The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-29 00:00:00

,

WIONEY 31A-RKH THIS DAY

CITY, One o'clock.
The Stock Markets are still very quiet, and as the
!ortnightly settlement commenced this morning, and
Will continue to engage attention until Friday, it is
anlikely that any improvement will take place this
week. The Funds continue to be perfectly indifferent
to the downward course of corn all over the world and
.he increasing abundance of money. In the Share
Market the leading feature is the important rise in
great Northern Railway Stock.
There is no change in the Funds. but the market
Pernains quiet. Consols are 942- to 94k for delivery,
tad 9411 to 94 for the account. New and Reduced
Fee4l to 941 ; Bank Stock, 246 to 248 ; India
Iv per Cents., 115 to 115 k ; Exchequer Bills, 15s
io 19s prem.
The Intercolonial Loan is flat, and the present
Trice is about 106 to 107.
The only change in Colonial Government Securities
13 a rise of A per cent. in Victoria 6 per Cents., at
114 to 1145 and 113 k to 1141 ; Canadian 6 per
K-)TentS' are 104 to 1041 ; the 5 per Cents., 921 to 93k;
Dr South Wales 5 per Cents. are 99 to 101 ;
New ZPaland 6 per Cents., are 110 to 112 ; and
Queensland 6 per Cents., 105 to 106.
The Foreign Stock market is flat, and with the ex-
!option of a slight improvement in Mexican, on the
French vote, the changes are unfavourable. Turkish
tnd Spanish are lower. The prices current are as fol-
tow :--United States 5-20 Bonds, 72a to 72a ; Hon.
iuras, 83 to 831 ; Chilian 6 per Cents. (1867), 92k to
; Danubian 7 per Cents., 75 to 76 ; ditto, 8 per
Cents., 78 to 79 ; Portuguese, 381 to 39 ; Russian
(1862), 86k to 87 ; Orel-Vitebsk, 83k to 84 ; Vene,
tuelan (1864), 21k to 22i ; Viceroy's Seven per
Cents., 71k to 711 ; Egyptian (1864), 83 to 84 ;
Peruvian, 77k to 77/ ; Turkish, 381 to 39 ; Italian,
pv, to 521 ; New Spanish, 344- to 35 ; Greek, 13k
lo 131 ; and Mexican, 15k to 15/.
English Railways are irregular, but the leading
feature is a further improvement in Great Northern.
the prices are :---Caledonian, 741- to 75 ; Metro-
politan, 112 to 113 ; Sheffield, 42 to 42i- ;
Brighton, 53k to 54 ; Great Western, 50 to 50A- ;
Great Eastern, 39i to 40k ; Great Northern, 104 i
to 1051- ; London and North Western, 115 k to
1151 ; South Eastern, 76± to 76k ; Midland, 1041
to 105 ; and Laneashire and Yorkshire, 129± to
1292.

Indian Railways are much the same. East Indian
Ire unaltered at 108 k to 109 k ; Great Indian are
rather firmer at 108, and Bombay and Baroda are
scarcely so good at 103 to 104.
In spite of a further considerable increase in the
traffic of the Great Luxembourg Railway, the quota-
tion is a point lower at 124 to 12k. Lombardo-Venetian
attracts no attention at 151 to 15k.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are 384 to 39, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds
are 39 to 395. Erie and Illinois shares are better;
the former have advanced , at 44, and the latter 4,
at esi
Bank Shares are quietly sustained at about previous
Prices. Agra (A) shares are 11 to 12 ; Alliance, 10
9 dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, 6 to 6k prem. ; Chartered
Mercantile 285 to 295; Consolidated, 41 to 5 ; Im-
perial Bank, 17 to 18 ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 1
11)1;ern• ; .London and County, 52 to 53 ; London and
estminster, 70k to 74 ; ditto New, 481 r to 49i ;
Oriental, 437 to 44k ; London Joint-Stock, 34 to 35 ;
and Union of London, 35k to 36k.
Foreign Mining Shares are rather steadier. Rossa
nraude to -5 prem. ; Port Phillip, 1-12 to ; and
kihontales 2 to 21.
West Wisconsin Railway Bonds are f to 1± prem.
Miscellaneous Shares show but little change. Cre-
dit Foncier are a lower, but otherwise quotations are
'l°,aintained. Reuter's Telegram Shares are strong,
22 to 26 prem. ; Anglo-American Telegraph,
21t,a to ; Atlantic Telegraph per Cents. 4± to
4,i ; Credit Foncier, 21 to 3 ; Fore e
-street Warehouse,
; General Credit, 2 dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 15i
1.,?. ; International Finance, 1i to 1 dis. ; London
laancial
9 , 24 to 22 dis. ; London General Omnibus,
If to 1
Ai —a ; National Discount, 111 to 12i ; Ocean
aline, 14i to 15k prem. ; and Thames and Mersey,
4 51.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank
yesterday.
The Hansa has arrived with a large amount of
7,Pecie, of which £70,000 is for this country. The
kastnanian brought £llOOOO from the West Indies.
or fctThe North London Railway meeting is announced
feheha2llo.-ytletarAlyugust, and the North and South
Western Junction Railway on the 28th August.
meeting of the Victoria Gas Com-
Pany is announced for the 14th August.
Messrs. Baring have received £3,881 4s Oct on
as count of New Granada dividends, and a remittance
also announced of £487 5s 9d on account of
licuador dividends.
„ The Illuncheeter Examiner states that " the Liver-
vool cotton market yesterday was almost in a state of
panic, owing to a rumour, which afterwards proved to
correct, that one of the first German houses in the
thetrade had been compelled to stop payment.
1'",9 reasons, so far as at present can be ascertained,
iv`uch caused the suspension of the firm, are the hold-
ng of a large quantity of Egyptian, and the purchase
everal thousand bales of Surat cotton at a high rate,
to arrive. Some of the Surats have reached the Mer-
-B°Y, and the firm, being unable to take the cotton up,
Wer
ft,' compelled to stop payment. The liabilities of
y'e firm are estimated at from £150,000 to £lBO,OOO.
110 Official announcement of the stoppage was made
tirtate.,r,clay, we refrain from publishing the name of the

