The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-21 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCM,
CITT, Two O'CLOCK.

. The Stock Markets an perfectly inactive, but there
IS, considerable firmness in some of the principal
foreign stocks, especially in Turkish, Egyptian, and
a few others. The British Funds are without varia-
tion from yesterday's prices, but dull in tone from a
total absence of demand, and from vague apprehen-
sions as to the contingencies implied by Mr. Glad-
rane' 8 motion in the House of Commons last night.
ilways are heavy but unaltered in price.
The rate for money continues at to 2 per cent.
17411 a good demand. A considerable amount of South
American paper falls due to-day.
Consols are steady at yesterday's prices, being
quoted at 93 to 931,, for money and account ; New
avnd Reduced Three per Cents., 911 to 92 ex div. ;
India Five per Cents. unaltered at 114 to 1141 ;
tank Stock, 249 to 2M ; Exchequer 411 s, lls to 16s
preen.

Foreign Stocks are firmer, but the advance is not
general. Egyptian Railway, Bonds are 1 higher, at 91
to 911; and the 1864 Loan 5, at 875 to 88 ; and there
is a rise of kin Mexican, at 155 to 164 ; in Turkish
,(186), at 33; to 33;1 ; and in Orel Vitetsk, at 78; to 781
'no Six per Cent. Turkish are well supported ; Greek
'how no change, at 125 to 13 ; New Spanish, 35g to
, • ; Italian (1861), 47 to 475- ; Portuguese, to
Prein• ; Peruvian (1865), 775 to 78 ; Viceroy's Seven
Per Cents., 732. to 745 ; alid the Nine per Cents.,
895 to 90.
Tile Certificates of the Foreign and Colonial Trust
are 1 to 5 prem.
In American Securities United States' 5-20 Bonds
are better, at 724 to 72i ; Erie Shares and Illinois
~are 5 lower, being quoted at 465 to 475, and 89 to
ou respectively.
The home railways are dull, Caledonian, Sheffield,
being
gt Northern, Midland, Lancashire and Yokshire
lower. The quotations are :—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 1255 to 1252; Midland, 1145 to 1155;
South-Eastern 725 to 73 ; Great Northern, 104 to 105;
ditto (Al, '99 to 100 ; Great Eastern, 315
t 0325 ; Great Western, 461 to 47 ; Brighton, 48k
481 ; Sheffield, 425 to 435 ; Metropolitan, 1131
to 1145 ; Caledonian, 80 to 805 ; and North British,
33i to 345.
Foreign Railways are extremely quiet at previous
prices. 'Lombardo-Venetian 15 to 155 ; Great Luxem-
"ur' 81 to 85.
fa Foreign Mining shares there is little business
,u°,ing, and the only quotable change is a decline of 5 in
oontales, at Ito 1 dis. St. John del Bey steady at
185 to 19. Port Phillip, 15 to 15.
Colonial Government Securities are well supported.
Canada Six per Cent. is quoted at 100 to 101 ; Mauri-
tius Six per Cent., 104 to 106 ; New South Wales
g„Five per Cent., 99 to 101 ; New Zealand Six per
uent., 105 to 107 ; Queensland Six per Cent., 104- to
1031 ; Victoria Six per Cent., 110 to 111.
Bank shares are again almost wholly unchangea,
the only variation being an improvement of 5 in Im-
perial Ottoman, which is quoted at dis to prem.
Alliance 14 to 13 dis. ; Agra (A shares), 10 to 105 ex
di
; Anglo-Austrian,' 35 to 4 prem. ; Consolidated,
:1 to 4g- ; Imperial, 17 to 175; London and County,
to 525 ; London and Westminster, 67:4 to
; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; London Joint Stock, 315 to
'4 • Union of London, 33 to 34.
Miscellaneous securities are without noticeable
change and prices generally are steady, except Hud-
'44B Bay, 'which is 5 lower, at 145 to 145 ; Anglo-
American Telegraph quiet, at 22 to 225- Atlantic
Telegraph„..., Eight per Cent., 54 to 55 ; Fore-street,
;Yarehouse, 2 to 15 dis. ; London General Omnibus,
?ill- to 2 ; Ocean Marine Insurance, 14 to 15 prem. ;
Thames and Mersey Insurance, 44 to 411; Universal
oiarine Insurance, .t dis. to par.
The Ripon leaves to-day for the East, and takes
198, 369 in specie, chiefly silver, for Bombay.
Business is reported in bar silver at 605 d per ounce
411 d in dollars at 59d.
The China exchanges to the end of February show
linloveruent in favour of shipments of silver from
g Kong and Shanghai to India.
The steamer La Plata has arrived with .£97359 in
specie from South America, and the Poonab, with
442,700, from Alexandria.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank of
England yesterday.
,_The next bidding for bills on India, Calcutta and
aladras only, will take place on the Ist of April,
hen .£250000 will be offered.
