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

DioNEi DTARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The commercial requirements for the approaching
liquidation on the 4th are very generally consi-
dered to be rather heavier than were at first sup-
posed. To-day the demand for accommodation has
been active, and bankers and bill-brokers have not
accepted less than 4i per cent. for the best three
months' paper. But the ordinary wants of the
trade are limited ; and as the supplies of floating
capital show no great diminution; there is little
doubt that, with the commencement of next week,
further facilities will• be afforded the mercantile

public.
The ordinary-general meeting of the shareholders
of the London Provincial Marine Insurance Com-:

pany was held to-day. It was stated that the
satisfactory state of the former accounts enabled
the directors to recommend the payment of a bonus
of 5 per cent. upon the paid-up capital of the com-
pany, in addition to interest on the 1864 account
for the last half-year, at the rate of 10 per cent. per
annum, both free of income-tax.
The subjoined notice respecting the dividends has
been posted at the Bank of England :
"Notice is hereby given that, in order to prepare the
dividends due on the sth April, 1865, the balance of the
several accounts in the following funds will be struck on
the night of Wednesday, the Ist March, 1865, viz. :—New
£3 per Cent. Annuities, Reduced £3 per Cent. Annuities,
Annuities for Thirty Years, Annuities for Terms of Years,
India X 4 per Cent. Stock. On Thursday, the 2d March,
the abovenamed funds will be transferable without the
dividend duo on the sth April next. Bank Stock—Shut,
Wednesday, March 15 ; open, Thursday, April 6."
Gold to the amount of £36,000 was purchased at
the Bank of England yesterday.

Two O'CLOCK

At Paris, this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 10c.
Heavy.
A more cheerful tone has been imparted to the
English Stock Market to-day, and an advance of
1 per cent. has taken place. The decline of last
evening has brought forward a number of pur-
chasers, who have been induced to operate through
the very low prices of Government Securities. Con-
sols for money are 891 1, and for the account 891 1.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 1 ;
Exchequer Bills, 4s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents.,
1031 1; and ditto 4 per Cents., 98.1.
The Foreign Stock Market has been rather ac-
tive this morning, and several changes, although
not generally very important, have taken place.
Turkish Consolides have receded 1, to 521 1 ; Mexi-
can also 1, to 271 28k, but the New Loan has ad-
vanced 1, to 26:1 27 ; Greek Bonds remain at 234
24 ; Spanish Passive also at 321 1 ; while the Cer-
tificates have improved to 14/ 4 ; Italian are also
better at 641 1 ; but the Scrip has declined to 1 1
prem. ; the Confederate Loan is firm at 53,
55 ; Egyptian Scrip has risen 1 to 2, 1 prem. ;
the Danubian remains at 1 01 dis., and
Montevidean has advanced 1 to 41 51- prem. ;
New Granada are 121 ; do. Deferred, 6/ ; Portu
guese 3 per Cents., 47 ; Russian 41 per Cents.,
1850, 86i ; do. 1862, 898 ; Turkish 6 per Cents.,
1854, 911 ; do. 1858, 721 73 ; do. 1862, 701 71 ;
Venezuelan 6 per Cents., 1864, 421 43 ; Egyptian
7 per Cents., 984 ; do. 1864, 96 4 ; Chilian 3 per
Cents., 80 81 ; and Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 91.
In the Railway Share Market business has been
rather inactive, and prices have exhibited less firm-
ness. Great Western, North-Western, and Mid-
land have each receded 10s. ; while North-Eastern
(Berwick) have improved 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive
at about previous rates.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are flat. Oriental
have declined to SU, ; London Joint Stock to 471;
Imperial to 324 ; and National Discount Company
to 151 1; City of Milan Improvement shares are
quoted 31 1 prem. ; and Darjeeling Tea Company,
1 I prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3:per Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Feb. 9 B9i
b per Cent. Reduced BBl
New 3 per Cent BBl
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer. Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 4 pm
Do. £5OO
.. Do. £lOO and £2OO
_ _

Bank of England Stock, 51- per Cent 249
Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 10k per Cent., April 1874. i.
Do Account

Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. Account
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. si. per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 —
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — pm
Do. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do. 41 per Cont., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do Account 9l ,
Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Chilian 3 per Cent BO 1
Colombian 6 per Cent. —
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Do 5 per Cent., 1864 —
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
•
Danubian Principalities
Do £l5 paid — dis
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Provisional Land Warrant —
Do. Coupons
Do Account —
Egyptian 7 per Cent 9Bl
Do., Second Issue —
Do. £lOO Bonds —
Do. 1864 96} 6 I,
Do. Scrip, £B5 paid
Do. Account
Greek 5 per Cents., 1821-5, ex Coupons
Guatemala 5 per Cent. —

Do. 1839 and 1850 —
Italian 5 per Cent (Marenuana Railway) 681
Mexican 3 per Cent. —
Do. Account
Dc 1864 261
—Do 6 par Cent. Anglo-French
Do Scrip, £53 paid
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis
Montevidean 5 per Cent., £25 paid
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada l4
Do 2 per Cent —
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 41- per Cent.
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Do 4i 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
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St.,
Do 4k per Cent., 1850 ' B6l
Do 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do 1864
Spanish D
Sardinian
3 pe
Scrip,s X
Do Account
Do New Deferred —
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Account 32k
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded —
Do Account l4l i
Swedish 4 per Cent. —
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Do Account 9ll 2
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
11.,e Cent
be
CentnPt paid
1 . pm
73 2i
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account 7l 701
Do £lOO Bonds , 7ll 701-
Do 6 per Cent. 1863 —
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
Venezuela- 3 per Cent.
Do. Account
Do. 6 por Cent, 1862 —
Do Account —
Do. 6 por Cent, 1864 .121 3 24
Do. 1- per Cent —
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, s.per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins - -
Belgian, 41 per cent, Ex. 25f.
Dutch 21- per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull --
Do. 4 per Cent. CertiLates ---
forenh Rentes, 3 per Cent. —
Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. .
Do. Account

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money B9l /
Do. Account

rHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1865,