The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

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CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The general character of the Continental news is
favourable—that is, there is a cessation of immediate
alarms arising in part from the moderate speech
addressed by Gen. Menabrea to the Italian Parlia-
ment. This circumstcnces, combined with the
Plethoric state of the money market, has strength-
ened the funds, and they have iinFroved. From
the same cause the more speculative foreign
stocks have improved, and they are generally firm.
AS to railways, attention is chiefly occupied with
the settlement, and no particular change has been
established, though a supply of stock has checked
any immediate tendencies to improvement.
Consols are firm at 928 to 921 for money and
account; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92i
to 924 ; India Five per Cents., 1111 to 111 - ; Bank
Stock, 240 to 242 ; Exchequer Bills, 225. to 275.
prem.

No change can be reported in the money market.
The supplies are most abundant, and quotations for
first class discounts range from 11 to 11 per cent.
The Liberator has arrived with £45,000 in Aus-
tralian gold.
The corn market is quiet at last week's prices.
The speculative Foreign Stocks are in more de-
mand, and this morning's prices are 1 to I per cent.
better. Turkish (1865) and Italian (1861) are
higher, at 30f to 301 and 411 to 421 respectively,
and New Spanish at 341 to 351 ; and Mexican, at
151 to 154, there is an advance of 1. Greek Bonds
are firm, at 12 to 121 ; Portuguese Scrip, / to 1
Prem. ; Egyptian Railway Loan, 90 to 91; and
Brazilian (1865), 75 to 76.
American Securities are firm. United States
Dive.. twenty Bonds are 1 better, at 711 to 71/ ;
Erie Railway 1 higher, at 50 to 51 ; and Illinois
at 871 to 884.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have
risen 1, to 231 to 241, and the Consolidated
Mortage Bonds I,to 201 to 211.
The English Railway Market is quiet. Great
Northern shares are 1 lower, at 105 to 106 ; ditto
A, lower, at 107 to 108 ; and there is a fall of
in Midland, at 103 to 1031; and London
and North Western, at 113 k to 1141. There
is no change in Lancashire awl Yorkshire, at 123
to 1231 ; South Eastern, at 671 to 68; Great East-
ern, 29 to 291 ; Brighton, 48 to 481 ; ,Sheffield,
44 to 441 ; Caledonian, 73 to 731 ; and Metro-
politan, 115 f to 1154.
Alliance Bank Shares are flat at 14 discount. Im-
perial, 18 to 19 ; London and County, 54 to 55 ;
and London and Westminster, 691 to 701.

