The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-09 00:00:00

110NEI MARKET

A,ND
COMEEEROIAL INTELLIGEI4CE,

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The Stock markets are exceedingly quiet and inac-
tive, and there is not a single change of import-
ance from the quotations of yesterday. Virtually
there will be no business, after to-day, until Tuesday
next, when the fortnightly settlement commences ;
and consequently many of the transactions have
reference to that event. The funds are steady ; and
in' the foreign market a principal feature is some
amount of heaviness in Spanish and Italian stocks.
A good demand is prevailing for money this morn-
ing at 11 to 14 per cent. on the best bills. As
la-morrow is a dies non, preparations for the close of
the week are making to-day as well as against the
partial holidays of the ensuing week.
Consols are quiet at 931 to 933 for money and
account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92 to
923 India Five per Cents. firm at 114 to 11.41 ;
1"tok Stuck, 244 to 246 ; Excheiper Bills, 13s to
183 prem.
There is no particular feature in Foreign Govern-
ment Sechrities, but the tone is steady. I '1 he
at
changes
Since last night are confined to a rise of in Greek,
12.: to 13 ; and in E,,vptian Railway Debentures, at
893 to 90 ; and of in Mexican, at 151 to 16. New
Spanish are flat, at3:4 to 357,T ; Italian (1861), 48a
;
to 4sz
Portuguese, 391 to 40k ; Egyptian (1864),
8t0731 82 ; and the Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 72/
o
In American Securities, United States Five-Twenty
Bonds remain at 73 to 73.1. Erie shares, 47i to
being
.1 lower. Illinois steady, at 94 to 95k.
t;nglish Railways are quiet, and without particular
variation. Great Western, Great Northern (A), and
rCaledonian_ are lower, and Brighton, while
vs,etidon and North Western, and Lancashire and
T'orl,"bire, are better. The prices current are :
'-aaacashire and Yorkshire, 1.95 to 126 ; Midland,
105.1 to 1051. ; South Eastern, 731 to 7311 ; London
and North Wstern, 1141 to 115,- Great Northern,
102 to 103 ; ditto A, 97 to 971; Great Eastern, 35i
to 35
Great Western, CO to 72 ; Brighton, 50
to
13
to
151. Sheffield, 4'4- to 44 ; Metropolitan, 114
and Caledonian, 70 to 704.
In Bank Shares, Chartered Mercantile is lower,
at 28 to 29, while London Joint Stock is I, better, at
313 to 34 Agra (A shares) steady, at 10 to. lq;
Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, 44 to 5
ralein. ; Consolidated, 4,.4- to ; 17 to ;
perial Ottoman firm, at to 1 prem. ; London
and County, 51 to 52 ; London and Westminster,
67i to 681,:; Oriental, 421 to 434 ; Union of London,
31 to 32.
Finance shares are without alteration. Credit
Poncier, 24 to 3 ; General Credit, 2a to 22- dis. ;
International. Finance, 2 to 11 dis.
In Miscellaneous Securities very little business is
doing. Anglo-American Telegraph is steady, at 221
to 22k ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents., 5 to 5.1- ;
Fore-street Warehouse, 2to 1.4 dis. ; Hudson's
Bay, 14k to 141- ; Loudon General Omnibus, 11
to 2.
A special general meeting of the London and North
Western Railway has been called for the 25th inst.,
for the purpose of considering the bills affecting the
company now before Parliament.
RA special general meeting of the Great Eastern
ailway Company has been called for the 2d May, for
purpose of receiving the report and further to
caeuetdhigonrize the directors to raise a sum or sums not ex-
X 3,000,000.
Bar gold to the value of £37,000 was sent into the
Batik yesterday, and £31,000 in coin was withdrawn.
_
the week these operations have been in favour of
the s'ock held to the amount of £82,000.
The Shannon leaves to-day for the Brazils with
£2,987 in gold.
c Tile ordinary general meeting of the Smyrna and
o,;_s,sa.ba Railway Company has been.
.convened. for the
‘.OII inst., for the purpose of receiving the directors'
report and statement of accounts.
The next general assembly of the Leeds and Liver-
Canal and Douglas Navigation Company has been
called for the 10th inst.
thpAta meeting yesterday afternoon of the creditors of
io`,"-'4'lropean Bank the proposed terms of payment
