The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COM.I4EI3,OIAL INTHLLIGENCE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Stock Markets are firm this morning at quota-
tions rather above those current at the close yesterday.
Three per Cent. English Government Stock has
advanced 1 per cent., the present price of Consols
being 94 to 94k for delivery. A good business is being
done in the high-priced foreign stocks, such as Chilian,
Peruvian, and Egyptian, and quotations are firmer.
Railways are steady, but without any particular
movement. Great Northern are higher, and Great
Western are more firmly held, but otherwise there is
little feature. Miscellaneous shares generally meet
with more inquiry, and every day witnesses an im-
provement here and there. To-morrow (Friday) will
be a close holiday in the Stock Exchange.
The Discount Market continues active at 2 per
cent. for the best short-dated commercial paper.
The Liverpool cotton market is telegraphed as quiet,
and prices drooping.
The English Funds continue very firm. Con-
sob are higher, at 94 to 911 for money and
account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92.
to 92., better ; India Five tier Cents. dull,
116 to 1161 ; Bank Stock, 243 to 245 ; Exchequer
bills, 12: 17s prem.
The Foreign Stock Market is moderately active at
him rates, the increasing demand for high-priced
dividend-paving securities continuing Peruvian (1865)
Bonds are per cent. higher, at 831 to 84. Chilian
(1807) are quoted 961 to ; Egyptian
to 804 ; ditto Railway Debentures, 89 to 8941 ;
ine
Vice-
roy's Seven per Cents., 702 to 71/ ; and the N
per Cents., 89,1 to 892. .Mexicin are
_quo.te.,
d
151 to 151 ; Greek, 12k to 122 ; New Spanish,
351 to 35k; Italian (1361), 481 to 484 ; Turinsh.
(1895), 341 to 401 ; Portuguese, 391 to 40,f.
The Spanish Colonial 8 per Cent. 'Loan fully paid
un 'is firmer, at 91 to 911, and the Scrip at 2 to
Time New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem.
In American securities thited States' Five-Twenty
Bands are steady, at 70k to 70g- ; Erie shares unal-
tered, at 46 to 47 ; Illinois 1 better, at 95 to 96.
Atlantic and Great, Western Railway Debentures
remain steady at 29.1- to 291, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds at 334 to 34.
English Railway Shares are generally well sup-
ported, and a fair business is being transacted. The
changes in prices, however, are few and unimportant.,
the principal variations being an improvement of 1 in
Great Northern (A). Great Northern is also a better, and
Metropolitan arid London and North Western each
but 'Midland has receded ?4-. The following are the
qnotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 1281 ;
MMlaud, 109 to 109. ; South Eastern, 74 to 741 ;
London and North Western, 116 to 1161 ; Great
Northern, 1021 to 1031 ; ditto (A Stock), 971 to
98i ; Great Eastern, 344 to 341 ; Great Western,
54 to 541 ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 521
to 53 ; Stanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 431
to 44 ; Metropolitan, 112 to 1121 ; and Caledonian,
75 to 751.
Bank Shares are without change, and business con-
tinues very restricted. Agra (A shares) is quoted at
91 to 101 ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; Anglo-Aus-
trian 41- to 41 prem.; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ;
Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial Ottoman, 4, to
London and County, 51 to 52 ; London and West-
minster, 671 to 681- ; Oriental, 43 to 44 ; London
Joint-Stock, 33 to 34 ; Union of London, 32-1 to 33i.
_ln Finance Shares there is little laisine:.s doing.
2 Credit Fonder is quoted at 21 to 3 ; General Credit,
t°24; International Finance 2 to 11 dis. ; London
•
ihAnee, 22 to 21 dis.; National Discount., 101 to 11.
Foreign Mining Shares are dull. St. John del
I,Rays are 1 lower, at 191 to 201 ; Port Philip, lg
to
Chontales, 21 to 21-.
shill Miscellaneous Securities Hudson's Bay shares
1„,"/ an improvement of g, being dealt in at 141 to
1; Anglo-American Telegraph steady, at 23 to 23k;
Atlantic Telegraph,sl to 5g ; London General Omni-
>l to 21.
EThere were no bullion operations at the Bank of
ngland yesterday. During the week, the amount
has been £125,000, and only £15,000 have
been withdrawn.
thirs
the
shipments of Australian gold during March for
.country amounted to £734,000.
