The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-25 00:00:00

trONby KARTiET

AND
001111ERCIAL INTELLIGZNOE,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
t,A. quiet tone pervades nearly all departments of
'"?ek Exchange business, and the movements are
"flunportant. In the Funds Consols are hardly so
high as at tho close yesterday, and Bank Stock is
again lower, upon sales in anticipation of a reduced
dividend. Exchequer Bills are firmer. Foreign
Government Bonds are generally firmer, but the
Principal attention continues to be given to Italian,
14hich are f per cent. better, now standing at 55. In
ITtilways there is no leading feature The failure of
the Southern Railways Bill continues to prejudice the
:,(°ek of the companies conegrned. Joint Stock Bank
Shares are dull
The discount market is quiet, and the rate is 1i
Per cent., with exceptions k per cent. lower. The
l'uPnply is rather less.
Niagara nas brought £102,000 Ib specie, in
Australian gold, from Melbourne.
The English Funds are dull. Consols are quoted
'46th lower, at 94;,i to 94/ for money, and 941 for
aecount. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 94i to
n
; Bank Stock is flat, at a further reduction of 1 per
cent,, at 240 to 243 ; India Five per Cents.; 1141 to
'l5 ; Exchequer Bills, 15s to 20s prem.
The Foreign Stock Market has been firm, chiefly
in Vmpathy with a rise of k per cent. in Italian
(1861), at 54i to 55a; Mexican are quoted 151 to 16 ;
Greek,
131 to 14f ; New Spanish, 37-I to 38 ;
Turkish, 39a to 39a ; Egyptian (1864), 82 to 83 ;
Peruvian (1865), 85a to 86k ; and Brazilian, 761
to 771
In American Securities, United States 5-20 Bonds
are 1-16 worse, at 73k to 73a ; Erie Shares lower,
at 45i to 451 ; while Illinois are better, at 101 k
to joii.
English Railways are auiet. Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 128 k 129 ; Midland, 106 to 10Gi ;
,„Outh Eastern, 14 to 74i ; London and North
esters, 1151 to 116 ; Great Northern, 103 to 104 ;
Ittn (A), 96 to 97 ; Great Eastern, 36a to 36i ;
Great Western, 51: to 52 ; Brighton, 52 to 52i ;
Sheffield, 42k to 421 ; Metropolitan, 111 to 1111;
Caledonian 73 to 73i ; and Chatham, 19i to 20.
Foreign Railway Shares are dull. Great Luxem-
hourg • h
k lower, at 1111 to 1l- ; Lombardo-Venetian
steady, at 15a to
15.
-mink Shares dull, and the dealings are limited.
London and Westminster and Union of London are
each lower, the former being quoted at 704- to 71,E ;
and the latter at 33 to 34 ; Agra (A), 11/ to 12k ;
Alliance, 11 to 10k dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, 511! to 6
Pretn• ; Chartered Mercantile, 29 to 30 ; Consoli-
dated, 4Z, to 5 ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial Otto-
man, 1k to 1-lr prem. ; London and County, 50 to 51 ;
London Joint Stock, 33 to 34.
In Foreign Mining Shares there is very little busig
tress doing. Chontales is lower, at 11 to 2 ; St.
"hit del Rey steady, at 21 to 22 ; Port Philip
to 1k ' . Rossa Grande, a to It preen..
In Miscellaneous Securities Hudson's Bay has re-
Fnirered at 15a to 151* ; Anglo-American Telegraph
Ts also 1-16 better, at 21 13-16 to 21 15-16 ; Atlantic
Telegraph 8 per Cent., 4'4 to 5 ; Fore-street Ware-
-1 to k dis.; London General Omnibus, 2f to 21.
The fortnightly settlement in the Stock Exchange
commences on Saturday, and closes on Tuesday
next.

