The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-14 00:00:00

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omMERCIAL

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The fortnightly settlement in the Stock Exchange
commenced this morning. The only feature as yet
but the
disclosed is the scarcity of same of the railway shares,
contangos are hardly fizod yet. The news
from New York concerning the earthquakes in South
.America is received with caution. It is remembered
that on similar occasions great exaggerations have
come from the same quarter. Nevertheless, Peru-
vian fell 2 per cent., though there has since been a
recovery of 1 per cent. American Railways are
again lower.
There is little or no demand for money this me/I'-
4)g, and rates continue at the nominal quotation of
to 1 per cent.
English Wheat is is lower than last Monday's
prices.
The Wave of Life from Melbourne has brougnt
£101,500 in Australian gold.
_ Consols are steady at 937 g-lo 94 for money, and 94
for account. New and Reduced Three per Cents.,
t 4 to 921 ; India Five per Cents., 114 k to 115 ;
Stock, 243 to 247 ; Exchequer Bills, 15s to 20s
Prem.
The.leading feature in Foreign Stocks is the move-
lent in Peruvian, consequent upon the news from
ew York. The opening transaction was at. 76i,
but there has since been a recovery to 77/, which. is
tt,Per cent, below Friday's closing price. Mexican
UrkISII,
rnds are 141 to 15/ ; Greek, 121 to 13/ ; New
P n!s11, 34 to 341 ; Italian (1861), 51i to 52 ;
39 to 39/ ; Brazilian, 76 to 77 ; and LI on-
itehsk,
dnras, 845 to 855.
Vitebsk,
new Russian loan is 34 to 3-a prem. ; Orel
83} to 832 ; and Nicolai, 665 to 67.
finds
American securities United States Five-twenty
are steady, at 711 to 72 ; Erie Shares are
lower, at 291 to 30/ ; and Illinois 5, at 90 to 905.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
arl e 375 to 38 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
38 to 39.
la English Railways the changes are almost exdu-
4tvelY caused by the preparations for the settlement.
There is a fall of / in Caledonian, at 731 to 74} ; of
In Great Northern, at 1055 to 1065 ; of -4 in Sheffield,
at 45 to 455 ; and of t in London and North Western,
at 1,13 to 1135 ; in Great Western, at 492 to 501 ;
and in London, Chatham, and Dover, at 18k to 181.
An advance of ± has taken place in South Eastern,
at 75} to 751 ; in Brighton, at 52 to 525 ; and
Metropolitan, at 105} to 106 ; and of in Midland,
a_,t0.08,1 to 109/ ; and in Great Eastern, at 385 to
Great
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 1285 ;
Northern A, 109 to 1095.
Great Indian Peninsula Railway New Four per
`lent. Debenture Stock is 945 to 955.
SBank Shares are without movement. London ape
eettniiister is quoted at 655 to 665 ; London Joint
ock, 314 to 325 ; Chartered Mercantile, 285 to
; Consolidated, /1- to I prem.
Miscellaneous securities are quiet, and prices
generally are unaltered. Anglo-American Telegraph
„,quoted at 20 15-16 to 21 1-16 ; Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per Cent., 37g to 4.
The ordinary general meeting of the Bahia and
"an Francisco Railway has been convened for the Bth
O~ober, to receive the directors' report and to declare
dividend.
Mr. Henry Lloyd Morgan, accountant, has published
°°lne excellent " Remarks on the New Regulation
of Railways Act," which may be read with advan-
tage by all interested in the solidity of this most nn-
Portant species of property. Mr. Morgan thoroughly
understands the question ; and he has put his views
forth with admirable clearness and great vigour.
There were no gold operations at the Bank on
Saturday.
The directors of Muntz's Metal Company have de-
Jared an interim dividend for the half-year ending
,inle 30, at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, pay-
lita
It°,le on the Ist October.
.po ishen ordinary general meeting of the South Metro-
Gas Light and Coke Company has been con-
l'ened for the sth October.
The directors of the Don Pedro North Del Rey
Gold Alining Company have received the following
report:—Produce for July, 15,111 oitavas ; produce
to the 18th August, 4,458 oitavas.
The letters of allotment of the Moscow-Jaroslaw
Railroad Loan were received this morning. The
amount allotted appears to be about one-tenth the
applications.
In consequence of the contemplated journey of the
1&14113eror and Empress of A ustria to Galicia and the
•iunekowina, whence they will travel via the Lemberg
d Czernowitz railway, the extraordinary general
meeting of this company, which was convened
'for the 25th inst., is postponed until the 15th
of October. The Council of Administration
111 the Company, having been invited to at-
le.u.d upon their Majesties during this their first
'sit to the Buckowina, were precluded from attending
the meeting upon the originally fixed date ; besides
which many large shareholders, having to accompany
the court, petitionsd for the above adjournment.
The City Offices Company are proposing to estab-.
'ilsh in their large and handsome new building in
"mbard-street an institution, partaking of the
I,,lature of an exchange and a news-room, to he called
°2l the appropriate naole of " the Lombard Exchange
and News-rooin.' The subscription will be three guineas
pe.r annum ; and the room will be amply suppled
prams,
the usual newzp:ipers (home and foreign), tele-
7,!arus, maps, and atlases, prices current, ship-
.vitn,g lists, directories, besides writing tables
It.,°`' drawers—in fact with every accessory required for
Lle, convenience of the members. There will also be a
first class refreshment room. There is a need for a
centre establishment of this character ; and no finer
li,°sltiou could be found than this in Lombard-street.
,ier country subscribers as well as town subscribers
111 e conveniences that will be afforded will be un-
rivalled. Se feral thousands of subscribers are already
enrolled.

BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES.
.. UOVERNMEXT FUNDS.
' Per Cent. Consols
3 Ditto for Account, Oct. 6
4Per Cent. Reduced 921 4
New 7 3 per Cent
-`ovl 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
'JO. 0 per Cent. Li an. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
9,0. for 3.0 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
T (Red Sea Televaphl, Aug., 1908 — xd
' ,equer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot — pm
Do.
£5OO
Do. £lOO & £2OO l6 20 '„
ll'nk of England Stook, 4 per Cent
n "0. Account
`'allada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
I„_,. INDIAN dOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
g.,„`-iift %tock, 101 per Cent., April1874
DO. Opening, for Account —
~"0. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
"r.,°. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
„"0. Certificates —
ua• Educed Papei 4 per Cent —
D 0•„ 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
-r,°' 54 per Cont., May 1879
'4O 5 per Cent Rup. Deb. 1872
~
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
D'" Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
"0. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000
I'o. under £l,OOO ... 20 23 pre
, FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
tAr.l'entine Repunc, S per Cent ... .
illltrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859
cral4ilian 5 per Cent —
r,D• It per Cent., 1852 —
",,°. do. 1858 —
-°. do., 18.30 —
V.• do., 1863 6941 Do.
. 5 per Cent., 1865
D • Account
*Os Ayres 6 per Cent.
0 "0 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
OIV)t, 6per Cent.
1111 n 6 per Cent
"0. 41 per Cent —
t,O• 6 C t B
r.,per en ~
•"°. 1867
D '
~,0•, 7 per Cent, 1866 —
O :.-'O., Scrip £32 paid
firubian, 6 per Cent.
nish 3 p,ai. Cent., 1825.
Ilutilan Principalities, 7 per Cent —
D 0 8 per Cent., 1867 BO
~ `ilador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Ipttan, 7 per Cent •••
"0 Second Issue .....
D-
• £3OO Bonds
"0. #loe Bonds —
~ no. 1864
Do
op ' Bonds —
'O. £lOO Bonds • •••
English Scrip, 1868 —
4-'O,, do. £l5 pd — die
g ‘xovertr.nt Railway Debentures .... 954
T,O!
Ascpce,runt nt., 1824 5. ex Coups —
Coupons
G '"0. Account -
eternal:. 5 per Cent
it`:tlanras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p
A'ah 6 DCt r t., ri465 —
^. Account . —
km? 11Arommana Railway —
iPl'ars 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Accour.t
D
q ''' 1864
DO —
41,11 Per Cont. Anglo-French —
Mo teN idOar. C per Cent. _
.
I,,,,aristi Imperial 5 per Cent.
11'- Granada -
° 3 per Cen 36
eDeferred
l'ori? f4tIO Warrants (Hectares)
D-alrlAat, 6 per Cent. 1865
D- -`ecount ••
1:10°!i Per Cent. (Uriharren)
por
lir,t: ACC 4 Per tent.. 1E62 -....., 95
OU .
De.gUese 3 Per Ct., 1853, '6, 7,'9,'60,'2,':. 384 4 4
ri do. Is'67 —
$
tßsi4 , do. Scrip, £2O paid —
DO-4, .0r Cet., 1,81;2, XSi
/Per Cent.o
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