The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-17 00:00:00

IviONEY MARKET THIS DAY,

CITY, Two o'clock.
The Bank return shows no important changes,
except such as have arisen from the disbursement of
the dividends ; but it also indicates that, as far as the
:119ans of the public were increased by the diffusion of
this particular money, the effect is over for the current
quarter. This condition, in connection with the con-
tinued animation of the cotton and produce markets,
V.l3' help to explain the greater firmness that
cuaracterised the Discount Market for the
rnst two days. The most conspicuous feature
the return is the substantial identity of the
variations in the private deposits and the private
tecurities from which it may be inferred that the
e.alporary advances made by the Bank in anticipation
the dividends have been liquidated. This leaves
the private deposits at a little over twenty millions,
and the private securities at about seventeen millions
and three-quarters, so that there are evidently ample
111„eans in the outside market to meet the requirements
;1-oir.ide without appealing to the Bank reserves. The
"wing are the variations since the preceding
return :
Increase in Circulation - £257,040
Increase in Public Deposits
Decrease in other Deposits..
Increase in Government Securities ••• 9,696
Decrease in other Securities
Decrease in Bullion
Increase in Rest 6,896
Increase in Reserve
Bullion in both Departments ...... 20,711,280
Reserve of Notes and Coin 11,245,800
Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 24,948,595
The following is the return of Paid Clearing for the
kek ending Wednesday, April 15, as certified by
e chief inspector, Mr. George Derbyshire.
April 9, Thursday
April 10, Friday
April 11, Saturday 10,474,000
April 13, Monday
April 14, Tuesday
April 15, Wednesday 11,875,000

Total X54,188,000
As the clearing of the week was undisturbed by Stock
.sxchange settlements, and as it included the divanon
of
Good Friday, this aggregate must be considered
satisfactory. It clearly justifies the opinion that trade
improving.
There is rather less demand for money both at the
ttlE of England and in the open market, but the
late is firm at to 2 per cent. The settlement being
'("noluded there is also less inquiry for advances in the
"'took Exchange.
Consols are dull upon sales at 93/- to 93g for money
and account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents.,
‘2
to 92 ; India 5 per Cents., 114± to 1141 ;
Bank Stock, 244 to 246 ; Exchequer Bills, Us to 19s
Kern.

