The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-01 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCR,

TWELVE O'.
In the general discount market thereCLOCK is rather
more inquiry for accommodation, owing to the pre-
parations made to meet the commercial engage-
ments due on the 4th instant. The rates current,
however, continue unaltered.
The sum of £98,000 was withdrawn from the
Bank of England yesterday.
Gold to the amount of £132,000 has arrived by
the Sussex from Australia.
The return from the Bank of England for the
lowing
Week ending the 30th of October gives the fol-
results wheu compared with the previous
Reek :
lieet 3,072,323 Increase £2.7 0
Public deposits ... .C 1,921,096 ... Decrease 513,311
Other deposits ... 10,581,628 Decrease 490,358
On the other side of the account :
Government securities £12,891,203 No alteration.
Oth©r securities 16,835,079 Increase 27,955
Notes Unemployed 11,915,260 ... Decrease 2,050
The amount of notes in circulation is £21,654,855,
being a decrease of £110,400 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £22,697,388, show-
ing a decrease of £89,178 when compared with the
preceding return.
The Bank of France return for the past week ex-
hibits the following changes when compared with
the former statement. The bills discounted have
increased £2,328,000 ; the notes, £1,968,000 ; the
current accounts, £552,000 ; the cash, £BB,OOO ;
and the advances, £26,640. In the Treasury
balance there has been a decrease of £B,OOO.
Yesterday a deputation from the Venezuelan
bondholders waited upon Lord Stanley with respect
to the withholding of the amount set apart from
the Customs revenues for the dividend. Lord
Stanley, in reply, promised to give the subject of
the proposed armed intervention his careful con-
sideration, and to bring the matter before the
Cabinet.
An addition of £3,000 in gold to the produce
already advised up to Sept. 18 will be brought by
the incoming Brazil mail for the Don Pedro Mining
Company, making a total of 25,000 oitvas.
At the first general meeting of the London and
Natal Bank (Limited), held yesterday, the report
stated that the net profit earned had been 9 per
cent. per annum, and a dividend of 6 per cent. was
declared, the balance being carried forward after an
appropriation for reserve fund.
In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
during the last few days there has been a moderate
amount of business entered into. Sugar has fully
maintained previous rates, but in tea the transac-
tions have been restricted, the trade having de-
ferred their operations until the public sales, which
commence on Tuesday next. Coffee has been on
limited
request at slightly reduced rates, and in
tallow the operations have been restricted ; prices
for both present and forward delivery being a shade
lower.

A further sum of $43,000 for the dividend and
sinking fund of the Columbia Loan of 1863 has
'leen brought by the mail from Bagota. This will
not only provide for the dividend duo in April next,
but Will leave a considerable sum for the sinking
toad) Which will be further augmented by any sums
t. may arrive before the next dividend becomes
due
The Agra Bank have announced that they are
prepared, on behalf of the late Agra and Master-
Inan's Bank, to anticipate payment of its promissory
notes falling due on the 15th of March, 1868, under
rebate of the same rate of interest which the notes '
Carry. This instalment will complete 17s. 6d. in
the pound, with interest thereon in full.
This being the Ist of November the Stock Ex-
change as usual is closed consequent upon the
striking of the half-yearly balances at the Bank of
England, and there is nothing to report in this
department.

