The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-15 00:00:00

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COUXEROIAL INTELLItIENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
fteThe Stock Markets show more animation, and a
6111,4,.eral improvement is established in all departments,
L'l'ueugh the actual changes are of little importance.
ntieu and County is better, and Union of Lon-
The Discount demand is very limited, and supplies
lijiatie abundant at 14 to 11 per cent.
aneasels are very firm, at 94 to 94 for money,
Th, 94i to 941, for account. New and Reduced
10, Per eel-As., to 94i ; India 5 per Cent.,
131-12 115 ; Bank Stock, 213 to 246 ; Exchequer
16s to 20s prem.
ni°reiga Sto-1-- are firmer, but the variations are
niportant. ''C:r'eek is / better, at to 14 ; and
tiwi;er descriptions about except Mexican, which is
pruilele,3t 151 to 151. Tho following are the current
•,----New Spanish Three per Cents., 354- to
.37 ;
Is;°`sa, 40 to 40,i ; Italian, 531 to 531- ; Egyptian,
Sian
to 8A ; Peruvian, 79; to 80 ; New Rus-
4111..itiwaY, 3 to 31 prem. ; Crel-Vitebsk, . 831 to
Niviicolai Railway, 66 to 661 ; West Wniconsin
12."vaY Bonds, 1 to 1/ prem. ; Great Luxembourg,
tro 121 ; Lombardo-Venetian, 15i- to 15k.
4tv? Swedish Loan is steady, at 21 to 21 prem.
the
English railway shares are generally stronger, but
toactual variations are unimportant. The following
toe itne quotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128 k
era'2Bi ; Midland, 104,E to 1041 ; South East-
ter' 74g to 74k ; London and North Wes-
le
do, (A (4 ), 9 144 to 114, ; London and South
eesatteerrnn, 9i to 93 ; Great Northern, 102 to 103 ;
I\6 to 97 ; Great Eastern, 371 to 38 ; Great
Coast
484 to 49 ; London, Brighton, and South
, 53 to 53'• ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
-4t0441 ; Metropolitan, 112 to 112; ex
booarl,edonian, 71i to 711 ; London, Chatham.
194- to In.
toAnierican Securities are dull. United States 5-20
at ild3 are quoted at 74/ to 741 ; Erie shares 1 lower,
43 to 44 ; Illinois, 91; to 921 ex div.
rather more
/3ank Sharesactivity. are firmLonerd,
on and and tCou nd he
ty is -;ealings
better, show
59 to 5
-1 ; Union of London k, at 334 to -34 ; and
atngo-Austrian k, at 5 to 51 prem.; Agra (A) steady,
It:(1;t°„ 12 ; Alliance, 101 to 91 dis.; Consolidated,
tr7,`t ; Imperial, 17i to 18; ; Imperial Ottoman,
Prem. • London and Westminster, 69 to 70;
1`4;311 Joint 'Stock, 32 to 33.
Cea,eionial Government Securities are in moderate
aresr, but prices are unchanged. The following
Julthe quotations :—Canada 6 per Cent. (Jan. and
j 7), 102 to 104 ; ditto 5 per Cent. (Jan. and
,111,031),, 89 to 91 ; Mauritius 6 per Cent., (Jan. and
e:Y), 102 to 104 ; New South Wales 5 per
Ran. and July), 99 to 101 ; New Zealand 6
Ett;ircie!nt.) (March aclSept.), 110 to 112 ; Queens-
Vietn,.? Per Cent., (Jan. and July), 106 to 107 ;
aad -da Per Cent. (Jan. and July), 112 to 114 ;
victoria 6 per Cent. (April and Oct.), 113 to 114.
rica .ueilaneous Securities are steady. Anglo-Am.e-
a Telegraph remains at 21k to 211 ; Atlantic
Telegraph Eight per Cent., 4k to 41 Hudson's
al, 151 to 151.
ar,z7,tiantie and Great Western Railway Debentures
35 tOrtti°. 35/, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
giThe Honduras Loan Debenture Bonds are 801 to
Debenture
Indian Peninsula Railway New 4 per Cent.
oenture Stock is 96k to 96g.
Eanl is the report of the directors of the Union
of London, adopted at the half-yearly meeting
:---The directors have to report that the net
8 i after,
fits of the bank for the six months ending 30th June
payment of all charges (including the sum of
5e
on ill" 13s 1] d for interest paid and due to customers
eir current and deposit accounts), and making
4`;.1e1 provision for all bad and doubtful debts,
49,569 13s ld, which, with £11,190 lOs 4d,
iTght forward from 31st December last, amount to
deu0,760 3s sd. The directors now declare a divi-
pernd for the last six months at the rate of 15 per cent.
Aftannum on the paid-up capital, clear of income tax.
them payment of the dividend, amounting to £90,000,
x2o will remain an unapprppriated balance of
,760 3s scl to be carried forward to profit and loss
Iv account.
pThe report of the Consolidated Bank to be pre-
ted at the half-yearly meeting on the 17th inst.
