The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-02 00:00:00

ItIONL/ MARKET

AND
OOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The stock Market reopened this morning without
any material change in the position of affairs. The
uon
so settlement engages attention, but so far
the
realisations on the part of speculative holders
(re not been equal to the amount being taken
been to market, so that the tendency has
i.een to increased firmness. Generally business is
urisk,
orders having accumulated. In foreign stocks,
Italian Peruvian, and United States securities are
tr.? higher. Turkish are fiat. Railways are flat.
..reat Luxembourg are much better, but the American
lines are ± to 4 lower, and there is no recovery in
home shales. Among banks, London and West-
111'n'ter, and Imperial Ottoman are better. Inter-
11,ational Financial keep the advance established on
forthe
There is
Saturday.
no change in discount at lk to la per cent.
hest short-dated commercial paper.
_ The City of Paris has brought
.£263,500 in specie
front New York, and the Sobraon £26,000 Australian
bitter
n
The English 11rish Funds are firm. Consols are a shade
to 96 for delivery, and 91a to 945 ex.
div• for account • New and lledtic..d Three per Cents.,
11-4 ,to 9-4 ; Italia 5 per Cents. steady, at 116:2 to
14 ; Bank Stock, 246 to 248 ; Exchequer Bills,
7s to 12s prem.
Li foreign Stocks, Italian are chiefly firm, the
l'resent • r •
Price being uzif ..).25, with an upward ten-
ugenc3'. Peruvian, at 872, are 4 better ; and Viceroy's
Taper Cents, have advanced 4, at 884 ; Brazilian and
Turkish have declined k, at 774 to 772, and -37/ to
38 respectively ; and Egyptian (1864) are 4 lower, at
Bjs to 84 ; Mexican are steady, at 16# to 16i ;
Greek, at 13/ to 144 ; New Spanish, at 37g- to 37k ;
Viceroy's
Railway Debentures, at. 92' to 93 ; and the'
7 per Cents., at 734 to 74.
The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 pretn.
In American Securities, United States 5-20 Bonds
Ste.firm, at 724 to 734, being an advance off ; Erie
Shares are I- lower, at 464 to 461 ; and Illinois k, at
9,4 to 971.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are 291 to 292, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds
32i to 33f.
In foreign railway shares, Great Luxemburg have
been very firm, and dealings have taken place at 124,
being a rise of Lombardo-Venetian are also
better, at 15 to 151.
The sudden and serious relapse of 1 to 2 per cent.
to Metropolitan on Saturtiay after regular hours has
not induced purchases, so that this market remains
very flat. Ittilway Shares generally are without
improvement at quotations :—Lancashire and York-
-1282 to 1291 ; Midland, 1064 to 107 ; South
.1 astern) 76k to 77 ; London and North Western,
i1.5.t- to 1151 ; Great Northern, 1024 to 1035 ; the
.A
,Stock, 965 to 974 ; Great Eastern, 352 to 36 ;
neat Western, 532 to 56 ; London, Brighton, and
Lincolnshire
Coast, 522 to 53 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
444 to 441 ; Metropolitan, 111 to 1114 ;
741 to 742 ; London, Chatham, and
Dover, 204 to 21.
13alik Shares are Quiet, but prices are well sup-
Ported.
London and Westminster are better, at 71
72 ; and Imperial Ottoman 4, at 1-# to la prem. ;
Agra, (A shares), 101 to 102 ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis.;
liNto-Austrian, 51 to 52 prem. ; Chartered Mercan-
jet, 274 to 28k ; Consolidated, 45 to 4/ ;
42 19 ; London and County, 52 to 53 ; Oriental,
I.4,„'°_, 43 ; London Joint Stock, 35 to 36; Union of
-.eon 344 to 35k.
In ?
Financeat 1 Shares, Internatianal Finance is firm,
Crean to 14 dis. ; General Credit steady, at 24 to ;
Foncier, 3 to 34.
'reign Mining Shares are in a little better request.
b °an del Keys are quoted at 184 to 194, being an
ej
Provement of 4 •, Port Philip steady, at 14 to 11 ;
11,t.Cliontales are 4 lower, at to 14.
n° the dealings in Miscellaneous Securities are merely
and prices are for the most part unaltered.
exl'o-rnrican Telegraph is marked at 224 to 22a
t diov• ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., 4 15-16 to
1;10 ; Hudson's Bay, 16a to 16a.
ow?,__sye_cial general meeting of the British Ship-
fe,";rh Company has been called for the 11th inst.,
ti; the Purpose of confirming the resolutions passed at
e previous meeting to reduce the capital of the
e°lllParly.
Co The annual general meeting of the Scinde Railway
n
tae t has been convened for the 26th inst., for
-"e transaction of the ordinary business of the
e()%hpany.
the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship
I,,e'°hg left Point de Galle on the 23rd April for Mel-
uroe with London mail of March 27.
eirAccording to Messrs. Bucker, Offor, and Company's
beettlar, the freight market during the past month has
en active at previous rates. The termination of the
'a
;..)3'sainian wade-
Theo r had caused freights at Bombay to ine t 405
ltll .of .£183,000 was sent into the Bank of
gulod yesterday.
directors of the Anglc-Anstrian Bank have
Jul'; a call of L 1 lOs per share, payable the Ist
i.la l‘tiesorssrB. A. Young and J. H. Norman the
of the Scinde, Punjoub, and Delhi Bank Ctn.-
tib 'lt'°o, announce that a further return of 2s 6d per
• 'lre will be made to the shareholders on the 12th
laStant.
je' a meeting of the Don Pedro North del Rey
el4l.ng Company yesterday, a dividend fur the quarter
el ''g the 31st March of is 6d per share was do-
ared.
ree'fl3'tie upwrird movement in foreign stocks during the
rose 21 °f May- was remarkable. Brazilian (1865),
ditt Per cent. ; Egyptian (1864), 24 per cent.;
aiy; Debentures, 3 per cent. • ditto Viceroys
2 en Per Cents., 34 ; ditto Viceroy's Nine per Cents,
Italian (1861), 4 ; Mexican,. 1 ; Peru
eji."B:(l.„l:rieBae6ikls:), 4 ; Russian (1864), 14 ; ditto Anglo-Dutch
(ib;'.',), 14 • ditto Nicolai, ; Spanish, 24 ; Turkish
; 'ditto (1858), 34; ditto (1862), 14 ; ditto
084 Per Cents. (1865), ; ditto Five per Cents.
4_Y)), ; Venezuela (1864), 15 ; United States
20,, Lends, 2 ; and 10-40's, 1.
(-4 The half-yearly meeting of the Hibernian Banking
~elnpaey•was held in Dublin yesterday. The report
1v53 adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent,
free of income tax, was declared.
Paris advices state that the heavy fall in six
r''rka flour, and the depressing tone of the advices
received from Marseilles, have completely dis-
aeouraged sellers, and that while merchants are
increasing their offers to sell, the downward
i'ini'venielit is further precipitated by the farmers bring-
te forward their remaining stocks. On Saturday all
‘1.,,e Markets in every one of the departments of France
:tr.e. greatly depressed, and it was felt to be quite
be 'am that, if nothing occurred to disappoint the
NvoPueis,,insPired by the appearance of the crops, the fall
i‘bi-:t..l:7brmeake further progress in the present week. At
i.l_seilles, on Saturday, business could only he done
t
concessions in price, as it was estimated
he le‘. rora the present time up to the end of July
to °S than 2,000,000 hectolitres of wheat have still
arrive,M.
da„,_ Helmuth Schwartze's wool circular of yester-
-443 date report that the tone of the market keeps firm,
obta?nrehases spirited. As compared with the prices
ld toned at the March sales there is an advance of
to did in good to superior Australian washed, 4d
Austr in middling and inferior and all greasy
~
qaae;'illY th"an and Id in Capes. Owing to the large
last :!t Crought forward daily, the sales will only
e 29th inst.

