The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-27 00:00:00

RONEY MARKET

• AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Business to-day again showed symptoms of im-
provement, and prices were maintained in nearly
all the British and foreign Securities. Money is
still 24 to 4.
Consols are 94 4 for money; ditto, for Ac-
count, 934 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 931 s 4 ;
New Three per Cents, 931 s 4; Exchequer Bills
£l,OOO, 25 per Cent., 10 prem. ; Bank of England
Stock, 4 per Cent. 244.
India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, 211 ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124 4 ; ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct , 1888, 1025 4 ; ditto Eufaced Paper, 5
per Cent., Jan., 1872, 105; ditto 55 per Cent.,
May, 1879, 110.
In the Foreign Market, Italian Five per Cents.
Lave fallen 4 per cent., and New Spanish Three
per Cents. have improved 4, and Mexican Bonds
and Turkish Five per Cents. are 4 better. Italian
53 i ; Mexican, 154 4 ; Greek, 115 12 ; New
Spanish, 31 4; Turkish Five per Cent., 384 4 ;
Italian Scrip, 24 4 prem. ; New Russian Railway,
dis., par.
The Egyptian 7 per Cent. Loan is quoted 724
724 ex div., and the Honduras Loan 86 88 ex
coupon.
In the railway market Midlands have improved
4, Great Easterns and North Westerns and
South Eastern 4. The quotations are as fol-
lows :—Caledonian, 785 9 ; Great Western, 514
; Great Eastern, 424 4 ; Great Northern, 1074
85 ; ditto A, 1084 94 ; Lancashtre, 130 1305 ;
Metropolitan, 109 i 4 ; Midland, 1154 16 ; Sheffield,
474 84 ; Brighton, 524 4 ; North British, 35 4 ;
North Western, 1164 a ; North Eastern (Ber-
wick), 1035 44 ; South Eastern, 824 4 ; Chatham
and Dover, 174 4.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
tures are 41i 42, and the Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds 451 454, showing no alteration.
Great Indian Peninsula Railway New Four per
Cent. Debenture Stock is 90 91 ex div.
There were no gold operations at the Bank yes-
terday.
The America, for New York, has taken out
£70,000 in gold coins, which were received from
Paris yesterday.
The scheme which has been some time in pre-
paration for laying a submarine telegraph cable
between Suez and Bombay, we believe, is now com-
plete. It will be brought out under unusually
favourable circumstances, and with a strong direc-
torate. The need of an independent line of tele-
graphic communication between this country and
India, which shall be entirely under British control
throughout, has now become imperative ; and since
the first portion of the route—natnely,frona England
to Alexandria—has been so successfully accomplished
by the Anglo-Mediterranean line, the completion
of the plan by the Red Sea and Aden presents no
serious difficulties. It is stated that a cinsiderable
part of the capital has already been subscribed, and
that provisional contract ',for making and laying
the cable has been made with the Telegraph Con-
struction and Maintenance Company. Should the
intended enterprise be carried through successfully,
it will of course form a stage for further operations,
with a view to the necessary extensions to China
and Australia. _ _ _

It is stated that steps involving considerable
hardships to the shareholders in Smith, Knight,
and Co. (Limited), which is now being wound up,
have been taken by the liquidators. In August
last a call of no less than £25 per share was made
on the unfortunate contributories ; but, in order to
alleviate the burden, time was allowed. The liqui-
dators have, however, applied to the Court for
" balance orders," to enforce payment at once,
without discount or allowance. To avoid resort to
such painful extremities, it is hoped some more
humane course will be adopted.

With regard to the rumour about the burning of
the Rio custom-house, and the supposed enormous
losses, amounting to four or five millions sterling,
it is affirmed that the fire did not extend to more
than two of the numerous warehouses, and that the
losses have been ascertained not to be much more
than £45,000 or £50,000.

The secretary of the Italian Irrigation Canal
Company has given notice that he is now ready
to receive for payment the coupons, due the Ist
inst., of the Septennial Bonds and the obligations
of the company.
At the meeting of the proprietors of the London
and St. Katharine Docks Company the directors'
report, recommending a dividend of 11 per cent.
for the half year, free of income tax, was adopted,
after a long discussion.
At a meeting of the shareholders of the Albion
Bank (Limited), a dividend at the rate of 4 per
cent. was declared.

The half-yearly meeting of the London and
Blackwall Railway Company is convened for the
9th Feb.

At a meeting of the British Shipowners' Com-
pany (Limited) in Liverpool, a dividend of 10 per
cent. per annum was declared.
The report of the London and Provincial Marine
Insurance Company, to be presented on the 4th of
February, recommends the payment of interest for
the half-year at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum.
The directors of the Australian Agricultural
Company will recommend a dividend of 10s. per
share at the half-yearly meeting on the 9th of Feb.

