The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-23 00:00:00

MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The thedirectors of the Bank of England have held
ap usual weekly court to-day, and have not made
oi4iihange in their official charge for discount. An
olvi"1°11 Prevailed in some quarters last evening that,
1)). gto the good position of the Bank, and the
atlth 7nce of cheaper money out of doors, the
Pti.,°rlties would have lowered their rate about
bra t., but taking into account the expected with-
-11,1%,"4' of gold for Spain, it is most likely that they
kilt' refrained from making any alteration at pre-
In the open market money is still very abun-
-44,2 and there is but a moderate inquiry for assist-
the s 1 The rates to-day have ranged from 4:1 s for
best bills, and 4 per cent. has been accepted
o
eeasional instances.
NTl3nt £97,000 in gold was taken out of the Bank
for Spain.
„4
n. e committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
,,
i 4 th'eci Thursday, 2d March, a special settling day
e shares of the City of Milan Improvements
kollialcia4Pdanayfte(rLi2m6tith ed) for transactions entered into
January, to be marked with £5
; and fully Paid up ; also of Cramer and Co.
pe h•' —° quotation asked for. The committee
qterter ordered the shares of the Washoe
d
theconsolidated Gold and Silver Mining Corn-
y (Limited) to be quoted in the daily lists ; and
L !hares of the Merchant Shipping Company
ilillted) in the twice a week list.
do a official returns relating to-trade and naviga-
-1864f0r the twelve months ending 31st December,
fear' have just been published. From these it ap-
frok that the total declared value of the exports
£l6othe United Kingdom during that period was
186 a '436,302, against £146,602,342 in the year
lacre':/hulving an increase of. £13,833,960. The
414 4e is most perceptible in beer and ale, coals
Irth elilnal cotton manufactures, cotton yarn,
tattlinware, hardwares and cutlery, linen manu-
liiiiiea and woollen and worsted manufactures,
iron there there is a falling' off in unwrought
„aPParel and slops, butter and horses.
later'4lPortations of the principal articles were
9114
~,as respects raw cotton, flax, provisions,
tlart:gver) rice, sheep and lambs' wool, brandy,
ever,
sugar, tobacco, and wine ; but there was
tapiegoution in raw silk, tallow, coffee, corn,
111!) fruit, rum, and tea.
trt4lipPing accounts exhibit a slight increase in
'Pkti- hipping
of tonnage employed in the Foreign
k°r the like period for the entries inwards, as
oast the case for the clearings outwards. In the
414 lig trade the tonnage employed was rather
4 the on the like period of the previous year
%I(entries inwards ; while a slight increase
1V: ace in the clearings outwards.
lean following railway dividends for the half
?,'loth the 31st January last have been announced
y'--Great
iii Western (original stock) 31, against
11414:4804 ; South Wales 31, against. 3 ; *West
a.,„„ and Oxford 2, against ditto Newport
'IIQ Dal 11 and ditto llereford, 5 against 5.
4 (11,_ 2 ,
1,544,,,,;at 'Western (original stock) dividend has
aeha considerable disappointment on the Stock
Zetedle, Where 4 per cent. was confidently ex-
"q 44' all(' has even been spoken of for some time
the
-qe t amount of interest.
111,trocill'Inperial Mercantile Credit Association has
t`44:41 to the notice of the public the Varna
L,500,0t Company, with a proposed capital of
1:to Ci in 45,000 shares, to bearer of £2O each,ltorest
"e ssued at the price of £l2, and bearing
th, eat the rate of 5 per cent. guaranteed by the
j'attta Government. The number of shares to be
t,)titl'eq inEngland is 30,000, and, reckoning the
8 per with the price of emission, it is brought up
14"41( cent. The line, which is to run from Rust-
i:ll4 iv b.
arna, a distance of 138 miles, was cora-
-411 h 4st June; and great progress has been made
•
'''oes of the works.
tlii444 Week's railway receipts, ascertained up
(It aY, are in round figures as under :--
:kt
1865. 1864
oath
1,,11W eater e'4l/1 £57,828 £54,842

Jrn
bi^hto eStern
R1r1144: *'•
°llth
N v4tern
..•
-,orthe
Nikir
4„e 411 d Yorkshire
1/4 tti, eq Exeter
f,411q,,, teril

... 95,229 92,650
... 17,590 16,952
▪ 14,182 13,897
44,035 41,140
▪ 15,553 15,489
31,160 30,291
35,235 34,920
... 4,962 5,219

