The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-26 00:00:00

THE MONEY MARKET

AND
COMAIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The lusine3s on the Stock Exchange to-day was
"e"Y ow'n;, to the bi-monthly settlement
(0 nrnenc.n; c n Monday. Consols are firm at their
gu)tations. .In the Foreign Market there has been a
in Pernvan, but for American Securities the
"nand is flat. Banking and Miscellaneous Shares
r main unaltered. The rate of discount in the open
market is 3 per cent.
Consols are now at 931 to 93-3 for money; ditto,
account, 931; Three per Cent. Reduced, 92 11 ;
tiLew
ck Three per Cents., 92 11 ; Bank of England
to, 41 per cent., 2378.
„ Exchequer Bills 11,000, 21 per cent., March, 4
rreTin• ; ditto £lOO, £3OO, and £5OO, —.
India Stock, 101 per cent., April, 1874, 209 ;
ditto 5 per cent., July, 1880, 113 1 ; ditto 4
Per cent., Oct., 1888, ICO ; ditto Enlaced Paper,
4 per cent. 921 ; ditto 5 per cent., 1031 8.
In the cent.,
Market prices are now quoted :-
881 to 881; Egyptian (1864), 94+ to 941 ;
ditto Railway Debentures, 991 to 1001 ; ditto Nine
P,,er Cents., 1011 to 1011 ; ditto Viceroy's Loan,
to 861; ditto (1868), 811 to 821; Italian
~,°5l to 551; Peruvian (1865), 841 to 85 ; !Argentine,
!61 to 91 ; Orel, 87 to 871 ; Nicolas, 69 to 69/ ;
Moscow, 84 to 841 ; Charkof, 821 to 831 ; Spanish,
28 to 21 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 431 to 461 ;and
ditto Six per Cents, 691 to 70.
In the Railway Market the prices are as follows :
Caledonian, 77i to 781; Great Eastern, 371 to 378 ;
Great Northern (A), 1171 to 1181; Great Western,
671 to 67,1 • Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 126 ;
London and Brighton, 43 to 431 ' • London, Chatham,
and Dover, 14/ to 1511 ; London and North
Western, 1221 to 1231; Metropolitan, 771 to 781 ;
Midland, 1231 to 124 ; South Eastern, 741 to 741;
and ditto Preferred, 1091 to 1091.
American Five-Twenty Bonds. are 90 to 901;
the Ten-Forty Bonds, 861 to 861; Erie Shares, 211
to 21/ ; and Atlantic and Great Western Bonds, 28
to 29.

