The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-15 00:00:00

ZIONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The stock markets are firm this morning in every
esPect. This feature is partly in consequence of the
betted tone of the Paris Bourse yesterday. The
tit nglish funds have been higher, Consols standing for
arNovhile at 93g to 93k. Foreign Government securities
itaiiLtti active, but the changes are not considerable.
are naw 47k, and American are
rather higher. English railways have not varied
al_ll'll, but the tone is firm, and prices have
a upward tendency. The traffics of the past
week continue to show a considerable increase, and
the prospects of the dividends for the current half-
Year are considered good. In joint-stock shares, Ira-
Per_lil Ottoman Bank have declined ss.
Where is full average demand for discount in the
open. market at 1 to I'4 per cent., with large
supplies.
The Liverpool cotton market opened firmer but no
advance is telegraphed.
The corn trade is steady.
money
'mu are well supported at 931 to 931 for money
'mu account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents.,
92 to 92k ; India 5 per Cents., 114 to 1141 ; Bank
Stock, 244 to 246 ; Exchequer Bills, ll."-s to 20s prem.
There is a good business doinr, in the leading de-
scriptions of foreign Government Securities, but the
Iprices current are very much those of last night.
talian (1861) are 47R to 47i. ; Mexican, 15i- to 151 ;
Greek,
, 124 to 13 ;.New Spanish, 354 to 36 ; Turkish
'
s3:i.
''' to 3,4 ; Egyptian Railway, 89 to 90 ;
ai to 73, and the Seven per Cents., 881
toViceroy, 8
11_
4 ; and Brazilian (1865), 744 to 75.
_ American Securities are firm. -United States Five-
Twenty Bonds are .1- higher, at 721 to 73 ; Erie
shares steady at 46 to 47 ; Illinois are enquired for at
93
to 94, being an improvement of i.
_, English Railway Shares are firm, and a good
ueraa
h nd prevails for most descriptions. Great Northern,
°,Never, is 1
Great Eastern are lower' at 102 to 103 ; ditto A stock, well at
.1)98. 9.9 i ; k and London,
better,
aanghton, and South Coast a further k. The followinag
relt2hekrotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 125
Midland,o 1051 to 106 ; South Eastern, 74/
tG
7q i London and North Western, 1141 to 115/ ;
°teat Western, 501 to 51k ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 44 to 445 ; Metropolitan, 113 to
!l3 i. ▪ Caledonian, 724 to 73 ; North British, 33 to
'A ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to 19/.
Lank Shares are in moderate request, but prices
are generally without change except Imperial Otto-
alan, which is k lower, at '-i to / pretu. Agra (A.
,Elares) steady, at , 9i to 10i ; Alliance, 13 to 12
''s.; An,glo-Austrian, 4i to 41 prem. ; Chartered
Mercantile, 28 to 29 ; Consolidated, 4i, to 4i- ; Lon-
io4lllnstaenr: 6
and County,7 51 to 52 ; London and West-
-4 to 684.
Foreign Mining Shares are without change. St.
Jelin.i del Reys are quoted at 224 to 23i ; Port Philip,
'4. t° 1 ; Chontales, 3:1 to 4.
Miscellaneous Securities are quiet. Anglo-American
Telegraph is i better, at 23 to 231 ; Atlantic Tele-
graph 8 per cent., 5* to 5/ ; Hudson's Bay steady,
at 14i to 141-
About 4:400 in bar gold was sent into the Bank
:Yesterday.
The ilstrainader has arrived at Lisbon from the
t razilB with £30,000 in specie -,and the City of
L
oston has brought £1,500 from New York.
The directors' of the Pacific Steam Navigation
e'l"Pany have made a call on the bonus shares of
X 5 10s per share, payable on the Ist May.
The half-yearly meeting of the London Corn Ex-
el einge has been called for the 28th inst.
T•
he annual weeting of the Imperial Ottoman Bank
has been convened for the 17th June to receive the
report of the directors and to declare a dividend.
lst of applications for shares in the Sao
I\erelite Mining Company will close for London on
f ped: neS(laY, the 221 inst., and for country and
°'•rl applieittkns the list will remain open till
aturday, the 25th inst.
It is stated, in letters from Paris, that if the re-
port of the financial commission be ready for presen
"on to the Corps Legislatif on the 20th inst. the
tht7w French loan will be brought out in the course of
e first week in May. It is, however, also reported
'mat there may be a further adjournment if the
gs7erment insist, as is expected, upon any con-f
t..i eriable augmentation to the minimum amount o
is -e
'`1"1.1, £17,400,000. The Government are, it
