The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
nOMMEROIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLoor.

The stock markets are generally firm, but with only
a limited business in hand. The demand for the
Russian guaranteed line continues but there is no
further advance of importance, Nicolai being higher
only. For railways, foreign stocks, and the
r nods, the demand is about equal to the
supply, so that the changes are quite unim-
portant. There is a little more inquiry for some
of the Bank shares, upon an impression that the in-
creased demand for discounts will result in larger
dividends in July. Imperial are 10s. lower. Finance
shares are heavy, and there is a further fractional
decline in General Credit, upon Mr. Laing's journey
to Lisbon being considered to indicate the unsettled
state of the claims of the Portuguese Railway upon
the Government.
The Money Market is less active this morning, but
the minimum charge for short-dated bills is 2 per cent.
I. a the Stock Exchange there is little or nothing doing
In advances, and the rate is nominally per cent.
The Macduff has arrived from Melbourne, with
.£200,000 in Australian gold.
The English Funds are moderately firm at Satur-
day's close. Consols remain at 93k to 931, for money
and account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents.,
92 to 92,1,- ; India 5 per Cents., 1141- to 1141 ;
Bank Stock, 243 to 245 ; Exchequer Bills, 16s to 20s
prem.

Among Foreign Government Securities Greek,
Italian, and the Viceroy's Seven per Cents. are
firmer; but the Viceroy's Nine per Cents. and the
Egyptian (1864) 1.6:m are flat. The quotations cur-
rent are :--Mexican, 15k to 151 ; Greek, 12k to 121;
New Spanish, 35fr to 351 ; Italian (1861), 47k to
471 ; Turkish (1865), at 34± to 34* ; Portuguese,
34f to 34* ; Egyptian (1864) 89* to 90* ; the
Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 71 to 71* ; and the Nine
per Cents., 88? to 89.
Russian guaranteed railways are firmer. Nicolai
are now 64 to 66;71. ; and Orel-Vitebsk, 78k to 79.
Egyptian Railway Debentures are 89k to 90k.
American Securities are quiet, at Saturday's prices.
United States 5-20 Bonds being quoted at 70k to
704 ; Erie Shares, 45k to 46k; Illinois, 92k to 93k.
English Railway shares are, on the whole, well
maintained, but business is very quiet. Great
Northern A is k higher, and Caledonian k. On the
other hand, South Eastern, London and North-
Western, and London, Brighton, and South Coast are
each 4 lower. The following are the quotations :—Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 128 ; Midland,lo7 to 107* ;
Great Northern, 102* to 103 k ; ditto A stock, 98k to
; South Eastern, 74 to 74* ; London and North
Western, 1151 to 1151 ; Great Eastern, 344 s to
35 ,_• Great Western, 50 to 50* ; London, Brighton,
and South Coast, 521 to 521 ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 431 to 44± ; Metropolitan, 1121
to 1121 ; Caledonian, 721 to 73 ; London, Chatham,
and Dover, 19 to 19k.
Bank Shares are steady. Imperial is quoted at
18 to 19, being an advance of *. Other descriptions
are without change. The following are the prices :
Agra (A shares), 9fr to 10* ; Alliance, 13 to 12
dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, 4 to 4k • Chartered Mercantile,
28 to 29 ;Consolidated, 4.a to '4R- ; Imperial Ottoman,
to prom ; London and County, 51 to 52 ; London
aLondon
Westminster, 67 to 68 ; Oriental, 421 to 43fr ;
London Joint Stock, 31k to 321 ; Union of London,
31 to 32.
Finance shares are dull. General Credit is k lower,
at2ft to 2a dis. International Finance 2to 11 dis.
Credit Foncier, 27i to 3k.
In Foreign Mining Shares the dealings are restricted.
onaes
Ch t 1 are worse, at 3i to 3K. St. John del Rey
steady at 20k to 21k. Port Philip, 1± to Ik.
Miscellaneous Shares are without feature, and prices
are scarcely altered. Hudson's Bay is flat at 14 to
14, being it lower ; Anglo-American Telegraph steady
at 23± to 232- ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., 51
to 54 ; London General Omnibus, 1i to 2k,
The report of the Don Pedro Mining Company fox
February gives the produce as 13,678 oitavas, and the
profit at £3,665 4s. The produce of the Anglo-
Brazilian Gold Mines for the same month was 2,656,
resulting in a loss of £277 17s.
About £7,000 in American coin was taken from the
zank on Saturday for export.
The City of Washington has arrived with £11,40(
In specie from the United States. The steamers leav-
Ing New York on Saturday for Europe took £200,00(
in specie.
A. remittance of £1,265 17s 10d has been receives'
on account of Ecuador dividends.
The dividend of the Lombardo-Venetian Railway is
understood to be 13 francs per share for the past hall
year.

