The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

MONEY 11ARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGENC2,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The chief feature in the Stock markets is the
Settlement which is now in process of completion ; but
in the Foreign market the principal movements have
been in Egyptian stocks. All descriptions except the
9 per Cent: Viceroy Loan are lower. Considerable
irritation is beginning to be felt as to the cause of
this state of things. Erie Railway shares engross a
good deal of httention ; they have slightly improved.
Railway stocks are generally steady.
The commercial demand fur money is still com-
paratively quiet at 1 to 2 per cent. There is, holk-
ever, a good business doing in advances on Stock
Exchange securities in connexion with the settlement
which concludes to-day.
Consols are steady at yesterday's prices—viz.,
93 to 93A- for money. and account ; New and Re-
duced Three per Cents. are dull at 91 to 91i ;
India Five per Cents. unaltered, at 113 i to 114 k ;
Exchequer Bills, 7s to 12s prem.
The chief feature in Foreign Stocks is a further
relapse in all Egyptian Stocks, with the single excep-
tion of the Viceroy's Nine per Cents., which remain
at 88. to 89.1. The 1864 Bonds are 1 lower, at 85i ;
the Railway Loan 15, at S 9 ; and the Viceroy's Seven per
Cents., at 721. -Otherwise yesterday's prices are cur-
rent. Mexican Botnh are 15i to 16 ; Greek 12i to 13 ;
New Spanish, 351- to 351 ; Italian (1861), 48k to 48i ;
Turkish (1865), 33,E to 331 ; and Portuguese, to
prem.

In American Securities United States 5-20 Bonds
are quiet, at 71,7; to ; Erie Shares are 4 better, at
481 to 48g. Illinois, 894 to 90.
Railways are, with some slight exceptions, steady.
There is an advance of k in Great Western, at 49 to
494, and of k in Metropolitan, at 1131 to 1141 ; in
Great Eastern, at 3:31 to 344- ; and Brighton, 50}
to 50g. Great N orthern A are 4 lower, at
96k to 974, and there is a relapse of it in Caledonian
at 714 to 72 ; in Lancashire and Yorkshire, at 125}
to 1251 ; and in Midland, 1044 to 105 ; Metropoli-
tan Extension are steady at 1074 to 108 i ; ditto New
District, 2 to 3 prem. ; South Eastern, 73 to
73i ; London and North Western, 114 - to 1141 ;
Great Northern, 1024 to 103 k ; and Sheffield, 44
to 444.
Foreign Railways are firm. Orel-Vitebsk are now
quoted 80k to 81, being 4 per cent. higher. Smyrna
and Cassabo Railway Bonds are 87 to 88, and business
has taken place this morning at 88. Lombardo-
Venetian are 15 to 154, and Great Luxembourg, 94
to 9g.
Of bank shares Union of London are unaltered, at
304 to 314 ; London Joint Stock, 30k to. 31A ; Im-
perial Ottoman gto prem. ; Imperial, 17 to 174 ;
Consolidated, 44 to 4;1 ; and Alliance, 134 to 124 dis.
Finance shares are quiet. Credit Foncier are 24
to 3 ; General Credit, 2ti to 2i dis. ; International, 2
to 14 dis. ; and London, 25 to 24 dis.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank of
aAgland yesterday.
In response to the upward movement in cotton in
...averpool, silver is a little firmer in tone, but until
the arrival by the West India packet is offered the
market will not fairly be tested. In the meantime
bars are quoted 604 d per ounce, and dollars 59d.
The late decrees for the conversion of the Tunisian
debt in Paris have been abrogated, and a commission
has been appointed, of which the Consul-General of
France at Tunis is a member, with the object of regu-
lating the condition of Tunisian finance.
The annual meeting of the Anglo-Mexican Mint is
called for the 7th of April.
The National Provincial Bank of England will hold
its annual meeting on the 14th May.
Messrs. Barings have received a further remittance
of £963 9s on account of New Granada dividends.

