The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCI,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The directors of the Bank of England at their
wevkly meeting to-day made no alteration in their
minimum rate of discount, it still remains at 2 per
cent. In the general market there continues to be
a limited inquiry, and no change whatever can be
reported.

The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday
comprised a purchase of £9,000 iu bar gold, and a
withdrawal of £32,000, supposed to be for Belgium.
The amount taken in since the last return is
£116,000, while £92,000 has been withdrawn.
The report of the directors of the Bahia and San
Francisco Railway Company (Limited) was pre-
sented to the shareholders at the ordinary general
meeting held this day. It states that, notwith-
standing a diminution of the traffic receipts during
the half year comprised in these accounts of
£l,Bll 19s. 4d., as compared with the correspond-
ing half year in 1866 (in consequence of the failure
of the sugar and tobacco crops, alluded to in their
last report), and of £253 14s. 11d. as compared
with the half year ending last December, the direc-
tors are in a position to recommend the same rate
of dividend as before, namely, three per cent. for
the half year ending 30th June last, which will
leave a balance of £2,546 2s. 7d. to be carried
forward.

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

Great Western ...
North IV--'

1867. 1866.
... 81,334 80,295

,a Western -.135,008 129,206
South Western •
... 2',418 28,779
Brighton • • 31,966 29,913
Midland. ***
• • •
62,589 57,653
South Eastern• ... 36,159 33,023
Great Northern ... 46,723 43,131
Lancashire and Yorkshire... ... 47,879 41,870
Bristol and Exeter 8,203 7,319
North Eastern ll* . 77,024 74,528
Manchester, Sheffield, 'awl.Lincoln ... 21,811 21,693
Great Eastern 40,524 39,868
London, Chatham, and Dover ... 15,125 12,627
North British ... 29,113 28,846
Metropolitan *"
•••
4,393 4,174
Midland and'Great Western of Ireland 7,386 8,574
Glasgow and South Western ... 12,177 11,263
these returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, show some very
!satisfactory results. On the Great Western
there is an increase of £1,039 ; on the North-
Western, of £5,802 ; on the South-Western, of
£639; en the Brighton, of £1,153 ; on the
Midland, of £6,936 ; on the South-Eastern, of
£3,136 ; on the Great Northern, of £3,592 ; on
the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £3,009 ; on the
Bristol and Exeter, of £BB4 ; on the North-East-
ern, of £2,496 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, of £ll5 ; on the Great Eastern, of
£656; on the London, Chatham, and Dover, of
£21498 ; and on the North British of £267.
The traffic receipts of the East Indian Railway
for the week ending 18th August, 1867, amounted
to 597
against £34,153 12s. 6d. of the corres-
P°llding week in the previous year, showing a de-
crease of £6 435 12s. 6d.
The London market for United States Bonds has
been entirely influenced by continental news, and
during the week, in sympathy with the panic on the
Paris Bourse, 5-20 Bonds were sold as low as 714,
and the 1865 issue at 69*, but from this point there
has been a rally, and the market, to-day, is steady
at quotations. The chief feature in shares has been
a rise in Eries of $2, while Illinois on good buying
close nearly $1 higher.
The distribution of the dividend of 2s. in the
Pound, under the estate of Overend, Gurney, and
Co. (Limited), commenced yesterday, and the
amount paid out was upwards of £lOO,OOO. The
whole of the £420,000 will have been distributed by
Saturday.

The Eighth Ordinary General Meeting of the
Standard Bank of British South Africa (Limited)
will be held at the offices of the Company, 10,
Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, on Friday, 25th
iust., to receive the directors' report and to declare
a dividend.

It is stated that the Brazilian Government have
arranged with the San Paulo Railway Company
the question as to the funds to be provided to cover
the guaranteed interest at the rate of 7 per cent.,
and that the requisite amount has already been
paid. At the same time the development of the
traffic continues highly favourable, and an effort
will be made among the landed proprietors of the
locality to extend the line as soon as possible, at
their own cost, 26 miles to the coffee-growing
district of Campinas. The San Paulo Railway was
opened on the 16th of February, and the cash divi-
dend to be declared will therefore, it is presumed,
extend from that date to the 30th June.

