The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-01 00:00:00

IIONE! MARKET

AND
fIOMMERCIAL INTELLMENCE.

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

At the weekly meeting of the court of directors
of the Bank of England no alteration was made in
the minimum rate of discount, which still remains
at 2 per cent.
In the general discount market there is rather
more inquiry, consequent upon the near approach
of the fourth of the month, but the rates remain
Unaltered.

A small sum of gold, representing £7,000, was
taken to the Bank of England yesterday.
The Guiding Star, from New York, has brought
about £35,000 in specie. The Oneida, from Brazils,
has arrived at Lisbon with £14,328.
The directors of the Anglo-Italia❑
.Bank have
determined to recommend the payment of ss. a
share for interest, which is at the rate of 5 per cent.
In consequence of the unsatisfactory state of the
Italian currency, they propose also to return a
portion of the paid-up capital.
At a meeting of the City Discount Company
(Limited) held this day the directors recommended
that out of a balance of £4,859 lls. 3d. a sum of
£5OO be written off preliminary expenses, a divi-
dend of 10 per cent. per annum, free of income
tax, or 3s. a share, be declared ; and the balance,
amounting to £1,496 IGs. Bd., be carried forward
to the next account.
At the meeting held to-day of the London and
County Bank the report was unanimously adopted,
and the usual dividend declared at the rate of 6
per cent., with a bonus of 5 per cent., together
equal to 22 per cent. per annum. The net balance
of profit amounted to £96,525, the dividend and
bonus will absorb £89,444, leaving £7,081 to be
carried forward. The dividend and bonus is pay-
able on the 12th instant, free of income tax.
Messrs. J. H. Schroeder and Co..have announced
the dividends due the 15th August on the Bay of
Havana and Matanzas (Cuba) Railroad.
A notice has been issued by the Bank of England
that, in order to prepare the dividend due on the
10th of October, 1867, the balances of the several
accounts in the following funds will be struck on
the night of Monday, the 2d of September, 1867,
viz.:—New £3 per cent. Annuities, Reduced £3 per
cent. Annuities for thirty years, Annuities for terms
of years, and India £4 per cent. Stock. On Tues-
day the 3d September, the above-named funds will
be transferable without the dividend due on the
10th October next. Bank Stock Books will be
closed on Wednesday, 11th September, and re-
Opened Friday, 11th October.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1867. 1866.
Great Western ... ... ... ... 83,274 85,323
North Western
... "' ...
...133,204 130,861
South Western ... ... ... ... 32,594 31,018
Brightea 26,662 26,510
Midland •••
•••
...
... ...
.. . 57,642 51,430
South Easte;n ..•
::: ...
33,521 31,310
Great Northern .:
...
...
...
43,338 42,485
Lancashire and Y .1E h.
re or 8 Ire... ... • • •,..,
.50 727 48,637
BristolNor'
and Exeter... ... ... t... 2, ,40 8,440

pia Eastrn
... 76172 72,818
rllohoster,e Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 21,651 20,413
Ge
at Eastern ... 39,491 39,134
North British
... 30,557 29,963
Chatha and DoTer ... 15,906 14,672
aGre letrepolitan ... 4,551 4,033
at Southern and Western of Ireland... 11,059 10,232
•-,l(lland and Great Western of Ireland ... 0,263 4,440
Glasgow and South-Western ... ~.. 11,683 12,284
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are in most in-
stances very favourable. On the North-Western
there is an increase of £2,343; on the South-
'Western of £1,576 ; ON the Brighton of £152 ; on
the Midland of £6,212 ; on the South-Eastern of
£2,211; on the Great Northern of £853 ; on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire of £2,085 ; on the Bristol
and Ezeter, of £3OO ; on the North Eastern, of
£3,354 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
of £1237 ; on the Great Eastern of £357 ; on tho
North British of £594 ; on the London, Chatham,
and Dover of £1,234 ; on the Metropolitan of
£5lB ; on the Great Southern and Western of Ire-
land of . £827 ; and on the Midland and Great
Western of Ireland of £823.

At the meeting held to-day of the English and
Australian Copper Company, the report for the six
taonths ending 31st December last was presented.
The directors stated that it was necessary to impress
upon the shareholders at each half-yearly meeting
that the statements laid before them are an estimate
only, framed with the utmost attention to correct-
ness, but liable, of course, to be modified by the
operations of the subseauent six months. The pre-
Bent statement showed an estimated profit of
£5,678 for the half-year, reduced to £3,788 by
over estimate of copper on hand June 30, 1866,
411 d by restoring the small amount required to
for
Take op the last dividend. This will be sufficient
the payment of an ad interim dividend of Is.
Per share after paying interest at the rate of 5 per
:In. to the reserve fund, which at this date amounts
to £11,382.

Two o'CLocK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 69f. 07c. Firm.
Advices from the Tyne report that the screw
in'eauler Norfolk has left the dock laden with 1,351
13-1:4 of rails consigned to Russia, this shipment
te'ng part of the contract at present being exe-
t.llited by the Consett Iron Company for the Rus-
an railways.
General depression is observable in the market
sotr the English Funds, and, indeed, throughout the
-s3ek Exchange. There is scarcely any business
1 Ilr°gress, and values consequently exhibit weak-
%e Consols are now 93i 94 for transfer,tand 94
cliimacc°llnt ; the latter quotation showing a de-
°f
.0 e nearly 1 per cent.
Nr
a '`evf Threes are 931 ; Reduced Annul-
-41311 ; India Stock, 218 ; ditto 5 per Cents.,
6 - ; ditto 4 per Cents., 991; and ditto Enfaced
11? Celita., 1021 t.
hea For
Stocks, in most instances, show increased
eli,,:Tess• Italian 5 per Cents., 1861, have de-
vi;.;' ,to 485 ; Spanish Passive 1, to 211 214;
Greek Bonds have advanced 4, to 13 ; the
L:slauLoan Scrip 5, to 1 prem. ; and the Chilian
SeriP 4, to 25 15 discount.
Fiv -lerican Securities are also flat. Uaited States
e'twenty Bonds have receded 1, to 721 1 ; and
Shares to 765 77.
renmtiautio and Great Western Railway Debentures
M --I:1 steady at 26 28 ; and the Consolidated
oArtgar.e
Bonds at 22 23.
ent,r/ierY moderate amount of business has been
with into in the Railway Share Market, and
tiem °no or two exceptions prices show less firm-
I, Great Northern have declined 1/, Brighton
li
wh.,"° Great Eastern and South-Eastern each I ;
e Midland
eatern have improved /, and North-
ofrlile foreign and colonial lines are without change
;I.loPortance. Great Luxemburg are dealt in at
Nil. 4, East Indian at 1085, and Great Indian
)31:8111a at 1071.
Ivea-tni, Shares remain very inactive. London and
111
Orient have declined to 995 ex div., and
,11ster
Bank Corporation to 42/.
Stecellaneous and Finance Shares are dull, hut
70 u7Y2; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. are marked
Vieer
°; National Discount Company 111, and
Y of Egypt's Mortgage Loan 675.