The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-20 00:00:00

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COZIMERCIAL INTELLTGENCR,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
e Stock Markets are very quiet, and with some
exceptions tlaey are still inclined to heaviness, in
~m),nseattence of the introduction of the new loans, and
~"'n limited attendance. The Funds, however, have
_unt materially varied in price, but. Foreign Stocks are
iiearly all dull. The new Egyptian Loan is again
le,,wie,r• Turkish are also lower upon realisations.
Indian Government Securities and Railways also are
eittes, In British Railways there is no important
„14,ange. Canadian Government Securities have de-
clined.
,biscount is quiet, at per cent.
t. l'he Funds are dull, and a shade weaker at quota,
ts. Cunsols (money), 94 to 94!, ; ditto (account),
1- to 94?,-; New and Reduced, 94.1 to 94. ; and
(~elleatter Bills, 16s. to 20.5. prem. ; India Five per
`Q. Stock is better, at 115 to 115.
The movements in Foreign Stocks arc unfavourable.
Turkish,
aat 392 to 40, are lower ; and Italian have
na ,to 5:4 Mexic tn, 15;1 to 157. i ; Greek, 1.3'1
i 71,14; New Spanish, 351- to 35l ; Egyptian Scrip,
tts.l
1.4. to k prem, ; ditto ISO 4, 83 to 84 ; Viceroy's
()even per Cents., 71i to 72 ; and the Nine per
88 to 89.
Canglish railways are quiet, but not lower.
ilneashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 1282 ; Midland,
4°,31 to 103 a ; South Eastern, 74i to 74a ; London
nu North Western, 11.4 to 1142 ; Great Northern,
3to 104 ; ditto, 962 to 971 ; Great Eastern, 372
5338 • Great Western, 484 to 48a ; Brighton, 53 to
. Slleffietd, 401 to 41 ; Metropolitan, 112,E to
to Aii.Caletionian, 7.2 i to 73 ; and Chatham, 19i
a rAtiantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
31 37} to 381, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds
4 :17.k. Eric Railways are k lower, at 43 to 44,
n(1 Illinois are rather better, at 95 to 96 ; United
t
ates 5-20 Bonds are steady, at 721 to 72i.
„Ile Honduras Loan is 81i.
Continental Railways are steady. Great Drum-
°.rtirg are 12a, and Lombardo-Venetian, 154 to 16.
I"lndian guaranteed railways aro firmer. Great
ndian Peninsular are better, at 108 k ; and East
Tan at 109 to 110.
U ;auk shares are quiet. London Joint-Stock and
3g6ltnn of London are firmer, at 331- to 341 s and 35i to
11 respectively. On the other hand London and
onnty have declined to 52 ; Imperial, to 1712- ; and
"leperial Ottoman, to 11 prem.•
0 Canadian Government Securities are flat, both the
per Cents. and the 5 per Cents. being lower.
The
Wisconsin Railway Bonds are to 11 prem.
Vhe meeting of the Hop and Malt Exchange and
qsarebuuse Company
aoal July. (Limited) is convened for the
There were no gold operations at the Bank on
Qaturday.
collie Australian gold which left Melbourne for this
entry during last month was £381,000.
L,4,41ve briefly mentioned on Saturday, Messrs.
64,r'ng Bros. aud Co. and Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co.
r•-",,,,l!,l,s'stied. a prospectus stating that they are autho-
6-,-- °Y. the Minister of Finance of the Dominion of
ii%ada to receive on Thursday next sealed tenders for
b '500,000 Canada Four per Cent. Bonds, guaranteed
the Imperial Government, which bonds are to be
041 on the Ist October, 1903, and for £500,000
tiinada Five per Cent. Bonds, to be also repaid on
any three
e bit October, 1903. All these bonds will bear
,terest from te Ist of July, 1868. A dividend
months will be paid on the Ist October,
1111,11 thenceforth the dividends will be payable
ramtatYerly on the Ist April and Ist October. The
irlen'tej ay be for the whole or part of £2,000,000,
hc„,i'lle Proportion of three-quarters of guaranteed
and one quarter of ordinary five per cent.
tV3-,,l,nua bonds ; and it is expressly stated that no
t(ter will be admitted which does not comply with
stislconclition, namely, stating one price for the two
io°,,n4s united. A sealed paper, containing the mini-
-1,;1,11 Price at which he will sell the £2,000,000
lmwri,u,B9 will be delivered by the Minister of Finance ;
w` ;t Will only be opened in case he declares that the
nlple amount has not been tendered at or above his
hi(-11,iitilura• Allotments will be made to the highest
°e'er or bidders pro rata according to the price
teaerecl• Neither Barings nor Glyns will make any
td ei_r• On allotznent a payment of twenty per cent.
pa° be made, and the subsequent instalments in three
41:11,,ents, the last of which will be due on the 13th
a:K: 1869. Payment in full at a discount at the
s minimum rate.
toe'ne Provincial Banking Corporation's report recom-
ai,n4cin a dividend at the rate of 7i per cent. per
rr1,14)) payable the 19th August.
half-yearly-meeting of the Anglo-lonian Steam
Lvigation Company is called for the 30th inst.
of ..I.lle fifth annual report of the Land Mortgage Bank
India has been issued. The directors regret that
."they are unable to increase the reserve fund as anti-
o.iPated at the last meeting," and " that the possible
j;_n,lount of losses on the bank transactions may reach a
Mention
total than they had been led to anticipate." No
is made of a dividend.