(4;Nie,t
te 52,210 50,914
144 t4' Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 17,711 16,923
k
... 28,10 62,894

lit Two o'CLocK.
Asah:4'lg, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's
''
the French 3 per Cent- Rentes were 67f.
the ,aieaNY•
fntQt,ll-4tket for English Stocks has been very
th-Nex. lit quotations nevertheless maintained their
4 Pll 1411'es. No alteration has taken place in
)4891) and Consols are quoted 89* for money,
93 "for the account. The New Threes and
411nuities are 88* 89 ; the 31 per Cents.,
4:t% ' Luria 5 per Cents., 104 ; Enfaced 5 per
t;t'bi°l-1 102 ; do. 51 per Cents., 109.1 110 ;
1, t 1 tunes, 98i.
4 Foreign Market to-day there has been
tittle animation or fluctuation. Turkish Con-
clsZ 51:1- 52 ; Mexican, 264 27 ; do. New,
1 ;.t),..-reek, 22* ; Spanish Passive, 321 ;
\,, '‘te,,ates, 151 ; Italian, 63:1 64 ; do. New,
1114, 1%; Confederate Loan, 55 56 ; and Monte
144 till'eut4i prem.
11':1' vet, Railway Share Market the dealings have
\Pe t ' extensive andprices, in several instances,
t
N:11
14)1 ed less firmness. Great Western have
4,:iißllat,t,lllarlY flat, and have declined £2 55.,
"le unfavourable dividend just declared.
(;f4elci, tall have also receded £l, Manchester,
°tit) aild Lincoln, 10s. ; and North Eastern
7 Ss
1/t•Ille
1,
'CAA and Colonial undertakings remain
h ehan .
ge of importance.
Qeat :Itid Miscellaneous Shares are in moderate-
kt4(loit ali,,teady rates. Alliance realise 371 371 ;
82 cEozi LI County, 733 741 • London and South
' 21 ; • 4 7
"jail 21. London
Union of London, 521- ;
oft , :1; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam,
"don
(.k 'loam and Provincial Mortgage Bank
titral shares are quoted 1 1 premium. The
(10,'Y of tyrrigation and Water Supply Cora-
boek.4llee shares are 1 dis. to par ; West Lon-
Will • and Warehouses Company, 11 to 2
• , d
t44Steal- s Janeiro Gas Company, 1 to 11 prem. ;
'etu, shiP and Labuan Coal Company,
'ci!egistered Land Company, par to
Y. of Nlilau Improvements Company,

41 to 4i prem. ; Metropolitan District Railways,
3i to 4 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Mar. 9 B9l
b per Cent. Reduced BBl 9 81 i
New 3 per Cent B9 81 9
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 93
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent —
Do. £5OO —
Do. £lOO and £2OO
Bank of England Stock, 5/ per Cent 2lB
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 —
Do Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. Account
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 . —
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lO9l 10
Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 9Bl
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO —
Do. under £l,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 - 31
Do. 1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 90
Chilian 6 per Cent —
Do. 41 per Cent —
Colombian 6 per Cent. —
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Do 5 per Cent., 1864 —
Do. Scrip, £55 paid
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
Danubian Principalities
Do £25 paid — dis par
Egyptian 7 per Cent 9Bl
Do., Second Issue —
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do. 1864 951
Do Scrip, £sb paid
Do Account 4 1 pm
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Provisional Land Warrant —
Do. £lOO Bonds
Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Coupons
Guatemala 5 per Cent. —
Do. 1839 and 1850 —
Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway)
Do 1865
Do Scrip, £lO paid
Mexican 3 per Cent. —
Do. Account
Dc. 1864 254
Do b per Cent. Anglo-French —
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis
Montevidean sper Cent., £3O paid
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent —
New Granada —

Do Account
Peruvian 41 per Cent.
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Do 41 per Cent., 1862
Do. Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account --
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
Do Account 47/ 7
Russian 5 per Cent, 1822, £ St.,
Do 41 per Cent., 1850
Do 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Spanish 3 per Cent —
Do Account —
Do New Deferred —
Do Account 4ll
Do Passive —
Do Account 321 1 1
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Do Account l5l 1
Swedish 4 per Cent. —
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 921
Do Account —
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account 73 21 31
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
..._ . _

Do ACcount 7l 1
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1863

Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do. Account
Do. 6 per Cent, 1862
Do. Account
Do. 6 per Cent.,‘,1864 —
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil —
Do. 4 per Cent. Certifi..Ates 9B}
Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
Do. Account
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money B9k I
Do. Account