The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-20 00:00:00

MONEY- MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
Consols are 928 3 for money ; ditto, for Ac-
count, —; Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 ;
New Three per Cents, 931 e ; Bank of England
Stock, 4 per Cent., 244 2.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 211 12 ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121; ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct., 1888, 1022 ; ditto Enfaced Paper, 5
per Cent., 106 ; ditto 51 per Cent., 111.
In the Foreign Market, Italian of 1868, are 81 to
premium ; Argentine, 81 to 811 ; Brazilian of
1865, 81 to 811 ; Chi!ian of 1867, 91 to 95 ;
Egyptian of 1864, at 87 to 88 ; ditto of
1868, 711 to 75 ; Italian of 1861, 578 to 571 ;
Mexican, 15a to 154 ; Peruvian of 1865, 788 to
781 ; Russian of 1866, 93 to 94; ditto Nicjlai,
67 to 671 ; ditto Orel, 821 to 83 ; ditto Moscow,
80f to 81 ; Spanish of 1867, 31i to 1 ; Turkish of
1858, 67 to 68 ; ditto of 1862, 66 to 67 ; and ditto
1865, 41i to 111.
In the Railway Market Metrorolitan has de-
clined 1 per cent., viz., to 1081 to 109 ; while Mid-
land has improved the present price being 122 a
to ; London and North Western, 1191 to 1 ; Great
Western, 528 to 1 ; London and South Western,
91 to 93 ; Great Eastern, 381 to 4 ; Brighton, 511
to ; South Eastern, 821 to ; Great Northern,
1122 ; ditto A, 112 to 1 ; Caledonian, 78i to
; and Loudon, Chatham, and Dover, 17 to 1.
American Five-Twenty Bonds are 781 to ;
Erie shares, 241 to 25.

There were no gold operations at the Bank yes-
terday.
The Ilipparchus mail steamer from Liverpoo
has taken out £lBO,OOO for! Brazil and the River
P late.

A. telegram received from Havanna reports that
city to be in a " complete state of disorganisation."
Advices from the Mauritius state that a new
Guaranteed Six per Cent. Loan for £lOO,OOO is
contemplated by the Legislature of the colony.
It is uuderstood that the National Bank will press
forward with all possible expedition their appeal
against the decision of Vice-Chancellor Maims in
the case of Charles Lafitte and Co. (Limited). In
any result the bank, it is stated, are not likely to
lose more than £BO,OOO, since, although the deci-
sion involved £230,000, with three years' interest,
the various ultimate adjustments in connection with
the Case would bring the matter within that compass.
The report of the Liverpool National Steamship
Company shows a balance of £76,316, after paying
a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum,
and providing for depreciation.
At the meeting of the Bahia Steam Navigation
Company (Limited), the directors' report, which
announced that they cannot recommend the pay-
mentr of a dividend, was adopted.
The annual meeting of the Commercial Union
Bsuralme Company is convenel for the 9th of
March.

The half•yearly report of the London, Tilbury,
and Southend Railway Company, states that the
receipts have amounted to £36,911 las., and the
expenses to £22,466 9s. lid., leaving a balance of
414,115 08.1 d.
The report of the North and South-Western
Junction Railway recommends the payment of a
dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
The demand in the iron trade for rails has been
ao large of late that it is stated all the works, both
in Wales and the North of England, are full of
orders up to Saturday next. The requirements
are principally for Russia, but Austria and Hun-
gary are likewise taking good qualities. In the
other branches of the trade there is not the same
activity.

