The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-02 00:00:00

MONEYKAiKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
Titmost tne only teatnre in the stock markets is the
increased animation in all the leading descriptions of
foreiga Government securities. Investors and specu-
lators are alike purchasing to a much larger extent than
before since the panic. Italian and Turkish are particu-
larly in favour, the former having advanced 3 per
cent. auring the past week. In sympathy with
this extension of eonfidenee in foreign funds, foreign
railways show renewed strength. Among shares Im-
perial Ottoman Bank has further advanced on the
new appointment to the board of direction. The
funds are quiet. Home railways are less weak.
The Money Market is firm, at 14- to 2 per cent.,
with limited supplies.
Cotton in Liverpool is firm, but not dearer.
The English Funds are steady. Consols are quoted
at yesterday's prices, 93 to 935 for money, and
93 for account ; New and Reduced Three per
Cents., 912 to 91 ; India Five per Cents., 1131 to
1145 ; Exchequer Bills, 7s to 12s prem.
The Foreign Stock Market has further advanced.
Italian (1801) Bonds have been dealt in at 50, but
they aro now 491, or 5 better than last night.
Turkish (1865) are also 5 higher, at 34g to 34k; Orel-
Vitebsk g-, at 81 to 815 ; Greek, 5, at 125 to 13 ;
and Mexican and Portuguese, at 155 to 165, and
to 1 prem. respectively, 5 each ; there is no change
in Egyptian ; the 1864 Bonds aro 82 to 83 ex div. ;
the Railway Loan, 89 to 90 ; Viceroy's Seven per
Cents., 722 to 735 ; and Nine per Cents., 885
to gal.
The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem.
The Spanish Colonial 8 per Cent. Loan has been
well applied for, and the list will close in a few days ;
the price has improved to 15 to 11 premium.
In American Securities *United States 5-20 Bonds
are unaltered at 72 to 72/ ; Erie Shares 5 lower,
at 485 to 49 ; Illinois 895 to 90.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
remain at 265 to 275, and the Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds at 305 to 31.
English railways are fractionally firmer, but there Is
still very little doing. There is a recovery of
in Caledonian, at 70 to 715 ; of 5 in Great
Western, at 495 to 50, and Great Northern, at 1025
t ) 103 ; and of k in Brighton, at 50 to 505, and Great
Eastern, at 33 to 34, in Midland, at 104 k to 1051,
and in Lancashire and Yorkshire, at 1255 to 126.
South Eastern are steady, at 73 to 735 ; London
and North Western, 114/ to 1142 ; Great Northern
A, 97 to 975 ; Sheffield,43s to 44 ; Metropolitan,
112 to 1125 ; New District, 2 to 3 prem.
Bank shares are rather dull, and prices in some
cases are rather. Chartered Mercantile, London
and Westminster, and Union of London are
each 5 lower, being quoted at 28 to 29, 67
to 68, and 30 to 31 respectively. On the
other hand, Imperial Ottoman shows a further
advance at Ito 15 prem. ; Agra (A Shares),
10 to 105 ; Alliance, 135 to 125 dis.; Anglo-Austrian,
4 to 45 ; Consolidated, 4g to 4g ; Imperial, 17 to
175 ; London and County, 51 to 52 ; Oriental, 42 to
43 ; London Joint Stock, 31 to 32.
Miscellaneous Shares are without feature. Anglo-
American Telegraph ;quiet 225 to 22i ; Atlantic
Telegraph, 55 to 55 ; Fore-street Warehouse, 3 to 25
dis.; Hudson's Bay steady at 145 to 14i ; London
General Omnibus, 11 to 2.
In Finance Shares, General Credit is 5 higher, at
2 to 2g- dis. ; International Finance, 2to 15 dis. ;
Credit Foncier, 22 to 3.
Foreign Mining Shares are steady, at previous
prices. St. John del Rey steady at 245 to 255. Port
Philip, 15 to 1, ; Chontales 1 to 5 dis.
The sum of £15,000 in gold was withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday, and £12,000 was received. On
the week there is £143,000 against the stock held.
The Tasmania leaves to-day for the West Indies,
with £44,264 in specie, of which £34,264 is gold and
£lO,OOO silver.
The Maria Pia has arrived from Lisbon, with
£46,750 in specie.
The biddings for 2,500,000 rupees in bills on Cal-
cutta and Madras were held to-day at the Bank of
England, and the terms obtained show a falling off in
the demand. The amounts allotted were—to Cal-
cutta, 2,405,500 rupees, and to Madras, 94,500
rupees. The minimum price was fixed at is 11fd
on both Presidencies. Tenders at is Hid will
receive about 19 per cent., and above will be allotted
in full. No tenders on Bombay were invited.