added, persuaded that a loan for £25,000,000
exrif3.4°,111,1)0,0(._(),000 could be raised as easily as one for
a
f ',-"0, notwithstanding the continuance of
The
of distrust as to the maintenance of peace.
for..ttiiiee traffic receipts of the Metropolitan Railway
Past week show an increase of £438 as com-
-I:red with the corresponding period of last year, the
s'ot,',l,l being £4,710.
Way
• extraordinary increase in the traffic receipts of
vi- Great Luxembourg Railway continues. For the
leek
ending the 12th instant the gross earnings
ahaainted to £6,197 19s 2d, and the increase to
X 1427 la; 81
e Ille rollo-xinc4 are the rates of continuation, &c.,
pitrrent at the fortnightly settlement now in progress:—
't!edi'llial,, 1-16 to 3-16 back ; Great Eastern, 2s to
i) ; Great Northern, even to i ; ditto A, 1-16 to 3-1 E
North
; Leeds Stock, k back to even ; London and
v9rtb Western, 1-16 back to 1-16 contango ; Great
I\resterll, -k to i. co .tanrio; Midland, 1-16 to 3-16 back
~,,ottile:tkitrofidol:,talll,l6l.-16 to 3-16 back ; Dovers, even to *
to i contango ; North British, 1-1 t
Bro 1-16 contango ; Great Western of Canada, 6Bd
!i-s ditto ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 6d to is ditto ,
&lA, 1-16 to 3-16 ditto.
In ''''''• Sam Mendel thus describes the Manchestet
~ lrets under date of April 14th :—" The position of
t_illetus market is searcely altered since the 7th inst., the
itituieand has been very limited, yet prices have shown
to weakhess. There is a slightly better feeling
prices
with more disposition to place orders at
inters' not materially under spinners and manufao-
ters prices."
BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
. _
erGrERNMENT FUNDS.
V,. Cent. Consols
.. Motto for Account 93f
Ipper Cent. Reduced 92i 2 + i
air'', 3 per Cent
1:17,21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Ati, ..° Per Cent.., an. 1873
%ties, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
DO. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
zek° (Ited Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 —
00uoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot l6 20 pm
bo. .£5OO
£lOO & £2OO —
11.1/3111' of England Stock, 4iper Cent 246 4
0. Account
, Inn,- ~
andia •••••,‘ UOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Do.„ostock, 101 per Cent., Aprill874
• Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
os'e. 4 Pee Cent., Oct. 1888
~O. Certificates
',-;_•• flfaced Paper 4 per Cent BB
DO ?. per Cent., Jan. 1872
D°u 9 Per Cent., May 1879 lOBl 1
" "Per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
do. 1877 —
1) -
iinp°' do. 1882 lO3l
Do: 14, 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873
1.,0
_ onds, per Cent., £l,000
"• ander tI,OOO
tillotirltr.abauoe,llsßeEPlGlsi FuNDS-:-CLOSING PRICES.
ti3pruboleinc,t t per Cent —
13r •4 1604d5, 5 per Cent. 1859
40. 4
121_ 1 per Cent., 1852 _ -
' do
I)°' d.,
4 1858...
be 0., 1860 —
D°.s do., 1863 O4l
13117,-,_ per Cent., 1865
4 Account 741 5
Dol AYres 6 per Cent _
elitbooltipiprpeeCrreconeetnn.t(tDeferred 3 per Cent )
04ii$ ° Per Cent.
N.') Per Cent., B — , , _ 1867
90 891
-..`6Z: ?Spey ,Cent., 1866
0o!n1b. erg) £32 paid
I)aniati lan, 6 per Cent 1)
t„,_,
~a3per Cent., 1825 .......
330140
per
Principalities, 7 per Cent —
10,s.ua Per Cent., 1867 731
k. Sir Newer°
„yptutn, 7 Cent —
0 _ cued Issue —
~,, • £5OO Bond
ue• 4100 Bonds —
-Do
1864 _
No 04 Bonds
811
-16 • £lOO Bonds ~... 83
Qr,„?_vornment Railway Debentures .... 1,0 891
JD'o''. f.) per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups. —
I), 4e°Unt
.8 --.
4t), • l,ouporis , . 51
~?• Account
tieia'rlala 5 per Cent .
It.,iialiurassCl,ovllail.Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p
Do A PA Cent., 1865 _
),)
~,,...ccount
at ~i• amremmana Raiway soi
ear. 3
Ditto for
°Account
Do A ' 1864
Mollt, p(r Cent. Anglo-French
koerFvldcan C par Cent.
Now iclltralnitutdpaorial 5 per Cent
99
b)° 3 Per Cen
00.
_Defeo-ad
b-r .-'w-t Warrants (Hectares)
U° Ac 5 Per Cent. 1865 • _
801 80
1)0 i.i.ccount
.. --d.
ID? !I por Cent. (Uribarreu) •
__
i,`-' li Per Cent.. 1162 • _
pu7teli,Account .. . ...........
Lo
'uese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3
, Do do., 1‘67
411 Si • do., Scrip, .£-2() paid 1
I) all 5 por Cent., 18z,, £ ‘-t. '—
i-)°,) 4 Per Cent. 1850 - ' —
D'„ 41 Per Cent., 1860
b:; '.., per Cent., 1859
b„:', Per Cent. 1862
buo.4ngle-Dutch, 1864, £lOO 13onds., —
do. £B4 15e. do. ..o

