The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-15 00:00:00

DIONtY 211-1-KET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELTATGIIFCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
There is still an extreme degree of quietude in
commercial circles, and very little improvement can
be reported in the general state of trade, although
rather more inquiry has been made for discount
accommodation in the general market consequent
Upon the close of the year. No change, however,
has taken place in the rates demanded, which
continue at 11 per cent.
From Australia the sailing of the Anglesey is
announced, with gold dust valued at £211,000.
The French steamer Navarre has arrived at
Lisbon from Brazil. She brings about £16,000 in
specie.

The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the 13th of November gives the fol-
lowing results when compared with the previous
Week
£3,066:989 ... Increase £5,451
?Olio deposits .. 5,145,163 Decrease 251,736
Other deposits •
18,691,673 ... Decrease 55,311
On the otheir side of the account :
IhTtrarriest seettrities 411,319,203 Decrease £572,000
Other seeurities 11,682,646 ... Decrease 105,996
"Ceti saemployed ... 12,000,665 ... Increase 290,080
The amount of notes in circulation is £24,149,650,
being a decrease of £457,265 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £22,238,806, show-
ing it decrease of £94,491 when compared with the
Preceding return.
Subjoined is a comparison of the present position
of the Bank of England and the price of Consols
with the corresponding week of last yeNr

Same Week
At Present. last Year.
Bullion £22,238,806 ... .£11,144,607
Ittrisrre 13,089,156 8,867,672
Notes in circulation 24,149,659 23,276,845
Bateof discount 2 per cent. 4 por cent.
Price of Consols 94j 90
•The return of- the• Bank of France exhibits an
increase in all the principal items. The current
accounts have been augmented to the amount of
£480,000 ; the cash in hand, £400,000 ; bills dis-
counted, £356,000 ; notes issued, £241,000 ; the
Treasury balance, £48,000 ; and the advances,
£24,000.

protest has been sent by the committee of Pas-
sive bondholders to the Spanish Government through
the Stanley. The reasons for their opposition to
le new law for the conversion of the debt are fully
stated, and also that the law of July 11, 1867, is
contrary to the law of August 1, 1851, and is detri-
I:aental to the just rights and claims of the Passive
bondholders.
AA extraordinary and annual general meeting of
the Gresham Life Assurance Society has been held,
when the report submitted showed that the new
tl/fenlinms for the year were £39,656 17s. 11d.,
.11° annual income £297,699 Bs. 5d., and the
rea-
lised assets £1,025,482. The report further
stated that the company had in hand 70 per cent.
p() ' the premiums received on current assurances. A
earsof £60,000 was declared for the two past

ThO
fourth and last series of public sales of
°ooial wool for the present year commenced yester-
rY afternoon. There was a good attendance of
a e trade buyers, although but few private con-
Lraot,..
The biddings were inanimate, and the
Pr oes obtained exhibited a decline of 2d. per lb. on
.i-,'YclneY flocks and lkd. per lb. on Port Philip.
rPe produce was also very depressed, a decline of
t° 20. per lb. being established compared with
those current at the close of the previous auctions.
rAtlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
e steady, at 20 21 ex div. ; and the Consolidated
lortgage Bonds, at 19 20.
ll° New Honduras Loan is firm, at 3 31 prem.
At the meeting held to-day, the thirty-first report
rof the Madras Railway Company was submitted.
tstated that the directors had much pleasure in
Porting the continued steady progress of the un-
detaking during the past half-year. The mileage
llA:orked over/ in the half-year on the company's
,14-1 Was 645 miles, against 611 in the corresponding
half of the year before ; the number of passengers
.
11 ag 1,019,164 against 930,845 ; and the goods
1,a2.1 t°'' awain.b 129,059, vet luTay matoricylo
excluded. The gross receipts for the half-year
Ivere £241,010, against £213,676, and the net
l'eeeipts £141,182, against £117,873 of the
corr
esponding half of the previous year. These
l'esillts, attained in the face of a continued and
general
depression of trade, must be gratifying and
e •
fil,,e,_"raging as regards the future. Another satis-
r,TurY feature of these accounts is that while the
receipts
have increased upon the half-year 12/ per
Tektit'l the expenses have only increased 41 per cent.
tco permanent way and works are reported as in
114tial good condition ; no breach or damage has
(fen' been
from bursting of tanks or otherwise
vitlrlug the past twelve months ; and the train ser-
jaec," has been conducted with regularity, and as
heretofore without accident to any passenger.
par'llie Silver Market remains very quiet. The last
i 4 eel of dollars has been sold without any change
Bar e. Annexed are the latest prices of bullion :
pa—rtl.r gold, '77s. 9d. to 9kd. per oz. standard; do.,
75,.1,11.1, 788. per oz. standard ; doubloon; Spanish,
.A,o,„';'• to 765. per oz. ; do., Mexican and South
76,:r:can, 735. 9d. per oz. ; United States eagles,
444,1'0. to 4id. per oz. ; bar silver, ss. id. per oz.
upw'ard ; do., containing gold (five grains and
cao,ards), ss. ld. per oz. standard ; dollars, Alexi-
10d. 15-16 per oz. ; English cake silver,
Itlt'd• per oz.
(141,i the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
atii:g the last few days there has been rather less
cort:!o4. The public sales of Indian tea have
tape "'et]) and full prices have been obtained for
ht "11°I. qualities. Sugar has been in fair request,
beetteatlY prices, while moderate transactions have
Rice 'ePorted in coffee, at about former prices.
has bee,, Was dull ut at firm quotations, and tallow
. '
lu betbter demand at late quotations.