Advices from Bradford announce the suspension
cf Messrs. M'Guard, Wand, and Co., stuff mer-
chants, " owing to the depression of trade." A
favourable liquidation is expected.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT fuNDs.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account,
3 per Cent. Reduced 93i i i
Now 3 per Cent
New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cen J an. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 ---
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2ilpor Ct.
Do. £5OO
Do. £lOO & £2OO —
Eauk of England Stock, 4 par Cent

_
Do. account —
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
liter-Colonial Uranium
INDIAN ...10VERNMENT SECURITIES
India stock, 10f per Cent., April 11874... 211
Do. Opening, for Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 pec Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Papui 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872
Do. 54 per 0.,.-it. May 1879 llO
Da 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 187'2 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
D... Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~....
Do_ Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
• Do. under .£l,OOO

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent
Do., Scrip £45 paid
Anitrian Bonds 5 per cent

Do. 159 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
Do. 4i per Cent., 1852 —
Do. do. 1858..... —
Do. do., 1860 —
Do. do., 1863 6Bl
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
Do Account ......... ..
II :Amos Ayres 6 per Cent.
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
0.4.11 tau 6 per Cent —
Do. 41 per Cent
Do. 3 per Cent.,
.120. 6 per ce• t. 1867 9l 3-1
Po. 7 per Cent., 1866
C 10 labial), 6 per Cent. -
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Danitbian Principalities, 7 per Cent 75
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 ... 801 1
Equador New Conz:olidated, 1 per Cent
E„,y, • 7 .
ptian, per cent •••
1-)0 Seeoud Issue . ...... 82
.2
Do. 41-Yll, 14,CIAS B3-1
Do. £10,) Bonds ,.... 85
1)364
Do. Account
Do. £suo Bones
Do. 1.100 Bonds 9O 1
English Scrip,:,l868
Do do. .£45 pd —
Government lililwav iiebeututel-: 963 6
Greets 5 per Cc.at., 1824 5, ex Coups —
lio. Aeccunt
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
Gaatemala 5
per Cent .. —
Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd
Italian 5 per Cert., 1865 B3k

,00. Account • . —
Do iklxremmana Railway —
iloxicar. 3 per Cent
Ditto for Account
Co. 1861 —
Do i-7. per Cont. Anglo-French —
d outbvidQau 6 per Gent. .. —
Acorish imperial 5 per Cent
Now Granada —

Do 3 per Cen —
Do. Deferred
Peruvian 5 per Cont. 1865
Do Account . ~
Do 41 per Cent. (Uri barren)
Do 41 per Cent., 1862 -. —
Do Account _
P..rtug-uese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'69,'2,';:- 361 1
Do. do. 1867 —
Do. do. Scrip, £2O pail —
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Si
Do 4f per Cent . 1850
Do 4 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent. , 1862
2
Do. Auglo-Dutcb, 1861, £lOO BondE., 914
Do. du. £B4 15s. do —
Do., 186 G, £lOO Bond.: 9ll i
Do. do £B4 13s. do —
Do Nicolas Railway 661
San haulm 0 per Cent
Spanish 3 per Cen .. .
Do. Account
Do. 1867 ... -
Do. Account
Do. New Deforreu 3Ol
Do. Account
Do. Passive
Do. Cow. Cert. of Coup. nut funded
Do. Account
Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan —
Do Government, 1864
Do do, 1868
Do do, Scrip —
Turkish 6 per Cent.

Do Account
Do 6 rr Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent., 1862 621
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1860
Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares)
Venezuela 3 per Cent.,
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Do 6 per Cent., 1562
Divideucts on the above payable in Loud°,
Austrian o psr Cent. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 44 per cent., Lx. 25f.
Dutch 2A- per CAut. Ex. 12 Gull
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ....

Do. Account
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Italia), 5 per Cont. 1831, E. Si.z

Do Account
CLOSING PRICES.
Consols, Money 1)31-
Do. Account, Feb. 4 ....93i

BOURSE, Ja❑. 26.—Th
closed as follows :

.ee o'clock.—The market

q per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 7O 44
Credit Mobilier 270
End of month 275
Credit Foncier
End of month —

Bank Shares 3030
' Its.b.an Loan
End of month —
Mexican Loan
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred
's. Cash_
Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern... • • 590
Western
Eastern ............ .. 568
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 467f
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman 46
...

RAILWAY

WRECKS ON 7.11 E GOODIVIN SANDS.

RAMSGATE, Jan. 24.

Early this morning, during blowing weather and
a very hard frost, signal guns and rockets were
fired from the Gull light ship (says Captain Shaw),
and the steamtug Aid and lifeboat Bradford were
thereupon manned with all despatch and taken out
of the harbour. Before leaving a large light was
observed in the direction of the North Sand Head,
and they therefore made direct for that point, but
the light disappeared before they reached there.
They, however, discovered a large vessel on shore
with a steamer and three luggers in attendance ;
on speaking her the master stated that he did not
require any further assistance, but reported that
another ship was stranded just inside them. The
steamer and lifeboat then went in search of her
and found she was stranded near the Coast
Goodwin Buoy, and that she was abandoned.

