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

LION EY JIAREET

A ND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
There is a firmer tone in the Stock Market to-day,
though the business doing has not sensibly increased.
The Funds remain where they were yesterday, but in
F °reign Government securities there is a further
improvement. Italian are f better. English Rail-
ways, encouraged by the increased receipts, are also
Imp, with a general fractional advance in prices. In
Lank and Miscellaneous shares there is little or no
feature.

Discounts are easier, at 11 to LI per cent.
The shipments of gold since the departure of the
last mail from Melbourne for this country, amount to
X 508,000.
The wheat market is dull, at Monday's decline,
while oats are firm, at previous rates.
Consols are tolerably well supported at 93i to 94
for money, and 94 to 94- for the 6th October. New
and Reduced Three per Cents., 92 to 921 ex div. ;Bank
Stock, 245 to 947 ; Exchequer Bills, 16s. to 20s.
prem. ; •India Five per Cents. steady, at 1141 to
115.
Foreign Stocks are firmer on mere reassuring news
from the Continent. Greek and Italian are f better,
at 121 to 131 and 51 to 52.1 respectively ; and there
is an advance of 1 in Mexican, at 15 to pi ; and in
Turkish, at 351 to 391. New Spanish are 34 to 341 ;
Hoildurits, 84 to 841 ; Brazilian (1865', 751 to 76 ;
(1861), 86 to 87 ; New Russian, 21 to 3
P""1 ; Orel Vitebsk at 83k to 831 ; and Nicolai, 66k
to en
In American Securities, United States 5-20 Bondi
are k better, at 71- to 71k ; Erie Shares k, at 30k to
301 ; but Illinois area lower, at 901 to 91k.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
zior
remained,t firm at 371 to 381-, and the Consolidated
gage Bonds at 381 to 39k.
Foreign Railway Shares are fairly supported at
Yesterday's prices. Great Luxembourg is quoted at
111 to 12, and Lombardo Venetian 16 to 14
Great Indian Peninsula Railway New Four per
Cent. Debenture Stock is 051 to 96/.
Colonial Government Bond are in moderate request
at the following prices :—Canada 6 per Cent., 103 to
105 ; ditto 5 per Cent., 90 to 92 ; Mauritius 6 per
Cent. 103 to 105 ; New South Waes 5 per Cent, 99
to 101 ; New Zealand 6 per Cent., 106 to 107 ;
Queensland 6 per Cent., 106 to 107 ; Victoria 6 per
Cent., 1121 to 113.
11,"111c Shares are without movement and the
dealings are only nominal. The following are the
qflotations :—Ac.,,ra (A), 12 to 12!, ; Alliance, 12 to
11 dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, 61 to G. ; Chartered Mer-
e'llitile, 281 to 291 ; Consolidated, ‘-q- to 42 ; Im-
perial, 16. - to 171 ; Imperial Ottoman, 2 to 1
D,rejn• London and County, 49? t to 501 London
.;11`4 Westminster, 651 to 661.- ditto New, 521
4) 531 ; Oriental, 44/ to 451 ; London Joint
Stock, 32 to 33 ; Union of London, 341 to 351.
In Foreign Mining Shares business is limited, and
'Pees are without change. St. John del Rey is
ealt in at 20 to 21 ; Port Philip, 11$ to lf ; Rossa
to f prem. ; Chontales, 2 to 21.
, Miscellaneous securities are steady. Anglo-
•11-Inerican Telegraph is inquired for at 201 to 201 ;
Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent., 31 to 34 ;
r) llud-
Vus Bay is firmer, at 14k- to 15 ; Fore street Ware-
, se, ,dis. tot prem. ; London General Omnibus,
r 1 to 2.
The committee of the Dublin Stock Exchange htiie
resolved that that establishment shall be closed on
each Saturday of the present month.
English Railway shares are generally firmer,
"nd most of the principal lines show an im-
Proven-tent. Caledonian is better, at 76 to 761,
Ifld.
an advance of f is established in Mid-
,4od, at 107 k to 1071, and Metropolitan, at
row.
, 4 to 1062. South Eastern, at 751 to 76 ;
Great
Northern A, at 1061 to 107 k ; Great West-
-11.1,at 4M- to 50 ; and London, Brighton, and South
are also each 1-8 better. On the other hand,
t,ca, Northern is I lower, at 1051 to 106. Lanca-
ii,l`re and Yorkshire is steady, at 127 k to 1271 ;
i'udcn and North Western, 1121 to 113 ; Great
Lincolnshire,
371 to 371 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
,Ineolnshire, 431 to 411 ; Loudon, Chatham, and
u'rnver, 181 to 19.
"Ile sum of £9,000 in bar gold was sent into the
Batik yesterday.
0111 c Oneida takes out to-day £107,168 in gold, and
MOO in silver, for the Brazils.
coll-Lhe half-yearly meeting of the British Gas Light
h"'Pany has been called for the 30th inst., to transact
al business and to declare a dividend fur the
t Y useu ar.
411 extraordinary general meeting of the British
Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company has been con-
Tned for the 18th inst., for the purpose of passing
the following resolution :—" That the company shall
cone eY their whole undertaking, and shall, in a
dC Nan
ner required by the Telegraph Act, 186 S, make
8,..".in0 of the Postmaster-General to purchase the
en the terms of the said Act."
elThe traffic receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of
na(ta for the week ending August 22, show an in-
„ ease of £720, as compared with the corresponding
it,oeriod
of 1867 ; and the Great Luxemburg Railway,
.4.71 he week ending September 6, au increase of
14.2,11 e receipts of the Metropolitan Railway for the
7,4'L5 ending the 6th instant., show an increase of
1807°' as compared with the corresponding period of
De4i,
.1.1 interim dividend, at the rate of 4 per cent.
-14nutn, is announced by the London and Delhi
inchlt i
s reported that applications will shortly be made
for`tF London money market fora capital of X 1,000,000,
"construction
gold district. of a railway from Melbourne to-
".,,-18 the Ovens
krt.ae following is Mr. Sam Menders weekly circti-
dea;
te. -"j`During the past week there has been little
nd in this market ; prices have not quotably
41„(1, yet the tendency has been against sellers.
tOne noon to-day (Tuesday) there has been a better
biorc_lyitli a dearer market ; prices accepted in the
)g have been since refused. The improvement
feelire Marked in goods than in yarns, but the general
L'Z is more cheerful as to th© future."

BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
a uovERNmExT FUNDS.
Pe r Cent. Consols
4 Ditto for Account Oct. G
14,ter Cent. Reduced — xd
ji '''' 3 per Cent
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21 Cent. Jan. 1894
b 2 per
..,
A °. 5 per Cent. J an. 18/ 3
I,4nities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
„L'o. for 30 yrs,expire sth April 1885 —
'-',°,.. (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — xd
15 20 pm
b'o4.oquer Bills, .£l,OOO, 2 per Ct
Do £5OO
Ilti* 77
11b: Of England Stock, 4 per Cent
vo . (1,4 • Account.
Ilaida 4 par Cent. Bonds
ltidi''',,,oikts GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
'4
t.ock 101 per Cent AprillB74 ...
De.bo ,
' 9Peujng, for Account —
13,; .9 Per Cent. .July, 1880
D I,,Pec Cent., Oct. 1838
0-• Certificates —
Do.
Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent —
eo• ~ Per Cent, Jan. 1872_
D°* 2i per Cent., May 18/9 —
0 D.)
per Cent Rup. Deb. 1872 —
o,
do. 1877 —
Do
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1:1`c:' ob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
b • ends, 4 per Cent., £l,000
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Bret, 4 POREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
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ijc,l,ll 5 per Cent —
pij.,' *I Per Cent, 1852 —
bo: do. 1858....
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14,1114„ _
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