The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-14 00:00:00

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
Although a better tone is prevailing the stock
Markets than yesterday, the business in all depart-
ments is inactive, and confined chiefly to arrange-
ments connected with the settlement. The effect
of the Swedish, Egyptian, and Italian Loans is now
to a
great extent " discounted," and no apprehen-
sions are felt in regard to the reported movements
Spain. Meanwhile the weather is everything that
could be desired for the crops, and accounts are nearly
uniform of the prospects of an abundant yield of
"heat, especially in the south and south-west of
-p
—ngiand. From the Continent the reports also con-
tinue to be hi,hly favourable.
The Discount Market continues to be fully sup-
Plied with capital, and there is scarcely any demand
"t l to 11 per cent.
?Consols are steady, at 941. to 94% for money, and
,-q to 94ff for account. New and Reduced Three
per Cents. 94j- to 94 ; India 5 per Cent., 114%
to 115
; Bank Stock, 243 to 245 ; Exchequer Bills,
IN to 20s prem.
In the Foreign Market there is a further decline
of in New Spanish, which are quoted 354 to 352,
sad Peruvian dull at 79.1 to 79. Italians are firmer
7t 53 to 531 ; United States 5-20 Bonds are fiat at
Prem.
21 to 744. The Swedish Loan is quoted at 2to 2%
The only improvement in the Railway Market is
in Great Eastern Stock, which is a shade higher, at
374 to 372. Metropolitan has receded %, the present
quotation being 113% to 114 ; Sheffield, 40% to 41 ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1272 to 128,E ; Midland,
1041 to 1041 ; South Eastern, 74 to 74%; London
and North Western, 1132 to 114 ; Great Western,
481 to 481 ; South Western, 91 to 93 ; Great Eastern,
tO7--51. 372 ; Caledonian, 70% to 71 ; Brighton, 522
100 to 102 ; Erie a -; lower, at 43% to 44%.
Bank shares are without feature, and the only move-
111ent is a relapse of % in Imperial, which is quoted at
to
-to 18%. Agra steady, at 11 to 12 ; Alliance, 10%
t 9%
uis.; Anglo-Austrian, 42 to 5± prem. ; Char
'red Mercantile, 28 to 29 ; Imperial Ottoman,
1 t
„° l ; London and County, 4911 to 50% ; London
„,,
Westminster, 69 to 70 ; do. New, 46% to 47% ;
Orlental 421- to 431 ; London Joint Stock, 32 to
-0; Union of London, 33 to 34.
sColonial Government Securities have been quiet.
anada 6 per Cent. remains at 102 to 104 ; ditto
!oPer Cent•/ 90 to 92 ; Mauritius 6 per Cent.,
2 to 104 ; New South '
Wales 5 per Cent., 99
(\Le 101 • New Zealand 6 per Cent., 110 to 112 ;
reensland 6 per Cent.,lo6 to 107 ; and Victoria
Per Cent.. 112 to 114.
. In Miscellaneous Shares Anglo-American Telegraph
better at 21 7-16 to 21 9.16 •, Atlantic Tele-
tepht Eight„ per Cent., 42 to 42 ; Atlantic and
estern Mortgage Bonds, 35 to 36 ; Hud-
-643 13137, 31,- higher, at 16k to 164 ; London General
Prete
tunibus, 2to 2A- ; Fore-street Warehouse, to
is Foreign Mining Shares are dull. St. John del Rey
tor" at 18% to 19% ; Chontales is lower, at 1-4
no-s ; Port Philip, 11 to 12 ; Rossa Grande, 7-16 to
- prem.
ar e Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
3351 to 352 and the Consolidated Mortae Bonds
g g
4 ,
' to 351. '
The Honduras Loan Definitive Bonds are firm, at p,
to 81k.
Great Indian Peninsula Railway New Four per
eat, Debenture Stock is 96h to 96g.
Th
° 'Yptian Loan for £ll 890 000 will be intro-
‘aiced
ou Thursday in London. It will be in a 7 per
and stock, with dividends from the current month,
I"ci rsdeernable in thirty years, at par, by half-yearly
urawings.
The subscription list for the Swedish Loan closes
,
to_day.
(The half earl meeting of the Imperial Bank
I;einted) was held this morning-, when the directors'
,P°rt Was adopted. The following is a copy :
The statement of accounts which the directors sub-
__tut L_to the shareholders shows that the balance of
P2o6fit at the close of the past half-year amounts to
pro ',351 7s. After the payment of current expenses,
for 'Aim, for bad and doubtful debts, and allowing
4., rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet due,
there remains for appropriation the net sum of
'852 61. Bd. The directors recommend that
£ll,2sothr be applied to the, payment of a dividend at
taxi rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income-
and that £3,602 Cs 8d be carried to credit of the
income-
profit and loss account for the current half-year. It
WL‘s„.proposed that the dividend be payable on and after
Wednesday, the 22nd inst."
_ The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of
atiada for the week ending the 10th inst., shows s
decrease of .1:205, as compared with the corresponding
Period of 1867 ; and the•SoutirEastern Railway re-
ceipts for this week show an increase of £665.
The directors of the London Joint Stock Bank will
recommend to the proprietors, at the meeting on the
loth inst., the usual dividend at the rate of 12% per
cent, per annum.
At the meeting yesterday of the Union Bank of
Australia a dividend was declared of XI 17s Gd per
share, being at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum
The report of the directors of the Metropolitan
Bank recommends a dividend at the rate of 5 per
cent' per annum, free of income-tax, leaving
-3/324 Ils Id to be carried to the new account, ex-
clusive of rebate, £645 4s.
b.The sum of £31,000 in bar gold was sent into the
•uank yesterday.
The ern •
onuttee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed Monday next a special settling day for the
souethper Cent. Perpetual Debenture Stock of the
'nark Eastern Railway Company, which is to be
othe :d in the official list. They have also ordered
n, ock of the Weymouth and Portland Railway
The annual to be officially quoted.
theciiannual general meeting of the shareholders of
li
New Zealand Trust and Loan Company will be
Conon the 22nd inst.
e annual meeting of the Yorke Peninsula Mining
Thpang has been called for the 23rd inst.
Co tripanordinary general 'meeting of the Irrigation
j 0f France will be held on the 21st inst., to
receive“ T,ah hl v
ef_ reeparly
ort of the directors.
ocotthish meeting of the proprietors of the
Australian Investment Company has been
called for the 24th3. inst.

BRITISH PIINDS--TWO O'
GOVERNMENT FUNDS. CLOCK.
8 per Cent. Consols 94- }
3 Ditto for Account, Aug. 6 941 1-
Nper Coat. Reduced 94L
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New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891
Do. 5 per Cent. J
an. 18 i 3 .. .........0. -
A•tuaities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan.,. 188
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885
1, bo (Rod Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908
Do
oquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot
£500
t. DO,
£lOO & £2OO 77
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11
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n• A.ccount of England Stock, 41par Cent
2431 5
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
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DoOpening, for Account
. per Cent. July, 1880
1)0. per Cent., Oct. 1888
10 1154
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o• Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent
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