The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-10 00:00:00

21 E MART-JET

AND

'JAMMER DIAL INTELLIGYNOR.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The Stock Markets are generally steady in tone,
tint there is no improvement in business. The Funds
"ernain at the slight -advance which was established on
'Satnrday ; and Indian Stocks are firm, though in-
restments in them appear to be suspended for the
Pre3elt• In Foreign Securities, the principal feature
.8 an advance in. Italian Stocks consequent upon the
Idoptioa of the tobacco contract by the Legislative
Chamber ; while Spanish have lost the slight improve-
'llea which was gained on Saturday. Railways are
without material change, but they are almost generally
Showing a firm tone.
The demand for money, though less than it was at
the end of the past week, is still sufficient to sustain
the rates for the best bills at 12. to 17,z per cent.
Consols steady, at Saturday's prices, at 934 to 91
lormoney and 01 to 911 for accsunt. New and
Reduced Three per Cents., 91 to 911 ; India Five
ner Coats., 11.1. to 113: Bank Stock, 247 to 219 ;
Exchequer Bills, 123 to 18i prem.
Foreign Stocks are without particular change but
the general tone of prices is towards improvement.
Brazilian is ± better at 76. to 7 713 ; and Mexican 1
at 151. Greek remains at 13 to 134 ; Italian, 531 to
531 t ; Peruvian, 73 to 781 ; Danuhi in, 75 to 76 ;
Portuguese, 381 to 382 ; Spanish New 3 per cents,
3378. to 31/-, ; Ezptian (1861), 8-11 to 851; ; Turkish
5 per cent. 38 to 38P.
In the Railway Market there is a moderato
degree of firmness. Lancashire and Yorkshire are
quoted at 130,E to 1301, and Midlands at 107 to
107/, being respectively 4 higher. Great Northern
A stock is -1 higher at 1031 to 1041 ; but the ordi-
nary stock has receded in the same proportion, the
present quotation being 1051 to 1061 • South Eastern,
762 to 771 ; London and North-Western has im-
proved to 116 k to 117; Metropolitan, 117 to 1171;
South Western, 91 to 93 : Brighton, 53 to 531 ;
Sheffield 421 to 431 ; Caledonian, 771 to / •, Chatham,
192 to 201 ; Great Eastern, 3Si to 381 ; Great West- I
ern, 491 to 49,1.
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Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are 381 to 381, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds
382 to 391.
The Honduras Loan is steady, at 821 to 83. •
Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per
Cent. Debenture Stock is 951 to 964.
Finance Shares are without feature and prices are
unaltered. Credit Foncier is quoted at 22 to 21 ;
f"
General Credit, 2R- to 21 dis.; International Finance,
11 to l dis.; London Finance, 23 to 22 dis. ; Na-
tional Discount, 111 to 12 ex div.
American Securities are firm. United States 5-20
Ste`
Bonds are 1 better, at 712 to 72 ; Erie Shares
at 37:1 to 38/2 ; Illinois ± higher, at 911
to 92i.
In Colonial Government Bonds business is very
limited, and prices are without particular change. The
following are the quotations :—Canada Six per Cent.,
103 to 105 ; ditto Five per Cent., 90 to 92; Mau-
ritius 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.,
R
105 to 106 ; Victoria Six per Cent., 113 to 115.
Foreign Shares are steady. St. John del
ey is inquired for at 191 to 201 ; Port Philip, 1
to; Chontales, 21 to 2a ; Rosso. Grande,
S prem.
,_ "'auk Shares are very quiet. Anglo-Austrian is
I:. e at 61 to 7 prem. Other descriptions are with-
caange. Agra (A) is quoted 111 to ;12 ;
Alli-
ance,
291 10, to 91- dis.; Chartered Mercantile, 281 to
; Consolidated, 4i- to 44 ; Imperial, 17 to 18 ;
4,t.nyerial Ottoman, to 1 prem.; London and County,
!.I_l'.; ditto, New,
to 52 ; London and Westminster, 68 to 69 ex
4S,- to 491 ; Oriental, 44 to 45 ;
11.°,,n_ den Joint-Stock, 32i to 331 ex div.; Union of
'„Ven, 35 to 36 ex div.
je dealings in Miscellaneous Securities are only
21`'Llnal- Anglo-American Telegraph remains •at
"0-- L.° ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., 34 to 41 ;
toiva2re-street Warehouse, dis. to 1 prem.; Hudson's
f . - 15± to 151 ; London General Omnibus, 12
The ordinary general meeting of the Mersey Steel
and
jual4rea Company has been convened for the 18th

