The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-02 00:00:00

X 0 S 1 I AREET

AND

COMERCIAL INTELLIGENCB,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
Most of the changes in the posibion of the Bank of
England as shown by yesterday's return are attribu-
table to circumstances connected with the close of the
quarter. Thus, there is a falling-off in the Bullion
and also in the Reserve, when an increase might have
been expected in the first from the inflow of gold and
in the second from the moderate character of the
demand for money. Both may be explained, how-
ever, by the payment of public and other salaries,
• and by the adjustments made at the end of the
qr..arter on the 29th, the return being made up to
the evening of the 30th. Thepublic deposits never-
theless show an. increase, to wlplich a further advance
from the Government has contributed. As may be
expected from the season, there is a falling-off in the
private dep:)sits. The general effect of these changes
ii a 13rgs ace3Ssion to the circulation. The following
are till variations from the return of last week :
Incrsa in Circulation • £837,357
Increase in Public Deposits
D. crease in other D,Togits
Incre.”. in Governnint Securities..... 150,000
Increase in other Securities
I)z:creme in Million
rc"Pa3e in It serve nllion in both Dvartments 784,629
20,501,136
neserre of Notes n'nd Coin
to3ttr
September T Circulation, including Bank Fist Bills 25,012,826
of paid clearing for the week ending
D 30, as certified by Mr. G.
hysh'r ?, chief inspector, is as follows :
Ser. 24, Thursday... ... ... .C 6,957,000
Sept. 25, Frida
$e y ... ... ... 8,256,000
Pt. 26, Saturday ...
... 11,235,000
&lA. 23, Monday 8957,000
,
Sept. 29, Tuesday ••• ... 9,241,000
ihDt. 80, Wednesday . ... 19,657,000

