The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-16 00:00:00

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AND

IOMPtIERCIAL wrrtzI,LIGNN

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
No material alteration has taken place in the Stock
Markets since the close of yesterday. The improve-
ment in the Funds then current is maintained, owing
to the extraordinary amount of money seeking em-
li,lo°rYeigmennte The drop in Rentes has rather checked
Stocks, and Railways have been disturbed by
speculative operations. An important movement has
kentak place in Caledonian shares. They closed 2 per
lower last evening, at 721, and fell this morning
to 70,
though they have since recovered to 71. Apart
from this- there is no feature in the market.
The money market d unchanged, though this is
PaY-day in the Stock Exchange.
Consols are steady at 94 to 944 for money, and 945
or account. New and Reduced Three per Cents.,
,e5l to ; India Five per Cents., 1141 to 115 ;
zank Stock, 245 to 247 Exchequer Bills, 15s to
20$ p rem
, There is no change to report in Foreign stocks.
alexican are quoted 142 to 15.1 ; Greek, 125 to
; Italian, ell to 52 ;Turkish, Turkish, 39 to 39.4 •, Peru-
.v:l, lao, 77 to 775 ; Ecuador, 121 to 13/ : New Russian,
to,. 35 ; Orel-Vitebsk, 835 to 84 ; Nicolai,
IM 67 ;and New Spanish, 332 to 34.
F,Amierican securities are rather dull. United States
cre-twenty Bonds are lower, at 72 to 72t ;
._.4e Shares also worse, at 30 to 3,1 ; but Illinois
better, at 901 to 915.
a English Railway shares, are quiet in sympathy with
ttotitiearndaavylii.ch pre
continuance of the important fluctuations in Cale-
vailed last evening. At one time
they were 74 and closed at 724. They have
trh_is
ande 691 to 704, and are now 701 to 71.
,a,eaehire Yorkshire remain at 1285 to 129 ;
'4loland, 1104 to 111 ; South Eastern, 762 to 77i ;
Loudon and North Western, at 1131 to 114;
IGreat Northern at 1075 to 1085 ; Great Northern A,
1710 to 111 ; Great Yastern, at 39 to 39f ; Great
'lesteern, at 50 to 505 ex all ; Brighton, at 521 to
t; olieffield, at 46i to 462 ; Metropolitan, at 107}
1071 ; and Chathani, at 181- to 181.
at 16f
Railways, Lombardo-Venetian is marked
"fif to 165 • and Great Luxemburg, 114 to 11g.
1,11 Colonial 'Government Bonds the transactions are
lflollPortant. The following are the quotations
eanada Six per Cent., 104 to 106 ; ditto Five per
eent• 91 to 93 ; Meuritius Six per Cent., 103 to
is(il'Neve South Wales Five per Cent., 99 to 101 ;
.evr Zealand Six per Cent., •110 to 112 ; Queensland
11 Per Cent 106 to 107 ; Victoria Six per Cent.,
•L'
~) toe 1
14.
anle Shares are without change .e(lustrian, which is except Anglo-
f lower, at 65 to 7 prem. ; Agra
osteady. at 115 to 121 ; Alliance, 124 to 115 dis.;
Ar,,teeed Mercantile, 29 to 30 ; Consolidated, 44
t ; Imperial, 164 to 174 ; Imperial Ottoman, 2
Ont prem. • London and County, 494 to 505 ;
31 °Oll and ''Westminster, 655 to 664 ; ditto New,
t 0 54 ; Oriental, 445 to 455 ; London Joint Stock,
'..ti,otroeiig3a2s • Union of Loudon, 345 to 354.
ilining Shares are in moderate request.
philioall del Rey remains at 19i to 205 ; Port
(4;2e to 11 ; Clienteles, 25 to ; Bosse-
'e, Par to .5 prem.
Ant,,Lsneous securities are extremely quiet.
r,' ex.( All
,)erican Telegraph is quoted at 20k to 204
4. ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent., 35 to
htt':'°deon's Bay, 145 to 15 ; London General Omni-
"; 1-1 to 2 ; Fore-street Warehouse, par to 1 prem.
d, ,'Qt the Bank yesterday 10,000 sovereigns were with-
o for export to India.
*.a,_e Continental exchanges are dull.
ft " Deutschland has brought £21,000 in specie
'in New York.
ti peer is very quiet ; but, there being no Mexican
la° lam in the market, any demand before the expected
for,p remittance by the next French packet would be
`,i,i°,'Ned. by a rise.
Vee liquidators of the Northumberland and Durham
pound 'atra Bank announce a dividend of 2d in the
10, payable the 6th and 7th of October, making '
,tBd m the pound repaid.
eee'lle particulars are published of 311 Chilian Six
reeit
Vent. Bonds which have been drawn by lot for
teroption at par on the 30th inst.; of 33 Chilian
daree per Cent. Bonds, repayable the same
; and of 121. Chilian Four-and-a-Half per Cent.
eemnde.
1,,T he Corporation of the city of Hamilton, Canada,
e forwarded to the City Bank the usual remit-
01L .neee to provide for the coupons maturing on the Ist
October, upon their sterling debentures.
'alodrid letters state that Senor Cabezas, director-
general of the public debt, and formerly under-
CretarY of the Minister of Finance, has been
care, to repair to London, in order to negotiate a
rain. The Finance Minister is at his wits' ends to
Rtese, the means of meeting current expenses. A
ha a' number of public employes are stated not to
geve received any salary for the last three months.
