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

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Consols are 92} for money ; ditto, for Ac-
count, —; Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 11 ;
New TLree per Cents, 93/ ; Bank of England
Stock, 4 per Cent., 211 2.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 211 12 ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ; ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct., 1888, 1021 ; 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 ; Chilian of 1867, 91 to 95 ;
Egyptian of 1861, at 87 to 88 ; ditto of
1868, 711 to 75 ; Italian of 1861, 571 to 573 ;
Mexican, 152- to 151 ; Peruvian of 1865, 781 to
78a ; Russian of 1866, 93 to 94; ditto Nicolai,
67 to 671 ; ditto Orel, 821 to 83 ; ditto Moscow,
80} to 81 ; Spanish of 1867, 311 to 1 ; Turkish of
1858, 67 to 68 ; ditto of 1862, 66 to 67 ; and ditto
1865, 411 to 411.
In the Railway Market Metro' olitan has de-
clined 1 per cent., viz., to 1081 to 109 ; while Mid-
land has improved 1, the present price being 1221
to 8 ; London and North Western, 1191 to 1 ; Great
Western, 521 to ; London and South Western,
91 to 93 ; Great Eastern, 381 to 1 ; Brighton, 511
to 11 ; South Eastern, 821 to 1 ; Great Northern,
1121 1131 ; ditto A, 112 to 1 ; Caledonian, 781 to
; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 17 to 1.
American Five-Twenty Bonds are 781 to 1;
Erie share;, 241 to 25.
There were no gold operations at the B.►nk yes-
terday.

The Hipparehus 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 111auritius state that a new
Guaranteed Six per Cent. Loan for £lOO,OOO is
contemplated by the Legislature of the colony.
It is understood that the National Bank will press
forward with all possible expedition their appeal
against the decision of Vice-Chancellor Malins 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
announc.2d that they cannot recommend the pay-
ment of a dividend, was adopted.
The annual meeting of the Commercial Union
Assurance Company is convenel for the 9th of
March.

The half-yearly report of the London, Tilbury,
anl Southend Railway Company, states that the
receipts have amounted to £36,911 10s., and the
expenses to £22,466 9s. 11d., leaving a balance of
14,445 Os. Id.
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
so large of late that it is stated all the woks, both
ja 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
d‘ (Lim'lte ),17 yesterday, Agricultural Hotel and
Farmers' Club Company (limited), fully paid, sold
at 295. er share ; Albert Life Assurance Company,
•£lO paid, £1 'as. share; Alhambra Company
(Limited), £8 paid, £8 Bs. share ; Star and
Garter Hotel Company (Limited), fully paid 19s.
6d. per share.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING I'UICES.
GOVERNMENT ruNns.
Per Cent. Ounsols
Ditto fur Account,
3 per Cent. Reduc.,d "3} I
New 3 par Cent
. .

NeW 21 -per Cent. Jan. ltiOl
Do. 5 per C,,n J 9. n. 1873
Aunuitios, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., Ibt, —
Do. for 3u yrs, expire sth April IbBs, —
Do (Rod Sea Tolet,rxpli), Aeg., 11.1.18 —
Exctmlitor Bills, £I,OOU, 2i per Ut.
Do. £5OO
Do. £lOO & £2OO —
Bauk of England Stock, 4par Cent

Do. account
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds
Inter-Colonial Uranium

INDIAN dOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India stock, 104 per Cent., April 1879 211 12
Do. Opening, for Account -
Do. 5 per Uent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Ylipet 4 per Cont —
Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872
Do. 54 per Cent. May 1879 lll
Da 5 per Cont., Eup. Deb. 1872 —
Do do. 1877 —
.., Do. do. 1882 —
D... Deb., 5 por Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l,OOO

FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.

• -
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ---
0., Scrip £45 paid
A.altrian Bonds 5 per cent
Do. 1859 —
_
Bruilian per Cent
00. 41 per Cent. 185? —
Do. do. 1838„,.
o. de. 186 ,
Do.
do 1863
~
_
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
84
Do Account
_
Buenos Ayres 6
p per Cent.
etxDba7o 2 peerrOceennti.(Deferred 3 per Cent ) I_
04.diart 6 per Cent
Do. 41 per Cent...
_
Do. 3 per Cent.,
95
Do. 6 per ce •t. 1867
_
Lo, 7 per Cent., 1866
_
Da embian, 6 per Cent.
_
nish, 3 per Cent., 1825 ,
Dan.,bian Principalities, 7 per Cent 7B
Do 8 per Cent, 1867 ....... ---
€lllltdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. zgyptian, 7 per Cent.... l'e Nicand 168110 •••• -
i
Do. £506 Rends
Do. £lOO Bonds
••••. 86
Do. - 1864 —
„ Do. Account
1
lio. 4500 Bonds 88
Do. 410 C Bonds -
• B9l English Scrip, 1868 75 41
Do do. £45 Pd die
, Government Railway Debentures
Greek 5 per Cont 1824.5, ex Coups
.1 Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent .. —
lionduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. C t., all pd 85
It t'•
.kluu 5 per rent., 1865
4-'O. Account'
tiDo Marernraana Railway
"lieut. per Cent —
Ditto
for Account
7, De.
1864 —
ll'•113 6 Per Cent. Anglo-French
"nterisovideau 6 per Cent. .. —
k" il imperial 5 per Cent
98
--6, Granada
"Jo 3 per Con —
, Do. Deferred
P eruvian. 5 per Cent. 1865
781 1
Do Account .• .
R 0 4/ per Cent. (Uribarren)
~,,,,,,; 4AlcepoeurnCtent.„ 1862 -. —
I'
rtguese 3 per Ct 1853, '6,
IDo. " 1867
do. — Do. d0.7,'9,'60,'2.'3 361 1
Scrip, £2O paid —
1 , •
tst;slan 5 per Cent., 1822, X St
".,.,° 4/ per Cent , 1850 Do
41 per Cent., 1860
531
irls.,o 3
lel Cont., 1859
--0 5 Per Cent., 1804
3. Anglo-Dutch, 1801, £lOO Roads..
Do.
4)0.'
do. £Bl 13s. do. ...
Do ' 1866 £lOO Bonds 93/
do £B4 1.55. do
Do Nicolas
811 - •Railway
ritunin b per Cent —
b
I)anish 3 per con .
•-
-Do. AlB67cc•Aint •....
.
Do.
Do. Account
311 1
Do. Nev, Deferren _
Do. Account
Do. Passive . 311
.... 1.... ••
. i)D(o)..C4oenlco.uCnetrt. of .. .......•funded
nut —
01v edish Provincial Mortgage Loan —
Do Government 1861
Do
T urkish 6 do,
- l868
Do
do, Scrip Fr-
per Cent.l ..... ..
Do Account .....,. ...
--.-
1:20 6 per Cent.lBsB
Lici 44ecault .............................

Do £lOO Bonds 74
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Do £lOl Bonds 67! 8
Do 5 per Oent. 1865
Di Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1860 64!
D.) I por Cent., Guaranteed
Do L.ol Warnoits (Hectares)
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
•
Do. Accaunt
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in Lou,lot:.
kustrisn o per Cont. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch aj per Cont. Ex. 12 Gull
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .....
Do. Account
French Relates, 3 per Cent.. Lx. 251
5 per Cont. 1831, E. 45i.
Do Account s7i I
CLOSING PRICES.
..)olvo!s, Money 924 3
Do. Account, March 4 92i 3