The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-04 00:00:00

110iiiii lIARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

Ciry, Two o'CLocx.

the
uncertain position of Politics is restricting pur•
chases
of public securities, as in the event of a disso-
ton the consequent depreciation would enable better
inns to be got. Nevertheless, the fine weather
a comparative scarcity of the leading
stocks keeps the market steady. Beyond
a _ increased firmness in some of the credit
andn
~4 banking shares upon an expected improvement
1 the dividends now that money is dearer, the prin-
,etP,al movements have been in foreign stocks. This
,u,e,e_ription of investment is again agitated by a zuul-
„l'' I I,le. of reports concerning new loans. Egyptian and
Turkish are chiefly offered.
_eThe Discount Market, which showed unusual firm-
ss °n
Saturday afternoon, is this morning quiet.
f le impression is that the bulk of the propositions
the enngements of to-day (the 4th) has been
fr (ecte 2td•o
pa Tile rate for tha best 60 days' per ranges
Lin 2- er
The
corn maprketcent is. heavy, and prices easier, on the
fine weather.
„Consols are quiet at Saturday's prices, at 93i
to
three per Cents., 924 to 921.; India Five per Cents.
.srt.eady, at 115/ to 1161- ; Bank Stock, 243 to 245 ;
Exchequer Bills, 12s to 15s prem.
As regards foreign stocks, the principal movement
I\iceroy'sB7.in Egyptian. Both the Railway Loan and the
Nine per Cent. Bonds are 1 per cent.
lower, at 88 to 89 and . 881 to 891 respec-
tively. The Viceroy's Seven per Cents., how-
ever, are * better, at 71 to 711, and the 1864
loan is steady, at 794 to 804. Italian (1861)
are in demand, and at 48; there is an improvement of
k. On the other hand, Turkish (1865) are flat and k
lower, at 341 to 35. There is no change in Mexican,
at 15} to
151 ; Greek, 13. E to 131 ; New Spanish,
35k4 to 35i ; Orel Vitebsk, 791 to 79/ ; and Nicolai,
to 66g.
The Honduras Railway Loan is par to 1 prem.
Spanish Colonial 8 per Cent. Loan, fully paid, is
steady at 91 to 94, and the Scrip, 2 to 1k dis.
In American securities, United States 5-20 Bonds
are firm at 701 to 70k, being an improvement of 1;
Erie shares are 4 lower, at 45i to 46 ; Illinois steady,
at 95 to 95.4.
f
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have advanced ,
to 29i to 30 ; and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds f, to 33/ to 34i.
. English Railway Shares are in little request, and
t Jte movements in prices are very trifling. London,
Brighton, and South Coast is lower, and Metro-
politan ; but Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire,
is * higher ; Midlands remain at Satur-
day's decline. The following are the quotations :
tancashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 1281 • South
Na!t;iern, 74/- to 744 ; London and
toolNrth irestern,
ot to 116 i ; Midland, 1071 OBl ; Great
Great orthern, 102 k to 1031 ; ditto (A Stock), 98 to 99 ;
Ba.stern, 34 to 341 ; Great Western, 541 to
, Brighton and South Coast, 53 to 531 ; Man-
m'ester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 431 to 44f ;
Letropolitan, 112 to 1121 ; Caledonian, 76 to 76i ;
reinChatham, and Dover, 181 to 19.
gn railways are quiet. Lombardo-Venetian is
a er, at 141 to 15. Great Luxemburg, 10.1 to 101.
Bank Shares are generally well supported, al-
business continues quiet. London and
,County, and London and Westminster are each
better, being quoted at 511 to 521 68 to 69,
4_4d 33 to 34 respectively.. Chartered Mercantile
a,r_e inquired for at 28 to 29 ; Agra (A shares), 9i to
41‘3:4 -Alliance, 13 to 12 dis.; Anglo-Austrian, 4i to
; Consolidated, 4a to ; Imperial, 18 to
st • Imperial Ottoman, to prem. ; London Joint-
°lck, 33 to 34 ; and Oriental, 411 to 42; ex div.
n Finance shares Credit Foncier is quoted at 21
dt° 3 ; General Credit, 2a to 21 dis. ; International
is4anee, 2 to 11 dis. ; London Finance 22 to 21
_ n Foreign Mining shares the dealings are few and
en t at
"Important. St. John del Reys are without move-
-19. to 20; ; Chontales 1 lower, at 2i to 21 ; ;ort Philip, 11 to
in Miscellaneous Securities the dealings are again
:confined to a few of the principal descriptions, and
t,l'ees are a little altered. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
Tent' is k better, at 51 to 5g •, Anglo-American
elegrapb, 234 to 231 ; Ocean Marine is -1 higher,
adt. 14 to 15 prem. ; Fore-street Warehouses, 11 to 1k
ds* Hudson's Bay quiet at 141 to 15 ; London
eneral Omnibus to 2k.
f_ Bar gold to the value of £45,000 was withdrawn
rem the Bank on Saturday for export.
Ile Seine has arrived with £31,401 in specie from
thed Brazils ; the Tanjore, with £2,800, from Alexan-
tir,"l; the laMmonia, £32,500, from New York ; and
e Etna, £l,lOO, from Halifax.
The steamers which left New York on Saturday for
a'un,rope took £lBO,OOO in specie.
•in The Plata has left for the West Indies with £19,150
specie,
Mr. •
Joseph Knight, earthenware manufacturer,
17ngton, has suspended payment. His liabilities are
sm '°°„ °, and the dividend is expected to be very
13A- meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of
tobaY has been called for the 6th inst., to take
11
of consideration a letter received by the committee
English shareholders from the Secretary of State
for India with reference to the commission appointed
by the Indian Government to inquire into the cir-
cumstances which led to the collapse of the Old Bank
of Bombay.
The report of Liebig's Extract of Meat Com-
PTV states the net profits at £29,747 7s sd, out of
ch it is- proposed to pay interest at the rate of 6
tier cent• per annum, with a bonus of 5s 6d per share.
The annual general meeting of the Trust and Loan
Company of Upper Canada has been called for the
29th inst., for the purpose of declaring a dividend on
the capital stock of the company.
, The ordinary general meeting of the City Terminus
ttotel Company has been convened for the 13th inst.,
to receive the directors' report and statement of
accounts.
The total bullion imported into the United King-
dom for the week ending April 29, amounted to
£925,533, and the total exported to £271,385,
showing a balance in favour of this country of
£654,148.
The following mining dividends were declared
during April ;

