The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-09 00:00:00

IVIONEY MAREET

AND

COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGSNCR,

• CITY, Two o'CLocx.
the Bank return shows ROM° considerable ohmage;
A!roin that of last week, but for the most part they are
Incidental to the close of one quarter and the
falling
of another. There is rather a large
'ailing off in the bullion, caused by (lovernm ent
and other disbursements, and the reserve has been
reduced by heavy drafts upon the private deposits.
These withdrawals have been partly employed in the
General market ; but the Bank has had no share in
MS business, otherwise the private securities would
scarcely have run off to the extent of £312,000. The
public deposits show only a small decline ; but the
Government appears to have received a further
Theadvance in preparation for the dividends.
following
circulation now stands at a high point. The
°lthl"ing are the principal variations in the position of
e Bank during the week :
Increase in Circulation
Decrease in Public Deposits
Decrease in other Deposits...
Increase in Government Securities 99,585

becrease in other Securities

312,564

D2crease in Bullion ..... •• 293,191
Increase in Rest 999
Decrease in Reserve
Bullion in both Departments
Reserve of Notes and Coin
Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 25,297,000
...,The return of paid clearing for the week ending
Wednesday,
esday, October 7, as certified by Mr. J. C.
deputy inspector :
Oct. 1, Thursday -
Oct. 2, Friday
Oct°,
ett: 3,
ItSflotnudradyay :::
Oct. 6, Tuesday ...
Oct. 7, Wednesday

.---:: £10,793,000
... 9,877,000
... 15,232,000
... 9,746,000
... 11,184,000
... 9,062,009

The Total £65,894,000
iar most remarkable feature in this return is the
0„
n gc,eneas of the clearing on the 3rd (the 4th falling
Sunday), which is the largest of any correspond-
g clearing since the publication commenced eighteen
mouths ago. It is inferred from this circumstance
h at trade is recovering some of its former animation ;
and it is time that it did.
InoTrrhoeßank dividend of 4 per cent. is payable to-
w the 10th inst. The amount to be distributed
12 482,120. The payment of the public dividends
uonlmences on Wednesday, the 14th inst.
moderate demand for money continues to be
experienced for trade purposes at lk to 11 per
cent.
The English Funds are less firm at a fractional
e ecline. Consols are 94i to 94, for money, and 94k
xac.tly for account. New and Reduced, 93 to 93i;
di Five per Cent., 114 k to 114 k ; Exchequer
11,8) 16s to 20s prem.
ell °reign Stocks are steady, but without average
ange• Italian are in chief request, and have
7ancedk to k per cent., at 51g to 51i ; Turkish are
fir anted
at 39k to 40k ; Mexican, 15i to 15k ; Greek,
13
12A-; New Spanish, 33 to 33f ; Turkish, 37k
40k ;Peruvian, 78k to 78/ ; Brazilian, 76f to 77k;
Danubian 81k to 82k ; and Honduras, 89i to 90k.
The Tobacco Loan is dis. to k prem.
United States Five-Twenty Bonds are a little
firmer at 74 to 741 • Erie at 32 to 33 ; and Illinois, at
05 to 96, are each ilower.
Metropolitan
English Railways, Caledonians are k better, atm
and and Great Western k each. Sheffield
Great Northern are f lower, and London and
-tyorth-Western, k. The quotations current are :.--
neashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 128 k ; Midland,
"li to 12 ; South-Eastern 774 s to 78 ; London
•g 7 and North-Western, 112 to '11213- ; Great Northern,
to 108 ; ditto (A), 107 k to 108, Great Eastern,
' to al
; Great Western, 49 to 49i ; Brighton,
,1e to 52 ; Sheffield, 47f to 47i ; Metropolitan,
407 to 107 k ; and Caledonian, 70k to 71.
are Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
37
30 k- to 37/, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
i to 34
kireat Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per
t`Lent. Debenture Stock is 94i to 95k, and the Ordinary
oek 109 to 110 • East Indian, 109 to 110 ; and
outh Eastern, 771 to 78.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway Shares are 16 to 16k,
and Great Luxembourg 10k.
In Colonial Government Securities there is a
rooderate business doing. Canada Six per Cents. is
vinquired for at 106 to 106 k ; ditto, Five per Cents.,
kto 92i ; Mauritius Six per Cents., 103 k to 104 k ;
ew South Wales Five per Cents., 100 k to 101 ;
aw Zealand Six per Cents., 108 k to 109 k ; Queens-
' and Six per Cents., 107 to 107 k; and Victoria Six
and Cents, 113 to 114.
Bank Shares continue to attract little attention,
da:o;n toSrtieonkta,ia,
the only feature is a decline of k in London
t 31 to 32 • Union of London, 33 to
1ito? to 44k to 45k'; London and Westminster,
„ ; ditto New, 511 to 52h ; London and
11""nt.Y, 48k to 49k ; Imperial Ottoman, lf to
prem• ; Imperial, 166 to 17k ; Consolidated,
,4„;°, 4i; Chartered Mercantile, 29k to 30k ; Anglo-
ai,:r4nr,a
(6tt)t,,o 7 prem. ; Alliance, 14 to 13 die. ;
llk to 12k.
tier /nance Shares are in little request. Credit Fon-
to remains at 2 9-16 to 2 11-16 ; General Credit, 2g
Foreign dis. ; and International, 1k to 1k dis.
yr; Mining Shares are steady, at yesterday's
.ce
19 8. St. John del Rey is enquired for at 18k to
; Port Philip, lg. to ; and Chontales, 2f to 2k.
n ..I.liscellaneous Securities Anglo-American Tele-
graph Is firmer, at 21 1-16 to 21 3-16, while Atlantic
ele
/i'graPh -Eight per Cent. is 1-16 lower, at 34 to 4.
Bay steady, at 14k to 15k ; London
_petal Omnibus, 11 to 2.
tidar gold to the value of £3,000 was sent into the
clnk Yesterd
n Thi Royal Mail steamship La Plata leaves to-day
"toe Brazils, with .£8,500 in silver, and £1,300 in
gold.

