The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-20 00:00:00

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TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The demand in the general discount market con-
tinues moderately active, and the rates current are
a shade firmer ; consequent upon the slight improve-
ment in the trade of the country usual at this ad-
vanced period of the year, first-class short-dated
commercial paper is now negotiable at about
per cent.
The City of Antwerp, from New York, has
arrived with £3OO in specie. The Hansa has also
arrived, but she brings no specie for Englaul ; for
France she has brought £27,000, and for Bremen

Great anxiety is stll expressed with regard to the
arrival of the Douro from the West Indies. A
steam vessel was telegraphed yesterday afternoon,
off Falmouth, which it was believed must be her,
but this morning at Lloyd's uo intelligence has been
received.
The report of the Trust and Loan Company of
14Per Canada for the six months ending September
30 states that the directors recommend a dividend
at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum.
}folders of the New South Wales Government
Loan are invited to be present at the first annual
drawing of bonds for payment (£100,000), which
will take place at the Oriental Bank, on Monday
next at noon.
In the extensive ironworks of the Messrs. Palmer
and Co. (Limited), at Jarrow, a notice of the inten-
tion to reduce the present rate of wages has been
hosted up. The notice is similar to that put up at
Middlesborough works, and will take effect in a.
fortnight. The men, of course, do not take kindly
t? the proposal, but are alive to the depressed con-
diton of trade, which necessitates a reduction in the
cost of production, and consequently the general
impression is in favour of submitting.
Yesterday a section of the ironworkers met at
~1%.0 ▪ 11cidlesborough
ti ,and discussed the proposed reduc-
th n The proceedings were private, but it is stated
at the feeling of the men is against the reduction.
At the offices of the Crown Agents for the
colonies, the New Zealand Government 6 per Cent.
Debentures for £470,000 have been disposed of by
Pi übile tender. The minimum price was fixed at
'O2 I, and the amount applied for was £2,659,700;
£2, ,433,200 at and above the minimum, and
ti226)500 below the minimum. A few small
211ders above 104 were allotted in full, and the
nalance was taken by Messrs. Rothschild at 104 1.
The New Honduras Loan is firm at 1 prem.
The
ve
Egyptian Loan Scrip is quoted 1 * premium.
h
_ A tlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
risen
to 20 20i ex div. ; but the Consoli-
dateddaated Mortgage Bonds have receded I, to 18 18k.
We have reason to believe that no reply has yet
juneen. received from the Greek Government respect-
, g tithe modifications ropsed at the meeting of
bondholders as regards the sinking fund.
a The Committee of the Great Eastern Railway
isppointed at the meeting on the Bth instant have
,c,lied.a report, stating that the request for a re-
ever of of the Board has been complied with by
jery director with the exception of Mr. James
ATVs"' M.P. Major Henry Jervis White Jervis,
Mr. George, Josselyn, and Colonel George
....ra.lnaer, and that they will ask the shareholders on
delea.r next to reduce the number of the Board to
yen) and-to vote the directors in question out of
ofnce.

Two o'CLocK.
In the English Stock Market great firmness still
Prevails. At the present moment there is
.nodis-
turbing influence at work to cause a reaction either
way, and Consols therefore continue without change
ea
at ea,
'''T i for money, and at 93 i for account x
dividend.
DI rill° Nell, Threes are 92i 4 ;
-21
Reduced Annuities,
11 1; Bank Stock, 245 246 ; India 5 per Cents.,
1161 116
FIOSI ;
bentures, ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1004 100; ditto De-
and ditto Bonds. 535. prem.
Stocks are steady. Spanish Passive
bayoreign e advanced 1, to 211 92 ; and New 3 per
Cent. Stock 4, to 331 4 ; but Italian have declined
i, to 45i 4 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. 4, to
314 324.
Dealings in the New Honduras Loan are not
numerous, but the scrip remains American Securities firm at i 1 prem.
United States 5- are not quite so firm.
20 Bonds have declined, to
701 i ; and Illinois ,to 844 85 ;
Shares contin4
ue at 474 48.
instances while Erie
. A. fair amount of business has been transacted
tO-day in the Railway Share Market, and in a few
prices are a shade firmer. North Western
4,nd North-Eastern (Berwick) have each improved
and Great Western and Lancashire and York-
uiiire each 4 ; while Great Northern have de-
East ned I ; Midland, 1; and Metropolitan and South-
ern, each each 4. •
nbillle Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no
baarncige ° importance. South Austrian and
of Canada
C°-Venetian are dealt in at 13i ; Great Western
44444 at 164 i ; East Indian at 1104 111 ; and
Treat 1 .
,Dnthan Peninsula at 110.
rni44llk Shares are flat. London and West-
-34144r have receded to 68 4 ; Union of London to
401 , kidland to 194 ; while the City Bank have
and t° 13 ; London Joint Stock remain at 354 ;
I\t'(°lldon and County at 504.
.i,arnatiesre.ellaneolia and Finance Shares are a shade
Peninsular and Oriental Steam have ad-
L° an to 564 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage
AO i 8 steady at 704 714.