The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-30 00:00:00

XONBY fil A 13,41 i ET

AND

'OMMERCIAL "Trrgi' t.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
.'be completion of the fortnightly settlement is th
thief business in hand. The market is, with excep
Lions, quiet and rather dull. The decline of kin the
Funds, which took plac3 yesterday, has not been
recovered. Spanish are in request at a recovery of
it to per cent. Brazilian, Russian, and Italian are
also firmer. Greek are flit. In foreign railways Erie
Shares are again lower on New York price 3, while
Illinois continue in deinaul. Eaglish railway shares
fare quiet, and, with the exception of Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and London and North-Western, prices
are barely so good.
The Discount Market is only a shade firmer, at 1i
k 1 per cent. In the Stock Exchange the rate for
advances is 1 to 1i per cent.
Consols arc without change at last night's close,
04f to 914 for money and account. New and Re-
duced Three per Cents., 93 to 93i- ; India Five per
Cants., 1141 to 115 ; Exchequer Bills, 15s to 20s
prem.
The leading feature in Foreign Stocks is a reco-
very of nearly per cent. in Spanish, which are now
quoted 32 to 32k. There is an advance of in Orel-
Vitebsk, at 83. to 84k ; and in Brazilian, at 76 to
77 ; and of in Italian, at 514- to 51j ; and in Mexi-
can, at 14i to 15k, On the other hand, there is a
relapse of in Danubian, at 79/5- to 80i ; and in
Greek, at 12 to 12i ; and of in Turkish, at 3871 to
38k ; Peruvian are steady at 78 to 78i ; and Hon-
duras, 88/s to 89.
English Railways are quiet. Lancashire and York-
shire have advanced 1.4. and London and North Wes-
tern k. There is a fall of in Sheffield, and of kin
Chatham, Great Eastern, and Midland. The prices
now current are the following :—Lancashire and
Yorkshire, t 128 k to 1251 ; Midland, 111 k to 111 ;
South Eastern, 78} to 79 ; London and North
Western, 1125 to 113 ; Great Northern, 10814 to
1091 ; ditto (A), 1091 to 110 i ; Great Eastern,
40i to 40a Great Western, 49h- to 50 ; Brighton,
:511 to 52t ; Sheffield, 46 to 47 ; Metropolitan,
10,51. to 1061 ; Caledonian, 684 to 69 ; and Chatham,
17i.t0 18.
in American Securities United States 5-20 Bonds
are steady, at 73 to 73k ; Erie Shares are losier, at
31i to 31 ; while Illinois show an improvement of
at 95 to 90. _ _

Atlantic and great Western Railway Debentures
are 371 to 38± ; and the Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds, at 39i to 40.
Great Indian Peninsula Railway Now Four per
Cent. Debenture Stock is 94± to 954.
Colonial Government Securities are in moderate re-
quest, at the following quotations :—Canada 6 per
Cents., 1051 to 106± ; ditto 5 per Cent., 92± to 924 ;
Mauritius 6 per Cent., 103± to 104± ; New South
Wales 5 per Cent.. 99/ to 100± ; New Zealand 6 per
Cent., 108± to 109 k ; Queensland 6 per Cent., 1064
to 107 ; Victoria 6 per Cent., 113± to 114.
Foreign Railway Shares are without movement.
Lombardo-Venetian is inquired for at 16± to 61± ;
Great Luxembourg, 10/ to 11.
Bank Shares are firm, but the dealings continue
quiet. London and County is ± better, at 494 to
bo± ; and Imperial Ottoman k, at to lit prem. ;
Agra (A), 11± to 12k ; Alliance, 13 to 12 die.;
Anglo-Austrian, 5± to 6± prem. ; Chartered Mer-
cantile, 29± to 30± ; Consolidated, 4ft to 41 ; Im-
perial, 16± to 174 ; London and Westminster, 65±
to 664 ; ditto New, 52/ to 53± ; Oriental, 44± to
454; London Joint Stock, 31± to 32k; Union of
London, 344 to 351 i.
Finance shares are steady at the following prices
Credit Foucier, 2± to 21 ; General CradiC 2i to 2}
111.;. ; International Finance, 1/ to li' die.
FOrei;zSt. n Mining shares are very quiet at previous
prices.
ql_in del Rey is quoted at 184 to 19± ;
.11-
.Rossa Grande, to preru. ; Port Philip, 11 to 111;
Chontales, 21 to 21.
Miscellaneous Securities are without feature, the
dealings being few and unimportant. Anglo-
American Telegraph is quoted at 201 to 21± ;
Atlantic Telegraph Fight per Cent., 3 15-16 to
4 1-16 ; Hudson's Bay, 141. to 151 ; London General
Omnibus, to 2; Fore-street Warehouse, par to 1
prem.
Bar gold to the value of £68,000 was sent into the
Bank yesterday.
The America has brought £4,000 in specie frac.
New York, and the City of Baltimore £1,500.
The Spanish Government at Madrid are inviting
tenders la London for 300,000 kilogrammes, or about
750,0001 b. Ole saltpetre, to be delivered before the end
of January next, at the Government refinery of
Murcia. It is conchi`led from this that the existing
Contest is expected to be c_volonged. Carthageua is
the port of Murcia, and though is in possession of
the Royal troops, it is practically :x..qieged by the
fleet ; and before the time for delivery
Government may be overthrown. Zi:ives the
A further dividend is expected to be paid to 4.. e
creditors of the Birmingham Banking Company in
December.
The first sale of hops by auction, at the Hop and
Malt Excha Ige Rooms, took place yesterday. Eighty-
five lots, comprising 943 pockets of Kent and Sussex,
and 130 bales of Bavarians, were offered without
reserve, and brought the following prices :—East
Dents, 65s to 1053 per cwt. ; Sussex, 68s per cwt. ;
3avarian yearlings, 34s to 64s per cwt.
It may be well to call attention to the fact that
from the Ist October (Thursday) various silver coins
of France, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland will he
demonetised by those four countries, under the con-
Vention recently agreed to by those States.
The receipts of the Great Central of Belgium Rail-
way for the 20 days closing with the 9th ihst.,
amounted to £30,688 Os 9d, being an increase of
£4,259 lOs 6d. The receipts of the Lucknow and
Cawnpore Line of the Oude and Rohilcund RailwaY
show an increase of £276 2s 3d.