At the sale at the " Open Stock Exchange
(limited)," yesterday, Agricultural Hotel and
Partners' Club Company (Limited), fully paid, sold
at 298, per share ; Albert Life Assurance Company,
410 paid, £1 os. share; Alhambra Company
(Limited), £8 "mid, £8 Ss. share ; Star and
Garter Hotel Company (Limited), fully paid 19s.
6d. per share.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
, titYVEItNMENT ruNDS.
0 per Cent. Consols
Ditto fur Account,
3
por Cent,. Reduced 93} it i
New 3 per Cent
New 21 por Cent. Jan. 1891
Da. a per Oen Ja n . 1873
Annuitied, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 V —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchociu:.r Bills, .£17,, 0097 221 per Ot.
-

_
Do. £5OO -
Do. £lOO & £2OO —
Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent

Do. acceunt —
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
Inter-Colonial Uranium —

INDIAN dOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India stock 104 per Ceut., April 1874 211 12
Do. Opening, for Account -
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates _
_
Do. Enlaced Pape. 4 por Cent
Do. 5 per Centjan. 1872
106
Do. 51 per CenW May 1879 lll
D 4 5 per Cent., Rup, Deb. 1872 —
D• do, 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
Da. Deb., 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873 •
Do, Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
De. under £l.OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, t per Cent
Do., Scrip X 4,5 paid ..
Aeritrie.n Bonds 5 per sent
Do. 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
00.4} per Cent. 1852 Do. do. 1858.... —
bo. dc 186 , 72
Do.
....,
do 1863
13
it.4...scepoeurn.C: ent., 1865
84
•enos Ayres 6 per Cent.
ro, Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
s'llb"., 6 per Cent.
Lo.Ouilian 6 per Cent
Do.--
3 per Cent.,
'-'.,„ 0. 6 per 1867 95
, -1-1, 0- 7 per Cent., 1866
‘-, le nbian, 6 per Cent.
D 0
Datvbian Principalities, 7 I,er Cent 7B
.L, 8 per Cent., 1867
it quadpr New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 4,ptan, 7 per Cent — j
I'n Nftecwid Issue .. ..
Do. £SOC Bonds —
1)0. £lOO Bonds • •••. 86
Do. - 1864 —
, Account
J,Jo• 4500 Bonds
Do. 410 e 881
Bonds B9l
English Scrip, 1868 75 41
Gove
Do do- £45 pd — die
ent ailway Debentures .
areet 5 perrnm Cent., 1821- 5, ox Coups —96i 1
Dot Account . •
120. Coupons
, L/0. Account ,• --
~.k*uaternala 5 per Cent .. —
ital
-uondurasGov•Rail.Loan , 10p. Ct., all pd 85
Dan 5 Per C ent , 1865. _
~-)0. Account
...
lip°. Maremmana Railway —
Ditto"'cat 3 per Cent _
for Account —
D°De
1864
ti.
eozort
ei6o.Bll:p eadiaraaCup:6Cont.i,a
.p e 1
r 5 Anglo-Frenchepoenr C.eu
....ott ...
98
Do 3 per Con —
Do D f b
Per • e erred
[lrian per Cent. 1865
Do Account
.. 781 1
Do
44 Per Cent. (Uriburren) ..... .„....
D° 44 Per Cent.. 1862 •• —? Do Account .
ittiguese 3 per Ct.,1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2,'s
_361 1
1 D do. 1867
°' do. Scrip, £2O paid
4qe •
,slan 5 por Cent., 1822, £ St
"D° 41 per Cent . 1850
Do
o 41 per Cent., 1860
1)c, l',l Per Cent., 1859 531
,0 per Cent., 1862
4-'O.
Do Anglo -Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds.,
b du.
Do°, -I -866, £lOO Bonds 15s.
do.
."
9-34
c 1,.) £B4 15s. do —:
Do •,, . Nicolas Railway 67}
r,ard,niau 5
pt,i. Cent
°Palliall 3 per Cen . Da: AccfAmt
Do:
~,,:000....
pAi:aceBscws6o:uvDneet f e r r e
311 1
iie• Account
1)
Do: Com. Cert, of Coup. not funded
S Account . —
,zwedish Provincial Mortgage Loan
Do
Governnaent, 1864
a u:kish 6 Per Cent.
.JD° do, Scrip
Pr.
..,,..
Do Account
1:15 6 , ............
, Per Cent. 1858
‘lO Aecount