The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-16 00:00:00

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IVIONEy MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

The anticipation of a general improvement in
trade has caused Consols to rise a trifle, but opera-
tors incline to wait until a more decided change is
apparent. American securities have receded, but
in Railway shares there has been a good business.
Consols are now at 931 to 931 for money:;
ditto, for Acslount, 93 1 ; Three per Cent. Re-
duced, 911 1; New Tkree per Cents, 911 1 ;
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, par ; June, 7
14 preen. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, 1
prem. ; June, prem.(; Bank of England Stock,
4 per Cent., 2371.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1141 ; ditto 4
Per Cent., Oct., 1888, 100 1; ditto Enfaced Paper,
4 per Cent., ; ditto 5 per Cent., 1882, 1051;
ditto Bonds under £l,OOO, 25 prem.
In Foreign Stocks prices are well maintained.
Brazilian, 831 to 831 ; Egyptian (1864), 851
to 861 ex div. ; ditto (1868), 761 to 77 ; Vice-
roy Seven per Cents., 811 to 811 ; ditto Nine per
Cents., 981 to 991; Italian, 521 to 53 ; do. Tobacco
Lean, 85 to 86 ; Peruvian, 80 to 801 ; Portu-
guese, 33 to 34; Orel, 841 to 851 ; Nicolas, 68 to
681 ; Moscow, 831 to 84 ; Charkof, 801 to 81;
Spanish, 27 to 271; and Turkish Five per Cents.,
421 to 421.
In Railway Shares prices are quoted as fol-
low :—Caledonian, 811 to 811 ex div. ; Great
Eastern, 361 to 361 ; Great Northern, 1051 to
106- ; ditto (A), 1031 to 1031; Great Western,
56 to 561; Liancashire and Yorkshire, 1241 to 125 ;
London and Brighton, 441 to 45 ; London, Chat-
ham, and Dover, 161 to 17 ; London and North
Westerm, 1171 to., 1181; London and South
Western, 90 to 91; Metropolitan, 88 to 881 ; Mid-
land, 119 to 1191 ; North Eastern (Berwick), 1171
to 118 ; and South Eastern, 771.t0 771.
American Five-Twenty Bonds are 811 to 821
ex div. ; Ten-Forties, 751 to 761; and Erie Rail-
toad Shares, 221 to 221.
In Bank Shares, Anglo-Austrian have advanced
and London and Westminster and Union of
London 10s., but Chartered Mercantile is 10s.
lowdr. Alliance are 121 to 131; Anglo-Austrian,
10 to 12 ex new prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 32
to 33 ; Consolidated, 41 to 41 ; Imperial Bank, 16
to 17 ; Imperial Ottoman, 21 to 21 prem. ; Lon-
don and County, 481 to 491.
Anglo-American Telegraph is marked at 201 to
201; French Cable, 161 to 17 ; Atlantic Eight per
Cent, 21 to 21; and Construction and Mainte-
nance, 311 to 321.
LI Miscellaneous Securities Hudson's Bay is
_quoted at 131 to 14 ; General Credit, 11 to 1 dis. ;
International Finance, 21 to 11 dis. ; and National
viscount, 10 to 11.
There were no gold operations at the Bank yester-
day.

The Seine, from the West Indies, has brought
£10,700.
Tile wheat market yesterday closed with steadi-
ness, at the rates of Monday.
In consequence of the half-monthly settlement,
and of a large amount of railway debentures falling
due, money has been in demand for short periods,
at 2} per cent., on Government securities.
Advices from New York mention the satisfac-
tory fact that the State of Arkansas, which for
almost a third of a century has laboured, like
°f virtual
Florida, and Michigan, under the stigma
virtual repudiation, is about to meet its obliga-
tions.

The markets for colonial produce this week have
not experienced any improvement. The demand
for coffee has subsided, and, owing to the con-
tinued u• weight of the supplies brought forward,
il• ioes have again tended in favour of the buyers.
The tea by clipper ships is very large, and supplies
are now offering. Of these the fine only are taken
by the trade at high prices, and the common to
medium grades, comprising the bulk of recent im-
ports, are neglected.
__The report of the Australian Mortgage Land and
Finance Compani (Limited) shows an available
total of £15,062, including a previous balance of
£217, and recommends the usual interim dividend
at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, which will
leave £6,312 to be carried forward.
The directors of the Australian Mining Company
have resolved, with reference to the question of re-
ducing the liability on the shares of the. company,
to recommend the meeting on Wednesday to abstain
from that step, legal doubts having been suggested
With regard to its practicability.
The proceedings in the case of the European
durance Society were concluded yesterday at a
meatour, when Vice-Chancellor James gave judg-
, dismissing both petitions, with costs against
the petitioners. His Honour's decision was re-
ceived with applause by a very crowded court.
The directors of the Demerara Railway Com-
pany recommend a dividend at the rate of 3 per
etit. on the original stock.
.0 The bill authorizing the Cbilian Government
to raise a loan of four million dollars for the con-
struction of the Chilian and Talcahuano Rail-
ay has been partly agreed to by the Senate.
i2The Government is said to be actively engaged
:111 ascertaining
the best means for carrying into
hoect the construction of a branch line of railway
- 1.133 Liallai to San Felipt and Santa Rosa.
the matter of the Albert Life Assurance
societyter in liquidation, Vice Chancellor James, yes-
day,eon after hearing lengthened arguments from
cluklators
4,, nisei representing various sections and interests,
iivr)?ioted Mr. Young and Mr. Price provisional
to Mr. : His Honour pronounced the objections
Price gg most unreasonable."

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