The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-28 00:00:00

.510.141.11 MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Stock Markets are firm At quotations,
in consequence of the fine weather and other favour-
able circumstances. The settlement which concludes
to-morrow is limiting business somewhat. The chief
feature is the demand for speculative Foreign Stocks.
Spanish has been as high as 37, upon the explanatory
Statement put forward by the Spanish Government
in. reference to the late colonial loan. Realisations
1,137 e, however, prevented this price being retained.
Egyptian and Peruvian are a further to higher.
Ritil ways are dull. Among smaller shares, Union
Rink have fallen ills, aiid Hudson's Bay are 2s 6d
higher. American railways are again firmer.
The Discount Market is quiet, and the nominal
quotation is not wore than to 1 per cent. In the
Stock Exchange, 1 to .12 per cent. is charged for
advances.

The English Funds are firm, at yesterday's Close.
Consols are inquired for, at 95;,-1 to 951 for delivery,
94L- to 944 ex div. for account ; New and Re-
duced Three per Cents., 944 to 94.1 ; Bank Stock,
216 to 218 • India Five per Cents., 1161 to 1161 ;
Exchequer Bills, 7s to 12s prem.
At the opening of the market the leading feature
in foreign stocks was a rise i❑ Spanish, which touched
37 ; they are now without change as compared with
yesterday, at 361 to 37. Peruvian are I better, at
85k to 86 ; and there is a rise of in Egyptian (1864)
at 81 to 82 ; and in the Viceroy's Seven per Cent.
Loan at 721 to 73/. The Nine per Cents. are 86i to
87i, and the Railway Debentures 91i- to 92-4.
Turkish are very firm, at 3711 to x ; Italian (1861),
501 to 51 ; Spanish, 36g- to 36 ?-c; and Mexican,
1q to 16k.
American Securities are firmer. United States
5-20 Bonds are dealt in at 711 to 72. Erie shares
and Illinois are each * better, the former being
marked at 45 to 46/ ; and the latter at 951 to
961.

English Railway shares are rather dull. Midland
is lower, at 1064 to 107 ; and a fall of ± has taken
place in Great Northern, at 102 to 103, and the A
Stock at 961 to 97±- ' • Caledonian is also worse,
at 74i to 741. On the other hand, an
improvement of -A- has been established in
South Eastern at 78/ to 79 ; London and North
Western, at 11 ,51 to 115/ ; Great Fastern, at 34i
to 341 ; and Great Western, at 53 to 53k. Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire are steady, at 128 to 1281 ;
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 521 to 521 ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43 to 431 ;
London, Chatham, and Dover, 19i to 191 ; Metro-
politan, 1111 to 112 i.
Foreign Railway shares are unaltered. Lombardo-
"Venetia is inquired for at 141 to 15 ; Great Luxem-
bura, Hi to it/.
Bank-shares are steady. Agra (A Shares) are
quoted at 10 to 10i ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. • Anglo-
Austrian, 5 to 5i ; Chartered Mercantile, 24 to 28;
Consolidated, 4i- to 41 ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial
Ottoman 1 to 1f prem.; London and County, 52 to
53 ; London and Westminster, 71 to 72 ; Oriental,
42 to 43; London Joint Stock, 35 to 36. Union
of London is lower, at 34i to. 35.
Foreign mining shares are rather dull. St. John
s adel Rey is without change, at 14 to 18k ; Port
la to lit; Chontales are K lower, at to 1i

In Miscellaneous Securities Anglo-American Tele-
graph is k lower at 22a to 22i ; Atlantic Telegraph 8
Per Cent., 5 to 5k ; Hudson's Bay is k higher, at 15i
to 16 ; London General Omnibus, 1-4 to 2k.
Including the sum of £175,000 sent into the Bank
°I England yesterday, these operations have this week
resulted in a balance of £391,000 in favour of the
stock held.
The Douro has arrived from the West Indies with
£502,000 in specie, chiefly silver, from Mexico.
The Dover Castle has brought £71,684 from Mel-
bourne.