Messrs. George Whiffin and Richard Stone, the
liquidators of the London Mercantile Discount Com-
pany (Limited), lave just made a second call of £1
per share, payable by two instalments on the Ist May
and Ist July next. When this company passed into
liquidation, only £lO per share out of £5O was called
Up, and since then the liquidators have not called up
more than £2 pe! share in all. It is expected no
further call will be required.
The South-Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of £9 compared with the cor-
responding period of 1867.
The traffic return of the Oro, ' Western Railway of
Canada for the week enuing the 27th inst., shows an
increase of £1,948 over last year.
The follor 'lg is the report for January of the
Panulcillo Copper Company (Limited). The Ximena
sailed on the 31st January from Coquimbo, with
a cargo of regulus bar and ingot copper, amounting
to nearly 400 tons pure. The Minera will follow
with same description of cargo, but rather a
larger proportion of regulus, the copper contents
being about 420 tons. The latter vessel will sail
about 18th March. Workmen continue scarce,
and not sufficient to carry on the work as it
,ought to be done ; otherwise all is going on well.
The improvement in ores noticed in November
still continues, and those now extracted are better
than hitherto seen in large quantities. Regulus
produced in January at Upper Works, about 660
tons ; Lower, 580 tons, equal to 400 tons pure
Copper.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES
. GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
5 per ueut. Consols
Do. Account, April 2 93 f
8 per Cent. Reduced 9lf 2 11 f
New 3 per Cent 9lf i 2 11
New 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 lO3
Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — xd
Do. for 30 yre, expire sth April 1885 —
~„ Do (Red Sea Televaph), Au,..., 190 E —
zit chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. - pm
Do £5OO pm
Do. £lOO & £2OO 5 pm
sank of England Stock, 4f per Cent Sbut
Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India stock, 10} per Cent., AprillB74
Do. Account

Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oat. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent BB
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 —
Do 5 per Cont., Rup. Deb., 1872 —
Do. do. 1877
Do _ . do. 1882 —

D. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 —
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
Do. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
Bruilian 5 per Cent —
)n. 4} per Cent., 1852
Do. do., 1858
Do. do., 18ti0
Do. do., 1863 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Do Account 72k 1 i
ISuenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Cuba,, 6 per Cent.
Guinan 6 per Cent —
Do. 4} per Cent —
Do. 6 per Cent, B —
Do., 1867
Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 —
Do., Scrip £32 paid
G )1, mbian, 6 per Cant.
-Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 , —
D olubian Principalities, 7 per Cent —
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 —
sluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Mg_yptiae, 7 per Cent —
Do. Se oud Issue 79i
Do. £5OO Bonds
Do. £lO6 Bonds BO
Do. 1864
Do. £s')o Bonds —
Do. £lOO Bonds • • ••• -
Government Railway Debentures ..... 89f 9 f f
Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups.
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent .. —
lionduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., .£25 p
ltliian 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Do, Account ~ —
_Jo. Maremmana Raiway
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
Do. 1864 —
Do 6 per Ccnt. Anglo-French —
hdontevideau 6 per Cent. . —
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada —
Do 3 per Cen .—
Do. Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) -
Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 —
Do Account .. ~ .. 791 8f
Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren) ...........
Do 4f per Cent.. 1862
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,' 30f
Do. do., 1e67 —
Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid —pm
11 issian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Sr, —
Do 44 per Cent. 1850
Do 4%); per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cont., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1t,62 ,,- 811 i i
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds... 87i
Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0...,
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7l
Do. do. £34 15s. do —
Sardinian, 5 per Cent —
Spanish 3 per Con
Do Account .. . —
Do Now Deferroo —
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Acceant
Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded
~.. Do Account
Wurkisli 6 per Cent. —
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
D 0„, £lOO Bonds
DO 6 per Cent., 1862 —