The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-31 00:00:00

ONEY MARTIET

A ND

COMMEUCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

A dull feeling pervades most departments of Stock
.Uxcharige business, but beyond the inactivity peculiar
to the season of the year it would be difficult to assign
a sufficient cause. The Funds have declined per
cent., stock being abundant. In Foreign Bonds the
leading feature is a relapse of 1 per cent. in Brazilian,
to Egyptian, Italian, and Turkish are a shade
firmer. American railways are fiat, especially Erie, which
have declined 11 per cent. Home Railway Securities,
however, are rather firmer, with the single important
exception of Midland, which have fallen per cent.
The discount market remains quiet as regards the
demand from the London houses, but in some quar-.
tern there is experienced a larger inquiry from the
country. The current terms are 11 and 1i per
cent.
The corn market is firmer, with an advance of is
to 23 in English wheat, and is in foreign.
Consols opened dull, and soon afterwards fell
being quoted at 931 to 93i for money and account ;
I,..`,tew and Reduced Three per Cents., 93k to 94k ;
Bank Stock, 245 to 247 ; India Five per Cents.,
114; to 115 ; Exchequer Bills, 16s to 20s prem.
The leading feature in Foreign Stocks is a decline
of in Brazilian, at 77k to 78k Otherwise the mar-
ls steady. The Viceroy of Egypt's 7 per Cent.
Loan is f better, at 741 to 741 ; and there is an ad-
launrekei soh (1865),
of
inltalian , (1861), at 52 to 521: and in
ai 39 to 391 ; Mexican are unaltered,
at 144 to 15k ; New Spanish, 34i to 34g ; Egyptian
(1864), 85k to 86i ; and Honduras, 82k to 83k.
Greek Bonds are flat, at 121 to 13.
American Railways are flat. Eries have fallen lf,
to, 291, and Illinois f, to 91k. The 5-20 Bonds
suew no change, at 72. Atlantic and Great Wes-
tern Railway Debentures are steady, at 38k to 39k;
and the Consolidated Bonds are 39f to 391.
With the exception of Midland, which is lower,
English Railway Shares are rather firm. Great Northern
" k better, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Caledonian,
f ; and outh Eastern, Great Eastern, and Great
Western, k each. The following are the quotations:
Midland, 1041 to 1041 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
126* to 1261 ; South Eastern, 74 to 74k ; London
and North Western, 113 to 113 k ; Great orthern,
;91i to 1051 ; ditto (A), 104 to 105 ; Great Eastern,
9- to 36a ;Great Western, 49 to 49/ ; London,
j'ighton, and South Coast, 511 to 511 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43f to 431 ; Metro-
13°1itan, 108 to 108 k ; and Caledonian, 75k to 76.
Foreign railway shares are quiet. Lombardo Vene-
tian remains at 16a to 16s- ; Great Luxembourg, 12a
to i 27
In Foreign Mining Shares business is only nominal.
ilsa Grande is marked k to f prem. ; St. John del
7eY) 19i to 20i ; Port Philip, 1k to ; Chontales,
1
•-s- to 2.
following Colonial Government Securities are steady at the
quotations :—Canada Six per Cent., 103 to
105 !ditto, Five per Cent., 90 to 92 ; Mauritius Six
Pere Cent., 103 to 103 ; New South Wales Five per
I all-, 99 to 101 • New Zealand Six per Cent., 110 to
!--6 ; Queensland Six per Cent., 105 to 106 ; Victoria
"'lx per Cent., 113 to 115.
Bank Shares are dull. Imperial is ; lower, at 16k
017--; Union of London, 34k to 3W2• ; London Joint
6Stuck, 32 to 35i ; Oriental, 44 to 45 ; Agra (A), 11;
kl 2 ; Alliance, 11-i to 10. dis. ; Anglo-Austrian,
tto 7 ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ; Consoli-
-4:;- to 47A- ; Imperial Ottoman, g- to prem. ;
London and County, 49k to 50k ; London and West-
luinster, 60. to 67-- ; ditto New, 531 to 531.
A Miscellaneous Securities are without improvement.
";',llglo-Anierican Telegraph, 21 to 211 ; Atlantic
4`..,,,legraph Eight per Cent., 31 to 4 ; Fore-street
Zia house, London General Omnibus, 11 to 2 ;
440adon Discount, 11 to 11,x-.
Menzies
failure is announced of Messrs. Thomas
114enzies and Co., linen manufacturers, of Falkland,
fifeshire. The liabilities are not large, and the
Vis Pension is attributed to " depression in trade and
uusiness reverses."
No bullion operations were reported at the Bank
Saturday.
n The Varna Railway Company's general meeting is
convened for the 28th of September.
/IT„he general meeting of the Sambre and Meuse
auwaY
er Company is announced for the 9th of
eetemb.
The directors of the Anglo-Italian Mining Com-
-113,a113' have received advices, dated August 24th, an-
.g cst2llficing that the works at the mines are "progressing
favourably."
hThe following notice has been issued to the bond-
,°,„,lcl,ers of the Illinois Central Railroad Company :
1 Lae Illinois Central Railroad Company will, on the
s' daY of October next, pav its Seven per Cent.
Construction ' Bonds for $l,OOO each, numbered
fromto three thousand and one to four thousand (3,001
4,000) inclusive, with twenty (20) per cent. added
to
„,, tie principal thereof, upon their surrender at its
111ce in the city of New York ; and it doth hereby
the the first day of October, 1868, as the time when
,Pe principal of said Bonds shall be paid, after which
i'o
5Y interest upon said $l,OOO Bonds, numbered 3,001
4,000, will cease."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 GOVERNNIENT FUNDS.
p„9r Cent. Consols
3 'itto for Account, Sept. 8
IT"
per Cent. Reduced 94/ 4
IT" 3 per Cent
°T,Nv 23- per Cont. Jan. 1894
A:". 0 per Cent. o an. 1873
111uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
0. f• 3d expire sth April 1885 _,, foryrs,
t„;'?
(Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 — xd
"euoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct — pin
_Do,
£5OO
po,
B t,,,,'
£lOO & .£2OO — 77
1.,‘. of England Stock, 4 per Cent
C ". Account
44a,da 4 per Cent. Bonds —
1„,-ornisot GOVERNMENT SECITRITIISS
DlB. tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 ... 214}
r,
T,°. \-,Ponng, for Account —
r)—°. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
—l-,°•l pc,r. Cont., Oct. 1888
'-',„O. Certificates
i-go. Enfaced Papw. 4 per Cent 92
D°•
5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
DO-Cet., May 1879 —
a por Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
I) O. do. 1882 —
~t'. Deb. 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
'l,O- Bonds, 4 per Cent., .£l,OOO
25 20 pin
"a. under
.£l,OOO
./„ FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
-"'.. 4entine Republic, 6 per Cent
1.11.4 Itrian Bonds 5 per Cent, 1859
.1' titilian 5 per Cent
U°• 4} per Cent., 1852
i",°• do. 1858....
.-,0. ,
co. 1860 —
D°l•)°. do.,' 1863 —
r,. 5 per ieut., 1865 —
t •40 Account 7B:,
j3nos Ayres 6 per Cent.
00 „0 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
411 6per Cent.
lanper
Do 4 p
„ • / per Cent —
D°°. 6 per Cent., B —
t•, 1867
bu., 7 per Cent., 1866
0 ,i,°l Scrip £32 paid
ti
Knish .ian, per Cent
Cent.
1),, 3 per Cent, 1825
Dl,iaa Principalities, For Cent
e 8 Par Cent., 1867 791
llador New Consolidated 1 per Cent —,
$ 7 per Cent —
.„0. Second Issue
*). 8500 Bonds
"0. £lOO Bonds —
Do. 1864 —
D

