The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-27 00:00:00

IIONE-Y-KARIiEt

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGBNCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
nou The Stock Markets are tolerably well sustained,
Egh a partial reaction has taken place in one or two
Foreign descriptions. Business, except in connection
with the settlement
i continues upon the smallest pos-
sible scale. There s no demand for the Funds, but,
snpported by the present ascendancy of peace feeling
nn the Continent over the firmness of the Paris Bourse,
they have regained the slight decline which took place
yesterday. Railways are dull upon the traffics, but
lithigehrte,s closeduction, in price established shortly before last
have extended to some other lines, while
the case of Lancashire and Yorkshire, there is a
slight improvement. The accounts from different
parts of the country of the improvement produced
11!)on the later crops within the last fortnight, are
exceedingly favourable.
The discount market is steady and unaltered. Rates
for the best bills continue at 11 to per cent., with
very limited transactions.
Cools are steady, at 94 to 94i for money, and
94
911 for the Bth September. New and Reduced
Three per Cents., 941 to 914 ; India Five per Cents.,
1141 to 115 ; Bank Stock, 244 to 246 ; Exchequer
Bills, 16s to 20s prem.
hWith the exception of Italian, which is / lower, at
i to 511, Foreign Stocks are without particular
c,change, and the dealings are extremely limited.
Spanish Three per Cents. is * worse, at 34i to 341 ;
cl,eciltes.,Mexican is * better, at 14* to 15* ; Turkish
-rive per Cents., 38* to 391 ; Danubian Seven per
75 to 77 ; Brazilian, 70 to 77} ; Portuguese,
,37z to 381 ; Egyptian, 82k to 84 ; Viceroy of
Egypt Loan, 731 r to 74.
English Railway Shares are rather dull, but prices
tare not much altered. London and South Western is
lower, at 88 to 90 ; Great Northern (A), and
anchester, Sheffield, and Linconshire, each, at
~,„I°3l. to 104 and 421 to 43/ respectively ; and Great
Western *, at 49 to 49 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire
iBk better, at 129 k to 130 ; Midland, 107* to 107 i ;
South Eastern, 75i to 76 ; Great Northern, 106 to
107 ; Great Eastern, 36a to 36,. ; London and North
Western, 116 Ito 116 k ; Metropolitan, 110/ to 1101 ;
Caledonian, 76 to 76i ; London, Chatham, and Dover,
18i to 19.
American Securities are without change. United
States 5-20 Bonds are inquired for at 71k to 711 ;
Erie Shares, 32 to 33 ; Illinois, 91 to 92.
Finance Shares are little dealt in. Credit Foncier
18 a Shade firmer at 21 to 3 ; General Credit 2/ to
; International Finance, 1* to 1g dis ; London
ironrecieg,n23Atioinl
2ilg 2dis.
Shares are without feature. St.
u,'nlin del Rey remain at 19k to 20k ; Rossa Grande,
a' to prem. • Port Phillip, 3to it.
Colonial Government Bonds are quiet at the follow-
ing prices :---Canada Six per Cents., 103 to 105'; do.
ive per Cents., 90 to 92.; Mauritius Six per Cents.,
103 to 105 ; New South Wales Five per Cents., 99
to 101 ; New Zealand Six per Cents., 110 to 112 ;
Queensland Six per Cents., 105 to 106 ; Victoria Six
Per Cents., 113 to 115 ; do., 114 to 115.
Lank Shares are steady. Imperial is rather
dull, at 16fr to 17i ; Agra (A), llts to 12 ;
to 10i dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, 6k to 7 pre ;
Chpreenartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ; Consolidated, 411
anlmperial Ottoman, to prem. ; London
"001. County, 50 to 51 ; London and Westminster,
'Bi to 67i ; ditto New, 54 to 541- ; Oriental, 44 to
don'4s London Joint Stock, 32 to 33 ; Union of Lon-
-34k to 35i.
ahlnMiseellaneous Securities the dealings are limited,
ed the only change is a decline of * in Hudson's
, which is quoted 15 to 15*; Anglo-American
tiegraph 211 to 21g ; Atlantic Telegraph, Eight
r Cent., 31 to 4 ; Fore-Street 'Warehouse dis.
.1
2 prem. ; and National Discount., 11f to 111.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have further advanced to 382 to 38/, and the Con-
solidated Mortgage Bonds to 39/ to 391.
Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per
Cent. Debenture Stock is 95i to 96k,
and the Con-
aoldated Mortgage Bonds 391 to 391.
The Honduras Loan is steady at 82f to 83k.
BBar Gold to the value of £39,000 was sent into the
~nk Yesterday, making since the date of the last
urn .£86,000.
The Maria Theresa dollars brought by the Pera,
atneuntina to about £250,000, have been disposed of
at 541 d,
being the same price as that obtained for the
quantity sold last week.
remittance
Baring Brothers and Co. have received a
from the Custom House at Carthagena of
471-0 ; and also a remittance from Bogota of £3,650,
n account of the New Granada dividends.
The
Co general meeting of the Merchant Banking
for th
rupany has been convened for the 10th September,
e the h 'purpose o declar
Junein3l) lasg an
tinterim dividend for
alf Year ending .
The traffic receipts of the Madras Railway, for the
week ending July 11, show an increase of £872 as
ennipared with the corresponding period of 1867.
The Turkish Government have just paid the
S'"Yrna and Cassaba Railway Company .£9,575 gua-
rantee for the year 1867.
The ordinary general meeting of the Surrey Com-
"dereial Dock Company has been convened for the 17th
September.
t The ordinary general meeting of the Bedford Pan-
2liiiicon Company will be held on the 3rd September
When,
en a dividend will be declared.
v,The ordinary general meeting of the Carnarvon and
4_lanberris Railway will be held on the 18th of Sep-
tiehnTher, for the transaction of the ordinary business of
e company,
The ordinary general meeting of the Anglo-Ameri-
etah Telegraph Company is called for the 7th of Sep-
ae„nlber; meanwhile the directors have issued their
19rt in anticipation, in which they propose to pay
thulvidend of lOs per share, free of income tax, for
R~e three months ending 31st of July. The receipts
a'lling to the Anglo-American and Atlantic Tele-
Ph from the cables from Ist May to 31st July have
te?raged .£496 lOs per day, one of the cables only
'Ang Occupied from four to six hours per day.
d,,1,1 official intimation was yesterday received in
,uuclii of the calling in for cancellation of 1,000,000
the 11l the Seven per Cent. Construction Bonds of
of tiunis Central Railroad Company. The numbers
4iv the Bonds called in are from 3,001 to 4,000 inclu-
collie, of 1,000 dols. each. They will be paid off at the
octllanY's offices, in America, on and after the Ist
int °°er, at the rate of 120 per cent. and accrued
crest ; after that date all interest will cease.
ors The following are some of the rates of continuations
charged at the railway settlement in the Stock Ex-
n',"nge Yesterday :
,siedoni
t, an •• • • •• • • • -even to back.
"Justern
...2s to 3s contango, closing 3s
to 43.
°real, Northern ... to contango.
Lle:jelidc:s* .... —l-16 back to 1.16 contango,
closing 1.16 to 3•16 contango.
16 do., closing i to t.
°n and North W•
estern even to do., closing even to
14ifr61t Western back.
1-16 to 3-16 do., closing
.4,and ••• •••
Metro ••• ...* to I contango.
Pctlitan •
...f to 0 do., closing 5-16 to 7.16
'overa contango.
••• to I contango, closing 5.16
ter . to 7-16 contango.
tat , ...even.
Nleffi nq North Midland...even.
etas
Northn British
1.16 to 3.16 contango.
otem --daaan ... ...en to 1-16
(4,444'testern of Canada...6dve to 9d contangocontango.
till, 1:rook of Canada ...9d to is 3d do.
toa
••• to do,