Purews au available balance of £32,165, including a
directors 'lo surplus of £2,351. From this sum the
recommend a dividend at the rate of 5 per
cent, per annum, which will absorb £20,000, and
x3'„ul4 £8,500 to special reserve fund, leaving
to be carried forward. The special reserve
Pir amounts to £30,000, and the reserve fund to
•QOO,OOO.
~,The directors of the Telegraph Construction and
Atlietenanee Company have resolved to pay on the
Ist instant the usual ad interim dividend of 21 per
lent. for the half-year ending June 30, being equal to
per share, free of income tax.
The ifollowing gold ships are reported to have left
",,lelbourne on the 24th of May, for England :—The
1311ssex, with £45,500 ; the Moravia, with £35,575 ;
the Viweira, with £35,625 ; and the Essex, with
-,„250 oz. making a total value of £655,800.
'4:110 Hirrhfiyer, from Melbourne, has brought
'‘03,324 in Australian gold.
The steamers which left for New York yesterday
41" Z 55,000 in specie for Europe.
b I\''''o transactions in bullion were reported at the
J-ink yesterday.
fo The traffic return of the Metropolitan Railway
r of the
336 week ending the 12th inst., shows an increase
£.
13 prospectus appears in our columns for the first
x3fotli,e of £200,000 bonds, being part of an amount of
•vro,ooo, to be secured by a first mortgage on the
the mortgage, th "t
i;cgoen,sin Railway Company, and included in
is 1,004,800 acres of land belonging to
ate, c°4lPany. The bonds are issued at 70 per cent.,
, _Li. are redeemable at par in 75 years, thus securing
.1° per cent. profit to the bondholders. The principal
satned.i,interest will be paid, as the promoters state, in
conditions
at the London and County Bank. Careful
will are inserted that further issues of the loan
o.l'l 0.14 be made as the railway is from stage to stage
made2ll-IPleted. The West Wisconsin Railway will be
_. a connected lino, and competent persons esti-
mate that a very profitable traffic will pms over it.

13RITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
U OTERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols 941 i
Ditto for Account, Aug. G ... 944.
3 per Cent. Reduced ,Aug.
944 i 1 i
New 3 per Cent ..... ........ .............
. 94i i
New 2i per Cent. Jan. 18'91 ....
...
Do. 5 per Cont. d an. 1873 . : —
Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1.908,,,
Exch
Doequer Bills, £l,O
000, 2 per Git —
P
Do, T
,
£5O
£lOO Sr £2OO —
71
Bank of England Stock, 4} par Cent 244
Do. Account
INDILN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India gtock, 10} per Cent., AprillB74 ...
Do.
Do, Opening, for Account —
D° 5 par Cent. July, 1880
D 0• 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
RCertificates
o. Enfaoed Parta s per Cent
~,-,10. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
",,°. 51 por Cent., May 1879 llO
"cl,
Doer Cent., Rdo.
up. Dob. 1872 —
1877 — ~, Do. do. 1882
'r,t:. Deb., 5 por Cent., Aug. 1873
25 30 pm
.„'-'0- Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
Pm
"0. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
.11. t. p •
4 nelltine Repullc, 6 per
13Arn_it.ri.an Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1.859
Azilian 5 por Cent _ xd
rlo H
h '3 per Cent., 1852 —
Lo.". do. 18)8....• do 18 ;0 —
D°' do:, 1863 —
O. 8 per Cent 1865
count
' ',enos Ayres 6 per Cent —r• 1:10 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
O6per Cent.
Do
ttlittU 6 per Cent —
_
. 4i per Cent
Do. 6 per Cent B e
9.31
e
1867
(4) 7 per ,Cent.,1866 •••
Do , •
_
O ~ .1 grip £32 paid
_
1," an, 6 por Cent.
-.-', Weill, 3 per Cont., 1825.-- 4-' ,Aluttian Principalities, I rer Cent 75
1,11)0 8 Per Cent. 1867 ..
ilDrtdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cont. 14}
i;Ptian, 7 per Cent •• • •—•
0. Second I
I.\ , SSUO
•••••• ----
..s.' • •C5OO Bonds
uO..£lOC Bonds _
D.
1861
Account
83
Y3^ -
,•• Co.lo Bonds —
-00.£100 Bonds
ci.
rii, eyernrctsut Railway- Dohontures ...• 93 22
~,,o,lc. 4ccoriattnit., 1824. 5, ox Coups —
4 —l-) ). coupon.?
.
QDe Acc)unt
14t,pniala 5 per Cent . _
it°,9,qura_sGov. Rail. Loan., lop. Ct., £25 p i;an per Cer.t. 1865 _
,-,0 Ac „ '
mi,pxio.it:.llolt,lfao3croepmdenrnit
Can:an.
tßadwaY 79
_
Dn.r Account
18C4
_
14,r,, 6 Der Cont. Anglo-French
_
AA -Tvitla, 6 per Cent. •
-oeri„L , .
-
1,e,,,
~....ti imperial 5 per Cent
Dou3ll):Pen ___
_
Do. Deferred
1,,,1?0 Laud \Varrants (Hectares)
pan. 5 per Cent. 1865
—1
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