The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

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CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Consols are quiet to-thy at 92 / for money ;
litto, for Account, 92/ ; Three per Cent. Re-
duced, 92/ ; New Tkree per Cents, 92/ ;
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO,
and £5OO, —; Bank of England Stock, 4 per
Cent., —•

India Stock, 10f per Cent., April, 1874, shut ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1114 ; ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct., 1888, 1004
There is still a fair business doing in Discounts,
but the supply of money already increasing, the
terms barely exceed 31. Advances from d:iy to
day on the Funds are called 21 per cent.
In the Foreign Stock Market business has been
contracted but firm. Brazilian Bonds are quoted,
831 to 832 ; Portuguese, 331 to 344 ; Egyptian
(1864), 881 to 891; ditto (1868), 791 to 791 ; Vice-
roy's Seven per Cent., 821 to 83 ; ditto Niue per
Cents., 95 to 951; Italian, 53i to 53i ; Mexican,
12 to 121; Peruvian, 76 to 761 ; Russian (1822),
851 to 861; Orel, 80; to 804 ; Ctiarkof, 784 to
794 ; Spanish, 281 to 281 ; Turkish Five per
Cents., 441 to 41-; and ditto Six per Cent., 651
to 66 ex div.

In the railway market Caledonian are 79 to 791 ;
Great Eastern, 381 to 384 ; Great Northern, 107
to 108 ; Great IYestern, 501 to 504 ; London
and Brighton, 441 to 45; London, Chatham, and
Dover, 1 t to 17; ; London and North Western,
118:1 to 1194 ; London and South Western, 89 to
91; Metropolitan, 97 to 971.
American Five-Twenty Bonds are 801 to 80i ;
and Erie shares 191 to 20.

Iu Bauk Shares London and Westminster have
improved, and are now at 614 to 621 ; Oriental, at
41 to 42 ; and Union of London, at 36i to 37k.
Agra (A) is s better, at 1O to 11. Anglo Austrian
is firm, at lo to 16 prem., ex div.
In Miscellaneous Securities yesterday's prices are
unaltered.

The sum of £51,000 in gold was taken to the
Bank yesterday, including 15,000 sovereigns from
Brazil.

The colonial produce markets this week have
been freely supplied, but there has not been much
activity in the demand. Rather larger quantities
of coffee have been offered at auction, and although
for good and fine qualities steady rates have been
obtained, the transactions in other kinds have
generally been at terms in favour of buyers.
There is still but little inquiry for native Ceylon,
and some parcels brought forward to-day were
bought in. Srigar has been quiet, without altera-
tion. A fair amount of West India hits been sold,
and several floating cargoes of foreign for the
United Kingdom. Rice continues dull, and soft
grain qualities have been parted with at lower rates.
The quarterly sales of indigo are advertised for the
12th inst., to contain 7,600 chests. Saltpetre at pub-
lic sale to-day was bought in above the value. A
large busirn ss has been effected in cotton, at ad-
vanced quotations. The common descriptions of
cocoa hale been disposed of at a slight decline. Tea
has been very quiet, but, to day there was a little
more dispositiiu to buy. Sales of China are de-
clared for next week.

A m.,teting was held yesterday of the Hudson's
Bay Company, when the directors' rep rt was
adopted, an 1 a dividend declared for the half your
of Bs. per share, making a total distf ibution for the
twelve mouths of 145., or 31- per cent.
At the meeting yesterday of the Atlantic Tele-
graphiCompany, the. report of the directors, which
has already been published, was adopted, and they
were authorised to pay a dividend at the rate of 8
per cent. per annum on the first and second Pre-
ference Stocks, as well as to apply the debentures
in the hands of the company to paying charges ou
capital account.
At the meeting yesterday of the Oriental Hotels
Company (Limited) the directors' report was
adopted. The business of the Galle Hotel has con-
tinued to improve, the net profits for the year 1863
being £4,204, or £777 more than in 1867 ; but a:
the Cairo del the net profits have been only
£1,229. Since the date of the last meeting the
Board have received the report of the completion of
the Cairo Hotel ; and it' was mentioned that the
extra charges for the building and for c•arnmision
to architects and surveyors have all exceedel the
estimate. The directors have consequently been
unable to meet the instalments due to the contractor
at their due dates, but he shows continued forbear-
ance and support.

BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.
UOVEUMIENT FUNDS.

3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, July 7
3 per Cent. Reduced 921 1
NIS 07 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cen Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 188(' —
Do. for 30 yra, expire sth April 1885 --
Do (Red Sea Telek,raphl. Aug., 1908 —
lExchoqu;r Bills, £:1,000, 2f p. U. March 3 pm
Do. 3 do. June
Do £lO9, £2OO & .£5OO —
Bank of England Stock, 4} per Cent
lie. opening —
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
Inter-Colonial Cranium
INDIAN GOVERNMENT BECURITIEB
India W took, 10f per Cent., April 1874 —
Do. Opening, for Account —
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
Do. Eufaced Pao,' 4 per Cent..... —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ....
D. 5f per Ozat. May 1879
Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872
Do do 1877
Do. do. 1882 —
U.,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l,OOO

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republle, 6 per Cent 79 81 I
ix -Arian Bonds 5 per cent • —
Do. 1859
Braziliaai 5 per Cent ..•
00. 41 per Cent. 1852 Do. do 1858.... —
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Do. no. 186'i
Do. do., 1863 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
Do Account., - ...................... . 83}.
Blenos Ayres 6 per Cent. ...............
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Cusa, 6 per Cent. —
Cotßan 6 per Cent
Do. 4i per Oent
Do. 3 per Cent.,
I o. 6 per wit. 1867 A
Do. 7 per Cent., 1866
11 lo alnan, 6 per Cent.
Danisti 3 per Cent., 1825
Dairibi.an Principalities, 7 ler Cent —
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 —
Fqualor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent
Egyptian, 7 per Cent . B3'
Do Second Issue
Do..£suL iionds —

Do. 4.1f1d 80nd5....
Do. Its6l
Do. Account
Do. 4;00 Bonds ......
Do. I.IOC Bonds 9O -
Do. 7 per Cent., 1868
Uovorualent Itsilwav Debenturos
Greeir 5 per Cont., 1824. 5, ex Coups
Do. Account

..... SGk

Do. Coupons , •
Do. Account -
1 tatetuala 5 per Cent .. —
Honduras Gov Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd 82i
lt•iliau 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Do. Account ... B2l 2
Do Marommana Railway —
ii exic a L 3 per Cent —
Ditto igt AOCOUllt..mgotemitioutteemm "'