The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

MONEY XARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLMENP-L,

*CITY, Two O'CLOCK,

The chief feature in the Stock markets is the
settlement which is now in process of completion ; but
in the Foreign market the principal movements have
been in Egyptian stocks. All descriptions except the
9 per Cent. Viceroy Loan are lower. Considerable
irritation is beginning to be felt as to the cause of
this state of things. Erie Railway shares engross a
good deal of attention ; they have slightly improved.
Railway stocks are generally steady.
The commercial demand fcr money is still com-
paratively quiet at to 2 per cent. There is, hoii•-
ever, a good business doing in advances on Stock
Exchange securities in connexion with the settlement
'which concludes to-day.
Consols are steady at yesterday's prices—viz.,
93 to 93,- for money and account ; New and Re-
duced Three per Cents. are dull at 91/ to 91i ;
India Five per Cents. unaltered, at 1131 to 114/ ;
Exchequer Bills, 7s to 12A prem.
The chief feature in Foreign Stocks is a further
relapse in all I.],yptian Stocks, with the single excep-
tion of the Viceroy's Nine per Cents., which remain
at 88/ to 891. The 1864 Bonds are 1 lower, at 851 ;
the Railway Loan at 89; and the Viceroy's Seven per
Cents., 1 at 721. Othorwise yesterday's prices are cur-
rent. Mexican Bond, are 15. to 16 ; Greek 12i to 13 ;
New Spanish, 35 to 35/ ; Italian (1861), 481 to 481- ;
Turkish (1865), 33/ to 331 ; and Portuguese, I to I
pre tn.

In American Securities United States 5-20 Bonds
are quiet, at 714- to 72,,1, ; Erie Shares are -1 better, at
4SI- to 482. Illinois, 891 to 90.
Railways are, with some slight exceptions, steady.
There is an advance of in Great Western, at 49 to
49:1, and of in Metropolitan, at 1132 to 1141 ; in
Great Eastern, at 332 to 34i ; and Brighton, 50i
to 502. Great .Northern A are -1 lower, at
961 to 97k, and there is a relapse of -A- in Caledonian
at 71-1 to 72 ; in Lancashire and Yorkshire, at 1251
to 1252 ; and in Midland, 1041 to 105 ; Metropoli-
tan Extension are steady at 1071 to 10Sk ; ditto New
District, 2 to 3 prem. ; South Eastern, 73 to
734-; London and North Western, 1141 to 1142 ;
Great Northern, 1021 to 103 k -; and Sheffield, 44
to 444. •

Foreign Railways are firm. Orel-Vitebsk are now
quoted 80k to 81, being i per cent. higher. Smyrna
and Cassabo Railway Bonds are 87 to 88, and business
has taken place this morning at 88. Lombardo-
Venetian are 15 to 15k, and Great Luxembourg, 9k,
to 9.
Of bank shares Union of London are unaltered, at
304 to 31i ; London Joint Stock, 30k to 31; ; Im-
perial Ottoman 3 to 3 prem. ; Imperiiil, 17 to 17i ;
Consolidated, 43 to 4, ; and Alliance, 13i to 12i dis.
Finance shares are quiet. Credit Foncier are 2-4
to 3 ; General Credit, 2; to 23 dis. ; International, 2
to 11 dis. ; and London, 25 to 24 dis.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank of
...:dngland yesterday.
In response to the upward movement in cotton in
....averpool, silver is a little firmer in tone, but until
the arrival by the West India packet is offered the
market will not fairly be tested. In the meantime
bars are quoted 60k1 per ounce, and dollars 59d.
The late decrees for the conversion of the Tunisian
debt in Paris have been abrogated, and a commission
has been appointed, of which the Consul-General of
France at Tunis is a member, with the object of regu-
lating the condition of Tunisian finance.
The annual meeting of the Anglo-Mexican Mint is
called for the 7th of April.
The National Provincial Bank of England will hold
its annual meeting on the 14th May.
Messrs. &rings have received a further remittance
of £963 Os on account of New Granada dividends.
Messrs. George Whiffin and Richard Stone, the
liquidators of the Loudon Mercantile Discount Com-
pany (Limited), 'lave just made a second call of £1
per share, payable by two instalments on the Ist May
and Ist July next. When this company passed into
liquidation, only £lO per share out of £5O was called
Up, and since then the liquidators have not called up
more than £2 pe! share in all. It is expected no
further call will be required.
The South-Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of £9 compared with the cor-
responding period of 1867.
The traffic return of the G-e.i ' Western Railway of
Canada for the week enuing the 27th inst., shows an
increase of £1,948 over last year.
The folios- '•lg is the report for January of the
Pa nulcillo Copper Company (Limited). The Ximena
sailed on the 31st January from Coquimbo, with
a cargo of regulus bar and ingot copper, amounting
to nearly 400 tons pure. The Minera will follow
with same description of cargo, but rather a
larger proportion of regulus, the copper contents
being about 420 tons. The latter vessel will sail
about 18th March. Workmen continue scarce,
and not sufficient to carry on the work as it
!)nght to be done ; otherwise all is going on well.
rhe improvement in ores noticed in November
still continues, and those now extracted are better
than hitherto seen in large quantities. Regulus
produced in January at Upper Works, about 660
tons ; Lower, 580 tons, equal to 400 tons pure
copper.

