The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-24 00:00:00

after Saturday's holiday, there is just a shade
more animation in the business of the Stock Ex-
change, but investments are still rare. The assur-
ances contained in the Constitutionncl have imparted
a little stronger tone to the Foreign market, and
Italian Stock has improved 1 per cent. upon the
final legislative adoption of the Tobacco Convention,
whereby it is anticipated an equilibrium will
be
attained between income and expenditure. In the
Railway market the principal features are an im-
provement
in Great Western stock and in Erie
shares. The letter of Mr. Stuart Wortley, formerly
governor of the Credit Foncier, by which the right
hon• gentleman engages to make restitution of his
share of the division of the "imaginary or unrealized
profits," amounting to something over £lB,OOO, has
created some sensation. What effect it will have re-
mains to be seen. It has not, as yet, influenced the
price of the shares.
ter cent.
Money is in little or no demand, at 15 to 1
E The Corn market this morning is quiet ; and
nglish wheat is is to 2s lower than this day week,
while foreign descriptions are the turn easier, though
supplies are light.
AnConsols are firm, at 931 to 935 for money, and
uO5 to 935 for account, being a recovery of 5. New
and Reduced Three per Cents., 94 to 945 ; India
2-11\76e per Cents., 1145 to 115 ; Bank Stock, 244 to
it;l
thExchequer Bills, 16s to 20s prem.
Turkish
52 to 5.3 Foreign market Italian Stock is quoted at
i,.showing
quotat'l an advance of 1 per cent. ; and
_ . y.iceroy, 7
Flve.per Nnts, have improved 5, the present
Greekil3u .i3eing 371 to 38± ; Mexican, 15 to 155 ;
do. se.l2_ t 0 13 ; Egyptian (1864), 845 to 85i ;
34 to 345' " to
Danubian .r to 735 ; Brazilian, 765 to 775 ;
77 ; Portuguese, 375 to 385 ; Spanish,
English R 'l
fgebvvetntier, at' Railway Shares are quiet, and, with a
exceptions, prices are steady. Great Western is
t 49 to 495 ; and South Eastern 5, at 751
.(), 7'* On the other hand, Great Northern, and
London and
South Western are each 5 lower, being
Lquoted at 1055 to 1065 and 89 to 90 respectively.
a neashire and Yorkshire unaltered, at 1295 to 130 ;
Midland, 1062 to 107 ; Great Northern (A),
103 wort 3; ; Great Eastern, 365 to 365 ; Landon
and h Western, 1155 to 1165: Metropolitan,
411 to 1115 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, 425 to 43 ; Caledonian, 755 to 765 ; London
Chatham, and Dorer, 195 to 195.
1.„ In American Securities, the United States 5-20
-','„llds are steady, at 715 to 715 ; Erie Shares and
,',"nos are each 5 higher, the former being quoted at
Qi.i. to 325 and the latter at 9U- to 925.
lo Ilankis
Shares are little dealt in. Imperial 5
wer, 165 to 175 ;while Anglo-Austrian is 5. better,
at 4
Alliance* to 75 prem. ; Agra steady, at 11; to 12 ;
2 11 to 10 dis. ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to
tj ; Consolidated, 411 to 45 ; Imperial Ottoman, 5 to
Prem.; London and County, 50 to 51 ex div. ;
tondon and Westminster, 67 to 68 ; ditto, New, 54
: 545 ; Oriental, 44 to 45 ; London Joint-Stock, 32
'''),,e3 ; and Union of London, 35 to 36.
‘'edit Foncier shares are quoted at 25 to 3.
'plßusiness in Foreign Mining Shares is only nom-
. St. John del Rey is inquired for at 19 to 20i;
(4°ll ,l'hi!liP, li to 15 ; Chontales, 15 to 25 ; Rossa
ranue, I to i prem.
following Government Bonds are steady at the
do.c)w.lng prices:—Canada Six per Cent., 103 to 105 ;
Five per Cent , 91 to 93; Mauritius Six per
Cent. 103 to 105; 'New South Wales Five per Cent.,
9,9. to in]
1.12 ---- ; New Zealand Six per Cent., 110 to
Queensland Six per Cent., 105 to 106 ; Victo-
ti4 6 per Cent., 113 to 115 ; do., do., 114 to 115.
Atlantic) and Great Western tailway Debentures
have receded mortgages to 37 to 375, and the Consolidated
Great
Bond_ 5,
sto 375 to 375.
.r, Indian Peninsula Railway New 4 per Cent.
Debenture Stock is 955 to 96k.
Tl'e Honduras Loan is 8215 to 835.
West Wisconsin Railway Bonds are quoted i to 15
Prem.
Miscellaneous Securities are without feature beyond
the mere absence of business. Anglo-American Tele-
raPh remains at 215 to 218 ; Atlantic Eight per
e it., 35 to 4 ; Hudson's Bay, 155 to 155 ; Fore-
l!reet %icehouse, 5 dis. to 5 prem. ; London General
Omnibus, 15 to 2.
No bullion transactions took place at the Bank on
Saturday, The Holsatia, from New York, has brought
471,822 in 0. ld• The' Pera has brought £273,875
.T_ ,o .
eke ria heresy dollars returned from Abyssinia.
R.The directors of the London, Chatham, and Dover
ad a,liwitY Company have issued their report for the
"year ending June 30. The gross receipts of all
the.,,, systems amount to £290,488 12s against
;465,747 93 3d for the corresponding period of 1867.
