The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-28 00:00:00

1101-411 Y MARKET

?ND

COLIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'Ciocit.

The Stock Markets are firm at quotations,
in conseqnence of the fine weather and other favour-
able circumstances. The settlement which concludes
to-morrow is limiting business somewhat. The chief
feature is the demand for speculative Foreign Stocks.
Spanish has been as high as 37, upon the explanatory
statement put forward by the Spanish Government
in reference to the late colonial loan. Realisations
eve,
however, prevented this price being retained.
zg3'ptian and Peruvian are a further ±to higher.
Railways are dull. Among smaller shares, Union
Bank have fallen 10s, and Hudson's Bay are 2s 6d
higher. American railways are again firmer.
The Discount Market is quiet, and the nominal
quotation is not more than 1 to Ig. per cent. In the
Stock Exchange, 1 to 1 per cent. is charged for
advances.
The English Funds are firm, at yesterday's close.
Consols are inquired for, at 95,i to 051 for delivery,
aid 94k to 94/ ex div. for account ; New and Re-
duced Three per Cants., 94 to 94i ; Bank Stock,
246 to 248 • India Five per Cents , 116/ to 1161 ;
Exchequer Bills, 7s to 12s prem.
At the opening of the market the leading feature
in foreign stocks was a rise in Spanish, which touched
37 ; they are now without change as compared with
yesterday, at 36/ to 37. Peruvian are ± better, at
84 to 86 ; and there is a rise of in Egyptian (1864)
at 81 to 82 ; and in the Viceroy's Seven per Cent.
Loan at 721 to 73±. The Nine per Cents. are 86& to
87k, and the Railway Debentures 91i to 9214.
Turkish are very firm, at 3711 to g ; Italian (1861),
54 to 51 ; Spanish, 36g to 36k ; and Mexican,
15i to 16k.
American Securities are firmer. United States
5-20 Bonds are dealt in at 71/ to 72. Erie shares
441 Illinois are each * better, the former being
marked at 451 to 46± ; and the latter at 951 to
96±.

English Railway shares are rather dull. Midland
is lower, at 106; to 107 ; and a fall of / has taken
place in Great Northern, at 102 to 103, and the A
Stock at 96/ to 97/ • Caledonian is also f worse,
at 74 to 741. On the other hand, an
improvement of f has been established in
South Eastern, at 781 to 79 ; London and North
Western, at 1151 to 1151 ; Great Eastern, at 34f
to 341 ; and Great Western, at 53 to 53k. Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire are steady, at 128 to 128 f ;
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 521 to 52f ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43 to 43f ;
London, athatn, and Dover, 19f to 191 ; Metro-
politan, mi to 112/.
Foreign Railway shares are unaltered. Lombardo-
'Venetia is inquired for at 141 to 15 ; Great Luxem-
burg, 11,1, to 111.
Bank-shares are steady. Agra (A. Shares) are
quoted at 10 to 10. ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis.; Anglo-
-Austrian, 5 to 5f ; Chartered Mercantile, 27k to 28 ;
Consolidated, 4f to 41 ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial
Ottoman, 1 to 1i prern.; London and County, 52 to
63 ; London and Westminster, 71 to 72 ; Oriental,
42 to 43; London Joint Stock, 35 to 36. Union
of London is f lower, at 34f to 35.
Foreign mining shares are 'rather dull. St. John
del Rey is without change, at 17k to 18k ; Port
to ;
d ehontales are lower, at 1 to

In Miscellaneous Securities Anglo-American Tele-
graph is lower at 22i to 22/ ; Atlantic Telegraph 8
per Cent., sto ; Hudson's Bay is higher, at 15k
to 16k ; ondon General Omnibus 1i to 2k.
Including the sum of £175,000 sent into the Bank
of England yesterday, these operations have this week
resulted in a balance of £391,000 in favour of the
Stock held.
The Douro has arrived from the West Indies with
£502,000 in specie, chiefly silver, from Mexico.
The Dover Castle has brought £71,684 from Mel-
bourne.
At the meeting of creditors of Mr. Couvelas, held
at Manchester yesterday, it was intimated that an
offer had been made of lOs in the pound to be guaran-
teed by Messrs. Couvelas, of Constantinople (together
With the balance of the shipments to India), to be
Paid in three, six, nine, and twelve months. The
meeting, however, decided on an assignment to the
following gentlemen : Mr. Slagg, Mr. Waterhouse,
and Mr. Watkin, these gentlemen to have power to
act for the creditors. The total liabilities amount to
£58,919 is 4d, and the assets are estimated at
£36,163 2s 9d, leaving a deficiency of £22,755 18s 7d.
The Chontales Mining Company have called a
Meeting for the 16th June to submit to the share-
holdersa proposal to raise £30,000 by the issue of
debentures.
The report of the African Steamship Company re-
Commends a distribution of profits for the half year
ending with April last, of lOs per share.
The London and North-Western Railway traffic
return shows this week a decrease of £3,005, com-
pared with the corresponding period of 1867 ; the
‘iidland an increase of £lO2 ; the Great Northern an
increase of £755 ; and the Great Eastern an increase
of £1,031.
The traffic receipts of the Bahia and San Francisco
ttailway
Company for the week ending April 18th
Luvir an increase of £336 ; the receipts of the Great
xernburg for the week ending May 24th, an in-
erease of £1,304 ; the Bombay, Baroda, and Central
'Odin Railway for the week ending April 4th an in-
crease of £958 ; and the Buenos Ayres and Great
Southern Railway an increase of £1,050, as com-
pared, with the corresponnding periods of 1867.
According to Messrs. Satterthwaite, there has been
during the past week a quiet market on the London
Stock Exchange for American securities ; but the de-
etsion of the Senate on the impeachment of the Presi-
!tent has imparted firmness to quotations, and although
I? day there have been some sales to realise profits,
the closing price for United States 5-20 Bonds is 1 per
Z7l eta. higher than this day week, the 1862 Bonds being
to 71i and the 1865 issue, 708-to 704. Illinois Cen-
tral have advanced $1 per share, viz., to 951 to 96i ;
1t Eries, at 45/ to 46i, show no alteration. For
Virginia Six per Cents. there has been some demand
consequent on the advance reported in the New
York market, and Illinois Sterling Redemption
Bonds are somewhat inquired for. Atlantic and Great
Western Consolidated Bonds and Debentures remain
unaltered."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
a per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, June -1
3 per Cent. Reduced 94i I 1
1 1 New 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent. J an. 1873
AlltuiltieS 30 yrs expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908
'chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct
77-1122 7,1
Do. £5OO
„ Do. £lOO & £2OO 7 12 ~
.o).u. of England Stock, 41par Cent —
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I INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIE.
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~.,00. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
",„0. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
UO. Certificates —
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I),°. 5 per Cont., Jan. 1872
"°. 5} per Cent., May 1879 lO9l
Do 5 per Cent., Rnp. Deb. 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
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Brazilian 5 per Cent xd
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