The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-30 00:00:00

LlYAicliET

AND
CO .M.ERCIAL IIiTELLTGIENCX,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

There is a strong demand for money in the open
market, and no business is reported under Bank
rate.

This being the last day of the settlement, dealers
are very much engaged with the final arrange-
ments. There is not much change in foreign secu-
rities—Spanish are 4 lower, and Greek I better.
Among American stocks Atlantic and Great
Western Consolidated Bonds and Debentures are
better.

In Mark-lane wheat is firm at Monday's eurren-
cics. Oats are rather better.

Consols are 92 -3 for money; Three per Cent.
Reduced, 923 I; New Tree per Cents, 928
India Stock, 10k per Cent., April, 1e74, shut ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 ; ditto Bonds
£l,OOO, 13 prem.

The Foreign Stocks show a rise of in Greek,
anti fall of the same amount in New Spanish Three
per Cents. Italian, 55i 561 ; Mexican, 141 15 ;
Greek, 12 121 ;.New Spanish, 324 321:; Turkish
Five per Cents., 39i 39g.

The Honduras Loan is steady at 892 902.
In the railway market Caledonians are 1 better,
Metropolitan 17 Midland I, Brighton 1, North
Western I, and South Eastern 1. The quotations
are :—Caledonian, 751 1 ; Great Western, 48+ f ;
Great Eastern, 40/ 4 ; Great Northern, 1051 6j ;
ditto A, 1071. 81 ; Lancashire, 128 1 ; Metropoli-
tan, 104 ; Midland, 1121 131; Sheffield, 461 7 ;
Brighton, 481 9 ; North British, 32 1 ; North
Western, 1111 121. ; North Eastern, 92/ 100 ;
South Eastern, 79 ; Chatham and Dover, 161 17.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures

have improved to 414 414, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds to 431 44, showing in each a fur-
ther advance of 4. Fries and Illinois are not so
good at 26 261, and:9s 95/ respectively, or 4 lower
than yesterday.

Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per
Cent. Debenture Stock is 94 95.

Italian Scrip has improved I, to 3 31 prem., and
the last Russian Railway Loan is about 2 dis.
United States 5-20 Bonds have given way /1,
to 748 748, but the Bonds of 1885 remain at 724
73, and the 10-40 Bonds are 4 higher, at 711 714.
At a meeting the board of directors of the Illi-
nois Central Railroad Company, at New York, on
the 15th December, it was resolved, " That a divi-
dend of 5 per cent. in cash, free of Government tax,
be paid on the Ist day of February next to the
holders of the full paid shares registered on the 18th
day of January next, and that the transfer books
be closed on the said 18th day of January, and
opened on the sth of February following."
The traffic receipts of the South Eastern Rail-
way show an increase of £2,859, and the London,
Brighton, and South Coast of £287.
The traffic receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway
of Canada for the week ending Dec. 12, show an
increase of £252.

Agra Bank A shares are marked 12 ; ditto B,
34 5 ; Imperial G-ttoman, 111; London and County,
49i 56 ; Oriental Bank Corporation, 42i ; Union
of London, 38.

A sum of £26,000 in bar gold was sent into the
Bank yesterday.

Telegrams have been received announcing the
fact of the prospect of a complete settlement of the
Turco-Greek question, and that peace would be
preserved. This has caused some large purchases
by the continental houses of Turkish and other
mis'ellaneous foreign securities.
At the half-yearly meeting of the London and
Greenwich Railway Company, called for the 12th
of January, a dividend will be recommended of
£1 6s. Bd. per cent., or ss. 4d. per share, clear of
income tax, for the half year, payable on the 13th
of January.

A general meeting of the Unite 1 Discount Corm
poration (Limited) is called for the 15th January,
to consider the directors' report for the half-year,
and to declare a dividend.

The annual meeting of the Peel River Land
and Mineral Ccuipany (Limited) is called for
the 15th of January, to consider the annual
report.

At a meeting of the directors of the Illinois Cen-
tral Railroad Company, held at New York on the
15th instant, a dividend of 5 per cent. in cash,
free of Government tax, was declared, payable
on the Ist of February to the holders of the full-
paid shares registered on the 18th of January
next.

The Anglo-Egyptian Cotton and Oil Company
(Limited), of Manchester, have resolved to wind
up voluntarily.

A petition for the winding up of the London
Permanent Benefit Building Society is to be heard
before Vice-Chancellor Mathis on the 15th of
January.

The directors in London of the Italian Irrigation
(Canal Cavour) Company regret that, owing to the
opposition of a small section of the bondholders to
the confirmation of the concordat they have been
unable to announce the resumption of payment of
interest on the bonds punctually on the Ist of
Jan. next, but from a telegram received yesterday
from the president of the company in Italy, they
trust that all difficulties have now been overcome,
and that they will be in a position in a few days
to advertise the payment of the interest due on the
Ist of January.

The following is reported by Messrs Ward, Armi-
tage, and Co., Manchester :—" We have a dearer
mArket, prices of both yarns and goods being quoted
higher, which, however, limits the extent of business
that otherwise would be done. Offers generally
making are those current last week."
Our Manchester advices report the " absence " of
a merchant and manufacturer there whose liabilities
amount to from £BO,OOO to £lOO,OOO.
Advises have been received by the Mariquita
Mining Company (Limited) stating that the super-
intendent of the Santa Anna Mine intends forward-
ing by next mail a full profit and loss account for
September and October. The Marinate Mine show
for the month of October a cost of $10,735, and
returns $12,070; the Aguss Clams Mine for the
same month had cost $2,659, and the returns over
$2,890.

The traffic of the London, Brighton, and South
Coast Railway exhibits an increase of £287 ; that
of the Grand Trunk of Canada presents an in-
crease of £252.

The following are the traffic returns of the Mel-
bourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway for the
four weeks ending the sth November : —For week
ending October 15, 1868, £2,209, corresponding
week, 1867, £1,868; October 22, £2,145, corres-
ponding week, 1867, £1,772 ; October 29, £1,936,
corresponding week, 1867, £1,642 ; and November
5, £3,498, corresponding week, 1867, £3,831.
The commercial advices from New York furnish
statements of the importation of the class of manu-
factured articles from Europe termed " dry goods"
during the 11 mouths of the present year from the
Ist of January to the 30th ult., compared with
those of the same period during the two preceding
years. The total entries have been £15,471,000,
against £16,634,000, in 1867, and £24,000,000 in
1866. The falling off has been distributed in al-
most equal proportion over woollen, cotton, silk,
and linen goods, while the amount under the head
of " miscellaneous" shows little variation.

BRUME FLUIDS-TWO O'CLOCK.

GOVERNMENT rusps.
a per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account,
a per Cent. Reduced 92f i
New 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
De. e per Cent- o an. 1873
Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 3u yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct --
Do. .£5OO
Do. £lOO & £2OO —
B tuk of England Stock, 4 per Cent
Do. acceust
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds
later-Colonial Uranium

iNDIAN dOTERNMENT 6ECITRITIEb.
India stock 14 or Cent., April 1874 Shut
Do. Opening, for Account —
Do. ö per Cent. July, 1Bso