The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-21 00:00:00

N.ONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCA,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The position of monetary affairs continues favour-
able. Capital is abundant, and the requirements
of the commercial classes are very moderate. The
quotations in the open Money Market are generally
5i and 6 per cent. for the best bills, and exception-
ally 54 per cent.
The new Egyptian 7 per cent. loan for £3,387,000
has been announced, introduced into this market
by the Anglo-Egyptian Bank, and by the agency
of Messrs. Pastre Brothers on the Parisian Bourse.
half of the amount is to be subscribed here and the
other half in France. The price of issue is to be
£9O, payable by instalments extending to the 16th
November next, and redeemable at par in 15 years
by the operation of an accumulating sinking
fund. The lean is guaranteed generally by all
the revenues accruing from the immense private
Property of his Highness Ismael Pasha, Viceroy of
Egypt, and specially by the mortgage of about
375,000 English acres of cultivated lands, hypothe-
cated, in due legal form, to the bondholders. The
capital is required for the further improvement and
development of the large possessions of the Viceroy
end for the repayment of liabilities already incurred
CA this account. The brokers are Messrs. C. J.
Hutchinson and Son and Messrs. Hill, Fawcett and

The City Bank having obtained premises will
°Pen a branch in Tottenham-court-road as soon as
the necessary alterations are complete.
The bar silver brought by the last West India
Packet has been sold at ss. Okd., and the dollars at
4s• 11d., which is a rise of id.
The Home and Colonial Assurance Company have
recommended the payment of a dividend of 3s. 6d.
Per share, which, with 2s. 6d. already paid, will be at
the rate of 6 per cent.

Two o'CLocic.
According to Reuter's telegram the French
Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 68f. 52c.
Flat.
Offered.
The English Stock Market has presented a more
Steady and better appearance, consequent upon
favorable political advices from Germany, and
greater confidence respecting financial companies.
Consols, however, show no important alteration,
the prices for money being 84 87, and 878 k for
the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annui-
tie.% are marked at 84 85 ; the Annuities, 1885,
131 ; Exchequer Bills, 7s. dis. to par ; India Stock,
210 i ; ditto 5 per Cents. 102 k 1; ditto Enf aced 5
Per Cents., 1011 ; and ditto Bonds, lls. 17s. prem.
A better tone is discernable in the Foreign Stock
Market, and prices are at a fractional advance.
Turkish 5 per Cents. are 371 I ; Mexican, 22} ;
ditto New, 204 4 ; Greek, 14k 15 ; Spanish Pas-
aive, 2734. ; Certificates, 16 3-16ths 5 16ths ;
Italian, 601 k the ;
ditto New, 771 1 ; Confederate
4an, 5 7; Chilian Scrip, 11 2 prem. ; Brazilian
scrip,
24 prem. ; and Egyptian Railway Loan,
dis. to k par, prem.
United States Government 5-20 Bonds, 704 8 ;
Erie shares, 551 56k; and Illinois, 79 I.
The New Egyptian Loan has been dealt in to-day
at to 1 prem.
Business in the Railway Share Market continues
'Lull, although in one or two instances prices are a
Bthade firmer. North Western and South Eastern
ave each improved k, and Great Northern f ; while
Midland have declined k.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little
cha▪
nge. Grand Trunk of Canada, however, have
'inProved to 348.
, Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally sustain
'urizer rates. Alliance are dealt in at 27f 8 ; Lon-
don and County at 76k 77 ; Union of London at
5
; Discount Corporation at 74 8 ; International
'lhancial, at 4k 8 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co.,
at 141

