The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-14 00:00:00

X6/4111- MARTiET

AND
C°IIMERCHAL

crrY, Two o'CLocr.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
naY, the French Rentes were 69f. 55c.
The satisfactory tone of the news from abroad,
.as given firmness to the market, and also
increased the amount of business transacted. The
f to
tl
dlet that at Mark-lane prices have begun
r°°l; and the prospect of a large amount of gold
II
a short time being returned to the Bank pas
Increased the present satisfactory state of the mar-
t' The New and Reduced Three per Cents. par-
ve
::Pating in the satisfactory state of affairs, have
'e° I, and the home railways have experienced an
;rnPetus -which must be regarded as highly
4arourabie.
supply of money in the discount market
the
crlngely increased, owing to the payment of
blvidenda, and the best three months' bills haveh
leen takea in some cases at 11 per cent., or e-
Thtbe Bank 'minimum. The rate for advances.
the
Stock
Government securities has receded in
r,'lnk Exchange to 1 per cent per annum.
Niccsoia are quoted 941 to 1 for money, and
t° for the account (Nov. 5) ; and the Three
93 tCoein.ts. Reduced and New Three per Cents.,
haill the Foreign market Peruvian Bonds of 1865
,v4e.,.iinProved 1 per cent., Brazilian of 1865, ;
talian of 1861, Mexican, Spanish of 1867, and
I,ll„ritish of 1865, if . The Orel Vitebsk Railway
-111) however, has declined 1. Subjoined are the
quo
:—Brazilian of 1865, 771 to 1 ; Chiliau
:1867,
94 to 3 ; Egyptian of 1864, 811 to 821, ex
"; Italian of 1861, 51/ to 521 ; Mexican, 161
9`) I ; Peruvian of 1865, 79 to 1; Russian of 1866,
Orele to 91; Nicolai Railway Loan, 671 to 1; ditto
s, 84
to ; ditto Moscow-Jaroslaw, 82 to 1 ;
t.ol4,flieh of 1867, 333 to ; Turkish of 1851, 66
; dittoof 1862, 88k to 1 • and ditto of 1865,
40 i to
214111 4° Indian Ten and a Half per Cents. are at
1-- '0 217 ; the Five, 1141 to 115 ; the Four,
totleyhoeluttoureslo4 ; the bonds, 20s. to 255. prem. ; the
20a
1051 to 1 ; and Exchequer Bills, 15s.
prem. Bank Stock, 242 to 244.
b ."(he new Italian Tobacco Loan is 1,1/ prem.,
lag it better.
The Honduras Loan is firm, at 90 91.
Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four
Per Cent. Debenture Stock is 94/ 951.
h.tlited States Five-Twenty Bonds have im-
-a„,ev,ed it, and those of 1855 1. The quotations
-I'4l for the former and 73 1 for the latter.
41)1 the railway market, the principal change is
kal3e of i per cent. in Metropolitan. Midland and
nehester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire are
bette '
ha r 7 but Great Western and South Eastern
Poll declined 1 to 1. Prices are quoted as
I°lvn :—Caledonian, 71 to 3. ; London and
e nrih Western, 1121 to 3. ; Great West-
jr:ol;„ 481 to 49 ; Midland, 1123 to 1 ;
and 77 South-Western, 873 to 883 ; Great
t astern, 401 to 41 ; Brighton, 521 to 3 ; South i
r
to 3 ; Metropolitan, 1071 to 1;
seat Northern, 1073 to 1081; ditto A, 103 to
kLancashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 4; Loo-
ter 11' Chatham, and Dover, 171 to 3 ; and Manches-
,' Sheffield, and Lineolnshire, 48 to 1.
he :enders for the South Australian Govern-
Neett Six per Cent. Loan for £400,000 were opened
littAeclaY, at the Bank of South Australia. The
42-110clance was very numerous, and more than
tin'wov°,ooo were tendered. Tenders at prices from
ril-v° 103. to £lO7 ss. will receive partial allot-
-2ell„t as follows :-12,000 at £8 10s. per cent.,
at £8 is. per cent., £7,000 at £8 per cent.,
pt-is''°o at £7 18s. per cent., £79,000 at £7 16s.
ie, cent., £11,500 at £7 15s. 6d. per cent.,
c)000 at £7 15s. per cent., £202,000 at £7 13s.
&Per cent., £B,OOO at £7 lls. per cent., £lO,OOO
7 103. 61. per cent., £9,900 at £7 10s. per
4teet, £6,000 at £7 6s. per cent., and £l,OOO at
at? i 7;• 6d. per cent—total, £346,300 ; £53,700,
411 53• per cent., being the balance, will be
Tted from tenders amounting to £401,000. The