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
a UOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Per
Cent. Consols
a Bitto for Account, Sept. 8
14er Cent. Reduced 941 1
I
1 1
Ile* 3 per Cent 94 fi 1
Dot. Per Cent. Jan. 1894
3, "• per Cent. Jan. 1873
for'ltuitie 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
E
te• 0 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
x ° ated Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908
2-0
pm
ii'lleqUer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct
121°0'
£5OO
"
~I: £lOO Sr £2OO — if
246
fj,,‘.°Af England Stock, 4 per Cent
etil•• 4.ccount
Ida 4 per Cent. Bonds —
imi‘zitA.N dOVERNMENT SECURITIES
1)04 ,-,tc'elc, 10i per Cent., April 1874 ...
D°. `-',Pening, for Account —
1,),-*," Per Cent. July, 1880
LI ' ' Per Cent., Oct. 1888
~,e. Certificates —
DO,
' Enfaced Yale.. 4 per Cent 94 j
b 0 Per Cont., Jan. 1872
Do. `.4 Per Cent., May 1879 0
Doer Cont., Rup. Deb. 1872 lo3f
,
do. 1877 T., Do
....,,,, t) ,• do. 1882 —
bo -t,`"°*l 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
bo' '-'ends, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
• under £l.OOO
-3,r.,,P68E1.G.N FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Atilt-`4.tine Iteprb!le 6 per Cent ... .
lif4fil?.4 Bonds 5 Per Cent. 1859
(11:44r1 5 Per 'Cent —
Do 4, per Cent., 1852 —
1)o•' do 1838 72
, . .._.O. , do., 18•;"
bo , Co., 1863 —
„ . per Cent , 1865
tt ..,e0 Aceount .
77
142°98 4Yres 6 per Cent.
C1T1.,4 %Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont ) —Cu uli' "Per Cent.
„ ittl 6 per Cent .. &'l)°,:li Per Cent **************
4°
IN; ° Per Cont., B —
iss 1867
0 7 .
be:' F,,t'f'r Cent., 1866 —
o ,i, r:;,''criP £32
1:1.kii.k1,,,,, per Cent.
°"1 ° Per Ceut 1845m. 7 ftltet