Two O'CLOCK.

Business in the English Stock Market has con•
tinned very quiet, and little change can be reported
as regards prices. Consols for money remain at
911 ; and for the account on the 7th of November
at 941 8,
The New Threes are 921 ; Reduced Annuities,
92Z ; Red Sea Telegraph, 208 ; India 5 pc r
Cents., 1141 8 ; ditto 4 per Cent., 998 ; ditto
Bonds, 655. prem.

Foreign Stocks have been very little dealt in, and
prices are steady. Spanish Passive have declined a.
to 191 t, and the Certificates to 161 ; but Italian
have improved to 4611 ; while Greek remain at
13i 14 ; Mexican at 15a- a ; and Turkish 5 per
•)
Centq at 31i i•
-

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain steady.
Great Luxembourg are dealt in at 9i ; San Paulo
at 16; ; Bahia and San Francisco at 131 ; East
Indian have improved to 1101 i and Great India
Peninsula to 107 a t•
Bank shares have, in one or two instances, been a
shade firmer. London and Westminster have im-
proved to 691. ; London Joint Stock have declined
to 38; and Union of London remain at 38.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are very in-
active, and without any material change in values.
London General Omnibus Company are marked
28 4 ; National Discount Co., lla ; and Viceroy
of Egypt's Mortgage Loan declined to 72
American Securities are steady. Erie Shares
have advanced /, to 43/ ; and United States 5-20
Bonds /, to 714 72 ; but Illinois are firm at 77/
A very moderate amount of business has been
transacted in the Railway Share Market, and prices
liavo not varied to any great extent. Midland have
improved and (heat Eastern ; while Brighton
and North Eastern (Berwick) have each declined
South Eastern I, and Great Western 1.

MINING MARKET.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
There has been a fair demand for Prince of Wales,
Clifford, North Treskerby, Marke Valley, East
Caradon, and Seton, at an advance. Annexed are
soma of the closing quotations :
ehiverton Moor s} 54 . North Treskerby 30s 32s 6d
Chontales Gold
Clifford 41 4i Prince of Wales 52s 6d 55s Od
Nast-ord Amalgamate 7f. 7i Providence Mines... --
East Basset
Calm Brea •
...... 2 2i Tincroft
fret Wheal Grenville 2' 24 West Chiverton 63 65
lt
80 85
.._, Laxey ......... 1'74 184 Wheal Basset
G...!at Retallick ...... 34 4 Wheal Buller
Ifrzt!th Wheal Vor ... 17 18 Wheal Chiverton —
z.arxe Valley (ex div) 6 64 Wheal Grenville 29s 31s Od
Crofty ......... 34 4 Wheal Seton 105 110

lIITIlill FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
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CIOVE/INMENT FUNDS.
l'iZr Uout. Consols 94} i
3 Dr
Account, Nov. 7
. „,I?€q* Cent. Reduced.
iquw 3 Per Cent 92i f
ely 2
,2 per Cent. Jan. 1891
4,0
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A, ..0 per Cent. Jan. 1873
nulties, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Dso for 30 yrs,_expire sth April 885 —Lo (ford Sea Telegraph), Au. 3.1 1908'!:
March— June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2& 2 per Ct — Pin 11,m
Do
£5OO _ pin ----I na
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£lOO & £2OO — pin —pm
711.k:::14kEgland Stock, 4} per Cent
D 0 Account
GoVERNMENT SECURITIES.
'll-1:11.,a-.11Stoc, 101 per Cent , April 1874 —
tt)) Account
1141 f 1
II 5 per Cent. July, 188 U
ijo") le1,01:
•CoLi.., O. 1888
t, • erttlicates
~.,0
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• Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent
ili'• Per Cent., Jan. 1672
-.--,°' N- per Cent.. May 1879
''''' aper Cent., hop. Deb., 187')
Do.
do. 1877 —
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