The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-15 00:00:00

MARIKE

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIIIENCIS,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

Messrs. Barings Brothers and Company have this
morning announced the issue of an Argentine 6 per
Cent. Loan of £1,950,000 Stock, at the price of 721
Per cent. This forms the unsubscribed portion of
the £2, 500,000 loan which was authorized in 1865,
and introduced in the following year. The loan is to
l'e liquidated by the operation of a sinking fund of
per cent., commencing on the Ist of July, 1869.
The Bonds issued in 1866 only carried a sinking fund
of 1 per cent.' and Mes-rs. Barings are instructed to
change them for ce hem bearing, the increased rate of
4 ner cent sinking fund. Tlie instalments extend
to llarclr, 1869..
The leading features in the stock markets are the
inactivity of the funds, and apparently a greater dis-
position to purchase foreiga bonds and shares, Vt.li
one or two exceptions, znd a preference for selected
home railway securities. The leading foreign stocks
nee 4 1 per cent. better. Danubian, upon the fresh
crisis at Bucharest, are 1 per cent. lower. Great
Eastern, and Lancashire and Yorkshire continue in
demand but Midler(' and some others are :main
lower. International Financial and Atlantic Tele-
graph shares are in request at a fractional advance.
114 discount market remains without change at 11
to ] per cent.
The English Funds arc very quiet. Consols remain
at Saturday's piicea, at 941 to 95 for Money, and 95
to nak for Account. New and Reduced Three per
Cents., 94/ to 94 ; India Five per Cents. steady, at
11-1 k to 115 ; Bank Stock, 247 to 249: Excheauel
14s to 18s preen.
A firm tone pervades in Foreign bonds. Danu-
bian are exceptionally 1 per cent: lower, the quotations
being 72 to 73, and 801 to 811. There is an advance
of -1 in Egyptian (1864) Bonds, at 82, but the Railway
Debentures, at 951, and the Viceroy's 7 per Cent. Loan a:
74 shows no -change. An advance ofd; has;occurred in
Portuguese at 401 to 41, and Greek, at 14 to 141
of 4in Italian, at 511 to 52, it Spanish, at 371 tc
; and in Turkish, at 38a to 382- ; and of 1- is
lexican, at 16 to 161.
The New Honduras Lean is par to 1
.prem.
Egyptian Nine per-Cent. Bonds are 871 to 881.
American Securities are firm. United States 5-20
bonds are 1-- better, at 721 to 73 ; Illinois have
l'oeovere'd 1, at 100 to 100 k ; and Erie Shares 4. at
45/ to 461.
English Railway Shakes are generally quiet, although
in some cases prices are firmer. Lancashire and York-
shire are quoted at 128/ to 1291 ; Great Northern, at
103 to 104 ; and Caledonian, at 741 to 741 ; being in
each case an improvement of ; and an advance of 1
is established in the following :-South Eastern at 751
to 76 ; Great Eastern, 371 to 371; Great Western,
53 to 53i ; and Metropolitan, 1101 to 110/. On
,the ether hand, London, Brighton, and South Coast
loflower, at 51/ to 521 ; Midland, -4-, at 1051 tc
4 ; and Great Northern (A) 1, at 96 to 97 ; Maneties-
t_er, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, at 431 to 431
London and North Western steady, at 116 to 1161.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
'lave receded to 281 to 291, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds to 32/ to 331.
Colonial Government Securities continue to meet
with some attention, but prices show no particular
thange. Canada 6 per Cents. is quoted at 105 to
,I°7 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 93' to 95 ; Mauritius 6 per
Cents., 105 to 107 ; New South ales 5 per Cents.
100 to 102 ; New Zaland 6 per Cents., 110 to 112 ;
Queensland 6 per Cents., 109 to 110 ; Victoria 6 per
(lents., 114 to 116.
In Finance Shares the only movement is an advance
of
,1 in International, which is marked at 14 to 11
dis ; Credit Foncier, 3 1-16 to 3 3-16 ; General
Credit, 21 to 21 dis. •, London Finance, 22 to 20 dis.
.11 Foreign Railway Shares are steady. Great Luxem-
urg is quoted at 12 11-16 to 1213-16, being an ha-
p ovement of 1 ; Lonibardo-Venetisn, 15 to 151.
Ilank Shares are in moderate request, but prices
,°ll the whole are steady. London and County is 1
row
er' at 511 to 521, while London and Westminster
1: 4 better, at 714 to 711 ; Consolidated 1, at 41 tc
; Agra (A shares) unaltered, at 111 to 12 ; Alliance,
.101 to 91 ; Anglo-Austrian, 51 to 6 prem. ; Char-
..tered, Mercantile, 291 to 301 ; Imperial, 18 to
19; Imperial Ottoman, 1.1- to 14 ; Oriental, 421 to
431 ; London Joint Stock, 34 to 35 ; Union of
London, 341 to 351.
Foreign Mining Shares are very quiet. Clienteles
are 1 lower, at Ift to ; Rosati Qrande, 3-16 to 5-le
Prem. •
11 to 1 St. John del Rey; 181 to 191 ; Port Philip.
~ 2,
Miscellaneous Securities, although quiet, are well
SuPiaerted. Atlantic Telegraph is * higher, at 5 1-16
L° 5 3-1,6 •, Anglo-American Telegraph, 221 to 22ex
div. ; Fore-street Warehouse, 1 dis. to -1 prem. ;
"Itidion's Bay steady, at 161 to 16a ; Loudon General
Omnibus, 2* to 24.
A second dividend cf 5; in the pound is in course
3.llDayment to the creditors of the General Exchange
at 79, Lombard-street, by Messrs. JaMes
. `N(l).oper (Johnstone,
.Cooner...Wintle, anr. 1 17 )„ an_
1.
• W. Urwick; ie liquidators.
The; suni of £30,000 in sovereigns was withdrawn
Item the bank on S iturdity, for Elyet.
Tka.steam ship La Plata has arrived from the West
Ildies with £75,525 in specie.
The steamer which left New York on Saturday for
Europe brings £245,000 in specie.
o A petition for the winding up of the Brighton Hotel
lampany is to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Giffard
°ll the 20th inst. •
A dividend of £1 per share has been declared by the
directors of the Imperial Life Office.
0A second dividend of 5s in the pound is in course
s;,, Payment to the creditors of the General Exchange
special general meeting of the Eastern Bengal
Railway has been called for the Ist July, for the
Purpose of authorising the directors to raise any or
oPart of the money which they are authorised to raise
11 bond by the creation and issue of debenture
111' ock.

