The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL [I4TELI IGICNCE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Business on the Stock Exchange is perfectly in-
active. In the absence of transactions the tendency
is dull, though no change can be reported either in the
Funds or in the principal foreign stocks. Railways,
however, are but feebly supported, and in several in-
stances prices have slightly relapsed.
The demand for money is moderate, and the terms
in the open market remain a point or two above the
Bank minimum of 2 per cent.
The English Funds are steady, but, without
quotable change. Consols are 94 to 94k for money,
and 94 to 92,i- ex div. for account ; New and
Reduced, 921 to 92a ; Bank Stock, 244 to 246 ;
India Five per Cents., 115/ to 1161 ; Exchequer
Bins, 103 to 15s prem.
There is no change in Foreign Stocks, the tone
being steady. The quotations are :—Mexican, 151
to 151 ; Greek, 13 to 13lz ; New. Spanish, 35A to
35 ; Italian, 48/ to 481; Turkish, 34a to 34i;
Chilian (1866), 101 to 102 ; ditto (1867), 95 to 96 ;
Egyptian (1864), 78 to 79 ; ditto Railway Deben-
ture; 881 to 891 ; Viceroy's 7 per Cents., 70i- to
71 ; and the 9 per Cents., 89 to 90.
American securities are auiet. Illinois are offered
at a reduction of 4- per cent.' the present price being
04 to 951. Erie are quoted 451 to 46i. The 5-20
bolids are 70,i to 70k.
The home railway market is quiet, and the ten-
dency is apparently downwards. Great Northern,
Midland, and Brighton, are offered. Lancashire,
South Eastern, and Caledonian are, on the other
hand, firmer. The prices are :—Lancashire and
York-shire, 1271 to 128± ; Midland, 107 to 107 i ;
South Eastern, 74 to 741 ; London and North
Western, 115 to 115 k ; Great Northern, 102 to 103 ;
ditto (A), 96 to 97 ; Great Eastern, 33a to 33a ;
Great Western, 531- to 531 ; Brighton, 531 to 54 ;
Metropolitan, 112 to 112 k ; Caledonian, 75 to 751 ;
and Chatham, 18± to 181.
Bank Shares are in little or no request, and prices
are without change. Agra (A. shares), is quoted at
9:11 to 10i-; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; Anglo-Aus-
trian' 44 to 5 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to
29 ; Consolidated, 41 to 41 ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ;
London and County, 52 to 53 ; London and West-
minster, 69l to ; Imperial Ottoman, Ito 1 prem. ;
Oriental, 42 to 43 ex thy. ; London iint-Stock, 35
36 ; and Union of London, 34 to 35.
Finance shares are quiet. Credit Foncier, 21 to 3
General Credit, 2 to 2 dis. International Finance,
2i to 1 dis.

Foreign Mining Shares are steady. St. John del
Reys are inquired for at 19 to 20 ; Port Philip,
to 1i; Chon tales, 2A. to 21.
Business is reported in London and St. Katherine's
Dock Stock at 45, being fiat.
Miscellaneous Securities meet with little attention,
and prices are without movement. Anglo-American
Telegraph, 24 to 23g ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
at
tnl to 15
t4153-16i1;is to 5 5-16ths • t Hudson's Bay steady,
Fore-street Warehouse, la to If dis ;
London General Omnibus, 1 to 2i ; National Dis-
count, 10 to 10f ; Ocean Marine Insurance, 14 to 15
Prom- ; Thames and Mersey, 4i to 5 ; Universal
Marine, dis to i prem.
The sum of £750,000 in English coin was with-
drawn from the Bank yesterday for export.
The Scotia has arrived from New York with
£46,500 in specie-
The Briton leaves for the Cape with £lO,OOO in
gecie ; the Oneida, for the Brazils,
with £142,000
gold ; and the Bangalore, for the East, with £lO,OOO
gold and £4,000 silver, for Bombay.
The next .biddings for bills on Calcutta and Madras
Will take place on the 20th inst, when £200,000 will
be offered.
The numbers are published of 502 bonds of the
Imperial Ottoman Six per Cent. Loan of 1862,
aln""ting to £107,000, which have been drawn for
ent at par on the Ist July.
The half-yearly dividend on the Ecuador Debt, due
oil the Ist November last, will be paid on the 22nd
inst., at the rate of 10 per cent.
AiThe annual general meeting of the Great Britain
utual Life Assurance Company has been called for
the 26th inst.
The annual general meeting of the Law Fire Insu-
rance has been convened for the 26th inst.
anal Company will be held on the 2nd June.
n The Eastern Exchange Bank, Liverpool, have an-
:ounced a final return of capital to the extent of five-
oe'lls_per share, making a total of £4 15s 6d out of
• La paid un
The - .
following is Messrs. Pixley's weekly report of
taboc,,blillion market :—" Gold : The aarivals since the
„„2,1 coninrise the following amounts :—.£62,000
ussia him New York ; £16,800, Pennsylvania,
; £35,000, City of London, from ditto;
':5,"", Tripoli, from ditto ; £31,850, Seine, from
fr'"z"s
! • £1,320, Etna, from' Halifax ;
.£4,500 Lagos,
si'lia)
ng Af'rica ; total, .£180,970. The above total, con-
chiefly of American gold coin, has been tttken
,fo,r the Continent. The demand for bars is not by any
-eans
i 5 active, and the Bank has received about
during the week ; on the other hand £157,000
yocipally sovereigns, have been withdrawn. The
xi,anza has taken
.£5 770 to Madras, and the La Plata
J:1.50 to the West 'lndies.—Silver : The Hammonia
•--75 'r°llght £32,200, and the Weser £83,500 Dore
ilver, from
New York. The market for fine bars
_
quiet, and the demand for India slack, the
V.3:anza having taken only £17,300 to Bombay.
afces, therefore, remain as quoted below, and there
11,7x11.0 signs at present of an upward tendency.—
tZe man Dollars : We have not any arrivals to report
he Market remains quiet, and prices nominal. Ex-
ea",.nge on India for drafts by the banks is rather
is to
We quote 60 day's sight drafts is 11fd to
b_llid Calcutta and Madras ; is 112 d to is 11id
Mbay. The council bills sold yesterday were
allotted at the rate of 48 per cent. to applicants at
i,,11d for Calcutta and Madras ; above that in full.
hero were no allotments on Bombay. India Govern-
lll:leteLutosa.n Notes are again rather higher. The prices
Govern-
are
882 to 894- for 4 per cents. ; 1031 to 1041 for
; and 1082 to 1091 for 5i per cents."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING
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