The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-28 00:00:00

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SATURDAY EVENING.

The impression that the quarrel between Turkey
and Greece will be amicably adjusted gave business
a better tone to-day, but there were very few trans-
actions in either English or foreign securities. In
Spanish and Portuguese there was a slight fall, the
latest news from that quarter not being deemed sa-
tisfactory. The rate of discount is nto 3 for first
class bills.

Consols are 92i for money; Three per Cent.
Reduced, 921 ; New Tree per Cents,
India Stock, 10f per Cent., April, 1874, shut;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 ;_ ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct., 1888, 102 - 3 ; ditto Bondi£l,ooo, par;
ditto under £l,OOO, 2 prem.

In the Foreign Stock Market the prices are as
follows .—Brazilian of 1665, 78+ to / ; Chilian of
1867, 961 to 8 ; Egyptian of 1864, 83 to 84 ; ditto
of 1868, 731 to k ; Italian of 1861, 56 to I ; do•
Tobacco Loan, 21 to 31 pm. ; Mexican, 141 to 15 ;
Peruvian of 1865, 781 to 79/ ; Portuguese, 37+
to 38+ ; Russian of 1866, 89 to 90; ditto Nicolai,
641 to 54+ ; ditto Orel, 78 to I ; ditto Moscow-
Jaroflaw, 771 to 78 ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 3 to 21
dis.; ditto Charcow-Krementschug, 14 to 1+ dis. ;
Spanish of 1867, 321 to 1 ; Turkish of 1858, 601
to 618 ; ditto of 1862, 62 to 1 ; ditto of 185, 381
to 39/:

In the railway market there has been a rise
off to. per cent. Metropolitan and Caledonian,
and a reduction of + in Brighton. London and
.North Western, 1111 to 112 ; Great Western, 48+
to f ; Midland, 112 k to it ; London and South
Western, 87 to 88 ; Great Eastern, 401 to + ;
Brighton, 48 to I ; South Eastern, 781 to 79 ;
Metropolitan, 102} to ; Great Northern, 105 k to
106 f ; ditto A, 107+ to 4 ; Caledonian, 74/ to 75 ;
and London, Chatham, and Dover, 131 to 17.
American 5-20 Bonds are now 74 to +. Erie are
25} to 1, showing a decline of 1 per cent. ; Illinois
Central, 96k to 97 ; Atlantic and Great Western
Debentures, 40 to f ; and the Consolidated Mort-
gage-Bonds, 41/ to 421. _

In Bank Shares business has'been very limited
City, 114 to 12+ ; Imperial, 174 to 18+ ; London
and County, 50+ to 4 ; London and Westminster,
661 to I ; Union of London, 37f to 38+ ; Anglo-
Austrian, tif to 9+ pm; and Imperial Ottoman, 1i
to 11 pm.

In Miscellaneous securities National Discount is
quoted 11 to 121 ; General Credit, 2to 14 dis. ;
International, 1+ to 11 die. ; Hudson's Bay, 13 to
; Telegraph Construction, 16f to + ; Atlantic
Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 3f to .1 ;
Anglo-American, 211 to 21+.

'The Anglo-Austrian Bank have announced that
they are prepared to pay on and after Ist January
next coupon No. 6, due on that day, at the rate of
Gs. 9d. per share (being 5 per cent. per annum on
£6 for the first half-year and 5 per cent. per annum
on £7 10s. for the second half-year) free of income
tax.

