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

[ONEY MARKET

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 iu 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
'lank 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
elit• on the above stocks to 31st December, 1866,
being.,. twelve months from the opening of the June-
"°ll with the Metropolitan Railway for public
traffic.

At the 39th 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 for £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 (il ss. per share)
for the
half-year ended 31st December last, toge-
th€r '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 flat.
The English Stock Market has been "very in-
active, and a further decline in the Funds has taken
Consols are now 87 1 for money, and 871 1
for the account. The settlement of the fortnightly
account is progressing satisfactorily, and activity
prevails in the foreign and share departments. The
New Threes and Reduced Annuities are quoted
hills e 7/ 86k ; Annuities,.lBBs, 13 13-16ths ; Exchequer
7s. 3s. ; India 5 per Cents., 1024 ; 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 1; Spanish
assive, 274 1 ; the Certificates, 161 17 ; Italian,
60i 61 ; the Confederate Loan, 41 5 ; Brazilian
Scrip, 2 4 prem. ; and Egyptian Railway Scrip, 1 !
United States Government 5-20 Bonds are
704 71 ; Erie Shares, 55 1 ; and Illinois, 781 !.
The New Chilian Scrip is quoted 21 1 prem.
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
130;, and South Eastern to 77 ; North Western
are quoted 1221 !, ex div ; South Western, 924 93,
ea div ; Midland, 1231 124, ex div ; and North
astern (Berwick) 1091, ex div.
The Foreign and Colonial lines shares little
ceange of importance. Grand Trunk of Canada
are marked 41.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are very dull.
eitY Bank are dealt in at 21g. London and County
at 78 ; Oriental Bank Corporation at 531 ; Credit
-v oneier and Mobilier of England at 81 ; Hudson's
13
aY Company at 171 ; National Discount Corn-
l'anY at 141 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Com-
pany 19/1 s. The shares of the Imperial Land
°lnPany of Marseilles are quoted 2i 3 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
, GovP.Ramtmrr FUNDS.
" per Cent. Consols
„ Do. Account, March 6 B7* 14
tier Cent. Reduced B7* 64 7
New 3 per Cent B7f 64 74
21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 .
As. 1)(:). 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
--Leluities, 30 yr expire sth Jan., 1880
DO. for 30 yre,s'expire sth AprillBBs l3 13-16
E
(Rd Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
-".coequer Bills, X 1,000,3 per Cent. 7 3
1)0. £5OO —
Do £lOO and £2OO —
ink of England Stock, 5 per Cent
/,;,,Nl3, rkl GovERNMENT SECURITIES.
"`-,„'ian Stock, 104 per Cent., AprillB74 —
4.10 Account
L'O' 5 Per Cent. July, 1870
_
00. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
1),0. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
DO-"°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
~ 51 per Cent., May 1879 —
4-..0. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
i.,.-!0. Bonds, £l,OOO
"0- under £l,OOO
, FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
'''r, gentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd —
A„astrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 1865
Do Account .. - .....
Do. Scrip, £35 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do. Account
~, Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )'h 6 per Cent
r.
Do. 4-1 per Cent.
-.,,loinbian 6 per Cent.
miba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
--1-,°. 4 per Cent., 1863
0,-°- per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —......
nubmn Principalities
, -Do Account 734
49„1lador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent -
E
uoi Proirisional Land Warrant —
'.8.-xptian 7 per Cent —
e,, Second Issue —
Do £lOO Bonds 954
Do.
bo. Government 93
to Railway Debentures. 914
GI- °k• X,.'5 Paid *
4
4 DPm
ee ~ per Cents , 1824-5, ex Coupons
Account
0. On,
pons
, % Account
411aa.h ternala. .-5
per Cent. —
- at, e
Do . '') Per Cent, 1865
to Account
Doc• Marenunana Railway
an 3 per Cent
Accomat
Do 6Do 1864 204
• 110,,,. Per Cent. Anglo-French —
140Zevidean 6 per Cent, £3O paid
'lle -311 Imperial 5 per Cent
Iv Grua _
13° Per Cent 314
° l'fe —
DD,. rre
Da. sand Warrants (Hectares)
DO
',per Cent, 1864 —
P iii Livaranteed, 4 per Cent —
etioviall 5 per Cent., 1865
Do. Account
DO A6,Per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Port„"1 Per Cent., 1862
DO_ "gli ese 3 per Cent., 1853
DO. ' Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 11480. Per
_
1:18,i44a, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
DO Al Per Cent. 1850
Do ',I Per Cent., 1860.
t,') Pet Cent. 1859 —
bo" u, Per Cent. 1862 9O
Bardih", Per Cent. 1864 —
0 D '"aa per Cent
60 £4.0 Bands —
Spa, : 1 Per Cent —
DOB 3 per Cent
Account ... -,, -
D" IN evf Deferred —
DO° Account
hAPassive —
a 1,,„°.'-ecount 271 4
0 1.811 Cert. of Coup not funded ......
...._ 0 Account 164 17 164
wedlsh 4 .
Do 4/ Per Cent. —
-uurki:L' Per Cent. 1864
Do 1--6 Per cent. 1854 —
DO- AC Per
914
Do 'A Per Cent. 1858 —
DO, 'eeount —
o 4100 Bonds —
Doo 6
A eP:r Cent. 1862
6_ £lOO Bonds
0" 6 Per Cent.,
121°5 Per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip 3B 74 84
, A4ccount
V ' ' Per Cent• Guaranteed4
Dittoeiliela. 3 per *Cent.
DO
account _
D 'APer Cent., 1862
°' 'l„ceount
-ue• 1864 _
.&4, Dividends on the above payable in London.
P4l 111'n, 5 p3r Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
I).- gla, 4i
utq, 2. per cent., Ex. 25f.
Do , t per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Prence Per Cent.ertificates
964
Itali ' itentes 3 per Cent
an 5
Do per Cent. 1861, Ex. 2sf.
Account '
Coneoi ,
e for THREE O'CLOCK.
money
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