The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-24 00:00:00

MARICET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The markets are fiat, and idle. The Funds are
"eine, realised, and a further decline is established
without encouraging purchasers. Almost the only
exception is a rise of per cent. in Italian, upon short
supplies and a demand for the Continent. Railways
are featureless. No effect has been produced upon
,
lidland by the announcement that the directors pro-
Pose to issue their £2,000,000 new capital in £l6
preference shares, bearing 5 per cent. interest, with
the option of converting into ordinary stock. Joint
Stock Bank shares are flat. A steady business is re-
ported in foreign railways.
The discount demand is so very slightly influenced
°Y the close of the quarter, that the rate for th
best bills is still 1t to 1 per cent.
There is no change in corn.
Consols are flat, at 941- to 9-1!,1 for money, ana
to 04:,t for account, being a reduction of
ew and Reduced Three per Cents., 944 to 94 ;
India 5 per Cents., 114. to 115 ; Bank Stock, 240
to 245; Exchequer Bills are firm, at 15s to 20s
prem.

The only movement in Foreign Stocks is a rise
of 4 in Italian, which are quoted 545 to 54-;Mexican
are 155 to 161 ; Greek, 132 to 14 ; New Spanish
38 to 38k; Italian, 543- ; Turkish(lB6s), 3.95 to 40;
Brazilian (1865), 765 to 775; Peruvian, 864 to 861 ;
Egyptian (1864), 82 to 83 ; and in Viceroy's Seven
per Cent., 745 to 73.
Egyptian Nine per Cent. Bonds are 88 to 885.
The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem.
In American Securities, United States 5-20 Bonds
continue firm, at 731 to 735, being 1-16 higher.
Erie Shares are flat, at 454 to 46, showing a decline of
3 ; Illinois steady, at 101 f to 1014.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have receded /, to 284- to 295 ; and the Consolidated
Uortgage Bonds 5, to 335 to 34.
In Colonial Government Securities the transactions
are on a moderate scale, but prices are without
quotable change. Canada Six per Cent., is enquired
for at 105 to 107 ; do. 5 per Cent., 93 to 95 ;
Mauritius 6 per Cent., 105 to 107 ; New South
Wales 5 per Cent., 100 to 102 ; New Zealand 6 per
Cent., 110 to 112 ; Queensland, 6 per Cent., 109 to
110 ; Victoria 6 per Cent., 114 to 110.
There is no change in home Railways. Lancashire
and Yorkshire are 1282 to 1291 ; Midland at 1051 to
1061 ; South Eastern, at 75 to 754 ; London and
',North Western, at 116 to 1165 ; Great Northern, at
103 to 104 ; ditto (A), 96 to 97 ; Great Eastern, at
364 to 362 ; Great Western, at 5 to 525 ; Brighton,
at 52± to 521 ; Sheffield, at 421 to 4:34 ; Metropoli-
tan, at 111± to 1112 ; Caledonian, 73± to 731 ; and
Chatham, at 20f to 205
, Foreign Railway shares are steady at yester-
day's prices. Great Luxembourg is quoted at 114 to
11
' • and Lombardo-Venetian, 15i to 155.
Bank Shares are rather dull ; but, with the excep-
tion of London Joint Stock, which is 4 lower at 33 to
35, prices are unaltered. The following are the prices:
• Agra (A), 114 to 121- ; Alliance, 114 to
▪ dis. ; Anglo - Austrian, 54- to 6 prem. ;
Chartered Mercantile, 29 to 3-6 ; Consolidated,
45 to 5 ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial Ottoman, 14
to 14 prem. ; London and County, 50 to 51 ; London
and Westminster, 71± to 711 ; ditto, New, 484 to
to 4 ; Oriental, 425 to 435 ; Union of London, 335
345.
Finance. Shares are almost at a standstill. Credit
oncier is marked at 31 to 3 ; General Credit, 2±
London
2 dis. ; International Finance, 1i to 14 dis. ;
•London Finance, 22 to 20 dis.
Foreign Mining Shares are very quiet. Chontales
are * worse, at 14 to 2 ; Port Philip steady, at 15
t 0 14 ; St. John del Rey, 21 to 22 ; Rossa Grande,
4 to 4 prem.
In Miscellaneous Shares the only feature is an
Improvement of 1 in Hudson's Bay, at 165 to 161 ;
Telegraph
Telegraph, 22 to 221 ; Atlantic
I-elegraph 8 per Cent., 4 15-16 to 5 1-16 ; Fore-
street Warehouse, 4 dis. to 5 prem.; London General
Omnibus, 21 to 2R.
The Governor and Committee of the Hudson's Bay
,"Anpany propose to recommend the payment of a
‘,lividend, at the rate of 4s per share, payable on the
13th July, in addition to the 8s paid in January last.
Bar gold to the value of £34,000 was yesterday sent
into the Bank.
The City of Boston has arrived from New York,
Vith £123,300 in specie.

