The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-19 00:00:00

ONhY iiiAAKET

AND

OAIMERCIAL "11'

CITY, Two O'CLOCK,

In American Securities the only feature is an ad-
vance of 1 in Erie shares, which have been inquired
for at 46 to 47. Illinois unaltered, at 894 to 891 ;
United States' 5-20 Bonds, 725 to 72g.
Colonial Government Securities are
.quiet, and
prices are without variation. Canada 6 per Cent. is
quoted at 100 to 101 ; Mauritius 6 per Cent., 104 to
106 ; New South Wales 5 per Cent., 99 to 10 ; New
Zealand 6 per Cent., 1051 to 1064 ; Queensland 6 per
Cent., 1025 to 1035.
In Railways Caledonian and Great Eastern are
steadier, and Chatham and Metropolitan are scarcely
sa good. The quotations are :—Lancashire and York-
shire, 1254 to 126 ; Midland, 105 to 1055 • South
Eastern, 72R- to 724 ; London and North Western,
114/ to 114 ; Great Northern, 1044. to 105-it ;
ditto (A', 9W- to 1005 ; Great Eastern, 311
to 32 ; Great Western, 462 to 474 ; Brighton, 48
to 49 ; Sheffield, 43 to 435 ; Metropolitan, 114 to
1145 ; Caledonian, 825 to 83 ; Chatham, 18± to 18i ;
and North British, 331 to 34,5.
Foreign Railways are without change. Lombardo-
Venetian is quoted at 151 to 152 ; and Luxemburg
at 82 to 9.
The dealings in Bank Shares are very limited, and
the only change in prices is an improvement of 5 in
Imperial Ottoman, which is quoted at 5 dis. to 5
preen. ; Alliance, 14 to 13 dis. ; Agra (A), 10 to 105
ex div. ; Anglo-Austrian, 35 to 4 prem. ; Imperial,
17 to 17 4 ; London and County, 515 to 525 ; Lon-
don and -Westminster, 675 to 685 ; Union of London,
33 to 34 ; London Joint Stock, 315 to 325 ; Oriental,
42 to 43.
Foreign Mining Shares are firm. St. John del Rey
shows an advance of 35, at 20 to 21, and Chontales
at to g dis. ; Port Philip steady at l 4 to 15.
Miscellaneous are steady. Hudson's Bay is 5 better,
at 14 to 145 ; Anglo-American Telegraph unaltered
at 225 to 22g ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent.,
55 to 5g ; London General Omnibus, 11 to 2 ; and
National Discount, 10/ to Ile.
Business has been done to-day in Metropolitan
District Railway Issue of £400,000 Debenture Stock
at 1 to 15 prem.
Including a withdrawal yesterday of £25,000 in
coin for the Cape of Good Hope, the bullion operations
at the Bank for the week show a balance of £ll,OOO
against the stock held.
The steamer City of Antwerp has brought £19,000
gold from New York, and the French mail steamer
Imperatrice Eugenie has arrived at St. Nazaire with
£128,000 specie from Vera Cruz.
The ordinary general meeting of the Credit Foncier
tn. 'Mauritius has been called for the 26th instant, for
the purpose of receiving the directors' report and to
declare a dividend.
The directors of the Fender's End and Enfield Gas
and Coke Company have called the ordinary general
meeting of shareholders for the 26th inst., to receive
the report and declare a dividend.
The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the'
Alatnillos Company has been convened for the 26th
inst., for the transaction of the ordinary business of
the company.
The Isisldings for £200,000 in bills on Calcutta and
Biadras were held yesterday at the Bank of England.
The amounts allotted were to Calcutta £185,000, and
to Madras £1,500. The minimum price was fixed at
is Ild on both presidencies, and tenders at and above
is 111 d will be allotted in full. No tenders on Bom-
bay were invited. These terms correspond with the
previous state of the market.
The half-yearly meeting of the Linares Lead Mining
I.*lompany will be held on the 26th inst., for the tran-
saction of the general business of the company.
The proprietors of the Fortuna Company will hold
their half-yearly meeting on the 26th inst., for the
purpose of receiving the directors' report and state-
ment of accounts.
According to the official return of the Imperial
Ottoman Bank of the receipts- and payments effected
for the Turkish Government on account of the
foreign loans and general debt, there was a balance
of 192,500 liras to the credit of the Treasury on
March 13.
A meeting of the Mexican bondholders has been
convened for the 27th inst. to receive the report of the
provisional committee and to appoint a permanent
committee.
The Manchester papers report that it was resolved
yesterday afternoon by a number of the large spinners
and manufacturers of Blackburn to summon a meet-
ing of the trade on 'Wednesday to discuss the propriety
of going at once on short time. The spinners and
manufacturers of Darwen will also hold a meeting on
the same day for a similar purpose.
The following official intimation has been issued by
the North British Railway Company The
directors hive gone over the revenue accounts for the
half-year ending 31st January last, and they find that
the surplus available for division will admit of divi-
dends being declared at the half-yearly meeting on the
27th inst. on all the company's preference stocks,
down to and inclusive of the North British 1863 Pre-
ference Stock, and also a dividend to the extent of 45
per cent. on the Edinburgh and Glasgow 5 per Cent.
Preference Stock, No. 3. The present circumstances
of the company necessitate these dividends being paid
by deferred warrants."
The following is from Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite's
weekly circular : - In the London market for American
Securities there has been a fair amount of business
since our last, with a tendency to increased firmness.
United States Five-Twenty's have improved about
leer cent., the 1862 Bonds closing 725 to 72±, and the
65's 71 to 71±. The inquiry for Ten-Forty Bonds
still continues, and all offering are readily taken at
current rates ; the last price is 665 to 66g. Illinois
Shares have been remarkably quiet and steady, but
in Eries there has been a very large business ; froze
495 they dropped yesterday on continued lower quota-
tions by telegram from New York to 451 ; but even
at this price they are relatively higher than the New
York market. For the last few days there has been
a strong demand for Atlantic and Great Western
Consolidated Bonds, and, although, since our last they
have been forced down to 275, they close very
firm
at 295. The inquiry for Virginia Six per Cents. has
somewhat subsided, but the price remains steady at
33 to 35.