Thinking she might be got afloat again, a
hawser was taken on board her from the steamer,
some of her deck load of timber was thrown over-
board, and every endeavour made to tow her off,
but without avail. While thus occupied the Rams-
gate lugger Princess Alice arrived with the ship-
wrecked crew, who had previously left and gone
ashore about nine o'clock. Being past high tide,
and the vessel being full of water, her rudder un-
shipped, masts settled down, and rigging all slack,
showing that her keel was broken, the hawser was
let go, and her crew of seven men taken into the
lifeboat, which was taken in tow by the steamer.
They then returned to Ramsgate Harbour, which
they reached about 11 o'clock. The first vessel
seen ashore was the bark Lady Westmorland, from
Newcastle to Carthagena. She was extricated from
the sands by a steamer and hovelling boats. The
other vessel proved to be the brig Carl, of Rostock,
and she was bound from Viborg to Calle, with a
cargo of deals.

Foreign i ail racKet

MAILS DUE.
&ustralla and New Zealand, via Southampton..... Jan• 30.
......Jan --
Ditto, via " arsenics ............ .......•.
3'Ditto, via Pi.....ama ....... .......... ........... Jan 28
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video .......... Feb. 3.
Ditto, by French packet .......... ........ Feb. 22.
Cape Voids, by Brazil paoaet ....... ..... Feb. 3.
Cape of Good Hupe. Ascension, and St. Helena.... Jan. 27.
China, Penang, end Singapore, via Southampton.. Jan, 30.
~Jan 30
ibraltar, via Southampton .....................
udia, via Southampton • ..
unto, via Marseil.es ...... ....... 31!
laita, "4.7 Pt, &c. ..... ................ 30.
Ditto, Marseilles Jan. 27
klatritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via
Southampton
Feb. 15
Ditto, Marseilles
ewfoundla no
•• .. ... .
eOr tug al ....
United States, anada, California, Ste., by British
Ditto, ppDaiicttkitooeb:ybCyadtnitaLtdi(itaceßndapsltacitiamkteeostrper.k.e.t Jan 30
....
Jan 27
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ......Feb. 3
West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha-
Jan 23
mas)
Falkland Islands
Cuba and Mexico
Bermuda, via Halifax„„ ..
Bahamas, via New York

LAUNCH OF A LlFEBOAT.—Yesterday the town of
Weymouth was the scene of a great demonstration in
honour of the launching of a lifeboat presented to the Na-
tional Lifeboat Institution by the Earl of Strafford. An
imposing procession was formed, the lifeboat, fully
manned and equipped, being paraded through the town,
mounted on a transporting carriage, and drawn by six
horses. The ceremony of the presentation of the boat to
the town having taken place, she was named the Agnes
Harriet, by Lady Ashley, and immediately afterwards
the launch was completed. The lifeboat, which is 33
feet long and 8 feet wide, was satisfactorily tested, and
the Coastguard men, under the command of Captain
Barrett, subsequently practically illustrated the use of the
rocket apparatus. A vessel moored off the Esplanade
made signals of distress, and by means of the apparatus
the crew were rescued from their supposed perilous
situation.

LIFE BOATS.—The members of the London Coal
Exchange have, through James Dixon, Esq., chairman of
the Coal Factors' Society ; W. L. Hinton, Esq., chairman
of the Coal Merchants' Society ; and Robert Peters, Esq.,
honorary secretary of the last-named society, presented to
the National Lifeboat Institution £703 10s., to defray the
cost of the splendid large lifeboat stationed at Southwold,
on the coast of Suffolk, which the donors wish named the
"London Coal Exchange."

BRITISH SHIPOWNERS' ASSOCIATION.--A meeting
of this company was held at Liverpool on Monday. The
report stated that the profits of the year ou completed
voyages amounted to .£67,025 lie sd. A dividend of 10
per cent. for the year was declared, and £30,000 was car-
ried to the depreciation account, leaviug a balance of
£2,429 2s 4d to be carried forward.

THE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS.—
A most interesting and instructive little work, describing briefly
but with great clearness, the rise and progress of watch and
clock makin , has just been published by Mr J. W. Benson, of
25, Old Bond-street, 99, Westbourne-grove, and the City Steam
Factory, 56 and 60, Ludgate-hill. The book, which is profusely
illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches
and clocks, with their prices, and no one should make a purchase
without visiting the above establishments or consulting this truly
valuable work. By its aid persons residing in any part of tte
United Kingdom, India, or the Colonies, are enabled to select for
themselves the watch best adapted for their use, and have it sent
to them with perfect safety. Mr. Benson, who holds the appoint-
ment to the Prince of Wales, sends this pamphlet to any address
on receipt of two postage stamps, and we cannot too strongly
recommend A to the notice of the iutondiug purchase.