lIINTIIII FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
a Per Cent. Consols
94i
, Ditto for Account, July 9
Ti Per Cent. Reduced 941 1
ew 3 per Cent
li ew 21 per Cent. Jan, 1894
A I)0. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
''.• 'unities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 l2l
x Do (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 —
/ 'hecluer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct — pm
Do. £500
o. £lOO & £2OO ll ~
2'ltik of England Stock, 41 per Cent 2lO 3
Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India t.ock, 10f por Cent., April 1874
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Pe. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
1,0. Certificates —
uo. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 9li
Do. 5 per Cont., Jan. 1872
Po. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lO9l
Do 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do. do. 1877

Do. do. 1882 -
P,., Deb 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~
13,0. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000
"0. under £l,000
FORICIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK.
4rB'entine Repulic, 6 per Cent...
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
litlzilian 5 per Cent — xd
23. 4i per Cent., 1852 —
.1-10. do. 1858.... • —
o. .do , 1860 —
"0. do., 1863 —
bo. 6 per Cent., 1865 —
B DO Account 77
"allenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
p ts, 4 2 per Cent. (Deferred 8 per Cent )
,-, 4 51X, 6per Cent.
,duilian 6 per Cent 741
Do. 41 per Cent —
De. 6 per Cent.) B —
Do., 1867
'-'O., 7 per ,Cent., 1866
bo. Scrip .£32
o 'l,in'bian 6 per Cent.
13 • ~
D
trusts, 3 per Cont., 1825.
4° iuubian Principalities, I per Cent 731
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 —
,*l,uador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
'4Optiaii, 7 per Cent —
1)o. Second Issue —
p...£500 Bonds —
"0. 4100 Bonds B3

Do. 1864
~, Do. Account
1-10..£5...,0 Bonds B3 24
11)0..£100 Bonds ..... 831 4 34
Government Railway Debentures .....
week 5 per Cont., 1824-5, ex Coups —
Do- Account
DO- Coupons
Do. Account
Guar....e rnala. 5 per Cent .. —
"1- onduras Gov. Rail. Loan., lop. Ct., £25 p --
At lian 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Do, Account ~ —
‘.. Zo. Maremmana Raiway
4 xica.x. 3 per Cent
Ditto for Account
„ Do. 1864 —
uo 6 per Cont. Anglo-French —
kontevidean 6 per Cent. .. —
koorish Imperial 5 per Cent
‘lieW Granada B5l
Do 3 per Cony —
Do. Deferred
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares)
P eruviab 5 per Cent. 1865
120 Account .. 864 1
uo 44
per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 44 per Cent.. 1862 -
Do Account •
4. ortaguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2.'13 411
Do. do. 1867 4l
b 1)0. do. Scrip, £2O paid
.%Ussian 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ SL
864
Do 4i per Cent. 1850
bo 44 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
D 0 5 per Cent., 1862
1).,,0- Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds —
-uo. do. £B4 15s. do —
.PO, 1866, £lOO Bonds 904 1
-1,;,0. do £B4 15s. do --
pi jj 0 lacNico Railway 65 4;
N. 3. d• • .,
B r 'man, p vent 731
Panish 3 per Con . —
1)0 Acc,Junt
Do. 1867
D 0 New Deferred —
-Lio Account
I)„0 l'wz.,ive...
"0 Acc. ant
0 Corn. Cert. of Coup. not lauded
1, tio Account
arkish 6 per Cent.
1),0 Account
.0 6 per Cent. 1858
.I,r-0 Account
"i.,0 £l.OO Bonds -
`',-,° 6 per Cent., 1862
'-',O ACeount
"0 £lOO Bonds
Do. 1863
DU 5 per Cent., 1865 —
t4-',) Account
° 6 per Cent., 1865 . 624
0 4 Dor Cent Guaranteed
Perezuela, 3 perms Cent. —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do 6 Per Cent. 1864
3)(3. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... —
A o Dividends on the above payable in London.
13
slstrisu 0 par Cent. Ex 10 Florins
ian, 44 per cent., Ex. 251. • -.