The following is the supplementary report of the
Rink of Australia, to be presented to the share-
holders on the 15th January :—" At the annual
general meeting in June last a resolution was
passed for holding half-yearly meetings of the pro-
prietors which now receives the attention of the
court of directors. They have accordingly to re-
f ort that the business of the bank has been of
a restricted nature, owing to the long continued de-
pression in trade and the want of confidence prevail-
ing in South Australia. It isgratifying, however, that

the capital is so employed that the bank's resources
will be immediately available when an improvement
occurs, signs of which have recently been manifested.
The court have given careful attention to the posi-
tion of the branch banks with a view of reducing
their number, if desirable. In the meantime the
local authorities have deemed it expedient to open
a branch at Strathalbyn, where it is hoped an ac-
cession of customers may be obtained, in an agri-
cultural district shortly to be brought into, improved
communication with Adelaide. The colonial inspec-
tor, Mr. J. C. Dixon, bas intimated his wish to re-
tire. His career in the service has been highly hon-
ourable and successful ; the date of his appointment
was in 1839, and he has, for the last fourteen years,
filled the most responsible, offices of the establish-
ment. On the ground of failing health and advancing
years, the court have been most reluctantly com-
pelled to aecept his reisguation. After anxious
deliberation the court have appointed as his suc-
cessor, Mr. Francis Grey Smith, who has for a
lengthened period held a high position in one of
the largest Anglo-Australian banks. The directors
congratulate the shareholders on the appointment
of a gentleman of great practical experience ac-
quired in the most important of the Australian colo-
nies. An increasing demand for capital will, it is
hoped, soon prevail ; but a further decline having
occurred in the value of all ,colonial properties, it
has been deemed incumbent to instruct the officers
at large to exercise increased care in advances, and
maintain a rigid adherence to sound rules of bank-
ing, by which means the court hope successfully to
conduct the year's operations." "
The traffic receipts of the railways in the United
Kingdom for the week ending Dec. 19 amounted
On 13,355 miles to £748,824, and for the corre-
sponding week of last year, on 13,039 miles, to
£747,479, showing an increase of 316, miles, and of
£1,345 in the receipts. The gross receipts in the
14 principal lines amounted in the aggregate, on
9,677 miles, to £632,591, and for the correspond-
ing week of last year, on 9,425 miles, and of £373
in the receipts. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines
amounted, on 3,678 miles, to £116,233, and for the
corresponding week of last year, on 3,614 miles, to
£114,515, showing an increase of 64 miles, and of
£1,718 in the receipts. The total receipts of the
Week, as compared with the previous one ended
the 12th December, exhibit an increase of £23,569.

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During last week the specie movements have
been on a very restricted scale. The imports, which
have amounted to about £322,590, have included
£49,532 from New York, by the Deutschland, and
£4,012 by the liolsatia. The George Thompson,
from Australia, has brought £121,724 ; the Poonah.
from Bombay, £9,742 ; and about £131,580 in
silver has been received from the Continent: The
extorts have been confined to remittances to the
Continent through private sources, and which are
estimated to have been to the extent of about
£l,OOO.
Messrs. Crawford, Colvin, and Co., of 71, Old
Iroad-street, announce that they have received
funds to provide for the payment of interest on
the Bombay Municipal Blinds, due on the 31st
instant.

321T.11111 FUllllll3—Tire O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
per Cent. Console
Ditto for Account,
B...per Cent. Reduced 92+ 1
~-(4•w 3 per Cent
glow 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894
De. b per Cent. J an. 1873 -
Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Rod Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908_
xehoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct
De, £5OO
Do. £lso & £2OO
is.tuk of England Stock, 4 per Cent
Do. account
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds --,
Inter-Colonial ()minim
INDIAN CIOVERNMENT SECURITIEe
India stock, 101 par Cent., April 1874 Shut
Do. Opening, for Account —
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 - I
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Papta 4 per Cent —
Do, 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5i per 0:.--At. May 1879 —
D 4 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 187-,
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
4.).... Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ —
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cont., £l,000
Do. under £l,OOO
FOBJECIN ruNDs—nro O'CLOCK.
4r4eutine Republic, f; per Cent -
A 1)0, Scrip £45 paid
Au Arian Bonds 5 per cent
tr Do. 1859 —
azthan 5 per Cent —
Do.
O. d4l per Cent.,
18 . -
1852 —
,),3
h.-0* do., 180
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L., 1863 —