The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-02 00:00:00

MONEY-MAR

AND
COMi\IERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLooK.
There has Leen an active business to-day ;
foreign stocks, however, claimed the most atten-
tion, owing to the pacific intelligence from abroad.
Consols have improved 1, but Egyptian Bonds have
gone down 1. The rate of discount is still 21 to f.
ecCin7 1 ;
Consols 94 1 for money ; ditto, for Ac-
Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 f ;
New Tkree per Cents, 93a g ; Exchequer Bills
£l,OOO, 21 per Cent., 15 ; Bank of England Stock,
4 per Ceut., 2421.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 213 ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 12 ; ditto 4 per
P Per Cent., Oct., 1883, 1041 ; ditto Enfaced
aper) 4 per Cent., 921 ; ditto Debentures, 5 per
Cent., Aug., 1873, 1041.
In the Foreign Market Ital:an Bonds of
1868 have improved 1 per cent. ; ditto of 1861,
!;1°86r2 I i e 1,-Vitebsk, ; Russian of 1866, ; Turkish
ditto of 1858 and li 1865, ; Charcow-
rementechug, 4; and Peluvian of 1865,
Subjoined are the quotations :—Brazilian
1865,f
at 801- to 811 ; Chilian of 1867, at
931 to 941 ; Egyptian of 1861, 87 to 89 ;
ditto of 1868, at 731 to f ; Italian of 1861, 55f
,to ; ditto the Tobacco Loan, 5 to 1 prem. ;
gexican, 151 to 16 ; Peruvian of 1865, 761 to
; Russian of 1866, 911 to 921 ; ditto Nicolai,
67 tol ; ditto Ore], 811 to 82 ; ditto Moscow 791
to
80; ditto Charkof-Azof, 801 to 81 ; Chareow-
lirementschug, 801 to 1 ; Spanish of 1867, 31 to
; Turkish of 1858, 65 to ; ditto 1862, 64 to 1 ;
and ditto of 1865, 398 to 40.
In the railway market a decline of 8 per cent.
has taken place in Great -Western, South Eastern,
and Metropolitan, and a rise of in Midland and
Gl3righton. London and North Western, 1181 to f ;
Great Western, 53f ; Midland, 118 to 1 ; London
and South Western, 89 to 91 ; Great Eastern, 421
to 4 ; Brighton, 528 to a ; South Eastern, 84 to 1 ;
ketropolitan, 1098 tog ; Great Northern, 112 to
113 ; ditto A, 1121 to ; Caledonian, 791 to 1 ;
and London, Chatham and Dover, 178 to 18.
American 5-20 Bonds are quoted 741 to 76,
e
tsbh,eanwtuirnesg a rise of 1 ; Erie Railway shares, 26+ to
ing 1 better ; Atlantic and Great Western De-
, (401 to 1 ; and the Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds, 43i to 44.
At the Bank yesterday about £41,000 in bar
gold was withdrawn for abroad.
The Star of Peace has arrived from Geelong with
£34,500 in gold, and the Virginia, from New York,
With £8,500.
The Douro, for the West Indies, takes £lO,OOO
In silver and £6,000 in gold.
At the meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of
Egypt the dividend declared for the half year was
at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, in addition
to a bonus of £1 10s. per share.
At the meeting of the Ocean Marine Insurance
Company it was decided to pay ss. per share inte-
est and per share bonus, in addition to the
At distributionthe
e of ss. in July.
meeting of the shareholders of the Eng-
-1811, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank a
dividend for the half-year at the rate of 7 per cent.
Per
At
the
annum was declared.
meeting of the Anglo American Telegraph
C°lnpany a dividend of 5 per cent., or 103. per
Share for the quarter ending the 31st ult., was de-
clared.

.The
directors of the British Land Company
(Limited) have declared a further dividend of 5 per
cent., and a bonus of 10 per cent.
A meeting of the Italian Irrigation Septennial
bondholders is called for the sth instant, ,4 for
the consideration of questions affecting the future
interestsM the bondholders and the value of their
securities."

The half-yearly meeting of the General Steam
Navigation Company will be held on the 23d
1118tant.

The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
Week an increase of £1,651 over last year.

The traffic return of the Great Western Railway
or Canada for the week ending the 29th ult. shows
an increase of £3,546 over last year.
It is stated that the Duke of Richmond, as arbi-
trator, has given an award of £200,000 against the
London, Brighton, and South Coast Company, in
,the case of the dispute between this company and
the Surrey and Sussex line.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have fallen considerably, a dispute having, it is
Stated, arisen between the managers of this line
,a.nd the Erie Company, with reference to the nego-
`'a•tinns lately commenced fur a lease of the under-
taking.
With reference to the proposed new laws to be
Introduced for the completion of the Austrian net-
/s'erk of railways, the plans have been definitively
_settled and laid before the Ministry. The chief
Qtbject is to give material help to promote the con-
and ruction of those lines that, both from a political
industrial point of view, are of greater national
!Izportance than the local ones. The former are
:0 be assisted by a subvention or guarantee of divi-
:Y
&e., from the Government, while the latter,
4
this privilege conceded to them,
each burdens
e having to be allowed a very considerable reduction of
burdens as income, stamp, and other similar
taxes.
1, It is understood that the adverse turn in the
c'ench rate of exchange which has lel to the re-
:allt withdrawals of gold from the Bank was mainly
ti,lised by heavy sales on account of one of the
foreign establishments of Egyptian and other
prieign etnekS last week in our market, where the
r
were higher than at Paris.
ve-tbe following notification respecting the Go-
, r„.)11111ent dividends, &c., has been issued :
I:
e l "J'eban.k of England, February 1, 1869.—Notice is
deY given, that, in order to prepare the divi-
ti ,d,B due on the sth April, 1869, the balances
b the several accounts iu the following funds will
0 struck on the night of Monday, the Ist March,
1869)x3 viz.—New £3 per Cent. Annuities, Reduced
Per Cent. Annuities, Annuities for Thirty
c YesMl Annuities for Terms of Years, India £4 per
413101 e t. Stock. On Tuesday, the 2d of March, the
the dividend
funds will be transferable without
ste dividend due on the sth April next. Bank
rt„c:„ck_,: Shut, Wednesday, 17th March, 1869; open,
--ktay, 6th April, 1869."

