The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-24 00:00:00

o.a. V MARKET

'AND
COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGE N CE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Stock Markets are perfectly inactive. 13usi-
ness from the public is evidently prejudiced by the
efforts about to be made in Parliament to raise dis-
turbing questions, although much satisfaction is felt
at the promptness with which the discussion on the
Irish Church resolutions will be taken. The Funds are
stationary; and in the principal descriptions ofßritish
railways no change of importance has been estab-
lished, though in several cases the tone is heavy and
dull. The principal foreign stocks remain at previous
rices, but with scarcely so good a tone as that which
lias recently been prevailing.
Money is firm in price. The rate in the open
Market for first-class commercial bills is 2 per cent.
On the Stock Exchange the terms for short loans on
good securities are 1 to 2 per cent.
The English Funds are steady. Consols opened at
Yesterday's prices, at 93 to 93& for money, and 93k
for account, at which they are now quoted. New
and Reduced Three per Cents., 91i to 92 ; India Five
ter Cents, unaltered, at 114 to 114 k ; Exchequer
10s to 15s prem.
In Foreign Government Securities, Italian (1861)
bonds have recovered ; and Turki,h, tin Egyptian
Itaileray Loan, and the Viceroy's 7 per Cents., are
firmer ; but Mexican, New Spanish, Orel-Vitebsk, and
the Egyptian 1864 bonds are flatter. The following are
the present quotations:—Mexican, 15k to 16 ; Greek,
14- to 13; New Spanish, 35R- to 35k; Italian (1861) 474
47i ; Turkish (1865), 33k to 332 ; Portuguese, to
prem.; Orel-Vitebsk, 7 S to 791 ; Egyptian (1864),
88i to 87k; ditto Railway, 90k to 91 ; Viceroy's 7
per Cent., 731 to 74 ; and ditto 9 per Cents., 89} to
91
In American Securities, United States Five-Twenty
Bonds are steady, at 72 to 721 ; Erie Shares and
Illinois are each f lower, the former being quoted at
46 to 47, and the latter at 89 to 90.
Atlantic 'and Great Western Railway Debentures
....slave receded 1 to 261 to 27, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds to 271 to 28.
The New Honduras Loan is steadyat 1 to 11 prem.
In Colonial Government Securities Canada Six per
Cents are quoted at 100 to 101 ; ditto Five per Cents,
88k to 87k ; Mauritius Six per Cents., 104 to 106 ;
New South Wales Five per Cents., 09 to 101 ; New
Zealand Six per Cents., 105 to 107 ; Queensland Six
per Cents., 103 to 104 ; Victoria Six per Cents., 110
to 111.
There is no change in railways, and the quotations
Surrent are :—Lancashire and Yorkshire," 1251 to 1252 ;
Midland, 103 to 105 k ; South Eastern, 72k to
/3; London and North Western, 1141 to 1151 ;
Great Northern, 104 k to 105 k ; ditto A, 99 to 100 ;
Great Eastern, 31k to 32k ; Great Western, 46k to
Metropolitan,
; Brighton, 48k to 48/ ; Sheffield, 43 to 43k ;
Metropolitan, 1141 to 1141 ; Caledonian, 801 to 801 ;
Chatham, 18/ to 18k ; and North British, 331
to 34i..
The allotment of the Metropolitan District Deben-
tures will be made on Thursday next. It is stated
that the amount subscribed is about five times the
tuna required. The quotation this morning is lf to
lf prem.
The Foreign and Colonial Government Trust re-
'tains firm, at 1* to 11 prem.
Bank Shares continue to meet with little attention,
end prices are merely nominal, the only changes
being a decline of k in Union of London, at 32k to
a3i ; and an improvement of k in Consolidated, at
4i to 4. Agra (A shares), 10 to 10k ; Alliance,
13i to 12k ; Anglo-Austrian, 3k to 4 prem. ; Char-
tered Mercantile, 28k. to 29i Imperial, 17 to 17k ;
Imperial Ottoman, dis. to par ; London and County,
t 2 to 53 ; London and Westminster, 674 to 68k;
Oriental, 42 to 43 ; London Joint Stock, 31cto 32k.
In Finance shares General Credit is k lower at 2i
to 2i, while International Finance is k better at 2 to
dis. ; Credit Foncier, 2i to 3k.
Foreign Mining shares are steady. St. John del
Rey,, quoted at 18k to 1.9 i ; Port Philip, lf to 1k ,
Uhontales 1 to k dis.
In Miscellaneous Securities the dealings are foe
}Rid unimportant, and not a single variation is noticed
tprices. Hudson's Bay, steady at 14 to 14k
ore-street Warehouse, 2k to 1k dis.; London General
mnibus, 1k to 2 ; Anglo-American Telegraph, 21k
tO 22} ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., 5 1-16 to
8 3-16 ; Ocean Marine Insurance, 14 to 15 prem.;
Names and Mersey Marine Insurance, 4k to 41? ;
niversal Marine, k dis to prem.
..The gold returns of the Don Pedro North del Hey
Mining Company for January amounts to 11,105
oitavas and the profits to £2,700 5s 7d. The pro-
seeds Of the Rossa Grauda Mines only amounted to
281 oitavas. The gold returns of the Anglo-Brazilian
/nines for January was 2,058 oitavas, worth £926 2s,
And costing £1,434 19s 3d.
There were no gold operations reported at the Benz
Yesterday.
The Australian gold known to be now on the way
to this country amounts to £1,005,000, of which a
large proportion will be due in about a, fortnight.
The
following aro the names of the-ships :—The Lady
Melville, with £264,000 ; Kenilworth, with £37,000 ;
Itlacduff, with i'290,000 ; Mediator, with £37,000 ;
True Briton, with £115,000 ; Hohnesdale, with
£190,000 ; and the Superb, with £72,000.
Bombay private telegrams quote the exchange
°n London as lower, and there is consequently
lets inquiry for silver. Holders, however, hope
that the newspaper quotation of " document bills"
Will prove correct, and refuse to accept lower
prices.
The liquidators of the Scinde, Punjaub, ana
Delhi Bank Corporation have issued their report,
which is brought down to the close of the second
Year of the liquidation. It shows an esti-
znated surplus on the 27th February, 1868, of
12,127 9s 5d ; and the report thus concludes :
:` In our last report we expressed the opinion that
111 addition to the return previously made of £6 per
£lO share, and £1 per £5 share, there would ulti-
raately be further returns equal to 14s per share on
all the shares of the bank. A subsequent return of
10a per share has already been made, and we are
!!till of opinion that the remaining 4s will ultimately
be realised ; but the date for a final return cannot
Yet be fixed, inasmuch as further realisations de-
PoPdo mainly upon receipts from estates in liquida-
.

