The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-27 00:00:00

Business to-clay again showed symptoms of im-
provement, and prices were maintained in nearly
all the British and foreign Securities. Money is
still 21 to
Consols are 934 4 for money ; ditto, for Ac-
count, 931 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 -a ;
New 'Three per Cents, 933 s s ; Exchequer Bills
£l,OOO, 2i per Cent., 10 prem. ; Bank of England
Stock, 4 per Cent. 244.

India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 211 ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 1. ; ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct , 1888, 1021 4 ; litto Enfaced Paper, 5
per Cent., Jan., 1872, 105 ; ditto 5e per Cent.,
May, 1879, 110.
lu the Foreign Market, Italian Five per Cents.
have fallen e per cent., and New Spanish Three
per Cents. have improved 1, and Mexican Bonds
and Turkish Five per Cents. are e better. Italian
53 1-; Mexican, 15 ; Greek, He 12 ; New
Spanish, 31 4 ; Turkish Five per Cent., 381 1 ;
Italian Scrip, 21 prem. ; New Russian Railway,
dis., par.

The Egyptian 7 per Cent. Loan is quoted 7.2 i
72i, ex div., and the Honduras Loan 86 88 ex
Coupon.

In the railway market Midlands have improved
4, Great Easterns and North Westerns 4, and
South Eastern 4. The quotations are as fol-
lows :—Caledonian, 784 9 ; Great Western, 514
; Great Eastern, 428 a ; Great Northern, 1074
84 ; ditto A, 1084 91 ; Lancashtre, 130 1304 ;
Metropolitan, 1094 8 ; Midland, 1154 16 ; Sheffield,
474 81 ; Brighton, 521 s ; North British, 35 9 ;
North Western, 1161 ; _North Eastern (Ber-
wick), 1034 44 ; South Eastern, 824 4 ; Chatham
and Dower, 174 s.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
tures are 41 42, and the Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds 45 454, showing no alteration.
Great Indian Peninsula Railway New Four per
Cent. Debenture Stock is 90 91 ex div.

There were no gold operations at the Bank yes-
terday.

Me America, for New York, has taken out
£70,000 in gold coins, which were received from
Paris yesterday.

The scheme which has been some time in pre-
paration for laying a submarine telegraph cable
between Suez and Bombay, we believe, is now com-
plete. It will be brought out under unusually
favourable circumstances, and with a strong direc-
torate. The need of an independent line of tele-
graphic communication between this country and
India, which shall be entirely under British control
throughout, has now become imperative ; and since
the first portion of the route—natuely,from England

to Alexandria—has been so successf ally accomplished
by the Anglo-Mediterranean line, the completion
of the plan by the Red Sea and Aden presents no
serious difficulties. It is stated that a considerable
part of the capital has already been subscribed, and
that provisional contract ;,for making and laying
the cable has been made with the Telegraph Con-
struction and Maintenance Company. Should the
intended enterprise be carried through successfully,
it will of course form a stage for further operations,
with a view to the necessary extensions to China
and Australia.

It is stated that steps involving considerable
hardships to the shareholders in Smith, Knight,
and Co. (Limited), which is now being wound up,
have been taken by the liquidators. In August
last a call of no less than £25 per share was made
on the unfortunate contributories ; but, in order to
alleviate the burden, time was allowed. The liqui-
dators have, however, applied to the Court for
" balance orders," to enforce payment at once,
without discount or allowance. To avoid resort to
such painful extremities, it is hoped some more
humane course will be adopted.
With regard to the rumour about the burning of
the Rio custom-house, and the supposed enormous
losses, amounting to four or five millions sterling,
it is affirmed that the fire did not extend to more
than two of the numerous warehouses, and that the
losses have been ascertained not to be much more
than £45,000 or £50,000.

The secretary of the Italian Irrigation Canal
Company has given notice that he is now ready
to receive for payment the coupons, due the Ist
inst., of the Septennial Bonds and the obligations
of the company.

At the meeting of the proprietors of the London
and St. Katharine Docks Company the directors'
report, recommending a dividend of 11 per cent.
for the half year, free of income tax, was adopted,
after a long discussion.
•

At a meeting of the shareholders of the Albion
Bank (Limited), a dividend at the rate of 4 per
cent, was declared.

The half-yearly meeting of the London and
Blackwall Railway Company is convened for the
9th Feb.

At a meeting of the British Shipowners' Com-
pany (Limited) in Liverpool, a dividend of 10 per
cent. per annum was declared.

The report of the London and Provincial Marine
Insurance Company, to be presented ou the 4th of
February, recommends the payment of interest for
the half-year at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum.
The directors of the Australian Agricultural
Company will recommend a dividend of 10s. per
share at the half-yearly meeting on the 9th of Feb.
Advices from Bradford announce the suspension
of Messrs. M'Guard, Wand, and Co., stuff mer-
chants, " owing to the depression of trade." A
favourable liquidation is expected.

DRITISII FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
UOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account,
3 per Cent. Reduced 935 4 1
New 3 per Cent
blew 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent Jan. 1873
Annuities, 50 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exclioquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2Eper Ct.
Do. £5OO
Do. £lOO & £2OO —
Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent
Do. account
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
Inter-Colonial Cranium
INDIAN droYERNALENT BECURITIES
India stock, 104 per Cent., April 11874 2ll
Do. Opening, for Account -
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enlaced PapeL 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872
Do. 55 per Ca.nt. May 1879 llO
Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
D.,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ —
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l.OOO

FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
argentine Republic, F per Cent
Do., Scrip £45 paid ..
Aultrian Bonds 5 per cent

Do. 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
00. 41 per Cent., 1852 —
Do. do. 1858.... .............
Do. do., 1860 —
Do. do., 1863 6Bl
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Do Account 80; i i
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent.
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Cubs., 6 per Cent.
C.,tlian 6 per Cent —
'no. 41 per Cent...." ......... .. —
Do. 3 per Cent.,
I'o. 6 per ce t. 1867 9l 31
Po. 7 per Cent., 1866
o lo übian, 6 per Cent. - -
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825..
Danubi'an Principalities, 7 I.er Cent 75 -1,-
i'
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 ~......• 80 1
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent
Egyptian, 7 per Cent.. •.•
11u Second issue ..
Do. .Ls9t, twirls B3l
Do. £lOO Bonds ~... 85
De. 1564
Do. Account
Do. £5OO Bonds
bo. 410 C Bonds 9O I
English Serip,7,l868
Do do. £45 pd —
Government it•tilwav Debeui ure,: 961 6
Greets 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups —
Do. Acceunt ...
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
Glatettiala 5 per cent .. —
Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd
ltiliau 5 per Cu.t., 1865 ~