The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-24 00:00:00

XONEY MAREET

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coINMERCIAL NTP LUG ENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocK

The markets are firm, but quiet in every respect.
As compared with this time yesterday prices are
higher, but they are not at their highest point. The
partial reaction which set in yesterday has not been
recovered, and it is not unlikely that in view of the
fortnightly settlement, which begins on Monday, that
speculative sales will be sufficiently numerous to
modify prices. The inquiry for American railways
Continues, but English shares are a shade lower.
Foreign Stocks show no material change, but Egyptian
are in favour.
The Money Market is unaltered.
The Nouveau Monde has arrived at St. Nazaire
with £280,000 from South America.
The Flying Cloud has arrived from Sydney, with
7,633 ounces Australian gold, valued at £30,540.
Consols are well supported at 94k to 94k for
money, and 94 for account. New and Reduced Three
Per Cents., 92/ to 93 ; India Five per Cents. 1141
to 1144. ; Exchequer Bills, 16s to 20s prem.
In Foreign Stocks there is a demand for Egyptian.
The Viceroy's Seven per Cent. Bonds are ± better at
741 to 741 ; and the 1864 Government Bonds are
firm at 86 to 87. Danubian have fallen f to 80.
Mexican are quoted 141 to 15 ; Greek, 12 to 13 ;
Spanish, 32 to 32k ; Italian, 51k to 51i ; Honduras,
88 to 89 ; Brazilian, 76 to 77 ; and Peruvian, 78,E to
781.
In American Securities, United States 5-20 Bonds
are fl tt, at 72k to 73 ; being a decline of k. Illinois
Is I better, at 92k to 93 ; and Erie Shares k, at
32 to 33.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are 37i to 38 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
38i to 38g.
English Railways are good, but a shade easier.
Midland, Dover, Great Northern, and Great Eastern
are a little weaker, but on the other hand, Lancashire
and Yorkshire, Caledonian, and Metropolitan are a
point higher. The prices current are :—North
32 to 33 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128,E to
1281 ; Midland, 111 to 111 i : South Eastern, 771 to
78f ; London and North Western, 112 k to 113 ;
Great Northern, 108 k to 1081 ; ditto (A), 109 to
109 i ; Great Eastern, 39g- to 39a- ; Great Western,
49)s to 50 ; Brighton, 51k to 51i ; Sheffield, 46i to
47 ; Metropolitan, 46i to 47 ; and Caledonian, 68i
to 64.
Foreign Railways are little inquired for. Great
Luxembourg remains at 10i to 11 ; Lombardo-Vene-
tian, 16 3-16 to 16 5-16.
In Bank Shares Chartered Mercantile is better,
at 29} to 30i ; while London Joint Stock is lower,
at 31 to 32 ; Union of London, 34i to 35i ; Oriental,
44i to 454 ; London and Westminster 64 to 66i ;
London and County, 49 to 50 ; Imperial Ottoman,
to prem.; Imperial 16i to 17i ; Consolidated,
4a to 41 ; Anglo-Austrian, 6 to 7 prem. ; Alliance,
12k to 11k dis.; and Agra (A), 11k to 12k.
Finance shares are without movement, except
International, which is k better, at 1/ to 1a dis. ;
Credit Foucier, 2g to 21 ; General Credit, 2if to 2f

Foreign Mining Shares are without feature. St.
John del Rey is quoted at 19 to 19j ; Port Philip,
11 to 1i ; Chontales, 2i to 2a ; Rossa Grande, k to
prem.
Miscellaneous securities are extremely quiet. At-
lantic Telegraph is k lower at 4 to 41 ; Anglo-
American Telegraph is steady at 21k to 21i, ex. div. ;
Fore-street Warehouse, par to prem. ; London
General Omnibus, 11 to 1i ; Hudson's Bay, 15 to
15k.
The sum of £llB,OOO in bar gold was sent into the
Bank yesterday, making for the week £308,000,
against £15,000 withdrawn.
There is a considerable establishment at Hamm, in
Westphalia, in the kingdom of Prussia, which corre-
aponds in its objects with our own Telegraphic Con-
struction and Maintenance Company—with which,
indeed, it proposes to compete. This company has
just contracted for the manufacture and delivery of a
large amount of telegraphic wire for Brazil ; and it is
added, "we are struggling for the first place in this
branch of industry, but our chief difficulty is to over-
come the English competition."
The meeting of the shareholders of the London
and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding
Company was held yesterday, when the report was
adopted. A long discussion took place as to the
financial position of the company, and the directors
agreed to appoint a committee of investigation from
the shareholders whose names were submitted.
The Parkfield Iron Company (Limited) have de-
clared an interim dividend of 5 per cent., payable the
15th October.

