The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-18 00:00:00

1'

MONEY MARTiET

AND
COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGENCB,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

A e"e Stock Markets are firmer, and rather mote
The funds are unaltered, though steadier in
ch; but in foreign stocks there is buoyancy. The
ief demand is for Turkish, upon the apparent ab-
teie of all desire on the part of interested States to
made,a difficulty of the Servian succession. Italian
,eei I oetter in spite of the news. The announcement
efr't!ogr to the Argentine Loan has had a favourable
'e The Share Market is steady, with a moderate
11k-,l.irY at prices showing no average change.
counts are firmer, and per cent. is charcen
for '1
thrseoisemonths' bills.'
Con
quoted are steady at yesterday's prices, being
ea. 9'o to 941 for money, and 947,- to 95 fir
tl6e-n„ nt New and Reduced Three per Cents., 9411
; India Five per Cents., 114., to 115 ; Bank
°''') 246 to 248 ; Exchequer Bills, 14s to 18s
urein.

An active demand is being experienced for Turkish
Ttati
ther'..4.man Bonds and at 39k to 391 and 531 to 53i
a rise of per cent. ; Greek, at 131 to 14±,
'._`,',lll•.'eruvian at 87/ to 881, are also a quarter better :
ish are firm at 38 to 3S* ; Mexican, 15; to 16k;
.ftrgentz., ,
1"°, 77 to 79 ; Egyptian (1864), 81k to 821 s ;
Th Viceroys Seven per Cent., 74 to 74k.
Ned° movements in English railways are unimportant.
tro„ I°.nian and South. Eastern are ± lower, and Me-
Great Northern and the A Stock are ±
and and Midland, Great Western, and London
Western are it better. The quotations
ireit;ll.eaccitLd:::l North
hire and Yorkshire, 129 to 129 k ;
106 to 106 k ; South Eastern, 75k to 751 ;
°n and North Western, 1161 to 1161 ;
Greatr,re Northern, 103 to 104; ditto A, 96k to 97k ;
t"'o Eastern, 36k to 361 ; Great Western, 53k
53 ; Brighton, 511 to 52 ; Metropolitan, 111
; Caledonian, 73± to 731 ; and Chatham,
t.,to 20a
01'6
en ga Railway Shares are firm. Lombarao
the _ venetian, and Great Luxemburg, are each k higher,
former being dealt in at 15 to 151 ; and the latter
t 12 9-16 to 12 11-16.
1144_ American Securities are firm. United States 5-20
,°cis are in some request at 72; to 73k ; Erie Shares
4"61 Illinois are each ± higher, being quoted at 45k to
99 to 1001 respectively.
izfatik Shares are very quiet, and prices show nu
Auvement. The followina are the quotations :
digßra (A Shares), 11/ to °l2± ; Alliance , 10k to 9k
ea- ; Anglo-Austrian, 5k to 6 prem. ; Chartered Mer-
istlitile, 30 to 31 ; Consolidated, 4; to 5k ;
abri°,l9 ; Imperial Ottoman, 1k to 1i prem. ; London
County, 494 to 501 ; London and Westminster,
to 72
; ditto New, 48 to 49 ; Oriental, 42k to 43k ;
o°llclon Joint Stock, 34 to 35 ; Union of London, 34
35.
, loreign Mining
Shares are without change. St.
o del Rey is marked at 20 to 21 ; Port Philip,
; Chontales,
.1/ to 2.
are oellaneous Securities, although in little request,
graglien.orally well supported. Anglo-American Tele-
Tele, is marked at 22k to 22i ex div. ; Atlantic
ate,isral)ll 8 per Cent., 5 to 5k ; Hudson's Bay,
011 at 16 7-16 to 16 9-16 ; London General
linibus, 2k to 2R.
tbr.noluding £125,000 in bar gold sent into the Bank,
amount received on balance since the last return
~
ter,-lte sum of £lOO,OOO in specie left New York yes-
,',l4s- for Europe.
'elle France has arrived with £11,600 in specie from
etw York.
41 consequence of the Volunteer Review on Satur-
Yt11.3 the Exchange will be closed, and attendance
bthe city generally will be restricted as much as
Iftbe biddings for £200,000 in bills on Calcutta ana
Thadras were held yesterday at the Bank of England.
ancEi amounts allotted were—to Calcutta £183,200,
Az to Madras £16,500. The minimum price was
fixed as before, at ls 101 d on both presidencies, and
Tilll'ers at that rate will receive about 50 per cent.
toC" above will be allotted in full. No tenders on
fallin ay were invited. • These terms show a further
off in the demand.
and Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London,
China, announce a dividend for the current half-
Year of 3 per cent. free of income-tax, payable on the
at July,
Ot,.,ajTiarterly general meeting of the Great Wheat
fii,? united Mines the accounts showed a balance in
5 111,,,r of the mines (after paying all liabilities) of
iv'r6 Os. 10d. Out of this the directors declared a
end of is 6d per share, equal to £2,215 10s.,
Tiitving a balance to carry forward of £2,880 lOs 10d.
passedports were adopted and the usual resolutions
, the proceedings terminating with a vote of
Inks to the chairman.
Messrs. Barings have announced that they are m-
toneted by his Excellency Don Noberto de la Riestra
t inform the holders of Argentine Six per Cent.
it Gods of 1866 that they will be prepared, after pay-
tber,rl,,t of the dividend due Ist July next, to receive
eer, bonds in exchange for fully paid up scrip re-
tak-13'8 of the new issue. The bonds of 1866 will be
en at the subscription price of 75 per cent., the
ae
will be issued at 72 per cent., and the difference
11;12 Per cent. will he refunded in cash at the time
the exchange is effected.
The traffic receipts o the Bombay, Baroda, ana
thLtral India Railway for the week ending April 25,
for the
an increase of £2,138 ; the Madras Railway
t,he week ending April 18, an increase of £1,525 ;
thei,,l4abia and San Francisco Railway an increase of
fory';_: and the London and North Western Railway
48- t..,°0 week ending the 14th instant, a decrease of
of 'l'93, as compared with the corresponding periods
i`lt year.
;The following is from Messrs.. E. F. Satterth-
h,a„aa's weekly Circular :—" American Securities
formed no exception to the inactivity prevalent
the London Stock Exchange during the past week.
United States Bonds exhibit no fluctuations of
ti°Ment, and the quotations of the various descrip-
ttclila currently dealt in are almost identical with
ii2'az se recorded in our last, 5-20 Bonds of 1862 being
cc, to 73 ; the 1865 issue, 711 to 72 ; and 10-40's,
lto 69k. Erie Shares, at 45 to 46, are a shade
ever ; and Illinois Central have declined to 99k to
4' on sales by investors, who bought at lower
Prices,ci to realise the large profit which the recent
a
allee has afforded. Both yesterday and to-day
Were Were has been a nod demand for Atlantic and Great
estern Consolidlted Bonds, and at closing quota-
ti,,Q4a, 3,4 to '35, they show a rise of about 2 per
b 4., which Debentures, at 29/7 to 30, have to
4state extent sympathised."

