The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-30 00:00:00

1101EY-MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TwJL'v o'CLoca.
There is no change to notice in the progress of
business in the general discount market. A mode-
rate demand prevails for accommodation usual at
the close of the year, but as the supplies of capital
on offer are abundant, the rates current are not
onerous, ranging from about 14 to 1/ per cent. for
the best descriptions of commercial paper.
Advices from most of the principal cities of the
continent received this morning, report that great
dulness has prevailed on the various Bourses, owing
to misgivings entertained with regard to the pro-
Posed Conference concerning the Roman question.
The traffic receipts of the East Indian Railway,
for the week ending 13th October last, amounted to
£34,173, against £38,883 in the corresponding
period of the previous year.
The New Honduras Loan is firm at 11 14 prem.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
tares hay risen 4, to 21 22 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds 4, to 19 20.
The specie movements during the past week have
been on a rather limited scale as regards the im-
ports, which have only amounted to about £185,460,
including
£7,600 from New York by the Germania,
and £220 by the City of New York. The Briton,
from the Cape of Good Hope, has brought £5,000 ;
the City
of Limerick, from the River Plate,
£63,000 ; and the Tanjore, from Alexandria,
£9,000 ; about £95,240 in gold has been received
from Portugal, and £5,400 in silver from the
Continent. The exports have been £2,680 to the
Last Indies and China by the Massalia, and there
have been remittances to the Continent through
Private sources estimated at £417,798.
The report of the directors of the Bank of British
North
America, to be submitted to the proprietors
at a general meeting on Tuesday, December 3d, has
just been issued. It states that the directors have
examined the accounts of the bank up to the latest
dates received, and upon the probable results of the
Year's accounts have declared the usual half-yearly
dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.
The hopes entertained that the ironworkers at
Darlington would accept the terms offered by the
Masters, viz., a reduction of 10 per cent., bas not
been verified in the case of the men employed by
Mr. Barningham, at Darlington, who first had no-
tice to leave. About 500 more men have this week
been paid off at these works. The trade is in a very
bad condition, and many masters are prepared, if
the men are at all obstinate, to lay off their works
altogether.

Two o'CLocx.
At the Paris Bourse to-day, according to Reuter's
te4grami, the 8 per Cent. Renton were 68f. 90c.
Business in the English Stock Market has been
as usual, on a Saturday the dealings
have been very limited. Consols have declined
Per cent., the latest prices being 941 1 for money ;
t for the sth December, ex div. ; and 931 for
the January settlement.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
19,31; 'lnhequer Bills, 31s pm.; Bank Stock, 2441 3;
4-'is ditto, 225 ; ditto 6 per Ceuta., 116 ; ditto
Per Cents., and ditto Bonds, 55s pm.
thThefnlinwing are the closing quotations of some of
1: principal Foreign Stocks. Italian, 4611 ; Greek,
d.,13}; Mexican, 15/ 16 ; Spanish Passive, 24 25 ;
it 65 o. Certificates, 19 19) ; Turkish 6 per Cents.,
sh-n
IT ) 153 ; and ditto 5 per Cents., 331 34.
ited States 6-20 Bonds are 70) 71); Erie
Ae4 e4avY 7 48 ; and Illinois, 861 881.
u tone has prevailed in the Railway
sale:,
ll-
'arket owing to a preference of speculative
the-8. Caledonian have declined 21 ; Great Nor-
tern ill
Stock, and Midland each 1) ; Great Wes-
ta4t' and Lancashire and Yorkshire each 1; South-
bover irn "lat ; Great Eastern, London, Chatham, and
Eas, ,
and Metropolitan, each ; and North
The tern
(Berwick)
variatl. .
()reign and Colonial lines show little
tiara `)South Austrian, and Lombardo-Vene-
India are Marked 131 ; San Paulo, 16/ ; East
liCn' 1111 1121; and Great Indian Peninsula,
decliJah
shares are flat ; London and County have
eantigied to 52,
Midland to 191; Chartered Mer-
Lnlidsr,°- India, London, and China remain at 30,
f
Loll:- and Westminster at 691, and Union o
London h.., .
At 4 've improved to 34).
YariatiFelianeous and Finance shares show little
ever, h-nn• Peninsular and Oriental steam, how-
litead 47e Proved to 59) ; Royal Mail Steam are
1,4 68 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. at 801
oft,,,l3t'a tetreet Warehouse at 12) ;and Viceroy
°J Mortgage Loan at 73 73).