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING 'PRICES.,
, GcrEnmaEra FUNDS.
u Der Cent. Consols
a 0. Account, April 5
l:ler Cent. Reduced B7l
841 5
OR3
2 per Cent B5 41
per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
.L'°- i per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
-amities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
De. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs..; 131
LP° (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
`caequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent, 4 7
De. £5OO
E
Do £lOO and £200
WE Cu England Stock, 5 per Cent
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
i •
klian Stock,C 101 per Cent., AprillB74 2lOl
1,
10. 5 Per ent. Jul 1870
Do.
4 per Cent., Oct.y , 1021
1888
'o. Certificates
"110. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
BO.°• per Cent , Jan. 1872
1) 5-i- Per Cent., May 1879 lO7l
--,,0. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
'l,O. Bonds, £l,OOO ll 17
410. under £l,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd * pin
1348Irian Bonds,ent 5 per Cent, 1859
raziliau 5 per C
De. 4* per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
,„ Do. 1865
4.3 Account 7Bl 4 xd
1, uO. Scrip, £35 paid
"I,senos Ayres 6 per Cent
u,e. account
Do .£ICO Bonds
(lin 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) -
-ion 3 per Cent
0 D 0.41 per Cent
Cuba, nabian. 6 per Cent.
pan
1811 d per Cent., 1825 —
4,laubian Principalities
'-'0 Account
~,ntidor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
t ."0.1 Provisional Land Warrant —
gxptian 7 per Cent 9l
',,°-, Second Issue —
"0 £lOO Bonds 92f
DODo. 1864 92i 2
,0 £lOO Bonds 931 1
'lc% Government Railway Debentures —
tir . £25 paid
Lek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ox Coupons
°•„ Account
....,o. Coupons ti,,
,e
ita7l roala 5 per Cent.
nail 5 per Cent, 1865
,•'-'0 A.ccount 77/
1,4'",°. Idaremmana Railway
h'ican 3 per Cent
'-'O. Account
Do 1864 2O 191
r,„, per Cent. Anglo-French
nn 6 per Cent., £3O paid
NOo
e rislperial 5 per Cent
Iv. Gran —
D
,0 2 per Cent —
-",0 Deferred
pj4-'0 Land Warrants (Hectares)
0. G
.0 yer Cent, 1864 —
(3, ° kivaranteed, 4 per Cent —
Dvian 5 Cent., 1865 per ~
D°. Account
Do A 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
bn 1 per Cent., 1862
l'orf7' ecount
ISNgliese 3 per Cent., 1853
ittu,,h;.4lPeecreunCetnt., 1856, '7, '9, ? , 6O, 62, '3,
451 -1
41? 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BBl
DO 4 per Cent. 1850
.1)," 9 per Cent., 1860
0 pea Cent. 1859 —
D°, 5, per Cent. 1862 9Ol 1 1
1844 ° Per Cent. 1864 94
fBp,'„?lian per Cent
-41-tall 3 per Cent
D°-- Account
ii? New Deferred —
D° Accoull t
° passiveD
h ° Account 271 1
i,l'ilish Cert. of Coup not funded —
Q w 0 Account, l6l 1
itlish 4 per Cent.
To,,i,,s': 9 per Cent. 1864
DlO,-oc.A.:B:lec6oPeunrt Cent. 1854 —
b APer Cent. 1858 •
0. ccount —
busa 100 Bonds —
.I], 6 per Cent. 1862
D° Account —
DO £lOO Bonds 7O 69
Do Per Cent, 1863 —
D 0
u Per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip —
bo Account
Ve4Z4 Per Cent. Guaranteed 99
Ditto 3 per Cent.
tietto account l5l
DO. Per Cent, 1862 —
0. Account
D° D°. 1864 —
li Per Cent —
.4,,, Dividends on the above payable in London.
tstli
.f=elE.;64l, 5 p3r Cent. Ex. 10 Florins
.I..i"„n q per cent ~Ex. 25f.
b" 'zi per Cent„.Ex. 12 Guil o 1
lopeu , er Cent. Certificates 96} 51
Itkii„e„4,lLentes 3 per Cent.
lif"y Per. Cent 7 1861, Ex. 25f. ....
7 4."`ceunt . ' 6Ol 1
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