The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-01 00:00:00

-11ARIIET

AIM
OMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The Stock Markets are firm in every respect, but
the absence of business common to the end of the
week prevents any rise of importance. Already, this
week, the advance has been considerable in nearly all
railway shares, so that a check upon realisations would
not be surprising. At present, however, there is no
sign of such a reaction. In the meantime the de-
cline in corn, which will take place on Monday, not
ouly in Landon, but all over the Continent, together
with the extraordinary plethora in the Money Market,
which as yet-shows no sign of diminution, will direct
attention to the prospnt of a rise in the Funds.
The Money Market is rather steadier than it was,
but the Stock Exchange settlement being over, a re-
lapse to its usual inactivity is certain. The rate is
A per cent.
Consols are firm at yesterday's prices, viz., 94? to
94. New and Reduced :3 per Cents. are also 94
to 91k ; Bank Stock, 247 to 219 ; India Five per
Cents., 1i4:;to 1151- ; Exchequer Bills, 13s to 18s
Prem.
There is no change to report in Foreign Stocks?
The prices are:—United States, 712 to 72 ; Mexican,
35
151- to 151 ; Greek, 13 to 134- ; New Spanish, 34f ; to
; Italian, 52 to to 5271- ; Turkish, 39,,, to 39 ; Egyp-
ti"n, 835 to 81 ; Viceroy's, 714 to 72 ; ditto 9
tier Cents., 894 to S 9 ; and Peruvian, 784 to 79.
American Railways are firm at previous prices.
Brie Shares are 43 to 41, and Illinois 945 to 95.
In English Railways, Metropolitan are a further per cent.. better, and South Eastern, Great Eastern,
and Brighton have advanced 5 each, but Great Nor-
thern are 1 lower, Midland 4, London and North
Western k, and Chatham 5. The prices are :
Chatham, 201 to 20.5 ; Caledonian, 75 to 7 f ;
5
Metropolitan, 118 to 119 ; Sheffield, 43i to 43f ;
;
Brighton, 54 to 545 ; Great Western, 515 to 51 Great Northern, 106 to 107 ; ditto A, 1044 to
105 ; London and North Western, 1164 to 117 ;
South Eastern, 77 to 774 ; Midland, 100; to 107 ;
and Lancashire and Yorkshire 130 to 1305.-
West Wisconsin Railway Bonds are to 11 prem.
In Bank Shares, Alliance are quoted 104 to 94
dis, ; Anglo-Austrian, 61. to 7 pretu. ; Chartered
Mercantile, 234 to 295; Consolidated, 41 to 5 ;
Imperial Bank, 16 to 17 • Imperial Ottoman, to 1
prem.; London and County, 52 to 53 ; London
and Westminster, 68 to 69 ; ditto, New, 485 to 49
_,• Oriental, 44- to-,444 ; the London Joint-Stock, 324
to 335 ; and Union of London, 345 to 354.
In Miscellaneous, Anglo-American Telegraph are
quoted 21,E to 215 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent.,
4 3-16 to 4 5-16; Atlantic and Great Western Mortgage
Bonds, 42k to 421 ; Credit Fonder, 2 13-16ths to
2 15-16ths ; •Fore-street Warehouse, 1 prem. ; General
Credit, 21 to 25 dis. : Hudson's Bay, 154 to 154
International Finance, 1 to 15 dis. ; London ditto,
124 to 22 dis. ; Lombardo-Venetian Railway, 16 to
61; London General Omnibus, lf to 2 ; Luxem-
burg, 121 to 13 ; National Discount, 115 to 12 ;
Ocean Marine 145 to 155 prem. ; and Thames and
Mersey, 45 to 5.
The receipts of the Great Central of Belgium Rail- war for the three weeks ending July 8, amounted to '
£28,578, showing an increase of £6,531.
The North Staffordshire Railway Company
announces a dividend at the rate of 25 per cent.
per annum, -which compares with 3 per cent.
Per
annum. The amount brought into this account
was .£3,240, and the amount carried forward is
£2,860.
The annual report of the Preston Bank shows that
the gross profits for the year have amounted t0.£48,073,
and the balance from last year is £6,188 After pay-
'Dent of interest to depositors, due allowance for
rebate and all charges and losses, and also for the pay-
Inent of the fixed rate of 7 per cent. on the new A
capital of the bank, the directors propose, out of the
net surplus of £13,459 Ils, to appropriate £lO,OOO to 1 accumulation fund, and carry the remainder, £3,459
.!11
to next year's account.
:There were no bullion operations at the Bank
te.rsTatiheiarednaAyioravian has arrived with £143,000 in Au-
gold, and the Ceylon with .£60,770 from the
East.
The Tanjore, leaving today for the East, takes
.£32,000 in gold for Bombay.
Messrs. airings have received a further remittance
of
a £2,494 is 6d on account of New Granada divi-
aends.
The railway and other calls clue this month, so far
as the
402,320.
particulars have transpired, amounted to
•
The dividend of Reuter's Telegram Company is
at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, being the limit
fixed by the articles of association.
Messrs. Cooper Brothers announce a dividend of
Is Cd to the creditors of tho Oriental Commercial
atik.
The Directors of the Landon and County Bank
Dave declared a dividend and bonus, for the half-year
Ending the 30th of Juno last, together equal to 16
Per cent.. per annum, leaving £4,000 to bo carried
forward to the next account.
The report of the Llcctric and International Tele-
graph Company for the past half-year show the gross
revenue to have increased to £172,828 6s lid, the
working, expenses to £101,582 12s 7d, and the net
Profits to £71,245 14s 4J. The titial dividend at
rate of 10 per cent. per annum, which it is proposed
'0 pay on the 20th August, has already been an-
bouneed: This distribution leaves £12,751 19s 4d to
added to the trust fund.
The Great Eastern Railway report will be received
°era' satisfactory. During the half-year the work-
ng expenses have been reduced from 55 per cent. to
of 14r cent., cent., and the net revenue shows an increase
Per cent. of net profits. During the period
1-s'erable progress has been made in restoring the
and it is proposed to spend a further sum of 150,000 fur the same purpose.
polthe fall in the wheat markets of Central France re-
advried a few days ago has, according to this morning's
,ees, made further progress, to the extent of from
0
able 2e and in some places wheat was quite unsale-
in
Par at the reduction. A fall is confidently expected is
'esi4 th to-morrow and on Monday. , Oats and rye
but e declining, tendency of the grain markets,
141 e.- _
to are easier in price, and holders more inclined
Bea.A:e4etoiseigT, he accounts of the vine crops are mag-
-tueeat, •
ltos7fallelessrs. Durant's circular, the silk
7,11° ?a-tin
fs
kBs6ia7st tilde last which is now closed, has on the
satisfactory. and been Speaking roundly, all good
to 10 per cent. higher than at this
to is 3ear, while all common and coarse silk is 7-5
ter„v, per cent. low market edium qualities with ma-
'al change. The at present is quiet.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
a (4 OVERNSIENT FUNDS.
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Per Cent. Consols
8' to for Account, Aug. 6 ..• —
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4.1,73
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.11'r 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
4 --°. per Cent.. d an. 1873
tinitics, 8.0 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
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1-15 1-11
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Do
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