The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-17 00:00:00

31-0-N-E/ MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENtt,

(,ITT, Two o'CLocK.

According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 68f. 95c. Great de-
mand.

The Stock Markets are flat. The English Funds
are heavy upon the magnitude of the withdrawals
of gold from the Bank of England. The disclosures
made from day to day as to the financial embarrass-
ments of Governments already largely in our debt
naturally prejudice Foreign Government Secu-
rities to a very material extent. Of the loans raised
by Egypt in six years sixteen millions sterling are
outstanding, and the Viceroy's Government is pro-
pcsin g to increase this by the addition of ten millions
more.

The Money Market is a little firmer with the de-
mand to meet the colonial bills falling due this
week. The rate is quoted 1 to for first-class
commercial paper having short periods to run.

Consols are flat, at ;reduction of 1, at 921 to
93 for money and account ; New and Reduced
Three per Cents., 93i to 931 ; India Five per
Cents., 1114 to 1121 ; Bank Stock, 248 to 230 ;
Exchequer Bills, 18s. to 225. prem.
Foreign Stocks are very flat. There is a reduc-
tion of 1 per cent. in Peruvian (1862), at 918 to
92. ; off in Brazilian (1865), at 741 to 75 ; of
in Italian (1861), at 43 to 431 ; of 4 in New
Spanish, at 351 to 364. ; and of it in Mexican, at
154 to 16 ; and in Turkish, at 32} to 321. Egyp-
tian (1864) are 88} to 894. ; the Railway Loan,
924. to 931 ; and the Seven per Cent. Viceroy,
754 to 754.
Egyptian Nine per Cent. Bonds are 90+ to 904.
The New Honduras Loan is steady, at a to 1;
prem.

In American Securities United States 5-20 Bonds
are lower, at 714 to 72; Erie Railroad k better,
at 49 to 50 ; Illinois steady, at 88k to 89k.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
tures have recededf, to 27k to 28 ; and;the Conso-
lidated Mortgage Bonds k, to 25 to 25k.
English Railway Shares are on the whole steady.
Great Northern A are k higher, at 109 k to 110 k.
BRighton i better, at 46 to 46i ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire firm, at 424 to 43; ;
Great Western, 46f to 47 ; London and North
Western is lower, at 119 to 119 k ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 127; to 127/ ; Midland, 107 k to 108 ;
Metropolitan, 1064 to 1074 ex div. ; Cale-
donian, 774 to 781 ; Great Eastern, 294 to 301 ;
South Eastern, 73 to 73k.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The, St.,('k 'Markets are flat. The English Funds
Ire heavy upon the magnitude of the withdrawals
)f
.gold from the Bank of England. The dis-
10:51iref; made from day to day as to the
4nancial einbarras,zments of Governments already
largely in our debt naturally prejudice Foreign
Govemment securities to a very material extent.
Of the loans raised. • by Egypt in six years six-
teen titilim:s sterling are outstanding, and the Vice-
roy's Crovermuent is proposing to increase this
by the addition of ten millions more. The
Policy which renders • such financing possible
is so utterly opposed to a proper discharge of
the immense liabilities being accumulated for the
future th ,t English creditors will probably hesitate
before thy add to their risks. Nearly all foreign
stocks are lower, the public having ceased purchasing.
Railways are steady.
The Money Market is a little firmer with the de-
mand to meet the colonial bills falling due this week.
The rate is quoted 1 to 1 for first-class commercial
Paper having short periods to run.
The arrival is announce I of the Joshua, the Aus-
tralian, aml the Lightning with together £167,500 in
g,)id from Australia. The Jerusalem has made a
Pass a}', having been only 72 days at sea .; but
she brings 170 gold.
The Liverpool Cotton Market opened buoyant, and
clearer, with a large business.
Englsh wheat is firm, and rates 6d dearer.
Consols are fl-it at a reduction of at 921 to 93
for nymey rind account ; New and Reduced Three per
Cents,, 9'4 to 931 ; India Five per Cents., 1111 to
112. ; Rink Sock, 248 to 250 ; Exchequer Bills,
18s 10 22s prem.
For, ign stocks are very flat. There is a reduction
of 1 per cent. in Peruvian (18G2), at 91i to 92 ; of
ip Th'nzilian (1865). at 7.1:1; to 75 ; of fi in Italian
(1861), at 43 to 43!1 ;of in New Spanish, at 35i to
36 ; and of 1 in Mexican, at 151 to 16 ; and in
Turkish, at 32g to 32..:1. Egyptian (1864) are 88i to
89 ; the Railway Loan, 924 to 93} ; and the Seven
Per Cent... Viceroy, 751 to 75g.
E.(4.yptian P per cent. Bonds are 00/ to 90g.
The New Honduras Loan is steady, at to
prem.