Lombardo-Venetian Railway Shares are 191 to 201;
Great Luxemburg, 124 to 13 ex div.
Anglo-AmencanTelegraph Shares are 171 to 171 ;
French Cable, 154 to 154 ; China Submarine, 11
to 11 dis. ; British India Submarine at 114 to
118 ; and Falmouth at 94 to 9i. Construction and
Maintenance at 36/ to 371 ex div.
In Bank Shares London and Westatinster are
quoted 59 to 604 ; London and County, 474 to 484 ;
Rajoa of London, 364 to 374 • Consolidated, 44 to
; Agra (A), 104. to 11 ; 'Alliance, 13 to 14 ;
Anglo-Austrian, 17 to 19 prem.; Chartered Mercan-
"le, 32 to 33 • and London Joint Stock, 32 to 33.
In Miscellaneous. Shares Credit Foncier are 21
t 0
t 3 ; General Credit, 121 to 121 ; luterna
tonal Financial, 11 to 14 dis. ; Berlin Water Works,
Ili to 144; Hudson's Bay Company, 121 to 124 ;
General
:Irrigation Six per Cents., 63 to 64; London
Omnibus Company, 24 to 21 ex div.; National
slecount, 11 to 114; and Peninsular and Oriental
teal); 424 to 431.
dhe Cambodia, from Auckland, has brought
-C1)000 in go'.d and £4,000 in silver; and the Janet
int from Melbourne, and the Silesia from. New
Tkl £8,170 and £7,520 respectively.
there
the present high state of the French exchange
ere is no profit in remitting gold to Paris, and it
feems likely that the whole of the £380,000 expected
taken
Australia at the beginning of the week will be
for
to the Bank. There has been a limited inquiry
a'r bar silver for India. About £70,000 left South-
thlgon by the Syria for Bombay to-day, and a fur-
,r amount will be shipped via the Suez Canal, by
/ve 'Lich route a saving in freight of upwards of 1 per
en.Nt• is effected.
wi'-'iificulties have been announced in connexion
til.".the old-established firm of Cotterill and Sone,
Aci of Throgmorton-street, the senior partner,
Cotterill, who is under liabilities esti-
teat
'ed at from £lOO,OOO to £120,000, having dis-
attte_a,red nearly a fortnight back. A Judge's order
•s,ornent to the amount of £14,500 had just been
107,4 ed• Mr Cotterill was solicitor for several leading
lalhouses, and the business at one time was one
„14e best in London. Hi also represented some
ge -
ti A let•er from Mexico, date l the 28th ult., statas,
eato happy to say that the Government have suc-
-eTu.ed in extinguishing the revolution."
t is intended to open the Tower Subway to the
'public on Wednesday next.
Aitrithe directors of the Chartered Bank of India,
th, ralia, and China have decided to recommend, at
f,,,;44,0nual meeting on the 20th of April, a dividend
rat"le half year ended the 31st of Deconber, at the
e °f 6 per cent. per annum.
rivi.t the meeting of the City of Buenos Ayres
diratil,waSs Company (Limited) the report of the
ree`e'cirs was unanimously adopted, and the changes
lannuended in the articles of association were
passed.
tb,/riee-Chancellor Sir R. Malins has appointed
off,. P. Daniels (Good and Daniels) provisional
.eial liquidator for the Imperial Mining Company
ea.).
(h•„11,e report of the directors of the Rio de Janeiro
baf,'°lnpany (Limited) has just been issued. The
thn"liee to the credit of profit and loss account on
of' op er a t ion s of the twelve months is £90,329, out
at the an ad interim dividend has been declared
diate,_rat.e of 10 per cent. per annum. A furtherthe
half.loution at the same rate is recommended for
me year ending December last, making a total pay-
Th for the year of 10 per cent. free of income tax.
gra
obooks at the British Inman Submarine Tele-
natr ''enapany (Limited) will be closed to-day
rr hehe 2d of April, both days inclusive.
en;,, Ordinary general meeting of Muntz's Metal
13;:r—mPianY (Limited) will be held on the 31st inst., at
ghant for the declaration of a dividend.
vra e directors of the Dunaburg and Witepsk Rail-
di Company (Limited) announce a half-yearly
0, 1 end of 10s. per share, less income tax, payable
a the sth of April.
thrlhe seventh
ordinary annual general meeting of
Et` „._ Lemberg-Czernowitz and Jassy Railway coin-
will be held at Vienna on the 28th April.
T2-11e line being interrupted by snow, the Grand
zq°4 of Canada. Railway traffic return for the week
ldlg the 19th inst. shows an increase of only
170 over last year.
tici The colonial produce markets this week have par-
gated in the quietude of trade, the tendency to
Pr°vertlent quoted last Friday having disappeared,
together. with the partial speculative demand then
existingestning in relation to the duty question. A steady
has been transacted in sugar. Rice continues
inactive.
. Black pepper is slightly dearer, and ex-
pected light arrivals for some time. White is unin-
fluenced by the rise. In the tea market the only
noticeablernden feature has been a continuance of the de-
for the common grades of congou, partly spe-
culative, but the importers are not free sellers at the
rates now offered.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GaVERNMENT 1 iniz6
8 per Cent. Consols . .
Ditto for Account *********************************** 931 I
3 per Cent. Reluced ******************************* •** 931
New 3 per Cent
92 li
................. 92 1
New 2i• per Cont. Jan. 1894.......... t
Do. 5 per Cen J5u.1873 --
li.anuities, $O yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —....,
Do. for 30 yrs, axpire sth April 1885•.,•„ —
Do (Red Sea Telebraph), Aug., 1908,,,, _
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 p. Ct. March
Da. 2! do. June pm
„ Do fl.OO, £2OO & £5OO
tiank of England Stock, 4i per Cent
~, De. opening 237i xd
',?tnada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
later-Colonial Uranium
iNDIAN GDVERNMENT SECURITINt,
44dia Stock, 10f per , Cent April 1874
.
i),(:). Opening, for Account —
'IV. 0 per Cent. July, it 80
Dti°: ,4 per Cent. Oct. 1888
• znfo.ced Pate. 4 per CAnt.. ~... •••• 92)
Dj. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 .... v...„, . 103 i
bo: p. Per evit. May 879 —
Per C, Rup. Dec.'lB7`).., —
DI ent.
do
do. 1882
1).• 1?)06.1, K
Do B —, •• per Cent. Aug. 187., ...
Pnde, 4 per Cent' £1 0)0
°. tinder £l,OO
0 Pm
.44041 NREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Auo Ate" Republic, 1; per Cent
t • "'lnt
1.1.44 to
A, ads 5 per cent ..
'lrkziliar,`.,°' 1859 ... ...... .
(li, ir u per Cent
D.) 2 1)?, Cont. 185')
(.-

