The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-28 00:00:00

XONEY iIARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Activity prevails in monetary circles to-day
owing to the settlement at the Stock Exchange.
Short loans have been in request at 7 per cent. from
day to day, but the rates for the best commercial
paper show no change of importance.
Gold amounting to £34,000 was taken to the
Bank yesterday afternoon.
The following notice has been posted in the Stock
Exchange:—.London, Chatham, and Dover Railway
:Metropolitan Extension B and C Preference
Stocks. Official information has been received to the
effect that the contractors (Messrs. Peto, Betts, and
Crampton) have extended their guarantee of 6 per
cent, on the above stocks to 31st December, 1866,
being twelve months from the opening of the junc-
tion with the Metropolitan Railway for public
traffi e.

At the 30th annual meeting of the Liverpool
and London and Globe Insurance Company, held at
Liverpool, on Monday, the 26th inst., the report
showed that the fire premiums for the past year
amounted to £739,332 ; that in the life department
1,418 policies were issued fer £779,912 ; that the
new annual premiums amounted to £27,010 ; and
that the total premium revenue was £250,103. The
reserve in the life branch now amounts to £1,775,058.
The usual dividend of 40 per cent. was then declared.
The total invested funds of the company now amounts
to .£3,177,616.
The directors of the Agra and Masterman's Bank
have declared a dividend, payable Bth March, at the
rate of 10 per cent. per annum (11 ss. per share)
for the half-year ended 31st December last, toge-
ther with a bonus of 15s. per share, free of income-
tax, being a distribution to shareholders at the rate
of 16 per cent, per annum.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram the French
Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 69f. 22c.
Very jilt
.

