The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-03 00:00:00

TWILIE O'CLOCK.
In the general Discount Market the preparations
made to meet the engagements due on the 4th of
the month have caused rather more firmness in the
rates demanded for accommodation, first-class short-
dated Paper not being taken under 1i per cent. On
the Stock Exchange loans on Government Securities
from day to day are obtainable as low as 1 per cent.
,At a general meeting of the Bank of British
Aorth America, held to-day, the report of the
directors stated that, in conformity with their usual
practice at this period of the year, the directors had
examined the accounts of the bank up to the latest
dates received ; and upon the probable results of the
Year's accounts they had declared the usual half-
Yearly dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per an-
num, free of income tax.
The agent general for the Government of South
Australia has given notice that tenders for bonds,
t 0 the
amount of £140,500, will be received at the
South Australian Banking Company's offices, 54,
Old Broad-street, up to noon of Tuesday, 10th inst.,
When the tenders will be publicly opened, and the
Minimum declared. Should the tenders exceed the
amount required a pro rata distribution will be made.
The bonds are to be issued in sums of £l,OOO, £5OO,
and £lOO each, having from thirty to forty-one years
to run
kefr.
per cent. to be paid on allotment, and the
balance on the 7th January, 1868), and bearing in-
terest at the rate of 6 per cent., payable in London
by coupons on the Ist July and Ist January in each
Year. The money is required to carry out the ob-
jects of the Main Roads Construction Act, and the
Port Wakefield Tramway Loan Act. The bonded
debt of South Australia (including the present
48 nes) amounts to £1,168,100, and is secured on
the general revenue, which last year was nearly
equal to the total indebtedness of the state.
At the bullion office of the Bank of England
Yesterday there was a withdrawal of £59,000 in
bar gold, and 2,000 sovereigns for Egypt, and
£lO,OOO was received from Lisbon. Annexed are
the latest prices of bullion :—Bar gold, 775. 90.
Per oz., standard ; do., parting, 785., do. ; Doub-
loons, Spanish, 755. 6d. to 765. per oz. ; do., Mexi-
can and South American, 735. 9d. do. ; United
States Eagles, 765. 31d. do. ; bar silver, ss. Oid. id.
Per oz., standard (scarce) ; do., containing gold
8(68 gr. and upwards), ss. rd. do. ; dollars, Mexican,
• 10i-d. to lid, per oz. (scarce) ; cake silver, ss.
Bi. do.
Mr. G. Moffat, M.P., and Mr. C. Oppenheim
'waited on the principal bankers to solicit their sup-
Port for the sufferers by the West India hurricane,
and the following sums were at once subscribed :
in, Mills, and Co., £lOO ; Robarts, Lubbock,
134 Co., £lOO ; Barnett, Hoare, and Co., £lOO ;
rffarelaY, Bevan, and Co., £lOO ; Alexander, Cun-
l-,e,2 and Co., £lOO ; Martin and Co., £lOO ; Smith,
£lOO "Inc, and Smith, £lOO ; and Matthieson and Co.,
the despatch has been received from Trieste, dated
Gov
evening of the 29th ult., stating that the Greek
ernment will allow a portion of the customs'
d
484tien of Syria and Calamata to be hypothecated
te a guars tee to the old bondholders for the in-
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14 and sinking fund on the new £1,000,000
ar per Cent. Stock, to be created by virtue of the
l'angenaent of debts of 1824-5.
The Imperial Ottoman Bank have announced
the
186nurabers of the bonds of the Ottoman loan of
1863' and of the Ottoman Six per Cent. Loan of
par-,, drawn on 21st ult., and which are payable at
°fa on Ist January next, on presentation at their
er„ea) 4, Bank-buildings.
thar'ne last day for receiving applications at par for
koeB in the Anglo-Argentine Company is fixed for
allanday next, the 9th inst., for London. Foreign
ecqintry applications will be received up to
rdaY, the 12th inst.
b
ilring the last few days there has been very little
eoltilati°ll
exhibited in the markets for foreign and
been
Produce, although prices generally have
1311'n well sustained. Sugar has been inactive, only
ratPerinr qualities of West India supported former
have Fine qualities of Plantation Ceylon coffee
alici brought full values; while in cocoa, rice, fruit,
spices there has been no material alteration.
and
en fw has been dull, and quotations for present
onward delivery have show* a slight depres-
The
Xs's" Honduras Loan is firm at 1111 prem.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
ttir
D " have risen 1, to 211 221- ; and the Consolidated
"1014
-.44 Bonds t, to 191 20.

