The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-19 00:00:00

XONEi-'-kARNET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGiNCB,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
There has seldom been a more stagnant time for
business on the Stock Exchange than the present. It
is the universal complaint ; and from this cause, even
more than from the season, the attendance is still
falling off, whilst the public abstain from all transac-
tions in the way of investment. The funds at the best
are Only stationary ; but several foreign stocks are
quoted at a nominal improvement. Railways remain
at the final quotations of last night ; but they are for
the most part weak, with more disposition in a languid
Market to sell than to buy.
There is a fair demand for money at 1 to 2 per
cent, for the best bills, but without inducing any
pressure. The payment is being made to-day upon
the new stock of the East India Railway Company
ranounting to £1,000,000. It is issued at 61 prem.,
consequently the actual amount to be provided is
£1,007,500. A large portion, however, was paid
yesterday.
The Corn Market this morning is dull ; but prices
are the same as on Monday.
Consols aro steady at last night's close, at 93& to
04, for money, and 94 to 94i for account. New
and Reduced Three per Cents., 94 to 944 ; India
Five per Cents., 1142 to 115 ; Bank Stock, 243 to
246 ; Exchequer Bills, 15s to 20s prem.
In the Foreign Market, the chief improvement is in
Egyptian Stock of 1862, which is 5 higher, at 825 to
834 ; but Spanish and Greek appear to be firmer in
ten°. Turkish 5 per Cents. of 1865 is k lower, at 381
to 9 ; and Italian is lower, at 52k to 525. Brazi-
."an, 774 to 785 ; Peruvian, 795 to 80 ; Danubian 6
per Cents., 74 to 76 ; Portuguese, 38 to 384 ; Egyp-
tian Viceroy Loan, 735 to 74.
Business in English Railway Shares is quite at a
standstill, and, with two exceptions, prices are
Stationary. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
higher, at 43 to 434 ; while Great Western is ±
lovver, at 48 to 485. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1294
to 130 ; Midland, 1065 to 107 ; South Eastern, 75i
to '7M3
A "14- ; Great Northern, 1055 to 1064 ; ditto
); 1025 to 103 ; Great Eastern, 375 to 372 ;
London and North Western, 1164 to 117 ; London
,and South Western, 89 to 91 ; Caledonian, 755 to
16; London, Chatham, and Dover, 194 to 20.
Iu American Securities, United States 5-20 Bonds
are k better, at 714 to 711 ; Erie Shares are 11
lower, at 31; to 324 ; and Illinois ,at9o to 91.
Bank Shares are steady, and business continues
very quiet. The following are the prices :—Agra (A)
115 to 12 ; Alliance, 11 to 10 dis. ; Anglo-Austrian,
sl_
to 7k prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ;
Consolidated, 4i to 4i ; Imperial, 17 to 18 ; Impe-
rial Ottoman, 4 to 1 prem.; London and County, 50
to 51 ex div.; London and Westminster, 67 to 68 ;
ditto New, 44 to 45 ; Oriental, 44 to 45 ; London
Joint-Stock, 32 to 33.
Foreign Mining Shares are dull. St. John
.del Rey is quoted at 194 to 204 ; Port Phillip, 15
.o
11 ; Chontales, 1 to 2 ; Rossa Grande,
to prem.
In Finance Shares operations are suspended and
Prices are stationary. Credit Foncier is marked at 2i
12
dis 2 3 ; General Credit, 2k to 2 dis.; International
mance, 1i to lk dis.; London Finance, 23 to
2.
bCtolonial Government Bonds are in moderate request,
li
prices are unaltered. The following are the
current quotations :—Canada Six per Cent., 103 to
105; do. 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 6 per Cent., 113 to 115.
, Miscellaneous Securities continue without change.
Anglo-AmericanTelegraph is quoted at 215 to 21i
Atlai;tic Telegraph Eight per Cent., 3 15-16 to 4
1.16 fir, d
; son s Bay, 15k to 154 ; London General
Omnibus, 1 to 2.
b The traffic re'eipts of the Oude and Rohilcund
i;ailway for the week ending July 5, were £426.
For the corresponding week of last year they were
£314,

A. dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum
has been declared for the past half year, free of
Income-tax, by the directors of the Metropolitan
Itailway Carriage and Waggon Company.
,;000 in bar gold were sent into tne Bank yes-
anddayand in the present state of the Continental
Exchanges further amounts will be sent in. The
£250,000 brought from New York by the City of
tondon steamer will be sent in as soon as delivered.
The Australian gold now at sea amounts to £782,000,
a large portion of which is now due. It is not im-
probable, therefore, that in the course of the next
month the stock held by the Bank may be increased
by £1,000,000.
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday were very firm.
Bonds representing £140,500 of the Egyptian
Government Loan of 1864 have been drawn to be
paid off at par on the Ist October next. They were
495 in number, of which 355 were for £lOO each, 70
for £5OO each, and 70 for £l,OOO each.
As the Stock Exchange is about to undergo some
temporary repairs, and business is quite inactive, a
Memorial has been presented to close the establish-
Meat next Saturday.
, Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received
5,.w0 remittances of $1,000,000 each from the United
IT,aes.
The on account of the payments to Russia for the
urchase of the Alaska territory.
report of the Don Pedro North Del Rey Gold
Miningp Company shows a profit for the month of June
iwnoon,,lrrkciaCeo,ommpp7ltyly
z5,G52 3s Gd ; and that of the Anglo-Brazilian
a profit of £4B 3s 3d.
he report of the directors of the Berlin Water-
was adopted at the half-yearly meet-
yesterda and a dividend was declared for the ';11,,x months tithe rate of 9 per cent. per annum, free
incotne t• - balance of £1,692 being carried
ferwarcl. "—a
The
grah
subscription list of the French Atlantic Tele-
gt fr n
oWo,lllPally will be closed to-morrow, Thursday,
o clock. The shares are quoted to-day at to
tf,elo• The progress made is very satisfactory.
,3.,_•Ltie directors of the London General Omnibus Com-
it7 have issued their report for the past half year.
"'s a profit of £7,058, and a total available for
a ci!dend of .£8,294 18s ld. It is proposed to declare
Is equal of Is per share, free of income tax, which
47 c(1;11a1 to 2i per cent. per annum. This will absorb
'O2, and the balance will be carried forward.
kir traffic receipts of the Great Luxembourg
ehe,_waY Company for the week ending August 16
tor r" an increase of £2,497 as compared with the
kir P°4dlog period of 1867 ; and the Grand Trunk
an •waY of Canada for the week ending August 1
crease of £477.
tailrketo information received from the Anglo-Austrian
ritunb in Vienna, dated the 14th inst it appears the
• I
tll e Prr of shares subscribed for the 50,000 shares in
taecuLungarian North-Eastern line was 554,772.
bart4 subscriber will therefore only obtain the 15th
Ats3l,,the number applied for.
(Lhzi,'ne meeting of Frederick Braby and Co.
111011a21410c1Lyyesterday, the report of the directors was
adopted, and a dividend at the rate of
\vet' cent. declared. The position of the company
tenciesdtated to be excellent, and the revival of trade retied still further to improve its position. The
I,,ug directors were re-elected.
holders of the Austrian Five per Cent.
Vetaives Loan have issued a protest against the con-
tee,. a ordained into stock of the uniform 5 per
Ihe debt' as well as against the suppression of the
Per hel
,cent. sinking fund, to which the holders of
941 are entitled under the terms of the loan.
de l'unositio
ea je n of the 16 per cent, tax on the divi-
th,b, protested against also, but it is possible that
Payti,`",udnolders would not refuse their assent to the
Wthe'ellot...?f a tax provided that the graver infractions
,The fu,L,ract made with them in 1859 be omitted.
'tester o.ilnwing is an extract relating to the Man-
Yeaterci erade from Mr. Sam Mendel's circular, dated
.4 The position of this market has mate-
d 5' 111) r
earer (Wed since the last few days ; prices are
n°l)eratie"n'sround, but the full advance serves to limit
Allieter
L' eelieg, and we close with a steady but rather The ”
a4ingaff return of the Metropolitan for the week
,193 Lst 16 shows a receipt of £4,630 against
1 lucr'4Be la the cosrreo7sponding week of last year, being
of £.

BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
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