The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The directors of the Bank of England have held
their weekly court, and no alteration has been made
in the rate of discount. Everywhere money is
superabundant, and lenders experience the greate3t
difficulty in finding borrowers for the funds at their
disposal.
At the 'meting held to-day of the London Dis-
trict Telegraph Company the report of the directors
regretted that their statement showed so large a
deficiency, but it was a circumstance which they
believed and hoped would not recur again.
At the meeting held to-day of the Port Philip
and Colonial Gold Mining Company the report of
the directors was adopted, and a dividend declared
of ls. per share, out of a surplus, after discharging
every liability in England, of £7,243, leaving £l,BBl
to be carried forward.

The report of the Alhambra Company for the
half-year, ended 29th of June last, which is
to be presented to the meeting on the
28th inst., shows that the gross receipts have
exceeded the amount in the corresponding six
of last year by £2,640. The available profit
amounts to £6,302, and a dividend is recommended
at the rate of 15 per cent., free of income tax,
which will absorb £4,275, leaving the balance to be
carried forward.
The directors of the Millwall Freehold Land and
Docks Company have issued a report to be presented
at the forthcoming meeting, which states that the
docks are nearly completed, and will be soon ready
for the reception of ships.
The London Steam Colliery and Coal Company
(Limited) have declared an interim dividend for the
last six months at the rate of 10 per cent. per an-
num. The whole of the first issue of 15,000 shares
has been taken up, and the directors have decided
upon issuing 3,000 only of the second issue. The
list will then be closed.

At the Bullion-office of the Bank of England
yesterday there was an influx of 67,000 sovereigns
from South America.
Specie to the amount of £15,500 had arrived from
New York by the City of Baltimore.

The biddings for bills on India were held yester-
day at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted
were—to Calcutta, 16.23.000r5. ; to Madras, 77.000
rs. ; and to Bombay, 10.00.000r5. The minimum
price was fixed, as before, Is. 11d. on all the Presi-
dencies. Tenders at Is. 111 d. on Calcutta and
Madras will receive about 90 per cent., and on
Bombay about 47 per cent. ; all tenders above that
price will receive in full.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

Great Western ... ••• •••
..• • • • "'
North Western.
South Western
•••
Brighton
••• "'
Midland
..•
South Eastern •••
Great Northern
••• ***
Lancashire and Yorkshire... Bristol and Exeter...
•••
"' •••
North Eastern
••• lianahester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
Great Easte---

1867. 1866.
... 84,061 81,296
...138,982 134,876
... 31,972 30,655
• 30,198 27,560
... 61,178 54,993
• 32,478 29,082
43,665 42,431
... 53,846 50,780
9,284 8,474
... 83,458 77,406
... 22,537 20,909

-'tern ... 39,429 36,569
London, Chatham, .;:nd . 17,040 14,154
MetroM topolitan . 4,123 3,907
London 5580 4,991
Midland and GreatWeste; of Inland ... 4,821 4,782
Glaßgow and South Western 12,505 11,395
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are of an exceed-
ingly favourable character. On the Great Western
there is an increase of £2,768; on the North-
Western, of £4,106 ; on the South-Western, of
£1,317 ; on the Brighton, of £2,638 ; on the Mid-
land, of £6,185 ; on the South-Eastern, of £3,396 ;
on the Great Northern, of £1,224; on the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, of £3,066 ; on the Bristol and
Exeter, to £BlO ; on the North-Eastern, of £6,052
on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of
£1,628 ; on the Great Eastern, of £2,860 ; on the
L"don, Chatham, and Dover, of £2,886 ; on the
Metropolitan, of 1316 ; on the Midland and Great
Western of Ireland, of £39 ; and on the Glasgow
and South-Western, of £l,llO.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French
The ; Rentes were Of. 70c. heavy.,mprovement in the weather, the satisfactory
/fleeting of the Emperors of France and Austria,
the abundance of money, the favourable specie
movement, and other encouraging circumstances,
are affording support to the market for the English
funds.
Consols, notwithstanding the weakening
infitlence of dulness of business, are well sustained,
and they have to-day improved to the extent of
per cent., the latest prices being 94i for money,
d 94i for the account.
The Government broker has made his usual in-
vestment in the funds, on account of the Sinking
Fuca.