The Great Luxembourg Railway receipts show thks
Week an increase of £456 Hs 9d, the total being
£6,920 7s 3d.
The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows tins
Week an increase of £515 over the corresponding
Week of last year.
The half yearly meeting of the Independent Gas
Li ght Company is called for the 21st October.
The following is Mr. Sam Mendel's weekly report,
Elated Manchester, September 29 :—" In the interval
knee my last report this market has not shown much
animation. Prices are somewhat lower both I'M.
Yarns and goods generally. The beat qualities form
an exception, and maintain their value, but more
especially for deliveries within the month of October
to follow that date some moderate concession cAn
be got. This morning the general tone of th 4
market was stronger, but since noon there is a Quieter
haling and more desire to meet offers."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
4 per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, Oct. 6
8 Now
Cent. Reduced 93f,
•Kow 3 per Cent
New 215 per Cent. Jan. 1894
. Do. per Cent. J an. 1873
Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 l2l
, Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 —
'canhequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct l6 1 m
Do. £5OO
Do. £lOO & £2OO l6 I,
"Auk of England Stock, 4 per Cent
Do. opening xd
Canada 4 per Cont. Bonds
Inter-Colonial Cranium

INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 .., 216
Do. Opening, for Account —
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Papet 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jau. 1872
Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 —
Do 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —

, .
DO. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
D,:. T)eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000
no. under -£l.000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
4; rgoutine Republic, 6 per Cent
,Auitrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859
ail in 5 per Cent —
OD. 4i per Cent., 1852 —
Do- do. 1858....
Isio, do., 1860 —
O. do., 1863 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
.1) 1)0 Account —
`''.ionos Ayros 6 per Cent.
~., Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
0-111 A, 6per Cent.
-4„illan 6 per Cent —
"uV
41 per Cent —
". 6 er Cent B
ID 13- ' "
-,°., 1867
-'-',0., 7 per Cent., 1863
a ~.""°., Scrip £32 paid ...
b rabian, 6 per Cent.
itnish. 3 p._3r Cent., 1825..
41ulifan Principalities, 7 per Cent —
„`Dodo
per Cent., 1867 —
,r New Consolidated, 1 per Oen' —
cql)tittb, 7 per Cent. — (),, ,
80
D''•
-: ,:;eeo,i Issue
' • 0500 Bonds
". 4.100 Bonds —
1)0. 1864
Do' Account
1)0 --
. 4o•)(. Bonds —
D 0• -€lO,l Bonds BB' 8 1
-I'4lglish Scrip, 1868 —
Do do. £l5 pd — die
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are42vornnient Railway Debentures
1)4.- 5 per Cent., 1824 3, ex Cou p s
°• Account
..
,o• Coupong
•
f.,_ •L'o• AecJunt
illatotnala 5 per Cent .. ..
iteururas Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p
-la', 5 per Cent , 1865 —
°
'). Account ..• BOl