Two o'CLooir.
tert the meeting held to-day of the London
° Char-
13ank of Australia the abstract of profit and
1," : account at 30th June, 1867, was as follows:
on
paid- dividend proposed to be paid, viz., 4 per ce
18611 P capital for half-year ending 30th June,
1)(41 (free of income tax), £40,000 ; amount parlof:
Ye be carried to the reserve fund this h
p
e ''6,ooo; amount proposed to be carried to the
1141*)ilial building fund this half year, £2,000 ;
13Zt ,shalyear, £10,338 6s. Id—total, £57,338 6s.
Qin ,ualance carried over, as per last report,.
-v,070
of profit and loss in
Lev 15s. 10d. Balance
J 44 'l°/3 and in the colonies for half-year ending3oth.
1,186.7, after deducting current expenses,
-`4; doubt-
he io
1 e and making provision for bad and ouibt-
bta, £46,767 10s. 3d. Total, £57,338 6s.
d.
Yo 1341alles brought down, £10,338 6s. Id.
INT gto the influence of the account Consols,
top" 411lrees, and Reduced are flat, stock having
for Market. The first-mentioned are now 931
Vll—°lleY and the account, the settlement of which.
(Ilk; e°Mrnence to-morrow ; for the January liqui.-
:ee:vl:veritthon:rice is 93 5-16ths 7-16ths. There is
Ofr. little speculation in progress, and the attention
has to some extent been diverted by
ThProposcas for the employment of capital.
£2O butehland has arrived from New York with
Th.,'6o for England and about £19,300 for France.
Sumatra, from Alexandria, has also arrived, as
liostnas the City of Baltimore, Sidon, Java, and the
1,-1:11, but the amount of specie is not yet known.
ti 41.1 yew Threes are 924 83 ; RElneed
2i 34 24. ; Exchequer Bills, 28s. prem ;
Per Stock, 2444 ; India ditto, 223 225 ; ditto 6
ditto Zitte•P 1124 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1001 ; and
I "4 Per Cents.
-11 (1879) 1094
Of bti e Poreign Stock Market a moderate amount
Arta ailless has been transacted, and prices rather
P~aiTeGreek have advanced 4, to 131 1 ; Spanish
6-6 -lite' 1, to 254 26 ; and ditto New 5 per Cents.,
taken 11354 364; while a fall of 1 per cent. has
.t.l'inatPlltee in Italian, to 464 1; Mexican remain
161 ; and Turkish at 324 ; Egyptian
Seri remains firm at 111 prem.
tion" Poreign and Colonial lines show little varia-
tsark:a importance. Great Luxembourg are
,C,91, South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian
idayl4' East Indian 1121 and Great Indian Pen-
-110 '
1144 k 11(1.
1144 Shares are inactive. London and I.Vest-f
Letd r' however, have improved to 704, Union
30
4"
A°l to
i 354, Imperial Ottoman are marked 3,,
Atigin-Egyptian 164 17.
litti,:„4l.lenenne and Finance shares exhibit very
stead;illmation, and quotations generally remain
t 4Mer*
nattte4 lean Securities are still very steady. United
Inirloi 1,-20 Bonds are higher, at 714 ; and
elk 8 at 894 901 .
'ratio), 2 1
fit ,at4B . but Erie Shares show no
Afeirkttlner tone has prevailed in the Railway Share
rt'cove ' and several of the principal lines exhibit a
ketrorY from the late depression. Caledonian and
Great have each advanced 11 ; Midland, ;
1,44ei No and South Eastern each 1; and
1,441`: shtre and
Yorkshire, Brighton, London, Chat-
rti and Dover, and North Western, each
tatiniatile following are some of the latest quo-
qreat „ince the issue of the official list :
Loado 'lestern, 444 ; Leeds, 1221 1231 ;
righ,tis, 1134 1144 ; Midland; 1114 112 ;
thatlis‘"lga) 52i 53/ ; Caledonians, 731 734 ; Cha-
,4 St(e 191 ; Great Northern, 1064 107 ; ditto
.r'aOterri 1094 104 ; Metropolitan, 4,4, ; South
therm L' 673 ; Sheffield, 47 474 ; North Eastern
kitiseq 09 100 o ; ditto (York), 934 944 ; North
"►
824 34; Great Eastern, 34 304.