The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-17 00:00:00

NONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCL

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Discount Alarket is quiet, and there is no
alteration in the terms for accommodation.
The Bank of France return for the week ending
16th inst. shows the following changes compared
with that of last week :—The Treasary balance has
increased £384,000, cash £352,000, and the ad-
vances £4,440 ; while the current acc .ntnts have
decreased £610,000, and the commercial bills
£392,0')(1.
There were no gold operations of importance at
the Bank of England yesterday. The following
are the latest prices of the bullion .—Bar gold, 775.
9d. per oz. standard ; do. parting, 775. 11d. per oz.;
°llbl°olls Spanish, 755. to 7613. per oz. ; do.
Mexican and South American, 735. 9d. to 745. per
Oz.; United States Eagle, 765. 3d. per oz. Bar silver,
58. d. to per oz. standard ; do. containing gold (5
grs. and upwards) ss. 0-Zd. to ss. 08 d. per oz. Dollars,
Mexican, 45. 111 d. per oz., flat ; Cake silver, ss. 511.
The traffic receipts of the East Indian Railway
for the week ending the 31st of March last
amounted to £45,257 against £51,060 in the corres-
Punding week of the previous year.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
_are steady at 28 30 ex coupon, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds at 21 22.
The following is issued by the Committee of
Bankers in connexion with the Clearing-house :
Return of Paid Clearing for the week ending May 15.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
XL+

,ondav 8,301,000
Tuesday 8,968,000
Wednesday

Creditors of £63,774,000
erect
the Estates Investment Company
their claims are required to send the particulars of
to Mr. Price, of Gresham-street, the
official liquidator, by the 11th June, the 25th of
that month having
Pon them. been appointed for adjudicating
The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
Pdomted Monday,
the 20th inst., a special settling
I.32area
,a,_Y in the A 8 per Cent. Redeemable Preference
of the Belgian Public Works Company,
Limited, which are not to be marked.
The return from the Bank of England for the
u::llltieek. ending the 15th of May gives the following
it
It s when compared with the previous week :
Public.Cli.tpepos osits;;
-• £3,145,955 Increase... ..£1,4_53
ether de _
7,534,212 ... Increase... 12,,tL, ,
17,513,323 ... Decrease... 21,777
:
flu the other side of the account :
%I:Me:lent securities £12,886,314 No change.
Nor,ters veeenrities 19,258,50 G £37,6lolncrea.se..._o
aomployed
9,908,150 Increase... 91, 3
beit c amount of notes in circulation is £23,184,505,
ng an increase of £37,695 ; and the stock of
bullion
both departments is £19,245,277, show-
ing an increase of £114,920 when compared with the
Preceding return.
MWith regard to the corn market at Birmingham,
the
week the trade has ruled dull for wheat, under
e influence of large arrivals of foreign, com-
binedb with extreme caution on the part of
hl°Yers) who limit their purchases to sup-
hsi. initnediate wants only. The export de-
ilanel for Californian wheat and flour of fine quality
rottl Liverpool for New York continues, flour
making 495. to 50s. per sack of 2801bs, and wheat
8' 8(1. per 1001bs. At our market to-day there
was a better supply of English wheat, best quality
being sought after and selling at last week's
prices, while for secondary sorts there was little
or no demand. Fine red, 675. to 695. ; common
runs, 60s. to 665. ; white, 68s. to 745; all per
(1r• of 4961b5. Foreign wheat was held firmly, but
the demand was by no means extensive, millers
generally having sufficient for im mediate use."
The second series of public sales of colonial wool
commenced yesterday afternoon. There was a fair
but not a large attendance. The biddings were not
very animated, and prices generally exhibited an
average decline of ld. to 1/cl. per lb. The quantity
rived for these sales amounts to 213,705 bales, of
/111ich 185,935 are from Australia, and 27,770 from
the Cape of Good Hope.
d the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
aur.ing the last few days there has not been much
111Ination. Sugar has remained in very moderate
attest, while superior qualities of coffee remained
full values. Rice has been dull and -without
eh
4lage in prices ; while tallow continued in very
moderate request, and quotations generally show a
dOWnward tendency.