At a meeting of the Great Wheal Vor United
Alines, held yesterday, Geo. Noakes, Esq., in the chair,
the accounts made up to this date show a balance in
favour of the mine of £5,326 4s 3d, out of which a
dividend of 7s 6d per share was declared, equal to
£2,215 103, carrying forward to the credit of next
account the sum of £3,110 143 3d. The reports
tread were considered highly satisfactory, and the
ospects of the mine of a most cheering character.
block tin sold, 16th March, 56 tons 12 1
cwt. or.,
£3,186 6s 7d.
Vice Chancellor Malins has appointed Mr. Snell,
at the firm of Fredk. B. Smart and Snell, account-
ants, 38, Gresham-street, liquidator of the Tamar
Bank Granite Company (Limited).
Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., has resigned the chair-
rnanship of Lloyd's, having held that position since
1830. A requisition is in course of presentation to
Goschen, M.P., soliciting that gentleman to
kecept the office.
day, tile markets are less active than they were yester
but the advanced prices reached are maintained
4.110 animation of the last day or two has chid:
trisen from speculative purchases for a rise
~, the public, though doing more than the
did d) are still comparatively inactive. For tin
presenti railwaTs are neglected, and attention is
le(!ieflY directed to Foreign Government Securities.
ne Funds keep firm. Italian are scarcely so high,
Tilt Egyptian are per cent. better, and Peruvian.
V shares, financial descriptions keep fit. Hudson':
4-lay are firmer, and St. John del Rey are 108 better.
The money market is firm, with the minimum forrate the best •paper ner cent.
uotton is quiet. —
„ Consols are steady at yesterday's prices, at 93i to
41- for delivery and 93i to 93g tor account ; New
i,!1:1 Reduced Three per Cents., 92 to 92k ; India
Pe per Cents. are flat, at 114 to 114 k, being a
decline of ; Bank Stock, 249 to 251; Exchequer
13i1.14, in to 15% prem.
,The changes inloreign stocks are confined to a rise at oiresh in Egyptian (1864) at 87i to 88i ;in the Vice-
;l4°Y 's 9 per Cents., at 89f to 90f ; and in
7.1.° Railway Loan, at 91k to 91/ ; of k in the
tviceroy's 7 per cents. ; and of in Portuguese, at
to 1 prem., and Peruvian (1865), at 77g- to 77g ;
Wexican are quoted 15k to 16k ; Greek, 12k to 13 ;
„ew Spanish, 35i to 36 ; Italian (1861), 47g to
; Turkish, 33g to 33/1; Orel Vitebsk, 78i to
and Chilian,B9 to 89k.
Aletropolitan District hallway, issue of £400,000
debenture stock, 1 to 1 prem.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to
dl
`,Y, the French Three per Cent. Rentes were 69f.
6
C. Firm.

BRITIS 11 1' UNDS —CLUSINU PRICES
8 tiOVEKNMENT FUNDS.
II:!1 .)t.)itt. Uot.,oi,
a ,`"°. Account, April 2
,N"l' Lent. Reduced
tlt',),"' per Cent ll2 If i
L ‘3: per Cent. Jan. 1894 —0 :
4, • 0 per Cent. Dan. 1873 —
tinnuilies JO vrs, expire sth Jan., 1889 — xd
'6°' for '3O yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
}:,,„
‘F' (Red Sea Telei,raph), Au„., WOB —
`(,..tc.(juer Bills, .£l,OOO, 2 par Ct.
.u 0
£5OO — pin
11,, , O. £lOO & £2OO — pin
tl'r of England Stock. 4i per Cent Shut
0. A.,.Tonat
.1„,„ INDIAN JOVERNMENT SECUILITIE'.
I.;'t tuck, Iti per Cent., Aprill.B74 ... 215 16i
Ii .u. Account
". per cent Oct.1.1
Pot' Cent., Oct 1868