The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-18 00:00:00

NARKE

AND

COMMERCIAL INTZLLIUEZWE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
Tne btock Markets are inactive, but without any
Material change in prices. The Funds remain dull,
from the fact that a considerable amount of stock is
open for a rise in prices ; while the public are doing
nothing towards taking it out of the market. Foreign
stocks, on the other hand, remain firm, with a
light improvement in Egyptian and Turkish. Brazi-
lian maintain yesterday's advance, but they are rather
less strong. In the Railway Market, the only change
or itnportance is a recovery of per sent. in Sheffield.
Ilia attendance continues very thin, and there is
almost an entire absence of speculative transactions.
The demand for money is rather good, at 1 to 2
Per cent. To-morrow a payment has to be made of
£1,067,500 on account of the East Indian Railway
new stock ; and the preparations against this liability
are producing some effect.
Consols opened dull, and remain at 9n• to 94 for
ni°llo3', and 94 to 941 for account. New and Re-
duced Three per Cents., 94 to 94. k. Bank Stock,
India
243 to 246
' • Exchequer Bills, 13s to 183 prem. ;
Five per Cents., 114:1 to 115.
In the Foreign Market, the Egyptian Loan of 1864
nas advanced being now quoted at 844 to 85 ;
Turkish (1865),
394- to 39i ; Greek, 13 to 13i ;
74 Ilan,
lian, 7
521 to 521 ; Spanish, 34 to 34i ; Danubian,
331
.6; Peruvian 79 to 80 ; Portuguese, 38k to

American Securities are rather flat. United States
20 Bonds are quiet, at 704 to 715 ; Erie shares it
lower, at 335 to 345 ; and Illinois f, at 905 to 915.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
*to 39 to 395, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds
aot to 39f.
The Honduras Loan is 825 to 83i.
r„ Great Indian Peninsula Railway New Four per
"at. Debenture Stock is 955 to 965.
with
,Zeglish Railway Shares are extremely quiet, and,
one or two exceptions, prices are without parti-
cular change. Manchester,Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
13 better, at 43 to 435 ; and Great Western I, at
',lBi to 49. On the other hand, Great Northern is
lower, at 1055 to 1065. Great Eastern 5, at
37i to 375. Lancashire and Yorkshire is steady, at
1295 to 130 ; Midland, 1061 to 107 ; South Eastern,
Lsto 76 ; Great Northern (A), 1025 to 103 ;
ondon and North Western, 1061 to 1065 ; London
~d South Western, 89 to 91 ; Caledonian, 755 to
'6; London, Chatham, and Dover, 194 to 20.
Tale Miscellaneous Securities are scarcely in any demand,
prices are without movement. Anglo-American
tgraph is quoted at 215 to 218 ; Atlantic Tele-
raPll Eight per Cent., 3 15-16 to 4 1-16 ; Hudson's
baY, 15i to 15a ; London General Omnibus, 1/ to 2 ;
For
Warehouse, it dis. to 4 prem.
at 1
The French Atlantic Telegraph
Company is quoted
to it
prem.
.°allic 'hares are very quiet, and prices show no
Particular change. London and Westminster is
1 noted at 67 to 68 ; London and County, 50 to 51
ex
sy• ; Imperial Ottoman, 4to prem.; London Joint-
V"cky 32 to 33 ; Union of London, 345 to 355 ; IFn-
W, 17 to 18 ; Consolidated 4ft to 45 ; Chartered
ercantile, 28 to 29 ; Anglo-Austrian, 6i to
Prep. ; Alliance, 11 to 10 dis. ; Agra (A), 115 to 12.
Colonial Government Securities business is only
d,„lll„,inal, and prices are as follows :—Canada Six per
c,;". Van. and July), 103 to 105 ; do. Five per
0, at. ditto, 91 to. 93; Mauritius Six per Cent. ditto,
3to 105; New South Wales Five per Cent, ditto,
to 101 ; New Zealand Six per Cent. (March and
(Ja F".), 110 to 112 ; Queensland 'Six per Cent.
n. and July), 105 to 106 ; Victoria 6 per Cent.
dio
113 to 115 , d d (A ril and Oct.), 114 to
• 0. o. p 115.

a Foreign Mining Shares are rather dull. St.
121111 del Rey remains at 19k to 20i ; Port Phillip,
i;„;t° 11; Chontales, 1/ to 2; Rossa Grande
3-16 to 5-16.
pan The directors of the St. John del Rey Mining Com-
port(Limited) have received the following re-
-I),M, dated Morro Velho, 17th July, 1868 :
" Morro Vellio. Produce for June, 11,568 oitavas
r°ll.l 4,995 tons ore ; yield, 2,388 oitavas
Pxer ton. Cost for June,
.£4,938 ; loss for ditto,
2466. Produce, 12 days, July, 3,241 oitavas ;
eld, 1,655 oitavas per ton. Guai produce for June,
,008 oitaNas from 770 tons stone ; yield, 2.683 ;
.ost for June, £478 ; profit for ditto, £406. Produce
days July, 813 oitavas ; yield, 2.463 oitavas per

ri £66,000 in gold, partly in bars and partly in Ame-
4."eati eaules, were sent into the Bank yesterday. A
'tirther amount will follow to-day, and more in the
course of the week,
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. are stated to
lave received $1,000,000 in specie, or £200,000 ster-
Ling, from the American Government for transmission
to Russia, for part payment of the Alaska territory.
A portion of the Maria Theresa dollars, returned
from Abyssinia, amounting to £350,000, were sold
yesterday at 541 d. per ounce.
The coupons of the Egyptian Government Loan of
1882, first and second issues due Ist September, and
the bonds drawn for redemption, will be paid at the
offices of Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen, 12, Austin-
friars, on and after that date.
Messrs. Bischoffsheim and Goldsmidt have issued
Bthe following circular with reference to the new French
°all :"--" We beg to inform you that the total sub-
riptions to this loan amount to £880,245,700 ster-
'Lug, of which .£4,188,230 represent the applications
madeforr_sfr. rente to be allotted in full, and of which
3_14%4)e00u :1,470 represent the applications made for
allg" amounts. The exact proportion of stockto be
to each subscriber is not yet announced, but
in the meantime, receive back nine-tenths
(14:011r deposit on application at the Imperial Bank
t.italted). No application, however, can be attended
"4
b,„"k'. bout the production of the receipt issued by the

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
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