The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-19 00:00:00

]IO i IYIAkLKET

AND
coXMEROIAL INTRLI,IIIAmoI,‘
CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

to
Amencan securities the only feature is an ad-
vance of / in Erie shares, which have been inquired
for at 46 to 47. Illinois unaltered, at 89/ to 89/ ;
United States' 5-20 Bonds, 72A- to 721.
Colonial Government Securities are quiet, and
prices are without variation. Canada 6 per Cent. is
quoted at 100 to 101 ; Mauritius 6 per Cent., 104 to
106; New South Wales 5 per Cent., 99 to 101 ; New
.Zealand 6 per Cent., 105/ to 1061 ; Queensland 6 per
Cent., 1021 to 1031.
In Railways Caledonian and Great Eastern are
steadier, and Chatham and Metropolitan are scarcely
so good. The quotations are :—Lancashire and York-
!shire, 1251 to 126 ; Midland, 105 to 1051 ; South
Fastern, 72 ii- to 72;; ; London and North Western,
114/ to 115/ ; Great Northern, 104,- to 105)3- ;
ditto (Al, to 1001 ; Great Eastern, 31/
to 32 ; Great Western, 46. to 47/ ; Brighton, 481
to 49 ; Sheffield, 43 to 431 ; Metropolitan, 114 to
114 i ; Caledonian, 821 to 83 Chatham, 181 to 18/ ;
and -North British, 33/ to 34/.
Foreign Railways are without change. Lombardo-
-Venetian is quoted at 15/ to 15/ ; and Luxemburg
at 81 to 9.
The dealings in Bank Shares are very limited, and
the only change in prices is an improvement of in
Imperial Ottoman, which is quoted at 4- dis. to
Prem. ;
Alliance, 14 to 13 dis. ; Agra (A), 10 to 101
ex dir. ;
Anglo-Austrian, 3, to 4 prem. ;
17 to 171 x; London and County, 51i to 521$- ; Lon-
don and -Westminster, 67 to 681 ; Union of London,
33 to 34 ; London Joint Stock, 31i to 321 ; Oriental,
42 to 43.

Foreign Mining Shares are firm. St. John del Rey
shows an advance of A, at 20 to 21, and Chontales
at to # dis. ; Port Philip steady at l to 1-k.
Miscellaneous are steady. Hudson's Bay is better,
at 14 to l 4 ; Anglo-American Telegraph unaltered
at 22i to 22$ ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent.,
5} to 5g ; London General Omnibus, 11 to 2 ; and
National Discount, 101 to 11k.
Business has been done to-day in Metropolitan
District Railway Issue of £400,000 Debenture Stock
at Ito 1 prem.
Including a withdrawal yesterday of £25,000 in
coin for the Cape of Good Hope, the bullion operations
at the Bank for the week show a balance of £ll,OOO
against the stock held.
The steamer City of Antwerp has brought £lO,OOO
gold from New York, and the French mail steamer
Imperatrice Eugenie has arrived at St. Nazaire with
£128,000 specie from Vera Cruz.
The ordinary general meeting of the Credit Fonoier
CL Mauritius has been called for the 26th instant, for
the purpose of receiving the directors' report and to
declare a dividend.
The directors of the Fender's End and Enfield Gas
and Coke Company have called the ordinary general
meeting of shareholders for the 26th inst., to receive
the report and declare a dividend.
The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the
Alamillos Company has been convened for the 26th
inst., for the transaction of the ordinary business of
the company.
The biddings for £200,000 in bills on Calcutta and
Madras were held yesterday at the Bank of England.
The amounts allotted were to Calcutta £185,000, and
to Madras £1,500. The minimum price was fixed at
is lld on both presidencies, and tenders at and above
13s 1l id will be allotted in full. No tenders on Bom-
bay were invited. These terms correspond with the
I)revious state of the market.
The half-yearly meeting of the Linares Lead Mining
Sa
011:ipany will be held on the 26th inst., for the tran-
ction of the general business of the company.
The proprietors of the Fortuna Company will hold
their half-yearly meeting on the 26th inst., for the
Purpose of receiving the directors' report and state-
tient of accounts.
According to the official return of the Imperial
°4otuan Bank of the receipts and payments effected
for the Turkish Government on account of the
foreign loans and general debt, there was a balance
;If 192,500 liras to the credit of the Treasury on
march 13.

