The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-21 00:00:00

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CITY, Two o'CLocK.

Business is inactive to-day, but Consols maintain
their yesterday's price. A slight improvement has
taken place in railway shares, but miscellaneous
and banking securities remain inactive.
Consols are 94 k for money; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 92} ; New Tkree per Cents,
92f -I; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 2 per Cent., 15
prem. ; ditto, .£5OO, 15 20 prem. ; ditto, £lOO and
£2OO, 15 20 prem.
India Stock, 10f per Cent., April, 1874, 217 f ;
ditto, 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 116 ; ditto, Bondi
£l,OOO, 12; ditto, Bonds under £l,OOO, 16 prem.

In the Foreign Market the Mosco w-Jaroslaw Rail-
way Loan has declined to 81:1 to 824 ; Brazilian are
77/ to 784; Chilian, 94 to 951: Egyptian, 811
to 82 ; ditto of 1868, 74, to 4 ; Italian, 56 to 4 ;
ditto of 1868, 3,1 to l prem. ; Mexican, 151 toe ;
Peruvian, 811 to s ; Russian, 931 to I ; Nicolai,
654 to 4 ; ditto Orel, 8074. to 811 ; Spanish, 381 to
; and Turkish, 671 to 68.
In the Railway Market a rise of a per cent. has
occurred in Great Easterns, South Easterns, and
Great Northern A. The prices are now quoted
as follows :7—London and North Western, 1131 ;
Great Western, 498 50* ; Midland, 124 8 ; London
and South Western, 871 881 ; Great Eastern, 434 1 ;
Brighton, 481 to 7,1 ; South Eastern, 794 to 1 ;
Metropolitan, 105; to 106 ; Great Northern A,
1041 to 105 ; Caledonian, 74 to 75 ; and London,
Chatham, and Dover, 17 to 4.

In Miscellaneous and Banking Shares prices are
as quoted yesterday.

Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have announced
the dividends due the Ist December on New Granada
Three per Cent. Bonds ; also on the Old Active
Bonds, at 14s. 9d. per £lOO, and on the Deferred
Bonds at 4s. 7jd. per £lOO.
The half-yearly dividend due the Ist December
on the Moscow Jaroslaw Five per Cent. Loan is ad-
vertised for payment by Messrs. Baring Brothers
and Co.

A telegram, posted at Lloyd's, reports the safe
arrival of the General Steam Navigation Com-
pany's steamer Berlin, at Hamburgh, this morn-
ing, having on board /1,300,000 in gold for
Russia.

The Italian Irrigation. Bondholders' Protection
Association have recommended, with the concur-
rence of the New Defence Association, the English
bondholders not to sign any form of assent to the
Proposed concordat, as they have good ground for
believing that the claims of the bondholders will be
settled on more favourable terms.

The Loan contracted at Paris by the Portuguese
Government with the Societe Generale is to be for
100 millions of francs, in a 3 per cent. stock, to be
issued at 335 francs, redeemable in 30 years by
drawings every six months, the conditions being
Such as to render the cost to the country about
8-10ths per annum. Half of the sum raised is to
be paid over by the Ist of December next, and the
balance early in 1869, which will enable the Go-
yernment of Portugal to pay off its entire floating
debt, both home and foreign.
The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed Tuesday, the 24th inst., a special settling
day in the Scrip and paid-up Scrip of the Italian
Government Six per Cent. Tobacco Loan. The
Consideration of the question of official quotation i 5
adjourned to Monday, Dec. 7.
The following telegram with reference to the
Erie Railway has been received Gould has been
aPPointed receiver. The company authorised by
court to buy on its behalf twenty million dollars'
stock. Price fluctuated between 60 and 42, clos-
ing 45:7

Notice has been given of a dividend in the estate
of Messrs. Palmer and Co., the East India mer-
chants, who suspended in. 1864, and that all claims
are to be sent to Messrs. Edwards and Cash before
the 31st of January next.
A prospectus has been issued of the Britannia
Fire Association, with a capital of £500,000, in
shares of £lO, to act in concert with the Briton
Medical and General Life Association.

