The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-21 00:00:00

MONEX

AND
COMMERCIAL .11:41ELLIOXNCE,

CITY, Two o'CLoCir.
I.'ne Bank returns show some considerable changes
but on the whole its own position is strengthened
rather than otherwise. Although £150,000 gold have
been sent in during the week, the bullion has declined
to a small extent. This probably arises from harvest
requirements, which always produce a large circula-
tion of coin. On the other hand the Reserve has
enlarged considerably, until it now reaches nearly
eleven millions and a half. A prominent feature in
the return is the decrease of £600,000 in the Govern-
'Bent securities, owing to the repayment of tempo-
rary advances ; and, in consequence the public de-
posits are comparatively low, but it is yet six weeks
front the end of the quarter. That money has been
in little or no demand may be seen from the almost
stationarybrivate amounts of the private securities and the
clposits. The following are the principal
"4" es since the preceding return :
DDecr in ease Circulation £753,582
ecrease in Public. Deposits
ecrease in other Deposits
Decrease in Government Securities
Increase in. other Securities! .. 24,32 E
Decrease in Bullion 0..4 • • 65,527
Increase in Rest
Increase in Reserve / 222,325
Bullion in both Departments 2O, 735,201
Reserve of Notes and Coin
Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 24,756,090
ZThe following is the return of paid clearing for the
r-eek ending Wednesday, August 19, as certified by
George De rbyshire, chief inspector :
Aug. 13, Thursday £ 9,133,000
Aug. 14, Friday
... 21,751,000
Aug. 15, Saturday 12,124,000
Aug. 17, Monday 10,445,000
Aug. 18, Tuesday 10,885,000
Au& 19, Wednesday 8,061,000

Total :2 £72,399,000
This is a total above the average. It is increased by the
settlement on the Stock Exchange on the 14th, which
was rather heavy, as it involved the closing of nume-
rous transactions previously to members leaving on
vacation. Yet, independently of this, there is reason
to believe that the ordinary mercantile clearings are
quietly increasing.
The traffic receipts of the Illinois Central Railroad
Company for the month of July show an increase of
£2,327, as compared with the corresponding period of
1867.
Tho half-yearly meeting of the United General Gas
Light Company has been called for the Bth Septem-
ber, to receive the directors' report and statement of
accounts.
The discount demand is quiet, and rates range
from to 2 per cent. for best bills.
_ Consols are again a shade flatter, at 93# to 932
Rfor money, and 931 to 93 for account. New and
ed used, 93/ to 94 ; India Five per Cents., 1141 to
'l5 Dank Stock, 243 to 245 ; Exchequer Bills,
Foreign ueStocks, in the absence of business, con-
tinue dull and heavy. Italian is # worse, at 51 to
des ;While Greek is ± higher, atl3 to 13k. Other
atiptions arc without change. Mexican is quoted
t 15
34t0 151 ; Spanish New Three per Cents., 33i
79 . v.
1 Braziliqn 76 to 7/* ;Danubian, 781 to
1
Viceroy Loan, 73 to 73i i Egyptian (1864),
84 to 85L
In American Securities, the United States 5-20
116onds are steady, at 71* to 712 ; Erie Shares are
°lver, at 31 to 32 ; and Illinois ±, at DOA- to 92.
re 38 to
a Atlantic and Groat Western Railway Debentures-
38 to 38i 38i '
and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds
The Llonduras Loan is 82 to 831.
Great Indian Peninsula Railway New 4 per Cent.
Debenture Stock is 95k to 96k.
rEnglish Railway Shares are extremely quiet, and
peees are dull. Owing to the fearful accident on the
lyhead line, London and North Western has fallen
and Per cent., the price being 115 i to 116. Lancashire
Yorkshire and London and South Western are
also* lower the former being quoted at 129 to 129 k,
.nistern, 76 to 7613.;
end the latter at 89 to 90. The following are the
Surrent prices :—Midland, 100 to 107 ; South
Great Northern, 106 to
Great Eastern, 37 to 37* ; Great Western, 48k
"" 481; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 422
to; Caledonian, 76 to 70; Metropolitan, 111 k
London, Chatham, and Dover, 19* to 20.
The dealings in Colonial Government Bonds are
very limited, and quotations aro unaltered. Canada
, .lic Per Cent., Jan. and July, 103 to 105 ; do. Five
Per Cent , Jan.. and July, 91 to 93; Mauritius Six
IV Cent., Jan. and July, 103 to 105; New South
x,."ales Five per Cent., Jan. and July, 99 to 101 ;
!''''erf Zealand Six per Cent., March and Sept., 110
0 112 ; Queensland Six per Cent., Jan. and Jul
July, ,05 to 106 ; Victoria 6
per Cent., Jan. and July, 3 to 115 ; do. April and Oct., 114 to 115.
Bank Shares are still quiet, and the only change
in prices is an advance of * in Union of London,
which is dealt in at 35 to 36. London and West-
minster, 67 to 68 ; ditto, New, 54 to 54* ; London
Joint-Stock, 32 to 33 ; Oriental, 44 to 45 ; London
to County, 50 to 51 ex div. ; Imperial Ottoman,
to a
prem.; Imperial, 17 to 18 ; Consolidated, 4i
„ustrian, 6
; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ; Anglo-
tito 7/ prem. ; Alliance 11 to 10
's• ; Agra (A) 111 s to 12. ,
rMiseellaneou;Seciirities are dull. Anglo-American
emains at 21/ to 21* ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight
4 15-16 to 4 1-16 ; Hudson's Bay steady,
~rnto 151 ; Fore-street Warehouse, * dis. to *
; London General Omnibus, lj to 2.
b n The price of the French Atlantic Telegraph Com-
" 1,1 iS to # prem.
polo Finance Shares there is nothing doing. Credit
2 rier is marked at to 3 ; General Credit, 2k to
R__lB.; International Finance, 1Z- to 1i die.; Lon-
Pinance, 24 to 23 dis.
Zeigo Mining Shares are rather flat. St. John
t,„eY is I love at 19 to 20 ; Rossa Grande, ± to
; Port Phillip, 1i to 1/ ; Chontales, 2 to 2k.