The foreign stock market is flat, speculative holders
demand
to realise upon the absence of an investing
nand and unsettled prices from the Continent.
'`.'4Yptian (1864) and Viceroy's Seven per Cents. have
declined k, and do. Nine per Cents. Peruvian (1865) and
;lok )_rel-Vitebsk each. Current prices are :—Mexican,
to 152. Greek, 124 to 122; New Spanish, 354
, • ; Italian (1861), 474 to 474 ; Turkish (1865),
10 341 ;
Portuguese, 1 to lls- prem. ; Orel-Vitebsk
,8,9 to 814 • Peruvian, 81 to 82 ; Brazilian, 745 to
pct'
1 ; Egyptian (1864), 81 to 82 ; ditto, Railway
t°llds, 89!2.- to ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 714
—4ll and the Nine per Cents., 884 to 89.
New Honduras Loan is par, to 1 prem.
,„ 'llO Spanish Colonial 8 per Cent. Loan fully paid
-11,, is 904 to 911, and the Scrip 14 to 1 dis.
ehe Colonial Bonds are steady. Canada Six per
e'llta. are quoted at 100 to 102 ; Mauritius Six per
ent, 104 to 106 • New South Wales Five per Cent.,
'1 to 101 ; New 'Zealand Six per Cent., 105 k to
061 Qu I d Six per Cent., 1035 to 1045 (Vic-
eons an
'llO 61x per Cent., 111 to 112.
Tweetl 11 American Securities, United States Five-
hilY Bonds are quiet, at 705 to 70i ; Erie
4 ares are lower, at 45 to 46; and Illinois, 1-, at 935
Lo
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
hive Mort risen -L to '295 to 305, but the Consolidated
i°,rtgage Bonds have receded 4, to Eastern
andrailways are steady, but quiet. South Eastern
lat`"..London and North Western are firmer. Subjoined
c the prices :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 126 i
t,G1,2,93 ; Midland, 1064 to 1074 ; South Eastern, 34
"It London and North Western, 1154 to 1154 ;
great Northern, 1025 to 1035 ; ditto A, 985 to 995 ;
reat Eastern, 34g. to 345 ; Great Western, 504 to
1,4 Brighton, 52 to 524 ; Sheffield, 435 to 445 ;
4:tetropolitan 125 to 113 ; Caledonian, 72 to 725
etian is
::I,:jovieigannd Chatham, 19 to 195.
Railway shares are dull. Lombardo-
lower, at 14g to 14g ; Great Luxem-
if) 94 to 9g. ex div.
are an Shares are without movement, and dealings
of to
only nominal. Agra (A) shares is quoted at
d° 101 I°l ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; Union of Lon-
-31 to 32 ; Lodon Joint Stock, 314 to 325 ;
iTdop and County, 51 to 52 ; Imperial Ottoman,
° Prem. ; Imperial, 175 to 18 ; Consolidated,
'?4g ; Anglo-Austrian, 4 to 45.
73 Finance shares attract but little attention. Credit
;oneier is marked at 2.4 to 35 ; General Credit 24 to
lindainsc;e,l2nsternational Finance, 15 to dis ; London
Foreign Mining
to23d
Shares St. John del Reys are
F
is.
rill, at 21 to 225, being an improvement of ;
14 to 11 ; Choutales, 35 to 32.
23A_Tiseellaneous Securities are quiet, and prices are
t.hout change. Anglo-American is steady at 234 to
; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., 54 to 51 ;
:?Fe Street Warehouse, 2to 15 dis. ; udson's Bay,
145 to 141.
About £4,000 in American gold coin was withdrawn
from the Bank yesterday for export.
aadThe next biddings for Council Bills upon Calcutta
the -Madras are announced for the 6th of May, when
_amount offered will be £330,000.
The report of the West Flanders Railway, for the
Sare.Phast half year, recommends a dividend of 5s 3d per
A. special general meeting of the Mersey Steel and
Company has been called for the 25th inst., for
1,11,e purpose of proposing a resolution to the effect that
the capital of the Company be reduced to £500,000,
and that the shares of the company be £l2 103
lustead of £2O each.
The ordinary general meeting of the Fairbairn
engineering
,4St., to receive the directors' report, and to declare a
dividend.
hWe have been requested to say with reference to the
Panish Colonial Loan, in order to correct misappre-
'tensions, that its exact position is established by two
(Z.lers, signed by the Queen and by the Colonial
Minister. The question of the consent of the Cortes
la set at rest by these documents.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 (30YERNMENT FUNDS.
Per Cent. Consols
3 to for Account 93f
Nper Cent. Reduced 92 X 42
eow 3 per Cent
ij 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894
A c'• per Cem..., an. 1873
hhuities 80 • sth Jan., 1880 —
Do
. for 30
yrs, expire
Tr 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 l2 9-16 7-1 G
ta
Wed Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
0
'lequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct 2O
Doo.
ll ' £lOO dr £2OO —
(44k of En 1 Stock, 41 Psr Cent 244 6 3
De. Ac ofnt I 'l'
14
iliclio• I'IAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
?ftt.Oe Ck, 104unt per Cent., April 1874
t_ co-
but 4
0 per Cent. July, 1880
be. CePr er Cent., Oct. 1888
htificates
Do, 5 Paper 4 per Cent BB4 i
Do t 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do 5,1 Per Cent., May 1879 loBk
- °Per Cent Rup. Deb. 1872
D°. .'
do.
D 1877 —
1882 1034
Dc 11°- do.
Do' b-eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do'- oends, 5 per Cont., £l,000
ohder .£l,000
41, r.OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
A gehb
-,tttri -fle Republic, 6 per Cent
_
'razif?''' Bonds, 5 per Gent 1859
x(
0-.1,,41 Per Cent —
b 'i Per Cent., 1852
•i
°' Do. do., 187,8...
N. do., 1860
_
tio , do., 1863
I), : per Cent., 1865
75 -
4! 5
t ucin 'kee°llnt
.408 A
r, Do 2 Yres 6 per Cent
%lc ' Per Cent
11 l'et" Cent . (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Do-IIA6 Per Cent 824
p0'2,1 Per Cent —
1:)_• u per Cent., B . buo 1867
„ 'V 7,,Per ,Cent., 1866
Qs' .' L'eriP 32 paid
bkh'4lbi", 6 per Cent. - 1
D 184, ac xd
_
(44b, Per. Cent.., 1825
I), 8",0 Principalities, 7 per Cent
tr:‘,11,41 Per Cent., 1867 _
cliypt9r New Consolidated, 1 i-,:r Cent —
D°' I,,a'', Per Cent .
',Need issue gol
,• £5 )0 IlondS
Do. 4.lft Bonds 824 3
h .1),,
814
.m. - 1861 D . 45,0 Ponds —
4;o_ .£lOO Bonds B4 14
...• (I,,,,z,lrtr,rit Railway Oebentures .... 90
Do.
~.Z Per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups —
Do.D „ceeunt
..
' 'A°llPons
4,,Lt -‘ceeunt
0.,
,ealala 5 per (lent .
It '.li'la,,,llrasGov.Ritil.-140an., 10p. Ct., £23 P
r: u 5 ,L.
4,0, a
0P outs
t., 1865
_
s Do. ii.:tcount . •
41.gieari
~ Inmana Itaiwly
I:litte° per Cent —
Do r Account
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D . 1864-
4 ....
peQ'rc
oh G
04tevi, oat. Anglo French —
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