The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-16 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Consols are firmer to-day at 921 for money ;
ditto, for Ac.mmt, 021 ; Three per Cent. Re-
duced, 921; New Three per Cents, 921 1 ;
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, —; ditto £lOO, £2OO,
and £5OO, 4 dis. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per
Cent., —.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 2111 ; ditto 4 per
Cent.,-Oct., 1888, 1001 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 9
per Cent., 104; ; ditto 5} per Cent., 110 ; ditto
Bonds £l,OOO, 2 prem.
The movements in Foreign Stocks are not im-
portant, but so far they are adverse. Peruvian
have fallen 1, Brazilian and Italian and Turkish
f each. Spanish are steady ; Brazilian, 811 to 811;
Viceroy Seven per Cent., 811 to 821; ditto Nine
per Cent., 94/ to 95.
American Securities are firm. Unitied States Five-
Twenty Bonds are higher, at 801 to 801 ; Erie
Shares are also 1 better, at 191 20 ; Illinois steady,
at 911 to 951.
Railways are generally lower. As compared
with last night's close, London? and North Western
Shares are lower; Caledonian, 1 ; Great Western,
Brighton, and Midland, each ; and Metropolitan
and Great Eastern, 1 each. Great Northern are I
better ; and Chatham, 1.
Bank Shares are quiet, and the only movement
in prices is a fall of 10s. in London and West-
minster, the price being 61 to 62. London Joint-
Stock is steady, at 311 to 321 ; Union of London,
34k to 351 ; London and County, 49f to 501 ; Im-
perial, 15 to 16; Imperial Ottoman, 21 to 21 prem.;
Anglo-Austrian, 181 to 191 prem. ; Alliance, 131 to
141 ; Agra (A), 10 to 101.

The transactions in Miscellaneous Securities are
only nominal, and prices on the whole are scarcely
so firm. Hudson's Bay is lower, at 121 to 121.
Anglo-American Telegraph is steady, at 21f to
21i.
Tbe Corn Market is firm, but the trade is quiet.
The sum of £73,000 in gold was taken to the
Plank yesterday.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
due at the end of • the week is expected to bring
about £160,000 in gold from Australia.
The America, from Now York, has brought
£19,000.

The bar silver brought by the West India steamer
has been disposed of at 60kd., showing no material
alteration in the price, and the few Mexican dollars
at 591 d., being a decline of id.
At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Watson
and Sherbourn at Manchester the liabilities were
stated at £12,599, of which £3,000 is secured. A
committee of investigation was appointed, to re-
port on Monday next.

The receipt of the usual remittance to provide for
the half-yearly interest on Bonds of the Bombay
Municipality, due 30th inst., has been received.
The payment of the halt-yearly dividend, due the
lst of July, on the Peruvian Four-and a-Half per
Cent. Loan of 1862, is announced ; also on the Five
per Cent. Consolidated Peruvian Loan of 1865.
The ninth half-yearly redemption at par of bonds
amounting to £304,600 will be drawn on the Ist of
July, making the total amount of the loan redeemed
£2,488,600.
The Bank of New Zealand have given notice that
they will pay the interest due the 30th of June and
the Ist of July on the outstanding bonds of the
Otago Eight per Cent. Loan, 1861-2 (£50,000), the
Otago Six per Cent. Loan, 1862 (£500,000), the
Canterbury Eight per Cent. Loan, 1856 (£30,000),
and the Canterbury Six per Cent. Loan, 1862
(£500,000).
The governor and committee of the Hudson's Bay
Company propose to recommend the payment of a
further dividend of Bs. per share, payable on the
10th of July next.

The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of £2,889 over last year;
and the Glasgow and South Wobtern an increase
of £539.

The traffic re:urn of the Grand Trunk Railway
of Canada for the week ending the 29th ult. shows
an increase of £4,114 over last year.
The transfer books of the London and Provincial
Marine li.suranee Company will be closed from
the 25th instant to the Bth of July, both days in-
e.usive, " preparatory to the payment of interest to
the shareholders for the half-year ending the 30th
June."

The half-yearly meeting of the acenix Gas Com-
pany will be held on the 7th of July, and be imme-
diately adjourned till the Gth of October, for the
Purpose of declaring dividends to the present Mid-
summer, and for other business."
By the present mail we have received a copy of
the report of the directors of the National Bank of
Australasia, which was to have been confirmed at
the meeting to be held at Melbourne in lily. The
directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 10
per cent. per annum.

BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.

GOVERNMENT fr USW:
3 per Cent. Console
Ditto for Account, July 7
3 per Cent. Reduced 921
New 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cen J 9.11.1873
Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrslexpire sth April 1885 --
Do (Bed Seal elek,,raph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Ct
Do £lOO, £2OO a £5OO 4 d
auk of England Stock, 41 per Cent
Do. opening
vsnada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
Inter-Colonial Oninnun

INDIAN dOVERNMENT ISucukiTLE&
liviia stock, 10k per Cent., April 1874 Shut
Do, Opening, for Account —
Do. 8 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 pet Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —

Do. Enlaced Papoi 4 per Cant..,... —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ..... ”,.... lo4}
Do. bf per Cent. May 1879 llO
DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
iDo do 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
1).). Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bends, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l.OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent
la itrian Bonds 5 per coat —

Do. 1E59 —
Br shilian 5 per Cent —
`)o. 44 per Cent. 1852 —
Do. do. 1838....
Do. do. 186 i
Do. do., 1863 6Bl
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
'Do Account Bl4 4 2
11 ,:enos Ayres 6 per Cent.
DI) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Cum., 6 pe*Cent.
()Allan 6 per Cent —
Do. 41 per Cent
Do. 3 per Cent.,
1)o. 6 per co-t. 1867
Do. 7 per Cent., 1866
0 lo.nbian, 6 per.
Danisn, 3 per Cent., 1825... .....
Danubian Principalities, 7 i..er Cent 79
Do $ per Cent., 1867 ... 92
kquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.
Lityptityn, 7 per Cent —
Jlo Second issue
Do. .£5Ol, Bonds

Do. £3.00 Bonds ..... 86
Do. 1864 —
Do. Account
Do. 1500 Bonds
Do. £lOO Bends B9l
Do. 7 per Cent., 1868
Government Railway Debentures 991
Cireolc 5 por Cont., 1824 5, ex Coups —
1)o. Account .. .

Do. Coupons
Do. Account
Q uat emala 5 per Cent ..
Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd
Itmlian ii per Cent., 1865 —l
Do. Account ...
Do Mxremmana Railway
&lexical; 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
Dn. 1364 —
Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French —
31outevidomi 6 per Cezt. . --•
MG:rish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada --

Do 3 per Gen
Do. Deterred
PA avian 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account BOl 1

Do 4 per Ceut. (U):harron)
Do 41 per Cont. 1862 -
Do Account —
Jr ortwguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'3
Do. do. 1867 - -
Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid —
iSassiau 5 ear Cent., 1822, £ St —
Do 4} per Cent .100 uminuelmi tttttt ---