The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-21 00:00:00

ITONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
An active demand is still reported in the general
discount market, and few if any bills of three monthe
date are negotiable under 6 per cent., which con-
tinues to be the minimum of the Bank of England.
It Was imagined in some quarters that the directors
---influence4 by the recent withdrawals of bullion,
and the increase in the inquiry for accommodation
—might have found it necessary to alter their regu.
lations at the weekly court to-day, but they sepa-
rated without announcing any new movement, and
the result was in accordance with general expecta-
tions.

About X 30,000 in bar gold was taken nut of .the
Lank yesterday for the Continent, and 25,000
sovereigns were also withdrawn for the Brazil%
The following important resolution has been
Passed by the committee of the Stock Exchange :
" That no company shall be admitted to quotation
in the official list unless a member of the Stock
Exchange be authorised by such company to give
the committee full information as to the formation
and the bonafides of the undertaking, the appli-
cations for and distribution or allotment of shares,
and every other particular that the committee may
require."

The biddings for 30,00,000 rupees on bills on
India took place yesterday at the Bank of England.
The proportions allotted were—Calcutt, 17,10,000
rupees; to Bombay, 12,00,000 rupees; and to
Madras, 90,000 rupees, The minimum price was,
as before, is 111 d per rupee on Calcutta and Madras,
and is llad on Bombay. The applications within
the limits amounted to 180 laos. Tenders on Cal-
nutta and Madras at is 114 d will receive about
to
per cent., on Bombay at 2s about 65 per cent., and
all above those prices in fall.
;The last week's railway receipts, ascertained np
to this day, are, in round figures, as under
1864. 1863.
Great Western
North-Western
.... 112,592 101,802
South-Western
Midland,
Lancastdro and Yorkshire..
Great46,73o 39,060
Northern
South 'Eastern
.. 26,771 25,480
Great 1 Ifts •erti
34,528 31,819
North Eastern
Bristol, and Exeter
Mane' iester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 7,046 6,737
18,322 15,842
These returns, when compared with
those of the
same period of last year, are of a very satisfactory
character. Oa the Great Western there is an in-
eref/se of £2,021; on the North Western, of
£1'0,790 ; on the South Western of £1,589 ; on the
Brighton, of £1,843 ; on the Midland, of £5,914;
on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £7,070 ; on
the Great Northern, of £7,052 ; on the South
[ls torn, of £1,291; on the Great Eastern, of £2,709;
on the North Eastern, of £6,675; on the Bristol
and Exeter, of £309 ; and on the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £2,480.
At the 54th half-yearly meeting to-day of the
Loudon Joint-stock Bank, Mr J.. T. Oxley in the
chair, the report, which was adopted, stated that
dining the six months, ending the 30th ult,, the
b:nok had made a net profit of £124,476.76. 10d.,
out of which the shareholders would receive the
usual dividend at the rate c,f 12f per cent. per
annum, with a bonus of AA, per share, leaving a
balance of £26,976 7s. 10d„ to be carried to profit
and loss new account, for appropriation at the end
of the year. The guarantee,, fund had been credited
With the accruiL,,; interest and debited with the
depref3iation ascertained on the revaluation of Go-
went securities held by -the bank, and now amounted
to £276,301 7s. Bd.

The half-yearly nn eeting of the shareholders of
the Imperial Bank was held to-day—Mr Alderman
Lusk in the chair. The report, which was unani-
ously adopted, recommended a dividend at the
rate of 8 per cent. per annum, free of income tax,
for the six months e nding 30th June, 1864, on prid-
uP capital of 12,000 shares Ist ; and a pay-
ment at the rate of L 5 per cent. p'.ir annum on paid-
-1113 capital of 10,500 shares of `2cl and 3d issues in
lieu of dividend.

The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap.
Pointed Monday, the 25th Jul yi, a special settling
day in the shares of the unde•nnentioned securities :
London Bank of Scotian 41, New Shares; Conti-
nental Batik Corporation, New Shares; London
and South western Banl-;, New Shares, not to be
marked
Bankin for th
-e P
and after the reser.t Alen in the Provincial
g Corportotion
°•n, a bargains entered into on
17th M a 9;
in the Eastern Exchange
Bank, on bargai.as r4fcer the 21st May;
Also in the and in the
Albion Bank.
k . to he marked on the official lists.
I tal
into and ia n Land Company, on bargains
after the 17th June ; and on the
Rosa Grand. a
6 sold Mining Company, to be marked
on the twice a ' eek lists. ThQ committee have also
ordered th a sb arcs of the Indian
Cuellar to be .quoted in the twice Tea Company of
a week iiai,
—____

rivet o'CLocK..
At Paris, this day, accordiwg to Mr, neuter's
Rortee were 66f. 30c.
telegram, the 'Three per Cent.
Owing to a few %ipeculative gales
the tile English. Fun Is hE,s given. w market for
ay about
qiikily in con per cent.,
E
me dullness, of
lequen ce of the extre:
business. Cortsols fk ,r money are 90Z I, and for the
Incount 90. g.. The New Threes and,l/41tee,uced
404 . to
nuities are 691 1 ; Exchequer Bills, for idircla,
"1 3. di.; and tor June ss. cv.s. to par; luditt

5 per Cents., 1041 105 ; Enfaced 4 per Cents. 041;
ditto 5 per Cents. 104 k ; and ditto 54 por Cents.
1141 1151.

A slight downward movement has ale° been
apparent in the Foreign Stock Market. Turkish 6
per Cents., 1862, are 701; Mexican, 29i ; do.
New, 26,1,2; Greek, 24-1 ; Spanish Passive, 28k a ;
Portuguese, 481 ; and the Confederate Loan, 76 77.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
moderately active, and prices generally remain
without material change.
Dank and Miscellaneoas Shares generally main-
tain former rates. Anglo-Egyptian Bank shares
are quoted 3 prem.