The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-09 00:00:00

XONEY MART ET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
There is a firmer tone in the Stock Market to-day,
though the business doing has not sensibly increased.
The Funds remain where they were yesterday, but in
Foreign Government securities there is a further
Improvement. Italian are better. English Rail-
ways, encouraged by the increased receipts, are also
firm, with a general fractional advance in prices. In
itank and Miscellaneous shares there is little or no
feature.

Discounts are easier, at 14 to 1;:- per cent.
, The shipments of gold since the departure of the
last mail from Melbourne for this country, amount to
X 598,000.
The wheat market is dull, at Monday's decline,
While oats are firm, at previous rates.
Consols are tolerably well supported at 933 to 94
fomoney,
and 94 to 941 for the 6th October. New
dduced Three per Cents., 92 to 922 es. div. ;Bank
Stock, 245 to 247 ; Exchequer Bills, 16s. to 20s.
prem. ; India Five per Cents. steady, at 1145 to
115.
Foreign Stocks are firmer on more reassuring news
front the Continent. Greek and Italian are f better,
at 121 to 131-- and 512 to 521 respectively ; and there
rrls an advance of 1 in Mexican, at 15 to 155 ; and in
'urkisl), at 39± to 395. New Spanish are 34 to 344 ;
lioliduras 84 to 845 ; Brazilian (1865', 755 to 761 ;
kYntian '(1861), 86 to 87 ; New Russian, 22 to 3
P elll ; Orel Vitebsk at 83± to 831 ; and Nicolai, 66±
to 661.
In American Securities, United States 5-20 Bonds
1.4• better, at 713 to 71 ; Erie Shares ±, at 30i to
; but Illinois are lower, at 901 to 91±-.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
retrained firm at 372 to 38i, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds at 382 to 39g.
Foreign Railway Shares are fairly supported at
Yesterday's prices. Great Luxembourg is quoted at
112 to 12, and Lombardo Venetian 164 to i 64.
Great Indian Peninsula Railway New Four per
Cent. Debenture Stock is 95.5 to 965.
Colonial Government Bonds are in moderate request
tt, the following prices :—Cauada 6 per Cent., 103 to
• ; ditto 5 per Cent., 90 to 92 ; Mauritius 6 per
to 101
103 to 105 ; New South Wales 5 per Cent, 99
--
101 ; New Zealand 6 per Cent., 106 to 107 ;
(neensland 6 per Cent., 106 to 107 ; Victoria 6 per
c)
ent., 1191- to 1131.
- 2
Bank Shares are without movement and the
uea.lings are only nominal. The following are the
quotations :—Agra (A), 12 to 125 ; Alliance, 12 to
11 dis• ; Anglo-Austrian, 61 to 61 ; Chartered Mer-
cantile, 285 to 291 ; Consolidated, 44 to 41 ;
• 165 to 175 ; Imperial Ottoman, to 1
tea Westminster,
London and County, 49k to 505.. London
teWestminster, 655 to 66:k ; ditto New, 525
5,4 ; Oriental, 441 to -1"55 ; London Joint
Stock, 32 to 33 ; -Union of London, 345 to 355.
In. Foreign Mining Shares business is limited, and
Prices
are without change. St. John del Rey is
dealt in at 20 to 21 ; Port Philip, 15 to 13 ; Rossa
Grande, Ito prem. ; Chontales, 2to 21-.
A Miscellaneous securities are steady. Angt-6-
lnerican Telegraph is inquired for at 205 to 202 ;
Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent., 31 to 3i ; Hud-
son's Bay is firmer, at 141 to 15 ; Fore-street Ware-
ii
°use, 5 dis. to prem. ; London General Omnibus,
to 2.
The committee of the Dublin Stock Exchange ha-ie
resolved that that establishment shall be closed on
each Saturday of the present month.