Per share. Amount.
Wicklow
Ataes-y-Sofn
West Wheal Seton 5 0 0
Mario Valley 0 4 0
Dalcoath 4 0 0
eura-Erfin
jlera:tbatzneand Penkevil 1 5 0
2 0 0
Wheal Basset
Brookwood
South Darren

Total

-X15,930 10

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3
gOvERNMENT FUNDS.
por Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account 93/ -1
93 a
921 i I
~,per Cent. Reduced
921 1 li
4Zew 3 per Cent
-"e'w 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
4,1)°.. per Qent,..) an. 1873
/Unties, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
U
. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
-L., (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug.,
'''Xellequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct l2 14 12 pm
1908 —
Do.
£5OO
is Do.
zeet , £lOO St ..£2OO — pm
htlk of England Stock, 4iper Cent 245
"AL Account . ID —
I,.I.NbIAN GOVE"RTMENT SECURITIES.
-41 a tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 ... —.,
-00. A„ _
Es_ , Account
116
C• 0 per Cent. July, 1880
1,13. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
.-0. Cortificates
Ili)o. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
b°,.: per Cent., Jan. 1872
b"'°
Do
l't Per Cent., May 1879 —
per Cent., RUp. Deb. 1872... lO3l
do. 1877 —
TN BO
1882 —
D0:...1, , • doe
ueb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
i, Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO
I'o. Bonds, 5
22 27 pm
Ar I'OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
44etil.tille Republic, 6 per Cent _
)3ra F,1.411 13onds,
,5 per Cent. 1859
tp"a 5 por Cent — x.l
bo' 4n} Per Cent., 1852 _
• do 1858....
'Jo. I', 1860 —
Do 5 "•• 1863 —
U, . Per Cent., 1865
8 ." Account 75/ 61
1,•-•408 Ayres 6,,
~ yres Co per Cent _
Cl;:'" ' Per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cent ' o,ll` Li 6Per Cent
hiall 6 per Cent _
"u° 41 Per Cent
,00- t; per Cont., B _
-ii,._., 1867
-b°o• 7, per ,Cent., 1866
0 y, Be.,
£32 paid
1),4148'i5")1',..t0, 6 por Cent.
13 ~,,1)1,, on P 'r Cont. 1825
xl—
—81 a 7 erl, Cent B.)
Ki 1,,,, Per Cent., 1867 73
' .er Now uo .
,!i.yptian. 7
..... nsolnlated, 1 por Cent —
t per Cent —
i()- Seeoad lssu
B • .400 Bondse BO
A% 410 e
boßonds —
Do. .... . 1864
,0 5.10 Bonds
tuu • 4100 Bonds ~.., 81.1
OreeVs4reent Railway Debentures ...• 89i 90 89
to. 4eorutitut., 182115, ox Coups —
8°1.'7 1 14
. e°llPens
G..A.c00._ . ...........................
51
'Nate,— 'tat
'11). 6 Per Cent I f ....