1,.:110 subscription list for the bonds of the West
~'lsconsiu Railway Company will close on Saturday,
~Lonre 25th instant, for London ; on Monday, the 27th,
the country ..and on Friday, the 31st, for the
uontinent.
ei_The report of the English, Scottish, and Australian
ornajtered liana recommends a dividend at the rate
7s 1, )Cr cent. per annum, carrying forward £1,725
ofthe " The proprietors will observe that the profits
With hlyear exhibit a falling off when compared
Wi,L.a report issued in January ; the losses incurred
he directors
that period, ,however, have not been large.
111 directors trust that the long protracted dulness
r:ll,e commerce of the colonies will shortly be fol.
olled by an improvement in the state of affairs gene-
-31',? when a more favourable result attending the
lie ations of the bank may with confidence be looked
forward to."
ort the Swansea ticketing on Tuesday, 3,802 tons ot
were sold, realising £33,042 16s 6d. The parti-
'l,Uars of the sale were: Average standard for 9 per
produce, £9l 4s 6d, average produce, 17 ;
e'rage price per ton, £ll 15s 10d ; quantity of fine
siu_ePper, 476 tons 7 cwts. Compared with the last sale
'" decline has been in the standard £2 Bs, and in the
~li_l'irere,Per ton of ore about 8s 21 Compared with the
eonding sale of last month the decline has been
", the standard £4 16s 6d, and in the price per ton
01 ore about 16s 4d.
It is stated ti •
tioa of the French a proposal is under the considera-
tion
to the
epcll authorities to open the city of
British
canal. The distance is about
6Y3
Channel b meansmiles. of a maritime
be made for commercial purposes
If the canal
X 4.00,0.
estimated at £2,400,000 ; if foronly, the cost is
addition, the estimate isnaval purposes in

BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
a Per Cont. Consols
Ditto for Account, Aug. 6 .... 9ll 1.
.?„Per Cent. Reduced 941 1.
1"4,6 rF 3 per Cent
'New 23. per Cent. Jan. 1894
A DO. o per Cent. Jan. 1873
'llnuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
„-9,0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
T 1 uo (Red Sea Teleq i„rapb.), Aug., 1908 —
-41ehe uor Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct 2O 16 pru
Do
D £5OO
l' 71
b 0 .
£lOO & £2OO l6 7
a4k of England Stock, 41 par Cent
1)0. Account
i„,11.4)I101 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
-".„'' La Mock, 101 per Cent., April 1871
.
li,rlo. Opening, for Account —
D°°. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
~,. 4 pee Cent., Oct. 1888
,uO. Certificates —
.1,4). Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent —
IV. 5 per Cent Jan. 1872
-"°• 4-, per Cont., May 1879 —
'l3°' 5 per Cont., Rep. Deb. 1872
~
Do.
do. 1877
Do. do. 1832 —
lk• Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ...., lO5l
pm
60- Bouds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
No.nader ..£l,OOO
4.44h.,taineFOREIGN FUNDS—TWO
Ar e .
—TWO CLOCK.
Repubc, 6 per Cont... .
13 14-"t0. Bonds 5 per Cont. 1859
°.r ilian 5 per 'Cent — xd
1)0 41 Per Cent., 1852 —
• do. 1858....• —
Do1)°• do.,
1860
t. , do., 1863 66
13' 0 per Cent., 1865
11,- ° 4-ccount 771
',!tos&yres 6 per Cent _
(1,1'')0 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
C ll' 6Per Cent. _
V" 6 Per Coat —
U°o: 41 per Cent —
DO 6 Per Cent., B _
i.,,_, 1867
i',i3, 7 per ,Cont., 1866 _
_
0 °, Scrip £32 paid
.r., !tibial), 6 per Cent
D." ~'r,4"1.11., 3 p)r Cent., 1825...... •
• x,_
12,,,11,;,an Principalities, / per Cent — r„.,,,,s'rtri) Per Cent., 1867 7B
kzy,,,°, New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
1'1,,",!t1, 7 Per Cent —
D
7 '3e' oad Issue
• •••
t • 4.510 Olio
it
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41(}e1 ads
..
D.).
1861
r, Do.
84 21
-Jo. JP .. Account ,0 -,eie Bonds —
'"„ • 100 Bonds
. • ••. 86 51
i.i'r,,ov:ernniout Railway Debentures ..•• 9.21 41:
Db`o' ;‘,ceount
.. 49 8i 9f
o ll Per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do
'I Per Cent., 1662 - -- --
por, Account.: . - .
' ;,*ue .. •
boll- -6° per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'i, 39
Bo do. P 67 — R ~.• do. Sc:ip, .420 paid
bola,o. 5 per Cent., 182-1, 4; St BB
li Per Cent. 1850