~le gross expenses, which include £23,795 Os Sd for
Lenewal of pearnanent way, are £207,635 13s 3d, as
111 Pared with -r200,545 15s lid in 1867. The net
result of the traffic for the half year is a balance of
.4,82,852 18s 9d. The increase in the traffic may, it is
stated, be considered steady and prog as it is
448 greater than the increase which the sameressive, period in
67 showed over the first half year of 1866. The
directors express regret at the failure of the Amalga-
tio
n Bill of the three Southern Companies last session,
"r°
11a defend the recent increase of the tolls on the
Pr
gl)d that the abandonment of the bill for a union
peevented the hoped-for reduction of working ex-
chasesThey also assert that the increased fares now
other
coin bear a favourable comparison with those of
ext'r companies, and that the discontent is to a great
ill ent based on misconception. The proceedings in
Itnecicase of Peto, Betts, and Crampton, are detailed,
00
the is stated that a dividend of is 10d in the pound
krid he .199,848 proved against the estate of Peto
Til?etts has lately been received.
Atlaneteapplications in Paris for shares in the French
roux le Telegraph Company have been very uume ~,;) and the allotment will be made this day.
b__•ketiders will be received on Wednesday, Septem-
%2, for £200,000 India Council Bills.
G 1 he London Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, and
lsgow Stock Exchanges were closed on Saturday.
C4re„lneeeeting of the Committee of Bondholders of the
he i',"4oPublic Gold and Silver Mining Company will
ill(1 on the 27th inst.
announces s due in September, so far as they are yet
nary , are one of £2 on the 80,000 new ordi-
theieParea of the Metropolitan Railway, and £5 on
00 '. ,000 shares of the Indo-European Telegraph
and of The amount of the former is £160,000,
X24s,°oloottle latter £85,000, making a total of
etille.d is an extract from the circular of Me hi N. , •e. iiver and Co. with reference to gold misnsirnsie.
aLa,j :
"Zi i
fields ataee Durban, oth July, 1868.—South African Gold-
that ih---efinite and reliable information has been received
workine dtggers, numbering about 70, were two months ago
working eu.ccessfully on the Ramakbuoblln gold-fie s. are 10
_ei3ectinens have been received at the Cape, and others
sltkin°"ad for here in a few days. The diggers were not
Nwork g and washing In the alluvial ground, but were all at
il,. °,!l the reef on the northern bank of the Tatin, con-
ot
gelatoeir operations to hammering and blasting ; the veins
Vaseed were reported to increase in richness as they ad-
Yaltiat, ; some of the small fiat pieces contain at a rough
loyed Tn. from X 1 to X 3 of gold in its most pure and unal-
diepestorto.
Matjen, the dominant chief, is favourably
Lae 1,1". Several fresh parties are about to start. Trade
the iet„r.ved• Wool continues to arrive at the port from
With ' I..°T in large quantities. Meetings are being held.
ttlre.' view to effect retrenchment in the public expendi-
eatatea Cot of fair quality has been found on sugar
l'apill a ,few miles hence. The harbour works progress
b,l 413'11,1,7.90 tons of stone have been transported thence
'IQ, muri
eapee,3oof
186 n;
.the month. Exports for half year ending
Derio , 135,047, against X 97,351 in corresponding
11 q Good and imports £142,180 against £140,052.
44 ben,. Rope, Port Elizabeth, July 14., 1868. —Trade.
44,4°4 rathequiet during the past fortnight. The wool 11'01)3 18
bdrawing to aclose, but a quantity is still expected
"akistlra,,,,",anfe Town. Several large parcels have changed
111 otwit'hPatt'ees remain unaltered. Freights still rule high,
,
gig 'rep. ianding that some large steamers and several sai
larnewreLB are shortly expected ; the rates, have, however,
Illesheallat relaxed. Copious rains have recently fallen, 3.63
raild:nti:36 hours. Intelligence of the death of Lady
'4B been re wife of the Speaker of the House of Assembly,
the
ye 4 received from Cape Town, Colonial revenue for
ii,l, 18647 r 'tiding 31st March last, X5BB, 698 against X 584,068
at the n Another diamond has been found near the banks
The'range River „• weight about 12 carats."
Cln sbowol'eceipts of the Cape Railway for the month of
Ne an increase of .£756, and for the six months
With the
line
30, an increase of £2,998, as compared
esponding periods of 1807.

PRICES.
t, BRITISII FUNDS—CLOSING
a kiovEnN3,IE.NT FUNDS.
q3l 4
Itr cent. 0..8013
94
8 at for Account, Sept. 8
94 31 4i
Peroont. Reduced
94 i 3i 4i 4
N.:" 3 per Cent
t'.,„, 21 por Cent. Jan• 1894
110 5 • • -
Alr, .. per Cont. Jan.lB/3
fors'tilltie3o yrs, ex iro sth Jan., 188 P
,5 7.) 11-16
—O. 3O • ' P• -th April 18- —1- xd
4'ol • 1908 —
Ex,,, ed Sea Telegraph), Aig.,
20 16 pin
62cuer Bills, .£l,OOO, 2 per Ct
20 16 lt
'•
£5OO
20 16 ,I
Do
13,, •
£lOO & ..C2OO
17
Ca"4,.‘tik of England Stock, 4 per Cent
. AccGunt
--
44da 4 per Cent. Bonds
1,,, ~INntiot Cirovtu-NmENT SECURITIES
goTht T•o(,,k, 0i per 'Cent., April 1874 ...
_2lsi
0. Openin f A. nt
D ~ g, or ccou
1141
0° 0 per Cent. July, 1880
p°o: 4041Zitieceantots., Oct. 1888
Do
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~‘ . Enfaced Pape,. 4 ent
-,1. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
110
ic!. 'E'4 per Cent., May 1379
_
u 0 Per Cont., Rup. Deb. 1872
,t.. b°l3..
oDee
_
do. 1877 .1)
do. 1882 _
—.5 ier Cent., Aug. 1873