The San Paulo Railway Company's report recom•
blends a dividend on the ordinary stock at the rate of
7 per cent. per annum.
The Demerara Railway dividend is 1 per cent. for
the half year.
A special general meeting of the Weymouth and
Railway has been called for the 7th May fox
re purpose of authorising the conversion of the shares
11!°, general capital and stock, avl also for the nrcin._
ur ',woe-11Ru° tocii in substitution for
the existing debentures.
The half-yearly meeting of the Buffalo and Lake
Huron Rail way Company has been convened for the 13th
May, to receive the directors' report and statement of
celr7 per cent. interest ou the capital of the Cen-
tral Ar,entine Railway for the past half-year is in
Bate of payment at the London and Westminster
The directors of the Chontales Gold Mining Com-
tan,Y have received advices, dated 7th of March. Mr.
a arrived at the mines on February 23, and states
that he is favourably impressed with the value of the
I,ll,Pes, and will forward a full report by next mail.
_ ne dry season approaching, water had diminished,
and prevented the full working of the cups. Active
stepshad been taken for the reduction of cost, the
more speedy development of the mines, and the
adoption of all such other measures as Mr. Belt deemed
necessary for the interests of the company. Dr.
Robinson reports that the establishment is perfectly
ttealthy. Remittance of 0-old, 323 ounces.

BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK
„ GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
..' Per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account - 931
3 per Cent. Reduced 92 i
I\telv 3 per Ceni
New 21 pm. Cent. Jam 1891-
92
Do. 5 pe.• Cent, d aD. 1873
Anuu;cies, 30 yrs, expire sth Jam, 1880
Do. or SO yrs. expire 3i:li Aar:l 1.883 —
Do (Bad Sea Telesraph), Aug., 190 S —
Exchequer Bills £1 000, 2 per Ci
Do. £5OO
.r, Do. £lOO & £2OO 2O Pm
Ju'izttik of England Stock, 41par Cent 2441
Do. Account
ND GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India tock 101 per Cent., AprillB7l ...
DO. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 Do. Cer pe
tificates r Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent _
Do. 5 er Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. s:f peer Cent.. May 1879 _
Do 5 per Cent., Rup: Deb. 1872
Do. do. 1877 —
„ Do. do. 1882 —
4-4.:. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 6 per Cent., £l,OOO
O. under £1.000
FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK.
'4l.4entine Republic, 6 per Cent —An 1. •
631
II 'alai). Bonds, 5 par Cent. 1859
Irian
5 per Cent —
iln. 41' per Cent., 1832 —
uo•—% do., 1858.,... —
D
do':
1800 ' —
1-,0. do., 1863 —
B
t'so. 5 per *Cent , 1863
uo Account * 73 41
tienos Ayres 6per Cent —
o,,nis° 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) .
07,1), 6 'Der Cent. 44'80 6 per Cent
D 0• 9 per Cent —
Do ~
I) • per Cent., B
Do.' i 1867 .
911
°., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 —
e;'°•, Scrip £32 paid
D .nabian, 6 per Cent.
D
a.4llistt, 3 p,3r Cent., 1823
I,,Rtt Wan Principalities, 7 per Cent —
Do 5
lc_ per Cent., 1867 —
1711ador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
•11;ptia,u, 7 per Cent
1) O. Second Issue —
0. £5OO Bonds
UO.
0. 4106 Bonds B2
Da. ~
o. D
£so. 1864
50 Bonds —
.DO. £lOO Bonds B2l
(4 Government Railway Debentures . „, 901
r,
seek 5 per Cent , 182115, ex Coups 1-'O. Account . —
00.-1-P Coupons -
, 0. Account
.isrr''aternala per Cent . —
-1409.uras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., £25 p
111,ijoa,43eepoeurnCtent., 1885 —
1.1.-o' ;2,lttretnrnana Itaiway —
Liz 3 per Cent —
Dliko for Account
, DO. 1804 —
it,',"v 6 iom" Cont. Anglo-French —
-ntetklyar G r Cent. . —
New
Moori 1 Pe
s 1 imperial 5 per Cent Granada
1)0 3 per Con Do. Defer”ed —_
~, Do Laud WarrantHe
reruYian 5 per Cent. (
1863 ct ares) --
-
pDo Account
.. 811 i i I}
0,4- per Coat. (Uribarren) .•• --
Do Acc 4i p
ountCent.. 11'62 -
P
ortegu
•7
ese 3 per Ct 18531 '67 '71 '97 '60,'2,'3 401 I
Do. do., 1867 39f
Russianpc), do., Scrip, £2id —
.. 5 per Cent., 1822, X SiSt B3
.1)0 41 per cent. 100 tinittuwait