The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-13 00:00:00

LONE

AND

COMMERCIAL IkiTZLLIGBNCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

In the Stock markets business continues very quiet.
Consols are a shade weaker, while English railways sre
in several cases better, and foreign securities are little
altered. Dealers, however, are principally occupied
with the settlement.

The Discount market is without change, and rates
rule firm, at 1/ to 2 per cent. Oa the Stock Ex-
change advances are quoted 11 to 2 per cent.
Consols are rather fiat, at 931 to 93/ for money,
and 93/ for account. New and Reduced Three per
Cents., 93 to 94 ; India Five per Cents., 1141 to
113 ; Bank Stock, 247 to 219 ; Exchequer Bills, 13s
to 18s prem.
Foreign Securities are steady, the only movement
being in Greek, which is / better, and Italian, which
is 1 lower. The quotations are as follows :—Mexican,
15 to 15A- ; Greek, 13 to 134 ; Turkish Five per
Cents., 3SI to 381 ; Spanish New Three per Cents.,
331 to 34; Italian, 321 to 524- ; Danubian, 741 to
; Portuguese, 381 to 381 ; Pecuvian, 79 to 791 ;
Viceroy of Egypt Loan, 721 to 73/.
In Foreign Railways Great Luxembourg is not
quite so firm, being dealt in at 12 9-16 to 12 11-16 ;
and Lombardo-Venetian is 1-16 lower, at 16 to 161.
American Securities are rather heavy. United
States 5-20 Bonds are k lower, at 711 to 712 ; and
Illinois also /, at 911 to 921. Erie Shares, 36 to 37.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have risen 1, to 391 to 40/, and the Consolidated
Maids 1, to 391 to 40k.
The Honduras Loan has improved to 821 to 83k.
Great Indian Peninsula Railway New 4 per Cent.
Debenture Stock is 941 to 951.
The French Atlantic Telegraph Company's shares
are firm at 1i to 11 prem.
English Railways, although in little request, are
firmer in tone, and in several instances show an im-
provement. London and South Western is 1 better,
at 92 to 93 ; Caledonian also 1, at 762 to 77/ ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire ± higher, at 130/ to 1301, and
South Eastern, Great Eastern, and Great Western each 1,
being quoted at 76/ to 761, 372 to 38k, and 494 to 49;
respectively. Midland is steady at 106 to 1061 :
Great Northern, 106 to 107; ditto (A), 103, to 1041 ;
London and North-Western, 116 to 1161 ; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43 to 431 ;
Metropolitan, 1151 to 116 ; London, Chatham,_ and
Dover, 191 to 201 ; London, Brighton, and South
Coast is firm at 53/ to 531.
Colonial Government Securities are steady. Canada
Six per Cent., is quoted at 103 to 105 ; ditto Five
Per Cent., 90 to 92; Mauritius Six per Cent.,
103 to 105 ; New South Wales Five per Cent.,
99 to 101 ; New Zealand Six per Cent., 110 to
112 ; Queensland Six per Cent., 105 to 106 ; Vic-
toria Six per Cent., 113 to 115.
Bank Shares are without change, and business is
very limited. The following are the quotations :
Agra (A shares), 111 to 12 ; Alliance, 11 to 10 dis. ;
Anlo-Austrian, 61 to 7 ; Chartered Mercantile, 28
70 29 ; Imperial, 17 to 18 ; Imperial Ottoman, g- to
ss prem.; London and County, 51 to 52 ; London
and ‘Vestininster, 67 to 68 ; ditto New, 48 to 49 ;
London Joint-Stock, 321 to 331 ; Union of London,
35 to 36.
Aliscellaneous Securities are in little request.
A-eglo-American Telegraph is marked at 21g. to 21i ;
Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. 3/ to 4 ' • General
Credit steady, at 15k to 151 ; London General Omni-
bus, 11 to 2.
Foreign Mining Shares, St. John del Rey is
better, at 191 to 20A ; Rossa Grande fto prem.;
Port Philip, 11 to lf ; Chontales, 2k to 2g.
Finance shares are without change. Credit Foncier
is marked at 2/ to 3 ; General Credit, 2g- to 2/ dis.;
International Finance. 1/ to dis. and London
Finance, 23 to 22 dis.
A sum of £43,000 was taken out of the Bank
Yesterday, making a total withdrawal since the date
of the last return of £537 000.
The traffic return of the Bombay, Baroda, and Cen-
tral India Railway for the week ending June 20 shows
!). decrease of £3,477 as compared with the correspond-
ing period of 1867 ; the Madras Railway for the week
eliding June 20, an increase of £1,937 ; and the
Bahia and San Francisco Railway for the week ending
'llly 4, an increase of £314.
The traffic receipts of the London and North-
western
Railway for the week ending the 9th instant
°lows a decrease of £4,658 as compared with 1867.
A further return of £1 per share has been announced
t 0 the shareholders of the English and Swedish Bank,
making a total return of £lB per share. It is ex-
pected that a further small and final distribution will
take place.
At the special meeting of the London Financial
Association yesterday, the resolution passed on the
:4ith ultimo, reducing the number of directors to not
less than five, nor more than nine, was duly con-
firmed.

