The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-02 00:00:00

SHARE MARKET.--(THIS DAY.)

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK
It is generally expected in monetary circles tha
the deliberations of the Bank Court, which wil
assemble at two o'clock to-day, will terminate in
the announcement of a reduction in the minimum
13
rate of discount. The position and prospects of st;
the market, it is contended, demand some ,

Share! Railways.

,0 Amberg., Notting. Bost.
and Eastern Juvrdion
0 Belfast and Ballymena
.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val
,oek Birk., Lanc., and Chesh
Junction
25 Blackburn
measure of relaxation. The present quota- 25 Blyth and Tyne
tion—viz., 41 per cent., is 14 to 1.1 per cent. Exeter Stocke Bristol
eooaiannd
above the charge made in Lombard•street, and by Stock Holyheadßrerctaenrcrißdaildo
the joint stock banks, for the negotiation of first 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage
class paper, and in consequence of restricted trade 20 Cornwall
A roves. no div
10 Do. A
and speculation, it is difficult to conceive how any 10 Do. B 111 rastbetcp.Pde.rtoak
sudden recurrence of pressure could be produced. 5g Dublin an dßelfast Juno.
The directors, therefore, have nothing to fear from st2ock Eaufiiii,.Znertglt,i&n Abr.June.
an extension of monetary facilities, especially as §! l' StockF,
ooc E Stock aassrernrn -TlinlinotniesA Stock
the amount of bullion is steadily maintained in Stock Do. do. B Stock
Spite of the continuous demand for gold on continen- 25
EaDstaTovvoll.(lte.E.U3ds)
tal account. Stock East Lancashire
20 East Suffolk
There were no bullion operations at the Bank of 10 Do
Stock Edinburg and Glasgow
England yesterday. Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee.
The Steamer Magdalena, which leaves to-day for stock Fu rno Forth &ess Clyde Junction
St
the West Indies, will take out £1,650 in silver. Stock Glasgow & South Westn.
Silver is not quite so firm, and the demand is Stocko
arreeaat t
LorrgeorfoScotland
limited, bars being quoted at ss. 2143. per ounce Stock Do. do. A Stock
standard. Stock Do. do. B Stock 3
Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 1
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a large Meek goretr.°47.l7 Gua.stk ]
amount of business was transacted, and prices of 12 Irisho Southr a
oR
Eastern
American advanced 1- per lb. The sales amounted 16i Do. Thirds
to 20,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed Wtloc3ll New Lancashire Thirds
_ _ orkshire 1
with a very active appearance, and quotations 196 Boo:
do. 1
shares
exhibited a further improvement. 3 Do. West Riding Union
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up Stock Eoo
n. sToonutair Blackwall. l'
to this day, are in round figures as under : Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. •
Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 11
1859. 1858. Stock London & North Westn 11
Great Western .. £31,940 30,029 12 Do. Eighths
North-Western
South Western .4 17,245 17,569 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... 1
Brighton 13,852 15,872 S t 250 e lc: rrgrh&ef Enniskillen.
lc
Midland
_____Metropolitan