Turkish 6 per Cent. —
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1856
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862 63,
Do A ccoun t,
Do £10( Bonds

Do. 1863 6l;
Do 5 per Cent., 1865 3ll -1
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1865
Dividends on the above payable in
French Renter, 3 per Cent>, Ex. 251.
Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins 51
Belgian. 4i per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil,.
Do Account
Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. Zsl.
Do. Account 471 4 8
CLOSING PRICES.
Consols, Money 931
Do. Account, sth May .. 031

COAST AND HARROW: DEFENCE.

About 18 months ago the Dutch Government
decided to construct a fleet of armour-clad vessels;
some to be of a light draught of water for the navi-
gation of their shallow inland waters, canals, and

harbours, others with great speed and good sea-
going qualities, to render them available, when
necessary, for the defence of any portion of their
sea-board. The construction of several of these
vessels was intrusted to Messrs. Laird Brothers,
Birkenhead. One of these, the De Steir, was suc-
cessfully launched at Messrs. Laird Brothers' works
at Birkenhead, on Thursday. The De Steir is a
twin screw ironclad steam-ram, carrying one
turret on Captain C. P. Coles' principle, armed
with two 300-pounder 121-ton rifled guns.
After being launched• the ram was taken into one
of Messrs. Laird's adjoining docks, and this
vessel is of the same class as the PeruviLin turret
vessel 1-luasear, built by Messrs. Laird Brothers.
She is a vessel of 1,325 tons burden, length 200 ft.,
breadth 38ft., and depth 19ft., and her extreme
draught of water when completed for service will
not exceed 15ft. 6in. She is armour-plated with
6-inch plates, from 3ift. below the water-line up to
the gunwale, for the greater part of her length, the
plates tapering slightly towards the ends. The
armour rests on a backing of 10-inch teak, and this
again on an inner skin of one inch, supported by the
framing of the ship. Her turret, which is cylindri-
cal, and constructed on Captain Cowper Coles' prin-
ciple,
,is protected all round by armour-plating,
which in no place is in thickness less than 8 inches,
increased to 11 inches round the ports, the plates
resting upon a teak backing of 13in., with an inner
iron skin of one inch. As we have said, the turret
will carry two 300 pounder rifled guns, having a
range of fire from ten degrees of the line of keel
forward and six degrees aft, so that she can in rapid
succession deliver her fire at almost all points, while

