The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-06 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGENOB,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The directors of the Bank of England, at their
Meeting to-day, have made no alteration in their
Tinnimum rate of discount. In the general market
there continues to be some uneasiness as before,
and there are no signs of an early change.
Gold to the amount of £48,000 was taken to the
'blank of England yesterday afternoon.
Whiffin, accountant, together with Messrs.
Eve and Itanall, have been appointed liquidators of
the West London Wharves and Warehouses Com-
pany (Limited).
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined /, to 31 32, but the Consolidated
410rtgagesi Bonds, remain steady at 241 251.
The biddings for bills on India took place yes-
terday at the Bank of England. The amounts
Allotted were-to Calcutta 12,48,000 rupees, to
Madras 1,75,000 rupees, and to Bombay 5,85,000
rupees. The minimum price was fixed as before,
a', la• 110. on all the Presidencies. All tenders
14 and above the minimum will receive in full.
Late advices from St. Petersburgh report that
Messrs. Thompson, Boner, and Co., have been au-
thorised by
the Russian Government to introduce
In London an issue of £2,000,000 five per cent.
0f1147 for the purpose of constructing a railway
They
Orel to Vitebsk unconditionally guaranteed.
..,'"eY are expected to be offered immediately, and
'n terms that will yield over 6-1 per cent.
The London and Westminster Bank have issued,
aeircular containing the conditions proposed for
the
isne of 50,000 new shares of £lOO each, viz. :-
pi"- The new shares to be issued at a premium of
'l° Per share, and allotted in the proportion of one
'" share for every share held by each shareholder
40 the 31st day of July, 1867. 2. Any shareholder
who ill not desirous of taking up his allotment of
the new shares may substitute some other person or
rersena• The sum of £3O per share (namely £2O
Per share in part payment of the capital of £lOO
rshare, and £lO per share premium) to be paid
~‘Y instalments as follows :-XlO on the 14th of
ti,ugnett 1867 ; £5 on the 16th of Feb., 1868; £5 on
lue 14th of August, 1868; £lO on the 10th of Nov.,
4,68; On payment of the first instalment scrip
be issued bearing interest at the rate of 5 per
the"' 4. From and after the 31st December, 1868,
e holders of the new shares have paid up the said
suui
of £3O per share, and executed the company's
erde,ecl) will participate in future dividends on an
il„tialitY with existing shareholders. 5. The direc-
triaY forfeit shares in respect of which any of
.e foregoing conditions are not fulfilled, together
:nth all money paid and interest thereon, and sell
shares, applying the proceeds of such sale and
o:.lnoney so forfeited, £2O per share to capital,
to the reserved fund, and the surplus to the
creciLit of profit and loss."
tot," last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
uis day, are in round figures as under :-
Great 1867. 1866.
lio- western ... 77,425 77,209
tth Western. ...122,977 120,568
f'6l4llWestern •••
28,235 33,876
It 22,565 20,510
Midland
... 52,100 41,747
fLulh Eastern . ... 27,470 24,430
Znt lierthern 39,421 36,284
11;insteashire and Yorkshire... ... 47,270 49,259
liorti°l.,!ad Exeter... ... 7,016 7,15
2
lima zit/stern 74,80070,432
Chettt ehester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 20,308 1i,507
Eortera
... 33,582 32,977
liort,°ll, Chatham, and Doer 12,411 10,9_60_
British
.. 28,018 26,5 6,66
*:: ... 4,522 4,000
glas 0,4" and Great \Vester.n. of Ireland 5,716 5,281
Tis w and South-Western -.11,808 11,838
n,
meSe returns, when compared with the corres-
Po
cling period of last year, are generally of a very
Itahtisfactory character. On the Great Western
Weei,re, ill an increase of £216 ; on the North
eo -„:ern, of £2,409 ; on the Brighton, of £2,055 ;
of Midland, of £10,353 ;on the South-Eastern,
th,-",'040 ; on the Great Northern, of £3,137 ; on
j‘ieo 'Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £1,014 ; on the
sh rfttll Eastern, of £4,368 ; on the Manchester,
taae.r. eicl) and Lincoln, of £2,801 ; on the Great
1)0;ern, of £605 ; on the London, Chatham, and
444 er, of
£1,457 ; on. the North British, of £1,362 ;
Ivezu:l the metropolitan, of 1,4 I while the South
'ern shares show a decrease of £5,641.

Two o'CLocs.
(k4e2ording to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
lA' the French Rentes were 70fr. 350. Flat.
tii,kl the Stock Exchange all is confusion owing to
heaviest Consol settlement known for a consi-
beeiPjle period ; two or three days must elapse
fas°l.e offerers settle down, and the results of recent
es,,,ee,llation can be accurately determined. Almost
eliY one seems to believe that difficulties must
14:11,e.:3wing to the thorough change that has taken
varei:4ll the current of speculation. The important
c.,-"b'ens that have occurred must also be considered
th0;8°,18 this morning opened flatly, but prices,
latelu irregular, are now decidedly firmer. The
T.' quotations are 94+ 94/ for money, and for the
brunt on the 6th July they are 94/ 1. The New
tiEt eeso are dealt in at 931 f ; Reduced Annui-
hen) 3i I ; New 21 per Cents., 76 ex div. ; Ex-
109111er Bills, 223. 235. prem. ; India 5 per Cents.,
ditto° 109 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 103; ; and
F 5 Per Cents., 10n.
fla°reigu Stocks are in a few instances a shade
514tt er* Italian 5 per Cents., have declined /, to
to' i ; Greek Bonds it, to 15/ 16 ; the Russian
kiveallbScrip to /1/ prem. ; while Spanish Pas-
Qe,it-a/e improved /, to 24/ 25 ; Turkish 5 per
toleto 33} 344-' ; and the Danubian Scrip 1,
this.
e Railway Share Market there has been a
at
therate amount of business entered into. Prices
have
sin
were generally a shade flatter, but
qr: filinee recovered to about their previous rates.
Northern A stock are quoted 115/ 1161- ;
'iland 115! 1161 ; Great Eastern 32/ 33} ; and
North Eastern 68/ 68f.
fair re
Foreign and Colonial Lines continue in
br request, and generally maintain previous value.
iti'atik shares are in better demand, and, in several
4.,tanees, at slightly enhanced prices.
411 the Miscellaneous Market there has been a fair
amount of business entered into, but in a few in-
stances prices have shown a slight decline.