The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-25 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET

ANn
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
i.There is less demand for money in the general
"laeOunt market, owing, in some measure, to the
elPectation of an early reduction in the official
Ilialtnum, but as the supplies are not very abundant,
brokers still charge 48 for the best bills.
there
the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon
'ere was no material alteration.
About £16,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
Yesterday.
Since Saturday last the imports of specie have
airiOlinted to £189,500, and the exports to £136,700.
The suspension of Messrs. Smith, Douglas, and
C°.) and Messrs. James Smith and Co., of Liver-
pool, has been announced, with liabilities between
£300,000 and £400,000, principally in connection
with the produce markets. This house is connected
nth that of Messrs. Grant, Smith, and Co., of Cal-
cutta, but the latter firm will not suffer severely in
c°4Bequence.
The prospectus has been issued of the Finan-
cial Insurance Company, requiring a capital of
'1)000,000, half of which is to form the first issue
'll shares of £2O each. It is not contemplated to
cull up more than £2 per share. The company was
stablished last year, and has conducted a very large
14411 successful business in this cowl*, in France,
Italy, and the Mauritius, and it is now proposed to
tend operations still further in other parts of the
World. Only a portion of the shares above named
to be offered to the public. The boards of direc-
tion are numerous, and from the details given in the
prospectus of the operations of other companies,
the
business appears to be a remunerative one.
At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. Thomas
Stirling Begbie, who suspended payment on the
Quitter,
inst., the balance-sheet presented by Messrs.
Ball, and Co., the accountants, showed
liabilities amounting to £350,000, the greater por-
Itien of which is secured or otherwise provided for.
4 is estimated that under any circumstances the
11.11 secured creditors will receive a dividend of 10s.
ul the pound. It was unanimously resolved that
the estate be wound up under inspection.

Two o'CLooi.
At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's
legram the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f.
u2e. Firm.

rise of 8 per cent. has taken place in the
English Funds, notwithstanding a sale of £lOO,OOO
Consols by one broker for the next account. The
market appears buoyant, owing no doubt to the
prospect of easier money very shortly. Consols
have risen to 891 for money, and 891 for account.
Foreign Securities have not varied materially,
'll4 business has been moderately active. Turkish
6
Per Cents., 1862, are 731 1 ; do. Consolides, 531
ill; Mexican, 26i 1 ; ditto New, 251 ; Greek, 20/
;1; Spanish Passive, 321 8 ; do. Certificates, 171 8 ;
Man, 631 1 ; ditto New, 3k 3 dis. ; and Confede-
rate Loan, 354 36k.
The transactions in the Railway Share Market
eve been moderately active, and a further slight
1111Provement has taken place in prices. Metro-
politan have advanced £1 ; Great Eastern, 10s. ;
41k1 Great Northern, Brighton, and Midland, each
ss. Great Western and South Eastern, however,
44Tve each declined ss.

In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
been very little animation, and quotations
lain without change of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in limited
request, at steady rates. Alliance are dealt in at
te34l ; English, Scottish, and Australian Char-
ted at 20 ; London Joint Stock at 464 47 1 ;
Union of London at 511 521; London Financial at
21 ; and Thames and Mersey Marine at 7i. South
African Land and Finance are quoted 11 11 prem. ;
No de Janeiro Gas 1 11 prem.

• BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
a • GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
per Cont. Consols
• ,'"0. Account, April 6 B9l
Vex. Cent. Reduced B7l
SOW 3 per Cent B7l 1 1
Ow 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 721
411)% 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
.Imities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
DO. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,
Dok,,, (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908...
'euequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent —
o. £5OO —
ll'a Do. £lOO and £2OO
I,k of England Stock, 5f per Cent shut
lAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, loi per Cent., AprillB74 —
Do Account —
De. per Cent. July, 1870
~.,0. Account
,0. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
''-',„O. Certificates —
_h-00. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
*ur,°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
"-'O. 51 per Cent, May 1879 —
DO. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 —
i.,l)e. Bonds, £l,OOO — Pm
'O. under £l,OOO
448 . FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
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a, trem Bonds, 5 per Cent
".'r zilian 5 per Cent —
DO. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
t Do. 1863
tlenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
1-.)o I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.)
Viaii 6 per Cent
0 '''' °. 4-} per Cent —
°,enibian 6 per Cent.
Cuba
tint.
i,Da 6 per Cent.
-h° 5 per Cent., 1864 —
-0. Scrip, £55 paid pm
Danish 3 per. Cent., 1825 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 —
D 1)0. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
aisliubian Principalities
p. 4.10 £65 paid 3f dis
-`l,llador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
t'Llo., Provisional Land Warrant —
gy.yptian 7 per Cent 941
Second Issue —
C0.,4"0'£100 Bonds 931
Do. 1864 961
4,130 Scrip, £55 paid pm
reek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons --
''-',.,0 Account
."0. Coupons
DO Account 4,° Account Bl
r,temala 5 per Cent. —
1f."40. 1839 and 1850 —
74jan 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 681
_ND° 1865
11-'0 Scrip, £25 paid
1.,/lean 3 per Cent. —
' "0. Account
• , Dc. 1864 —
1.,'") 6 per Cent. Anglo-French 5ll
juo French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis
r4tevidean 6 per Cent, £3O paid — pm
Ceriah Imperial 5 per Cent
~'W Granada
.„-"0 2 per Cent
' -u,O Deferred
uo Land Warrants (Hectares)
_
Tivian 4h3er Cent.
])."° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
--.° 41 per Cent., 1862
1)01),.4°. 4ccount
/3'Nuese43 per Cent., 1853
be Account
D 0
per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
"0 Account
k3ian 5 Cent 1822 £ St
.., -r, per , , ~
'JO 41 per Cent, 1850
De 1860
t° per Cent, 1859
1:) 6 per Cent., 1862
° 1864
Sardiniano 5 per Cent
4, • Account
4talish 3 per Cent
''-'l,O Account
•r,''''o New Deferred
f 1.,'"0 Account
4-',O Passive
4'o Account 321
Pish Cert. of Coup not funded -
tico Account l7l
•To',eLlish 4 per Cent.
b41.81h 6 per Cent._ 1854
1)
° 6 per Cent. 1858
b_ 13 Account —
Zoo £lOO Bonds i 75
6 per Cent. 1862
D? Account 731
bo,-,rli
D° £lOO Bonds 73t 1 4
.b 6 Per Cent. 1863
7,34" aranteed, 4 per Cent
D°•
_uezuela 3 per Cent.
bo• Account
' Do. Account
• 6 per Cent.,1864 4l
kiist . Dividends on the above payable in London.
11t1 *'°ll, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
1) ''°'l, 4
'Ate", ~ 1 per cent., Ex 25f. .
', Do '1 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
m'r,7s4,i.per Cent. Certifi-aes
Ilkitentes, 3 per Cent.
. • Account
s Do. Aper Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
ccount
ti • TWO
891 O'
ICLOCK.
I)118°A 0 la, Money
• ccount
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,:iverpool Cotton Market—This Day.
a 4,—..-
)00e Market continues quiet. Sales, probably
v or 5,000 bales, at about yesterday's prices.