arrival is flat, but without quotable decline. On the
French in London of the portion of the specie by the
(041 West India packet which is for this country,
collars are expected to decline. The price is 59,1c1 per
conce.
special meeting was held yesterday of the Panama,
for Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company,
winat!le Purpose of considering the desirability of
Mr. Lave
10t).‘'Ing UP the undertaking or otherwise. After a
g discussion a committee was appointed, including
to make an arrangement with the
coe„,itere, and to see if it be possible to carry on the
ke—,P,;a4Y. The committee is to report to the next
il;`l3 numbers held within a fortnight.
The are published of 502 bonds of the
KYPtiao
Government Nine per Cent. Loan of 1867,
2,, "n have
been drawn for redemption at par on the
4141 November.
I,4ned that
Ile secretary of the Metropolitan Railway has
atoeki £797,200 Extension stock has been con-
into Ordinary. The total amount of Ordinary
4
I)4u in 2 eOO
iS now £2,597,200, and the Extension --,.
trallt the Rop and Malt Exchange yesterday the hop
bar e was dull, at about late rates. Several choice
Ist found found buyers at prices rather under those of
to week. The brewers do not appear to be buyers
trap great extent, and while this is the ease the
114 will remain inactive. Malt was rather better.
itirep•gliality realised 74s to 76s per qr.; esoond and
'lcir) 70s to 73s per qr.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
, OYERNMENT FUNDS.
'• Per Cent. Consols
, Ditto for Account, Nov. 5
iiper Cent. Reduced 93 i
931- } 8
),:? 3 per Cent
"`",,,Nv 2i
peer Gent.
Jan. 1894
A ''' 0* 6 per Cent. J an. 1873
—llllnities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do
for 30 yr expire sth April 1885 —
~.41.ufor
Sea Telei,raph), Aug., 1908 l9 15-16 201-16
20 Pm
--c.equer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot
bo.
£5OO
Do.
£lOO dr £2OO l6 II
ik,,ulto of England Stock, 4 per Cent
243 xd
e_u • account
-. 'nada per Cent. Bonds —
17
Inter-Colonial Cranium
14. I• I/R GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
ula. stock, 10f per Cent., AprillB74
Dip Opening, for Account
115
(:). 5 per Cent. July, 1880
D 0.,,, 4 per Cent , Oct. 1888
DO. Certificate; —
DO.
Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent —
DO. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
n 4 per Cent., May 1879 lO5l
" Viper Cent., Rup, Deb. 1872 —
e.
do. 1877 lO5l
, Do.
do. 1882 —
'`'';k
• Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
UO. tinder £l,000
illuitriVanOßElGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
kr. gentine Republic, 6 per Cent Pm—
fonds 5 per Cent. 1859 —
ho_ iian Per Cent
_ 4_ Per Cent., 1852 D i
_
~°. do. 1858....
"°. do 1860 —
1863
1)°. do.,_
Be;.4,sei:oeurt:t Cent., 1865
_
,;.)1)08 Ayres 6 per Cent.
, u 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) libl) Bper Cent.
u.Ailian 6 per Cent —
De
~ • 4 i per Cent —
I'o
o ti per Cent., 13 —
. 1867
.
De 7 '
_
~.., ~ per Cent., 1866
0,T., Scrip £32 paid
ti,,,.inbian, 6 Cent Cent
1) wish 3 per , 1825
an
4tubi Principalities 7 per Cent —
r.., 1)0 8 per Cent., 1867 Bll
gttoapdtiosar:Zivieritiscoenti.iotlidated., 1 per Cent —
•••
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4500 Bonde