The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-14 00:00:00

?iIONE Y MAR-KET

A ND

rIOXIIIERCIAL INTELL!fitNng,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Tne tsant return is more favourable than was ex-
pected from the extent to which gold has been sent
away in connection, as is believed, with the French
loan. The bullion has fallen -off rather considerably,
but the stock is still within a fraction of twenty-one
millions, while the diminution in the reserve still
leaves that item above eleven millions and a quarter.
There is a reduction in the private securities, indi-
c•ating a lessened demand for money, a condition
which seems to be confirmed by the addition made
to the private deposits. The public deposits again
show a reduction, but there has been a repayment of
temporary advances made under the head of Govern-
ment Securities. The following are the actual changes
since the preceding. return :

Decrease in Circulation
Decrease in Public Deposits.
Increase in other Deposits...
Decrease in &comment Securities
Decrease in other Securities . 142,630
Decrease in Bullion
Increase in Rest

Decrease in Reserve
Bullio❑ in both Departments .....20,800,729
Reserve of Notes and Coin
Circulation, including Bank Post Bils 2.5,M4,672

The followin, is the return of paid clearing for the
Week ending Wednesday, August 12, as certified by
11Ir. J. C. Pocock, deputy inspector :
Aug. 6, Thursday; .£10,818,000

Aug. 7, Frilay 10,043,000
Aug. 8, S4turday 11,932,000
Aug. 10, Monday ... 9,564,000
Aug. 11, Tuesday 9,166,000
Aug. 12, Wednesday ... 9,337,000

Total X 60,915,000
As there have been no Stock Exchange settlements
in the week embraced in this return, the aggregate
clearing represents commercial operations exclusively;
and it may be inferred from the amount that they are
slightly ill creasing.
The discount demand is quiet, and rates rule at 2
Der cent.

The English Funds are dull. Consols are without
change, at 932- to 931 for money ; and 931 to 94 for
account. Now and Reduced Three per Cents., 931 to
94. India Five per Cent., 114:k to 115 ; Bank Stock,
247 to 249 ; Exchequer Bills, 13s to 18s prem.
Foreign Stocks are rather firmer, although the
changes are few and unimportant. Mexican, Greek,
and Portuguese are each / better. Turkish Five per
Cents. are in request at 38 to 387; ; Greek, 13 to
133 ; Spanish New Three per Cents., 331- to 34i ;
Italian, 521 to 52g; Danubian 7 per Cents., 74 to 76 ;
Peruvian, 79 to 792 ; Portuguese, 38/ to 38/ ; Vice-
roy of Egypt Loan, 721 to 731.
American Securities are heavy. United States
5-20 Bonds are k lower, at 71/ to 71 ; and Erie
Shares 1-, at 352 to 362. Illinois steady, at 91i to
021
2.

Atlantic and Great Western Debentures have
declined 2, to 385 to 39, and the COnsolidated Bonds
5, to 382 to 394.
The Honduras Loan is firm, at 824 to 831 s.
Great Indian Peninsula New 4 per Cent. Debenture
Stock is 944 to 954.
The French Atlantic Telegraph Company's shares
are firm at 1 to 14 prem.
English Railways, with one or two exceptions, are
fiat. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire is 5
lower at 425 to 43 ; Caledonian also 5 worse at
752 to 764 ' • London, Brighton and South Coast,
and London, Chatham, and Dover, 5 each, the former
being quoted at 525 to 522, ex. new ; and the latter
at 194 to 192. On the other hand Great Eastern is
better at 375 to 375 ; London and South-Western
at 92 to 93. Lancashire and Yorkshire is unaltered
at 1294 to 130 ; Midland 106 to 1065 ; Great
Northern, 1055 to 1064 ; ditto (A), 102 to 103 ;
Great Western, 484 to -48i1 ; Metropolitan, 111 to
112, ex. all.
Colonial Government Securities are steady. Canada
Six per Cent., remains at 103 to 105 ; ditto Five
Per Cent., 91 to 93; Mauritius Six per Cent.,
103 to 105 ; New South Wales Five per Cent.,
99 to 101 ;A. New Zealand Six per Cent., 110 to
112 ; Queensland Six per Cent., 105 to 106 ; Vic-
toria Six per Cent., 113 to 115.
Bank Shares are flat. London and Westminster,
London Joint-Stock, and Union of London are each 5
lower, being quoted at 665 to 675 ; 32 to 33 ; and
345 to 355 respectively. Imperial Ottoman is also
Worse, at 4 to 2 prem.; Agra (A shares) steady, at
112 to 12E ; Alliance, 11 to 10 dis. ; Anglo-Austrian,
€4 to 7 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ;
Consolidated 4 to 4g ; Imperial, 17 to 18 ; London
and County, 51 to 52 ; Oriental, 44 to 45.
In Miscellaneous Securities' Anglo-American Tele-
graph is 4hater' at 215 to 21 ; and Atlantic Tele-
graph Eight per Cent. 1-16, at 3 15-16 to 4 1-16 ;
Hudson's Bay is dull, at 155 to 15g, ; London General
Omnibus, 12 to 2 ; and Fore-street Warehouse, 4 dis.
to .1;7 prem.
Foreign Mining Shares are in little request. St.
John del Rey is marked at 19.. k to 20k ; Port Philip,
15 to 12 ; Choutales, to 25 : Rossa Grande, 3-16
to 5-16 prem.
Finance shares are without change. Credit Foncier
is quoted at 271- to 3 ; General Credit, 2g. to 25 dis. ;
International Finance, 14 to 1-z3- dis. ; London
Finance, 23 to 22 dis.
-The directors of the London General Omnibus
Company have called an extraordinary general half-
Yearly meeting for the let September, for the purpose
of enabling them to submit their report and to declare
a dividend.