by ,C.,,c1 paper containing the minimum price fixed
`ue Agent-General was not opened.
1re:(1:t the
ge% Bullion-office of the Bank of England
porta4ce. there were no gold transactions of fin-
thleVith regard to the statement at Frankfort as to
graht, terms paid for the recent accommodation
of uoi to Portugal the following are the conditions
12 " contract :—lnterest 1 per cent. per month,
111041)the cent. ; per cent. commission per three
meat 2 per cent.; bills to be renewed every three
hei""s at the rate of 25f. (the quotation at Paris
of 11 now 25f. 25c.), 4 per cent.—making a total
Th. Per cent.
A • . •
44,40 ,joint committee of management of the
paIZ 'American and Atlantic Telegraph Com-
ber
liea have resolved, on and after the Ist of Novem-
insteae,z% to Count cable messages by words only,
b of counting by words and by letters, as at
'resent.
The e
for biatieurse of exchange at New York on London
rata th at 60 days' sight is about 1091. At this
!tuba New
is no profit on the importation of gold
el, York.
Ineueitl the
30th instant the tenth ordinary general
Afe_ng of the Standard Bank of British South
Alea will be held at the offices of the company.
the 15th of £3O per cent. falls due on Thursday,
l'fay pth inst., on the London and Brighton Rail-
at 95 °lir-and-a-Half per Cent. Debentures, issuedhle 0' I:caking £35 paid. The total amount pays-
rthil this Call is 1550,000.
sorb trame return of the London, Brighton, and
sad the,°BBt Railway shows an increase of £2,084,
crease of the Great Luxembourg presents an in-
A: of
the 134 meeting of the Shareholders' Committee of
Licio.aank of London yesterday, the Committee of
4``atien, Messrs. D. Chadwick, P. Robb, and
Ntotll,,actlair, reported that the assets of the bank
cerab' enable them to pay all the liabilities in De-
ka,. e! without a call, and that a considerable sum
ilinitiniately be expected.
the It! steamer Halley, at Liverpool yesterday from
17th vet Plate and Brazil, brings news up to the
to 194.11,4' from Bahia. Exchange was then 183 d.
atlvic:"' Cotton had advanced since the receipt of
dull, a. Per French mail steamer. Freights were
25a• to the Channel.
has ,„ise Ti:"
aciviees from Frankfort state that the Bourse
IletiOnt7ll an increase of animation, and that trans-
ia "ave become more numerous, particularly
aoroe-Itlcan Securities. Austrian Stocks also are
floth:fuat better. Bank Shares have risen 50
l'equesß; French-Austrian Railway Shares are in
niao.,:-"' and the Italian Tobacco Loan has had
44;14 snbscribers at Frankfort as well as in South
foetalianY, mostly for investment. This is the first
defe of an Italian Government loan having
favour with Frankfort capitalists. The wine
iesvtreves to be of excellent quality.
tei„ erdaY at the public sale at the Open Stock
kg ~,,llge (Limited), AlkambraCon•pany (Limited),
13feedre'veitcle,
siitoalt(les n,a4lab4s. to £5 ss. per share ; Con-
-1863, $5OO Bonds, interest 7
pang '
3S• per bond • Hercules Insurance Com-
-1/istid(lo-4rittlited), £2 paid, 3s. per share ; Hodges's
share. y Company (Limited), £2O paid, 41 per
Paid, 1 int-stock Coal Company (Limited), 15s.
aldNi9:loclgiitipliegshare ; National Tea Consumers'
share;44(llrB,
Company, 10s. fully paid, 2s. 6d. per
gy
d, Royal Sea. House Hotel Com-
e ), £3 103. pald, 10s. per share.

FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.

8 (iovEltNv - T
Per e ' -,tNT .euNns.
q-11 I
bitt e"' Consols
94:i
4 , r 9 for ccount, Nor. 5
93-1- i
:Niic° sent• Reduced
93± .
4t„„
‘9,., Per Cent
60.1 per Cent. Jan. 189-1
hatluii. Per Cont. t) an. 1873
e. 'flee! SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do ,P. 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885
zeb, ed Sea Tele6raph), kug., 1908 —
17
bo.Nubr Bills, 41,000, 2 per Ut
, o. X5OO
aa'ik £lOO & £2OO
242
t), of
tnaland Stock, 4 per Coot
(~kti %account ...................................
lilt 4ua per Cent. Bonds
ex‘seWollial Unanium