The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-04 00:00:00

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NE i MA 11 li". E T

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
ADVANCE IN THE BANK RATE.

Tile Bank directors have to-day raised the offi-
ial minimum from 24 to 3 per cent. The feeling
being general that an advance was certain, 2/ per
NIL had been charged in the open market for three
rsoaths' bills, and for advances on Government
Stocks 2i to 3 per cent. was paid.
Consols are now at 931 1 to 934 for money;
ditto, for Account, 931 ; Three per Cent. Re-
il,4ced, 911 ; New Tree per Cents, 914 4 ;
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, prem. ; June,
11
Prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March,
Pairiteittaiapoclie.
rs;acJseutnnotec.,,k2,s3l7po.riempL Bankcent of A
;rung: alnBdStock,74,_
per Cent., July, 1880, 112/ 15 ; ditto 4
per C'ent, Oct., 1888, 1001 1 ; do. Enfaced Paper,
Per Cent., —; ditto Bonds £l,OOO, 25 prem. ;
ditto under £l,OOO, 30 prem.
„Foreign Stocks are dull. Italian are 531 to 534 ;
(Imo Tobacco Loan, 844 to 851 ; Mexican, 13 to
13i; Peruvian, 811-, to 82f ; Portuguese, 33 to 34 ;
(1
t7el) 81 to 814 ex div. ; Nicolas, 65 to 654 ex
; Moscow, 831 to 83; ; Charkof. 80 to 804 ;
Spanish 264 to 271; and Turkish Five per Cents.
621 to 421.
131 Railways prices are as follow :--Caledonian,
8,94 to 81 ex div. ; Great Eastern, 37 to 374 ;
Great Northern, 107 to 109 ; ditto (A), 106 to
1°64; Great Western, 564 to 56; London and
Brighton, 42+ to 42; ; London, Chatham, and
Dover, 164 to 17 ; London and North Western,
,
p, rto 119 ; London and South Western, 89 to
"it; Metropolitan, 83 to 834 ; Midland, 1171 to
48; North Eastern (Berwick), 1181 to 119 ;
alld South Eastern, 764 to 76/.
Anglo-American Telegraph is 4 higher at 201 to
2 °I; French Cable, 164 to 161 ; and Construction
and Maintenance, at 32 to 321.
In Miscellaneous Securities General Credit is
quiet at 14 to 1 dis. ; International Finance, 2 to
i 8 dis• ; National Discount, 10/ to 11 ; and
son Bay, 134 to 13/.
American Five-Twenty Bonds, 82/ to 831 ex
;v.; Ten-Forties, 761 to 77/ ; and_Erie Railroad
Shares, 201 to 21/.
A withdrawal of £36,000 in bar gold for the
Continent took place at the bullion office of the
Batik yesterday. At the same time 35,000 Bove-
eigns were received from Brazil.

The City of Antwerp from New York has ar-
rived with £4,000.
In consequence of large importations of foreign
Wheat and flour the corn market was dull, with a
°,? Ping tendency.
The Bank of Holland has raised its rate of dis-
%tint to 5 per cent.
Y
'renders for £230,000 in bills on India were re-
ceived at the Bank of England yesterday, and were
eatirel
allotted to Calcutta. The minimum was
1e(1) as before, at ls. 11d. Tenders at ls.
receive about 26 per cent.
The London, Asiatic, and American Company
(e'in:lited), agents for the Pennsylvanian Railroad
°llapany, are informed by telegram that the latter
°olllPany have declared a semi-annual dividend of
per cent.
With reference to the loan of £BO,OOO, repay-
/114e with interest in 1889, applied for by the Kew
and
other Bridges Joint Committee, we under-
stand that a portion of the loan was accepted at
the rate of £230 and £231 per £lOO, and that the
ruunittee are willing to accept the balance at the
latter rate.
The official liquidators of the Albert Life As-
ttic,ta4ee Company have convened a meeting of the
-Presentative Policyholders Committee for Mon-
day next, the Bth inst., for the purpose of consider-
ing a scheme which has been prepared, and has
rteived. the approval of the board of an old-
established life assurance society, under which
pill be
of Albert policies on lives now assurable
be granted new policies on equitable and ad-
balltageous terms. This arrangement, if adopted
the policyholders, will, in the opinion of the
kelludators, considerably reduce the liabilities of the
Ibert Company.
44eSSrs. Louis and Son, merchants, of Manchester
and Bradford, have issued a circular convening a
meeting of their creditors.
the directors of the City Offices Company (Li-
mited 30th) have issued their report, with accounts to
th' September last. It states that the success of
refe Policy recommended at the last meeting, to
iitl,"eve the company from its various responsibi-
"
k 3,,, has been complete. The debentures for
t
1000, which fell due on the Ist of July, were
punctually
provided for ; the loan of £40,000 bor-
oWecl On the security of the Lombard-street pro-
perty has been paid off, and the company placed in
iitte" ea !fectly secure position. The outstanding debts
cij been all paid, and nothing further being re-
jilsitr.ed 011 building account, the directors have felt
ed iu passing a resolution extinguishing the
the share
shares, and thereby reducing by £149,850
4,3-4suare capital. The rental now amounts to
L'B9o, exclusive of any return from the Lombard
til:tuange, the receipts of which from all sources
t° the present time have exceeded £5,000 ; and
taet directors consider it will require only a mode-
-43 improvement in the lettings to enable the
ti:!eholders at length to derive some benefit from
14 investments.