BILITISII FI7SDii—TWO O'CLOCK.
8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
tis Cent. Consols
8 itto for Account, July 9 ..
li 1,3 7 „Cent. Reduced 944 4
lie - .3 per Cent
‘'7 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
bn 77
A 5 per Cent,. J an. 187 3
'tnuities 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
"o• (Red'o yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
I)
txr° Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 —
4equer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot — pm
Do.
.£5OO
Do
ii £lOO & £2OO l7 ~
4att of England Stock. 44 per Cent —
'N. Account
j„.lxDati GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
-"la 0
stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874
no. Account
°. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
DO. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
go. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
`-'ll°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
V).
.1. per Cent., May 1879 —
Do 0 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872
Do. do. 1877
, Do, do. 188 —
D`•• Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
go. Bohds, 4 per Cent., £l,000
"0. nnder £l.000
4,-.zrttai4tiriiiaan:
Ar OREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK.
A Ontine Repulic, 6 per Cent...
Bsopnedrs,cselipter Cent. 1859
xd
Do 4
1). 44 per Cent., 1852 —
_ do. 1858....
/,—°• do., 1860 —
'`'°• do., 1863 —
b
O. 5 per Cent, 1865 _
a •.'0 A.ccount 76i
*34
I,°osAyres 6 per Cent _
4-'0 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 481
4 blt, 6per Cent.
ililian 6 per Cent —
Do
uo• 41 per Cent —
Do• 6 per Cent., B —
_•i 1867
Du., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 1024
0 , °., Scrip £32 paid
D t rubilin, 6 per Cent.
I) Lhasa: 3 per Cent., 1825
nubfan Principalities, i per Cent
D 8
le ° per Cent 1867 B2 1
1°3184 ~
k or New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.
‘‘'LjoPtian, 7 per Cent —
bo• Second Issue •• •• --
b • £5OO Bonds •
801
0..£10G Bonds —
Do. 1861
o
D
Do • Account
• •t 5 ,11 Bonds • B2l 4
t o
r, • •£10t) Bonds , ..., 84 3
,ievo. 961

C. Jrnn'eut Railway Debentures
......
-heet 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups
—°. account
D 1)( , '
). Uoupeml
ill:Item:11a 5 per Cent .. —
4°,4, duras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., X 25 p --
i.","o434seepoeurncjt t. 1865
77
11.1??• SlaremtnanU Raiway —
,Ilear. 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
Dn.
, • 1864
--1..) 4 Per QUA. 4.llB4o.EteliCit sts.”—""