Co lie directors of the Kingston-upon-Thames Gas
th Ipant have convened the half-yearly meeting for
2Gth inst.
a.The half-yearly meeting of the London, Tilbury
'T„ Southend Railway will be held on the 25th inst.
110 Master of the Rolls has ordered a dividend of
2.3":
v2(l in the pound to the creditors of the Ramsgate
,_ietoria, Hotel Company (Limited), to be paid on the
11th inst.
14. petition for the winding up of the Kennet Paper
eking Company (Limited ) is to be heard before
IZe-Chancellor Malins on the next petition day.
ei 'lle directors of the Indo-European Telegraph
v()
InPanY have made a call of £5 per share, payable
" the 14th September next.
Thet sum of £212,000 was withdrawn from the
for
on Saturday, including £124,000 in sovereigns
ur,btrzl, and 4-'BB,OOO in bars for export.
sfulie Brazilian Mail Steamer has taken out for Rio
I'lx', 700 in gold, and £B,OOO in silver. The gold
eludes the sovereigns withdrawn from the Bank
today.,
The
Saturday steamers which left New York for Europe on
i‘arday will brim £310,000 in gold.
.041 r. Smithers the late secretary to the Committee
/I„'•(lininistration of the Atlantic and Great Western
ce;.Lizyisht as been appointed auditor, and he has pro-
to the United States to commence his duties.
Tof applications for the new French Loan
1.4,,°,3e,s in Paris at five o'clock on Thursday, and in
c"l_,'lon at two o'clock of the same day. The General
alleuit and Discount Company, as agents for the
fouroe, announce that on the last day no applications
e,,a, less amount than 100,000 f., or £4,000 sterling,
,P 0 received.
P
In iollowing mining dividends were declared dar-
t. U'lv
J •

De_ Mine. Per share. Amount.
South v(:4 reatConsolsX7 0 0 ... £7,168 0 0
elaradon 6 0 0 ... 3,073 0 0
poaxtik:ieNtlley
0 10 0 1,400 0 0
Alderley Edge 010 0 ... 750 0 0
Cwra Etta ...... 015 0 650 5 0
Wheal
tCargoii
ist Pocl
.vant
13r°11a)yd.

Tot4l

a BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
, (IC/VERN:RENT FUNDS.
P Oent. Consols
! , Ditto for Account, Sept. 8 941 4
,),,Porw
Cent. Reduced 94+
ir" 3 per Cent
v 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do —
g • u per Cont..) an. 1873
Do
for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
_, t (lted Sea Tele h) 1908 — Xd
',rap , Aug.,
1)(-110cpier Bills, £1 000 2 per Cl —Pm
0, , ,
£5OO
Do,
Et khilk.of England Stock, 41 per Cent — ~
-‘'o Account
to& l'Thltx GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
11)
—la tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874
1-1° . Opening, for Account —
—. 5 Per Cent. July, 1880
Do &1151 141,
or,o'. 0'
oPr7itE=, Oct. 1888
ir• Enlaced Pape, 4 per Cent —
I)°° . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
DO 551 per Cent., May 1879 —
- Per Cont., Rup. Doi). 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 _
D c DO' do.
1882 —
r.
b • ~eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
bO.- 13ouds
linder, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO ... — pm
£l,OOO
pm
.
4r,eh 1: °REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
P
Alit;Ct'ile Repulic, 6 per Cont...
br4 PAU Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859
1-14tlian 5 per 'Cent _
41 Por C t 1852 —
I)()• do en
" 1858....
1)0
•
Do. do., 1810 _
h , . do., 1863 —
1)o-- . per Cent., 1865 —
B Account 761
..) I:ell°
, s tyres 6 per Cent —
c,,',',12 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
e 4?,,, 6per Cent.
`,l,l,kti 6 per Cent —
11,0.9 Per Cent —
I,"° b Per Cent. B
KO., 1867
• _—
Cl,`-'4 7 per Cent., 1866
•-,0 8.• , . .. '', el IP 432 paid
1) •Illuißn, 6 per Cent. b ;_41811., 3 por Cent. 1825
_
m..."?D0 Principalities par Cent
.° 8 Per Cent., 1867 —
_
iri,r,ultptlioBatn,,li,o:7l7l.l9scosnettiot.l.i.d.a..ted, 1 par Cent.
>u, •
.. ... 82f
t: • £5OO Bonds
uu• 4106 Bonds — Do.
18ti i
Bo • Account
Do. 45)0 Bonds —
~ • .£lOO Bonds ..... 81
4.`,,eovertinient Railway Debentures .... 94
Li; k 5 per Cont., 1824: 5, ex Coups —
4 1:1):0:e: Aleccelcuunntt , —,. uoupon,
•
4041 rnala 5 per Cent
Itili 41.48G0v• Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., .£23 p
;)-411 per Cent., 1865 —
,o• Account
781
14.-1,-k.' Xlareiuntana Rail may —
",'',l4.E. 3 per Oont
--
uitto for Account
Do 131°' 1864 —
Per Cvnt..4.nalo-Erwacb --