The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENcE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The leading feature in the sleeks and shares this
morning is a relapse of about 1 per cent. in Italian
upon the confirmation of the tax upon, the stock,
whether held at home or abroad. This market is
more or less flat in sympathy, including the 5-20
Bonds, the latter being especially affected by
the unfavourable financial statement by tele-
graph. Railways. are quiet, but not .steadiet.
Now that Illinois have reached par investors appear
anxious to increase their holdings, and the quotation
this morning is 101 i. The speculative sales of Great
Luxembourg which set iu yesterday afternoon con•
Lune to depress the price. The funds are quiet.
The Money Market presents no change.
Consols are quiet at last night's close, at 94/
to 93 for money,. and 95 to 95/ for account ; New
and Reduced Three per Cents., 941 to 94/. ; India
Five per Cents. are steady at 1141 to 115; Bank
Stock, 247 to 249 ; Exchequer Bills, 15s to 19s
ureni.

In Foreign Stocks Italian bonds are per cent.
lower at 51± to 5141, owing to the rejection of the
amendments to exempt foreign bondholders from the
new tax. Turkish are nearly lower, at 381 to 38k;
and Spanish k, at 37k to 38. Portuguese are in re-
quest, at 40. to 41 ; Mexican are quoted at 16k to
IGA ; Greek, at 14 to PA; Egyptian (1864), at 81k to
821; Egyptian Railway Debentures, at 951- to 95i;
Viceroy's 7 per Cent., at 74 to 744; and the 9 per
Cent., 88k to 89k.
Egyptian 9 per Cent. Bonds are 88 to 88k. •
The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem.
In American Securities, United States 5-20 Bones
are flat, at 721 to 73, being a decline of 3-16.
Illinois are very firm, and show a further rise of f,
being dealt in at 101 to 102. Erie Shares quiet at
451 s to 46.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are 29 to 29k, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
33 to 33k.
The transactions in Colonial Government Securities
nave been moderately active, and prices are well
maintained. The following are the quotations :
Uanada 6 per Cent., 106 to 108; ditto 5 per Cent.,__ 93
to 95 ; Mauritius 6 per Cent., 105 to 107 ; New
South Wales 5 per Cent., 100 to 102 ; New Zea-
land 6 per Cent., 110 to 112 ; Queensland 6 per
Cent., 109 to 110; Victoria 6 per Cent., 113 to 115.
The only movement in Foreign Railways is a fall
of k in Great Luxembourg which are quoted at 12f
to 13 • and Lombardo-Venetian at 14k to 15k.
Bank Shares are quiet, and prices are unaltered.
Agra (A) is quoted at 11 to llk ; Alliance, 10i to
dis.; Anglo-Austrian, 51. to 51 prem. ; Chartered
Mercantile, 29 to 30 ; Consolidated, 41i to 4f ;
Imperial, 18 to 19 ; London and County, 52 to
53; London and Westminster, 71± to 71± ; Oriental,
i to 43k ; London Joint Stock, 34 to 35 ;
Union of London, 34k to 35k.
Finance Shares are little inquired for, and prices are
only nominal. Credit Foneier is dull at 3 to 3 ;
General Credit, 2R- to 2k dis. ; International Finance,
1k to 1f dis. ; London Finance, 21 to 19 dis.
Foreign Mining Shares are in little request. Bosse
Grande is marked at 3-16 to 5-16 prem.; St. John del
Rey, 18i- to 194 ; Port Philip, 1k to If ; Chontales
are k better, at 1 to 2k.
Miscellaneous Securities are rather dull. Anglo-
American Telegraph is k lower at 23k to 23i ; At-
lantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., 4k to 5k ; Fore-street
Warehouse, 1 to k dis. ; Hudson's Bay steady, at
16± to 16} ; London General Omnibus, 2 to 2*.
There is no feature in railways beyond the flatness
of Lancashire and Yorkshire at 129± to 129± ;
Midland, at 1061 to 107 ; South Eastern, at 75f
London sand
and Great Northern (A), 961 to 962.
liandon and North Western are quoted at 116 k to
116± ; Great Northern, 102 k to 103 k ; Great Eastern,
35i; to 35k ; Great Western, 53a to 53k ; Brighton,
521 to 521 ; Sheffield, 43f to 431 ; Metropolitan,
110 to 1101; Caledqnian, 742 to 75i ; and Chatham,
'.ok to 21.
The go'd operations at the Bank yesterday were
confined to £4,000 being sent in.
An interim dividend of 5 per cent. is announced by
the London and River Plate Bank.

