The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKEi

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

There were no gold operations at the Bank yes-
terday.
The arrangement of the last half-monthly ac-
counts has passed over in a most satisfactory man-
ner. The differences were in many cases large, and
it was feared some of the weak operators might have
to be declared. It now appears that the great ma-
jority have exercised prudence, and that the con-
sequence has been a steady adjustment of diffe-
rences. The quiet arrangement of the Turco-Greek
question would have a beneficial effect in preserv-
ing credit.
The Parliamentary deposit on the proposed new
line to Brighton has not been paid, and the project
has thus, for the present, been abandoned. It ap-
pears that as many as five petitions against the
bill, on the ground of non-compliance with stand-
ing orders, has been lodged iu the Private Bill-
office of the House of Commons—one by the
Brighton Company, one by the South-Western
Company, and three others nominally by private
individuals.
The subscriptions in Paris to the Madrid Muni-
cipal Loan have been stopped by superior order.
The reason for this measure is not definitely
known. By seine it is attributed to the lottery
that is associated with the loan, and by others to
political causes.
The success of the Brazilian forces against those
Of Paraguay induces the public to believe that the
war is entirely at an end. It is now generally ex-
pected that the trade of Brazil and the Argentine
Republic will be speedily developed, and that the
effect will be very favourable. There is a rise in the
shares of the Brazilian Bank consequent upon the
encouraging nature of the intelligence.
Telegrams from Paris announce that the French
West India packet due at St. Nazaire, with
£600,000 in Mexican dollars, partly on English ac-
count, has met with bad weather and an accident to
the machinery, and that her arrival is not expected
till the 19th.
At the annual meeting of the General Credit and
Discount Company (Limited), on the 4th of Feb.,
the directors intend to recommend a dividend at
the rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
The report of the Imperial Bank (Limited), to
be presented on the 19th inst., recommends a divi-
dend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
The report of the Fore-street Warehouse Com-
pany (Limited), to be presented on the 19th inst.,
recommends a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent.
Per annum.
At the general meeting of the East and West
India Dock Company, a dividend of 3 per cent. and
bonus of 1 per cent. was declared for the past
ball-year, free of income-tax.
At a meeting yesterday of the Peel River Land
and Mineral Company (Limited) a dividend was
ueelared of 1-1- per cent. for the six months, making
total payment of 24 for the year.
The half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Austra-
all Investment Company (Limited) is convened
for the 29th inst., to declare a dividend, &c.
the half-yearly meeting of the Electric and In-
ternational Telegraph Company will be held on the
6th of February.
The half-yearly meeting of the British Indian ,
ea Company (Limited) is called for the Ist of
February.
e The petition for the winding up of the London
°-Operative Commissariat (Limited) is to be
card before the Master of the Rolls on the 23d
instant.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
8 UOVERNMENT FUNDS.'
kr Cent. Consols
8 Ditto for Account,
ti, a per Cent
si,w. fli per Cent. Jan. 1894
_ -..
,A -°- . per COll L. J an. 1873
~.,„
-111:1uities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
-ge• for 30 yrs, expire sth April 188.5 —
4`1„2 (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 —
Dn
-'4oq,lier Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot —
.£5OO
.13
Do
£lOO &X2OO —
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'4lk of England Stock, 4 plor Cent
p 4 1/0. account
.I;4.4ada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
`l4r-Colonial Oninium
"la Mock, 101 per Cent,, April 1874..,
~
J:),0. Opening, for Account -
h"'°. 6 per Cent. July, 1880
`'r,o• 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
',,e• Certificates —
1%10. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent —
17. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
11°' 51 per Cent. May 1879 —
-' 5 per Cent., Rduop.. Deb. 1872 —
Do,
1877 —
Do
D • do. 1882 —
ODo oeb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
0. u. Bondernds, £
per Cent., £l,000
000
A rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
-,ra.