The ordinary general meeting of the Natal Laud
ac ad Colonisation Company has been called for the
t h inst., for the transaction of the general business
°I the company.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Cavendish
Hotel Company has been convened for the 20th inst.
„,A petition for the winding up of the South Eastern
;',E Portugal Railway Company (Limited) is to be
;',”rd before Vice-Chancellor Mahe on the 6th
•gevenber.

BRI'T'ISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES.
(70VERNMENT FUNDS.
° Per Cent. Consols
, Ditto for Account, Sept. 8
g4l3i
.I,Per Cent. Reduced
."),Tew. 3 per Cent
tAew 21- per Cent. Jan. 1894
A 1)0. 5 per Cent. J an. 187 3
`.-Inuities 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for '3O yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
D° (Rod Sea TelNraph), Aug., 1908
D— xd
Lo, Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct l5 pm
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£5OO
bO. -- £lOO & £2OO • 77
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0f England Stock, 4 por Gent
Do. Accoint
Canada 4 par Cent. Bonds lO5l
INOUE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
Audis tock 10f per Cent., April 1874 ... 216/
1)0. Opening, for Account —
1)0. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
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DO.
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4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
"0. Certificates _
Do. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Cent 9ll
D 0.5 per Cont., Jan. 1372
Do. 5f per Cent., May 1379 —
° 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do, do. 1877 —
Do, do. 1882 —
D,•„ Deb. sCent., Aug. 1873
per
~,"0. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000
"0. under .£l.OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
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4reentine Repuhc, 6 per Cent...
tstr 5 •
)3 lan
wilian 5 per Bonds,Cent _
bo. li per Cent., 1852
~°. do. 1858....•
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7°. 5 per Cent., 1865
lit )0 Account 761
L°°B&yres 6 per Cent
o 40,,,) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 8 per Cent )
(34914' 6per Cent.
0 6 per Cent c... 75
Do
• 41 per Cent
Dc'• 6 per Cent., B —
°'l., 1867
.-fla 7
h.) per Cent., 1866 —
O :'.0., Scrip £32 paid
b i
.naban, 6 per Cent.
1) 411811., 3 par C'ent. 1825
Doblan Principalities, per Cent
tc, 8 Per Cent., 1867
1, sllador New Oonsolidated, 1 per Cent —
qptian, 7 per Cent
buoo: Second Issue . •••
D 0.4100
£5OO Bonds
0. 4100 Bonds —
Do. 1864
320.
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'4onglish Scrip, 1868 l4
Greek i)('• do. £l5 pd i
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1;•• Uras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £2o p
.1144 5 Per Cent., 1865 —
toe. Account .. —
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D. , 3 r Cent
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15
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to" 'p( r Cont. Anglo-French — la,, lAdoai, 6 per Cent. —
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A Opr r,".. in POI 'al per Cent
_ vr,LnaJa —
bu 3 Per Con o• Doforre,l —
Per,l„.4lld Warrants (Hectares) -
0° At 5 per Cent. 1865
hie Acc)tnt
~ 79 /
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42 oer Cent. (Uribarren) ,...
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Du' -; ' Per Cent., 1822, £St „ 00i
DO 4, per Cent. 1850 ...„ 88y
Do '!1 Per Cent., 1860
bo Per Cent., 1859
.0 °A Per Cent., Ir6*,
(). angl° D b . '-'
DO. - utc 0561, £lOO Bunch., 931
L'° 18 (I°' .EB4 15s. d 0....
Lo:, -66, £lOO Bonds
- 1 ? Nicoltts 1;1.191 y 931 3
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