The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-14 00:00:00

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CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The fortnightly settlement in the Stock Exchange
commenced this morning. The only feature as yet
disclosed is the scarcity of some of the railway shares,
,1311 t the contangos are hardly fixed yet. The news
from New York concerning the earthepiakes in South
America is received with caution. It is remembered
that on similar occasions great exaggerations have
conic from the same quarter. Nevertheless, Peru-
vian fell 2 per cent., though there has since been a
recovery of 1 per cent. American Railways are
again lower.
There is little or no demand for money this morn-
ing, and rates continue at the nominal quotation of
1i to 1 per cent.
English Wheat is is lower than last Monday's
nrices.

The Wave of Life from Melbourne has brougnt
£101,500 in Australian gold.
Consols are steady at 93k to 94 for money, and 94
9.account. New and Reduced Three per Cents.,
to 921 ; India Five per Cents., 1141 to 115 ;
Back Stock, 245 to 247; Exchequer Bills, 15s to 20s
Veal,

The leading feature in Foreign Stocks is the move-
reut in Peruvian, consequent upon the news from
vr York. The opening transaction 'was at 76i,
but there has since been a recovery to 77f, which is
k per cent, below Friday's closing price. Mexican
gouda are 141 to 151 • Greek, 121 to 13k ; New
Turkish,
34 to 34f ; (1861), 51/ to 52 ;
aurkish, 39 to 39/ ; Brazilian, 76 to 77 ; and Hon-
duras, 844 to 85k.
„.The new Russian loan is 3k to 3a prem. ; Orel
vltebsk, 83k to 831 ; and Nicolai, 66-i to 67.
Bends
American securities United States Five-twenty
rends are steady, at 711 to 72 ; Erie Shares are /
°vier, at 29, to 30f ; and Illinois -21, at 90 to 90i.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are 37i to 38 ;and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
ul to 39.
English Railways the changes are almost exclu-
sivelycaused by the preparations for the settlement.
There is a fall of 1 in Caledonian, at 731 to 74f ; of
in Great Northern, at 105? to 1061 ;of in Sheffield,
at 45 to 45i ; and of in London and North Western,
at 113 to 1131 ; in Great Western, at 49/ to 50f ;
ilnd in London, Chatham, and Dover, at 18/ to 18/.
1:0 advance of k has taken place in South Eastern,
a' 751 to 75. in Brighton, at 52 to 52k ; and
Metropolitan, at 105 k to 106 ; and of in Midland,
at 1081
to 109 f ; and in Great Eastern, at 38k to
N, Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 1284 ;
Great Northern A, 109 to 109 k.
_Great Indian Peninsula Railway New Four per
Vent. Debenture Stock is 941 to 95i.
Westminster
Shares are without movement. London and
Stock,
is quoted at 654 to 664 ; London Joint
'3tock, 31i to 32; ; Chartered Mercantile, 281 to
; Consolidated, k to I prem.
Miscellaneous securities are quiet, and prices
generally are unaltered. Anglo-American Telegraph
is quoted at 20 15-16 to 21 1-16 ; Atlantic Telegraph
tg„ilt per Cent., 3k to 4.
The ordinary general meeting of the Bahia and
'),311 Francisco Railway has been convened for the Bth
'e,tober, to receive the directors' report and to declare
a dividend. •
Air. Henry Lloyd Morgan, accountant., has published
some excellent .""
Remarks ou the New Regulation
Railways Act," which may be read with advan-
bdge by all interested in the solidity of this most im-
portant species of property. Mr. Morgan thoroughly
120derstands the question ; and he has put his views
forth with admirable clearness and great vigour.
There were no gold operations at the Bank on
''aturday.
The directors of Muntz's Metal Company have de-
cred au interim dividend for the half-year ending
epe 30, at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, pay-
4'4e on the Ist October.
The ordinary general meeting of the South Metro-
politan Gas Light and Coke Company has been con-
vened for the sth October.
aoIT he directors of the Don Pedro North Del Rey
report d Mining Company have received the following
:—Produce for July, 15,111 oitavas ; produce
to the 18th August, 4,458 oitavas.
~,The letters of allotment of the Moscow-Jaroslaw
Railroad Loan were received this morning. The
',Nut allotted appears to be about one-tenth the
PPlications.
p 11 consequence of the contemplated journey of the
14'11Peror and Empress of Austria to Galicia and the
Zunekowina, whence they will travel via the Lemberg
fd Czernowitz railway, the extraordinary general
eeting of this company, which was convened
0,,r the 25th inst., is postponed until the 15th
of
October. The Council of Administration
t the Company, having been invited to at-
:Ql upon their Majesties during this their first
tsit to the Buckowina, were precluded from attending
ill
weeting upon the originally fixed date ; besides
the
Many large shareholders, having to accompany
me court, petitioned for the above adjournment.
I. The City Offices Company are proposing to estab-
Ph in their large and handsome new building in
Inbard-street an institution, partaking of the
bature of an exchange and a news-room, to be called
4 the appropriate name of " the Lombard Exchange
t,tici News-room." The subscription will be three guineas
!,:ir,annuni ; and the room will be amply suppled
/0.41 the usual newspapers (home and foreign), tele-
-'413) maps, and atlases, prices current, ship-
- lists, directories, besides writing tables
tit:" drawers—in fact withi every accessory required for
*c
Le_ convelassnience of the mroom. There embers. There
is a will also be a
'4 refreshment
„ 4tre establishment of this character ; and no finer
phlon could be found than this in Lombard-street.
t:r country subscribers as well as town subscribers
iv„
the conveniences that will be afforded will be un-
'"ed• Several thousands of subscribers are already

, BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
3 IiOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, Oct. 6
leer Cent. Reduced 921 1 xd
Isi:''' 3 per Cent
-1)1? 2)- per Cent. Jan. 1894
/1-°. 0 per Cent. J an. 1873
Ifluities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
D 0• for 311 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
E
„e (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — xd
hequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct — pin
e.
£500
bo
8 ' £lOO do £2OO — 17
`,.'lic of England Stock, 4par Cent
0
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Account
alltula 4 per Cent. Bonds —
In,. INDIAN dOVERNMENT SECURITIE.
-''a rock, 10i. per Cent., April 1874 b 2l-1/
b,e• Opening, for Account —
ri°' 5 Per Cent. July, 1880
-,.,0. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
D 0•
Certificates —
ge• Eufacod Pap. 4 per Cent —
n'°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
-t). 51 por Cent., May 1879 —
-° 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
O. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
--• Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
"0. under £l.OOO
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FOREIGNUNDS—L
Ontine RepublicN F TWO O'OOOK.,
6 per Cent ... .
eltri.an Bonds 5
ritil per Cent. 1859
,-) lan 5 per Cent —
n3'4l per Cent., 1852 —
-°• do. 1858....
Li°. do , 1860 —
°E. d0..,_ 1863 69} 370
f°' 5 per Cent., 1865
t )0 Account —
Doon Ayres 6 per Cent.
e 0 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
ells'S 6por Cent. —
r4O per Cent —
o°. 41 per Cent —
e°. 6 per Cent., B —
bu., 1867
o°., 7 per Cent., 1866 —
0 0.1 Scrip £32 paid
b) nibian, 6 per Cent.
13:41811, 3 p,a- Cent., 1825
4ubian Principaities, 7 per Cent —
Do D
e, . per Cent., 1867 BO
utidor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
'3XPtian, 7 per Cent •••
r;l3 Second issue •• ••
I.,''' £5(10 Ronde
'O. £lOO Bonds —
nt, 18f4
.
'l° Do. Account
e' £514. Bonds —
to £loo Bonds • • ••• ...
English Seri 1863 —
Do. Scrip,
£l5 pd — die
Go •
Oran.vt'rntnent BAilwav Debentures .... 95!
I) - 5 Per Cent., 1821 5, ex Coups —
,°. Account ,f). c_
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G e• Account
I{(l4teui (la 5 per Cent .. .• --
,
It ,•I".(l'lras Gov• --Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., £25 p
:)e C.( rt., 1865 —
to• o 0 p,:r Aecount .
Itl.,xj:43r.enunana I tail Tay —
bitt4'' 3
for Ac per
Account
too °fl. 1864
S^•
°1n14,.. Poi' Cont. Anglo-French —
51C0 '\ ideal: C Cent. _
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per „ •
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bu 3 Pet Con 36
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b u 0 , '
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lln A ''oe Pocnt "er Cent "k 62

ort, e, -.aunt —
L":l4es° 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2.': 381 i I
o do. 1R67 _
It Aritii,, do, Scrip, £2O paid -_-:.
Do ill " Per Cent., 1822, .£ Si.
X Per Cent. 1850