1, Jo. Account
;;O• 450 C Bonds 864
'" £lOO Bonds • . ••• 88 1
4kiglish Scrip, 1868
cl. De
(kr -o,rernment idtl7.i.lway4.olsebPecdnotunpress ..... 4911 di s
eek 5 per Cent., 1821 5, ex
bo. A
,
h Ceount ... ..,0. •••
•
no ''olipons
_
1:1,. • Account
_
4telnala 5 per Cent ..
It°,lollras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p
_B3
:41,5 Per Cent., 1865
_
Z
.11." AOCOUnt .
_
...•coir
kezi 4Larerarnana Railway
..... IL). eat 3 per Cent
_
itto for Account
_
3. Do.
1884
_
614°, 6 PET Cent. Anglo-French
_
14007.9114 ml 6 per Cent • ' _
liew lAll linNorial 5 per Cent
151
~.ira
0013 o:•3l,,,PtEra.r?lin
74
_-
Pezd;coctuWntarrants (11?5t"") _
13 wiat 5 per Cent. 1865
A. 791
_
12,0 '1 Per Cent. (Uribarren)
bo 4 per Cent.. 1862 •
po, Account . o:.gUese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2,'S
_-
130 do. 1867
Iti,s: do. Se. ip, £2O paid To/ 11
1)-1411 5 per Cent. 1822, ..{; St
U„ 4,i Per Cent , 1850
_
00 -,3- Per Cent., 1860
Do CrP Cent., 1859
A BBi 9 84
130. k, per Cont. 1862 ............ ...7.• ois 44
~, Aupq r\ 1 ~ • £lOO Bonus, '
Do. . 0-..-, tact), loot-,
Do
.'
"- ~, do. £B-1 15s. do — N-'6, £lOO Bonds —
£Bl 15s. do 77.4
~,c ii4.icolas Railway • 'au 6 Per Cent —
, rush 3,
35 41
bO. A per gon .
b„ 'ee'Ain
• 1867
D(). Accou,i .. "•• ................. 341 1
ti ' New beferreu
O. Ac
bo , count
331
.‘‘-e‘i•'°n3.„; Ceyt. of Coup. not funded
D 0.......
;.7,1-rovnacial Mortgage Loan
.......
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do? 1868