The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-08 00:00:00

ZIONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

A quiet steady tone pervades-all departments of
Stock Exchange business. The rise which was
Continued to the unofficial dose on Saturday appears
to have checked the upward tendency, and trans-
actions are reported to be restricted. The Funds
show,,, no change, but the securities of Foreign
krovernments are hardly so firm, especially those
at high prices. In other foreign securities the feature
I,s a further rise of in Mms i, bringing the quota-
tion up to par. Railways are steady, and appear die-
Posed to be a little higher. The progress reported to
made with the proposed transfer of Ole Hudson's
to the territory to the Canadian confederation
has caused a further rise of 5s per share.
The tendency of discount is hill downwards,
being affected at 1 per cent. in some instances,
though tbA more general quotation is 1 to 1 per
()eat.

The English Funds are steady. Oansois remain at
to 951 for money, and 955 to 95 for ac-
count ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 94/ to
n
; India Five per Cents. are * higher, at 1145
to 115; Bank Stock, 247 to 240 ; Exchequer Bills,
2s to 16s prem.
giy
Among Foreign Stocks, Peruvian, Brazilian, ana
12,ti
are flat, but otherwise the market is quiet,
out steady at the quotations given :—Mexican, at 16k
to opia ;n
Greek, 14 to 145 ; New Spanish, 38/ to 38k ;
Italian,
525 to 524 ; Turkish, 38k to 385 ; Peruvian,
875 to 88 ; Brazilian, 77 to 78 ; Egyptian (1864), 81
to 82 ; do., Railway Debentures, 935 to 945 ; Vice-
roy's Seven per Cents., 74,E to 14/ ; and the Nine
ter Cents. 88k to 881.
Colonial' Government Securities are firm. Canada
6 Per Cent is inquired for at 105 to 107 ; ditto 5 per
wreent. 93 to 95 • Mauritius 6 per Cent.' 105 to 107 ;
-,V3w South Wales 5 per Cent., 100 to 102 ; New
4,ealand 6 per Cent., 110 to 112 • Queensland 6 per
"at-, 109 to 110; Victoria 6 per'Cent., 113 to 115.
American Securities are in some request. United
states 5-20 Bonds are dealt in at 73 to 73k. Illinois
4
are # better, at 995 to 1005. Erie Shares unaltered.
at 55 to 465.
English Railways are for the most part a shade
"%Tram. Lancashire and Yorkshire are 129 to 130 ;
dland, 107 to 1075 ; South Eastern, 765 to 77;
London and North Western, at 116 k to 1161 ;
Great Northern, 103 to 104 ; ditto (A), 97 to 98 ;
Greg Eastern, at 351 to 36 ; Great Western, 535
to 54 • Brighton, 53 to 535 ; Sheffield, 44 to
; Metropolitan, 1105 to 1101; Caledonian, 75 to
'55 ' • and Chatham, 205 to 201.
Foreign Railway Shares are quiet. Lombardo-
Venetian is marked at 15 to 15/ ; Great Luxem-
bourg, 12/ to 13.
Lank Shares are quiet but firm. Agra (A) is quoted
at, 101 to 11k: Alliance, 11 to 10 dis.; Anglo-Austrian,
is
to 51 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ;
Consolidated, 45 to 41 ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial
"t°flian, lf to 15 prem. ; London and County,
6
to 53 ; London and Westminster, 71± to 71f ;
Oriental, 42 to 43 ; London Joint Stock, 34 to
35 ; Union of London, 345 to 355.
In Foreign Mining Shares business Is limited.
tzossa Grande is quoted at 3-16 to 5-16 prem. ; St.
'"ho del Reys, 18Jr to 195 ; Port Philip, 15 to 1f ;
uliontales, l to 11.
Miscellaneous Securities are weil supported, but
134th the exception of a rise off per cent. in Hudson's
which is inquired for at 161 to 17, prices are
without change. Anglo-American Telegraph steady
at 22 5-16.11 S to 22 7-16ths ; Atlantic Telegraph 8
rcent. sto 5,k ; Fore-street Warehouse, 14 to
; London General Omnibus, 2 to 2f ; National
;',-''scount, 101 to 11± ; Ocean Marine, 145 to 155 pm ;
J.liames and Mersey, 4; to 5.
£48,000 in bar gold were taken into tiro Bank on
aturday, and £28,000 in sovereigns were withdrawn
for Brazil'.
The steamers leaving New York on Satprday for
Europe took £185,000 in specie.
,iThe City of Brussels has arrived from the Brazils
front £150,000 in specie, and the Saxonia £52,000
"oa) New York.
With reference to the Iron Screw Collier Company
,a,etice is given that a petition for confirming a resolu-
it(loO reducing the company's capital for £250,000 to
z°,ooo is now pending before the Master of the