BRITIdIi FUNDII—T WO OVLOCK.
I GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Per Oeut. Consols
Do. Account, April 2 93
ilper Cent. Reduced 9ll 2 11
New 3 per Cent 9ll i
410 W 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. per Cent. J an. 1873 lO3
Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan. 7 1880 — xd
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
, Do (Red Sea Telet.raph), Au„., 1908 —
zirchoquer Bill; £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. — pm
Do £5OO — pm
.„. Do. £lOO de £2OO 5 pm
'Milk of England Stock, 41 per Cent Sbut
Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India stock, 10k par Cent., April 1874 •••
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent BB
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., :flay 1879 —
Do 5 per Cont., Itup. Dob., 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
D,. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
Do. under £1.000
FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK..
tgentine Republic, 6 per Cent —
4,u3trian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
.urazilian 5 per Cent _
7.10. 41 per Cent., 1852 —
Do. do., 1858....
Do. do., 18i0
Do. do., 1863 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
Do Account 721 14
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
, Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
%jabs 6 per Cent.
Do. 41 per Cent —
Do. 6 per Cent., B —
Do., 1867
Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 —
Do., Scrip £32 paid
~,I• mbian, 6 per Cent. • —
-.artisti, 8 per Cent., 1825
Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent —
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 —
,Ilador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
I.333Tptian, 7 per Cent —
De. Se 'odd Issue
Do. £5OO Bonds
Do. £lO6 Bonds BO
, Do. 1864 -
ju0...£500 Bonds —
-Do. £lOO Bonds • ••••
~,
ek Government Railway Debentures ..... 89i 9 1 1
`Tre, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups. —
O. Account -
-,PO. Coupons
Do. Account
~,tuatenaala 5 per Cent .
iLonduras Gov. Rail. Lean., 10p. Ct., ..£25 p
ta:lian 5 per Cent., 1865 —
DO, Account ~ —
"0. Maremmana Raiway —
-.exicaz 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
i, Do. 1864 —
4"0 6 per Cont. Anglo-French
moutevideau 6 per Cent. .. —
NOW
Imperial 5 per Cent
'ilisy Granada —
•"0 3 per Cen —
~.,"0- Deferred
P "0 Laud Warrants (Hectares)
eruvian 5 - -
per Cent. 1865 —
D 0 Account 791 81
per Cent. (Uribarren)
"0 44. i per Cent.. 1E62 • 94f
p Do A:ccount
0114,411080 3 per Ct.. 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 391
Do. do., 1F67 —
4 O. do., Scrip,
..£lO paid — Pro
',,inn 5 per Cent., 1822, £ SL —
uo 44- per Cent. 1850
D° 4X per Cent., 1860
."D .° 8- er Cent 1859
- I' ,
D° 0 per Cent., ,1862
°• Alio-'le-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds, 871
o. do. £B4 15s. d 0...,, -:-
bDo 186 r £lOO Bonds B7l
c,” i 7
lit • do. £Bl 13s. do —
~r(huian, 5 per Cent —
Ilaisli 3 per Cen
D°-' Account ..
1,0 Now Deferroo —
-0 Account
1")0 Passive —
I\o Accibant
"00
Co. Cntert. of Coup. not funded
T 4 Accmou
DDVcish 6 per Cent. —
o Account
D° 6 per Cent. 1858 ..
Do Account .. 59
bo £lOO Bonds
° 6 per Cent., 1862 —