The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-05 00:00:00

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CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The business had a downward tendency, Consols
declining about 1 compared with the prices of yes-
terday. The dulness extended to the foreign mar-
ket, but an effort was there made to maintain the
advance that was secured yesterdoy ; but banking
and miscellaneous shares were quite neglected.
Consols are 92/ 1 1 for money ; ditto, for Ac-
count, 921 1 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 921 1 1 ;
New Tkree per Cents, 921 1.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct., 1888, 102; ; ditto Enfacel Paper 51
per Cent., May, 1879, 1091 ; ditto Bonds £l,OOO,
20 prem.
In the Foreign Market there is a decline of
1 to 1 per cent. in Turkish of 1862 and 1865, and a
rise of to in Italian of 1861 and Orel-Vitebsk.
Prices are as follows :—Brazilian of 1865, 781
to 79 ; Chilian of 1867, 93 to 94, ex div. ;
Egyptian of 1864, 841 to 85 ; ditto of 1868,
741 to 1 ; Italian of 1861, 541 to 1, ex div.;
ditto Tobacco Loan, 1 to 11 prem., ex div. ; Mexi-
can is 141 to 151 ; Peruvian of 1865, 761 to 771,
ex all , Russian of 1866, 89/ to 901; ditto Nicolai,
651 to 661 ; ditto Orel, 80/ to 1 ; ditto Mosco-
Jaroslaw, 781 to 791 ; Spanish of 1867, at 301 to
31 ex div. ; Turkish of 1858, 63/ to 641 ; ditto of
1862, 621 to 631 ; ditto of 1865, 401 to 401.
In railway shares Great Western, Midland,
Brighton, South Eastern, and Caledonian stocks
have declined 1 to 1 per cent. London and North-
Western are 112/ 1131 ; Great Western, 48+ 1,
Midland, 113/ 114 ; London and South-Western,
171, 881 ; Great Eastern 401 41 ; Brighton, 50
to 1 ; South Eastern, 79/ 80 ; Metropolitan, 105/
1061 ; Great Northern, 1051 1061 ; ditto A,
1071 108+ ; Caledonian, 761 ; and London,
Chatham and Dover, 17 1.
American Five-Twenty Bonds are 741 1; Erie
Railway shares, 254 to 26 ; Illinois Central, 951
to 96 ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures,
42 to 4 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
44+ to 1.
In Bank Shares Anglo-Austrian are inquired for,
at 10 to 11 prem. Amperial Ottoman, 1 to 1+
prem. ; City 111 to 121 ; Imperial, 17/ to 18+;
London and County, 491 to 501 ; London and
Westminster, 65j to 661 ; and Union of London,
371 to 38+.
In Miscellaneous Shares there is little doing.
National Discount, 11/ to 121 ; General Credit,
2/ to 1 dis. ; International, 1 to 4 dis. ; Hudson's
Bay, 131 to 1 ; Telegraph Ccnstruction, 161 to 1 ;
Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference,
34 to 1 ; and Anglo-American, 211 to 211.
To-day Sir S. Nortlicote was elected governor of
the Hudson's Bay Company.
About £51,000 in bar gold has been sent into the
Bank.

The steamer Bangalore has taken £158,000 in
specie for the East. The Main, from New York,
has brought £06,000 for Loudon and Bremen.
The 4th of the month passed off well. There
were no serious failures, and the aspect of affairs,
viewed as a whole, was not unfavourable. In a
few days a large amount in the form of dividends
will be set free, probably not less than seven millions
sterling.