oils.
The directors of the North London Railway have,
"il,POrsuance of a special resolution, passed on the
3„"'d April, are offerine• to the shareholders at par
,',OOO ordinary shares of £lO each. A deposit of £2
uer share is payable on the Ist July.
it, he report of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern
ilauwav Company for the year 1867 has been issued.
"„,e following are the more important passages :
v`
The increase in the gross receipts of the line for the
rar £21,695, or equal to 34 per cent., and the
eneerease in the net profit is £16,150, or 83.40 per
nt• The working expenses amount to 58.37 per
freAnt., as compared with 69.88 in 1866. The receipts
3,uni Passenger traffic show an increase of .£11,586, or
037 per cent., and the receipts from goods traffic
e`aw an increase of .£8,059 ls 11d, or 27.82 per
i4llt• The receipts per train mile have been 11s 211 d
of 1867, as against 9s 6/d in 1866, and the expense
,•Working nor train mile bocn G. 0.4 GGallint&Ca
With Cs 7id in the previous year."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
8 UOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, July 9
Per Cent. Reduced 94 1 4/
3 per Cent
er,'"f per Cent. Jan. 1894
A": °. per Cent. J an. 1873
ouities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
X,? (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 —
-jinoque Bills, £l,OOO, 000 2 per Ct
00. r , , 14 18 pm
£500
Do. £lOO Jr £2OO lB ~
Sauk of England Stock, 41 per Cent
Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIEP.
India Mock, 10} per Cent., April 1874
De. Account
DoO. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
. Certificates
Ro. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent 9ll
D 0.5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
'Jo. 54 per Cent., May 1879 llOl
Do 5 por Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872
Do. do. 1877 lO4l
, Do. do. 1882 losf
",..st.• Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 —
"0. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000
"O. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Ar4entine Repulte, 6 per Cent...
• 631 5 4
Ici 4
,nitria
ettidlian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
xd
n 5 per Cent
23. 44 per Cent., 1852 —
'",,°. do., 1858....
I%i°. do, 1810 —
-"°- do. 1863 —
D 5 ''
3. per Cent., 1865
B;,Do Account '77l 1
!ooskyres 6 per Cent —
C "J 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
0
4,1.),,N, 6per Cent.
'''ail 6 Der Cent
Dh°o. 4} par Cent —
D°. • b per Cent, B —
Do. 1867
t, , 7 per ,Cent., 1866 lO3l
a , °•1 Scrip £32 paid
mbian 6 per Cent.
)3"1811, 3 per Cent., 1825
tnubian Principalities, i per Cent —
,12/° 8 per Cent., 1867 .• 82i 2
1,,,,n
k . odor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent. 14f
-4-I'.Zptian, 7 per Cent —
-10. Secoud Issue Bl 794
,o. £5lO Bonds
4-I°. £IOC Bonds —
Do. 1864 —
Do. Account
'g0.45,10 Bonds B2l
"e,o. .£lOO Bonds B3
Gr`lovernment Railway Debentures .... 941. 1
Aek 5 per Cent , 1824-5, ex Coups —
—0 '
T., • account
...0.
i, Coupons
G "0- Account
lemetuala 5 per Cent .. —
1 t°ll duras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p
''ian 5 per Cent., 1865 —
12°, ecount
I,l_ o• Ilaremmana Raiway
"Zient. 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
Do 186
Do n '
11 '' Der Cent. Anglo-French —
uonteyidean per Cent. • • —
1/°°rish imperial 5 per Cent
el+ Granada l5
I/0 3 per Oen
Do Deferred
D°
• —
p."O Laud Warrants (Hectares)
-ooruvzencosupnetr Cent, 1865 —
° BB 74 81
D° 44 per Cont. (Uribarren)
h° 44 per Cent.. 1E62 • —
p •.'0 Account
t)rt''',s-u
do.,
3 por Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,':- 401 1
--`,.-0. l°67 4Ol
iss
4 —O. do., Scrip, £2O paid 2l 1 • ,
0 ian 5
per Cent., 1822, £ St B6
0° 41 per Cent. 1850
.G° 3} per Cent., 1860
u°, per Cent., 1859
0 per Cent., 1861
D°o. . 0 Analo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds..,
bo.o do. £B4 15s. do —
1) ~ 1866, £lOO Bonds
do .£Bl 15s. do —
R e •90 Nicolas Railway
641 51
di°ion 5 er Cent —
PknWi 3' por ,
bo por Gen . —
to Aort,,,unt
billooo.
..,Nl cel7Bo6:Dnetferrou 384 1 8
_
f, Passive —
DAcc• ant
I,4?),,,ro,4:4.B;ele:c6oo.puluitrct.enoft.Coup. not funded
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