The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-09 00:00:00

ET.

CITY NE SVS-IYESTERDAY.

English railways were damaged by the very poor
dividend declared by the Great Western Company.
In the afternoon, however, there was a general re-
covery, and the tone, though not very strong, was
more satisfactory.
Tho scrip of the New Turkish Loan was marked
as low as !,-1 prem. A decided recovery took place,
however, in Cue afternoon, and the closing quota-
tions of Turkish securities were only a fraction be-
low those of yesterday. The scrip of the Peruvian
and Portuguese loans has fallen I per cent., and the
Venezuelan s. The principal feature in the foreign
market, however, was the continued demand for the
Egyptian Loan, which has experienced a fresh rise
of nearly 2 per cent.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows '
this week an increase of £202.
The shares of the Canadian Native Oil Company
have becin allotted to-day. Arrangements are being
Made for immediately proceeding to business.
There is a continuance of bona fide investments
in the new Portuguese scrip.
The letters of allotment of the New Peruvian
Loan 'were sent out this evening. There were no
"letters of regret," a pro rata distribution having
been arranged. It is stated that subscribers will
receive less than 50 per cent. of the amount applied
for.

No operations occurred in bullion at the Bank
to-day. Owing to the firmness of the exchanges,
there is at present no demand for gold for the Con-
tinent, but the recent remittances from Australia
and America may all be sent away in connection
With the new loans.

The mail steamer Tyne will take to-morrow only
£7,000 in specie (gold) for Brazil.
It is understood that about £300,000 in gold will
be remitted to Lima on account of the Peruvian
Loan by each West India packet until December,
When a total will have been despatched of
£2,000,000.
A telegram from Hongkong to-day announces
that an opium fraud, in which a Parsee merchant
is implicated, has been discovered to the amount of
£300,000, and that the loss will partly fall upon four

Private telegrams received from Shanghae to-day
state that sickness prevailed amongst the popula-
tion there, and that some opium frauds had been
discovered, in connexion with which the banks
Vo aid suffer. The exchange was quoted 6s. 2ad.
T,he Liverpool cotton market to-day was firm.

The dividend of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Itaiiwt,,y Company was officially announced to-day
at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum, against 51 in
the corresponding period of 1861.

CITY NEWS---THIS DAY.

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Sin c© Monday last the imports of specie have
beenai'out£7os,Boo, and the exports £968,000.

The filial call of £5 per share has been made on
the new shares of the Electric and International
Telegraph payable on the let proximo.
The half...,vearly meeting of the Victoria (London)
Deck Compan.,v is called for the 28th inst.
With regard to the silk trade the following re-
marks are from Me.ssrs. Hunt and King's circular :
There has been very little doing in the silk
market during the past month, but prices generally
remain without alteration. The few transactions
that have been made in China silk have been at a
slight reduction for Tsatlees, but Taysaams are
:firm ; for Japan silk there has been much less in-
quiry, and our quotations are nominal, the best and
finest only being of ready sale—the deliveries are
fair. The China letters to the 3d June report set-
tlements for the month 4,000 bales, making the
total 74,000 bales, against 83,000 bales last season,
nd the unsold stock was reduced to 500 bales; a
few musters of the new silk had been received, but
not sufficient to judge of its merit. Exchange 6s,
2d. In Bengal silk there is very little demand.
In Italian silk there is nothing to notice ; the prices
atilt asked for new silk are much higher than those
°f old.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The operations in the Discount Market, although
smaller, as usual on Saturday, have shown that the
general inquiry is still mc.re active than. it was a
short time since, and the rates indicate firmness.
With the introduction of so many new projects, and
the provision which has to be made for the pay-
Ment of deposits and instalments, the tendency of
the market can scarcely create surprise, and it is
generally thought that a further effect will be pro-
duced by the transmission of specie on account of
the foreign loans lately introduced.
Business in the English Stock Market has been
quieter to-day, and the Funds, although flatter,
have not undergone any change of importance.
Consols have closed at 931 Z- for transfer, and at
93Z- -I for the 4th proximo. For the account, there
seems
to be very little inclination on the part of
speculators to operate either for a rise or fall. The
1‘1,‘"? Threes are 931 ; the Reduced 931 ?,-; Ex-
chequer Bills, 255. prem.; Bank Stock is flat at
439; India Five per Cent. Loan remains at 1081 2.1
The most prominent feature in the Foreign de-
partment has been the further improvement in
Egyptian Scrip, dealings having taken place at
. and 18 prem., whilst the paid up security has
rise7ll to 99 and 101 ; Italian 5 per Cents. were
1--1, but have suddenly declined to 70/
34; Mexican Stock is steady at 28: ; Spanish
Pft Cents. flat at 541 4 ; but the Certificates
1::e improved to 9; 1 ; Turkish 6 per Cents.,
1:4, 85 86 ; ditto, 1858, 72/ 731; and the New
°an Scrip is 1 3 prem.
;the
.Portuguese Loan is 2?-3 prem.; the Peru-
a° y dis. to; prem ; and the Venezuelan Q / prem.
(1,1,4 Uhm Railway Share Market business has been
I, but prices have exhibited rather more buoyancy.
e ancashire and Yorkshire, South Eastern, and Eas-
ill Counties have improved 55.; and North Wes-
ter
n and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. to 15s. ;
Great Northerns, however, have receded about ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained
v
ltll/11t any material variation. South Austrian
and Lombardo-Venetian realise 221 :-; Bahia and
au Francisco, 19a; Grand Trunk of Canada are
Steady at 211; and Great Western of Canada at
_4-;; ; East Indian have improved to 104; 105 ;
and Bombay and Baroda to 1014.
Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
ghnerally supported previous quotations. London
and Westminster realise 701 ; Union of London
311 - and Peninsular and Oriental Steam 72.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING} PRICES.
aw_
% k • Stock
`!,' Per Cent. Reduced Annuitie5................ 239
4.
er Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 93a i i
'mufti es, 30 yrs, expire th Jan., 1880 —
nitto far 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 7-16
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
...Uitto foreebntures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 120 k 1
easols Account, Sept. 4 ......... 9_3: I
leheiuer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent
5
Ditto £SOO
.tra I:OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
zilian, 5 per Con+
1)44) 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60
qptittn_, 7 per C,.:lit., Scrip
,4 Ditto Paid-up Scrip
ItZlada Active
ke,..11 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) 73
28a
'7,
,:033:9,1;tteitt:::1":6:36pci(ruLs- ictr•(Scrip).
n Cent tn).
.t. 1822 £St —
et ,itto, Pate
up Scrip 934 i
qi)'?ish 3 per Cent
t'
N:, t't.to Aeeount
ziarkiish Bert. of Coup. not funded
Ditto per Cent. 1854
b. ~.,io A.ccount
"‘"ltto 6 ~,
_bit, per Cent. 1806 ..............
1):,,,0 Account
.0,!to, £lOO Bonds
tiro 6 per Cent., 1862. Scrip ls
'1,73.3;zt 014,4 a, i3d up Scrip ......... 68f i i
per Cent —
Ditto Account ..
1)14 DLvidends on the above payable in London.
ItEte* 21 Per Cent., Exchange 12 Gull. .. 65
-115 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 2sf.
CO,„ TWO O'cLo oic
Ditto
'AO
n Pal i
itto '4,00,0_ 7 .
93a i
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