The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-18 00:00:00

NONE)? iIARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGSNCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The directors of the Bank of England, at their
weekly meeting to-day, did not deem it necessary to
alter their terms of discount. The market, therefore,
remains very easy, and there is very little diminu-
tion in the available supplies, although provisio❑
has had to be made for a considerable number of
Australian engagements just matured.
To morrow, being Good Friday, and Monday
next, when the review takes place at Dover, will be
observed as holidays at the Stock Exchange, and an
active resumption of business is not expezted until
the middle of next week, as the attendance in the
City on Saturday is likely to be reduced to the
smallest practical limits.
At the Bank of England yesterday there was a
further influx of gold amounting to £33,00, and
a withdrawal of £2,000.
The bar silver by the West India packet has been
sold at 604 d., and the Mexican dollars at 591 d.
Notice has been given by Messrs. J. S. Morgan
and Co. that the bonds of the Chilian 6 per cent.
Sterling Government Loan for £2,000,000 will be
ready for delivery, in exchange for fully paid-up
scrip, at their offices, on and after the 18th inst.
(this day).
The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are iu round figures as under :

Great Western v 1867. 1866.... 71,310 73,102
North Western •••
•••
South Western _113,467 115,163
'"... 24,094 26,663
Midland ***
Brighton • " ••• •• • 19, 866 22,212
50,266 47,402
South Eastern ..•
•••
23,033 23,666
Great Northern ***
... 36,115 37,317
Lancashire and Yh• Bristol or s •••• 43,992 43,870
EaansdterEnxetor... ••• ••• •• 6961 6,714
N orth
70 689 66228
Mancliestsetr,;raShefueld, ancilincoin 19'599 19,134
Great Ea
33,242 34,831
North B
London, Chatho.m,and.Do**;er 9,231 9,022
ritish 25951 2-1,645
~.Great Southern and.i'Vestein.9,94l 7,930
Atidlond and Great Westernsteraof 5,160 5,054
Glasgow and South-Wo 10,078 11,163
These returns, when compared with those of the
.correppondieg period of last year, owing to the
late Period at which Easter falls this season, show
some unsatisfactory results. On the Great Western
there i
a decrease of £1,792 ; on the North
Western, of £1,696 ; on the South Western, of
X,21509 ; on the Brighton, of £2,376 ; on the South
'Astern, of £631 ; on the Great Northern, of
£1'202 ; and on the Great Eastern, of £1,592, while
the Midland shows an increase of £2,864 ; the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, of £122 ; the Bristol and
Exeter, of £247 ; the North Eastern, of £4,461 ;
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £465 ;
the London Chatham, and Dover, of £209 ; and
the North British, of £1,306.
WThe traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great
estern Railway for the last week in March
amounted to $109,092, against $118,097 in the
corresponding period last year, exhibiting a de-
ase of
$9 005. The total receipts for the month
of March were $438,046, against $388,480 in the
Mme month of 1866, showing an increase of
$49,566.

A meeting of the creditors of the Commercial
Bank of India and the East was held yesterday
afternoon, when the terms of the proposal for
the reconstruction of the establishment, under
Which the remaining 10s. in the pound will be
Paid by four equal half-yearly instalments, was
cordially approved. We hope that we may now
regard this as another bank saved from the catas-
trophe
of last year.
At the meeting held to-day of the Oriental Bank
Corporation the directors stated that they had to
congratulate their co-proprietors on the favourable
result of the operations, the net profit (including
5,137 13s. Bd. from the last account) amounting
to £193,687 Bs. 4d An interim dividend of £90,000
was distributed in November, and it was now pro-
Posed to divide a like amount, making the dividend
equal to 12 per cent. for the year, leaving a balance
of £13,687 Bs. 4d.
The biddings for bills on India took place to-day
at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted
were—to Calcutta, Rs. 19,60,000 (£196,000) ;to
Madras, Rs. 40,000 (£4,000) ; and to Bombay,
118. 10,00,000 (£100,000.) The minimum price
was fixed at ls. 11/d. on all the Presidencies.
Tenders at Is. 110. on Calcutta and Madras will
receive about 8g per oent., and on Bombay nt
18: 1.1. id, about 78 per cent. Those above these
prices will be allotted in full.