In American Securities United States 5-20 Bonds
are -h lower, at 711 to 72 ; Erie Railroad better, at
49 to 50 ; Illinois steady, at 88i to 89k.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have receded /, to 27:1r, 28 ; and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds is-, to 25, 251-.
English Railway Shares are on the whole steady.
Great Northern A are higher, at 1091 to 1101.
Erightou better, at 46 to 46i ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire firm, at 421 to
43i ; Great Western, 46i to 47 ; London
and North-Western is lower, at 119 to 1191 ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1271 ; Midland, 1071
to 108 ; Metropolitan, 1061 to 107 ex div. ; Cale-
donian, 771 to 78k ; Great Eastern, 291 to 30k ;
South Eastern, 73 to 7311-.
The ordinary general meeting of the Company or
African Merchants has been convened for the 21st
instant.
, The annual meeting of the Nortb 'American Colo-
!"al Association of Ireland has been called for the 28th
inst. to receive the directors' report and statement of
accounts.
The large sum of £212,000 in bar gold was with-
drawn from the Bank on Saturday for export.
The royal mail steamship La Plata has arrived from
the Wrest Indies with £125,000 in specie, of which
£6,500 is in Mexican dollars.
The numbers are published of 1,403 bonds of the
t*reek Loan guaranteed by England, France, and
Russia, which have been drawn for repayment at par
on the Ist of March.
The adjourned ordinary meeting of the Indian
Carrying Company, to be held on the 25th, will be
followed by an extraordinary meeting, " for the pur-
pose of considering, and, if deemed expedient, of
passing, one or more special resolutions, for the
voluntary winding up of the company and the appoint-
ment of a liquidator.
The meeting of the London General Omnibus Com-
pany is announced to be held on the 3d of March.
The London agency of the Imperial Ottoman
Bank have notified that the coupons due Ist March,
alsolB6B, of the Danubian Principalities Loan, 1864,
that the bonds of the same loan, drawn for re-
demption in January last, will be payable at their
Offices, 4, Bank-buildings, Luthbury, on and after Ist
'Proxiom.

BRITISH FUNDS —TWO O'Q LOCK. •
. GCVERNMENT FUNDS.
° Per ()eta. Consols
Do. Account, March 5 929 3
a per Cent. Reduced 931 /
tow 3 per Cent 93k 1
eW 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
An 1)0. per Coni. oan. 1873
glinuities, 80 vrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
I)° (Bed Sea Telegraph), Au,.., 1908 —
Etch cquer Bills, £1,00(., 2 per Ct. — pm
Do
•
£5OO l5 pm
Sr
Do• £lOO £2OO pm
Tiara,.
..,""' of England Stock, 41 per Cent —
'Jo. A.cconnt
/„,.INUIA.N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
"',,ltt tock,
° Account Cont., —
D 5
112 1
Do, per Cent. July, 1880
r,°. 4 pet- Cent., Oct. 1888
D°•
Certificates
.1-T.',o. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
li% 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
D°. §- per Cent., May 1879 lOBl
° per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
7., Do. do. 1882 lO3l
"",;°. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ....,
,'-',O. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
"0. under £l.000
FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK.
44-rgetltine Republic, 6 per Cent 7l
brii4triau Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
!I,Zilittrt 5 per Cent _
' io• q per Cent., 1850
L°°- do " - 18-8 —
D° do"—
't 183
. do 186
0 - ,
• 0 per Cent. 1865
ii,E,•Account ,
75 41
Ilkie
bLOB Ayres 6 per Cent B4l
Out`' 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ;
.di
ouv't, 6 per Cent.
lto 6 per Cent —
°... 41 per Cent —
„:-,100. 6 Per Cent., B .
i'l ~ 1867
bu:, 7 per ,Cent., 1866 93
C ~ ° , 8 criP £32 paid
(.Inlnan, 6 per Cent
z),°11,1 3 p a- Cent., 1825 —
it'sjaii Brincipalities, 7 per Cent 7Ol 69} 70
LluadoPer Cent., 1867 67 8
he.,. . New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — —6Yptiao, 7 per Vent B9