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

MOVE Y MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

Tne Bank 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
nnllions, 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-
cating 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... 460,700
Decrease in Government Securities
Decrease in other Securities 142,630
Decrease in Bullion
Increase in Rest
Decrease in Reserve
Bullion in both Departments ...... ......20,800,729
Reserve of Notes and Coin
Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 25,514,672
The followin:r is the return of paid clearing for the
week ending Wednesday, August 12, as certified by
Mr, J. C. Pocock, deputy inspector :
Aug. 6, Thursday) ... £10,818,000
Aug, 7, Friday ... ... 10,048,000
Aug. 8, Saturday ... 3.1,932,000
Aug. 10, Monday 9,564,000
Aug. 11, Tuesday ••• ••• 9,166,000
Aug. 12, Wednesday ... 9,337,000

Total ::: ::: £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 increasing.
The discount demand is quiet, and rates rule at 2
Der cent.
The English Funds are dull. Consols are without
Change, at 931 to 93i for money ; and 93i to 94 for
account. Now and Reduced Three per Cents., 933. to
94. India Five per Cent., 1141 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 38g to 384 ; Greek, 13 to
13k
; Spanish New Three per Cents., 331- to 34k ;
Italian 52k to 52g; Danubian 7 per Cents., 74 to 76 ;
Peruvian, 79 to 79i ; Portuguese, 38k to 38i ; Vice-
roy of Egypt Loan, 72/ to 73i.
American Securities are heavy. United States
5:20 Bonds are lower, at 71k to 71k ; and Erie
Shares , at 35i- to 36k. Illinois steady, at 91i to
92i,
_ Atlantic and Great Western Debentures have
declined to 38k to 39, and the Consolidated Bonds
i) to 38i to 39±.
The Honduras Loan is firm, at 82k to 83k.
Great Indian Peninsula New 4 per Cent. -Debenture
Stock is 94 to 955.
The French Atlantic Telegraph Company's shares
are firm at 1 to lf prem.
PEnglish Railways, with one or two exceptions, are
at. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire is
lower at 421- to 43 ; Caledonian also k worse at
7q to 761
' • London, Brighton and South Coast,
and London, Chatham, and Dover, ± each, the former
being quoted at ‘s2i to' 521, ex. new "; and the latter
at 19i to 191. On the other hand Great Eastern is
better at 371 to 37k ; London and South-Western
at 92 to 93. Lancashire and Yorkshire is unaltered
at
Northern 1291 to 130 ; Midland 106 to 106 k ; Great
1051 to 1061 ; ditto (A), 102 to 103 :
Great Western, 484 to 48i ; :letropolitan, 111 to
112, ex. all. •
„Colonial Government Securities are steady. Canada
'3lx per Cent., remains at 103 to 105 ; ditto Five
per Cent., 91 to 93; Mauritius Six per Cent.,
to 105 ; New South Wales Five per Cent.,
99 to 101 ; 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
lower, being quoted at 66k to 67k ; 32 to 33 ; and
34i to 35)- respectively. Imperial Ottoman is also
worse, at A- to prem. ; Agra (A shares) steady .at
111 to 12. f Alliance, 11 to 10 dis. ; Anglo-Austrit,
to 7 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ;
Consolidated 4ft to 43- ; Imperial, 17 to 18 ; London
and County, 51 to 52 ; Oriental, 44 to 45.
In Miscellaneous Securities, Anglo-American Tele-
graph is I- better, at 2Q- to 21 ; and Atlantic Tele-
graph Eight per Cent. 1-16, at 3 15-16 to 4 1-16 ;
nudson'b Bay is dull, at 15k to 154 ; London General
o.nnibus, 11 to 2 ; and Fore-street Warehouse, is dis.
to prem.

