The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-02 00:00:00

JAARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL T LLGEI!„,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

In the general discount market there is no particu-
lar variation. The anticipation that the existing
uncertainty would cause the withdrawal of some ar-
rivals of gold for the continent has been verified,
but the sums taken are as yet comparatively so small
that the movement exercises but little influence. At
present the sole effect has been a fractional rise in
the rates, bankers and bill brokers charging 2i on
the best paper instead of 2 per cent.
There was a withdrawal of £4,000 in American
eagles from the Bank of England yesterday after-
noon.

The biddings for bills on India took place to-
day at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted
wvre—To Calcutta, 13,70,009r5. (£137,000) ; to
Madras, 20,000r5. (£2,000) ; and to Bombay,
8,00,000r5. (£80,000). The minimum price was
fixed, as before, at ls. 111 d. on all the presidencies.
Tenders on Bombay at ls. Hid. will receive about
89 per cent. ; those above that price on Bombay,
and those on Calcutta and Madras at ls. ilkd. and
UPwards, will receive in full.

At a meeting held to-day of the London and
South African Bank a dividend of Bs. per share,
which with the payment made in November last will
be 4 per cent. for the year, was agreed to.
At a meeting of the creditors of the General
Exchange Bank held yesterday the resolutions which
were adopted at the shareholders' meeting on the
9th April last, in favour of a voluntary liquidation
instead of the compulsory winding-up order already
made, were submitted to the meeting and adopted,
and a committee, consisting of Messrs. Hutchinson,
Ironnionger, and Button, was appointed to act with
the shareholders' committee in winding up the
estate.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1867. 1866.
Great Western ... 75,248 74,808
North Western ... ... -120,308 124,502
South Western ••• ••• ... 26,110 23,383
Brighton ... ... 23,405 20,074
Midland ••• 51,273 50,383
South Eastern ... 27,325 22,260
Great Northern .. 39 997 38 028
Lancashire and Yorkshire...
„. 46' 045 a 680
Bristol and Exeter... 7'796 7'196
North Eastern •• • ... 62' 663 69,965
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 20,311 20,899
Great Eastern 37,621 31598
North British 27:342 26:779
London, Chatham, and Doter 12,445 9,703
Metropolitan 4,663 3,808
Midland and Great Western of Ireland ... 6,874 6,968
Glasgow and South-Western ... ... 11,102 11372
Great Southern and Western of Ireland... 13,596 10,661
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are, with a
few exceptions, of a satisfactory character. On
the Great Western there is an increase of
X 440 ; on the South Western, of £2,727 ; on
the Brighton, of £3,331 ; on the Midland,
of £B9O ; on the South - Eastern, of
£5,065; on the Great Northern, of £1,969 ; on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £1,365 ; on the
Bristol and Exeter, of £6OO ; on the Great
Eastern, of £3,023 ; on the North British, of £563;
On the London, Chatham, and Dover, of £2,742 ; on
the Metropolitan, of £855 ; and on the Great
Southern and Western of Ireland, of £2,935 ; while
the North Western shows a decrease of £4,194, the
North Eastern, of £7,302 ; and the Manchester,
heffield, and Lincoln, of £5BB.
The following is a report from East Russell Mine :
-sin the 140 fm. level E., the lode is 4ift. to sft.
Wide, composed of caple quartz prian mundic, worth
£2O per fm., for copper ore, with a kindly appear-
"ce to farther improve; the N. or caple part of
the lode contains a little tin in the furthest point. A
little behind this point some good tin work has
been obtained with a good leader in the back. In
the 140 fin, level the cuts N. (Edcs), the water is
On the increase, which indicates the near approach
of cutting the lode. The stratum is highly charged
with mineral. No other change to notice since last
reported upon.

Two O'CLOCK.
Business at the Stock Exchange has been very
kluet.ty resuu,cd, but the transaction., *1....eh
limited, have not produced an unfavourable effect
11Pun values. With the improved aspect of the
Luxemburg Question and the judicious policy pur-
t3ued by our Government, "bears" are very timid,
and in the absence of sales on their account,
and with the purchases made by the investing public,
Prices are decidedly firm, though a movement
dun per cent. is not of rare occurrence. The
-"lnd,;*are now almost the same as they were at
the close of business on Tuesday afternoon. Con-
-13018 are now 91 for the transfer and the 9th inst.,
and 91k for the June settlement. In the corre-
-BPonding date last year they were 86i 1 for money
as well as account. The rate of discount now is 3
Per cent., on the 2d of May, 1866, it was 7 per cent.
The New Threes are $9l, ; Reduced Annuities,
891 I ; Exchequer Bills, 20s. to 255. prem. ; Bank
°f England Stock, 251 ; India Stock, 218 ; ditto
6 per :Cents., 110 f ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
102. ; and ditto Bonds, 48s. to 525. prem.
The Foreign Stock Market has been very steady,
and few variations have occurred in prices. Mexi-
can have advanced to 15/- 16 ; Greek f, to 13 I ;
Turkish 5 per Cents. I, to 281 Italian are un-
changed at 47i i ; Spanish Passive are 201 ; and
Russian, Chilian, and Danubian Scrip are at
nominal values.

In the Railway Share Market business has been
moderately active, and, with one or two exceptions,
prices have shown an improving tendency. Great
Eastern has advanced 1 ; Caledonian, Great
N'orthern, Brighton, and Midland, each f ; while
South Eastern has declined I, and North Western, I.
The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little
_ iation of importance. South Austrian and
rabardo-Venetian are marked 151 ; Great In-
,ulan Peninsula, 107/ 108; ; and Madras 5 per
'eats., 102 1021.
0 American Securities are improved, principally
advanced to 421 43 ; Illinois, to 76 77 ; and
t
`'llited States 5-20 Bonds, 1, to 71/
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
t
steady at 31 33, and the Consolidated
':)rtgage Bonds at 211 221.
sank Shares are in very limited request. Lon-
donN_ and County are marked 57 ; London and
Westminster, 93 ; Union of Australia, 46} ; and
"ion of London, 481 f.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares show little
Change• Anglo-American Telegraph have im-
proved" to 181 j. ; Telegraph Construction and
'‘liaintenance to 121 13f ; and Viceroy of Egypt
c)rtgage Loan to 69i.