At the meeting of creditors of Mr. Couvelas, held
at Manchester yesterday, it was intimated that an
offer had been made of 10s in the pound to be guaran-
teed by Messrs. Couvelas, of Constantinople (together
With the balance of the shipments to India), to be
Paid in three, six, nine, and twelve months. The
meeting,
win
folio however, decided on an assignment to the
g gentlemen : Mr. Slagg, Mr. Waterhouse,
and Mr. Watkin, these gentlemen to have power to
act for the creditors. The total liabilities amount to
i 58,919 is 4d, and the assets are estimated at
'36,163 2s 9d, leaving a deficiency of £22,755 18s 7d.
The Choutales • Mining Company have called a
meeting for the 16th June to submit to the share-
holders a proposal to raise £30,000 by the issue Of
debentures.
The report of the African Steamship Company re-
e°nitnends a distribution of profits for the half year
ending with April last, of lOs per share.
The London and North-Western Railway traffic
return shows this week a decrease of £3,005, oom-
Tared with the corresponding period of 1867 ; the
!''-lidland an increase of £lO2 ; the Great Northern an
Increase of £755 ; and the Great Eastern an increase
of £1,031.
it The traffic receipts of the Bahia and San Francisco
ailwaY Company for the week ending April 18th
11:0W an increase of £336 ; the receipts of the Great
uxeinburg for the week ending May 24th, an in-
..rezt.se of £1,304 ; the Bombay, Baroda, and Central
India, Railway for the week ending April 4th an in-
crease of
£958
; and the Buenos Ayres and Great
Railway an increase of £1,050, as com-
pared with the correspounding periods of 1867.
According to Messrs. Satterthwaite, there has been
'luring the past week a quiet market on the London
Stock Exchange for American securities ; but the de-
cision of the Senate on the impeachment of the Presi-
dent has imparted firmness to quotations, and although
to day there have been some sales to realise profits,
the closing price for United States 5-20 Bonds is 1 per
ent• higher than this day week, the 1862 Bonds being
ig to 71i and the 1865 issue, mg to 70,i. Illinois Cen-
but ral have advanced $1 per share, viz., to 95/ to 96k ;
Eries, at 45/ to 46k, show no alteration. For
Virginia Six per Cents. there has been some demand
consequent on the advance reported in the New
York market, and Illinois Sterling Redemption
Bends are somewhat inquired for. Atlantic and Great
Western Consolidated Bonds and Debentures remain
unaltered."

BRITISH FUNDS-.T WO O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 Per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, June 4 ... • 941 I
94/ 1
8
per Cent. Reduced
94/ 1
-,„." 3 per Cent
ND 02/ per Cont. Jan. 1894
Do. per Cent. is an. 1873
Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1881' —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
.L, Do (Red Sea Televa,) Aug-, pm
1908 —
444choquer Bills, £l,oooph 2, per CA
Do. £5OO ,
, Do.
£lOO & £2OO —
1-1.-Lnk of England Stock, 4/per Cent —
Do. Account
i IxDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
1 adia toelr, 10/ per Cent., AprillB74 ...
DO. Account
5 Per
Cent. July, 1880
7,0. 4 Cent., Oct. 1888
uo. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 9O
DO' 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
1.1,0. 5} per Cent., May 1879 —
"° 5 per Cent., Rep. Deb. 1872 —
Do.do. 1877 —
, Do. do. 1882 lO4l
•L',.,t, nob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 —
",0• Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
"0. under £l,000
• •A.r
FOREIGN I''UNDS —T WO CLOCK.
•sentine Repulic, 6 per Cent
Au ttrian B d sper Cent. 1859
Brazilian
Br • • " s' P
an 5 per Cent — xd
`23. 41 per Cent., 1852 —
V.O. do., 1858....
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do., W) lB
1.,'-'°- do., 1863 —
''°. 5 per Cent., 1865
, 90 Account 7- 71'
'''' .en os Ayres 6 per Cent B7
euit,26ppeerrCeeenutt..(Deferrsd 3 per Cent ) 47
751
C ii-
pe Cent
Do. 4/ per Cent —
10. 6 per Cont,, 13
Til)o-, 1867 •••
'''°, 7 per 1866 lO3
bo Scrip ,Cent., .
01 s £32 paid
, .
Inman, 6 per Cent.
3 pqr Cent., 1825........, —
unbian Principalities, 7 par Cent 72 3
D Bir °,, per Cent., 1867 —
ileador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
07P1ian, 7 per Cent ••• -
/;°. Second Issue •• •••
Vs's. L5OO Bonds —
DO' £lOO Bonds —
Do. 1864
Do Account - 21
•
DO. 450 Bonds • —
p. £lOO Bonds ••• • • 83
(44overnal6nt Rail we.y Debentures ....
Da 5 per Cent 1821-5, ex Coups
s
•1 ccount
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-,-,_ xioupong
G. 10:: Account
tif,'' irutte• 5 per Cent. .. —
it;ll,6uras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., .£25 p
,taa, 5
b ' Per Cert. 1.65 —
0, Account
ount
ht ~x.
.00' i- m
aremtnana Raiway 764
~IDitto=3 per Cunt —
Duitr Account
1864
D
e° 8 Der Cont. Anglo-French —
ontevid2tot g per Cent. —
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No ;v - -InPerial 5 per Cent
1),s• GrauLada. l5l 1
-.° 3 Per e„ 37/
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and Warrants (Hectares)
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