lankester, coroner for Central Middlesex, held injuries, Dr.
on the body at the hotel yesterday. From the e:idlnquest
appeared that the deceased retired to his room on evidence it
night and went to sleep, leaving his candle on a chair by
the bedside. Early in the warning deceased found that
the room was on fire, and after vainly trying to extinguish
the flames, he got out of the window, and held on for some
time to the sill, At length he fell, severely cutting his
wrist by the skylight of the closet. This and other injuries
occasioned d.oth, and a verdict of accidental death wqm re-
turned,

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mine pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.:.5 per 11 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 13
175. icid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
ricarly 3-10ths i.er cent. dealer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark
and the short exchange on London is 134 per 11 sterling.
,tandard gold at the English Mirt price is, therefore, about
3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg
The coarse of exchange at New York on London for bills at
uu days' sight is 1591 to 160 per cent., and the premium on
gold 18 about 45 per cent. At these rates there is a profit
.3
-a
the imPortation of gold from the United States.