BRITISH FURDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
, (40VERNmxxx FUNDS.
u Per Cent. Consols
93i
. Ditto for Account, Sept. 8
94
.t.Per Cent. Reduced
94 3/
1,16 W 3 Per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
-.Jo 5
4. • per Cent. (1 MI. 1873
annuities. SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do
0. for 30 yre, expire sth April 1885 —
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t, (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908
20 17 Pm
40quer Bills, .£l,OOO, 00,12 '
per Ct
Do.
.£5OO
Do,
~
Do. Account
sa4k of £lOO S., £2OO
C England Stock, 4 per Cent
411ada 4 par Cent. Bonds —
lAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
~
iillia took. 101 per Cent., April 1874 ... 214
Do
-r, • Opening for Account
kro 5 ,
114 k
ID • Per Cent. July, 1880
D°' 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888
o. Certificates
Do. Enfaced Pape, 4 per Cent 92
105
lA. 5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872
-40, si.l D / per Cent., May 1879
Doer Cent Rup. Deb. 1872 .1 13. 1877 — do. —Do
1, • do. 1882 ......
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~,.Jeb., 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873
_ pm
b . uends, 4 per Cent., .£l,OOO
43' 44(ler £l,OOO
—. pm
rouzang FUNDS—TWO CLOCK.
4.r ve„,.
pn
/t.,,.'`ltle Republic, 6 per Cent
114,6;rii•n, Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
_
,0'18.115 per Cent
De' li Per Cent., 1852 — • do 1858....• _
bo. a •
Do. do., 1860
De. , do., 18.33
_
DO 1 per Cent., 1865
11 °Ac
771
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to stkyres 6 per Cent
Cub') 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
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C iiit, 6per Cent.
ba° 6 Per Cent _
Do. di
.I) • -2- Per Cent.
Do 6
_
I,_ Per Cent., B
','o%, 1867
to.' 7 per Cent., 1866 —
D 0 iii., '',BcriP .£32 paid
olavi4,,n, 6 per Cent.
.141"17. ° Per Cent., 1825
b. lan Vrincipalities, par Cent
k-!F,,,' 8 Per Cent., 1867
Zl)tiador Ness Consolidated, 1 per Cent.
~,4n per Cent —
1,)). Qecourl _lssue
•••••
1,,,' • 4500 Bonds
4,0. 410. Bonds
Do,Do'
1864 —
B
Account
Be. 45'10 Ronde
1, • .£lOO Rend
x'ughsh s 8 • • •.• --.
"Do crip, 1868 — Cly. do. .£l5 pd par
Gt•ott I).rnniert Railway Debentures - i
lir% Per Cent., 1824 5, cx Coups —
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ia_ arrante (Hectares)
bo A 4 0 Per Cent. 1865
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