South-Eastern
Great Northern' 24,216 23,782 Stock Do. Birmin,g. & Derby.
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter .. 6,520 6,380 25 Do. 1 Shares
North Eastern
East Lancashire 6,890 8,134 25
NewrysTe* Aber.,
egri.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
North Stafford
"
Oxford. Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,603 4,921 50 North. Counties Union.
West Hartlepool
Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,206 6,616 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk.
Glasgow and South-Western
Grand Trunk of Canada
B Stock
Great Western of Canada 6,992 8,634 Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick
giaN.E.Purchase
The above traffic returns show some apparent Stock 800.. dio.e.
unfavourable features, but it is in a great measure Stock Do. York
accounted for by the lateness of the Whitsuntide to Nock .
r.sitlVensfino.n,Hampstd
holidays this year compared with last. The decline and City Junction
20 North Staffordshire
on the North Western amounts to £3,899, on the 20 North-Western
South Western to £324, on the Brighton to £2,020
I 10 No.
TOxo'fo&ri,o4rLorw.,.&jrocityleorn
on the South Eastern to £7lO, on the Lancasb ire 10
Peebles
and Yorkshire to £5,458, on the North Eastern to so Rhymney
£2,596, on the Manchester, Sheffield', and Lincoln) Stockoc Rrottii.sitck.Ee.,nitrillr. Stock
to £2,032, on the Grand Trunk of Canada to £750, Stocko
Stock lair. ospc:lgriethUin Mid.on Stock
and on the Great Western of Canada to £1,642 so Sittingbourne & Sheer
On the Great Western there is an improvement of Stockoc tuuneaysotnern
£1,911, on the Midland of £717, on the Great Stock South Wales
Northern of £434, and on the Edinburgh and ZO f)oou.thlroorks.dirß*ri .Dun
Glasgow of £690. 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok
25 Stockton & Darlington
The half-yearly meeting of the Peninsular and 25 iTo.. do.o 1855
Oriental Steam Navigation Company took place Stockton & liartlepool
to-day, at which a report was presented giving the Stockoc Taff Vale
No. 1
actual position of the company, the general accounts Stock Par oefsgeati7tehn Dk &R all
being made up only at the annual meetings. The Stock Waterford & Kilkenny
operations of the six months have been carried on 50
Icstr torrnd w&allLtmerici
with success and regularity ; and the prospect held 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal.
out at a former meeting of a revival of two impor- 5D7
p.c..
hAaartcgopl i(t)ig
tant sources of revenue, namely, the silk trade from 205 Wesit3Lonam
China, and the specie shipments to tbat country and 10 Do. Ist Class
India, have been partly realised. A drawback to 20 Do. 2d Class
this existed in the increased price paid for coal at
all the company's stations, of nearly 20s. a ton, on Share
the preceding contract. Looking to the result of 25 Blythe and Tyne 1( per
the last six months, and to the prospects of the stk BreisPllttlepdeest£so)
ock
year, the directors felt warranted in recommending Stock .;),iedclo. do. Shares
oQunar2Arkalerryceo.n2t
that the usual dividend of 31 per cent., with an 12.10 Do.
additional payment of 1 per cent., be now declared Stocktocir Shoe. sloe.rgz
p. ct.
54 pc
for the half-year ending March 31, and that
gt Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c.
stoc , Dun..l3 Per. taa&aaAr
7rllstne.
Payment of the same be made on and after the
24th of June. The report was unanimously Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc
Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc
adopted. Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l
A. fair amount of business has been transacted Stock Do. I.f)e 6 per et. Stock
11aasstt elnawnUen. 16opnr4
ct
ct
to`day in the market. for public securities, bxt
although the quotations opened with renewed firm-
stosck E.&
Binv7B
York. Jcn. fifths
ness, a decline of 1 per cent. has since taken place. At Stock Edin:Pexrtr,l6runs.hr pc.es
one time the market was very depressed, but it is now gtoocek, mr,,,m, Irie)aeL cent nat. i .pc. :
firmer, although the prices are still rather higher. Stock Great Northern, sp. ct.
• Consols have been 931,- I for money and account ; Stock Do. 64n.".-. rolo1.1"m
they have since been 9311, and they are now 937, -2 12,3 Idnac..3esdcomiil!)fin
for transfer and 93?-, 1 for the 7th inst. A smaller j Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4
Stock
business has been transacted for money. The New 50 rgi •evtierf.efletrlcskand
Threes and the Reduced are steady at 92.1 -2; Bank rettEnfatile picti . .e.t
Stock Dail
Stock at 220 to 222 ; India Loan Debentures at Stock Do. Redeemable, 41. ct.
941,- 1- ; and Exchequer Bills at 17s. to 21s. prem. Stocktoe Egpveretbelier;.por.e.f:
The New 21 per Cents. have improved to 78-1-; and 8 Do. Arm. Pref. Shares
10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.
Long Annuities are marked 11-16. The New shares
India Scrip is rather flat, at 1,1 to 11 discount, .1
St:a Boot' 54ctguTrefstock
being marked 931 I. • 264 Do. Chesterguar.shares
13k Do. do. do
Business in the Foreign Stock Market, is less 20 Do. do. do.
active, and in some instances prices are not quite Stockoc tioanniDgri.csp6cP.gu.c. .skeo.ll
80 firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 67 to 69 ; ditto Stockoc Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2
New, 57 to 59 ; and the 4 per Cents. improved to Stook DO: doe.ws rea." 6 Pit0...4
1011 to 102 k ; and Russian 41 per Cents., to 941. Stock Loena.t&onN.'sW.Cactov.&Nun-
Mexican has receded to 171 ; and Spanish De- Stock Lon.&S. 'WI, 7p.ct. stock,
ferred, to 28i ; Venezuelan 5 per Cents. are steady 121 Lel antdeo3ndd syhs Cole,
at 39i ; and ditto Deferred, at 16-i 17. 12 Londondy.& Ennis i sh.
an.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct.
The Railway Share Market has exhibited a St 6
oc k
D Mo. 26
slight depression, a downward movement of about Stock Do. 34 per cent.
124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c
Ito 1 per cent. showing itself in the rates of most 12i { Do. 4 per cent ..
Stock Dix. Con. 6 p. c. Stock
Lancashire
the principal lines. Caledonian, Great Western,
Stockoc Eo.:oo4inp.
.Ber . pref. ac 31
stock . 8p ct .
'ancashire, and Yorkshire, North Western and
North Eastern (York), have each declined /1 ; Stoeck o
Do. with
ivee option
Nevvport.,Abelli, tirc.)rperf.e
till 1860t,.nt
aatern Counties, Great Northern and Midland, sof
108. ; and North Stafford and South Eastern, ss. ; so it,i.eedeeez,
3i.tps pc: with
South Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and option till 1866.
10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares
Lincoln have realised former values. Stock Do. 7.c. Ext.Stockaf346
y Stock Do. 5 p. c. Pref. do. 1847
In the Foreign Market prices have also slightlStock Do. ay.Val.Ex.Sk 1847
given way. Lombardo-Venetian Old Shares have Stockoo iloortießwritisa.h,: peerr
cceent
declined to 51, and the New to 51 51, the latest gloct&t.es7irßresienteeknceng:
quotations being 5'2- to 57,-, and 5-1 to 5-2-respectively.
Dutch Rhenish are at 81-, Great Luxembourg 51 to Stockm Do. Berwick, 4 pP. c. Pref.
1720 Do.o. do.d
Leeds,o. 6 p. c. No. 1
st, and Pernambuco 81: 124 Do. do. fritift.4744.,?,84u 6ii
The Colonial lines have sympathised with the 25 tor:trhorSt'affordshirerc..
reaction in the English Market. Grand Trunk of Stock Ox. Wr. &WI 6pc. IE4
Canada have receded to 351 35. East Indian to 99 Stockoc Boo: Ilioidc.°Db.stk.ia.nperp
100. Great Indian Peninsula New Shares to 3 4 Scottish Central, new pt
and 34. and Ceylon Guaranteed to 6.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Stec Seoptot.is3hipNe.gpasrteeirn.
stock
Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc.
at slow rates. Union of
Australia have im- 10s. South Devon,e
45 p Ann.e r c le
?Ist.
.
proved £1; London Joint Stock, 55., and Bank of 11.g.8. Souo.
th Eastern (Reading
Egypt, ss. ; Peninsula and Oriental Steam have Ann., 1.0.6.)
Stock Do .4-4 per cent
declined 10s., and Canada Land were dealt in at Stock Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Ist is
112, Stock Do. New do., 2d issue
Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c
Stock Do. 4} per cent
20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua
25)
Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c.
25 J o. 6 r cent
Stock Waterford & Kilkenny,
6 per cent.- ..- -