A statement has been in general circulation that
the Gener.)l Credit Company, having been unable
to obtain an answer to the bill they had filed
against the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail-
way Company, nearly two years ago, had deter-
mined to take the extreme step of " sequestrating
the property" of the railway company, and issuing
a writ of distringas. There is obviously some mis-
take in the announcement, as by the " London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway (Arrangement) Act,
1867," all actions, suits, executions, attachments, or
other proceedings against the company, or affec-
ing its property, were to be stayed during ten
y ears.
The private letters from Venezuela speak of the
disposition exhibited by the present parties in power
at Caraccas to make some honourable arrangement
for the debt. The means at their command are
considered somewhat large, if the proceeds of the
Customs revenue shall be vigorously administered.
With peace and prosperity the authorities should
be able to satisfy the bondholders of 1862 and 1864,
and place their credit on a much firmer basis than
it has been for years past.
Messrs. L. P. Morton and Co. notify that Mr.
Geo. Bliss (of the late firm of Geo. Bliss and Co.)
has joiaed their New York and London firm, which
will be continued under the style of Morton, Bliss,
and Co., of New York ; and L. P. Morton, Burns,
and Co., of London. Mr. George Milne, of Lon-
don, remains a partner in the London house.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of £1,058 over the corresponding
week of last year. The South Eastern Company's
return shows an increase of £833.
The traffic return of the Great Western Railway
of Canada, for the week ending the Ist inst., shows
an increase of £2,112 over last year.
The London Joint Stock Bank directors have
decided upon opening a branch in St. John-street,
Smithfield.

The London and County Bank have commenced
business at their new branch in Aldersgate-street,
adjoining the Metropolitan Railway station, and
near to the Smithfield Market.
A statement from America, that Mr. Vanderbilt
has offered to lease the Great Western Railway of
Canada, is said to be unfounded.
The half-yearly meeting of the Victoria Station
and Pimlico Railway Company is convened for the
18th inst.

A special general meeting of the Nerbudda
Coal and Iron Company (Limited) is called for
the 14th instant, to authorise a subdivision of the
present shares of the company into shares of £1
each.

The ordinary ;general meeting of the Westmin-
ster Brewery Company (Limited) will be held on
the 14th inst., when a dividend will be declared.
Although the hop market has not been altogether
active, yet there has been a fair amount of business
transacted in fine descriptions, while secondary qua-
lities have met with more attention, The importa-
tion of Bavarian and American hops has been again
considerable; from various ports we have received
during the past week 3,825 bales, against 2,333
bales the week previous ; fine samples bring late
rates. In consequence of the rise in the price of
barley at the principal country markets, holders of
malt are firm in their demand.
Alessrs. Browne and Eagle, the public wool ware-
house keepers, give the following particulars of the importation of colonial and foreign wool into
Great Britain in 1868 and previous years. The
total quantity received last year from the colonies
was 633,512 bales, against 511,655 bales in 1867,
455,649 bales in 1866, 432,975 bales in 1865
375,881 bales in 1864, and 310,633 bales in ,863., Comparing 1868 with 1863, there has been an in-
crease of more than 100 per cent, in the total im-
port of wool, the heaviest relative augmentation
of foreign wool including goat and alpaca, into the
ports of London, Liverpool, Hull, and Grimsby in
1868 amounted to 236,233 bales against 257,197
in 1867.

MUSH FUXIN—TWO O'CLOCK.
UOVERNMENT FUNDS.;
1 f i
3 per Cent. Consols
92ik
Ditto for Account, 92 ad
I per Cont. Reduced
New 3 New per Ceut
4 per Cont. Jan. 1894
De. i poi- Cont. dan . 187 3
Aanuitie, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
for 30 yre, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Itecl Sea Toloh,raph), Aug., nut —
Exchequer bills, £1,090, 2 per Ct — pnt
Do.
..£5OO
Do.
£lOO & £2OO —
Do.
1i tak of Enaccountgland Stock, 4 par Cent
pm
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds ...... •...•.••....
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inter-Colonial Otnniunt
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INDIAN UOVERINMENT .
SECURIT .
lES.
In lia stock, 10; per Cont., April 1874.., Shut
Do. Opening, for Account ........
DDo. 6 per Uont..ful, 1880
o. 4 per Cent., Oct.
Do. Certificate., 1018