Two O'CLOCK.
te At the Paris Bourse to-day, according to Reuter's
lii 4
° 4 thr,ll3) the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f. 10c.
The doing.
le rearket for the English Funds exhibits rather
Bales Qrtaness consequent upon a few speculative
911e8 Consols for money have declined i, viz., to
ealY
ht 4 ' While for the account ex dividend they remain
at 93 i.
Tl 4,
92/ g 14-ew Threes are 92i 3 ; Reduced Annuities,
41 u i; Exchequer Bills, 30$. prem.; Bank Stock,
190-: illdia 5 per Cents., 1151 1; ditto 4 per Cents.,
1931; ditto Certificates, 100 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
141 I ; ditto n
4 per Cents., 109 ; ditto 5 per Cent.
--Pee beb d
ditto Bonds, Ms. to
68s.
i)reni. entures, 1031 ; an
Joreiga ,
14°48 are steady. Italian Bonds have
LavvEttleed 8) tet 451 i ; but Turkish 5 per Cents.
3 e declizled
ii, to 32 1, as well as the New Spanish lir Went) Which are now 321 I; Greek remains
t
20,1 '.
; Meziean at 141
re - d' and Ronduras Loan at 3 to 31 prem. With
15 ; Spanish Passive a
beelir-„,5.,° the last-mentioned the applications have
kibtil -"llle'rns, and this is the last day on which
4criPt,ions will be received.
t4ote 410,erate
, amount of business has been tran-
illstaliti tue Railway Share Market, but in several instal Prices have shown a downward move-
,a.:Bt.eorpthiNtVa ;stern 1,
1, \-, Caledonian have declined 1, Great Western
Great Eastern 1, and South
llietreril i ; while Great Northern have advanced ,
, and Midland 1.
The
Forei
140tati gri and Colonial lines remain at steady
tiaa °es. South Austrian and Lornbardo-Vene-
atia 4,,re marked 13!, Great Luxembourg 91, Bahia
eati, '''4l Francisco 13! Great Western of
jti(Cla, 161
.i. ;
East Indian, 110 1 ; and Great
04 Peninsula, 109 1.
to
B`l4lAinerican Securities Illinois have advanced i,
Unit. 4 ; but Eries are unaltered at 47 1; and
ii:ed States 5-20 Bonds at 701 f •
ala:te,k Shares are very quiet. Imperial Otto-
-36 ' '''ave declined to 91 ; London Joint Stock, to
41,
de London and Westminster to 70 ; Alliance
All ealt it,
tat 1, , ;
oi and London Chartered of
TI sacks at
a.pati.seellaous and Finance Shares remain very
cNt,,I". Peninsular and Oriental Steam have re-
'to ,r.)%5 561 i 4tltultie Telegraph 3 per Cents.