The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-11 00:00:00

NONE MARTiET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Stock Markets are very steady, with little or nc
alteration from the closing prices of yesterday. The
downward tendency that was a feature upon the
announcement of the French loan has disappeared, at
least partially; and, notwithstanding the absence of
business on the part of the public, the market, upon
the least return of animation, would probably recover.
The Funds remain at previous quotations. The prin-
cipal foreign stocks are without variation, and railways
are presenting no special features. In American secu-
rities the Five-Twenty Bonds aro a little better on
Purchases for Germany.
The discount market is unaltered, and steady at 12
to 15F
per cent.
ItS.The ands are steady at yesterday's improvement,
at 94 to 915 for money, and 94k to 945 for
account. New and Reduced Three per Cents.,
945 to 941 ; Bank Stock, 247 to 249 ; Exchequer
Bills 14s to 18s prem.; India Five per Cent. Stock.
1145 to 115.
In the Foreign market one of the eatures is a
further decline of in Portuguese, which are now
quoted at 37/ to 38k. Italians are also a point
lower, at 52/ to 53f. Egyptian, 844 to 855 ; ditto
Viceroy, 72. to 722. Mexican, creek, Spanish,
Turkish, and Peruvian Stocks are unaltered. Danu-
bian, 75 to 76.
English Railway Shares are without particular
feature. Lancashire and Yorkshire and Great Nor-
thern (A) are each* lower, and Great Eastern 5, but
Metropolitan is 5 better. The following are the
quotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1305 to
1302 ; Midland, 107 to 1075 ; South Eastern, 77 to
775 ; Great Northern, 106 to 107 ; ditto (A) 1035
to 104 ; Great Eastern, 385 to 38 ; Great West-
ern, 49 to 49k - London, Brighton, and South Coast,
53 to 535 ; -London and North-Western, 1061 to
106/ ; London and South Western, 91 to 93 ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43 to 43ir ;
Metropolitan, 117 to 1175 ; Caledonian, 765 to 77 ;
and London, Chatham, and Dover, 19/ to 20k.
Foreign Railways are steady. Lombardo, 16 to
161 ; Great Luxemburg, 12 to 121.
American Securities are firm. United States 5-20
Bonds are k better, at 715 to 725 ; Illinois 5, at
92 to 93 ; Erie Shares steady, at 37 to 38.
Foreign Mining Shares are extremely quiet.
Rossa Grande remains at 5 to 1 prem ; St. John del
1t,cY,195 to 205 ; Port Philip, 15 to 11; Chontales,
224.
Finance Shares are without feature, Credit Fonder
is quoted at 21 to 3 ; General Creit, 2g to 2k dis.;
International Finance, 15 to 1 dis.
Bank Shares are dull. London and County
and London and Westminster are each 5 lower, being
quoted at 51 to 52, and 675 to 685 ex div. respec-
ttely• Union of London, 35 to 36 ex div. ; London
,eint-Stock, 325 to 335 ex div.; Oriental, 44 to
445 ; Imperial Ottoman, 5 to 5 prem.; Imperial, 17
r, 18 ; Consolidated, 45 to 45 Chartered Mercan-
‘ll.e_! 285 to 294; Anglo-Austrian, 64 to 7 prem. ;
12
lliance, 105 to 95 dis. ; Agra (A. shares), 115 to
a. Colonial Government Securities have been steady
.t_Jesterday's quotations :—Canada Six per Cent.,
to 105 ; ditto Five per Cent., 90 to 92; Mau-
ritius Six per Cent., 103 to 105 ; New South
Walesl Five per Cent., 99 to 101 ; New Zealand Six
3/4)_,_er Cent., 110 to 112 ; Queensland Six per CeLt.,
to 106 ; Victoria Six per Cent., 114 to 115.
doing_
Miscellaneous Securities there is little business
7,i_atg. Hudson's Bay is 1-16 lower, at 155 to 155 ;
'",,',1,gt10-American Telegraph, 21 9-16 to 21 11-16 ;
Villaitrn.tic Telegraph 8 per cent., 4 to 41 ; Fore-street
0 e.h"se, 45- dis. to 5 prem.; London General
alnibus 1/ to 2.
Committee of the Stock Exchange have this
Y appointed Thursday, the 13th inst., a special settling
,Lin the English Scrip and Paid Up Scrip for
7;',4_nk?o. 0,000 of the Egyptian Government Seven per
`,:.'eoli,,tinl.Loan, 1868, which are to be marked. The
Ittee have also ordered the shares of the Union
)31isttesaInshiP Company to be quoted in the official
(Lie.„.la4inl.s against the Marine Estates CompaPy
) are to be sent in by the 31st inst. to the
liquidators, Mr. Michael Danes and Mr. James
Waddell.
ooThe. subscription list of the New French Loan
hiss," In Paris at five o'clock on Thursday, the 13th
orel.witand in London at the offices of the General
two O'clockand Discount 'Company, No. 7, Lothbury, at
of the
rp,_e same day.
Co traffic return of the South Eastern Railway
waPany for this week shows an increase of £122 as
coo,
A Pared with last year.
.111 - •
extraordinary general meeting of the English
La..,
of Rio de Janeiro has been called for the 19th
it:tio,for the purpose of confirming the special reso-
rtsTll at the meeting on the 3rd inst.
00111patoPlyradshislialeasdry general meeting of the Bow Brewery
, been convened for the 19th inst.
half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the
irisitiiieltiftifif:aanri Railway will be held on the 27th
lQrti y general meeting of the Great Wes-
aext, Wayhas been called for the 3rd of September
The directors of the Hayling Railways Company
histaynctouvened the half-yearly meeting for the 29th
DoThe half-yearly meeting of the British Rock Salt
ikni)PlY.Nvill be held on the 25th instant.
iroviupber sum of £36,000 in bar gold was with-
Thet.,r. t Bank yesterday,
Doul directors of the Yudanamutana Copper Mining
civi„Pallll of South Australia (Limited), have received
j,, ea from their superintendent, dated Adelaide,
10t1
lath 1, and from Captain Terrell, dated June
last „,'"" 131intnon Mine.—l have put four men this
1134,e'°ath to continue sinking No. 2 Winze ; they
Oeatrilik about 10 feet, and I find the lode has
lode iYulmProved ; in fact, it is nearly as rich as the
Wide, s„l4-.0. 1 Winze. It is from 2ft. 6in. to 3ft.
per °re, which is much better than the lode
ten. The from the time we began to sink from the
is as 4ae lode in the bottom of No. 1 Winze
the good as last report,—a splendid lode.
Nth° opes in the back of the 25-fathom and 10-
tn levels are looking the same as last report..
the'hmoietek put •
a pair of men to clean up a wiuze in
of the 25 and direct under the No. 1 shaft.
41, appear a
v this place had been abandoned. We have
opinier
Y promising branch of ore. I have a good
its vii of this place, and shall push the work as fast
Possible, The mine altogether is looking exceed-
co • ell—more ore in sight every month. I
three .11.; We have ore enough in sight to last us, with
bevelfurnaces in full work, two years. This must
gratifying to the directors."

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