The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-04 00:00:00

iti 0 j i ARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCB,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

me uncertain position of politics is restricting pia,
Chases of public securities, as in the event of a disso-
lution the consequent depreciation would enable better
terms to be got. Nevertheless, the fine weather
and a comparative scarcity of the leading
stocks keeps the market steady. Beyond
an increased firmness in some of • the credit
and banking shares upon an expected improvement
in the dividends now that money is dearer, the prin-
cipal movements have been in foreign stocks. This
description
titude of re of investment is again agitated by a null-
Tur ports concerning new loans. Egyptian and
kish are chiefly offered.
The Discount Market, which showed unusual firm-
ness on Saturday afternoon, is this morning quiet.
The impression is that the bulk of the propositions
for the ennv,•enients of to-day (the 4th) has been
effected. Tae rate for the best GO days' paper ranges
. from 2 to 21 per cent.
The corn market is heaty, and prices easier, on the
fine weather.
Consols are quiet at Saturday's prices, at 93;7 to
93i for money, and accatint • New and Reduced
Three per Cent's.; 911 to 924 'lndia Five per Cents.
steady, at 115 t to 1161 ; Bank Stock, 243 to 245 ;
Exchequer Bills, 12s to 15s prem.
As regards foreign stocks, the principal movement
uiB Egyptian. Both the Railway Loan and the
Viceroy's Nine per Cent. Bonds are 1 per cent.
lower, at 88 to 89 and 88i to 89i respec-
tively. The Viceroy's Seven per Cents., how-
ever, are * better, at 71 to 71i, and the 1864
loan. is steady, at 79i. to 801 r. Italian (1861)
are in demand, and at 48Ir there is an improvement of
• On the other hand, Turkish (1865) are flat and
lower, at 34& to 35. There is no change in Mexican,
at I 5 to 151 ; Greek, 131 to 131 New Spanish,
351 to 35?3-; Orel Vitebsk, 79i to 791; and Nicolai,
66} to 661.
The Honduras Railway Loan is par to 1 prem.
Spanish Colonial 8 per Cent. Loan, fully paid, is
Steady at 91 to 91k, and the Scrip, 2 to 1i dis.
EafirAmercan securities,' United States 5-20 Bonds
rie shimres are 14 lower, at 451 to 46 ; Illinois steady,
at 95 to 95. i. -
havA.etlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
ivanced f, to 29i to 30 ; and the Consolidated
Mortgage
Bonds to 331 to 34f.
the Railway Shares are in little request, and
imovements in prices are very trifling. London,
poiigtaanton, and South Coast is lower, and Metro-
coinshire, ; but Manchester, Sheffield, and
higher ; Midlands remain at Lin-
clay'sSatur-
decline The followino• are the quotations :
0
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 1281 ; South
Easternii, 74k to 74i ; London and North Western,
-4'it to 116 k ; Midland, 1071 to 108 f ; Great
/ler
thern
kne. I, • 1021 to 104 ; ditto (A Stock), 98 to 99 ;
4- Eastern, 34 to 34i ;_ Great Western, 54i- to
51..; Brighton and South Coast, 53 to 531 ; Man-
le‘rter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43/ to 44i ;
L etropolitan, 112 to 1121 ; Caledonian, 76 to ;
°l,ndciny Chatham, and Dover, 18 to 19.
rreign railways are quiet. Lombardo-Venetian is
OWer at 142. to 15. Great Luxemburg, 10i to 101.
Shares are generally well supported, al-
roof,h '
e business continues quiet. London and
.1"11tY, and London and Westminster are each
/ better being quoted at 51i to 52k, 68 to 69,
t 44.33 to 34 respectively.. Chartered Mercantile
e, Inquired for at 28 to 29 ; Agra (A. shares), ai to
‘1 ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis.; Anglo-Austrian, 41. to
.Prem.; Consolidated, 41 to 41; Imperial, 18 to
8, • Imperial Ottoman, to prem. ; London Joint-
'Telc, 33 to 34 ; and Oriental, 41k to 42 ex div.
to -1,1 Finance shares Credit Foncier is quoted at 21
pi 3 ; General Credit, 2g- to 21 dis. ; International
diB4.4nne, 2 to 11 dis. ; London Finance 22 to 21

linln Foreign Mining shares the dealings are few and
important. St. John del Reys are without move-
tlentat 19.5 to 20% ; Chontales lower, at 21 to 2i ;
ort
Philip 11 to 1.
DMiscellaneous Securities the dealings are again
to a few of the principal descriptions, and
Ps,rices are a little altered. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
Tel is k better, at 5f to 5g ; Anglo-American
egraph, 23h to 2n ; Ocean Marine is higher,
sji: 14 to 15 prem. Fore-street Warehouses, 11 to
r,lB* Hudson's Bay quiet at 14/ to 15 ; London
,4eneral Omnibus, 1 to 2A-.
f tar gold to the value of £45,000 was withdrawn
r°M the Bank on Saturday for export.
dThe Seine has arrived with £31,401 in specie from
e 13raZiI9 ; the Tanjore, with £2,800, from Alexan-
th lea the Hammonia £32,500, from New York ;.and,
Etna, £l,lOO, from Halifax.
I,t'liel.steanwrii which left New York on Saturday-for
'llnpe took £lBO,OOO in specie.
it' specie.
The Plata has left for the West Indies with £19,150
Mr Joseph Knight, earthenware nianufcturer
7 ,
"g,nn has suspended payment. His liabilities are
i,,000,' and the dividend is expected to be very

meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of
nbaY has been called for the 6th inst., to take
follo, consideration a letter received by the committee
i;loglish shareholders from the Secretary of State
eilyrlbe nciia. with reference to the commission appointed
Indian Government to inquire into the cir-
ny-Mances which led to the collapse of the Old Bank
Bombay,
The report of Liebig's Extract of Meat Com-
-171:Y states the net profits at £29,747 7s sd, out of
be !eh it is proposed to pay interest at the rate of 6
rneent• per annum, with a bonus of 5s 6d per share.
001-1110 annual general meeting of the Trust and Loan
9 lPany of Upper Canada has been called for the
...9th •
the vinst, for the purpose of declaring a dividend on
v_ttpital stock of the company.
ordinary general meeting of the City Terminus
tou'reel 00mpany has been convened for the 13th inst.,
a "Ivo the directors' report and statement of
eNints,
The
do total bullion imported into the United King-
£T2sfor the week ending April 29, amounted to
she„:s33, and the total exported to £271,385,
.£65-:rig 148 a balance in favour of this country of
(LIT. 11e following mining dividends were declared
rmg April :-

Amount.
Per share.
£5,100 0 0
Wicklow
2,250 0 0
t,tipaea7-Sofn
2,000 0 0
5 0 0
at4t Wheal Seton
1,800 0 0
tiorchoaetl'halley ...............
40 04 00
...
...................
650 5 0
"o•Eran 0 15 0
636 5 0
ertlgbrawse •.
Wri.Cl . Pea ... ;ii . 1 5 0
600 0 0
i't Darr 2 0 0
512 0 0
Wh en . ..............
331. eal Basset ... .......... 1 0 0
500 0 0
°Qk wood
.. 0 2 6
450 0 0
South Duren. . ::::: ....
0 1 6

Total

...£15,930 10

BR/TISIT FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
a CIOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Per Cent. Consols 931
Ditt ;
~,N8 -e .0r Account 934
,el",e„,r„Oeut. Rieducod
4e " ' per Cent ........................... 92
I.lr 21 per Cont. Jan. 1894 —
A 4'o. 5 per Cern. dam. 1873 --
-4411ities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan. 1080.
DO,
for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885...
, o (Red Sea Televaph), Atg., 1908
Do
44chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per tit l2 14 pm
11— £5OO —
V°. £lOO it £2OO pm
~4lc of England Stock, 4iper Cent 245
4-'O. Account
144.11thrAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
lle. tock, 10 per Cent., AprillB74
..),. . Account
PPO. 5 Per Cent. July, 1880
%° 4 Pet' Cent., Oct. 1888 - f
Clertificates —
be. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent
IP 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do 5,} Per Cent., Slay 1879 —
" 0 per C t 1" Deb. 1872
Cent., ~ imp. Do.
do. 1877 —
l)
1, Do
4-%. n L.' do. 1882 —
-h—e"., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 —l)° '-'oeds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
0. under, 5
ik.turletltinie
()REIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK.
_
Republic, 6 per Cent
tiraz-1111 Rends, 5 per Cent. 1859
D 144 5 Per Cent ad
o. 41
•
o. x Per Cent., 1852 _
Lo' de., 1858....
bo do., 18 ;0 —
Do .S 1868
D . 5 Per Cent 1865 —
b ..„ 0 Account .'
75-} 61
etes
Do
, Ayres 6 per Cent —
(IT 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.)
13,,),S 6per Cent
'044
h 6 per Cent _
—o..ti
1)0 J Per Cent _
t. b Per Cent, B
•
Do'. 1867
, DO ,7 Per ,Cent. 1866
" ) , f„.'l,'-.)eriP £32 paid
1)1)16:1'3' n,
i -i6r per Cent,, e n tC. , Cent..
_
_
t,,'Tiiti Principalities, 7 tier Cent 63
kent,4 Per Cent., 1807 75
lypt,Z)N.,ew Oonsolidated, 1 per Com—
0,,. ,`., i i por Cent
.
1),, hewed Issue
781 9
D°'
' '4lO p. r .
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80
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..
1861
80, 460 Hond
40. xioo
Bona: .......................
81i
4 refqcs'" rn'llent Raili;:i.; . 'Le. i;:i ..
:;1.1.1:t7t4.,
_N. 5 per Cent. 1
ex Coups. —
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Do. cßiPons .
... .
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mtekai,
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