CITY, HALF-PAST Two.
ALTERATION IN THE BANK RATE OF
DISCOUNT.

The Bank Directors have just reduced the
minimum rate of discount from 41 to 31 per cent.
Advances in stock will be made at the same rate
during the shutting of the transfer books.

..., BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. I
nank Stock
.3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 994 II 1 i
ei,,Per Cent. Consols Annuities
'", 3 per Cent. Annuities
~New 2/ per Cent. Annuities
'°llg Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 ll-16
India Stock
Ditto Debentures - I
Ditto Loan Scrip
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,OOO
Consols for Account (June 7) 93 till
March. June.
F
..).(ehequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid ..
Ditto 5..500
Riau
FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
is""-mulan 5 per Cent.
uenes Ayres, 6 per Cent. ..
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858
,I,Ditto- Account
.14ezrean 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
iDitto (Uribanen), 41- per Cent.
c'itiguese, 1853, 3 per Cent
Delau, 1822, £ St., 6 per Cent —
itto 4i per Cent.
'Panish 3 per Cent
Ditto A COMA
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
I Ditto Account
kleh 6 per Cent.
"itte Account
Ditto New Loan
Dnitto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
v ezuelan 5 per Cent.
Mao A.ccount
Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Consols for Account, June 7 ••'• • 93a a-

Stock
A decree, signed by the Empress Regent, ap-
Proves of the modifications made in the statutes of the
venues Railway Company.

£3 is,
174
all
all
100
all

161
100
100

100
100
all
all
all

all
all
all
all
all

all
1100

100
100
100
100
all

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Closin,g Business
Paid. price.
I

1613 41

51 5;

7 8

65 (57
10 11/
32 85
89 91
77, 78

4 5

8
13i
54
37
26

62 65

54 6

3 3
7 71

141
55 4i 1

131 301
104 i
54

881 71

894 484 9

35i 4/
98 71

87 i
41

45
711 1 701

12; /

414 2
64f 5 41

35i 6

PREFERENCE SHARES.

Railways. Paid.l Closing Business
Price. Done.

99 10:

Si 6;
99 101
108 112
105 110
111 113
110 112
125 128
80 82

68 70

107 109
117 119
110 112
101 103
61 63
11 11i

94 96
85 e 7
86 88
99 101
94 10

16 17
91 10
71 72
18 19
9 91
131 141
136 138

103 2

1158 162

7 9
119 121
651 j

138 140
100 102
92 94
9 10
104 114
8i 9

116 k

1107- 109

161 ea

120 128.

1001 I 1!

96 98
li 1

i i d
224 234
116 118
117 120
100 101

lot lot

2311 24
100 102
100 102

9i I
25:
118 25

271 281
31 33

47 53