The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-21 00:00:00

ONEY AJAR*KEIT

AND
CO 4MEECIAL INTELL)GF,Nrut

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

Business to-day was firm, speaking generally,
the prices for both English and Foreign Securities
may be reported to improve. American stock is
falling, and Erie shares are £l. Tower than they were
on Saturday. The rate for money is to 3.
Consols are 92 2 for money; ditto, for Ac-
count, 924 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 921 k; New
Tree per Cents, 924 ; ditto Annuities, April,
1885, 12 5-16 ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent.,
212.

India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, shut ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1124 11/ 3 ; ditto 4
per Cent., Oct., 1888, 103 2/ ; ditto,Enfaced Paper,
5 per Cent., Jan., 1872, 1041.
In the Foreign market Peruvian Fives have ex-
perienced another fall of 3., being now 771 78 ;
Italian Fives have improved 3 ; Turkish Fives are
; and New Spanish Threes are 3-16 better.
The prices are as follows : --Itdlian 553 553 ;
Egyptian Seven per Cents., 72/ 73/ ; Mexican, 14/
15 ; Greek, 11,12 ; New Spanish, 394 323 ; Turkish
Five per Cents., 37/ 38 ; and Peruvian Fiv per
Cents., 771 78.
Italian Scrip is now 31 3 prem. ; Charkeff-Azof
Scrip 34 3 dis ; and the last Russian Railway Loan
is £1 lower, at 2 1 dis.
The Honduras Loan is steady, at 90 901.
United States Five-Twenties have fallen 1, and
are now 731731 ; the Bonds of 1885, 3, to 724 723;
and the Ten-Forty Bonds are 1 lower, at 70/ 711.
In railways Caledonians are 4 better, Great
Western 1, Great Northern 1, ditto A
Brighton 4, and South Eastern On the
other hand, Metropolitan are 1 lower, ditto Ex-
tension 1, Midland 1, and London and North
Western 1. The quotations are : Caledo7
nian, 73; 4 ; Great Western, 484- to / ; Great
Eastern, 411 3 ; Great Northern, 1051 to 61;
ditto A, 108 to 1081; Lancashire, 127/ to 1281 ;
Metropolitan, 101 1 ; ditto Extension, 971 981 ;
Midland, 1113 1121 ; Sheffield, 47 1 ; Brighton,
481 9 ; North British, 32 1 ; North Western, 1111
; North Eastern, 991 100 ; South Eastern, 781
9 ; Chatham, and Dover, 16/ 17.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
tures are 394, 39/, and the Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds, 411 414. Erie shares have given way 1 per
cent., to 251 2511.
In Bank and Miscellaneous shares there was no-
thing doing.
Holders of India Bonds have been pressing sales,
owing to the reduction of the interest upon them to
3 per cent. which is to be made at the end of the
year, in virtue of the notice given by the India Go-
vernment 12 months ago, when money was very
abundant, and India Bonds were selling at 355. to
405. premium. There has been some expectation that
the notice would be withdrawn.

Notice has been given that the London Com-
mercial Sale-rooms, Mincing-lane, will be entirely
closed on Saturday, the 26th inst., and on Monday,
the 28th inst., at 2 o'clock. It is expected that
most of the City establishments will adopt this
course.

At an adjourned meeting of the creditors of
Messrs. Henry Knowles and Son, cottonspinners
and manufacturers, of Burnley and Rawtenstall, it
has been agreed to accept a composition of 7s. 6d.
in the pound.
Shareholders of the Brazilian Street Railway
Company (Limited) have received notice that the
first instalment of 6s. per share is payable on or
before the sth Jan. next, and also that the certifi-
cates are ready for issue.
The statistical committee of Lloyd's have issued,
in a very elaborate form, several series of compara-
tive tables recently compiled, relating to shipping
casualties.

The amount of interest guaranteed to share-
holders of all the Austrian railways by the Impe-
rial Government required to be made up is 900,000
florins, and this sum will be submitted to the
Reichsrath by the Finance Minister for their con-
firmation. The steady increase of the railway re-
ceipts year by year is gradually reducing the claims
on the Government, and it is hoped that before
long the different lines will prove themselves lade-
Pendent of the State guarantee.
It is notified that the Metropolitan District Rail-
Way between Brompton and Westminster-bridge in
connection with the Metropolitan Railway to Ken-
sington, Paddington, King's-cross, and the City
will be opened for traffic in the course of a few
clam The stations are South Kensington (near
the South Kensington Museum), Sloane-square,
Victoria (adjoining the present Victoria station),
St. James's-park, and Westminster-bridge. ,
At the meeting of the Para Gas Company
(Limited) a dividend was declared at the rate of 7f
Per cent. per annum.
The thirteenth ordinary general meeting of the
Proprietors of the Alliance Bank (Limited) will be
held on the 21st January.

A fifth dividend of ls. in the pound is payable on
the 22d inst. to the creditors of the Oriental Com-
mercial Bank (Limited).
Notice is given of the closing of the transfer books
of the East India and Madrls Irrigation Companies,
for the purpose of making out the half-yearly inte-
rest warrants.

A. special meeting of the Metropolitan District
Railway Company was held on Saturday, for the
Purpose of authorising the directors to raise addi-
tional capital by the creation of new ordinary
stock and shares, for the completion of the works
along the Thames Embankment. It was resolved
to issue 1,500,000 at 20 dis., these shares to take a
Preference dividend of 4 per cent.

1111111 H YIIIIDB—TITO O'CLOCK.
, (..-; OVERNMENT FUNDS.
" Per Cent. Consols - 2 x d
Ditto for Account,
1 Per Cent. Reduced 92f i I
`Ter
3 per Cent
ler, 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent,. r.l an. 1873 ..
Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 125 6
E Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
xchequer Bills, .£l,OOO, 2 per et — Pm
Do. £5OO
Do. £lOO & .£2OO — pin
Autic of England Stock, 4psr Cent
~., O. accoumt
,Janada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
'Ater-Colonial Uranium ' —

INDIAN UOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
ailita tock 101 per Cent., April 1874 Shut
Do. Opening, for Account —
• Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
Do, Eufaced Pape, 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent. May 1879 —
D.) 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882
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DJ. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 —
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l.OOO
FORZION FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
d.rgentine Republic, 6 per Cent
00., Scrip £45 paid ..
Aultrian Bonds 5 per cent
Do. 1859
razilian 5 per Cent
00. 41 per Cent., 1852
Do. do. 1858....•
Do. do., 1860
kit). do., 1863
",so. 5 per Cent., 1865
"
0 Accoun* 7Bk 8
.enos Ayres 6 per Cent.
e ) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
4`)a, 6 per Cent.
Ouilian 6 per Cent
r)o. per Cent

Pu• 3-p-er Cont.,
Vi• 6 per cont. 1867
c.o. 7 per Cent., 1866
0 lombian 6 or Cent.
b. .tli , P
asn, 3 per Cent., 1825
Lan' Wan Principalities, 7 per Cont 72i
1,1) i 8 per Cent., 1867 ..
-4(l4ador New Consolidated, 1 per Cant
k'gYptian, 7 per Cent —
110 8 (woad Issue ••
"o..£s,frt, Bonds Boi
Do. LlOO Bonds

Do. 1864 -
r, Do. Account
L'o• £5OO Bonds
English
410 C Bonds 81;
-,lglish Scrip,:lB6B —
Do do. .£45 pd —
r, Government Railway Debentures, 96
,ire
r,-el 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ea Coups —
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0 6)(0): Account
e 41413
114441413 5 per Cent ~ P --