The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-13 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
On the Stock Exchange to-day there was tairf,r
u:ore activity his n.orning. Consols wire firm at
their quotations, and in the Foreign Market the
news from Parrguay caused an improvtment iu
Argentine and Brazilian Stocks. The iirtt-mentioned
are now t, and the latter better than yesterday.
There is an advance also in the Railway Market in
Aletropolitaa.s, but Great Eastern have given way
Slightly. American Shares are quiet, but for Tele-
graph, Banking, and Miscellaneous stocks there is
Scarcely any deutand.
Consols are now at 941 to 94 for money ; ditto,
account, 941 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 92} ;
New Three per Cents., 924 ; Bank of England
Stock, 4i per cent., 231 3.
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 24 per cent., March,
par; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, June, par.
India Stock, 10} per cent., April, 1874, 2085 ;
ditto 5 per cent., July, 1880, 113 ; ditto 4 per
cent•, Oct., 1888, 1005 ; ditto Enfaced Paper
.4 per cent., ; ditto 55 per cent., 1872, 110 4 ;
ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 23 prem. ; ditto under £l,OOO,
20 prem.

In the Foreign Market stocks have improved, and
tprriaczeiitli
prices are now as follows : Argentine, 901 to 911 ;
, 89 to 891 ; Chilian, 97} to 981 ; Egyptian
(1861), 891 to 901 ; ditto (1868), 791 to 801 ; ditto
Nine per Cents., 1001 to 1011; Viceroy's Loan, 831
to 841; Italian, 541 to 551 ; ditto Six per Cent.
Tobacco,. 891 to 901 ; Peruvian, 844 to 854 ; Russian
(1862), 861 to 871 ; ditto Scrip, 41 to 41 prem. ;
Orel, 87 to 871 ; Nicolai, 691 to 691 ; Moscow, 851
to 851 ; Charkof, 83 to 831 ; Spanish, 27* to 281 ;
and Turkish Five per Cents., 46* to 47k.
In the Railway Market Caledonians are marked
now 761 to 761 ; Great Eastern, 401 to 401 ; Great
Northern, 1181 to 1191 ; ditto (A) Stock, 1261 to
1261 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1291 to 1291 ;
Great Western, 691 to 691 ; London and Brighton,
461 to 461 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 161 ;
London and North Western, 1261 to 1261 ; London
and South Western, 881 to 891 ; Sheffields, 521 to
52 ; Metropolitan, 781 to 781 ; Midland, 1251 'to
126; South Eastern, 77* to 78} ; and South Eastern
Preferred, 110 to 111.

Lombardo-Venetian are 17 9-16 to 17 11-16; and
Great Luxembourg, 13 to 131.
In American Securities Five-Twenty Bonds are
88i to 88} ex div.; and Ten-Forty Bonds, 851 to 861.
Erie shares are 201 to 201.
Anglo-American Telegraph Shares are quoted 171
to 17.1 ; British Indian, 9} to 91; China Submarine,
to n dis. ; Falmouth, 9 to 91; French Cable,
to i to 151 ; and Construction and Maintenance, 371
to 371.

The Mark-lane market opens quiet in all depart-
ments, but supplies being moderate, late rates. were
asked for all kinds of grain.
The Budget, with its mercantile modifications, was
received with favour in the City. The reduction of
the
-income tax, the alteration of the sugar duties,
and the rearrangement of the stamp laws, appeared
t 2 give general satisfaction. Some objection was
Laken in several.quarters to the method pursued in
the creation of £7,000,000 of Consols to pay off the
telegraphs, and to the other arrangements with
regard to the National Debt. The abolition of the
smaller taxes was viewed as desirable, and on the
Whole it seems to be thought that the financial state-
Inept will be generally accepted. The prospective
state of the revenue is decidedly encouraging.
In the Mincing-lane produce-markets the reduc-
tion in the sugar duties has been of course regarded
With great favour, and the broad scale upon which it
has been carried out, so as to prevent, at all events
for some years to come, any uncertbint:es from the
Prospect of !resit changes, has been sufficient to over-
ride such disal pointment as may have been 43ca-
ai`Jrted by the absence of any reduction in the duties
cle, tea, fruit, wine, and other articles lately the sub-
ject of agitation. Little speculative feeling has been
manifested by the dealers, and the short or Loaded
Price of sugar has in some instances not advanced
more thsn ls. or Is. 6d., although the reduction in
duty ranges betwetn 4s. and 6s. per cwt. The
average advance established appears to have been
about is. 6d. to 25., and the expectation is that
during the next few weeks the course of prices will
,
such that the advantage of the reduction of duty
Will be about shared between the importers and the
Public, and that after that time, from the increase
of trade, the consumers may expect gradually to
reap the entire benefit.
The committee of policy-holders, annuitants, and
have
of the Albert Life Assurance Company
.I.ave convened a general meeting of the policy-
riders for the 28th inst., for the purpose of consider-
'og the plan of reconstruction.
The annual meeting of the National Provincial
'attic of England is called for the 12th of May,
The half-yearly meeting of the Great Central
Gas
Consumers' Company will be held on
,the 29th
aeF3t.