The English Stock Market has been very in-
active, and a further decline in the Funds has taken
~Place• Consols are now 87 / for money, and 87/
ter the account. The settlement of the fortnightly
account is progressing satisfactorily, and activity
Prevails in the foreign and share departments. The
'Celli- Threes and Reduced Annuities are quoted
871 86/ ; Annuities, 1885, 13 13-16ths ; Exchequer
Bills,
7s. 3s. ; India 5 per Cents., 102,1 ; ditto 4
Per Cents. Debentures, 994.
A good business has been negotiated in Foreign
'Stocks. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 38 ; Mexican,
,
; do. New, 204 21 ; Greek, 14 / ; Spanish
Passive, 271 s ; the Certificates, 16/ 17 ; Italian,
Seri 61 ; the Confederate Loan, 4/ 5 ; Brazilian
'criP, 2 prem. ; and Egyptian Railway Scrip, I 1
prep,
United States Government 5-20 Bonds are
71 ; Erie Shares, 55 / ; and Illinois, 781
The New Chilian Scrip is quoted 21 / prem.
4., Business in the Railway Share Market have con-
tinued inactive, and in one or two instances prices
are a shade flatter. Caledonian have receded to
1301, and South Eastern to 77 ; North Western
are quoted 122/ 4, ex div ; South Western, 92:1 93,
div ; Midland, 1238 124, ex div ; and North
Eastern (Berwick) 109/, ex div.
The Foreign and Colonial lines shares little
change of importance. Grand Trunk of Canada
are Marked 41.
Cißank ind Miscellaneous Shares are very dull.
3' Bank are dealt in at 21g. London and County
ait, 78 ; Oriental Bank Corporation at 53/ ; Credit
eueier and Mobilier of England at 8/ ; Hudson's
Bair Company at 171 f ; National Discount Com-
V443' at 14/ ; and Overend, Gurney, and Com-
pany at 19/ f. The shares of the Imperial Land
C
cpapany of Marseilles are quoted 24 3_prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
3 UCTERNMENT FUNDS.
Der Cent. Consols
8 o. Account, March 6
liPer Cent. Reduced 874 7
ieNy 3 per Cent 874 6i
e„W 21- per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
A 4-'o. a per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
'4,lluities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 _
O. for 30 yrs expire sth April, 1885 l3 13-16
t `-'0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Xc
Dheoquer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent, 7
3
£5OO —
Ban° £lOO and £2OO
, Df England Stock, 5 per Cent
1,,,P)1AN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
-1;414 Stock, 10i per Cent., AprillB74 —
_
",110 Account
Do' 5 Per Cent. July, 1870
j3°' 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888
t°. Certificates
). Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent _
10°. 5 Per Cent, Jan. 1872
jo-';',,51 per Cent" May 1879 —
jy.
Bonds, "ell, 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
_
0. £l,
421- under £l,OOOOOO —
4 FOREIGN FUNDS—OND O'CLOCK.
IrPgentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd —
strian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 —
ra,zilian 5 per Cent —
'Jo. 44- per Cent., 1852-58-60
150. 1863 —
Do. 1865
''',o Account —
th`'O• Scrip, £35 paid
li Pm
es Ayres 6 per Cent —
he. Account
et7° 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Ipan 6 per Cent
, c'• 4i per Cent
(~°'Onbiau 6 per Cent.
jitt 9•1, 6 per Cent.
-Ilish 3 e t 1825 —
Do
b_ per en ~._
u• 4 per Cent, 1863
I) . 5 per Cent, 1773-77, £25 paid 74
klubian Principalities .13 . p
1,,, 0 Account —
-I,llader New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
tZ, Provisional Land Warrant —
yPtian. 7 per Cent
D., Second Issue —
£lOO Bonds 951
no 1864 —
B01)0 •
£lOO Bonds
(4.' Government Railway Debentures —
£l5 paid
Pm
I) 5 Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons —.
„0. Aecouat
t'ititlitlt°.,:letteelcao:nuptter Cent. —
DO
4 5 Per Cent, 1865
k, C.l* olarexarnana Railway
Xte,a4
b„. . per Cent
1.10 6 1864 2ok
Islo),,evlaean. Per Cent. Anglo-French —
11,- 6 Cent £3O paid
tl °rish 'Per 8 t
elv nnerial 5 per en
kr3lada
b per Cent
1)0 Deferred
be. %Lail(' Warrants (Hectaxes)
bo ,Per Cent, 1864 —
Per,l k./uaranteed, 4 per Cent
1)0/14A4 5 per Cent, 1865
to ,Iccount
b tioliPer Cent. (Uribarren)
`ert „.„1 Per Cent., 1862
Lo °se 3 per Cent., 1853
o, Per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
so,;i Ateuunt
1)(-)41A/ 5 Per Cent., 1822, X St
1)3 'I Per Cent. 1850
—Do li Per Cent., 1860. —
1,)0 5 Per Cent. 1859 —
Do ° . Per Cent 1862 9O
Per
ardbai Cent. 1864 —l) an. 5 per Cent
Do 41(0
0. I,hands
Patilisl!' Per Cent
bo
.ii.' 3 Per Cent
1)0 i\iecount
Do A e°9* Deferred —
l) ''ecount o p.
130 A ,teetve
Do
27,1
bo A' Cert. of Coup not funded —
Sloedi'feount
16i 17
b 0
4 Per Cent.
Tt 4'k
11•441,-,Per Cent 1861
1)0
runtreo
Do A ent 1858
1)0 Xeount .
Do
E'" Bonds
bo Per Cent 1862
N Account .
.00 4100 L 67
„ 6 , , onds
66i -oo 12cr C0nt.,1863
--
I), Per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip 3B 7i
Do, 'ecount
Ve Per n
Ileznel -ent. Guaranteed —
-Ditt a 3 Per Cent
I) ° accon t •
L0.06p0rr,4
A_ Cent., 1869
bc.74 t
491.... . 186.1
4._ uivldeniis
Btritit , on the above payable in London.
D;; an, '4 Air Cent., Ex, 10 Florins
4teh 1 1 Per cent E 2•f
,-,0 <1...-_ ,-..4 , X. a
ply i
per at., E. 12 Guil
It,Pelt lt,ii-' nt• Certificates 3Gi
tan 5 es 3 per Cent. .........
Do A _ Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f
(~ -``'ealliat
..,01,„
ifoola for _
ono
TWO O'CLOCK.
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