The report of the directors of the Trust and Loan
Company of Upper Canada r,:comtnends a divi-
dend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, less in-
come tax.

The liquidators of the London, Bombay, and
Mediterranean Bank have declared a dividend of
ls• 6d. in the pound, and the official liquidators of
the London, Bombay, and Mediterranean Bank
intend to pay a first dividend of 2s. in the pound
before the close of the year. They state that of
the calls due in Bombay by shareholders in the
bank, to the amount of £122,000, only £3,736 has
been collected, many of the contributories having
disputed their liability. They also state that a call
of virtually £2 per share will be mide on the con-
tributories about the end of February next ; but
they consider this sum insufficient, and think that
the whole uncalled liability of £6 per share will be
required.

Annexed is a list of prices obtained at public sale
at the Open Stock Exchange (Limited) :—Aerated
tread Company (Limited), .C 6 paid, 3 per share ;
Alhambra Company (Limited), £lO fully paid, £8
per share ; Bishop's Waltham Railway Five per
Cent. Preference shares, £2O fully paid, 11s. per
Share ; Brighton Hotel Company (Limited), £5
fully paid, 28s. to 30s. per share ; City Discount
„"mpany (Limited), £5 paid, 19s per share; Con-
federate States Loan, 1864, $l,OOO Bonds, interest
6 Per cent., 9s. to 10s. per bond; Dagenham
Dock Company, £lO fully paid, 38s. per share ;
Hercules Insurance Company (Limited), £2 paid,
78. 6(1. to 12s. 6d. per share ; Joint-stock Coal
n pany (Limited), 15s. paid, Is. per share ;
4-taraquita Mining Company (Limited), fully
paid, Is. per share ; New Quebrada Company
(Limited), £4 4s. paid, 2s. 3d. per share ; Royal
6wedish Railway (Ordinary), £5 fully paid, 2s. 6d.
Per share ; Worthing Mining Company (Limited),
fully paid, 7s. 3d. per share.

BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.

2 GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
' Per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, Dec. 1
TsTPer Cent. Reduced 921 I-,
Neal 3 per Cent
21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. ior 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
II Doc (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
44xe!iquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct l5 Pn
Do.
.£5OO
, DO. £lOO le .0200 l5 20 pn
."batik of England Stock, 4 per Cent
c, 0. account
tuada per Cent. Bonds —
'kilter-Colonial Ommuna
i„, INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES _
,\Lia Mock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... 21ti
'-'„0. Opening, for Account —
,`-'O. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
'',,O• 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
kio. Certificates -
blitu• Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent —
r,). 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
1.1'). 5i per Cent., May 1879 —
--) 5 per Cent Pup Deb. 1872
•, v •
Do. do. ~1877 —
D'' DO. do. 1882
''• i)eb 5 per Ceut., Aug. 1873 ~ —
~
Cl°, 80n.,18, 4 per Cent., £l,000
D°. under £l,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Ar rA ~ 4 :
'—"ne Republic, 6 per Cent
_
4.4 .2 Scrip £45 paid
"411111 Bonds! 5 per cent
13r
ilia Do 1839
_
Ilian 5 per Cent
h3* li Per Cent., 1852 —
`'/,°. do. " 1858....
D°•
-°. do 1800
do:'
I) 1863 —
~ 3' 5 per bent , 1865
,ve per
* 7z-
i-44
.._.n,3OS Nyres 6 per Cent.
0_1? 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
61;21.11;t06 6PeprerCCenetn't —
,)c.• 4f per Cent 74
Do. 3 Pe C
r ent.,
1 6 per coat. 1867 ... 961
Col ° I.Por Cent., 1866
-iha
.riitaan, 6 per Cent.
-)1 IVBII, 3 p.n. Cent 1823
13: an Principalities 7 ler Cent —
0 8 per Cent., 1867
'
tlyupacioariiN, eur ansolidated, 1 per Cent.
—•
per Cent
•••
htio 84.(0ud issue .
4Po. 45;,t. Bonds
..............
Do. £lOO Bonds . 81
Do. ..
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1864
, ODo.
~.., . 4500 Bonds AccountAccount