the facility with which her twin screws will enable
her to turn will make her very handy in action. Her
port sills are arranged at a height of six feet six
inches above water. The turret, in addition to the
usual apparatus for working by hand, is fitted with
steam gear, for more rapid movement if necessary.
On the main deck is a shot-proof pilot tower, and a
poop and forecastle, fitted with supplementary
cabins, in addition to excellent accommodation for
officers and crew below the main deck, under pro-
tection of the armour. By an ingenious arrangement
of hatchways, carried above the main deck, excellent
light and ventilation for the below deck cabins is
abundantly secured ; and ample accommodation is
reserved below the water-line for magazines,
store-rooms, coal bunkers, &c. The ram stem is of
iron and of great strength, projecting about five
feet at such a depth under the water as to enable
her to strike an enemy's ship below her armour-
plating. This formidable weapon of offence is built
solid into her framework, and is so constructed as
to resist the shock of the collision. Her machinery,
which has been made at the same works, consists of
two pairs of surface-condensing direct-acting en-
gines, each of 175 horse power, giving 350 horse
power collectively, and are so arranged as to work
to a very high indicated power, each pair of engines
driving a screw under the counter of about 12ft.
Gin, diameter. Her boilers are fitted with super-
heaters, and the machinery generally is made in
accordance with the new Admiralty specifications
for engines of this class. The engines and boilers
will be placed on board in the course of this week.
It is expected that her speed will be 13 knots.
Messrs. Laird Brothers have also recently launched
for the same Government two of the light draught
of war vessels of the monitor class, which are now
receiving the machinery and fittings in the same
dock as that in which the Be Steir has been placed.
They are named the Panter and Krokodil, each
carrying one turret on Captain Coles' principle.
The dimensions of the vessels are—Length, 180 ft.,
breadth, 44ft., depth, lift. Gin., and draught of
water when ready for service, Bft Gin. They are
armour-plated with si-inch plates, from three feet
below the water to the gunwale, reduced at ex-
treme ends to 4i inches. The armour rests upon
a backing of solid teak, 10in. thick, strengthened
by longitudinal webs of iron, and there is an in-
ner skin of iron plates one inch thick. The deck
is secured against the crushing-in effect of a
plunging fire by beams of great strength placed
very close together, and covered with wrought-
iron plates 1 inch thick amidships and # inch at
the ends, the deck itself being of teak planks 4fin.
thick. The turret is protected by plates Bin. thick,
increasing to llin. at the ports. It carries two 300-
pounder rifled guns, which can be fired in line of
keel forward and within four degrees aft. The
monitors have also twin screws, and each will be
fitted with two pairs of direct acting engines, each
of the nominal horse-power of 70 horses, working
collectively to 140-horse power. The Panter is far
advanced towards completion, and she will pro-
bably leave Messrs. Laird's dock in a few days for
her preliminary trial trip, after which she will re-
, turn to receive her gun-slides and guns. The Kroko-
dil is also well advanced, and will be completed
some time this month. The speed of these vessels,
when fully equipped, will be about eight knots.
They are rigged with light pole masts, for signaling
rather than for any practical purposes, as they are
not intended to carry sails. Both vessels are

fitted with light falling guard-rails, which, in
action, will lie flat on the deck. It is believed that
these monitors, by being able to keep close in shore,
will be found to be most formidable to any anta-

gonists approaching the coast, for, with small size,
presenting but a small object to the enemy, and a
light draught of water, they are able to carry guns
equal to those for which vessels of the largest class
are pierced. These two vessels may be considered
as improvements on the Brazilian turret-ships Bahia
and Laria Barros, built by Laird Brothers, and both
of which have been employed in the River Plate, the
former as the flagship at the recent attack on Hu-
mail a. In one of Messrs. Laird's adjoining docks
H.M. turret-ship Captain, of 4,200 tons, is making
rapid progress. She is plated with 8-inch plates
on a solid teak backing, will carry two turrets on
Captain Coles' principle, each armed with two 600-
pounder rifled guns. She will have twin-screws,
and will be fitted with powerful machinery, giving
her a high rate of speed. In another dock, nearly
completed, is a composite (wood and iron) gun-
boat, the Teazer, which is to be armed with two
7-inch 6i-tons guns. She is one of eight gunboats
which are being specially constructed for service in
the Chinese seas. In No. 3 dock, just laid down,
is the lower framework of her Majesty's broadside
frigate Vanguard, of 800-horse power, one
of the four ships of the Invincible class, orders
for which have recently been issued by the Ad-
miralty. The Messrs. Laird have been corn-
mis,doned to build the Vanguard, in consequence
of having furnished the best competitive plan
for an ironclad of any class, in competition with six
other private shipbuilding firms. To insure rapid
progress with the work a shed is being erected over
the dock, so that the men may not be interrupted
in their work by the weather. The same builders
are just completing in the Birkenhead Dock a large
river steamer of 800 tons, and 180-horso power,
named the Arary, for Brazil. She was launched on
the 27th ult., and is expected to be completed by
the end of the present month. They are also con-
structing a small screw steamer for service as a
water-tank and anchor-boat on the south-coast of
America. She will be fitted with engines of 70
horse power, a powerful steam windlass, winches,
and fire-engine.—Liverpool Albion.