1-0 numbers are published of 2,794 bonds of the
Viceroy
of
which h Egypt's Loan, amounting to £75,300,
7th of jauvi;been drawn for redemption at par on the
ies'lsl•Slividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum,
ckoia'rn°, amount paid in November last, has been
eu by the Lemberg Czernowitz Railway Coin-
L;ll:lolzealieurned annual meeting of the Van Diemen's
the '''3l"PanY will be held on the 7th of May, when
directors will recommend the payment of a divi-
eilvilo_f?r, the year 1867. of 3s 641 per share.
ren4ve'rices from Marseilles to the 25th inst. describe
seso activity in the grain trade of that port coll-
o:it upon foreign orders, and a substantial advance
th_ -t
w oed to have been_established. The imports of
Ni,"_eek, principally from the coasts of the Black Sea,
300,000 hectolitres.
itl7o traffic receipts of the Bahia and San Francisco
Nay
.Company for the week ending March 21
res " an increase of £207, as compared with the cor-
,Z)nding period of 1867.
rett_h_e London and North Western Railway traffic
~„.7,4 shows this week a decrease of £6,136 cora-
til`e[e.:l.with the corresponding period of last year; and
I,l,`Miand an increase of £703.
j~Tith re -1
garU to the market for American Securities
Satterthwaite and Co. state as follows :
th_
... There has been very little general business in
148",..1-inndori market for American securities since our
United States Government stocks have been
the
auPported, and close at a fractional advance oti
lit.,,,e_.quotations of this day week, viz., 70k to 70g for
~'`.,?u2 issue, and 691 to 69g for 1865 bonds. Erie
shares have been neglected, and at 461 to 47 show no
alteration ; but Illinois Central have been in good
demand -
, and leave off nearly 2 per cent. higher, the
Rt price being 931 to 951. The inquiry for Illinois
edemption Sterling Bonds has continued, and 1 per
nt. higher price is asked for them ; but Atlantis
Itnd Great 'Western Consolidated Bonds and Deben-
tures are both a shade lower, the former being 331 to
34, and the latter 291 to 291.

BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
, GOYERxMEXT PUNDS.
' per Cent. Consols 94 -4 3k
, Ditto for Account 9l I
' Per Cent. Reduced 924
Nero°Nero3 per Cent
iiew 21. per Cent. Jan.
.
no. 5 per Cent. Jan:lBls
sth Jan., 1681'• Annuities, SO yrs, expire
no. for 30 yr 3, expire sth April _
0_... _
pno (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug, 1:"
Pm
-xelicquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Gt
o.
£5OO
, po.
£lOO Sr £2OO l2 pin
451nk of England Stock, 41 p3r Cent 2131
Do. Account
8*
I
, INDIAN GOVERNMENT SEDURITIE
ll'ila t•ock, 104 per Cent., April 1874
D°•s Account
1161 i
,"0. 5 Per Cent. July, 1880
1011 1
s°. 4 pET Cent., Oct. 1888
ue. Certificates
RO Enfaeed Paper 4 per Cent
1034
0• 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
-h-n• 61 per Cent., May 9187 lO9
'''° 6 per Cent Rup. Deb. ') —
~
Do.
do. 1877 —
.r, Do.
do. 1882 —
no_
-‘ Deb 5 e t Aug. 1873
._ per en ~ 1054
27 22 pm
0• Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO
Under £1.000
PORRIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK.
131.11:tria.ttnaBlolne
441'enti
pdusbshc 6 per Cent
63.- 1
4 4iliall 5 per 'Oen _ xd
per Cent. 1859
___
t\nli Per Cent., 1852
71
i,°' do., 18x8.... 1858....
"°' d 0.,"
bo. . 1188.6i30
_
Do, 5 do.,
it, , per Cent., 1865
B 0 Account 75 i 44 DJ
A.yres 6 p Cent _
eil.),;) 2 Per Cent. Defered 3 per Cent )
(3,4.0 i 6 Per Cent.
D 0.14111 6 per Cent 994
t„o 11 per Cent --
• 0 Per Cent., B
el 1867
fltioo.:Lptei,r ;Cent., 1866 971 64 74 si-
loll
o
1418 D 6 per Cent.
.4: 3 P'q* Cent. 1825
Bala Principalities, 7 I,er Cent —
1,1,41" 8 Por Cent., 1867 741
ir actor New
4yptitth, 7
perUconensotlidatod, 1 per Cent —
1.;°,. Se,outi issue 794
, • AEU, Reeds
1)o. 410 C Bonds
th) .
_
Do. r,. • 18b4
, •,,I 1) -Boni,
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4-'(:. 4100 13onds
•• . 82
greoZve,rnnittit Railway Oebentures .... 89i
DoDo
s° Per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups —
, ''.(-,count ......................... .., , 12i 13
,‘ • Collpons . .
ii,.,
,ito,.,A.ecount
otlt: Ittis. 5 per Cent .It ~,I. uraser ov. Rail. Loan,, 10p. Ct., X 25 p
°.044 ° Pr! (*Err. 1865
. Account ~ '
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