The failure took place yesterday of Messrs. Y. and
• Corder
ho„ • oy and Company, an old and respectable
Loe in the provision trade, in consequence of a loss
antexiirsroc,dooion.New York. The liabilities are estimated
rz The dividend of the British and Irish Magnetic
o: egraph for the past half-year is at the rate of 9i per
annum,yiz.: payable the 20th August.
da,he committee of the Stock Exchange have this
flee' a.PPointed special settling days in the following
:11:riPieers,
—The Bonds of the Tamboff-Kozloff
an4ci w,Y Company, Friday, 31st instant ; the scrip
LullY paid-up scrip of the Swedish Loan for
Del;' ,000 sterling, Monday, 3rd August ; the A
of 2nture stock fully paid-up and 70 per cent. aid
5err.,..?.. Great Eastern Railway Company, ditto ;the
the vicente Mining Company (Limited), ditto. All
,4bc've are to be quoted in the official lists.
for the traffic receipts of the Metropolitan Railway
past week show an increase of £344.
Ive,„e increase in the Great Luxembourg traffic this
rgl is £2,463 18s 11d.
Dire report of the Oude (and Rohilkund Railway
proat‘Yre has been issued. There is a balance of
a bai2ll the earnings of the half-year of £3,372 ; and
aivainee in hand of capital of £372,529. Taking
Itlciia'age of the act enabling certain guaranteed
tore sit ra,ilway companies to raise money on deben-
lisue stock
it is proposed to authorise the directors to
terttis.rom
wine to time debenture stock on such
State tnaY be sanctioned by the Secretary of
or India in Council.
13R

a _ITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
p,.(4O!EitNi4EN•T FUNDS,
941 1' 1 1
Er (3ellt• Consols
9 it
a itto for Account, Aug. 6
94
I,,tter Cent. Reduced
1,. it 8 ,
941 i -1.
&low 2 Per Cent
_
bo 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894
_ 73
4111111itiekegc?yell" d an:
"
D re, expire sth Jan., _ _
.6°. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885
.....
E x:, (Iteo Sea Teleisraph), Aug.,
15 19 Inn
bc7.Xiner Bills, Zl,OOO, 2 per Ct
15 19 ,/
b be. £5OO l9OB
15 19 n
..all4
£lOO & £2OO
246 8
n" of Englsnd Stock, 41 per Cent
-0. Account
Atidial)"./i GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
216
11, ,t°clc, 10i per Cant., Apri 87
Do- 'Jetting, for Account
1151 14
bo' Au Per Cent. July, 1880
1041
Cent., Oct. 1888
0. Oertifie t
jp,., ~„ a
Do
pa=cedr. Pap,,, 4 per Cent
103
ll°. ent, Jan. 1872
110
ass °,- per Cent., May 1879
" 0 per
Do Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
. do. 1877 —
Do
D •
do. 1882 —
Do.—
21 Pm
1' bl)eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
~ 'ponds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
Pm
-• -114der Xl,OOO
Arohtr, RE FITNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
443tit16 RePulic, per Cent...
lir
.1.44 13onds 5 er Cent. 1859
411144 5 , P
(-)0.
~ per Cent Lo.
It Per Cent., 1852 —
Lo. o. 1858 ..
1)0 do.
180
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67 6}
bo: do.'
11Do per bent., 11886653 7GI I
I;ell:!ceeunt
_-
I:lo'74k3rres 6 per Cent tttl, per C. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
e • .1 °Per Cent
46iito 6• ......................... _
0, „ Per Cent ................
bbo' lti e Cent. . ,
o• 0 parrC B ..........................
110'1 1867
D 'I 7,, Per ,Cent., •
1866
~ o,:!,''',erip £32 Null .....
13 t."l4e, 6 per Cent. ...............
D
,i 13,11; a p i. Cent , 1825 . : ....... . -
ad
Nl3 iiiao, vrincipa.lities 7 . r.-e'r Cent 741
o,:t: Per Cent., 1867 ... ............. .......-
J4'yptisr New" Oonsolidated, 1 per Cent.
nn.
,tl.', 7 per Cent ....................
-
Do.
.c'es?)o ad issue ..................... ..•••• 72.
bo. --
Dlll ide
Do Sonde, . .
o 1864
DJack 4„,•„ Account
(10.
0? Bonds
0,7' v Bonds ...................... ..••• 16i
th.,,, !rtutent Railway
.Debentures ....• 93i
t1)-07 ;Per Cont., 1821. 5, ox Coups —
Dit,. .klioceeu,lt ............................ ~ -
Rikto. A, l',Pollz ............................. . .
4044'e c(-3unt
4_34 5 per Cent ..
It3ll44lBGov.Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., 423 p 80 11
, Per Ceti, 1866