The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-18 00:00:00

m.QIV Y .01AREET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

1120 Bank ilturn Ontinues to attest the slackness
r the demand for money. The private securities
eve fallen off until they stand at but little more than
'f 16,000,000, while the unemployed reserve has en-
ged considerably, so that it now exceeds twelve
millions. The private deposits are lower, but only to
an inconsiderable amount, and the public deposits are
increasing. The bullion has increased nearly £40,000.
The following are the principal changes compared with
those.
in the previous return :
Decrease in Circulation — £199,761
Increase in Public Deposits
Decrease in other Deposits 114,199
No change in amount of Government Securities.
Decrease in other Securities .. 91,836
Increase in Bullion ....... 39,844
Increase in Rest , 2,169
Increase in Reserve
Bullion in both Departments ......
Reserve of Notes and Coin
Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 24,235,659
„The return of paid clearing for the week ending
Tednesday, September IG, as certified by Mr. George
Derbyshire, chief inspector, is as follows :
Sept. 10, Thursday.— ... ... .C 8,775,000
Sept. 11, Friday ... ... ... 9,236,000
Sept. 12, Saturday ... ... 10,508,000
Sept.z 14, Monday ... ... 9,667,000
Sept. 15, Tuesday 3 943 000
Sept. 16, Wednesday ... ... 18,327,000

Total ... £65,456,000
This aggregate is about 59,000,000 more than that of
last week, and the increase is solely attributable to
the settlement on the Stock Exchange.
Consols are well supported, at 94 to 94k for money
sod account. New and Reduced Three per Cents.,
to 92k ; India Five per Cents., 114 k t. 114 i ;
Exchequer Bills, 16s to 20s prem.
Foreign Stocks are firmer. There is an advance
°f k in Danubian Eight per Cents., at 80k to 81k,
„and of in Nicolai, at 66k to 67, and in Orel-
itebsk, at 83k to 84 ; New Spanish are firmer, at
33i to 33±; Italian, 51i to 51a ; Turkish, 381 to
39; Egyptian (1864), 8611- to 87i ; Viceroy's Seven
per Cents., 74± to 74± ; Brazilian, 76/ to 761 ; New
41'113sion, 3i to 3a; Honduras, 86 to 87 ; and United
5
States, -20's, 72 to 72±.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
at° 37i to 38, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds
38 to 38k. Eriu shares have advanced k per cent., to
31 ; and Illinois are steady at 90k to 91.
Colonial Government Bonds are steady at the fol-
ir,"fing quotations :—Canada 6 per Cent., 104 to 106 ;
`,4nada 5 per Cent., 91 to 93 ; Mauritius 6 per
Cent., 103 to 105 ; New South Wales 5 per Cent., 99
to 101 ; New Zealand 6 per Cent., 110 to 112 ;
and Queensland 6 per Cent., 106 to IQ7.
in Railways North British and Caledonian are still
extremely flat ; otherwise the market is steady.
„Lancashire and Yorkshire are quoted at 128 to 128} ;
illidland, 1091 to 110/ ; South Eastern, 77 to 77i ;
Caledonian 67k to 68 ; Aletropolitan, 1072 to 108/ ;
North British, 32 to 33 ; London and North Western,
1121 to 113± ; Great Northern, 108 to 108 i ; ditto
(A), 108} to 109 ; Great Eastern 38k to 39k ; Great
„i Western, 49± to 501 ; Brighton, 52 to 52k ; and
iheffleld, 45 to 46.
'Foreign Railway shares are firmer. Lombardo-
venetian is 3-16ths better, at 16 3-16 to 16 5-16 ;
Great Luxemburg, 11i to 11g.
Bank Shares are very quiet, and prices are steady.
Agra (A) is quoted at 11-k to 121 k ; Alliance, 12k to
,
dis. Chartered Mercantile, 29 to 30 ; Consoli-
n'ated, 4i to 4/ ; Imperial, 16k to 17k ; Imperial
Ottoman, to 1 prem. ; London and County, 49k to
; London and Westminster, 65k to 66k ; Oriental,
',lt to 45i ; London Joint tock,§ 31 to 32 ; Union
°' London, 34k to 35k.
b In Foreign Mining shares St. John del Rey is
etter, at 19 to 19k ; Port Ptilip, 1i to 1k ; Chok-
Nes, 2k to 2 ; Rossa Grande, kto 3-16.
The dealings in Miscellaneous securities are limited,
lad prices are without change. Anglo-American
elegraph is inquired for, at 20k to 20a- ex. div. ;
Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent., 3k to 4 • Fore-
sttreet Warehouse, par to kprem.; itudson's Bay, 14k
° 15; London General Omnibus, 1/ to
Fifteen thousand sovereigns ware yesterday with-
"raft from the Bank, for India.
„The net profits of the National Bank of India for
'4le half-year ending with June last amount to
X 22,353 8s 10d, which, with £3,064 4s ld brought
forvrard, makes an available total of £25,417 12s 11d.
A dividend and bonus at the rate of 8 per cent. per
tnallin is recommended, which will allow £5,800 to
Le added to the reserve, and leave £1,069 12s lid to
"e carried forward.
~ The considerable fall which took place in North
:16titts. h Railway stock yesterday afternoon was owing
,"° the receipt of the following telegram from the corn-
The surplus revenue of last half-year will
"alit of dividend on the preference stock down to
and inclusive of the North British 1863 Preference
'tack, and to the extent of £2 8s per cent. per annum
the Edinburgh and Glasgow No. 3 Preference
l'C'ek• Payment of these dividends will be made in
meferred warrants."
An interim dividend at the rate of 12 per cent. per
farfor the past half-year is recommended by the
actors of the Oriental Bank Corporation.
The directors of the St. John del Rey Mining Com-
tpany (Limited) have received the following report,
rmted Morro Velho, August 17, 1868 Morro
elho produce for July, 9,231 oitavas, from 5,048
yens
ore
; yield, 1,826 oitavas per ton ; Morro Velho
east for July, £5,374 • loss for July, £l,BOB. Morro
produce eleven 'days of August, 2,147 oitavas ;
field, 1,228 oitavas per ton. Gain produce for July,
,089 oitavas, from 841 tons ore ; yield, 2,484 oitavas
I,l'er ton : Gaia cost for July, £455 ; Gaia profit for
631 Y, £438. Gaia produce eleven days of August,
oitavas ; yield, 2,082 oitavas per ton."
With regard to Turkish finance, the Levant Herald,
ut the 9th inst.
i contains the following
47,000,000 Loan s now known to have been offered
enpinst the guarantee of the tobacco duty and the
leuneession for a regie throughout the empire to the
„,,nders. The agent of the parties making this modest
:,"°Posal met, however, with less success than his tedre-
recommendations from the French Foreign
"tee hai led him to expect—the Porte declining to
4,,lieoate its best remaining unpledged source of
re gate
till forced to do so by the pressure of a greater
necessity than now exists. M. Durand accordingly
hte_turned to Paris by last week's steamer, but if M.
° Moustier retains office he will probably again be
eard
Oa extraordinary general meeting of the Pock
20`,? Assurauco Company has been called for the
ga inst. for the purpose of declaring a bonus.
trl,4e Great Southern of India Railway Company's
1„" c receipts for the week ending June 13, show an
irrease of £207, and the Illinois Central Railway for
Par Month of August a decrease of £1,804, as com-
vca;,e.cl with the corresponding period of 1867.
h,,;131 Schwartze's wool circular reports that the
r. tees
current at the public sales now in progress, as
rtiLoPared with the June series, show a decline of ld
in the very best Australian scoured descriptions, of 2d
RA the bulk of middling and good wools, and of 2d to
D 4 'a faulty sorts. The sales are expected to conclude
4
the 26th instant

BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 Per Cent. Consols
3 Ditto for Account, Oct. 6
N.Per Cent. Reduced 92; /
" 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
~,,
A '''°- 5 per Cent- J an. 1873
linuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
,1)0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
t.." 0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — xd
D 0 4.°l,equer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct pin
£5OO
Do £lOO & X2OO 7l
ktikof England Stock, 4 per Cent
C Do. opening
ada 4 per Cent. Bonds
4„,,.1ND1AN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
"9ia tock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 ...
DO., Opening, for Account —
„"0. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
n'°. 4 per Conc., Oct. 1888
&Jo. Certificates —
O. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Cent
ir,
D°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
0. 51 per Cent.; May 1879
0 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
pDo. do. 1882 —
3,:). Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
°- Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000
0. under £l.000
FOILIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
Ar
A 4entine Republic, 6 per Cent ... .
i-3741trian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859
bzilian 5 per Cent
I} per Cent ~1852
do. 0* 1858....
-°• do 1860
Do. *I
~ do., 1863 69f f
u`'• 5 per Cent., 1865
0 Account 7 76; 1 ;
j3noe Ayres 6 per Cent.
Cie 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
C
per Cent.
.il
.t) 4066 per Cent
eD°. 41 per Cent
bs
u• 6 per Cent., B —
1867
IP, 7 Per Cent., 1866
31°., Scrip £32 paid
b .inbian, 6 er Cent.
)34'14' 0, 3 per Cent., 1825 .. .
bubjen Principalities, 7 per Cent —
t0e,,,,' Per Cent., 1867
/1,11,-`4°r New C;onsolidated, 1 per Cent —
6„l'oelm, 7 per Cent
.oecond Issue •••••
'6O. R5OO Bonds
°. 4100 Bonds
D 0 .
1864
1)0• Account