The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-23 00:00:00

XONEY-MARKET

COMMERCIAL d.4•TELIJ(.3I3Ni.

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Money Market presents a rather active ap-
pearance ; but the rates at which commercial bills
can be negotiated show no change of importance.
The best short-dated paper is charged 10 per cent.,
and ordinary bills 11 and 12 per cent.
Gold to the amount of £30,000 was withdrawn
from the Bank yesterday.
It has been notified that the fully paid-up scrip
of the Egyptian Government Railways Debenture
Loan can be exchanged against the Bonds on and
after the 24th instant.
It was announced yesterday afternoon that
Messrs. Luckie Brothers, merchants, Fenchurch-
street, had suspended payment with debts and lia-
bilities to the extent of £BO,OOO. The assets are
not known. A statement of the affairs will be pre-
pared as early as possible by Messrs. Coleman,
Turquand, Young, and Co.

Two o'CLocx.
According to Reuter's telegram this morning, the
French Rentes were 63f. 22c. flat.
Little, if any, alteration has occured to-day in the
market for the British Government Stocks and
Consols are 86-,5,- 4 for money, and 851 . for the
account. 1% ith the extraordinary depreciation of
the banks, finance companies, and private firms
converted into " Limited" associations, it is not
surprising that a conservative feeling should,
amidst the prevailing uneasiness, stimulate
the monied public to revert to what many
would call old-fashioned securites. Consols, low
as they are, are looked upon with favour.
and if the present Government should prove suc-
cessful in its foreign policy, there will be, in all
probability, an improvement in the value of the
British funds. The fact cannot be disguised that
monetary as well as political affairs are in a very
critical position, and an early change for the better
is anxiously awaited. The state of things in rela-
tion to Banking and Miscellaneous Financial un-
dertakings naturally retards speculation, and for
the moment the general tendency of prices is
unsatisfactory. The New Threes and Reduced
Annuities and other securities are tolerably steady.
Exchequer Bills are also well sustained.
Quotations for Foreign Stocks after showing a
little firmness have subsequently relapsed. Turkish
5 per Cents. are 1 lower, at 30 4 ; Mexican 1, at 161
; and the New Loan 1, at 141; Greek Bonds are
10 11 ; Spanish Passive, 191 1 ; the Certificates,
14i 1; Italian, 391 ; Brazilian Scrip, 81 71;
United States 5-20 Bonds, 644 651 ; Erie Shares,
42i 1 ; and Illinois, 76 1.
Business in the Railway Share Market has re-
mained very dull, and prices have shown increased
heaviness.
Great Northern have declined £1 15s. ;
Great Eastern and Lancashire and Yorkshire each
108' ; and Great Western and North Western
each ss.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
much variation except as regards Great Indian
Peninsula, which have receded to 104.
Bank and Miscellaneous are very dull. City
Bank are marked 15i ; Imperial Alliance, 22 23 ;
London and County, 72 ; Allianca Bank, 13} 15 ;
and Bank of London, 8 to 5 discount.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK,
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
0 per Cent. Consols
Q Do. Account, May 9 854 f
-,,,Per Cent. Reduced 844 6i.
~.,',elv 3 per Cent 854 41 5
New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
411nuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — _

March. June.
10 3 dis

14chequer Bill; £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. —
Do. £5OO —
Do £lOO and £2OO • 18 dis
Bank c.)f England Stock, 5 per Cent
Do Account _
r INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
‘ndian Stock, 10/ per Cent., April 1874 2lO
_
•,.,1)0. Account
uo. 5 per Cent.
Oct'
1870
1)°. 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888
bo. Certificates
Do. llnfaced Paper 4 per cent —
DO.IOI
1)c'• 5 por Cent., Jan. 1872
. 51 per Cent, May 1879
~
V., Deb., 4 per Cent Aug. 1866
no. 130nds, £l,OOO _
_
440. under £l,OOO
Iti.l:.ri.au
zilian Bonds,
a'rgentin • 6 per Cont., £l5 pd — put
FOREIGN FDS—ONE O'CLO.
0 Republic,
--
per Cent
5 per Cent, 1859
DO. dope Cent., 1852-58-60
Do
1863
, 1863 _
4-4 o Account 671 61 D •
paid
T\ Ayres 6 per Cent —
03`-'° i• per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) hill
.-. an 6 per Cent —
uo R •
—dis
t -crlp, £5O paid
DO• q per Cent —
—dis
0 1 °' 6 Per Cent
Dubss3 obian 6 per Cent. sign 6
_
~.),,,,i. per Cent.
U,,,,,8,11, Bper Cent., 1825
6,71 a, n Principalities
armor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
00, Provisional Land Warrant —
2,,Peferred
TjP"an 7 per Cent —
D' Second Issue
—' '4lOO Bonds
b°
£lOO. 1864 —
0 .£lOO Bonds —
D°°• Government Railway Debentures —
di
e
Do. °,.• 450 paid
to-. p per Cents., 1824-.5, ex Coupons
Do
4tecUnt
....,0. fl
1, '°upons
r..,, 0. `Account
Ila
ft •tenlala 5 per Cent. —
Qo4l per cent 1865
Acco
11,... un 148-1? nlaremmana Railway le per Cent —
"o. Account
1864 —
1)0 6
t_ per Cent. Anglo-French —
ont9videan 6 per Cent., £3O paid
44.Loorigi,
ti . Imperial 5 per Cent
en. Gran d Per, • a a —
DO--vn sper Cent 1865
~
D°3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
P, per
er Cent., 1862
•uo per Cent
t'
3 per Cent., 1853
,-,'" 8 per Cent , 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
~n 4-'O. Account • 43
Aussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Do 4/ per Cent. 1850
Ipa 41 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 pet Cent. 1859
Do 5 per Cent. 1862 B3l 1
Do 5 per Cent. 1864
liardinian 5 per Cent
Do. Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive _
'° r,
I'aDo AcCert.t ciun -
191
Do Account l4l 1
!Swedish 4 per Cent.
Do. 41 pCent. 64
Turkish 6 perp Cent.lB 1854
Do Account
Do 6 per l--)0 Account
£lOO Bonds
96 per Cent. 1862
,0 Account 6O/ 58
"0 £lOO Bonds
Do
DI) 6 per Cent. 1863 —
o 5 Per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip —
D 0
-'0 Account
•V' ..' 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed —
jrzliela 3 per Cent.
_l4O account
1),,° Per Cent, 1862 —
—4-'O. Aecouut
80. 1864 _
nivideuds on the above payable in London.
aeigi.,,
Dutch 41 per cent., Er. 25f.
1) 1 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
• 1 _
Prize ter Cent. CertificaGes —
Itlii„z' ter
3 per Cent
-1-,'"' 5 Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
4,0. Acount ........................... . 39 Co
TWO O'CLOCK.
neols f
ID_ or money
861 i
0-, Account 9th inst.
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Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day.
The
deer 11l
esterda
arket opens with more demand at
yy's
11le Sales, probably 10,000 bales or more.

z. -Lae lottery nature of goldmining has not lost its
.Ig,iile__
tiqe latest ca yet, and the Sir William Don Company affords
it,
that illustration of the fact. A little while agdo scroiwp
they ar:"VanY were going a begging almost,
sle, , PaYing large returns not in merespeculative
hold,erout in substantial dividends. On Monday one share-
large hreceived X 375 as his fortnight's share, and other
tea' °Mars received Sums varying from £3OO down-
Ballarat Star.