. (jeollti(!le Republic,
.6 per Cent ... .
gni *? Qcrip £45 paid ..
atriau Bonds 5 per cent ..,
II Do. 1859
zilan 5
-3. A, per Cent —
o 9- per Cent., 1852 —
bo°: do. 18.;8.... .............
Do do., 1860 —
11,. , do., 1863 —
sb" 0 per Cent., 1865
0 Account 79i 80}
..eposb Ayres 6 per Cent.
r`ii " 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) --
0 ''', 6 Per cf, , '
.4 It , Ili.
,)' 4 6 Per Ceti t —
boc"' `,1,1 Per Cont..,
to: u Per Cent., . • •
p 6 per co L 1867 931
ton °. 7 Per Cent. 1866
I)ibiKn, C per'Cent
Do '.1.4 Principalities, 7 p..-r Cent —
011, ,' Per Cent., 1867
k,' 4uor N :' .
Optian New Consolidated, 1 per Cent
B„ , I per Cent
iy.. lzecoad issue B2
.1)`-c '45(6. Bonds
' '4IOO
D0.80nd5........................ • 0 Ile
1864
I\ 12/0
...,,) / - • Account
00: ~!'" Pond,
I. .T.llle, p
.vnglis, ,onds
D° Scrip,:lB6B: 7l
do.pd — dis
141.3ett"0er"16131, Railway DeLentures, 954.
D°. Per Cent. 1824.5:, ex Coups
v. 4.,.., ,
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CITY, Two oCLocK.
Business showed an improvement to-day. Consols
advanced slightly, and the favourable turn which
showed itself extended to the foreign market. In
the house money can be had at 11 per cent. on Gc-
vernment paper.
Consols are 93 2i- for money ; ditto, for Ac-
count, 92i-; Thre© per Cent. Reduced, 931 j ;
New Three per Cents, 931 j ; Bank of England
Stock, 4 per Cent., 244.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, —;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct., 1888, 102:1 I ; ditto Enfaced Paper 5
per Cent., May, 1879, 110 - ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO,
22 prem.
In the Foreign Market Turkish of 1858 and 1862
have advanced f per cent. ; ditto 1865, s ; Egyp-
tian of 1864, f ; and Italian 1861, k. Prices are
quoted as follows :—Brazilian of 1865, 791 to 80 ;
Chilian of 1867, 93 to 94, ex dividend ; Egyptian
of 1864, 87 to 88 ; ditto of 1868, 701 to 71 ex
div. ; Italian of 1861, 53,1 to 531, ex div. ; ditto
Tobacco Loan, 1 to 11 pron., cx div. ; Mexican,
151 to g ; Peruvian of 1865, 771 to 77, ex all ;
Russian of 1866, 90f to 91 ; ditto Nicolai, 661 to
; ditto Orel, 80 to f ; ditto Moscow, 78f to 79 ;
ditto Charkof-Azof, 79 to f ; Charcow-Krement-
schug, 79 to f ; Spanish of 1867, 301- to ; Turkish
of 1858, 63 to 64 ; ditto of 1862, 621 to 631 ; and
ditto of 1865, 38,1 to ex div.
In the railway market there is a reduction of r;
per cent. in Great Eastern, viz., to 421 to 1. Lon.
don and Westerns are 1151 to ; Great Western,
491 to 1; Midland, 114 i to 115-; South Eastern,
794 to 80 ; London and South Western, 88 to 90
Brighton, 514 to 52 ;, Metropolitan, 109 to 1;
Great Northern, 107-f to 8 ; ditto A, 1081 to 4 ;
Caledoan, 771 to i ; and London, Chatham, and
Dover, 17 to 1.
American Five-Twenty Bonds are quoted 74i to
75i ; Illinois Central Railway Shares, 924 to 931,
ex div. ; Erie, 261 to 264 ; Atlantic and Great
Western Debentures, 411 42 ; and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds, 451 to q 7 being lower.
Banking and Miscellaneous shares are without
variation, the dealings being upon a very limited
scale.