Ale proposed dividend of the Imperial Ottoman
Ban is 12s per share, making 11 per cent. for the
Year.
The annual general meeting of the Falkland Island
Company, has been called for the 25th inst.
A special general meeting of the British Colonial
Steamship Company has been convened for the 25th
inst. for the purpose of confirming a resolution "passed
at the previous meeting.
Mr. Smart (of the firm of Fred. B. Smart, Snell, and
Co., accountants) and Mr. W. E. Williams, the ma-
nager, have been appointed liquidators of the London
Ind Northern Insurance Corporation (Limited).
The East India Irrigation Company announce that
the list of applications for shares of the Orissa
and Behar undertakings will close on the 17th inst.
Advices from San Francisco state that the monthly
service of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company to
Japan and China commenced on the 3rd June. The
Great Republic, which left San Francisco March 4,
whenwithin about 2,000 miles of Yokohama, became
partially
disabled, and proceeded under sail and one
wheel to nott port. The remaining part of the voyage
to Bong Kong and back to San Francisco was com-
'Dieted by the compahy's steamer New York, which
was at Yokohama, and tae round only exceeded by two
'Lays the contract time.
The following is Mr. Samuel Mendel's weekly
report, dated Manchester, June (1, 1868 The
market opened this morning with a quiet feeling at
the
.prices of last Tuesday, coupled with lather more
anxiety to make sales. Since noon there is a better
Inquiry at steadier prices."
The traffic receipts of the Great Luxembourg Rail-
Iva) for the week ending the 7th inst. show an in-
crease of £2,620, as compared with the corresponding
Week of 1867 ; the returns of the Metropolitan
Railway for this week show an increase of £854
°,,sver that of last year ; and the Bombay, Baroda, and
Central India Railway, for the week ending
April 18, a decrease of £1,076. The traffic returns
Of
the Great Central of Belgium Railway for the
twelve
days ending May 19, show an increase of
*43,338, as compared with the corresponding period
°L 1867,

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOTERNMENT FUNDS.
8 Per Cent. Consols 94/ / 5 4}
Ditto for Account, July 9
~.3 per Cont. Reduced 941 f I
~„.-D1 8 R'3 per Cent
4New 21 per Cont. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 por Cent. J an. 1873
A inuities, 30 mrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, aspire sth April 1885 —
E 'Do (Rod Sea Telehraph), Aug., 1908 —
x"lloquer Bills, £1,00(', 2 per Ct lB 15 pm
Do, .C5OO
Do. £lOO dr £2OO —i,
-11.1.nk of England Stock, 4f per Cent 247
Do. Account
, INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
44dia. t.ock, 10f per Cent., April 1874
Do. Account
DO. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 9l}
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5f per Cent., May 1879 lO9l
Do 5 por Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —

D'... 50173., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 —
Do. Bonds, 4 par Cent., £l,OOO - pm
Do. under £l.OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
At. entine Repubc, 6 per Cent...
4ku Arian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
zrazilian 5 per Cent — zsi
Do.4} per Cent., 1852 —
do. 1858.... —
Lo. do., 1860
...,Do. do. 1863 —
mo. 5 per Cent., 1865 —
, 1-10 Account 771 7 %
4° ';inos Ayres 6 per Cent —
0 DJ 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
~ lit A, 6per Cent.
Julian 6 per Ceut —
Do. 41 per Cent —
Uo. 6 per Cont.' B •••
Do. 167
Do.: 7 per 8
,Cent., 1866 —
Do., Scrip .£32 paid
01' mbian, 6 per Cent. -
knisn, 8 pit- Cent., 1825........
attubian Principalities, i par Cent 74%
Do 3 per Cent., 1867 Bll 2% 1 %
Mnuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cont —
4ZTptian, 7 per Cent •••
o. Second issue
D. £5OO Bonds
Do. 41.00 Bonds B2

Do. 1864
... Do. Account
"0•46 r 0 Bonds —
1, O. £10.) Bonds B3l 3
UovorntneyAt Railway Debmtnres .... 951 i
Greet 5 C t 184415 ex Coups. — „ per en ~ - ,
O. Acezunt
„I-4'. Com ppm -
"0. Account
C*l4.l.tr.otala 5 per (lent .. —
ii°llduras Gov. Rail. L0a.n..., 10p. Ct., .£25 p
D
ail 5 per (-Er t., Itit,o
..,0. Account . —
m "0. Maremmana Raiway —
-`''cicaE. 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
Ta Do. 1864
me
pkt" g per Cont. An.glo-Frencli —
i.lda 6 per Cent . —
Zoorish Imperial 5 per Cent
w'Ne Granada 3s}
„n 0 3 per Ceti
.„.00. Deferred
r, "0 Laud Warrants (Hectares)
srurian 5 per Cont. 1665 —
00 Account .. 87j 8} 7i 8
r,
-0 4 per Clout. (llribarrenj .I•lnimg. —__,