BRITISH FUNDS—TCo/. , WO O'CLOCK.
a ERN MENT FUNDS.
1517 gent. Consols
3 itto for Account, Juno 4
Ist!'er Cent. Reduced 941 i i
lie: 3 per Cent
±
—Do per
e Cant. Jan. 1894
Ab, '''' 5 per Cent.dan. 1873
80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
—l2t
I,°. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 .
EDo ed Sea Televaphl, Aug., 1908
10
Pin
jjohNner Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct.
bo £5OO
Batik £lOO & £2OO — u
.1,5 of Engl9.nd Stock, 41 por Cent —
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bo
.Account
po' A° Per Cent. July, 1880
A . ' per Cent., Oct. 1888
00. CertiaCtites
bo• Eufaced Paper 4 per Cent 901-
bo's per Cent., Jan. 1872
bollo
541,Per Cent.,MaylB79__

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Lo, do., 18;8 7l
bo. do., 18 i 0
1:),.). do., 181;3 67i
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11 41-ceolan. 77: 871
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C" ti' .) 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont )
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D 0.4, Per Cent 731
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Do b Per Clout., B ..•
c), , 1867
D. P"" 'Cent. 1866
0 )1, ilferiP •£:o2rpdttl lo2i
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Do el Principalitiqs, 7 par Cent 73i
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