The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-11 00:00:00

KOiih3l

AND
CO tIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Government Securities to day somewhat im-
proved in value, and may now be quoted 6- per cent.
higher. There was some inquiry after Spanish
Stock, and although the price gave way at the early
part of the day, it recovered towards the afternoon.
Consols are 92/ 4 for money; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 92i ; New Three per Cents, 92/
Exchequer Bills, £5OO, 24 per Cent., 6 prem. ; ditto
£lOO and £2OO, 5 prem.
India Stock, 104 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 12 ; ditto, 4 per
Cent., Oct., 1888. 1024 3 ; ditto, Enfaced Paper,
4 per Cent., 914 ; ditto, Bonds £l,OOO, 9 prem. ;
ditto, under £l,OOO, 11 prem.

In the Foreign Market prices are follows :
Brazilian of 1865, 774 to 781; Chilian of 1867,
961 to 4; Egyptian of 1864, £3l to .1 ; ditto
of 1868, 734 741 ; Italian of 186 i 561 to
1 ; ditto Tobacco Loan, 31 to 4 prem. ; Mexi-
can 158 to 1 ; Peruvian of 1865, 811 to 1 ;
Russian of 1866, 891 to 901 ; ditto Nicolai, 651 to
1; ditto Orel, 791 to 801 ; ditto Moscow-Jaroslaw,
784 to 72, ex div. ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 1 to Of
dis ; ditto Charcow-Krementschug, 4 dis. to 1
prem. ; Spanish of 1867, 321 to 1 ; Turkish of 1853,
631 to 641 ; ditto of 1862, 638 to 641 ; and ditto of
1865, 391 to 40i.
In Railway stocks Metropolitan has declined
per cant. Great Eastern and South Eastern are
also f lower, Prices are quoted as follows :
London and North Western, 1128 to 1 ; Great
Western, 481 to 49 ; Midland, 1121 to 1 ; London
and South Western, 87 to 88 ; Great Eastern, 401
to 44 ; Brighton, 481 to s ; South Eastern, 791
to 791 ; Metropolitan, 103} to 1031 ; Great North-
ern, 106 to 107 ; ditto A, 1071 to ; Caledonian,
741 to ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 161
to 171.
There is a rise of 1 to 4 per cent. in Atlantic and
Great Western Debentures and Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds, viz., to 404 to 41 and 42 to 1 respec-
tively. Erie shares, 254 to 26.
In Bank Shares Citys are 11i to 121 ; Imperial,
174 to 181 ; London and County, 504 to 511 ;
London Joint-Stock, 354 to 361 ; London and
Westminster, 674 to 681 ; Union of London,
39; to -I.

For Miscellaneous Securities prices are stationary.
National Discount,-,114 to 121 ; General Credit,
to 2 die. ; International Financial, 11 to 11
din. ; Hudson's Bay, 13k to ; Telegraph Con-
struction, 15 to *; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per
,Cent. Preference, 3 11-16 to 13-16; and Anglo-
Anaerican, 211 to
About £16,000 in bar gold was purchased by
the Bank, and 20,000 sovereigns were withdrawn
for India.

The Admiralty will reeeive tenders on the 21st
instant for the supply of 300,000 lbs. of soap,
5,000 bushels of split peas, 2,500 bushels of oats,
500,000 lbs. of sugar, and 100,000 lbs. of tobacco.
With reference to the Roumanian Railway Loan,
it appears that the amount is £1,200,000, with in-
terest guaranteed at the rate of 7f per cent. The
Price of emission is £7l per bond, and the whole is
tedeenaable in sixty years by a sinking fund of
1-10th per cent. The line to be constructed is
from
Galatz to Bucharest, passing through the
principal towns on the route. Subscription lists
41.° Opened at Berlin and in Holland.
In the long-protracted case of the Agriculturist
Cattle Insurance Company, notice is given that the
Master of the Rolls intends, on the 18th instant, to
flake a call on the contributories at the rate of no
zees than £250 per share of £2O, and of £62 10s.
Per share of £5. With all its defects and short-
eol4ings, the limited liability system has never yet
produced so monstrous a case as this.
It is notified that Vine-Chancellor Malins has
aPPointed Mr. John Young, the accountant,
to be liquidator of the Saint Nazaire Company
(Limited).
At the meeting of the Italian Irrigation (Canal
eavour) Company held at Turin on Wednesday,
the concordat was duly carried. This will put an
end to the bankruptcy, and enable the company to
resume payment of interest on the Ist January
text.