A meeting of the Mexican bondholders has been
Convened for the 27th inst. to receive the report of the
Provisional committee and to appoint a permanent
committee.
The Manchester papers report that it was resolved
Yesterday afternoon by a number of the large spinners
and manufacturers of Blackburn to summon a meet-
log of the trade on Wednesday to discuss the propriety
Of going at once on short time. The spinners and
nianufacturers of Darwen will also hold a meeting on
the sane day for a similar purpose.
The following official intimation has been issued by
the North British Railway Company :—" The
directors have gone over the revenue accounts for the
the
dsurplus available for division will admit of divi-
27ends being declared at the half-yearly meeting on the
th inst. on all the company's preference stocks,
wn to and inclusive of the North British 1863 Pre-
erence Stock, and also a dividend to the extent of 4k
Per Cent, on the Edinburgh and Glasgow 5 per Cent.
Preference Stock, No. 3. The present circumstances
?f the company necessitate these dividends being paid
V deferred warrants."
The following is from Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite's
„weekly circular : In the London market for American
.ecurities there has been a fair amount of business
Since our last, with a tendency to increased firmness.
nunited States Five-Twenty's have improved about II Per cent. the 1862 Bonds closing 72k to 72±, and the
ll
1865's 71 to 71±. The inquiry for Ten-Forty Bonds
ki continues, and all offering are readily taken at
e_Urrent rates ; the last price is 66k to 66i. Illinois
hares have been remarkably quiet and steady, but
Eries there has been a very large business ; from
ti 49fr they dropped yesterday on continued lower quota-
ns by telegram from New York to 45i ; but even
1. this price they are relatively higher than the New
a ark market. For the last few days there has been
Strong demand for Atlantic and Great Western
ilonsolidated Bonds, and, although, since our last they
'lave been forced down to 27±, they close very firm
ttt
.0—
2
9i. The inquiry for Virginia Six per Cents, has
ulevvhat subsided, but the price remains steady at
14 to 35.
tiliAt a meeting of the Great Wheal Vor United
es, held yesterday, Geo. Noakes, Esq., in the chair,
iltoe n
accounts made up to this date show a balance in
',your of the mine of £5,326 45 3d, out of which a
i.svidend of 7s 6d per share was declared, equal to
4,215 103, carrying forward to the credit of next
tg.ecolint the sum of £3,110 149 3d. The reports
te4cl were considered highly satisfactory, and the
ospects of the mine of a most cheering character.
lock tin sold. 16th March, 56 tons 12 cwt. 1
3,186 6s 7d.
Chancellor Malins has appointed Mr. Snell,
aL Vtheice firm of Fredk. B. Smart and Snell, account-
)ol, 38, Gresham-street, liquidator of the Tamar
—4llk Granite Company (Limited).
411%. Thomas Baring, M.P., has resigned the chair.
18aaship of Lloyd's, having held that position since
k..")`-'• A requisition is in course of presentation to
11;' Goschen, M.P., soliciting that gentleman to
eePt the office.
0 toe markets are less active than they were yester-
V', but the advanced prices reached aro maintained
40 animation of the last day or two has chiefl3
arise
11 from speculative purchases for a rise
di the public, though doing more than the)
d
are still comparatively inactive. For the
resent railways are neglected, and attention if
buefly directe'd to Foreign Government Securities.
t e Punds keep firm. Italian are scarcely so high,
bne Egyptian are per cent. better, and Peruvian k.
shares :financial descriptions keep fiat. Hudson's
"Y are firmer, and St. John del Rey are lOs better.
for the
money market is firm, with the minimum rate
the best miner g ner cent.
Uotton L 9 quiet.
Consols are steady at yesterday's prices, at 93ir to
a.e't for delivery and 93,E to 93a tor account ; New
I'l Reduced Three per Cents., 92 to 92i ; India
dNve Per Cents. are flat., at 114 to 114±, being a
EiQi"ne of ; Bank Stock, 249 to 251; Exchequer
1,'4-• to 15s prem.
11 'he changes in foreign stocks are confined to a rise of
a frt ~
to a t- in Egyptian (1864) at 871 to 88i ;in the Vice-
the 9 per Cents., at 89i to 90± ; and in
Vice Railway Loan, at 91± to 91/ ; of * in the
:eroys 7 per cents. ; and of k in Portuguese, at
to 1 prem., and Peruvian (1865), at 771 to ;
ezican are quoted 15k to 16k ; Greek, 12± to 13 ;
17e,* Spanish, 35-4 to 36 ; Italian (1861), 41 to
.7„1; Turkish, 33g- to 33*; Orel Vitebsk, 78± to
`4l ; and Chilian,B9 to 84
Metropolitan District Railway, issue of £400,000
debenture stock, Ito 1 prem.
d According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to
4):‘, the French Three per Cent. Rentes were 69f.
Firm.

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