CITY, TITELYX O'CLOCK.
, The guin of £57,000 in bar gold was withdra.rl
4003 the bank on Saturday for export.
The steamers which left New York on Sat...rdav for
Europe took £200,000 in specie.
The Seine, with £66,400 in speci-, from the Brazils
has arrived at Southampton.
The Port Philip and Colonial Gold Mining Com-
pany have declared a dividend of is 6d Der share,
17 per cent. for the year.
„,he mail from Australia brings dates to Nov.
`The colony 'was en fete owing to the arrival of
'"8 R°Yal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. Red
r.ust had unfortunately shown itself in the wheat, and
fears were entertained for the harvest. The Sultana
`.llO had been successfully introduced from the
OPe. The Port Augusta and Northern Railway
di, with a government guarantee of 5 per cent. for 30
years °n an expenditure of £3,700 per mile (200
Tiles of line), had been passed by both Houses. The
Passedailwa•Y ,had
Bill of £Bll,OOO, at six per cent., had
the Assembly. The following were the statis-
tics to Novembern 16 :—lnimigration; 3,406 ; Emigra-,
it-, M 35; Cereal Exports, £933,152 ; Customs
ceeeipts, £178,338 ; Imports, £1,683,244 ; Exports,
215,926 ; Land sold, 136,760 acres, valued at
The Banks sold drafts on Londan at 60
lays at 1 per cent. prem., and purchased the same at
Per cent, dis.
A. call of 2s per share has been made by the direc-
bao ra c'f the Rossa G?ande Gold Mining Company,
31'tele on the 29th of February.
hats he half yearly meeting of the Consolidated Bank
the „ been called for the 233 inst., for the transaction
ordinary business of the company.
of e Spencer Herapath has been elected a director
pats Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway Coin-
A, in lieu of Mr. John Fair, resigned.
Nva„ circular issued by the North Staffordshire Thin-
e° zoard states that the directors propose, with the
thosent ef the shareholders, to make application to
yet Board f Trade for authority to abandon lines not
contrasted for, the authorised capital of which
4140111U8 to nearly half-a-million of money.
Namur and Liege Railway Company have
prefe: Proposals for the gradual redemption of the
tion'Tace shares upon the system now in opera-
h ()r the gradual redemption of the ordinary
ti_ares.
The London and North-Western and Great Western
i\jerPanies have decided to work the traffic across the
the Fe in boats of their own, instead of employing
her errY steamers of the Birkenhead Commissioners
110,..,t0f0re and orders have been received by Messrs.
7.(11er and, Chaffer to construct two large steamers
saloon principle for that purpose.
to4:_ne directors of the National Bank have arrangea
completion
a branch at Notting Hill, immediately on
opposite
of the necessary alterations to the premises
High-
street, e to the site of the railway station, 158, High-
which have been taken for the purpose.

BRITISH FUNDS.--CLOSING PRICES.
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(jeut. ConsolsFUNDS.
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, • Account, Feb. 6 92-1 i
Z.,per Cent, Reduced
New
3 per Cent 92i 1 I
4"ev7 21 per Cont. Jan. 1894 —
Do
A • 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — "annities 80 vrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
D°•
for '3O yrs, expire sth April 1885.- -L., D 0 (Red Sea Telet,raph), An„., 19t)8 —
DO.4tcer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct 26 22 pm
Do. £5OO — ppm£lo &
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Stock. 41 per Cent — Do. Account
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i INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
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1)0. Account
1)0. 5 per Cent. Jul 1880
t-1
1888
Do. Certificates
p.. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 0. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
,- 3
,no• 53; per Cont., May 1879
1
-'-'O. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872
Do. do. 1877
„„ Do. do. 1882 lO3l
"0 Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,ooo°
Do. under £I,OOO
FOREIGN FITNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Ar4entitio Republic, 6 per Cent —
Austrian blonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
13razilian 5 por Cent
Do. 41- per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
Do Account
Do. £lOO Bonds
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Cuilian 6 per Cent
Do. 41 per Cent
Do. 6 per Cent., B .
0., 1867
Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866
, Do., Scrip .£32 paid
C 'I. nabian, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3p tr Cent., 1825
I) knuttian Principalities, 7 per Cent
1, D 0 8 per Cent., 1867 —
Ila.lor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
'2-IC-Yptiztit, 7 per Cent _
11'. Set odd Issue
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Dai fs nonfis
0. £IOC Bonds
... Do. 881
"0. .£54) Bonds lB6l
Do. £lOO Bonds
, (levorninent Rtil wav Oebenturos .....91 90}
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.k, 5 per Cent , 1824-5, ex Coups l2l
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/,cluras Gov. Rail. Loan., 7p. Ct., .£l5 p 1
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11. :.••
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Lila
r;s.,: ---'-atr. 3 per Cent
.unto for Account
, Do.
186 i _
Do g ,
NI ~ nor Cent. Anglo-French
M°-"uvidfmtu 6 per Cent.
99
teurili ituperiztl 5 per Cent
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P :Dr °°l
triipjarriss'el riltinjeanutt 's (11816°5c
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69 81
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Do 1
Pr Cont. (Uribarren)
1) 41 per Cent.. 1862
'Per Cent.
It),ltil, ,N.th`se 3 per Ct., 1182853, '6, '7
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0 5 por Cent., 1862

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