The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-11 00:00:00

VlOly MARKET

AND

COMMERC lAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE OCLOCK.
The continued increase in the supply'
of capital
in the discount market affords good ground for
anticipating an early reduction in the official
ininiannzt• In fact, so general is the expectation
that the public are only asking for the assistance
izamediately require, and thus have discounters
an abundance of money lying almost idle for
!ant of employment. The quotations, however,
103: the negotiation of commercial bills have not
28 'Yet materially varied, 5i and 51 per cent. re-
Inaining the terms for three months' paper, and 5i
per cent. for bankers' acceptances. Of course the
authorities are doing very little business in conse-
quence of the facilities offered by the brokers, and
at the Stock Exchange there is also an excess of
capital seeking investment in daily loans on Govern-
zaent securities at 4 and 4i per cent.
The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday
"InPliaed au influx of 6,0001. in bar gold, and the
withdrawal of 6,ooo,sovereigns.
therethe foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
was an advance in the rates on Amsterdam
and Paris.
The Subscription list of the Nowgong Tea Corn-
panY cf Assam will be closed after the 18th inst.
The Bank of Holland has reduced its rate of dis-
count to 5 per cent.
The shareholders of the Union Bank of London
held their half-yearly meeting to-day—Mr. P. Mar-
'than Laurie in the chair. The report, which was
Inlachnously adopted, stated that the net profits for
1113111011ths ending 31st December last, after pay-
2sut of all charges (including the sum of 164,3751.
„ 4d. for interest paid and due to customers on
'"eir current and deposit accounts), and making
alnPle provision for bad and doubtful debts,
,salucunted to 180,1951. 2s. 11d., which, with 3631.
ca. 2d. brought forward from 30th June last,
arnnunted to 180,5581. 9s. ld. The directors now
declared a dividend for the last six months at the
rate of 15 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 2/
the
cent, on the increased paid-up capital, being at
the rate of 20 per cent. per annum, clear of in-
come tax.

Two o'CLoCK.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele-
Rram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes have been 66f. 95c.
Inanimate.
The position of prices in the English Stock Mar-
ket has continued favourable, although no material
alteration took place in quotations. There has been
Very little business negotiated to-day, but with the
tendency of monetary affairs values are well main-
tained. Consols for money are 89i 90, and for the
account 90* I. The New Threes and Reduced An-
nuities are 89 I ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. to ss. prem.
India 5 per Cents., 1034 104 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
102/ ; 5/ per Cents., 1091 1101 ; and Bonds, 78.
prem.

General firmness has prevailed in the Foreign
Market, but business has been rather quiet.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70 f ; do.
Consolides, 491 ; Mexican, 281 ; do. New, 26f ;
Greek, 24 1 ; do. Coupons, 108 11; Spanish Passive,
324 ; do. Certificates, 141 ; Portuguese, 46
47i ; the Confederate Loan, 641 ; the Egyptian,
ipreen, ; the Danubian, die. par ; and the
evidean, 31 prem.
13118111%s in the Railway Share Market has been
dull, the dealers and speculators being chiefly occu-
pied with the arrangements for the settlement.
rieeS) however, are flatter. Great Western and
-`-'alleashire and Yorkshire have each declined ss.
land Caledonian, Great Northern A stock, and Mid-
11u. di,oe:ch 10s. ; while Metropolitan have improved
is
the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
11110 material alteration to report in prices.
pre 4:11k and Miscellaneous Shares are dull at barely
ittovinus rates. Alliance realise 32i- 3 ; Imperial
oinlian' 17 ; London and Westminster, 100 ; and
--4311 and County, 82.

3 BitßlmlTE\ilsoSilsir FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Govt cut. ,on- UNDS.
891 1 90
N,B 134 co,ritellt, Feb. 9
ew 3 • duce(' B9 1
ITew oi.P" Cent
~ ~,,... -e
tio. P, ?-'"'• u at. Jan. 1894 — per Cent, Aunnities, 3c, ilt. Jan. 1873
Telegral,
for 30 vr3T3, expire sth Jan., 1880
k Vted s4-' Pire sth April,
IcheqUer B.
Do, Ills) Xl,OOO, per Cent •
Aug., 1908 —
Do. £5OO
52 2 pm
~,
-auk of E £lOO and £2OO Do. 4002,glalinttid Stock, 5,1 per Cent —
NI
---
111441 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
-r, teOck, 101, per Cent., AprillB74.„ 240
-113'.? .:,,c ount -
Do 5
Per Cent. July, 1870
,00. Account
Oct. 1888
Do:.1-' • 4
b per Cent.,
5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872
5.1.
b ~ Per Cent., May 1879 llOl 91
,o°. % per Cent., Aug. 1866
-.::,, • Bonds, £l,OOO 7 pm
'oluder £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS--ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent _
-ur,azilian 5 per Cent
"Jo. 't per Cent., 1852-58-60
o. 1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Chinon 6 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent.
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Do 5 per Cent., 1864 —
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 -
Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
Danubian Principalities
,Do Xl5 paid — dis
."'Vador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Provisional Land Warrant
Ptian 7 per Cent —
0., Second Issue
Do. £lOO Bonds
Do. 1864 951 f -
Do.`,Serip, £35 paid
(ID°. Account — pm
s'r-,-,eek per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Q.u.„• Account
vo. Coupons
li,ateinala 5 per Cent. —
ii,-;°' 1839 and 1850
t
rain 5 per Cent (Marenunana Railway)
'0„)r-ican 3 per Cent. 2B
Do Account —
.r, Do 1864 —
DO-ue 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
Scrip, £53 paid
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c ....
kontevidean 5 per Cent., £5O paid— —pm
.m.l-100rish Imperial 5 per Cent
'low Granada
Do 2 per Cent
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April, 1864...
-r
~ Do do Aug., 1856 —
eruvian 41 per Cent.
Do 3 per Cent. (IJribarren)
Do 41 per Cent., 1862
Do A ccount ..
. -
Portuguese 3 per Cent.,. ...... .............
Do Account -
-- Do 3 per Cent., 1856,.
'7, '9, ;66, '62, '3, 47 Gi 71
Do Account
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., ........
Do 41 per Cent., 1850
Do 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do. 5 per Cent., 1862
Do 1864
Do Scrip, £65 paid
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Do Account
sPanish 3 per Cent 47/ 1
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive
, Do Account —
IPitnish Cert. of Coup not funded
Do Account • Swedish 4 per Cent.
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 B9l
DoAccount
—Do Ac
co per Ctent. 1858
un
Do £lOO Bonds
Do
~ 6 per Cent. 1862
....,'? Account —
11°, ;_cloo Bonds 7Ol 1
Duo °,,Pear Cent 1863 venez'flie,aranteed, 4 per Cent —
Do. LIA 3 per Cent.
O. Z'count
I) 0. A Per Cent, 1862 —
DD Account
o. 6 per Cent., 1864 421
0• 11 per Cent ..... ... . ..
_.
-Dividends on the. a-bo-v..e. . p-a.y. able in London.
littlAsrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
,7:6'111n, 41 per cent, Ex. 25f.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
•L„y0..4 per Cent. Certificates ...
98
1
T7.7Pich`lientes, 3 per Cent. .. ....
*Lanai). 5 per Cent.,, 1861 Ex. ....
o.D Account ' . .....
644
iTIVO O'CLOCK.
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