Mr. Henry Lake, late general manager of the
European, has accepted the appointment of London
tanager of the London and Birmingham Assurance
Qtapany.
Petition for the winding up of the Isle of Wight
Arstates Company (Limited) is to be heard before the
'aster of the Rolls on the 23d inst.
sßNotice has been received in London that the
udget, which was telgraphed by the British Indian
~Ithraarine Cable, was published in Bombay yester-
day Morning.
We are informed that the committee of the bond-
401ders of the Confederate Loan, issued in 1863, are
about to call a general meeting, to determine what
steps shall be taken to assert their right to be recog-
rlsed by the Southern States in proportion to their
bsources, to the extent of the bonds now current,
:fore-any status is given in this country to fresh
southern loans.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 CroVERNmENT YUNDS.
I,)r Cent. Consols
;, per to for Account 4/ I
1/4) ,Per Lent. Re luced 94
.tavir Ne per cent
1r 4/ per Cont. Jan. 1894 ..... ....
_92f i
4 Do. 5 peran.lB73
411Inties, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
D
• far 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
t,.1, (Red Sea Telegraph). Aug., 1908 —
"equzr Bills, £l,OOO, 2i p. Ct. par
b) Da. 2i do. June —
11%„1, £lOO, £2OO & £5OO par
ti: of England Stock, 4f per Cent
OA
~' oPerang —
fat a'a per Cont. Bonds —
er-Colonial Ornmum —
14,1.41311. N a3VERNMENT SECUILITIEti.
La Mock, 10/ C t April 1874 208 k
Do per eu ~
b;°P e n i g, fo
Do; 0 per Cent. July, '180
4 per Cent. Oct. 1888
b •
ri !. Elufaced Pape. 4 per C.nt.. .......
12, ;• 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ........... ..
„
110/
p 020 t. May 1879
"' .) Derer Cent Rup. Dal", 187',
I), " do 18'—...
D, , Do • do. 1882 —
i• bob., 5 per Cent. Aug. 1873 .....
."')43° Bonds.. 4 per Cent,., £l,000
- sr..Cl.000
4,,...,,r0RE1G.N FiIIiI)S—CLOSING PRICES.
91 I •
IYour Ile Republic, 0 per Cent
.0,10, fLecquw. _
41411 bends 5 per cent _
kw]. De. 1859 •.•
'-°.-"Liall 5 per Cent _
4i per Cent. 1852 —
11°.°. do 1858....
ht)°.
°' TO 1860
186
7, 5 per 'bent., 18653
, 88/
"0,
..... An,.Account...... , _ .8 Ayres 6 per Cent...
1:1`,1:' 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Ceut.' —
.1,ea,,..6
~.,
. Per %Mit.
—.
.411`

MONEY MARKET 0..6 p Cent
' 'c. 4f perer Cent.
Do. 3 per Cent., ..
Do. 7 per Cent., 1 e,66
Do. 6 per cent. 1867
10-nti!,,n, 6 pet Cent.
Danien, 3 pit. Cent. 1825
Dan.d iatt Principalities, 7 per Cent B9
Do Account ..
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .
Einalor New Consolidated, 1 per Cen. ...
Ii; zyptian, 7 per Cent...".. ... ...
0a Secoed Issue
90. £5Ol. Bonds —
Dc. 1864....... ...•-• 90
Do. Accent': t
Do. /500 Bonds
Dc• AIX; rends ... •
Do. 7 per Cent., 1868
00. den:-a;1.7
Do. £lOO Bon,. 8...
Goveitancnt Ilan was- DeLenturet,
ilreeir 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups...
Do. Coup-ot e
Gm ttemalt. 5 per Cent .
Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., all p 0 B4
Do. Ace, ant
,Ita dun 5 per Cert., iklos B6
Do. Account . - -
Do Mstremmana Railway —
<Wainer. 3 per Cent
Ditto for Account
Do. 1864
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
M ,ntevideau 6 per Cent. —
tioarish Imperial 5 pal Cent
Vow Granada 254
Do 3 per Cen —
Do. Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Jfectares)
Peruvian 5 per Cont. 1865
Do Account •••• •••
Do 4} per Cent. (Ut:harren) ..... ...
Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 -.
Port aguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, 9,'60,'2.': —
Do. do. 1867 --
Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid —
fia3sian 5 ~er Cent., 1822, £ 8t ..
Do 4} per Cent 1850
Da 4f per Cent., 1860
Da 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do Inglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bond. —
Do_ , do. 484 15s. d 0.......
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds —.
Do. do £B4 15s. do —
Do Nicolas Railway 694 Jr
Sardinian b per Cent . •
Spanish 3 per Cen ... .
Do. Account
Do. 1867 ~
Do. Account
Do. New Deferred..
Do. Passive
Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded ,
Do. Account
Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan
Do Government, 1864
Do do, 1868
Turkish 6 per Cent
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 —.
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do. Account —
Do £lOO Bonds 73 I
Do. 5 per cent. 1865 47 64
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent., 186 b 704 1
Do Account
DJ 4 per Cent., Guaranteed
Do do, Scrip —
Venezuela 3 per Cent. —
Do 6 per Cent. 1864 —
Do 6 per Cent:l.B62 .
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian a per Cent Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 2sf.
Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil .
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates —
French llentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Witt?. 5 per ent. 1861, Ex. 25f
Do Account

28k

POLICE. INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY).

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CLOSING PRICES.
Connote, Money' 94
Do. Account, May 4 yg

William Cook, a coachman, was charged with
being drunk and disorderly in Hyde Park. A con-
stable said that yesterday afternoon he was on duty
near Rotten-row, when a lady complained 'to him
that the prisoner had insulted her. The prisoner,
who was drunk, said that all he had said to the
lady was, " have your- eye." He told the pri-
soner to go away, and as he refused and threatened
to " slog" (assault) him, and gota crowd about, he
took him into custody. As soon as he did so
the prisoner put up his fists and attempted to strike
him, but was prevented doing so. The prisoner said
that all he said to the fema!e was, "I'll have your
eye," as he was in the habit of doing to the nurse-
maids in the park, who didn't mind it. Mr. Tyr-
whitt fined him 20s. or seven days.