The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-01 00:00:00

LIONEir---KARNEf

AND
CONAIERCIAL INTELLIGENCIE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The Stock Markets are firm in every respect,. but
the absence of business common to the end of the
week prevents any rise of importance. Already, this
week, the advance has been considerable in nearly all
railway shares, so that a check upon realisations would
not be surprising. At present, however, there is no
sign of such a reaction. In the meantime the de-
cline in corn, which will take place on Monday, not
only in London, but all over the Continent, together
with the extraordinary plethora in the Money Market,
Which as yet shows no sign of diminution, will direct
attention to the prospect of a rise in the Funds.
The Money Market is rather steadier than it was,
but the Stock Exchange settlement being over, a re-
ll2 apse to its usual inactivity is certain. The rate is
per cent.
Consols are firm at yesterday's prices, viz., 941 to
94 New. and Reduced 3 per Cents. are also 94i
to 941; Bank Stock, 247 to 249 India Five per
Cents., 1141 to 115,t ; Exchequer Bills, 133 to 18s
prem.
There is no change to report in Foreign Stocks.
The prices are:—United States, 712 to 72 ; Mexicin,
35k to 151 : Greek, 13 to 1311 ; New Spanish, 341 ; to
; 524 to 524 ; Turkish, 39; to 394 ;_Egyp-
tian, 831 to 84 ; Viceroy's 711 to 72 ; ditto 9
'Der Cents., 831 to 89 ; and Peruvian, 784 to 79.
American Railways are firm at previous prices.
Erie Shares are 431 to 44, and Illinois 94i to 95.
In English Railways, Metropolitan are a further 1
per cent. better, and South Eastern, Great Eastern,
and Brighton have advanced * each, but Great Nor-
thern are 1 lower, Midland 11, London and North
Western f, and Chatham *. The prices are :
Chatham, 201- to 201 ; Caledonian, 7.5 f to 752 Metropolitan, 118 to 119 ; Sheffield, 43 ;
to 43/1 ;
1 Brighton, 54 to 541 ; Great Western,
511 to 5/
Great Northern, 106 to 107 ;
ditto A, 10 ;
41 to
105 ; London and North Western, 1161 to 117
South Eastern, 77 to 774 ; Midland, 106* to 107 ;
and Lancashire and Yorks-hire 130 to 1301.
West Wisconsin Railway Bonds are 2 to 11- prem.
In Bank Shares, Alliance are quoted 1O to 94
; Anglo-Austrian, 62 to 7} prem. ; Chartered
Mercantile, 284 to 291; Consolidated, 41- to 5 ;
Imperial Bank, 16 to 17 ; Imperial Ottoman, to 1
Prem.; London and County, 52 to 53 ; London
and Westminster, 68 to CD ; ditto, New, 481 to 49 ;
Oriental, 434 t0'441 ; the London Joint-Stock, 324
to33z; and Union of London, 341 to 354.
In Miscellaneous, Anglo-American Telegraph are
quoted 212 to 214 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent.,
4 3-16 to 4 5-16; Atlantic and Great Western Mortgage
Bonds, 42i to 421 ; Credit Foncier, 2 13-16ths to
2 15-16ths ; Fore-street Warehouse, 1 prem. ; General
Credit, 2 to 24 dis. : Hudson's Bay, 15g to 154
International Finance, Li to 11 dis. ; London ditto,
24 to 22 dis. ; Lombardo-Venetian Railway, 16 to
16i; London General Omnibus, 11 to 2 ; Luxem-
burg, 124 to 13 ; National Discount, 111 to 12 ;
Ocean Marine, 141 to 151'preni. ; and Thames and
Mersey, 4i to 5.
The receipts of the Great Central of Belgium Rail-
Way for the three weeks ending July 8, amounted to
£28,578 showing an increase of £6,531.
The North Staffordshire Railway Company
announces a dividend at the rate of 24 per cent.
per annum, which compares with 3 per cent.
Per annum. The amount brought into this account
Was £3,240, and the amount carried forward is
£2,860.
The annual report of the Preston Bank shows that
the
gross profits for the year have amounted t0.£48,073,
And the balance from last year is £6,188 After pay-
ment of interest to depositors, due allowance for
rebate and all charges and losses, and also for the pay-
ment of the fixed rate of 7 per cent, on the new A
capital of the-bank, the directors propose, out of the
net surplus of £13,459 lls, to appropriate £lO,OOO to
an accumulation fund, and carry the remainder, £3,459
115 to next year's account.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank
Yesterday.
The Moravian has arrived with £143,000 in Au-
stralian gold, and the Ceylon with £60,770 from the
East.
The Tanjore, leaving to-day for the East, takes
£32,000 in gold for Bombay.
Messrs. Barings have received a further remittance
of £2,494 13 6d oa account of New Granada divi-
dends.