The directors of the Staveley Coal and Iron Cora-
13acY (Limited) announce a second interim dividend
of £2 lOs per share £6O paid and 8s 4d per share
]-04 paid.
The gold operations at the Bank of England during
the week ending yesterday comprise the purchase of
£212,000 in bars.
The arrival is announced of the Canterbury and the
ohn Duthie, from Melbourne, with, together, X 30,506
in Australian gold.
The steamers leaving New York yesterday and the
(lay before for Europe took £240,000 in specie.
The traffic returns of the Madras Railway for tht
Week ending April 25, shows an increase of .£3,658
as compared with the corresponding week of 1867 ;
and the Bahia and San Francisco Railway, for the
Week ending May 16, an increase of £324.
The London and North-Western Railway traffic
return shows this week a decrease of £6,051, corn-
Nred with the corresponding period of 1867 ; and the
I\lidland, an increase of £4,240.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Great
pastern Railway has been called for the 10th July,
for the purpose of authorising the compan to raise
fitrther capital by the creation and issue of deben-
ture stock.
A special general meeting of the National Dis-
count Company has been convened for the 22d July,
for the purpose of receiving the directors' report and
to declare a dividend.
The ordinary general meeting of the Palace ana
turlington Hotel Company has been called for the
Bth July, to receive the directors' report and state-
Illent of accounts.
The following, with reference to the London market
/or American securities, is from Messrs. Satter-
thwaite's circular :—" The only noticeable feature
in the London market for American securi-
ties, during the past week, is the continued demand
for Illinois Central Shares, which have improved on
investment purchases, to 101 to 101-k. Erie Shares
continue without alteration at 45 to 46, the transac-
tions in them being extremely limited. United States
5-20 Bonds have improved about it per cent. closing
73f to 73i for the 1862'5, and 72i to 72i for the
18e5's. In Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds considerable transactions have taken
Place at prices varying from 33i to 34i ; they clout
finally 33f to 33i, thus showing a decline of about
1 per cent. on the week."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 Per Cent. Consols
, Ditto for Account, July 9
".,, Per Cent. Reduced 9-11 I I
'7 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
A DO. 5 per Cent.dart. 1873
".`touities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
, Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 —
x,Xettequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct l6 pm
Do, £5OO
Do. £lOO & £2OO — it
Ilank of England Stock, 41 per Cent —
Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
11(141 stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 ...
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 —
Do 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 lO3l
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
D,.. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 —
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
1)0. under £l.OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.

dr;entine Repulic, 6 per Cent...
du Arian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 —
brazilian 5 per Cent xd
`l o. 4} per Cent., 1852 —
Do. do. 1858....
Do. do., 18 ;0 —
Do. do., 1863 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
l)o Account 77} I
Ai uenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent)
°WA, 6per Cent.
C..alian 6 per Cent 74;
Do. 4i per Cent —
Do. 6 per Cent., B —
Do., 1867
Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866
Do., Scrip £32 paid
...col' mbian, 6 per Cent.
„_,-liAnish 3 p.r Cent., 1825........
43 anubian Principalities, i por Cent —
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .. 813
l'lquador New Oonsolidated, 1 per Cent.
11O'yptian, 7 per Cent Bl}
Do. second Issue Bl}
Do, £5OO Bonds —
D0..‘106 Bonds B3
Do. 1864

Do. Account
Do. £s'l.") Bonds B3
Do. £lOO Bonds B4
.•

Govormnfsnt Railway Debentures 951
Greek 5 per Cont., 1824-5, ex Coups —
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
, Do. Account
k)hutt.etuala 5 per Cout .. —
11 onduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p --
4 t,;,au 5 per Cert., 1865 —
Do, Account . —
:)o. Maremmana. Raiway —
tt)xicar. 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
Do. 1864 —
Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French —
Montevidcau 6 per Cent. .. —
Moorish imperial 5 per Cent —
New Granada —
Do 3 per Con —
Do. Defer-ad
-Do Laud Warrants (Hectares)
rerivian 5 per Cent. 1885
Do Account ,. 86 51
Do 41 per Cont. (Uribarren)
Do 41 per Cent- 1862 -. —
Do Account . —
r ortaguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2.':i 41.
Do. do. 1P67 —
Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid
Aussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Do eli per Cent. 1850
Da 4i per Cont., 186 k —
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5. par Cent., 1862
Do. Ano-lo -Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds , 91
Do, ''' do. £Bl 15s. do —
Do , 1866, £lOO Bonds 9Ol
Do,do £B4 15s. do —
Do Ni c9llO RollWaY imii, iiiii mimism 64 5