The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-15 00:00:00

NARN.ET

AND

(WIINEE:OIAL

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The demand for money this morning is quiet.
Rates are without nominal charge at 1 to lj per
cent.

The Stock Markets, which closed yesterday with
a firm and improving tone, show no diminution of
strength ; and in some cases the tendency is still
upward, notwithstanding a thin attendance and a
slack business. The Funds are in some demand
and so are various railway stocks, while foreign se-
curities are rather increasing in favour.
Consols are firm at 938 to 941 for money; and
94 to 941 for account, being a rise of 1-16. New
and Reduced Three per Cents., 941 to 94g. India
Five per Cents., 1144 to 115 ; Bank Stock, 245 to
247 ; Exchequer Bills, 13s. to 18e. prem.
Foreign Stocks are generally firm. Peruvian is
f higher at 798 to 80 ; Greek and Portuguese 1
each, the former being in demand at 13 to 13f, and
the latter at 381 to 384 ; and Spanish 11, at 34 to
344 ; Mexican steady, 'at 14k to 151 ; and Dann-
_ Lien, 74} to 75k.
English Railway Shares are quiet, and the varia-
tions in prices are unimportant. Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire is 1 better at 43 to 43f, but
Great Northern (A) is 1 lower at 102 to 103, and
Metropolitan also 1 at 1111 to 112, ex. all, and
Great Western f at 49 to 491. Lancashire and
Yorkshire is unaltered at 1294 to 1301; Midland,
104 to 1078 ; South Eastern, 7544 to 761 ; Great
Northern, 105 to 106 - ; Great Eastern, 374 to 381.
American Securities are firmer. United States
5-20 Bonds are 8 better, at 711 to 71; ; and Illi-
-31(4i better, at 358 to 361 ; but Illinois are
lower, at 92 to 93.
In Colonial Government Bonds business is merely
nominal, and prices are unchanged. , The following
are the quotations : —Canada Six per Cent., 103 to
105 ; ditto Five per Cent., 91 to 93 ; Mauritius
Six per Cent., 103 to 105 ; New South Wales Five
per Cent., 99 to 101; New Zealand Six per Cent.,
110 to 112 ; Queensland Six per Cent., 105 to 106 ;
Victoria Six per Cent., 113 to 115.
The half-yearly meeting of the Submarine Tele-
graph Company is called for the 25th inst., when
a dividend will be declared, and a resolution be pro-
Posed confirming the agreement with the Post-office
to lease the company's cables.
Mr. Aaron Goldsmid, jun., has joined the Board
of the French Atlantic Telegraph Company. The
subscriptions are very numerous, and the list will
be closed on Thursday next, the 20th inst. The
shares are quoted at to 18 preen.
At a meeting yesterday of the London Provincial
Telegraph Company (Limited), the directors' report
was adopted. It stated that the working expenses
have decreased, and the income shows an increase.
Messrs. Thompson, Bonar, and Co., have given
notice that bonds of the Peruvian Four-and-a-half
per Cent.Uribarren Debt, amounting to £46,000, re-
Presenting the amount of the redemption fund and
accumulated interest for the half year ending July
Ist, have been cancelled. Of these Bonds 15 were
Of £l,OOO each, 35 of £5OO, and 141 of £lOO.
The half-yearly general meeting of the Ketter-
ing, Thrapstone, and Huntingdon Railway Com-
pany has been called for the 31st inst., for the
transaction of the general business of the company.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Peru-
vian Mineral Company has been convened for the
3d of September.
A special general meeting of the Parkesine Com-
Pally has been called for the 2d September, for the
Purpose of confirming the resolution passed at the
Meeting on the 12th instant, that the company be
Wound up voluntarily, and the winding up com-
mence from the time this resolution may be con-
firmed.

The ordinary general meeting of the Western
Gas Light Company will be held on the 27th inst.
for the purpose of declaring a dividend.

BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMUNT rUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, Sept. 8 -
3 per Cent. Reduced 94 f
1
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New 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891
Do. 5 per Cent. J an. 1873 ...
A.unuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.
no. for 30 yrs, oxpire sth April 1885... 12}
Do (Red Sea Teloompli), Aug., 1908... xd
Exchoiuer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot 2O pin
Do. £5OO
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Do. £lOO
Bank of England Stock, 4 por Cent
Do. Account ..., .... — ••
Canada 4 par Cont. Bonds —
, INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIBIL
Aqdia Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 ... 2141
Do. Opening, for Account —
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 pet. Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent
DD1879
0. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872
°. N. per Cent., May —
Do 3 per Cent., Rup. Doh. 1872 _
Do. do. 1877
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lan Cent er Cent. 1859 —
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Co" 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
C .'l, 6per Cent.
4140 6 per Oent
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