English Railway shares are generally firmer,
a4(l most of the principal lines show an im-
provement. Caledonian is 4 better, at 76 to 765,
and an advance of f is established in Mid-
Il.;1, at 107± to 1072, and Metropolitan, at
u6± to 1062. South Eastern, at 755 to 76 ;
Great Northern A, at 1062 to 107± ; Great West-
eo,at 491 to 50 ; and London, Brighton, and South
Coast are also each 1 better. On the other band,
Great Northern is j: lower, at 1055 to 106. Lanca-
e and Yorkshire is steady, at 1271 to 1272 ;
roden, and North Western, 1125 to 113 ; Great
to 372 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
1,4,nt 3.7
eolnshire, 432 to 44± ; London, Chatham, and
Dover, 182 to 19.
t The stun of £9,000 in bar gold was sent into the
ank yesterday.
The Oneida takes out to-day £107,168 in gold, and
4,000 iu silver, for the Brazils.
e The half-yearly meeting of the British Gas Light
t,"ll)any has been called for the 30th inst., to transact
e usual business and to declare a dividend fur the
',half-year.
An extraordinary general meeting of the British
and Irish Magnetie.Telegraph Company has been con-
ened for the 18th inst., for the purpose of passing
the following resolution :—" That the company shall
convey their whole undertaking, and shall, in a
uttero required by the Telegraph Act, 1868, make
eallnd of the Postmaster-General to purchase the
sage on the terms of the said Act."
The trafficreceipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of
e,
:Llatla for the week ending August 22, show an in-
e'ease of ~E7').o, as compared with the corresponding
fnrlud of 1567 ; and the Great Luxemburg Railway,
r 74 tho
4.
week ending September 6, an increase of
he
receipts of the Metropolitan Railway for the
x.;(-,,'1! ending the 6th instant, show an increase of
Os compared with the corresponding period of
An 57.
interim dividend, at the rate of 4 per cent,.
Per annum, is announced by the London and Delhi
4"ank.
iri It is reported that applications will shortly be made
f ,Lle London money market fora capital of £1,000,000,
11,4 the construction of a railway from Melbourne to-
-4.!;(18 the Ovens gold district.
Lit.he following is Mr. Sam Menders weekly dun-
det,*--"During the past week there has been little
alt and in this market ; prices have not quotably
S.lLiere(l, yet the tendency has been against sAlers.
to,scc noon to-day (Tuesday) there has been a better
114 e With a dearer market ; prices accepted in the
iy ,rning have been since refused. The improvement
re;;.°re
g, is marked in goods than in yarns, but the general
'th more cheerful as to the future."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
UOVERNMENT FUNDS.
a per Cent. Consols
3 Ditto for Account, Oct. 6
ilPer Cent. Reduced — xd
lie'r 3 per Cent
'lv 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Ile -
4 • o per Cent. ,an. 1873
,'lluities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
.1-),,0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 885 —
„"? (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — xd
'('''equer Bills, 41,000, 2 per et l5 20 pm
Do. 4500
Do
II • £lOO & 4200 — 71
'llk of England Stock, 4 per Cent
t, N. Account
anl 4 per Cent. Bonds —
1.to• "IJIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
'la. tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 ...
bl)°. Opening, for Account —
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D
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n. 4 Pee, C Oct.7
1888
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,„e• Certificates —
r) 0. Enfaced Pap. 4 per Cent —
°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
bO.
54 per Cent., May 1879
--() 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do
D ' do. 1882 —
p• Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
b B
°- onds, 4 per Cent., £l,000
0. under 41,000
A IvOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
A rientine Republic, t per Cent .
kilian 5 er Cent —
b • 41 per Cent., 1852 —
I,°' do. 1858....
b„. 0.,
. a 1850 —
tl,", . do., 1863 —
bu. 5 per Cent., 1865
II 0 Account 761
pc's Ayres 6 per Cent.
11.,
.P 0 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
O S 6Per Cont.
4,,11_1a.n. 6 per Cent —
.1,,°, 41 per Cent
'6'2. 6 per Cont., B —
r"0. 1867
bo:' 7Q Per Cent., 1866
O); ' Scrip 432 paid
ri
~.utbian, 6 per Cent.
b.ulBll, 3 per Cent., 1825
1;1111)ian Principalities, far Cent
_' 0 per Cent., 1867 —
k ,uador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l3
1
Aptiao o , , 7 per Cent •••
o
„,,,, ecoad Issue
"b" • £5OO Bonds
°. £lO6 Bonds B3
Do.
1864
Po• XSOL Bonds
Account
Do—
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