The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-07 00:00:00

NON E4'Y MATIBIKT

AND
OMIT.ERCIAL INTNLLTOF2I47,A

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

Consols improved a trifle to-day, and for a Satur-
day business was rather active, the cause being an
unexpected rise in the Bank rate at the beginning
of the ensuing week. Foreign Stocks have parti-
cipated in the slight improvement, but railway
and bank shares remain as previously quoted.
The discount market is quiet, but firm, at 1i
to 2 per cent. The Stock Exchange quotation for
loans is 1 to Ifr per cent.

Consols are 943 e for money ; ditto, for account,
94+ Z-; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921 4 ; and the
New Three per Cents, 921 4. Annui&s, April,
18S5, 12 3-16 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 2 per
•I
Cent 15 prem.

Italian of 1861 and Spanish of 1867 have im-
proved 1-16 to per cent., viz., to 54a to and 331
to 34, but other descriptions are unchanged. Brali-
lian of 1865, 78 to j- ; Chilian of 1867, 941- to 95 ;
Egyptian of 1864, 811 to 82.; ditto of 1868, 73 to
; Mexican, 15i to 16g.; Peruvian of 1865, 81
to 82 ; Russian of 1866, 90 to 91; ditto Nicolai
Railway Loan, 651 to 1, ex. div. ; ditto Orel; 81 to
; ditto Moscow-Jaroslaw, 821 to ; Turkish of
1858, 69 to ; ditto of 1862, 68j to 69k; and ditto
of 1865, 41k to 4.

The Italian Tobacco Loan is 13 to 23 prem.

The letter of allotment of the Charkof-Azof
Railway Loan were delivered this morning, and
the scrip has risen t per cent., viz., to 4 to
prem.

India Stock, 10/ per Cent., April, 1874, 216 ;
ditto, 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 115 ; ditto, En-
faced Paper, 5 per Cent., May, 1870, 111 100;
ditto, Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO, 19 ; ditto 4 per
Cent., under £l,OOO, 15 19 prem.
In the Railway Market prices remain unal-
tered. The prices are:—Loudon and North
Western, 1111 to 1 ; Great "Western, 49/ to 4 ;
Midland, 111; to ; London and South
Western, 871 to 881; Great Eastern, 422 to
43 ; Brighton, 50 to 1 ; South Eastern, 774
to 78 ; Metropolitan, 106 to 1; Great Northern,
105 to 1 ; ditto A, 104 to 1 ; Caledonian, 731 to 72,
ex div. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 127 i to 1281 ;
London, Chrtham, and Dover, 161 to 4 ; and
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 47; to 4.
Banking and Miscellaneous Shares unaltered.

The ship Nueva Pastora, from Havana, on which
50 guineas premium have been paid, has arrived
safe at St. Michael's.

The steamer Galileo, at Lisbon yesterday for
Lirerpool, brings later dates from Brazil, but no
important commercial news. She has £lB,OOO
specie.

The Secretary for India in Council has given
notice that the amount for which tenders for bills
of exchange on Calcutta and Madras will be re-
ceived at the Bank of England on Wednesday, the
18th instant, will be 20,00,000 rupees.
It has been determined by those creditors of the
Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail
Company, who commenced proceedings in Chan-
cery for winding up the company, to withdraw the
petition.

The contractors of the Honduras luteroceanic
Railway, Messrs. Waring Brothers, have made ar-
rangements for the shipment of all the plant required
for the first section of the railway.
The Crown Agents for the Colonies have notified
their intention to redeem on the 15th instant, on
Which day they will mature, the Ceylon Govern-
ment Six per Cent. Debentures, created under Ord-
nance 10 of 18G0.

Telegraphic advices from Melbourne state the
Legislature has passed the bill authorising a loan
of £2,100,000 for the proposed railway to the
Upper Murray district. It is probable that sub-
scriptions for this amount will shortly be invited
here.

