The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-29 00:00:00

MONEY JAARKET

AND
COIIMEROIn INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK

There is no new feature to-day in the general
Discount Market, and business in commercial bills
is particularly quiet.
At the Bank of England yesterday there were no
bullion operations.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have or-
dered the shales of the Metropolitan and Provincial
Bank to be removed from the list, and have allowed
the shares of the Metropolitan Bank to be quoted
In their stead.

During the last few clays there has not been much
animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
Markets ; prices, however, of most of the principal
staples have been well maintained. Sugar has been
in steady request, and superior qualities of coffee
have brought full rates. In rice, fruit, cotton, and
tallow, the dealings have been to about an average
extent, without resulting in any material change iu
values.

At the meeting to-day of the North British Aus-
tralasian Company, the directors' report stated that
the expenses of management in Australia were
£866 9s. Bd. against £791 16s. 10d., and in Lon-
don £1,158 7s. Id. against £1,177 18s. 10d. for last
year. The accounts for the 12 months are made up
to the usual period, viz., June 30, 1866, in Australia;
and Dec. 31, 1866, in London ; and, after payment
M a year's interest to the proprietors of the 6 per
cent. guaranteed stock, exhibit a balance of
£1,397 2s. 9d. The directors very much regretted
that, under these circumstances, they were unable
to declare a dividend, and the shareholders, after
Borne discussion, assented.

Two o'CLocK.
There has been a meeting to-day of the Port
Phillip and Colonial Gold Mining Company. By
the revenue statement it appears there is standing
to the credit of that account £4,276 9s. 3d., after
debiting it with the amount of the distribution
made in July last for the ninth dividend of is. per
share. The directors recommended that a dividend

be now declared of Is. per share, free of income-tax,
payable on the Ist February, 1867, which, with the
distribution in July, is equivalent to 10 per cent.
Per annum on the original capital. The report was
unanimously adopted.
At a meeting held to-day of the London and St.
Katherine Docks Company, the report stated that
the earnings for the past six months had been
£480,971, and the expenditure (exclusive of inte-
rest on debentures, &c.) had been £320,251, leav-
ing a profit for the half-year of £160,720. The
available balance, after payment of the above inte-
rest, amounted to £98,992, and a dividend was
recommended of 1 per cent., making a dividend of
of 3i per cent. for the year. The balance of profit
and loss, with a small addition, now amounts to
£113,508.
At a meeting held to-day of the National Bank,
the report of the directors stated that the accounts
for the two past half-years were £111,863 to the 30th
June, and £109,019 from that date to the 31st Dec.,
1866. Since these accounts were made up, a divi-
dend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the
Paid-up capital of the bank, and an extra dividend
of 16s. per share, together £2 a share, has been
declared on the 50,000 shares which constitute the
ennipany's capital ; and the same are now payable
at the head-office and branches of the company.
The dividend and extra dividend now payable for
the half-year ending 31st December, 1866, amount
together to £lOO,OOO.
According to Reuter's telegram, this morning
the French Rentes were 68f. 95.
Business in the English Stock Market remains
Very quiet, and prices are without any change since
Yesterday. Consols are 90k 91 for money and the
;
account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities
are 90i
Bank of England Stock, 250 ; India 5
per Cent. Debentures, 102-; and ditto Bonds, 26s
prem.

Foreign Stocks have in some instances advanced,
but the dealings are limited. Turkish 5 per Cents.
have improved j, t 6 29,a a ; Spanish Passive I, to
22} ; the Certificates to 141 ; Italian -I-, to
54i but Mexican have receded ~ to 17; I; and
creek remain firm at 14 k. Russian Loan Scrip is
steady at 11 ; and the New Chilian Loan, at lif
prem.

Business in the Railway Share Market continues
*very inactive, the dealers and speculators being
chiefly engaged with the preparations for the set-
tlement. Quotations generally, however, exhibit
rather less firmness. Brighton have receded
Midland f, and Great Northern 1-it .
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very quiet,
at about previous rates.
American Securities have been further depressed.
Erie Shares have receded 5, to 37 39 ; and Illinois
Shares 1/, to 78f 79k. United States 5-20 Bonds,
however, have improved /, to 73/.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in very
limited demand. London Joint Stock, however,
are firm at 443- ; Union of London, at 45/
Alliance, at 17 ; Credit Foncier of En
and National Discount Co. gland, at 3i
, at 14/.
Atlantic and Great -Western Debentures are
steady at 43 45 ; but the Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds have declined 1, to 30 31.