Foreign Mining Shares are in little request. St.
John del Rey is marked at 191 to 20i ; Port Philip,
1 to 12 ; Chontales, 1 to 2i Rossa Grande, 3-16
to 516 prem.
Finance shares are without change. Credit Foncier
is quoted at 2 to 3 ; General Credit, 2g to 2i dis. ;
International Finance, 1i to 1i 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 Ist September, for the purpose
of enabling them to submit their report and to declare
a dividend.
, he, ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Peter-
Waterworks Company Waterworks Company will be held on the
29th instant.
A general court of the London Assurance Corpora-
tsior! will take place on September 23, to consider a
half-year
on the Consolidated Capital Stock for the
nalf-year ending at Michaelmas next.
Jun The half-yearly meeting of the Salisbury and Dorset
etion Railway has been called for the 28th inst.
for the transaction of the general business of the com-
bany.
1, The ordinary general meeting of the Mid Hants
W
ly has been convened for the 31st inst., after
'ieh the meeting will be made special for the pur-
pose of enabling the shareholders to assent to a scheme
tarran
tors. c, ement between the company and their credi-

pAt a meeting yesterday of Hodges' Distillery Com-
a_itlY the directors' report was adopted. It was de-
Pled to appoint a committee of investigation to re-
ert to a future meeting the advisability of carrying
the concern or not.
la A fourth dividend of is 8d in the pound is an-
/3°l-Ineed to the creditors of the Oriental Commercial
at the offices of Messrs. Cooper Brothers and
elareddividend of per cent per annum has been de-
ri'ated
om by the directors of the South Devon Railway
$6?
pang,
against 1 for the corresponding period of
..
taTipkeryeesarteerrdeayn.o bullion operations reported at the
A.il. The following are the arrivals for the 3rd series of
oro
',ea Colonial Wool sales, which commenced to-day
441,(1wi1l terminate on the 29th of September :—Port
6171,uP, 63,951 bales ; Sydney, 58,723 ; New Zealand,
8,5",G6 ; Adelaide, 12,022 ; Van Dieman's Land,
2,45)69 ;3 Swan River, 355 ; Cape, 31,070 ; total bales,

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
. UOVERNMENT rUNDS.
° Per Cent. Consols
a Ditto for Account, Sept. 8
~,Per Cent. Reduced 94}
Ni.°, 3 per Cent
0.,r 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894
annuities4)o'2 ser Cent. J an. 1873
30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
-0 no (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —1 c,,,
l
4.tchoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot l5 18 pin
bC/
Do.
.£500
.£2OO l4 77
Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent
c Account
itilaida 4 per Cent. Bonds —
1,...).01 DIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
°°l.a tock, 101 per Cent., April 1871 ... 2161
321°. Opening, for Account
D
114/ 1
D°. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
`'„°. 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888
iJo. Certificates' —
Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent — D
tic' 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
DO°. 51 per Cent., May 1879 —
5 per Cent Rup. Deb 1872
~ P• • 105
Do. do. 1877 —
D0:.,D0. do. 1882 —
5 per Cent., Ang. 1873
-e Deb
.-•ends 4 per Cent., £l,000
"0. under, £l,OOO
A FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
—.r ).5 •
Abi Inane Repulic, 6 per Cent..
i11..1
ztran Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
o°%' 'limn 5 per Cent ___.
1 41 per Cent., 1852 —
11°°- do. 1858. .
-7• do., 1860
D°
ito. do
1863 661
5 ,
,• per Cent., 1865
B .."0 Account 761 I
4..”oBlyres 6 per Cent
P.:::la2n
p6er Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
0
—O 6
. --, Per uent
1) per Cent _
0. 41 per Cent —
1)0. 6 per Cent., B
,bO., 1867
'i°_*, 7, Per Cent., 1866
r., 7, ~ fcrip £32 paid
',o_•
.rnbian, 6 per Cent.
,1-.°oleti 3 pm• Cent., 1825..
ktlubian Principalities, ler Cent
I.L'u° 8 Per Cent., 1867 7Bl
id,lllador7Ptiant 7 per Cent Consolidated, 1 per Cent
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