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Peter-
orot,
igh Waterworks Company will be held on the
29th instant.
A. general court of the London Assurance Corpora-
t►on will take place on September 23, to consider a
dividend on the Consolidated Capital Stock for the
half-year ending at Michaelmas next.
The half-yearly meeting of the Salisbury and Dorset
Junction Railway has been called for the 28th inst.
for the transaction of the general business of the com-
pany.
The ordinary general meeting of the Mid Hants
Railway has been convened for the 31st inst., after
Which the meeting will be made special for the pur-
Pose of enabling the shareholders to assent to a scheme
of arrangement between the company and their credi-
tors.

At a meeting yesterday of Hodges' Distillery Com-
pany' directors' report was adopted. It was de-
cided to appoint a committee of investigation to re-
Port to a future meeting the advisability of carrying
on the concern or not.
A. fourth dividend of is 84 in the pound is an-
Cnounced to the creditors of the Oriental Commercial
onk at the offices of Messrs. Cooper Brothers and
A dividend of 1 per cent per annum has been de-
clared by the directors of the South Devon Railway
C°lnpany, against 11 for the corresponding period of
867.
There were no bullion operations reported at the
zarnk sterda v.
.rhe following are the arrivals for the 3rd series of
.1-_4ondon Colonial Wool sales, which commenced to-day
vid will terminate on the 29th of September :—Port
5,111111), 63,951 bales ; Sydney, 58,723 ; New Zealand,
Bt,!()°6 ; Adelaide, 12,022 ; Van Dieman's Land,
,
; Swan River, 355 ; Cape, 31,070 ; total bales,
225)603.

BRITISH FIINDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
~ GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
° Per Cent. Consols
3 Ditto for Account, Sept. 8
~1/4r Per Cent. Reduced 94 1
uw E_''o" 3 per Cent
" 21 per Cont. Jan. 1891
D. 5

A m 4. , pr C yrs, Jan.
"." uities,e SO expire sth Jan., 1880 —
,DO. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
"0 (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — xd
-I'-'4oquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ut l5 18 pm
1)0,
£5OO
h 1)0.
£lOO St £2OO ll
k of England Stock, 4 pot. Cent
r, "o. Account
'4llada 4 par Cent. Bonds —
1,.,,,, INDIAN aOVERNMENT SECURITIES
-,41a Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 ... 216}
"ho. Opening, for Account —
°. °. Per
Cent., Oct 1838 ent. Jul, 1880
,-,4 -et-_
0. Certificates _
go. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent —
"r,O. 0 per Cent Jan. 1872
DO.,
-°. 51-4 per May 1879 —
5 per Cent Rup Deb. 1872 ~ .
Do,
do. 1877 —
11
O. do. 1882 —
,-,'. Deb 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873
~
25 pm
"0. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
1)0. under £l.OOO
pm
FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK.
4.:)enttne Ropulic, 6 per Cent... - pm
13:.'_:tri.an Bonds, 5 per Cont. 1859
~2.lhan ;) per Cow
nl3. 4} Per Cont., 185? —
i,'). • do. 13-8 —
...Jo.
L° do., 18 ;i' —
1)
18133 661
3- .5 pdoox .L'ent. 1865
13 e),ll),oA.;l'4'3',lruels'tti pe , r
C,L1...
4 I!) 2 Per Cont. (Deferrmi 3 per Cent.)
,6 )1, Spor Cent.
,qiitta 6 per Cent
•••• •••
1)0.1)0. 41 per °Jut
e per Coat., 13
.h, 1867
.
-"l,'', 7 P"r Cent.,l.B!;G
~0
.c., . 1091
0 „ ~Scrip -32 paid
, t plbian, 6 per Cent
•",,,tubian
llriips, per Cent
.Iliad° ~ ~ r
„ , . r aew Coo4olidated, 1 per Con%
oYptittn 7pr (eat
....