• Total ..; £64,303,000
This is a moderate aggregate, considering that it
includes the clearings of the Stock Exchange at the
settlements, and those at the end of the quarter.
NConsols are firmer at 941 to 941 for -money and
s for account. New and Reduced Three per
e‘mts., 93/ to 93i ; Exchequer Bills,
15s to 20s
Prem. ; India Five per Cents., 114 k o 115.
The attempt upon the life of the Viceroy of Egypt
has caused a relapse of per cent, in the Seven per
Cent. Bonds, at 741 to 75 ; and in the Nine per
Cents., at 94i to 95f.- Beyond this the Foreign Stock
market is firm at the prices current at yesterday's un-
official close. Mexican are quoted at 151 to 15/ ;
Spanish, 33 to 33. E ; Italian, 52k ; Turkish Five per
Cents., 39 to 39k ; and the Six per Cents., 64 to
64k ; Egyptian (1864), 82/ to' 831 ; Danubian Eight
Pei Cent., 80/ to 81/ ; Brazilian (1865), 76k to
761 ; and Peruvian Nine per Cents, 78/ to 79i.
A. further advance has taken place in American
Securities. The 5-20 Bonds are f better, at 73# to
73
/ 6 ; Erie have risen /, at 32 to 32/ ; and Illinois
at 9 t 97.
• The only feature in English Railways is the heavi-
ness of South Eastern, but at 77/ to 78,E there is no
material change. Brighton are firm at 51/ to 52
Sheffield, 47/ to 48; and Midland, at 111 to 111/
There is no change in Lancashire and Yorkshire, at
128 to 128/ ; Metropolitan, 105 to 105 k ; Caledonian,
o,Bi Chatham, 17/ to 18 ; Great Northern, 108 to
109 ditto (A), 109 to 110 ; and London and North-
Western, et 114 to 112/.
Foreign Railways are steady. Great Luxembourg
is
16quoted at 102 to 11 ; Lombardo-Venetian, 16/ to
In Bank Shares, London Joint Stock and Union of
London each declined k, being quoted at 31 to 32 and
34 to 35 respectively. On the other hand, Imperial
Ottoman is / better at 1/ to 1# prem. ; Agra (A)
steady, at 1U to 12;; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis.; Anglo-
Austrian, 5/ to 6/ prem. ; Chartered Mercantile,
29/ to 30/ ; Consolidated, 411 to ; Imperial, 16/
to 1 '7l
' • ; London and County, 49 to 50 ; London and
Westminster 65 to 6G; ditto (New), 52 to 53 ;
44/ to 45/.
Finance Shares are steady. Credit Foncier is
quoted at 2# to 2/ ; General Credit, 2/ to 2}
; lnternational Finance, 1# to 1/ dis.
Foreign Mining Shares are extremely quiet.
St. John del Rey remains at 18k to 19/ ; Port
Philip, 11 to aft ; Chontales, 2/ to 2g ; Rossa Grande,
to prom.
Miscellaneous Securities are in little demand.
Anglo-American Telegraph is / lower, at 20/ to
21/ ; and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent,
1-16, at 3 15-16 to 4 1-16 ; Hudson's Bay un-
altered, at 15 to 15/ ; London General Omnibus, 1/
to 2.
Bar gold to the value of £BO,OOO was sent into
the Bank of England yesterday, and 20,000
sovereigns, were withdrawn for India.
The Calabar has brought .C 11,588 in specie from
the West Coast of Africa.
A remittance of £6,759 has been received by
Messrs. Barings on account of New Grenada divi-
dends.
The following vessels are announced to have sailed
~troro Australia with gold for this country, viz. : the
vitniera, with 66,750 ounces; the Somersetshire,
with 47,125 ounces; and the Jerusalem, with 33,625
ounces ; giving a total of 149,500 ounces, value in
sterling £598,000.
The Cagliara Gas and Water Company (Limited)
have declared a dividend for the half-year ending 30th
June, at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, payable
Bth October.
The directors of the Panama, New Zealand, and
Australian Royal Mail Company have announced that
by reason of their liabilities they are unable to
continue in business. A meeting is called for the
Bth inst. to consider a resolution to wind up the com-
pany, and to appoint liquidators. The company was
established ten years ago. The shares are £lO and
£5, fully paid, and they closed last night at 30a and
158 respectively.
The Consol settlement commences to-day and con-
cludes on Tuesday next.
ClAn extraordinary general meeting of the Staverton
oth Company has been called for the 16th inst. to
take into consideration the general position of the
Company.
At the South Condurrow Mine meeting yesterday
the accounts showed a debit balance of £1,126. A
call of 5s per share was made.
The report of the Bahia and San Francisco Rail-
way Company for the half-year eudiug with June,
1868 states that the traffic receipts are 50 per cent.
in excess of the corresponding period .
With the exception of tobacco all brancheso f 1867
of the
traffic show an increase, but in sugar it is very
considerable. This is in part attributable to the
fine season as contrasted with a bad one, and also
to the increasing use of the line by planters. The
cash balance in London will only enable a dividend
of 3 per cent. to be paid for the half-year, although
3/ has been earned, the deficiency having been
unavoidable, owing to the expenditure required for
stores and maintenance. The directors have 'plea-
sure in stating that their relations with the Imperial
Government « continue on the best footing."
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway traffic
return shows an increase of £2,260 ; the North
Eastern a decrease of £2,440 ; the Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, an increase of £609 ; the
London, Chatham, and Dover, including the
Metro-
politan Extension and branches, a decrease of
£1,762 ; the Metropolitan Extension, separately, a
decrease of £l4O ; the Loudon and South Western,
a decrease of £314 ; the Great Western, a decrease
of £436 ; and the Great Eastern an increase of
£1,508.
The following is from the Hop and Malt Ex-
change :—" There has been a large arrival of hops
since Monday at these warehouses, Bavarians and
Belgians having been rather extensively imported.
The quality of samples on offer in the Exchange to-
day was, with few exceptions, inferior. Fine quality
hops, especially Mid and East I-Cents, which escaped
the blight, continue to bring full rates. Other de-
scriptions are less active. A large business was done
la oats and feeding stuffs. Russian oats, 381bs,
brought 26s ex. granary ; Swedes, 381bs, 26s 9d
ditto ; Norfolk flour, 378 to 41s.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, Oct. 6
8 per Cent. Reduced 94
New 3 per Cent
New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 vrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
De. for 30 yrs expire sth April 1885 —
.L., Deoquer Bills, o (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 —
'4ll £l,OOO, 2 per Ct — Pin D.
£5OO
Do. B t £lOO & £2OO —to of England Stock, 4 per Cent
D'• account
Canaa er Cent. Bonds loB} ~
Inter-Colonial Ornnium
, INDIAN drOVERNMENT SECURITIES. india Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874
De. Opening, for Account —
lre. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
",-,°*l Per Cent., Oct. 1883 L,o. Certificates —
Do.
Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent 9ll
ne• 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
,"0. 5i per Cent.. May 1870 —
1031
"0 5 per Cent., Rtp. Deb. 1872
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 188'1
-LA.. Deb., 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO -pm
Do. under .£l.000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Ar4entine Republic, 6 per Cent ... .
Au Irian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 _ Bra,tilian 5 per Cent —
,
20. q per Cent, 1852
tv.ise• do. 1858..... —
Do. do., 1860 —