The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-18 00:00:00

110iNLY tlAiiiiET

AND
nOMAIERCIAL

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
The anticipated increase of the Bank rate to-
Morrow has led to a slight increase in the price of
Consols, to the extent of 1-16. The foreign secu-
rities are heavy, and Spanish have declined 1, Ita-
lian I, and Tuekish 1-16. There is no alteration in
the discount market, and in the House loans are to
be had at 11 per cent.
Consols are 94i 31 for money; ditto, for ac-
count, 94 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 92 1 1 ;
New Tkree per Cents, 92 1 ; Exchequer Bills
Qlaooo, 9 per Cent., 20 prem. ; ditto, £lOO and
4200, 15 prem.
India Stock, 5 per Cent., Jaly, 1880, 1151;
ditto, Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 911.
In the Foreign Market the prices are as fol-
lews :Brazilian of 1865, 77; to 781; Chilian
of 1867, 94; to 951 ; Egyptian of 1864, 81 to
82 ; ditto of 1868, 74 to 1 ; Italian of 1881, 554
t° so ; Mexican, 15 to 1. ; Peruvian of 1865,
81 to : Russian, 901 to 4 ; ditto Nieolui
'way Loan, 651 to 1 ; Orel, 811 to 1 ; Moscow-
Jaroslaw, 82/ to ; ; Spanish of 1867, 33; to
' 1 ; Turkish of 1850, 681 to to ; ditto of
1862, 68-1
to 1 ; and ditto of 1865, 41i to 11.
The Tobacco Loan is 2; prem.
The railway market quotations are as follows :
Great Northern A shares, 104; to 1051; Lon-
don and North Western, 113 to 1 ; Great
Western, 501 to 1 ; Midland, 1121 to I ; London
and South Western, 871 to 881 ; Great Eastern,
444 to i ; Brighton, 481 to 1 ; South Eastern,
80 to 1 ; Metropolitan, 107 to 4 ; Caledonian,
751 to 44
; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to
; London, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to 1;
and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 47;
to 481.
In Miscellaneous and Banking Shares the prices
are as last quoted.
The anticipated withdrawal of £1,000,000 (chiefly
in Russian Imperials) fortransmission to St. Peters-
burg, took place yesterday at the bullion office of
the Bank.
An active demand prevails in all discount quar-
ters. In the open market the brokers refuse bills
under 21 per cent., and in some instances advances
have been made on the understanding that the
rate is to be fixed on Thursday next, when it is
expected that the official minimum will be raised 1
per cent. The upward movement should be re-
garded with much favour, as it is a positive indica-
tion of stimulated enterprise ; if caused by legiti-
nlate investment and expansion of a trade, a steady
rise to 5 per cent. will be satisfactory to the com-
munity at large.
At the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of
the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London,
arid China, held to-day, Mr. George G. Nicol in
the chair, the directors' report and statement of
accounts were adopted. The chairman said he
hoped the -whole of the bad debts of 1865-66 would
finally extinguished by the end of the present
Year.
I° the matter of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway,,_ Company, which has been before Vice-
Chancellor Giffard, all parties having consented to
Withdraw the various pending suits, a decree was
granted sanctioning the carrying out of the pro-
tho3als of the new directors for a reorganisation of
b e
atcompany's affairs, and the receiver for the de-
, e,uce trust in England was duly authorised to
'aKe the necessary steps for the immediate removal
or the receiver at present in control of the property
in America.
_ The Department of Agricalture in the United
States has issued its report of the crops of the pre-
sent year up to the close of the past month. From
this it appears that the full promise of the early
summer has not been realized in the wheat har-
leet. The increase of area over that of last year in
its effect upon aggregate production is nearly neu-
tralized by a small diminution in some of the prin-
cipal wheat-growing States in yield per acre, so that
the increase in total quantity is scarcely more than
3 per cent., and this has been obtained mainly
from the Pacific coast, California, showing au in-
crease of 25 per cent. The amount of old wheat on
baud is rather less than usual throughout the coun-
trY, with the exception of the cotton States, whiel,
with the exception of Texas, have a higher average
than last year.
The following prices were obtained at yesterdays
?Mho sale at the Open Stock Exchange :
bra Company (Limited) fully paid, £7 193., £8 ;
nglo-Brazilian Gold Alining Company (Limited),
08. paid, 11s. 9d. ; City Discount Company
I.4*i Da ited), £5 paid, 19s. 6d.; City of Milan
Improvements (Limited), fully paid, 7 3-16 ;
e °°Bolidated Land Company of France (Limited),
fully, paid, 12s. 6d. ; East London Bank
‘t.itnited), £5 paid, 3 15-16 ; East Carn Brae
14
Inel Cost Book, all calls paid, 6s. 6d ; Her-
-61 e 4 Insurance Company (Limited), £2 paid, 12s.
Qditto fully paid, £4 ; Hodges's Distillery
°1 any (Limited), fully paid, £8 10s. ; New
brada Company (Limited), £4 4s. paid, 3s. 6d.;
'o3raisian Land Awards (Mosquito), 11s per 1,000
ae
re 3; Provident Clerks and General Guarantee
Association, £4 paid, 2 15-16 ; Tiffin and Fort
w
aYne Railroad Company, fully paid, 6d. ; the
i'eneral Irrigation and Water Supply Company of
?Ilee (Limited), £l2los. paid, 2 3-16 ; Worthing
Company (Limited), fully paid, 7s.

BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
a UOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Per Cent. Consols
kDitto for Account, Dec. 1
Per Cent. Reduced o2} I
If" 3 per Cent
' 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894
D. tor 30 yrs, aspire sth April 1885 —
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pt*Do
ti.xccquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct 2
%Do. £5OO
£lOO St £2OO l5 pin
lilitilk of England Stock, 4per Cent
•
n 0. accouxt
‘ enada 4 per Cent Bonds —
Ater-Colonial Cranium
1 INDIAN dOTERNMENT SECURITIES.
4'14 t tock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 —
DO. Opening, for Account _
O. 5 pwr Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. IslB
13,,0. Certificates
Do. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cant 9ll
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do.6} per Cent., May 1879 _
De 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
De. do. 1877 —
D''•
Po, do. 1882
4,.'sk, Deb., 6 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ —
"„0. tionus, 4 per Cent., 41,000
....., pill
"0. under .£l,OOO
Grp FORXIGIT FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
ntineßapub_ 1ic,.6 per Cent
4
Ultrian BonE•lo p .ds 5 per cent .. —
Iran, Do. 1859 — ,
~,ian 5 per Cent _
I.l‘'°. 4} Per Cent., 1852 _
`-',,°
" do. 1858....• —
°.. do 1860 —
D°D° d 0.., ' 1863 —
Do
00
Account
Cent.,
Duos Ayres 6 per Cent.
0,,1., 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
0'146 Per Cent.
.7ratu:6 per Cent —
Do.l°. 44 Per Cent 731
„., 3 per Cent.,
Do
°. 6 per cent. 1867 951
Col ' 7 Per Cent., 1866
,_ tabian, 6 per Cent.
Egati,en 3 pir Cent., 1825
Tl.,lllbi9ari Principa.lities, 7 par Cent — E
n- 0 8 per Cent., 1867 —
illiador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
°YPtian, 7 per Cent —.. be, oad Issuo
.. 120. 501. Bonds —
DO' 4100 Bonds ...„ 811
Do. 1864
D,,,45(0)(
.I,BooosAccount N. 410 C Bonds B3
English Scrip, 1868 —
Do
do. £45 pd — die
or 9eo verntnent Ita.ilwav Debentures
,' I, 5 per Cent., 1824:5 ex Coups.
no.vo. zieecunt 9
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~.., o. Acc)uut
~.`-'O-iateluala o per Cent • .
it,biL ?.cluras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd
,liati 5 per Cent. 1865 ,10. Account 9
110 ~ ,Itr •... .
14.-±) .Al ernmana llailway ......
iicikr.. 3 per Cent
Ditto for Account
Do. "
D
Do 6 per ConanB6:lo-Freneh