4 24fortiltItislm'EtINSTUrFvUxD.Isisll.
31
3—TWII O'CLOCK.
rr Cent. Consols
93k
leper4Jito for Account,
931 11 1
Cent. Reduced
93i if
WA' 3 per Cent
ey\v'' 4 per Cent. Jan. 1894
A "'''C'' 6 per Con Jan. 1873 ..
D..ktinuiies, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Doe. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —t, (Red Sea Telehraph), Aug., 1908 —
Pm
'''bequor Bills, 41,000, 21!per Ct.
bo.
£5OO
De.
8 £lOO & 4200
242- 1
Pin
AIIIC of En land Stock, 4 per Cent
Do g
~, • account
~aro
In, s`tt 4 Per Cent. Bonds ter-Colonial Onaniurn
141,1',NAN GOVERNMENT SEcuxtmee
poa. tock,. 101 per Cent., April 11874 213 u • upening, for Account - -
1121 12
D 0. 5 per cent. July, 1880
O. 4 Pec Cent., Oct. 1888
r) o. Certificates
Do
921
„ • Enfaced Papei 4 per Cent
•.0• 6 per Cert., Jan. 1872
Do
5,1 Per C.lr.ut. May 1879
Do—
-3 0 per Cent., Bap. Deb. 1872
1877 —
do. , Do,
1882
do
104 f
."11•%. Deb., 5 per Cen.t., Aug. 1873 ......
-0. n
.- Pill
~ onds, 4 per Cont., 41,000
•,0• Under 41,000
Bepubhc per Cent ...
.)0.
... . ) .
4, -Li ip 44u paid .. ... —
Itrian 13ends 5 per cent
Bra m B - 1859 63/
141 lan 5 per Cent
3. li Per Cent 18-2
ifp,°• do ",
?
. 18:,.8 ...
-0. do
1861.
11-;°• do.'
...,0. 5 *, 1863
, per Ccut., 1865
B vo Account ...
Si i 3
~008 Ayres 6 ..... 'Fel; ..
..
...
2......::. —
6'1n.,.../,) 2 per Cent. (Deferrtd ..3
. Per Cent.)
,T'M..e., 6 per Cent. ............ ................ ••
6 per Cent
D°ll. 41 per Cent..., .... ..
.............. '-
: 63
per
ceoe,nt.t.,le.6
...7
n °. 7 per Cent 1866 ................
1001
..Lgalbi ~ ..................... 2
an g
' v Per Vent.

Danish, 3 per Cont. 1825 , —
Datritian Principalities, 7 per Cent —
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .. 83
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent
It;6yptian, 7 per Cent —
Do Second issue B3l
Do. £s'it, Bonds B3
Do. £lOO Bonds '
Do. 1864
Do. Account
Do. £5OO Bonds —
D0..£100 Bonds Bl
English Scrip, 1868, 73 1 1
Do do. £45 pd — d's
Government Railway Debentures 951
Green 5 per Cent., 182475, ex Coups —

Uo. account -
Do. Coupons --
Do. Account -
3 tateruala 5 per Cent .. —
Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd
ltl 'Attu 5 per ccr t., IStio —
.)o. Account . —
Do Ihretntuana Railway —
Uf,xican 3 per Cent
Ditto for Account
Do. 1804 —
Do q per Cent. Anglo-French —
.1 ontevidt:au 6 per Cent. . —
Slc orish Imperial 5 per Ceut
Vow Granada —

Do 3 per Cen —
Do. Deferral
Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account .. 761 1
Do 44 per Cont. (Uribarren)
Do 4f per Cent., 1862 -
Do Account
P.irtsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'6,,,'2.' 36*
Do. do. 1.67 —
Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail —
Russian 5 per Cent., 182 z, X bt
Do 4i per Cent. 1850
Do 4f per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Boucle 92 1
Do. do. £B4 15s. do —
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds —
Do. do £B4 15s. do —
Do Nicolas Railway —
Sar Julian o per Cent —
Spanish 3 per Ceti .
Do. Account
Do. 1867

Do. Account

Do. New Deferroa
Do. Account
Do. Passive

Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded —
Do. Account
Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan —
Do Government, 1864
Do do, 1868
Do do, Scrip
Turkish 6 per Cont.
00 Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds 66f
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account .. 64
Do £lOO Bonds 65
Do 5 per Cent. 1865
DJ Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1865 624
Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares)
Venezuela 3 per Cent.:
Do. Acc.ant
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in London.
A.ustnau o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins ..„ -_
Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates
Do. Account
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex 2sf. —
It.ilian 5 per Cent. 1851, E. zSf.
Do Account 554
TWO O'CLOCK.
o.3nsols,'Money 931
Do. Account, Feb. 4 931