The traffic receipts of the Bombay, Baroda, and
Central India Railway for the week ending August
1, show an increase of £lB6, as compared with the
corresponding period of 1867 ; the Madras Railway,
for the week ending August 1, an increase of £29 ;
the Bahia and San Francisco Railway, for the week
ending August 15, an increase of .£9O •; and the
London and North Western Railway, for the week
ending the 20th inst., a decrease of £2,899. The
Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada receipts
for the week ending September 6, show an increase
of £2,642, as compared with the corresponding period
of 1567.

At the quarterly meeting of the shareholders of
the Great Wheal Vor United Mines, yesterday, the
accounts showed a balance in favour of the mines of
44,613 13s 10d, out of which a dividend of 7s 6d
per share was declared, amounting to £2,215 10s,
leaving a balance of £2,398 3s 10d to the credit of
Vie next account. Block tin sold on 22nd Sept.,
')45 tone lOcwt. 161b5., £3,360 12s 4d.

BRITISH FUNDS--TWO O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, Oct. 6
3 per Cent. Reduced 93 21
New 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
Alnuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — xd
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per et 2o} pm
Do. £500
Do. £lOO & .C2OO l6 15 „
Bank of England Stock 4 per Cent
Do. opening
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
Inter-Colonial Cranium
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
todia Stock 10f per Cent., April 1874 ... 214 16
Do. Opening, for Account —
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 —
Do 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
DO. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FVIfDIiI—TWO O'CLOCK.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ...
,Airitrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 —
4razilian 5 per Cent
00. 4} per Cent., 1852
. do. 1858. .
Do

J. do., 1860 —
Do do., 1863 7O
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 —
„ Do Account —
4, tienos Ayres 6 per Cent.
u
~. Do 2 per Cent Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
sba,.
et,illan 6 per Cent
"0. 4} per Cent —
00. 6 per Cent., B —
Do., 1867 ' • —
per Cent., 1866 —
CO:10., Scrip £32 paid
1`; orabian, 6 per Cent.
Danish, 3 per Cent., 1825
"annbiSn Principalities, 7 par Cent 72}
,„ Do 8 per Cent, 1867 ...
nuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.
44,Tptian, 7 per Cent —
,"0i Second issue
-",0. £5OO Bonds
"0. £lO6 Bonds B3ll
Do. 1864
~ Do. Account
D 0• £506 Bonds —
'L'o..£loo Bonds —
English Scrip, 1868 •••••
r, Do do. £l5 pd — dis
Q movernment Railway Debentures
rTe.,elz 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups. —
"„0. Account -
-",.,0. Coupons
Quo. Account
444teniala 5 per Cent . —
jt°ll., (turas Goy. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., .C 25 p 88}
',iall 5 per Cert., 1865 —
Do llsremmana Railway
Zieat 3 per Cent uitto for Account
D
Dn• 1864
al° - ' per Cont. Anglo-French —
kiol,-,vidYan 6 per Cent. . —
VeoriA' sh imperial 5 per Cent
r, Granada —
D 3 per cen —
too• Dufer*ed
.cor„ .."4-td Warrants (ITeo
tares) -
C'-'ati .50 Accou per Cent.D 1865 —
ont 4 .1 _ 4 .. 78
I
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Ito2o Account '
U 4 41:5"nese 3p« r Ct., t 853, '6, 7,'9,'6.0,'2.'. 371
be% do. if 67 —
4 4,4 do. Scrip, £2O pail —
U,,
lan 5 per Cent., 182; £ 6t
Da4i per Cent. 183(1
--
121 4,1 Per Cent., 1860
Do Per Cent., 1859
1:10 u Per Cent., 1862 „,. 88}
130:Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., 936
bo 10 do. £B4 15s. do. ...
1 "661 4100 Bonds 93 21 3}