The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-27 00:00:00

1/10NEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTBLLIGENCE,

CITY, Two o'CLocK.
The prices of Government securities to-day showed
a tendency to decline, owing to the pressure of sales
11Pon the market. Foreign stock were inquired after
° improved rates, and an activity was shown in
8132nish, notwithstanding it being fully expected
that a fresh loan will in a short time be required to
Put things square. The rate of discount in the
°Yen market, and also that for loans, remains un-
altered.

The Duro has arrived from the West Indies with
139,000 in specie.
count ;
Consols are quoted at 941 for money and the
the Three per Cents. Reduced and New
low Three per Cents., 93 to /.
In the Foreign Stock Market prices have risen
I▪ n
Borne instances. Brazilian of 1865 is quoted at
781 to 79 ;:,Chilian of 1867, 941 to 95 ; Egyptian of
1864, to 811 to 821, ex div.; ditto of Ib6B, 73 to 1;
Italian of 1861, 531 to if ; Mexican, 151 to 16 ;
Peruvian of 1865, 82 to ; Russian of 1866, 91
94 ; ditto, Nicolai Railway Loan, 681 to 1 ;
p) ph) Orel, 821 to 83 ex div. ; ditto Moscow-Jars,
• 831 to 1. ; Spanish of 1867, 331 to .1 ; Turkish
1858, 671 to 681; ditto of 1862, 691 to 701;
and ditto of 1865, 411 to 1.
Indian Stocks are unaltered in price. Bank
Stocks, 243 to 245 ; and Exchequer Bills, 17s. to
218. Prem.
The Italian Tobacco Loan Scrip has declined to
qt
to 21 prem.
The Honduras Loan is firm, at 91 92.
In the railway market quotations are as fullow :
• Caledonian, 711 2 ; Great Western, 481 1 ; Great
Eastern, 411 2 ; Great Northern A, 1061 1061;
Lancashire, 1281 1281; Metropolitan, 106/ s ;
Midland, 1121 131 ; Sheffield, 48 1; Brighton,
51 1 ; North Western, 1121 s ; North Eastern,
1 1
; South Eastern, 78j 1 ; Chatham and
Dover, 17 1.
73Metropolitan District Railway stock is firm at
74.

Great Indian Peninsular Railway New Four per
Cent. Debenture Stock is 944 954.
Five-Twenties
States Bonds have slightly receded. The
"lve-Twenties have given way 4, to 73, 734 ; the
''',,,°llds of 1885 4, to 714, 724 ; and the Ten-Forty
4onds are unchanged at 704, 714.
Bank Shares remain unaltered.
Miscelleneous Shares show a decline of 2s. Gd. in
4410-American, the present price being 214 to 4.
There were no gold operations at the Bank yes-
terday.
From Lisbon we learn the return of the United
States steamer Wasp from Paraguay to Montevideo,
Ivith Mr. Washburn, the American Minister, on
board, by whom, it is added, an energetic note had
been addressed to Lopez, the Paraguayan Presi-
dent, with regard to his " atrocities." This ap-
Pears to confirm the previous news of Lopez having
violated the United States' Legation at Asuncion,
vvhence he was alleged to have taken 40 persons
Itho had sought the protection of the American
flng.

Our letters from Brazil state that excitement has
been Created at Rio by an order from Viscount
Itaborahy, the Prime Minister, to stop all despatches
ill the Custom-house until further notice. The
reason of this measure is that information has been
given to the Government, it is supposed from Man-
chester, that certain exporting houses were in the
habit of defrauding the Customs by packing their
goods falsely, the method adopted being the old
one of packing valuable articles in the centre of a
bale, and outwardly enveloped in merchandise of
an ordinary character, and liable to low duties.
Should the offence be established against the par-
ties implicated, it may be expected to be dealt
With severely, Viscount Itaborahy having the re-
1311tation of being stern and sensitive on all questions
Of honour.

The Dunaburg and Witepsk Railway Company
have been informed that the Emperor of Russia has
sanctioned the plan of the company for the reduc-
tion of the shares from £lOO to £BO, for the sub-
nision of the shares, and for the issue of shares
to bearer at the option of the shareholders.
The news of the withdrawal of the steamers
running between New York and San Francisco, in
svPPosition to the steamers of the Pacific Mail
tealnship Company, has been confirmed. The
rates for conveyance of passengers, &c., between
those points, which during the opposition have been
eleessively low, have now been restored to their
11411a1 amount.