of
Colonial Company have announced a dividend
+1). 9s per share, making, with the 'previous distribu-
''On, 12i per cent. for the year.
The total bullion imported into this country for the
Irpek ending June 10 amounted to £358,278, and the
t.0t..al exported to .£792,931,, showing a balance against
the country of £434,653.

BRITISIS TUNDii —TITO O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
u Per Cent. Consols
, Ditto for Account, July 9
Neal Per Cent. Reduced 94; Z
NT 3 per Cent
"`ew 23- per Cont. Jan. 1894
D 0.54 per Cent. ~ an. 1873
louities 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., MP -
~Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
z..."? (Rod Sea Tolovaph), Aug., 1908 —
-.'aoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot ll pm
1)0.
£5OO
bo. £lOO 3t £2OO - 77
j34'„ak of England Stock, 41par Cent 24B}
DO. Account
/„ INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
'.tt tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 ... 213
"no. Account
n". 5 per Cent. July, 1880
,•;"°. 4 per Cont., Oct. 1888
'Jo. Certificates
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent
D°.s per Cent„ Jan. 1872
D(2.• 5} per Cent., May 1879 —
0 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872
Do. do. 1877 —
1., Do. do. 1882
L'„'•• Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
L'a- Bonds, 4 per Cent., .41,000
be. under £l.OOO •.. Pm
FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK.
t ;entine Repubc, 6 per Cent...
i
ntrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
4-PrUilian 5 per Cent 7Ol ad
°.4} li per Cont., 1852 —
,°• do. 1858....
7\1,-"°o*. d0.,d0 : 183(1863 —
.7
7, O. 5 per Cent., 1865
.77
B .0 Accoun*
;soros/tyres 6 per Cent —
e DJ 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
C
4'),10 6por Cont.
4„Jaan 6 per Cent _
4"„ a• 41 per Cent —
`so. 6 Ce tB I) per n.,
a., 1867
D 0•, 7 per Cent., 1866
, , _
e 0., Scrip £32 paid
0.
II nituan, 6 per Cont.
alien 3p n• Cent., 1825.....................
Dnnbfan Principalities, I per Cent 734 4
y De 8 per Cent., 1867 B2l
iloador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
sigYptian, 7 per Cent —
1)0. Second Issue
"•,. £5lO Bonds
10. 4106 Bonds Bl4
DO. 1861 —
, Do. Account
..,0 - -
~, • 40.10 Bonds —
4-'O. £lOO Bonds •••.•
4110
Goyernrmsti.
Accountl3 '
t Railway Debentures .... 951
Cent., 1824-5, C. 7: Coups
‘-.'
~,r
DO.
•• Coupons
.1( .
~.,
.
0. Acs runt
etteinala 5 per Cent .. —
/tl!liuras Gov. Rail. Loan., lop. Ct., £23 p
Do.' per
tart., 1885 —
.., Accou .. —
kil'o• Maremmana Rai way —
'xicat 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
, Do. 1864- —
" g Per Cont. Anglo-Freuch
viontevidftn 6 per Cont. . —
eflrish imperial 5 per Cent
°Fly' G'renada
1,1-'° per Con —
r). Defer-ed
p,;-.0 Litad Warrants (Hectares)
D°"riaz 5 por Cant. 1865
D 0
Account
- .. S 9
0 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) -..,,,,..