The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-28 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCES

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The Money Market may now be said to be
settling down into a state of quietude. The demand
for accommodation to-day has been comparatively
small, but as the balances of brokers show a con-
tinual diminution, the rates for first-class bills have
been maintained at 41 per cent. A slight effect is
produced by the commercial public who, as usual,
are increasing their balances at their bankers at the

present period of the quarter.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank
yesterday.
Mr. Robert Lyall, East India merchant, of Stf
Helen's place, and Mr. Robert John Clarke, of
Brabant-court, have joined the board of direction

of the Oriental Financial Corporation.
The annual election of the committee of the
Stock Exchange has taken place, and it appears
that the old committee has been returned, except-

ing three gentlemen, one of whom being the late
chairman, Mr. Slous, who retires through ill-health.
The newly-appointed members comprise Messrs.
Cawston, W. Lucas, and E. Routh.
At a general meeting to-day of the shareholders
of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank the report stated that
the results of the working of the bank for the first
six months have been most satisfactory. Although
the critical state of business, owing to the money
pressure in England, and the state of the cotton
market in Egypt, prescribed great caution, so that
little was done for the first three months after the
bank was established, a large and profitable regular
business has already been transacted, and exten-
sive operations have been successfully entered into.
The provisional balance-sheet just received from
Alexandria, shows an aggregate of transactions of
upwards of £9,000,000 passing through the books of
the bank without a single bad debt or loss ; and the
account of profit and loss, after making every
allowance for suspense accounts, shows that the
directors are fully warranted in recommending an
interim dividend of Bs. per share (being at the rate
of 10 per cent. per annum on the amounts paid up),
carrying forward a handsome surplus to be brought
into account when the first complete accounts of a
financial year's working are submitted to the share-
holders in October or November next.
The report of the directors of Smith, Knight, and
Company (Limited) has been issued to the share-
holders. A further payment of 3s. 6d. per share
on account of dividend is recommended, being
(with 2s. 6d. per share already paid) at the rate of
8 per cent. per annum. Several of the contracts on
hand will be completed shortly, when the profits
thereon will be ascertainable.
The share list of the Wholesale and Import
Timber Company (Limited) will close on Thursday,
the 30th inst., for London, and on Friday, the 31st,
. for country applications.
It has been announced that to-morrow, Wednes-
day, is the last day that applications can be received
for the extension. shares of the Brighton Hotel
Company.
During the last few days there has been very
little animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce Markets. Sugars have, in some instances,
been a shade cheaper. The public sales of tea have
proceeded without any material change in prices,
while in rice, fruit, and spices, there has been no
Change. Coffee has continued in fair demand, at
Steady rates, and limited transactions have been
entered into in tallow, at about previous quotations,
for both present and forward delivery.

Two o'CLocr.
At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f.

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45c. Quiet.
The English Stock Market has been very steadily
supported to-day at previous values. The Govern-
ment broker made another purchase of £30,000
New Three per Cents., which gave a more buoyant
tone to the price of the Funds, although very little
new business is now in operation owing to the pre-
parations for the settlement of the account. Con-
sols for money are 89* ; and for the account, 891