The Anglo-American Telegraph Company have
notified that from the Ist of December charges for
Messages to America for ten words, not exceeding
50 letters, will be £5 ss. ; and for every additional
Word not exceeding the average of five letters, 10s. ;
ve words, not exceeding 25 letters, for address,
date) and signature, will be sent free. The extra
charge for messages in code is abolished, but the
n,elPanY will not undertake to transmit every form
Cede, or any packed messages, except at special
;ato e°. For messages in cipher the charge will be
toot- he first ten ciphers, £5 ss. ; and for each addi-
,al Cipher, 10s.
'he following official notice has been issued by
i-,et, "13ank of England, November Ist, 1867 :—Notice
de ereby given, that in order to prepare the divi-
nds due on the sth January, 1868, the balances
lo3f the several accounts in the following funds will
be struck on the night of Monday, the 2d Deeem-
verllB6,—viz. : £3 per Cent. Consolidated Annui-
hie; evi' £5 per Cent. Annuities, New £3 10s.
An
Cent. Annuities, 1854; New £2 10s. per Cent.
k,4llllities ; Annuities for terms of years and India
beb" Per Cent. Stock. On Tuesday, the 3d Decem-
r' v,_
ue above named funds will be transferable
Ceut the dividend, due on the sth January next.
Lsest India Stock shut on Friday, 6th December,
6A7, open Monday, 6th January, 1868.
ict,,t the meeting held to-day of the Great Indian
di: 11,8111 a Railway Company the report of the
exce'Qrs was presented, of which the following is an
ante The The net receipts of the half-year
eenVlnted to £530,568, being at the rate £6 9s. per
th-- Per annum upon the total paid-up capital of
bileC4:Tany at 30th June, namely, £16,443,414,
exn,111)24 the estimated amount of capital at present
th`e-e'ecl on the 852 miles of open railway, with
eXisting
reeei rolling stock and machinery, the net
ratePts of the half-year are equal to a return at the
salt()r 1321. 4d. per cent. per annum. Such re-
coil: obtained in the imperfect state of the
glirle,,nY's undertaking cannot fail to be re-
Theas most satisfactory by the proprietors.
guaranteed interest of the half-year advanced
Th6Government amounted to £398,452 7s. 10d.
net -sell silul being deducted from the amount of the
,tl32reeeipts there would be left, as surplus profit,
about 115 12s. 2d, one moiety of which would be
t1114,:i 14 Per cent. on the share capital to the 30th
Odesledi: 'Last but her Majesty's Secretary'of State for
belt unable, in the absence of sufficient in-
the from India, to arrive at a decision as to
the -bPPropriation of the net receipt of the half-year,
Prop eard are not yet in a position to make any
44/14°41 regarding it. The usual net revenue and
Deildll,3 Profit accounts are consequently not ap-
-vv,!" to this report.
'Try T' respect to the Corn Market at Birmingham
feelino e• B. Cave states as follows :•••-•" The dull
the err,whiela showed itself in the wheat trade at
Rrewe"se of last week was of short duration, and
upon the have succeeded in obtaining an advance
derebl e Prices realised on Thursday last; a consi-
the
v e iltleTher of cargoes have also been cleared at
ario,,_
arrivals" Ports at advanced rates, and fresh
*icrs are only moderate. At this market to-day
lovviti"l a healthy demand for wheat--buyers
tae g inore confidence in present prices, and
adva
ainabi 'le° of is. to 2s. per quarter was ob-
red on the quotations of Thursday last ;
I
k 3. all
making 695. to 735., and white 765. to
Per quarter of 4061b5. Foreign wheat
tetaii igllsiellerally held above ideas of buyers
Dotted °ness resulted at an advance, on sales re-
-5 , f
4 *4930 tls to 2s. per qr. Beans, old 535.
to 555.,
f,.1. to . per qr. of 521 Indian Corn,
Lee), 3 qr. rer qr. of 5241b5. Oats (old Engli,h
'IN t 0 388. ; new, 325. to 345. ; per qr. of
Per by Irish, 30s. to 335. ; Black and
"' 465. to 30s. per qr. of 391bs. per bushel.

UNDS.—CLOSING PRICES-
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a 1302-'4"Z. Consols ........................... 94} I
N6PN. crwat, Nov.
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elt 2r coat ................................ 92i 34- zt
.1:10 Per Cent. Jan. 1894
...... 91
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...
fl°B7 80 yrs, expire sth .....
b0.(4:,,3°n YrN,,ezpiro sth April '1885...
owl. '1 elevaph),
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March
'll9ller Bills, 41,0004 2 ct 21 per Ct.... Pni
4500 simomitimminist