The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-28 00:00:00

DECREASE.

6 per cent. compound interest notes 54,054,900 00
Bonds of 1847 and 1848
5 per cent. Treasury Notes ' 110,000 00
Gold certificates
7-30 Treasury Notes

Total 510,493,670 00
Deduct the increase of $7,818,945 80 and the decrease
of the public debt is $2,674,721 20 ; to this add the in-
crease of cash in the Treasury ($2,615,869 88), and the
total is $5,290,591 80. The bonds issued to the Pacific
Railroad Companies during the mouth amounted to
$4,320,000. The net decrease of the debt during the
month, including the bonds issued to the railroad com-
panies, was $970,594.
The warrants issued by the Department during Septem-
ber, 1868, for Government expenditure, were in round
numbers as follows:
Civil, miscellaneous, and foreign inter=

course
Interest on the public debt 9,671,475 03
War Department 8,959,301 05
Navy Department 2,276,762 74
Interior, Pension, and Indian Departments 5,410,005 27

Total
The Secretary thinks that the disbursements of the
present month will be lighter than the past, and that the
close thereof will show a further decrease.

We annex the statements for August and September;
1868:

DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST.

Aug. Sept.
Five per cent. bonds $224588,400 00 $221,588,400 00
Six per ct bds '67-'6B
Six per ct bds of 'Bl 283,677,300 00 283,677,300 00
Six per ct 5-20 -bds 1,583,106,100 00 1,591,226,050 00

Total 52,088,371,800 00 $2,095,491,755 00
DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST.
3-year Compound
Interest Notes 21,604,890 00 10;595,410 00
3-year Seven-Thir-

ties
3 per Cent. Certifi-
cates 50,000,000 00 62,205,000 00
Navy Pension Fund 13,000,000 00 13,000,000 00

Total
MATURED DEBT NOT PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT.
Matured debt not
presented for pay-
ment 518,099,175 41 $12,685,213 64
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST.
U.S. notes
Fractional currency 31,867,818 37 31,802,218 37
Gold certificates 22,414,000 00 . 25,161,620 00

Total

Grand total 52,601,373,756 81 $2,607,912,285 01
6 per ct. lawful money
bonds issued to Pa-
cific Railroad Co.— $32,210,000 00 $35,314,000 00

Total debt
AMOUNT IN TREASURY.
Coin on hand
Currency on hand

TotalcashinTreasury $110,054,276 14 $107,641,971 98

Amount of debt less
cash in Trea5ury...52,523,531,480 00 $2,535,614,313 00
HUGH M'CuLLocll, Secretary of tho Treasury.
NEW YORK RATES OF EXCHANGE,
Oct. 9, 1868.
Sixty Days. Three Days.
London Bankers
London, Prime Commercial lOB —lOB4
Paris, Bankers 5.221-5.184 5.171-5.16-I
Bremen, Bankers
Hamburgh, Bankers B4-354
Frankfort, O.M 4of-404
••••••
Berlin and Cologne
Antwerp 5.221-5.1.81
Amsterdam, Bankers
S wise
CLOSING PRICES.
PUBLIC FUNDS.

Sixes, 1868, registered — to
Sixes, 1868, coupon

--- to

,
Sixes, 1881, coupon ll3 to 113/
U.S. 6s. Pacific Railroad — to
Five-twenties, 1862, coupon
Five-twenties, 1864, coupon
Five-twenties, 1865, coupon
Five-twenties, 1865, coupon, new
Five-twenties, 1867, coupon ... lOBl to 1081
Ten-forties, coupon lO5/ to 1051
Seven-thirties, 2d series
Seven-thirtieq, 3d series
Oregon War ...oan, Sixes, 1881
U.S. 5-20 Coupons, 1868 lo9};to 109 k
RAILROAD AND MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS.

N. Y. Central l2Bl
Erie 49
Hudson
Reading
Mich. South. & N. I B4l
Illinois Central 144
Cleveland & Pittsbrg B7/
North-West
North-West Preferred 89
Canton..: 49
Rock Island
Cleveland and Toledo 1028 I

Fort Wayne
Pacific Mail 126
Atlantic Mail —
Quicksilver
W. U. Telegraph
Mariposa Preferred
Ohio and Mississippi 29}
Boston Water Power l5
Cumberland
Bankers and Brokers lOB-1-
M & St. Paul
M & St. Paul Preferred 94I-
[ORTGAGES.

RAILWAY
N. Y. Central 6s, 1883 95i
N. Y. Central 6s, 1887 92
N. Y. Central 6; R Est 93
N. Y. Central 6s, Sub'n 92
N. Y. Central 7s, 1876 102
N. Y. Con. 7s, con. 76 124
N. Y. Cen. 7s, '65-'76 124
Erie Ist Mort, Ex 104-1
Erie 7s, 2d Mort, 1879 100
Erie 7s, 3d Mort, 1883 95
Erie 78, 4th Mort, 1880 88
Erie 7s, sth Mort, 1888 88
Long Dock Bonds
Buff. N.Y. & E. lstM, '77 9l
Hud. R. 7s, Ist M,
Hud. R. 7s, 3d M, '75 101
Harlem Ist M, '6B '72 1024
Mich. C. Ist M, 'B2 1141
Mich. new Ist M Bs, 'B2 1141
Mich. So., 7 p. c 93±
N. Ind. Goshen Line '6B 98
Mich.S.&N:l.S.F'd7p.c.lol
111. Oen. 7 p. e, '7O 116±
Alton &T. 11. Ist n
A!ton & 'l'. H. 2(1 pfd
Alto❑ & T. 11. 2tl M. Inc Bl
MIL& St.J. Land War ts 108
Han. & St. J. Con 95
Chi. B. & Q., Ist M 112
Chi. & N. West, S. F 96k
Chi. & N. W. Con Cony 95
Chi. & N. W. Ex'n B BB

' Chi. & N. W. Ist M 9l
Tol. & Web. Ist M Ex 9li
Gt. Western 2d M '93 BO
Mil. & Pr. du Ch. Ist M 100
Gal. & Chic. Est 101
Gal. & Chic. 2d M 93
Chi. & R. I. Ist M 100
Chi. R. I. & Pacific 7's 94i
Cleve. & Tol. S. Fund 101
N. J. Central Ist M 101
N. J. Central 2d M 1021
Pitts. Ft.W., St Ch. Ist M 1051
Pitts. Ft. W., & Oh. 2d M 9B
Pitts. Ft. W., & Ch. Bd M 92
Clove. & Pitts. 2d M 92
Chic. & Alton, S. F. Inc 9l
Chic. & Alton, S. P.lstM 100
Mil. & St. Paul Ist M 93}
Mil. & St. Paul 2d M 9O
Marietta & Cin. Ist M 9
Morris & Essex Ist M 100
Morris & Essex 2d M B7 •
Joliet & Chic. Ist M 103
Chi. & Gt. East'n Ist M 76
N. Y. & N. /1. 6s 9l
Dubuque &S.City,lstM 92
Peninsula Ist M B9
Ohio & Miss. Ist M 9.)1
Ohio & Miss. Con B6
Tol. P. W. Ist M. E. D B4
Atlantic & G. W. Ist M 79

Express Stocks are lower. We quote:—
Adams 501 to 51
American ... ••• 46 to 461
Merchants' Union, 35 per cent.... 221 to 23
United States ...
......464 to 47
Wells, Fat go, and Co. 291 to 30
Latest prices of Silver Milling Stocks, by telegram from
Sati Francisco, dated Oct. 7, 1868:
Gould and Curry ... 403 per foot
Savage
Chollar-Potosi 153 ~