The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-23 00:00:00

NONEv MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE 0' CLO CK.
The discount market is quiet and quotations tend
downwards. No perceptible change, however, has
yet taken place. The rates for short-dated paper
range from 7f per cent. Loans from day to day
on Government Securities are negotiated at 3f per
Cent.

At the forthcoming meeting of the Bank of Egypt
the directors will submit a resolution authorising
the increase of the capital of the company by the
is/Me of 5,000 new shares of £25 each.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
Pointed Thursday, the 25th inst., a special settle-
-lent in the shares of the following companies
Gale's Protected Gunpowder Company, which are
to be marked in the twice a week lists ; and in the
Accidental and Marine Insurance Corporation,
Which are not to be officially quoted.
At the third ordinary general meeting to-day of
proprietors Of the Imperial Mercantile Credit As-
noeiation the report presented stated that the
balance of undivided profits brought forward after
payment of the dividend in July last was £53,141
14, and the amount of net profit realised during
the past half year, after payment of expenses,
and after providing for all bad and doubtful
debts, and for rebate of interest- on loans
and bills not yet matured, is £01,860 17s. 7d.,
waking a total of £145,002 2s. 7d. to be now dis-
Posed of. It is recommended that the above sum
ne appropriated as follows, viz., that £50,000 be
aPPlied to the payment of a dividend for the past
ail months of 10s. per share, being at the rate of 20
Per cent. per annum ; £833 6s. Bd. to payment of
Ineerne-tax, and that from the balance the sum of
'V75,000 be placed to the credit of a " rest ;" leav-
ing a sum of £19,169 ss. 11d. to be carried forward ;
total, £145,002 12s. 7d.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram the French
Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 68f. 50c.
After an improvement of * per cent. the English
Funds have again exhibited weakness, and relapsed
to their former values. The market indicates dull-
Ileee and depression, with little prospect of an im-
kediate revival. Consols are 86* 87 for money,
and 87 for the account. The New Threes and
Reduced Annuities are 84 87 ; Exchequer Bills,
58. to 45. dis. ; Bank of England Stock, 245 247 ;
India Stock, 208 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 104 ; and
ditto Bonds, 15s. prem.
A fractional improvement is shown in some of the
Principal Foreign Stocks. Turkish 5 per Cents.
r 394 a ; Mexican,: 21i ; ditto New, 184 194 ;
"Vanish Passive, 251 4 ; the Certificates, 131 4 ;
Greek, 131 141 ; Italian, 61i ; the Confederate
Loan, 6 7:; Egyptian Railway Loan Scrip, par
prem. ; and Brazilian Scrip, 14 prem. United
States Government 5.20 Bonds are 66 i; Erie
Shares, 55k. 56 ; and Illinois, 75 I.
Business in the Railway Share Market has shown
room animation, and prices have varied to a slight
extent. North Western, Metropolitan, and North
astern (Berwick), have each improved 10s., and
Great Western 55., while Great Eastern have de-
clined 15s. London, Chatham, and Dover, and
South Eastern were 10s., and South Western and
kidland each ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines continue in fair
demand at steady rates. Great Luxembourg are
/narked 154 16, and Grand Trunk of Canada have
4proved to 34 4.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in better re-
Pest, and in most instances sustain former values.
Aperial are marked 284. London Joint Stock,
8,4 ; Union of London, 51i 52 ; Hudson Bay
'°lllpany, 16i 16/ ; London Financial, 184 ; and
Overend, Gurney, and Co., 24.
English and American Bank shares are quoted
114 Prem. ; British Convention Bonds of Mexico,
n
70 ; London Steam Towing Company, 2
t'reln• ; Charles Lafitte and Co., 24 24 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
3_ 0131rElimstENT FUNDS.
Per Ceti,. Gueeole
3 DO. Account, Feb. 8 B'l,
tie Per Cent. Reduced B6l 7
IT 3 per Cent B7 64
'en'w 34 per Cent. Jan. 1894 93
A.O. per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
DO.-,unuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
-1-1 for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
11;1 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 --
-e4equer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. 4.
Do,
£5OO 5
5
Baht.D° £lOO and £2OO
.1,..7 of England Stock, 5 per Cent
I
lAN GovERNBIENT SECURITIES.
-",'4811 Stock, 10/ per Cent., AprillB74 2OB
_
..co Account
11?,°. 5 per Cent.
Oct
1870
T,''''°• 4 per Cent , Oct. 1888
..,0. Certificates.
.120. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
'",.,°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
'IV. 51 per Cent., May 1879 —
7;0. 4 per Cent, Aug. 1866 "0. Bonds, £l,OOO
D 0• under £l,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
tostriarazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 —
, 5
per Ce
Do. Loper Cent., 1852-58-60
. 1863
Do. 1865
Do Account
D 741 Pm
o. Scrip, £25
`l.rsenoe Ayres 6 pepr aid
Cent
4
"0. Account
C ~.o 1, per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
s'-waan.„ per Cent _
0 4'o. 41 per Cent _
olonabian 6 per Cent. —
bellbal 6 per Cent. —
Doh 3 per Cent., 1825 —
D 0 4 per Cent, 1863 —
Dan
. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
übian Principalities
-00 Account 721
uador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
~ Do., Provisional Land Warrant
'Vptian 74per Cent —
°., Second Issue —
Do £lOO Bonds 921
Do. 1864
0 Do £lOO Bonds
5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
DoDo Account
ccount 131
. Couons
, Do. Account
°,l( 5l
Do rt 3 per Cent
"0. Account
, De
3-.)° 6 Per Cont. AnglB64lo-French 46
iloDo French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c —
ntevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid
N
°°ll-ah Imperial 5 per Cent
Be;s'v. Granada —
DO
2 per Cent --
Deferred
I),..;:°Land Warrants (Hectares)
Do Per Cent, 1864 —
Pe
,„,_,Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
D"oll 5 per Cent
BoAccount
° Account
° 3 Per Cent. (Uribarren) —
PDo
... 4p nt., 1862
"0 Account
i\rtli guess 3 per Cent., 1853
''''° 3 per
RP°. Account Cent.
, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
"slan Dts per Cent., 1822, £St
4/ per Cent. 1850
41. per Cent., 1860
° 3 Pei Cent. 1859 541
bdmi° 5 Per Cent. 1862 B9l
ar
", 5 per Cent. 1864 931
an 5 r C Cent
'
D 0 £1(0 Bands fil Dl4 per Cent _
Pallish 3 per Cent
Ditto account —
Do liew Deferred —
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Account —
"Thanish Cert. of Coup not funded
6W
De
....ccount 134 1 1
.rsdish 4 per Cent. —
T "0. 44 per Cent. 1864
..,-.
-14,11tish 6 per Cent. 1854
'11.,10 Account
~'0 6 per Cent. 1858
, i-) Account 694 70
•Do £lOO Bonds
I1)0 6 per Cent. 1862 —
"0 Account 684 I
Do £lOO Bonds 6Bl 1 1
1)11 6 per Cent., 1863 —
D°o 5 per Cent. 1865
11 ScriP, £35 paid
Vf!-0 Account
2°. 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed —
Do..(ezeol
Ace per Cent'
0 per
6 Per Cent. 1864 1864
Ans4.,Dividencis. on the above payable in London.
tie1,,.„`:"4411 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
Pr 74,0, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
b'lleLL Rentes 3 per
tjeo,24 Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull 6ll
Ito • • *per Cent. Certificates _
iSa-'1 5 Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
0 Account
C ti
consols for money .
86i 7 TWO O'CLOCK.
Do. account
87 4