within eighteen months were accepted.
he traffic receipts of the Bahia and San Francisco
aho aY Company for the week ending February 29
sv 41-1 increase of 2359 as compared with the cor-
srnding week of last year.
will'he directors of. the London and County Bank
I
°rtly open a branch in the premises adjoining
the Metropolitan Railway Station, Aldersgate-street,
and,
near to the Nov Smithfield Markets.
4.411),,e. following is from the Bank oof British
m North
ittheca :
ea In accordance with the intiation given
the
ell Airman at a meeting of proprietors, held on
3,`1 December last, that the accounts of the bank
tots," be published in future at as early a date as
stible, the directors now beg to submit the
acc'onlee-sheet and statement of profit and loss
Beentullt,:tits on the 31st December last. It will be
to th the net profit for the year 1867 amounts
Dav of .577,583 is sd, which will allow of the
-f diVioLdnJ, at tho nnotnnt.ry Yooic.d~ cot
Per ale of 6 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 11-
I,s_
.cent. being the same distribution as last year,
,'1.45.111g the
sum of £2,583 ls 5d to be carried to the
test,' or balance of undivided profit."
ile directors of the Chontales Gold and Silver
gli:otei‘tvcll
eesaoii3O
oorciucee
ri information
safely
atllildatinMgr.oeßdelhti,mtiltihe
the 23rd February. Remittance of
e(1 323 ounces.
Tue f .
dilk • thPwing is Messrs. Durant and Co.'s monthly
Mouth dated April 8 :—" We have to report a
fully h of fairly current business in silk, with deliveries
gas_.n.P to the improved rate of February, and
theunly stiffening prices—confirming to sonic extent
8„•?peful prospect of increased use of Asiatic silk.
do It must not be forgotten that the direct importa-
venr
tto the Continent are more or less exhausted, and
,ae ore the increase of consumption may not be quite
Out4l!'e as our figures would indicate. So, also, on the
"nd, the improvement in prices is in many
taaes deci
,eur cedly greater than the small alterations in
qttotations would indicate—the greatest advance
being in good
P ured mediuin the silk. Bengal silk has been
exLe.teial!y favo
nl increased demand, the
ion of European stocks inducing comparatively
In
New ,quiry for the finer sizes and better qualities.
6urdall has been sold at 315."
I.2.tessrs. Layton and Co.'s Tea Circular has the fol-
-4_"\tvltag Since our last report transactions in the
market have been continued upon a large scale,
ta'll_d,in the absence of fresh arrivals importers have sue-
:,ccied in obtaining a further substantial advance for
V7_ '_tr °lumen grades of congou, which have been eagerly
ali !based both for home use and speculation, at from
t 0 Is 31 per lb , the latter being the actual
led! !high at the close. Medium qualities of black
rilirehave, from their relative cheapness, also attracted
Clew attention, and sales of these at is 4d to is 7d
,114
kl !I improvement of quite ld per lb. In monings
a, a lsows
to 2s i`l moderate business has been done up
much
_, the quantity of fine in first hands being now
are Onjeduced. Oolongs of fair to medium character
ductly saleable with great difficulty at a further re-
-15.44,n ; really fine and finest are on the other hand
l'l-1) and would command fully previous prices."

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be. Accoun
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°• 4 Per Cent , Oct. 1888
.-'O. Certificates.
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do. 1877 — Do.
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uo Bonds, 5
per Cont., £l,OOO
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.1k gentine Republic, t per Cent.
Brilitnri4ll Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859
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DO.I ,°• do 1858 —
do" 18,i0 —
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Do 5 1
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•-)0 Account " 7si. .i. 41
ilenos Ayres 6 per Cent O
113,`) 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent —
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s"'-autte 1)0. 4i per Cent
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