iain°r Cabezas is coming to London- on a hopeless
ssioo if he intends to appeal to the general
aierket.
181‘,,ibe Coupons of the Egyptian Government Loan,
deeee, due Ist October, and the Bonds, drawn for re-
li'll'option will be paid at the offices of Messrs. Fruh-
thg and Goschen, 12, Austin Friars, on and after
The
date.
following is a memorandum issued by the
6104reholders' Association of Overend, Gurney, and
ha
Mc (Limited), dated September 8, and signed
'lr. Oswald Howell :—lt may be remembered that
add Meeting of the shareholders in Overend, Gurney,
011 (10. (Limited), held in March last, a committee
poi gentlemen gentlemen who are largely interested were sp-
at
coed, for the purpose of carrying on an action
eertMtnon law against the directors of that un-
thte concern, to recover as much as possible of the
this put they have lost. Shortly after the formation of
Lois,eonnnittee, they issued a circular urging the share-
Dersera to assist them by subscribing at time rate of 2s
to hBhare. The result of this application is reported
Witakee been highly satisfactory, as a considerable sum
sPeedily collected, which is still held for the pur-
ttie, of defraying time necessary expenses in connection
heir' the proposed actions. The committee, although
the eviog the amount in hand will be sufficient for
itacylMrpose, at the same time complain that it would
Were been much larger but for certain rumours which
tietti ';'eely circulated among the shareholders, par-
e°'n
allY in the neighbourhood of Nottingham and
selves, to the effect that the liquidators them-
intended to carry on action against Messrs.
therneY, Barclay, and the rest of the directors, at
the 1. Dense of the estate. The committee aver that
th,, tquidators have written to them admitting that
a:_y are aware they have no power whatever to take
cops Proceedings of the nature contemplated. The
is Jul had hoped to get the first case disposed of
as last, but found that utterly impossible ; and,
ohta.e long vacation is now on, no decision can be
theained before November next. Independently of
~s actions at common law, it appears that a bill
oira filed a considerable time back in time Court of
e)ze per alt
in the name of Mr. Dundas, against the
anee4t°re of the late Mr. I'. A. Gibb. The property
tBqn,,estate of this gentleman, estimated to exceed
eeZt°oo, is now, of course, in the hands of the Court,
Lassa await the result of the proceedings, and it has
411.1e.tl through all the preliminary stages in Chancery,
`,,la now ripe for bearing.
jeijue earnings of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central
to tar, Railway for the week ending July 25 amount
teile:*)l92 Os 31, showing an increase of 3s 11d per
week The Grand Trunk Railway receipts for the
13,41 ending the 29th nit. show an increase of
Wag%3, and those of the Lemberg-Czernoivitz Rail-
tir the month of August an increase of
Tae Directors of the Chontales Gold and Silver
rrotaVi)ave received advices under date Bth Augßieust
Belt, who has recovered from his la a in-
ktpeit len.
His reports of the mines are the most
4flaetoey yet received. The remittance of gold is
*41;1'1110es from 759 tons of ore, the result of 18 days'
liaveTg. It is stated that this remittance would
dope ;•)_sell considerably larger but for the damage
spa[tea two the tramway and watercourse by a. sudden
flood which stopped the working of the
Peirl3,B for several days. This damage had been re-
heefih" and the stamps put in full working order. The
of the establishment continues good.
tiateTte,..following is from Mr. Sam. Mendell's circular,
%eh ,alanchester, 15th September :—"There is not
3'.artie `a°ing in this market to-day. Prices for both
little 1.04 goods are in favour of buyers, who show
What gisPosition to operate, except at prices below
Producers will entertain."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
a t.CIOVERNMENT FUNDS.
ljr Cent. Consols
a itto for Account, Oct. 6
New ent. Reduced 921 3
li•e: 3 per Cent
DR 2,1' per Cent. Jan. 1894
4 °' per Cont. o an. 1873
Do'lllUitie9, SO rs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 —
1)* for "1 T•
ire sth April 1885 —
-(1(11° '"
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aspire sth
) Aug., 1908 — ad
tx,,l d Sea Tel%Japh ,
601e'lner Bills. £l,OOO, 2 per et — pm
, Do £5OO
'15t111,.. £lOO & £2oou
_
17
bo' of,
England Stock. 4 per Cent
ea • a.f.connt
1 13414 4 per Cent. Bands —
`13,(1' 14-11 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
Do tocir, 14 per Cent., April 1874 ... 214;
•Ou • A 1)°, ,A-erung, for Account —
1.),;• 0 per Cent. July, 1880
' !, Pee' Cent., Oct. 1888 - kJertificates
/11). Enfaced Pa 1,,,, 4 per Cent
0.5
1),) R,Per Cent., .Jan. 1872
.D, -ti Per Cent., May 1879 —
Dar Cent,, Rup. Deb. 187.1
1, . 0. do-.. 1877 —
'kV Ma; _ do. - 1882 1034
* -"” 0 per Cout., Aug. 1873 -