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

ONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGEk:CE,

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 1+ 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
!1t,411t0314 ". £3,066,989 ... Increase £5,451
deposits ... 5,145,163 ... Decrease 251,736
°titer deposits 18,691,673 ... Decrease 55,318
On the othes aide of the account :
Csreriament securities £12,319,203 Decrease £572,000
Other Neuritis' ... 16,682,646 ... Decrease 105,996
/totes inemployed 12,000,665 ... Increase 390,080
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 a 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 year :

Same Week
At Prevent. last Year.
Bullion
... £22,938,806 ... £17,144,607
sorra ...
... ... 13,089,156 ... 8,867,672
Notes in circulation
... 24,149,85) ... 23,276,845
Rate of discount
.. 2 par cent. ... 4 per cent.
Price of Oonsols . 94i 90
•••
The return of the Bank of France exhibits an
iacrease in all the principal items. The current
accounts have been augmented to the amount of
£480,000;
Counted, the cash in hand, 1400,000;abills di5£356,000
£356,000 ; notes issued, £244,000 ; the
Treasury
,000. balance, £48,000 ; and the advances,
£24

' protest has been sent by the committee of Pas-
ewe bondholders to the Spanish Government through
14, ord Stanley. The reasons for their opposition to
the new law for the conversion of the debt are fully
coated, and also that the law of July 11, 1867, is
ntrary to the law of August 1, 1851, and is detri-
tnental to the just rights and claims of the Passive
bondholders.
An extraordinary and annual general meeting of
le Gresham Life Assurance Society has been held,
when the report submitted showed that the new
tPkrecoinins for the year were £39,656 17s. 11d.,
I:le annual income £297,699 Bs. 53., and the rea-
81t3ed assets £1,025,482. The report further
ofated that the company had in hand 70 per cent.
bttle premiums received on o current assurances. A
1118 of £60,000 was declared for the two past
Years.

„ Ile fourth and last series of public sales of
,•ctoniai wool for the present year commenced yester-
-1(14Y afternoon. There was a good attendance of
t(lctee trade buyers, although but few private con-
hwr,,ae, ta• The biddings were inanimate, and the
prices obtained exhibited a decline of 2d. per lb. on
-YdneY flocks and lid. per lb. on Port Philip.
2;413e Produce was also very depressed, a decline of
v.”. to 2/d. per lb. being established compared with
"e current at the close of the previous auctions.
tlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
Morteatly, at 20 21 ex div. ; and the Consolidated
~gage Bonds, at 19 20.
r4Alle New Honduras Loan is firm, at 3 3i prem.
of the meeting held to-day, the thirty-first report
It 10 Madras Railway Company was submitted.
" stated that the directors had much pleasure in
reporting the continued steady progress of the un-
lert,aking during the past half-year. The mileage
un-
moor over' in the half-year on the company's
hlees was 645 miles, against 611 in the corresponding
alf of the year before ; p
the number of asseng
16#,33 ers
1019,164 against 930,845 ; and the goods
Zel4 tone against 132,052, railway materials
uded. The gross receipts for the half-year
ere £241,010, against £213,676, and the ne
receipts £141,182, against £117,873 of thet
zresponding half of the previous year. These
e:3lllts, attained in the face of a continued and
telleral depression of trade, must be gratifying and
fauraging as regards the future. Another satis-
r„,7,7l.3' feature of these accounts is that while the
Pts have increased upon the half-year 121 per
The Athe expenses have only increased 41 per cent.
the " Permanent way and works are reported as in
bee„
rlislial good condition ; no breach or damage has
Bustained from bursting of tanks or otherwise
vieeieg the Past twelve months ; and the train ser-
bets, Ilas been conducted with regularity, and as
iiticfore without accident to any passenger.
pare; Silver Market remains very quiet. The last
value ef dollars has been sold without any change
--.434 Annexed are the latest prices of bullion :
parting gold, 77e. 9d. to 9kd. per oz. standard; do.,
7s tl,g 11 78s. per oz. standard ; doubloons, Spanish,
Aiiieu,• to 765. per oz. ; do., Mexican and South
763. 3111erianl 735. 9d. per oz. ; United States eagles,
ttaild2-". to 4/d. per oz. ; bar silver, ss. Id. per oz.
upwards' ; do., containing gold (five grains and
call, 1'4'18)1 ss. Id. per oz. standard ; dollars, Mexi-
h. I°cl. 15-16 per oz. ; English cake silver,
t ' Per z.
'll the 1-,
Burin tk- °reig'a and Colonial Produce Markets
41144. me last few days there has been rather less
eotleitt?,ll* The public sales of Indian tea have
superior e") and full prices have been obtained for
ttt stead cltlalities. Sugar has been in fair request,
bee n re Y Prices while moderate transactions have
Binw d in coffee, at about former prices.
i;e asl, but at firm quotations, and tallow
ell in better demand at late quotations.

....,_
Two o'CLoCirt.es
teiAt
pthe Paris Bourse to-day, according toBfßietoiee _
l‘i eg'anl, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were G
°thinoing.
lle
let
f; market for the English Funds exhibits rather
5414„ "I.ll'ness consequent upon a few
94f:
wl?.?asols for money have declinedsr,c
viz., to
F3tead'y.
atll9e for the account ex dividend they
The 3i •
2z „levr Threes are 92i 3 ;
Bank Stock,
,i." 41; Exchequer Bills, 303. prem.;
100);,. ludia 5
~,,..; ditto per Cents., 1151 i ;
Reduced Annuities,
ditto 4 per Cents.,ts,
iktvli i ;
dittoCrtificates, 100 ; Enfaced 5 per C
5i- Per Cents., 109 ; ditto 5 per
, Pee bebentu es, 103 k ; and ditto Bonds,
05.
prena. r
545. to
Poreive 0 Cent.en.
3,,apveercieecelt:i nit! which,di'toatri
hadvancey i:ttoocks4sairei
, butsteady.T u Italianrkish 5 Bonds have
Cents.
;01i 12 ,andexleau at 14a wl5 ;
re i ; Honduras LOan at 3to
sow
we 1132 ia si the;
;Greek
Newreek Spanish
remains
Spanish Passive
iat
begeaurd to the last-
kibscriptions Mentioned the applications have.h
will be received.
11°Inerens, and this is the last
sat, Moderate 3fdpayreoula.
which
Wth
amount of huiinoss has been tran-
i4t,ed in the Railway Share Market, but in several
Itellees pricea have shown a downward move-
1,
~.`" Caledonian have declined 1, Great IVester i
p. North IVestern i, Great Eastern I, and South
A:t4,,tere 1 ; while Great Northern have advanced
LlL,repolitan , and -Midland I.
it, 11' F° ,and
and Colonial lines remain at steady
'ti otations.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Vene-
a:du ale `narked 13, Great Luxembourg 91, Bahia
San Francisco 131 ; Great Western of
,`"anacla, 16i i- ; East Indian, 110 f ; and Great
Igian Peninsula, 109 i.
t_lll.iiktnerican Securities Illinois have advanced
? t 1.44 1- 'but Eries are unaltered at 47 1 ; and
Quited States 5-20 ISonds at 701 f .
4113411 k Shares are very quiet. Imperial Otto-
,Gllll hare declined to 9i ; London Joint Stock, to
a,. and London and Westminster to 70 ,Alliance
te dealt in at 13; ; and London Chartered of
Australia at 25.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares remain very
.1410.•
, , 'lvo. Peninsular and Oriental Steam have re-
-eqed to 55 5Gi ; Atlautic Telegraph 8 per Cents'