The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-19 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The demand for money is moderate, but rates are
well supported at 21 to 3 per cent. Some transac-
tions have taken place at 1 below the Bank mini-
mum for very short papea.
Consols are 934 3 for money ; ditto, for Ac-
count, 934 1; Three pei Cent. Reduced, 911 1 ;
New Tkree per Cents, 911 1 ; Exchequer Bills,
£l,OOO, 24 per Cent., --:; Bank of England Stock,
4 per Cent., shut.
India Stock, 104 per ,Cent., April, 1874, ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124 ; ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct., 1888, ; ditto Enfaced Paper 5 per
Cent., Jan., 1872, 105 ; ditto Bonds under £l,OOO,
10 18 prem.
The foreign stock market is firm, at the follow-
ing quotations :—ltalian, 551 6 ; Mexican, 15 1 ;
Greek 12 1 ; New Spanish, 311 4 ; Turkish Five
per Cents., 411 4 ; Peruvian 1865, 781 9 ; New
Russian Railway, 77i 4 .
The business done in the Railway Market is as
follows :—Caledonian, 80 4 1 ; Great Western, 494
; Great Eastern, 37 ; Great Nerthern, 1074
84; ditto A 107 4 4 ; Lancashire, 123 4 ; Metro-
politan, 1034 ; ditto Extension, 1024 34 ;
Midland, 1161 17 ; Sheffield, 531 ; London and
Brighton, 49 94 ; North British, 351 ; London
and North Western, 1131 144 ; North Eastern
(Berwick), 102 3 ; South Eastern, 754 ; and
London, Chatham, and Dover 164 1.
There were no gold operations at the Bank yes-
terday.
The Jason, from Sydney, has brought £32,400.
Of the £550,000 of silver brought by the Loui-
siana to St. Nazaire about £400,000 is for England
and the remainder for France. The bulk will pro-
bably be taken for China.
The coupon due on the Ist proximo en the Hon-
duras Government Ten per Cent. Railway Loan is
announced for payment.
Messrs. J. H. Schroder and Co. have announced
the half-yearly interest on the bonds of the New
Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad
Company Second Mortgage Construction Bonds,
due on the Ist April next.
The Manchester Courier states that Mr. Robert
Heywood, in the Bradford Trade, has suspended
payment. His liabilities are, however, small.
The Leeds Mercury announces the failure of
Messrs. W. and J. Lea, brass casters, Bloomsbury,
Wolverhampton; liabilities from £B,OOO to £9,000;
assets show Bs. Bd. in the pound, and 6s. is offered
in several instalments.
The Master of the Rolls has ordered a further
dividend of 3s. 6d. per pound (making with former
dividends 10s. 6d.) to be paid to the creditors of the
Financial Corporation.
Vice-Chancellor Sir W. W. James has appointed
Mr. John Bath to be the official liquidator of the
Masonic Union Company (Limited).
The ordinary meeting of the Credit Fonder of
Mauritius (Limited) will be held on the 25th inst.,
when a dividend will be declared.
The first ordinary annual meeting of the United
Land Company (Limited) is convened for the 31st
inst., when a dividend is to be declared.
With reference to the North British Railway the
following official telegram has been received at the
Stock Exchange :—" Surplus revenue of this com-
pany for last half-year will admit of dividends on
the preference stocks down to and inclusive of
Monkland Preference (ordinary) stock, and to the
extent of 12s. per cent. per annum on Edinburgh
and Glasgow Preference (ordinary) stock. Pay-
ment of these dividends will be made in deferred
warrants.
At the fifteenth annual meeting of the Briton