At the meeting of the African Steamship Coin-
PanY the directors' report was adopted, and a divi-
dend of Bs. per share declared for the half-year,
free of income tax, in addition to a further pay-
baent of 2s. from the surplus.
The London and South Western Railway Corn-
tarlY have given notice that the new line from
Kingston, Norbiton, Malden, Wimbledon, and
Tooting, to Ludgate-hill, will be opened for traffic
on the Ist January.
The half-yearly meeting of the Ceylon Company
(Limited) will be held on the 22d inst., " for the
Purpose of declaring an interim dividend."
The Great Luxembourg Company have given
notice that the annual drawing for the reimburse-
ment of the obligations and preference shares will
aka place at Brussels on the 14th inst.
The report of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central
India Railway Company for the half-year ending
trh June last has been issued, in anticipation of
," Meeting. The net revenue amounts to £98,838
19a. 101, compared with £108,171 Bs. 4d. in the
corresponding period of 1867.
b 4r. IL L. Bristowe, of the firm of Bristowe
kirothers, was yesterday elected a member of the
committee of the Stock Exchange, vice Mr. Aaron
voldscaid, resigned.
_Th4 return from the Bank of England for the
Zsek ended the 9th December gives the following
Rent
when compared with the previous week :
144 b,. £3,063,536 Decrease £5,100
Ale deposits
Oer deposits 17,608,301 ... Decrease.. 477,577
th
ia.‘_ a other side of the account :
",vorament semi-
OtreB £15,074,874 ... No change.
liwer securities 17,378,559 ... Increase ... 185,180
1.,,t unemployed 8,563,815 Increase 66,530
j)7 amount of notes in circulation is £23,200,140,
1, Mon decrease of £309,970 ; and the stock of
4in both departments is £1,7841,669, showing
: decrease of £245,779, when compared with the
preceding return.
Subjoined is a comparison of the present position
of
the Bank of England and the prices of Consols
andi French Relates with the corresponding week of
fat Year :

Same Week

At Present.

last Year.
Bullhese on
r"
9,641,529 13,262,572
Notate
in circulation 28,200,140 23,400,985
(:40 f discount
%lois
Fryer xontes 69f. 60c.

INITISII FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
QOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Per Cent. Consols
a Ditto for Account
ler Cent. Reduced 921 1,
1./;11 3 per Cent
D 0 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
5 per
tliluities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.
r,O. for 30 yre, expire sth April 1885 —
tx`',o (Iced Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Do
('uccitter Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct — Pm
Do £5OO
iii,„C
Sauk °f England Stock, 4 per Cent
c 3440, acceuat
Ihte4'ta 4 per Cent. Bonds '
rCelonial Omnium
14,1•111rUN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
iila C'toelc, 104 per Cent., April 1874 Shut
)i°o. Opening, for Account —
po'
.45 Per Cent.
Oct
18SiO 1124 12
°o•' ** Per Cent., Oct. 1888
DoCertificates —
.
aced Pape, 4 per Cent 9ll
Co. 5 per Cent., Jau. 1872
D° * 51 per Ovat. May 1379 —
Dos per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
do. 1877 —
Le
0., nob, do. 1882
_.
bo. D , 5 per Cent., Aug. 18/ 3., —
n ()ends, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO . 9 Pm
0. under .£I.OOU
VOItRIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
Ar ,e,,,,.•
130'`10e Repubhc, 6 per Cent 774
_
4114;' Scrip £45 paid ..
_
lan bonds 5 per cent .
1344 iii 1)0. 1859 —
DO, ,all 5 Per Cent —
00: '1 Per C0nt.,1852 _
° do.
1858....
111'
....0. do., 1860 —
do., 1863 674