lit,, li

it • ' 4"Colltit
Lieu% A - ......
DJ 2 "-Pres 6 per Cent. • •
Der Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent '

Oubt, 6 per Cont.
0 alliar:6 per Cent —
no. 4i per Cent..,.. .......... ... . 74
Do. 3 per Cent., —
Do. 7 per Cent., 18GG
Po. 6 por cent. 1867
3 lombian, 6 per Cent.
Danistt, 3 per Cent., 1825 ..
Dan.bian Principalities, 7 ier Ceut VI -I-
Do Account -
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 ..
E:tuador Now Ocn3olidated, 1 per Cent ...
E tyrtian, 7 per Cent • •••
1)o Second lcsuo
D0..£50t, Bonds
Do. 1864
Do. Account ... —

Do. .‘5Oll Bonds
De. COG Bonds . —
Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 ..
Do. Account
••••

Do. £lOO Bent's •••••
Government Rahway Debentures .
Creek sper Cent., 1821 5, ex Coups —
Do. Coupons —
Cm ttemala 6 per Cent .. —
lionduras Gov Rail. Loa 13, 10 p. Ct., all pd B4 31
Do. Account
Italian 5 pe: Cert., 1865 B7l
Do. Account . - -
Do Maremmana Railway —
ilexicar 3 per Cent I ••• l9l

Ditto for Account
Do. 1864 --
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
M aitAxideau 6 per Cent. —
v ocrish imperial 5 par Cent
Vew Granada
Do 3 per Con —
Do. Deferred
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account —
Do 41 per Cent. (1.11:11arren)
Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 .
••
Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, 9,'60,'2.': ... 331
Do. do. 1887 —
Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid ......
Russian 5 ~ar Cent., 1822, £ St
Do 44 per Cent 1850
Do 41 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bon&
Do. do.
£B4 15s. do
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds —
Do. do £B4 15s. do —
Do Nicolas Railway 69+, 1
Sardinian 5 per Cent 73
Spinish 3 per Con ...
Do. Account
Do. 1867
Do. Account
Do. New Deferroci
Do. Passive —
Do. Com. Curt. of Coup. not funded —

Do. Account
S wedish Provincial Mortgage Loan
Do Government, 1864
Do do, 1868
T Irkish 6 per Cent. ............ 861

Oo Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 ,......

DI Account
Do .‘IOC Bonds
Po 6 per Cont., 1862
Do. Account
)o £lOO Bonds 721
Do. 5 percent. 1865 . 46
Do. Account

~ 71,

Do 6 per Cent., 180 ..... .70

Do Account
D J I per Cent., Guaranteed ••• • •.•
Do do, Scrip —
Vanezuela 3 per Cent. —
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Do 6 per Cent.,1862 —
Dividends on the above payable in Loudon.
Austrian o psr Cent Ex lu Florins ••• ~.
Belgian 41 per cent., Ex. 2sf.
Dutch Belgian,
per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil „ —
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ....
French Rentes, 3 per Gent., Ex. 25f. ......
!Winn 5 per dent. 1831, Ex. Zai

Account
CLOSING PRICES.

Canso's, Money
Do. Account, April 7 931 1

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY).