The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

CITY, Two o'C,LOCK,

Consols are 921 . for money; ditto, for Ac-
count, 921 1 4 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 91 908 ;
New Tkree per Cents, 901 1 ; Exchequer Bills
£l,OOO, • ditto £lOO, £2OO, and L5OO, —;

Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 212.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 114 I; ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct., 1888, 104- 1 4 ; ditto Enfaced Paper,
5 per Cent., 105 ; ditto Debentures, 1021.
In the foreign market the quotations are as fol-
lows :—Brazilian. 771 to 781 ; Chilian, 951 to 961 ;
Egyptian (1864), 85 to 86 ; ditto (1868), 744 to
74f ; Viceroy Seven per Cents, 771 to 78f ; do.
Nine per Cents., 95 to 96.
In the Railway market there has been a rise of
1 in Metropolitan, but other lines are as last quoted.
The half-monthly settlement in shares and
foreign stocks will begin to-morrow (" continua-
tion day"), and end on Friday.

There were no bullion operations at the Bank
yesterday, but a moderate amount, now in the mar-
ket, is expected to be taken there during the next
few days, in addition to £165,500 by the steamer
Somersetshire, which has just arrived from Mel-
bourne. A considerable sum is now due from Aus-
tralia, and remittances are also expected from
abroad, owing to the upward tendency of the Con-
tinental exchanges, arising from recent large pur-
chases of foreign stocks here, including, it is stated,
about one million sterling of United States 5-20
Bonds.
The advices from Lisbon state that the bill
authorising the loan concluded with Messrs. Fruh-
ling and Gosclien has been approved by the com-
mittee of the Cortes.

According to Havannah advices via New York, a
committee of supervisors has been appointed in
Cuba to take charge of all the property confiscated
in consequence of the owners having participated in
the insurrection.

At the annual general meeting of the proprietors
of the Trust and Agency Company of Australasia
(Limited), a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent.
per annum, with a bonus of 2s. per share, was
declared.

The annual meeting of the Kingholm Tweed
Company was held yesterday at the City Termi-
nus Hotel, Cannon-street. The recommendation
of the directors, which was adopted, was to wind
up the company voluntarily, and with as little ex-
pense as possible.

The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of £685, compared with the
corresponding period of last year ; and the Brighton
a decrease of £6BO.

The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway
of Canada, for the week ending the 17th ult., shows
au increase of £2,891 over last year; and that of
the Great Western of Canada for the week ending
the 7th just. an increase of £231.

The annual meeting of the English shareholders
In the Royal Swedish Railway Company is called
for the 2d of June at the London Tavern.
We have received from the Mexican Bondholders
Committee an extract from the report on the
budget of the Republic for the financial year
1869-70, sent up by the majority of the committee
on the estimates to the Mexican Congress. In this
report the claims of the creditors of the Republic
are fully recognised, and a forcible appeal is made
to the Legislature to uphold the national credit by
taking steps to secure the application of a specific
appropriation to the payment of the interest due to
creditors.

Tae annual report of the Dunaburg and Witepsk
Railway Company has been issued. It appears
that the net receipts for 1868 amounted to
Re. 341,077 09 as compared with Rs. 271,060 41
for 1867.
Mr. F. F. Ruffen has been appointed by Vice-
Chancellor Sir Richard Malius provisional official
liquidator of the Clerks' Supply Association
(Limited)

BRITISH FUNDS-TWO O'CLOCK.

GOVRILNAIENT FUNDS.
3 Per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account,
3 per Cent. Reduced 9l L_•01
Now 3 per Cent
ew 2* per Cent. Jan. 1894
Du. 5 por Cen Jan . 187 3
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth JAIL, 188t' —
Do. for 31) yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sou Telehrapli), At:g., 190 E —
Bxcliegii,r Bills, £l,oou, 24 2/ per Ct —
Do £5OO
Do. £lOO & £2OO _
Bank of England Stock. 44 per Cent
[l'l- opening
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds
Inter-Colonial Omni= —
INDIAN dOVERNMENT SECURITIEb
India k'tock 10* per Cent., April 1874 —
Do. Opening, for Account -
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Pape* 4 per Cent...».
Roo. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ••••610•••••••
.. 51 Per emt. May 1879 dn.
Do
6 per
DO Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
do 1877
„ Do. do. 1882 —
s.P:•. Dab., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
O. Bonds, 4 per Cent., ..£l,OOO
'Io. under .£l.OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOWL.
Axgentine Republic, 6 per Cent
Do. Scrip £45 paid
. AWitrian Bonds to per cent .. —
Do. 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
,f3°. 41 Per Cent. 1852 —
"..0. do. 1858.... —
„"0. do. 1860
UO. do., 1863 —
Do. -
D
a per Cent., 1665 —
B Account 771 8
-eoo/3 Ayres 6
per Cent.
Da 2 per Cent. ( p
Deferred 3per Cent.
etth'., 6 per Cont.
04111R11 6 per Cent
* per Cent —
Do. 3 pe r Cent
~
I 0. 6 per cent. 1867
Do. 7 per Cent 1866
C lo nbian, 6 per Cent.
t, •
Danish, 3 per Cent 1825
•, .••...•.
min tnan Principalities, 7 per Cent 754
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 ...
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent,
t typtian, 7 per Cent...
DC Second issue
Do. £sot, Bonds 791
Do. £lOO Bonds
• •... 82*
Do. 1864 ..

...
84 4
Account
Do.
Do. 4500 Bonds
Do. £IOG Bonds B6} 5
English Scrip,-1868 741
De a0.£45 pd
dis
Government R alilza4 5, ex Coups v Debentures
Greek 5 per Cont.,
Do. Account -
•
Do. Coupons
.. -
-•-•
Do. Account
all pd - 'Op. Ct.,
-
r-lqattmala 5 per CeLntooin.,
lioudurasGovßail.
lt4,ian 5 per Cent.,
-
-
.30. Account . lB6°
-
Do MAremmana Railway
13 121
blexicar. 3 per Cent
_
Ditto for Account
Do. 1864
-
_.
Do per Cont. Anglo-French..
_
cuoutevicleau 6 per Cent
Cent
171-
Moctish Imperial 5 per New Granada
-
Do 3 per Cell
-
Do. Deferred ............ ..
-
Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865
76
Do Account ............................... • _
Do 4i per Cent. art :tiarren) .... ''' -
Do 41 per Cent., 1862 -.
-
Do Accouut ..... ••.... ........
,:,i ,2 ,i• -
Portuguese 3 per Ct., 18.5.3, '6, 7, '3,'' - . -
Do. do.
1867
e- do.
Russi
an
POS ear Cent. 81c8r2iP2, £42(S) paid
Ba}-
q Per Cent . 450 -
un 'l. Per Cent., IE6O -
Do per Cent., 1859
83 i
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Pn-
Do
-
do, Scrip ..
87}
Do. Anglo-Dutcl,, 1861, 4100 Booth.
Do.
do. £B,l 15s. d 0...
8---731 I
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds
Do.
ti 3 £B4 15s. do. . -63 2
Do Nicolas It•tilwar
8 t• • . ' , ..' "'
ar quan o Pt r ,Lt
6PalliNli 3 per Cio t- l
...
DO. A, etllll. ..• . -
Do. Do. 1867
t-7.
Account . • -i-t
-
1:10Do. New °r 7a ...................
. Account -
-
bo Passive .... : ..........
S u°'Po Coca. Cert. . .
01 Coui . not funded -
' Account
_-
wedish Provincial Mortgage Loan
•••.•••
Do Government, 1864
De do, 1868 -
-
Tur:i.) 6 psr Cent. ........ .-
-
Do Ac .ou,t .................. ~ ....... ••
TWO O'CLOCK.
92-1,
oousols, Money
921 I
De. Account, Juno 1