sacrum MUIS—TWO frOLOOK.
i kiOPERNMENT YUNDS.
Per (1 931 I I
Ditto-ou Consols
4 for Account, Dec. 1 931
N Per •Cent. Reduced 9ll 1
lieew a Per Cent
"i Per Cent. Jan. 1894
Doi -
104}
4.11 • 5 per Cen J5n.1876
..I,lllities, 60 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.
D°/°. for 30 yrs, expire sth April
.1,88.85 —....
14(. (lied Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1u
"'egttor Bills, £l,OOO, 21 p. et. March°
Do. 3 do. June 151
£lOO, £2OO & .£5OO
_3_ pm
nano England Stock, 41 per Cent
Q ingilli,43 per Cent. Bonds
r-Colonial Omnmm --
illd.ll4lA/1 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
114 %TAXI; 101 per Cent., April 1874...
b°,.; 9Pening, for Account
1141 15
14'3 Per cent. July, 1880
•1 Per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do' Certificates —
b°„' Etlfaced Papel 4 per Cent...... --
pn". 5 per Celt, Jan. 1872 4..
......
b,-' !i- per tient. May 1879
- "Per Cent Rup. Deb. 1872 —
0 -I
do 1877
a Do. do. 1882 —
e• Deb., 6 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Pm
110. Ronde, 4 per Cent., .£l,OOO
"o.liuder
.£l,OOO
4e" FOREION Fin; BS— TWO 08'OoL 0111.1 L.
All-41411e Republic, 6 per Cent i
—4l Bonds 5 per cent
11,,,,,,i4 Do. 1859 —
b-n`,lll, 5 per Cent —
0,-.. i per Cent. 1852 —;
LO, a° 1858.".• —
—Do °kJ 1860
b do 1863
1,,:.p per 'L'ent., 1865
li'lnt B3l
b-: Ayres 6 per Cent.
0I1;`,, Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont ) •-
iii,. U Per Cent.
/741 6 per Cent
4444 Per Cent
U 0.-,o. a. 0.4.4
b
~ Per Cent., 1866
kl 1 6 Per ceut. 1867
s:lblbian, 6 per cent.
1)84:1,ille 3 Per Cent , 1825
Do '''o Principalities, 7 ler Cent —° 8 Per 0 n
1td,31, N e t., 1867 _ --
44,itial ,(,vi' U.ousolidated, 1 per Cent
D°.l.) ! , per Cent....
0 ~(-og-Itt Issue
• ;:b t, Bo
~
1)0. 1"8
1864 —
D L°. 861
a. 47,„ Account
tio "0 bonds
.6,:. 410 C Bonds
Do.
7 . Per cent., 1868 ..- — 77 i 61
, 4,,,4100 Bouds 77*
..."
vre„''lnaent Railway Debentures -... 991 i
b.,: -u Per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups --
II Account
- o. u
.
Do, °lli° _IE
.
4,, 0. Account
tflott‘ttriala:s per Cent
It, 114800 V R.l L ..
10 Ct allpd 821
,iliti, 6 at . oun., p., ~ e. A Per CELL, 1865 —l3 ""ecount
4(iZlet,4„64lntat:a4ltttiiw'Ly —
Jaitte f: Per Cent —
r Account
40
Do 6°.r -u
P 1864 —
44 e Cent.
ket 1,4119841 6.per Cent
- 4°Perlal 5 Ango-Freuchper Cent -