• ts.re

Railways

qll-Srtbi and Exeter
Usledonian
Oork and 8and0n......
Lublin & Belfast J nut:.
Dun„Per.th, & Ab.june.
1141. London, bcrip tt.

Do.
Glasgow & S. Western
Great Eastern, Urd. stk.'
Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2'
Great North of Scotland
Great Northern
Do. A stock • • •

Do, B stock....

Do. New, Is. at 25 pc,
GtS, and W. of Ireland
Gt. We*tern
D. S. Val. Rail. gua.
Do. South Wales
Do. W. Mid.—Outoru

Do. Newport.

Do. fierjford••••••••
Laucaehire si Yorkainft,
Landon and illackwall
Lou., 13righ.,ya S Cuae.t
I•on., Chat., and Dove/
Do. Mctrup. Ex. A
Lun. Z.,orth Westen
Lou. South Western
Mau., Slid., & .Lineoln
Aietropolitan.....
Do. New

Do. Extension.-
.11etrupolitsu District.

Do. - do. do.
0,. and St. John's NV 't 1
Midland

Do. L 9 Share
Do, Birmin.. & Derb3
fld Kent .. .

North British ..

Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun.
N th. 11:astern—Berwick
Do. G.N•E purchase
Do. Leeds
Do. York
Do. Carlisle
Do. Stook. & Darling.
Do. do. 1860-151
North London

Do. do. 1863 5

Do. do. 180
!North Staiiordahire
N. At S. W. Junction
Scottish Central
Scot. N. E , Aber. stock
uo. Scot, Mid. stock
Shropshire Union
South Devon
South Eastern
Staines, Wok., Jz Wok
Pali Vale
Do. C
V ale of Neath
Waterford & Kilkenny
Waterloo Whiteha
West Cornwall j

TOSSES:HONS.
100 A.tlantic & St. Lawrence all 54 46
Itom.,Baroda, Cen.ln.
100 1026 1036 104
1 gu. 5 per cent..
20 Do. F shares l6 i its
206 Buffalo do Lake Huron all 3 4
10 Do. Preference
100
Buff Brant eirGoderteb
I p.c. 1872-3-f .. 100 68 71
st Calcutta SD S. E., lim.. 100
at Jai.e Town Sc Dock, gu. 100 18 52
100 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. all 99 102
at East Bengal, gu., sdo 100 1014 1056
at East ludiau, gu. 5 p.c. 100 109 110 11C1
20 Do. .1 Extension .. 15
at irand Truukot Canada 100 151 162
100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bond'
1 charge 6 p.c all 78 02
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 45
100 Do. do deferred • all
100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 13 35 _
100 Do. do. deterred -
100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 27 29
100 Do. do. deferred
100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 18 19
1.00 Do. do. deterred
et Jt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 109 110
, 0. Gua. 5 per cent lB 11 2
40 Do. New gua. Lp. c 6 •16 2 e
at 1. South of India
gua. 5 per cent
at Do. 44 per cent loo 91 96
st Do • 2
206 ire at Wis. of Canada ail 164 164
204 Do. New ...
00 Jo. 6p. o 13(..5. pay. 18731 all 98 lOU
00 Jo. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 9/ 93
at ftadras, gua. 5 p.c 100 100 102
at Do. 44 do lOO 4/3 95 234
st Do. 44 do lOO 69 91
20 Do. Filth t xtensiou 5
st Ilelb. Cor 6p. c. Bnds. 100
50 .11e1. .t. Dobson's Bay.. all
at N.Rl.C'da,6polstpf.ba 100 83 95
at Oude Rhiik'nd, g. 5 p.c ,00 1026 103
st 100 100 101
st Do. Delhi j 516 110 U 1004 1014 102
20 Do. do 4, 15 i
st Do. Punjaub.... o.is 100 10) IUI
st Do.lndus St. Flo L 'l, 100 b 7 89