The new company for the International Simpliu
hue to Italy is about to issue a new loan for
£1,200,000, through the medium of 131,166 obli-
gations at the price of 240 f. The interest payable
Will be equal to about 6 per cent. An agent is
now in London empowered to carry out the ope-
ration.

The Peruvian journals last received contain some
particulars of the intended loan for railway pur-
poses. It appears that the amount authorised is
50,000,000 dols (about ten millions sterling), and
tbat the security proposed is of the nature of a
Second mortgage on the Guano Islands.
The history of a concern called the Washoe
United Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Com-
pany (Limited) has just been furnisbed in a circular
from its liquidators to the creditors. The company
was started with a proposed capital of £lOO,OOO in
Shares of £5 each, which have been paid in full, and
therefore offer no further resource for the creditors,
Whose claims still amount to 21,000, and who have
nothing to look to but the assets. These assets
consist of £3O worth of furniture in this country
and £5,000 in paid-up shares of an undertaking
called the Nevada Land and Mining Company.
portion of the debts consist of loan notes issued
at the rate of 33 per cent. per annum interest,
Which must be paid before any other claim, and
the general creditors are, therefore, informed that
they
must not look for a dividend of any kind.
In-e to the way in which the capital of £lOO,OOO
Zan Squandered nothing probably will ever be
4nOWn.

new pigment found in New Jersey is stated
Le have been brought into use is America which is
ikelY to have an important influence on the white
lead trade. It is not only suitable as a paint for
the
of all kinds, but is specially adapted for
die coating of ships' bottoms, as the particles of
copper in the combination are fatal to animal life.

The failure of Mr. F. W. Hancock, trading under
the firm of F. H. Hancock and Co., underwriters
a" insurance brokers, has been announced, but the
u
abilities are not expected to be large.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
„ GOVERNMENT
0 ter Cent. Consols FUNDS.
941 I
, itto for Acbount:Dec. 1
.1
.L 1 Per Cent. Reduced 92} i
'levy 8 per Cent
llevf 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. tor 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
~, Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
.E,xchcquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per et l5 pm
Do. £5OO
Do. £lOO & £2OO Pm
Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent
Do. account
,
.Veriada 4 per Cent. Bonds
-tiller-Colonial Cranium
INDIAN UOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Mock 10f per Cent., April 1874 216
130. Opening, for Account —
DO. 6 Per Cent. July, 1880
D°.4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
"0. OsTtificates --
Do. Eafaced Papni 4 per CAnt —
DO. 6 per Cent. Jan. 1872
Do• fi
• '2 t. •
per Cent., •
May 1879 lll 101
1)3 5 per Cent:, Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do. do. - 1877 —
Do. do. 1882
D,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1878
I'o Bends, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
1)0. under £l,000
:15 19 pia

4renit:
77 IOIiEIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
—lns Republic, t per Cent _
U 0 , •
A •7 Scrip £3O paid
""tiltrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 —
t Do. 1859 —
rsAilian 5 per Cent _
r,o' 41 per Cent., 1852
,°. do. 1858..... —
". do 1860
1)°• do*, 1863
111)1). :tePoeur:lC: ant 1865
'' 7B
"eaos Ayres 6 per Cent.
e Lia 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Otl!aql.6 per
siliati6 per Cent —
Do. 4} per Cent —
Uo• 1)0.16 per Cent B
.) 1867 ..
a I)) 0., 7 par Cent., 1866
' inbian, 6 per Cent.
;; "118 h 3 per Cent., 1825
4.kuuliian Principalities, 7 par Cent —
t1)(1 8 per Cent., 1867 ..•
luador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.
itian, 7 per Cent —
„ Second Issue
v
4-2,0. £5OO •• Bonds
o• 4106 Bonds .
Do. 1864
,Account
•
~
"No• 450 i, Bonds
V°. £lOO Bonds B3l
English Scrip, 1868 73f I
Do do. £45 pd — dis voverwiltnt Ritilway Ahbentures