The subscription list of the Foreign and Colonial
Government Trust closes this day for London, and
to-morrow for the country. The certificates are quoted
4 to If prem.
The Superb has arrived from Melbourne with
£72,000 in Australian gold.
The Marquis de Ploenc (sub-governor of the Bank
of France) has accepted a seat at the Paris Board of
the Imperial Ottoman Bank, and Mr. Charles H.
Trills, of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co., has
joined the London Board.
The partnership hitherto existing under the title of
Coleman, Tarquand, Youngs, and Co., has expired
with the (.•f luxion of time. Mr. J. E. Coleman has
retired from the firm, and the business of accounants
lyid,
ciillalnbe carried on in future under the name of Tur-
Youngs, and Co.
The monthly freight circular of Messrs. Rucker,
Offer, and Co. states that a large chartering business
was done last month, and freights were well sustained.
As regards homeward freights the market is very un-
certain. The next season will be influenced entirely
by the progress of the Abyssinian war. At present
the freight cost to the Government on account
of the expedition is about £392,000, exclusive of
Coals, fittings, and other expenses. If this fleet
should be paid off before the opening of the next
season homeward freights will be seriously affected,
and some owners speculating upon this contingency,
are already securing present guano freights for ships
bound to the East.
The traffic return of the London and North Western
Railway shows this week a decrease of £2,349 com-
pared with the corresponding week of 1867 ; the Mid-
land shows an increase of £2,299, the Great Northern
an increase of £164, and the London and North
Western a decrease of £477.
The following is from Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite
and Co.'s circular :—" The London market for
American securities has been very inactive during
the past week, and owing to the steadiness reported
by telegraph from New York in United States
Government Bonds and the premium on gold, there
is only a fractional change in prices to report ; in
5-20's the 1862 bonds are last quoted 27 to 275, and
the 1865's 71 to 715. Illinois Central Shares at 895
to 90, and without alteration, but Eries have improved
from 46 to 485 to 49, on higher prices from New
York. In the settlement of the accounts during the
week, the rates for carrying over stock were princi-
pally regulated by the value of money, excepting in
Eries, where, in place of a backwardation, which
was demanded on the last two settlements, shares
has were carried over even. Throughout the week there
been a persistent buying of Atlantic and Great
Western Consolidated Bonds, which has carried them
up from 281 - to 31i ; this afternoon, however, some
sales have been made in realization of profits, and
the market for them closes less strong, at 305 to
305. Debentures and Divisional Bonds remain
with.
OM change."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES
n 00PRENMENT FUNDS.
" Per Coat. Consols
R DO. Account, May 5 —
Per Cent. Reduced 9l
New 3 per Cent 9l/ k i
Mew 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
A I) 0 . 5 per Cent. c an. 1873 —
'Llinuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
D 0..„ for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 l2 7-16
"0 (Red Sea Telewaph), Au,., 1908 —
Bullet:pier Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct.
Do
Do. £5OO lO
Batik of £lOO & £2OO lO
England Stock, 41- per Cent Shut
, _ .Do. Account
i_ INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
+adia tock, 0} per Cent., AprillB7l
Do. A.ccount
, 5 per Cent. July, 1880
'). 4 per Cent., Oot. 1888
'-',O. Certificates —
",o• Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
no."°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do 51 per Cent., May 1879
5 per Cent., Itup. Deb., 1872
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
Dc'Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
, • Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO
Lio• Barer, 5
28 pm
tf°II,EIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argerit•
41101:Ltlii:
175RpeePrilblIC, 6 per Cent
_ Br_ ' Flan Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859
x,
'Cent
3.
4k Per C t 1852 —
Lo-)°. do., 1858 " 1858 —
1)o do.' 18,10
- do”
Do. 5 par 'bent., 18651863
_
Do Account
Busuos Ayres 6 per Cent 721
Cub Do 2 per C 6 per Cenent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
a, t.
C•a
—lian 6 per Cent —
Do. 41 per Cent —
1)0.,
Do. 6 per Ce
1867*nt , B —
1)0•7
Do. 7 per ,Cent paid —66
, , Scrip £32
C
)! nabian, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 for Cent., 1825
D inubian Principalitios, 7 per Cent 6B k
Do per Cent 1867 73k 3
~
tiquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
cgYPtiaii, 7 per Cent
D 81-/o. Set.oud Issue
814 801 80 i
Do. £5OO Bonds
Do. £10(5 Bonds
Do. 1864
Do. £5:)0 Bonds B2 1
Q
Do. 4100 Bonds 1111. vii Q w