The railway and other calls duo this month, so far
as the particulars have transpired, amounted to
£602, 320.
The dividend of Reuter's Telegram Company is
at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, being the limit
fixed by the articles of association.
Messrs. Cooper Brothers announce a dividend of
is Cd to the creditors of the Oriental Commercial
Eat&

The Directors of the Landon and County Bank
Live declared a dividend and bonus, for the half-year
ending the 30th of June last, together equal to 16
Per cent. per annum, leaving £4,000 to be carried
forward to the next account.

The report of the Electric and International Tele-
graph Company for the past half-year show the gross
revenue to have increased to £172,828 Gs 11d, the
Working expenses to £101,552 12s 7d, and the net
Profits to £71,245 14s 41. The usual dividend at
the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, which it is proposed
to Pay on the 20th August, has already been an-
reunced. This distribution leaves £12,751 19s 4d to
added to the trust fund.
The Great Eastern Railway report will be received
4.8 very satisfactory. During the half-year the work-
rog expenses have been reduced from 55 per cent. to
ul Per cent., and the net revenue shows an increase p
141 per cent. of net profits. During the period
?onsiderable progress has been made in restoring the
and it is proposed to spend a further sum of
£lO,OOO for the same purpose.
Re fall in the wheat markets of Central France re-
portedad,;
a few days ago has, according to this morning's
abv:ces, made further progress, to the extent of from
.)
2E, and in some places wheat was quite unsale-
in at the reduction. A fall is confidently expected
raris to-morrow and on Monday. Oats and rye
resbut'st the declining tendency of the grain markets,
to ret.s ,he.Y are easier in price, and holders more inclined
niase"nutse• The accounts of the vine crops are mag-
se According to Messrs. Durant's circular, the silk
wills°, of 1867-8, which is now closed, has on the
?leR been satisfactory. Speaking roundly, all good
tin_CL fine silk is 71r to 10 per cent. higher than at this
toil?, last year, while all common and coarse silk is 7i
j-u per Cent. lower ; medium qualities with ma-
'crial change. The market at present is quiet.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVEUNMEXT FUNDS.
a Per Cent. Consols
a Ditto for Account, Aug. d
'`l
~,,,,er ent. Reduced 941, / t
94; f . i
ew 3
New 21 per Cent
per Cent. Jan. 1894
D 0•
5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yre expire sth April 1885 —
E Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 —
Do _ _
4°lloquer Bills, 41,000, 2 per Ct l7 14 Pm.
4500
Do.
I,
4100 & 4200 l3 17
a-,ok Do. of England Stock, 41; per Cent —
Account
„INDIAN UOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
41% Stock, 10f per Cent., AprillB74
130. Opening for Account
Do.. 6 Per Cont. July, 1880
r-,
go. c 4 Perter Cent.,es Oct. 1888
ificat
DO. Enfaced Papoi 4 per Cent —
Do: 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do, Si Per Cent., May 1879 —
Do
''''c' 5 Per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
do. 1877 —
De. do. 1882 —
'`-',;• Deb„ 5 per Cent, Aug. 1873
1)0. under
Do. Bonds, 4
1, 4 per
000 Cent., 41,000
Pm
......i yo
,i.. rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES
p.ra
I
e Mine Repulic, 6 per Cent... •
_
.hrao.n Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
4 tiailian 5 per Cent —
D 3 44 Per Cent 1852 _
i:0. do. " 1858....• —
D°,"'°. do., 18'30 —
do.' 1863 —
120. 6 per *bent., 1865
.t. 1•10 Account
Al
~nosAyres 6 per Cent —
Cu`),)
1,),) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
C
4., 6rr Cent.
.iliac
D per Cent
uo. 41 per Cent
0. 6 per Cent B —
LO., 1867
Do.)
1304 7 Per, Cent., Cent 1866 —
. aid ' -
„ ,
.rubiau, 6 per Cent
.
-r, 01811, 3p u• Cent., 1825 „. .
'-'ilubian Principalities, 7 I,e'r Cent Ti
02
,° 8 Per Cent., 1867 —
.o.lliter New Consolidated, 1 per Con —
'gt3;O'tiSujje(:)o7tTderlsCseunet....„
ee ••• -
D ‘. t 500 Bonds
Do. .410 C Bonds —
Do.
1801
Do
D • Account
..o. 45' to Bozds — 40. 4100 Bonds
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Government Railway Debentures .... 92/ 3 3
DrFek 5 per Cont., 1824- 5, ex Coups —
~„")0. Acunr
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.uo i,
, • •-,ouportz
•
r., -uo. Account
`itlaternala 5 per Cent . _*
rllilAraseasepGoeuoruvct. Ra( r
ti.l; LiBc6cton., 10 p. Ct., 425 p 821
Ai4
,44-'-'44,1 rernraana Raiway 541
.0
•"1„..i) at 3 rent
tto for Account
Do.
18(14 —