ISINTISII MINES.
Cam. Consol. Gold, 1
Chiyerton
Wilford Amalgamated SO 54 64
Devon G. Cons. (Tayist 1 440 46)
Urakewalls
East Bassett (Illogan) 294 10 12
East Caradon 2.14.0 4 5
East Cara Brea 3l 2 24
14.;ast Grenville
East Gunnislake
a.:,t Loved 13.0.0 8
S. WI Itussell (Tovistli 11.7.6 1/ 2
..ktm.tt StAubyn(U wen. 66 4 5
4 heat Laxey, limited all 161 174
tlreat South Tolgus...• 1.4.0
(Jrcat Wheal isasy 11.0.10
r. Wheal Vor (lleist,ut 40 18 10
.4renviltc . 0 0.0 'll 14
ticrod's Foot ;•10' , 40
Lliugston Downs 5.10.61 2# 24
Margaret (Uny Lelantl3.l74
Clarice Valley 4.10.6 6 64
4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, Lim 31 21 It
ew ton ...... ...„ 1 564 60 70
North loalt ear I 38/ 5 1
N.Wh Bassettallog,ani 1.4.0
North Wheal Crotty
Prosper United , 8.11.0 2 24
Providence iUnyLelaiiii I 1.6.7 25 27
15. Caradon (St. Cieer) ll 330 400
South Condurrow 5.2.0
Fran. (Mogan 18.18. v 374 424
Stray Park . 35.15.6 4 6 .
rin Croft v 14 15
Vigra and (Mogan, lim all -
West Bassett (Mogan
W. Caradon (Liskeard 14 10 12
West Chiverton .. 11 64 66
West
Wheal Basses(' (Mogan 54 75 83
Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 16 19
Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 21 2:3
Wheal Seton • 584 844 874
Wheal Trelawney Ibis 5.17.0 6 8

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
British Columbia, 6 per)
I cent., Dec. 31,1572 I 100
Can.Gov.s p.o.Ja.dt July
1877-81
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug luo 93 100
Do. sp. 6. Mar. & Sept 100 98 100
Do. sp. o. Jan. & July 100 86 88
Do. sp. a. Inscribed sk 100 85 137
Cape U.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 104 108 108
Do.Apl.&oot 1890-1900 100 109 110
Do. do 'lBBO-90 100 107 109
Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 106 108
Do. 5 per cent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 100 100
Ceylon, Nov. 1878,6 p.e 100 110 111
Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107
11aurittua, 6 p. 0, 1873,
Jan. and July
Do. 1878 ... lOO 106 109
Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.15 100 107 109
Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 108
Natal tlov. 6 per cent lOO _
N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 99 10
N. S.W. Gov.s irc.,1866 100 99 101
Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 98 99
Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 18961 100 961 961 961 61
New Zealand, 6p. cent 100
Do. 5 per cent.... 100 971 981 981
Nova Scotia Goy. 6p. o.
sterling, 1875 p.. 190 102 104
Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 103 105 1041
.8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-9 100
Do. 1878 & upwards.. 100 110 111
Vic,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 -
Do. do, April & Oot.. 100 1111 1121 100}

FICEFERENCE SHARE:- AND STOCKS
Midland A and B £5 per cent.,lo4l
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Brkenhead, 92i
liullitnd Selby, 111
Shrewsbury stud Hereford, 132

FOICIIIIUN ALINES.:
Chontales Gold and SllTer Xining, lhn., 31
St. John del Key, lien , 23

DOCKS
London and St. Katharine, 47_8
Ditto, Debenture Stock, 844
BAN II

Agra, lira., A,
et,,•;Ditto, B, 8 1-16
Anglo-A.ustrian. 1O
Imperial Ottoman, i
London Joint Stock, 311
National Provincial of England. --

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Ditto. d and 3d issue. 38
Oriental Bank Corporation, i 3
MISCELL A.NICOUiII;
Anglo American Telegraph, 231
Credit Foncier of England, lira., 3
Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua. Egypt,
Electric and International Telegraph, 165

Ditto, new, 134
Eludson's 13ity,714
International Financial Society,lira., 31
Land Securities, lira., 14
New Zealand Trust and Loan, Um , R 3-16
Ocean marine Insuraucc),
Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, 1.3}
Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 731 21

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptot.....Aprll 25.
Ditto, via Marseilles .........April ;0
Ditto, via Panama April 23
drazli, Buenos Ayres, awl Monte Video May 4.
Ditto, by Vreneh packet .....April 23
Cape Verds. by Brazil paeicet
Jape of Good Hope. Asoensioa. and St. Helena— May 13.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—April 21.
Ditto, via Marseilles ..... .
Falklawl Islands
aibraltar, via Southampton
barna, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseil es . ••••• .....April le.
Malta, Egypt, Sac... ......... April IF.
Ditto, Marseilles April 14.
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via
Southampton
Di tt ), Marseilles . April 18
ewf owl dlu nd

Vor tug 41. ... Lay f,

Ditto, by pro.r.le ship to Oporto ...
Ditto i itto to Lisbon
United States, t_ anada, California, Sze., by British
peoket