The ordinary general meeting of the Pestarena
°lilted. Gold Mining Company will be held on the
aoth inst., for the purpose of receiving the directors'
report.
bA._ general meeting of Muntz's Metal Company has
called for the 27th inst., for the purpose of de-
aring a dividend.
The traffic receipts of the Atlantic and Great
estern Railway for the month of February amounted
£79.057, against £76,654 in the corresponding
month of last year, showing an increase of £2,403.
IQ, The directors of the Bahia and San Francisco
17411 way Company have issued their report for tho
all-Year, in which they recommend a dividend of 25
Der cent., which will absorb £49,500.
The directors of Bo!ckow, Vaughan, and Company
"aye announced a dividend of £2 16s 6d per share.
tmeeting of the shareholders and creditors of the
irioncial Insurance Company (Limited), was held
4,•day at the offices of the liquidator, Mr. C. F. Kemp,
8, Walbrook, and a resolution passed that the
"Role of the remaining liability of .£l2 per share
sequal hould be at once called up and made payable in four
instalments—.£3 in cash and the balance at four,
Peight, and twelve months, with interest at 5 per cent.,
iY shareholder to have the option of being released
141 his liability for the £l2, by a payment of £lO
per share in cash on the Ist May next.
tcidttsiness has been done to-d in Metropolitan
4uistrict Railway Issue of £400,000 Debenture Stock
6 1 to 15 prem,
Tho Metropolitan District Railway Issue of
£OO,OOO Debenture Stock is at 1 to 1} prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES
8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Per Ut3ut. Console
g ll'o• Account, April 0
4Per Cent. Reduced 9ll
Naper Cent 9ll 2
e,"r per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
"°.2 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
annuities,, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — xd
O. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs —
t,l)° (Red Sea Telel,raph), Au,,., 1908 —
'eat:Muer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 par Ct. — Pm
Do £5OO pin
)3, Do. £lOO & £2OO l6 pm
"lI,K of England Stock, 41 per Cent Shut
Do. A.ccount
/ ~.INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
11a tock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74
". Account
'go. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
`,O. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
"0. Certificates
DN. Eufaced Paper 4 per Cent
V. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
ije• 5} per Cent.. May 1879 —
—0 •
5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
11 Do. do. 1882 lo3±
per Cent., Aug. 1873
~,'-'O. Bonds, 5 per Cent., ..£l,OOO
"0 . under £l,000
dr rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
A gentine Republic, 6 per Cent 73
etnrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 .....
raizilian 5 per Cent —
D°' 41 per Cent., 1852 —
i°• do., 1858....
o. d0.,1860 —
°' :zi
1863 —
Do k °.,
D 0
‘, per Cent, 1865 —
21 '-'0 Account 7l± 21
111,4btlos Ayres 6 per Cent —
0„"",0 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
ago 6
1) ,-, per
per Cent. -
41Lian 6 rCt
uO. 41 per Cent —
bo°. b per Cent., B .
b., 1867
D° ~ 7 Per ,Cent., 1866 971
0 ),°., Scrip £32 paid
ba
.tribian, 6 per. Cent.
D klitBll, 3 per Cent., 1825
DO Principalities, 7 per Cent —
tni,° Per Cent., 1867
I;.' u•der New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
413;Ptian, 7 per Cent B3±
D~. Second Issue —
DO.
• £5OO Bonds
0.410 e Bonds —
DoDo• 1864
,
.121 ' --500 Bonds —
o• £lOO Bonds ..... 89
(Ire Trerninent Railway Debentures .... 10} 1
1)e'l 5 Per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups —
Dol Account
b Loupons -
q 0. Account
lielt°4l.l. i
,111 4a 5 per Gent .. —
lt,il , • Liras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., £25 p -r-
-4„
bo ,
m a per Cent., 1865
Accou tent.,
4 0. blaretnmana Raiway —
" ,
b• r• 3 per Cent —
ate, for
,_, Account
„ b R'-' n • 1864 9
'lob°. - Per Cont. Anglo-French —
t 4 -,ev,, , _ Vent.
~,.)oii ,_..ott4 ti per .. _
qe‘ su imperial 5 per Cent
1)' Granada —
1)0 3 Per Con —
.1.) • Deferred
l'er°,,,.l.'hild Warrants (Hectares)
6" ,"au 5 per Cent. 1865 —
.0 ccount A
0 Ax.
130 it Per Cont. (Uri,barron)
P
1)0 A 2 Per tent., 1862
ert,,,,ecoun
s',ue e per Ct 1853 '6 '7 '9,'60,'2,'3
Do '7 1 1 1
b bo. do., 167 —
'‘'lai, do., Scrip, £lO. paid —B3,Pnl
00 A", J Per Cont., L'322, £ Si 1 3
1)0
,il Pee Cent. 1850
X ,I Per Cent., 1860
bo ~,.: Per Cont., 1859
tio-A Per Cent., 1862 . ... ... 841 I }
De. 'IIISIO-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds..
do. £B4 15P. CV?. IN