The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCh

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Money Market presents symptoms of activity
this morning, owing, no doubt, to preparations for
the settlement of the fortnightly account at the
Stock Exchange. The lowest rates of the brokers
are 58 and 6 per cent. for the best bills.

£5,000 in gold was taken to the Bank of Eng-
land on Saturday afternoon.
The report of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern
Railway states that the line from Buenos Ayres to
Chaseomas was completed and opened on the 14th
December, and that the Finance Minister for Buenos
Ayres had publicly announced that a sum of money
had been deposited in the Provincial Bank
to meet any claim on the 7 per cent. guarantee. It
also states that the works have been completed
within the contract sum, and nearly twelve months
within the time stipulated, thus saving a consider-
able amount in the payment of interest during con-
struction.

The public meeting of the holders ot New Grenada
bonds, originally fixed for Wednesday, the 28th
inst., has been postponed to Thursday, the 29th
inst., in consequence of the 28th being the settle-
ment on the Stock Exchange.
At a meeting of the shareholders, to-day, of the
British American Land Company, the report pre-
sented for adoption stated that the disposable balance
amounted to £4,770, out of which the directors
proposed the declaration of a dividend of 15s. per
share, free of income-tax, payable on and after the
10th of April next, which will amount to £4,500,
leaving a balance of £270 2a. 4d. to carry forward.

Two O'CLOCK.

There has been an active demand for discount
accommodation to-day, and the rates in the open
market have been firm at 58 and 6 per cent.
Consols have recovered the loss sustained during the
early hours of business. The quotations are now 861
87 for money, and 87 87k for the account. The New
Three per Cents. are 841 85 ; and Reduced Annui-
ties 844 848. Exchequer Bills for March, 10s. to
6s. dis. ; and for June, 6s. to 3s. dis. Bank of
England Stock for Account, 245 xd. India Stock,
210 211 ; do. 5 per Cents., 1021 ; do. Deben-
tures, 1011.
- Foreign Stocks, which were generally at reduced
prices in the morning, show now more steadiness.
Turkish 5 per Cents. are 371 371. Mexican, XlB 22.
New, 191 20. Greek, 14k 141. Spanish Passive,
27i 27i. Certificates, 16 161. Italian, 64 sof.
New, 761 771. Confederate Loan, 67. Chilian
Loan, 11 2 prem. Brazilian Scrip, 1 8 dis. ex div.
Egyptian Scrip, / 4 dis. ; ditto New Loan, 11
2 prem.
In the Railway Share Market the operations
have been on a very limited scale, but prices gene-
rally have shown a slight improvement. Great
Eastern have advanced if. Metropolitan and
Midland, each 5; and Great Western, I. In the
Foreign and Colonial Lines there has been little
variation. Grand Trunk of Canada have declined
to 311, and Great Indian Peninsula to 1061
The Bonds of the Loan of his Highness Ismael
Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, are quoted ! 1 pm.

The sum of £6,000 has been taken to the Bank.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are very quiet.
Imperial Ottoman are dealt in at 12* 12k. Oriental
Bank at 51*. Bank of Egypt at 31; 32*. Alliance
at 264 27. Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England
have improved to 6* 7. London Financial to 881 ;
and Overend, Gurney, and Co. are marked 161 4.
Reuter's Teleg,rauh Company's shares, second issue,
are quoted 4 1; pm.

BRITISH •FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 Der Cent. Console
Do. Account, April 5
3Per Cent. Reduced B4i i
New 3 per Cent B4l 5 41 5
New 2 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 —
March. June.
Exchequer Bill; £1,000,3 per Cent. lO 6 6 3 dis
Do. £5OO
Do £lOO and £2OO
Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent
Do Account —
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO —
Do. under £l,OOO —
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd 1 pm
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent 97
Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 1865 —
Do Account — xd
Do. Scrip, £35 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do. Account
Do .Z1(0 Bonds
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Chilian 6 per Cent
Do Scrip, £25 paid
Do. 41 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent.
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Danubian Principalities
Do Account
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Provisional Land Warrant —
Rgyptian 7 per Cent 9O
Do., Second Issue
Do £lOO Bonds 93 2

1864 9ll

Do £lOO Bonds
Do. Government Railway Debentures —
Do. £25 paid
week 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Account
.. Do. Coupons
unatemala 5 per Cent. —
Italian 5 per Cent 1865
,„ Do. Maremmana Railway
',lexicon 3 per Cent
Do. Account
• On 1864
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
M.entevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid
21-oorish Imperial 5 per Cent
"OW Granada
Do 2 per Cent 321
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
130. 6 per Cent, 1864
ti —
, Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent _.
teruvian 5 per Cent., 1865
Do. Account —
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Do 43 per Cent., 1862
Do. Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do 3 per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
Do. Account
Itnssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Do 43 per Cent. 1850
Do 43 per Cent., 1860 -
. Do 3 per Cent. 1859 —
Do 5 per Cent. 1862' B9l 903
Do 5 per Cent. 1864 94
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Bpanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive —
c, Do Account 271 3 3 1
Opanish Cert. of Coup not funded l6
Do Account —
'•°•wedish 4 per Ceut. —
, Do. 43 per Cent. 1864
xarkieh 6 per Cent. 1854 931 3
Do Account
- Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account 663 3
u„„0 £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
,Do Account
Do '£loo Bonds 693 i 3
Do 6 per Cent„ 1863
Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip 371 3
- Do Account
Do 4 per Cent. Guaranteed —
Venezuela 3 per Cent. • —
Ditto account —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862 —
Do. Account '
.r, Do. 1864 373
D. 13 per Cent —
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian spr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
.6elgiari,4l per cent., Ex. 25f.
utch 2-t- per-Cont., Ex. 12 Guil —
1,130 I per Cent. Certificates—
rench Rentes 3 per Cent. —
F
taliau 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. -... 603
Do Account

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for money
00 Account B7

By advice s from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark
and the short exchange on London is 13.41 per £1 stcrlin-
-Btaudard gold at the Engli4h Mint price is, therefore, at
About the same price in London and Hamburg.