Two o'CLocx.
There is still a tendency towards improvement
° cube. markets for stocks and shares and railway
Brites, notwithstanding their deep depression
the "Iv in the ascendant. The impression is that
ke-e,laas of property has reached its lowest mar-
vi "ne value ; and, as it is a property of great
the attention of investors has led to numerous
purchases tor transfer. With regard to the British
41%11ri;8 may be mentioned that buoyancy is
of -e"' by the easy position of the rates
felidisQ° iii 11et) the specie movement, the confidence
tranquil -
I.lr present administration, and the more
40w, aspect of continental affairs. Consols are
go
th for money, with the dividend, and 90,a
Ifor e account, ex div.
0011 e New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
Stock' Exchequer Bills, 21s. to 265. prem. ; Bank
251 ; India Stock, 219 ; ditto 5 per Cents.,
13-k ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1021 ; and ditto
1,41:18) 848. prem.
at tl:4 Oreign Stocks, with a few exceptions, have been
to in r,
„r4teS• Mexican, however, have declined 4,
Italianl- ; Turkish 5 per Cents. 4, to 31 311 ; and
fonds
Per Cents. to 51 511 ; while Greek
eat 44 haye advanced to 141 ; Spanish Certifi-
dis'a to 141 I ; the Russian Loan Scrip 4, to
44,11;a, r* ; the Chilian Loan Scrip 4, to 3 2 dis. ;
n" Danubian Loan Scrip 4, to 5 3 dis.
eilt.:1:11Y a limited amount of business has been
p'red into in the Railway Share Market, but in
veral instances prices have shown a slight inn-
t°,vtereent• Laneas hire and Yorkshire and South
have each advanced 1, and Great Northern
walle Brighton have declined Midland 1, and
e,,lsth Western 4.
h 413 e Foreign and Colonial lines show no material
Sennan„ge• Great Luxembourg remain firm, at 104 ;
ii"'" Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, at 154 ;
calloteh-Rhenish at 18-1 19 ; Great Western of
104" at 1.4 i 15 ; and East Indian are flat, at
Very little America s -usiness has besn transacted in
Americaq4
States 52n-uurities, and prices are steady. United
;
at 42 L'oncls remain at 721 4, and Erie Shares
, l but Illinois are 1 lower, at 76 4.
prev:oBeuelatleous
and Finance shares remain at about
de It rates. Credit Foncier of England are
a ci
Cents.
at 90 944 41 I ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
Tele. National Discount Co. at 124 ; and
L.6raPh Construction and Maintenance at 164.
lk shares remain very quiet without any mate-
ration
-or atterati
Pora.tioo
". as regards prices. Oriental Ban
are marked 431 ; Union of Australia,
Austral 464
ia, 61
; ni°4
62 of London, 384 ; and Bank of

MINING MARKET.
:the market FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
to-day has been very quiet, and
1)3,11c" ill
!terdaY• Annexed are the latest prices:—
ciCh-o,yertos M00r..... 5/ 51 Marko Valley
eliff7aes Gold ..... 331 North Crotty.
1.: rd Antalganiate 55/ North Retallick
tlaes: Basset ............ 16 18 Prinecof Wales 51s Od 5256... d.
t:Ede' 01:1 Gt. Consols Providence Mines
~ ...Caradon ....... ..... 5/ 6 South, Caradon 340 350,
..''';.l!oVell ............ 1 incroft l4l IJI
k't Russell ......... 24 21 West Caradon
~9et'WhoalCirenville 42/ West Seton —
Urea'6'at Laxey ......... 171 181 Wheal Chiverton —6s 5
, rtfUlitak ...... 41 4i Wheal Basset
eat Wheal Vor.., 17/ 18 Wheal Seton llO 115

SIIITiSII FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
3, 0017-EltniENT rUNDIS g.P.:I tie r'UND9.
ut. Consols
8 1)0. Account Jun 6 9oi -a4 xd
Per het Le
, 0
New I.l,ed.ucmcl 9Ol
(halt
90 *