Finance
report of the East India Land, Credit, anct
•Irinance Company has been issued. It states that
the whole of the liabilities have been extinguished,
411 d no new business transacted. The interest on
outstanding loans has been sufficient to pay all ex-
tpenses, and leave a balance of £2,700. Two pounds
er share have been already returned, and there will
a further distribution before the end of the year.
The Master of the Rolls has authorised Mr. R. P.
D.arding, the official liquidator of the Joint Stock
iscount Cowpony, to pay a further dividend of 2s
. the pound to the creditors of the Company, making
th the previous dividends 12s in the pound.
Subscription. lists for the loan for the City of
Germany,
have been opened in Belgium, France, and
'4on:flatly, as well as in Italy.
At the general meeting of the "Societe Generale
our Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce de
;Industrie en France," to be held on the Ist of April,
iclividend will be proposed of 191. 40c. per share.
This added to the interim dividend paid on the Ist of
y.etober last of sf. 6c. will make for the year 1867 a
Otvidend of 25f. per share.
The Government of Wurtemburg has been authorises
Icitto contract a loan of 18000,000 florins for the con-
ruetion of new railways. One-half of this loan,
bears 4i per cent. interest, has been emitted
a Messrs. Rothschild and Sons, of Frankfort, at
4i Per cent.
1.„41e Official Gazette of Madrid of Saturday last c0n-
,,,13:18 a decree authorising the Minister of Finance to
z7ntract a loan of £2,200,000 sterling, at 61s per cent.,
ite„cloOnfable in fifteen years. The loan has been
tanged for in Paris.
.the traffic receipts of the Melbourne and Hobson'.
OUnited Railway Company for the week ending
tlaary 30, amounts to £2,287, and for the coma-
riLlng week of last year to £2,177, showing an
I'm° of £llO.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES
I, QOVERNMENT FUNDS.
vet' uent. Consols
8 D ° r,,,. Accou, April 2 93}4
Now Oe ntnt. Reduced 914
N.,,,,- a per Cent 92 11
6 41 per Cent. Jan. 1894
44 c'• 0 per Cent. ,i tin. 1873 —
Dtittities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — xd
r• for 30 yrs,' expire sth April 1885 —
tt ° (Red Sea Televaph), Au,..,., 1908 —
ettoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct.
O £5OO — pm
11 o.
%10,.D ZlOO it £2OO — pm
121's of England Stock, 41 per Cent Shut
°. Account
141.1!%14N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
•!.a stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874
t'o. Account -
bo°' 5 Per Cent. July, 1880
13 • 1 per Cent.. Oct. 1888
O. Certificates
Dob°. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7l
per Cent., Jau. 1872
I), D
' N• Per Cent., May 1879 lOB4
"" a per Cent., Rup, Deb., 1872 —
o. do. 1877 —
ii), Do. do. 1889
pn* „snob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
i)-• tsonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO
". under £l.OOO
44.,„ FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICk S.
447,11 tine Republic, t per Cent —
tra-,itl Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
Vatin 6 per Cent —
.1)°: 4i per Cent., 1852 —
Lo
do 18'8. .
1)o. do., 18 00.. ~ 4
bo, do., 1863 —
Do X Per Cent., 1865 —
72
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