tThe return of unpaid clearing for the week end-
ug 21st inst. has been issued, signed George Der-
N'ire, chief inspector, and is as follows :
Thursday, 15th, £16,309,000 ; Friday, 16th,
£11,242,000 ; Saturday, 17th, £11,275,000 ; Mon-
day, 19th, £9,145,000 ; Tuesday, 20th, £8,175,000 ;
Wednesday, 21st, £7,583,000 ; total, £63,729,000.
The
_NewdThrees are 94i ; Reduced 94i ; 2i
Per Cent. Annuities, 77i ; Exchequer Bills for
June, 275. to 30s. prem. ; Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
104 3 ; do. 5 per Cent. Debentures, 1051 ; ditto
£l,OOO Bonds, 70s. prem. ; and do. under £l,OOO
Bonds, 68s. prem.

The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
again been on a very limited scale, and in most
Instances prices are a shade flatter. Great Eastern
have receded ; Great Northern A Stock and
North-Western each 4 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Brighton and South-lVestern, each ; and Great
estern, 1; while Midland have improved it.
The Foreign and Colonial Lines show little varia-
tion, South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian are
11344,r.kecl 151 ; Great Western of Canada, 154 ; East
41
"la; 11.0 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 109;
oi.

th,,F°reign Stocks have remained very inactive, and
a
ifew dealings entered into have caused no
teral alteration in prices. Greek Bonds have
reached
pray I, to 13 ; while Mexican Stock has im-
-°lred to 14i 14k, and Turkisli 5 per Cents.
it, to ai
483 i• Italian 5 per Cents. remain steady at
4 Ul and Spanish Passive at 20i
American Securities have slightly improved.
t:e shares have advanced to 45 46 ; Illinois I,
at 73i
771 78 ; and United States 5-20 Bonds remain
ill Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
Aire4 are steady, at 23 25, and the Consolidated
rgage Bonds have receded to 20i 21k.
121 auk Shares are dull. City Bank have receded
pio,l,' while London and Westminster have
im-
to
:i 73
and Union of London to 39g.
scellaneous and Finance Shares remain with-
pa.,,hallge of importance. Hudson's Bay Com-
eo' are marked 15 ; London General Omnibus
191,1„any, 21 11-16ths ; Ocean Marine Insurance,
"" ; and National Discount Company, 11k.

MINLN G MARKET.
TII URSDAY AFTERNOON,

The
mee The market to-day continues very quiet, and
r 814 some instances are a shade. flatter. Prince
°:a °}2: Wales, North Treskerby, .NoracCrofty, an
Au-
, aSt
ilasset are the shares most iu request.
.4ex..,
0,
v,kl are the current quotations :__
'''''slllo ertcni Moor, 41 5 North Treskerby
_ll li,
'elif;itales Gold ...5- 5i Prince of Wales 4os. 4! s lf,zt,st°l4rd krualgania.t.e. 61 if Providence Mines ... 26.,28
P.Aztat Basset
......... 16 -17 South Caradon 350, 07(,)
a,st Lars Brea ........ 2i 2i Tiucroft . -
6128 i
Ile4t :Pvell ............ 6.1. 61 West Chiverton
136(03 140
greopLusell ......... I.i. 4 West Seton
reat bazeY ......•. 18 19 Wheal Basset. .Gr . .:!tallielz 41 43 Wheal Grenville lOs 12s 6d
1,. eat WI, , ...
J.l s)rt 1 Crofty . ...............
'`vi rk -, Vor ... 16} 17 Wheal Chiverton ... 7
..71-
~,,.3.
se Valley
.. hi 031 Wheal Grenville 108 12s (id
Wheal Seton ... 102 k 105

BRITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
a ~,_9:3:STED.XII.IENT FUNDS.
vr;r `Tut. Consols
, plie. Account, S
. Per 0 opt. 10
Ne,,, ent. Rea,,,,,
944 i
New 3- .Per Coat ..-'.....
Sol Per Cent. Jan. 1.W.1 ''''''''''''''
per Cent. Qeut. Jan. 1873 -.