Two o'CLocK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 66.65.
At the commencement of business this morning,
business of all descriptions was very buoyant in the
Stock Exchange. The Funds were 1 per cent.
higher, and in Foreign Securities there was a gene-
ral improvement, though railways were fiat, owing
to the unfavourable receipts as recorded above.
Towards the :afternoon, however, there has been
a reaction in most of those investments
which had shown an upward tendency,
and Consols have returned to the same price
at which they closed yesterday— viz., 90i for
money and the account. The New Threes and
Reduced Annuities are 891 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 255.
prem. ; Bank Stock, 2511 1 2524 ; India 5 per Cents.,
1091 1104 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 944 ; ditto Enfaced
per Cents., 103 ; ditto 54 per Cents., 108 4 ; and
ditto Bonds, 525. prem.
Foreign Stocks have been slightly depressed.
Italian have declined 4, to 47 4 ; Greek, 4, to 121
13 ; Spanish Passive, 4, to 19/ 204; Certificates, 4,
to 121 13 ; Turkish 5 per Cents, 4, to 264 274 ;
Russian Scrip 4, to 214 dis. Chilian Scrip remains
at 5 44 dis., but Danubian has advanced 1, to 64
51 dis. Mexican are 154 4.
A very limited amount of business has been tram-
acted in the Railway Share Market, and prices have
not varied to any important extent. Brighton and
Midland have each improved 4, while, North-
Western, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South-
Eastern, have each declined 4.
The Foreign and Colonial lines are flat ; South
Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have declined to
14,1 ; and East Indian to 1071.
American Securities show a decline in United
Btates 5-20 Bonds of 1 to 701 71; but Erie Shares
are firm at 371 a ; and Illincis at 764 1.
Atlantic and Great IVestern Railway Debentures
have advanced 4 to 32 321, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds remain firm at 22 224.
'blank Shares are quiet, but generally remain at
steadyL rates. Bank of Egypt are marked 33/ ;
1s on Chartered of Australia 22 ; South Austra-
a26 ; and Union of London 421.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares show little
variation. Anglo-American Telegraph are dealt
I._l at 181;
Credit Foncier of England at 21 ;
Ore-street Warehouse at 124 ; National Dis-
count'V Company at 124.

MINING MARKET.
THURSDAY EVENING.
More activity has prevailed in the Mining Market,
and there is an increased demand for Prince of
Ca`l
eB, Chiverton Moor, Great Retallick, and West
hiverton. Annexed are the latest prices :
Chiverto M
°bout. ' 4 poor 5i 6 Marko Valley
Clia 41" Gold
1 t°,,rd -Amalgamate North Treskerby
ktt' L — Prince of Wales 53s0d 5560 d
.lEastearn 8ree.......... Providence Mines
,;,,,st earn Br
. Tincroft
x; st L0ve11..,.,*******
West Seton l3O 135
East Russell **
*2t 3 West Chiverton 7l 73
,rset WhealGren ***** 2i 2} Wheal Basset —
cett Laxey ......... 171 18 Wheal Chiverton
~.,,r at Itetallick
',.* at
"Wheal Vor... 18 19 Wheal Seton 971 1021

BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
a GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
bar (lout. Consols
Do
91 it 90}
8 • Account, May 9
,Por Cent. Reduceat B9l i
New
3 per Cent B9 -1 i
'INT 1 per Cont. Jan. 1894 —
A °. 6 per Cent. Jun. 1873 —
16ttities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880
Do
for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs —
E (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 --7
Zehectuer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 and 4 per Ct 25 pm
100
£5OO Pm
n 1) .• £lOO & .£2OO —pm
a6k of England Stock, 61 per Cent
I INDIA.N GUvERNMENT SECURITIES.
4113.a0 Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
0, Account