The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL :'.4`1.1±; LLIGRNOB

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

In the general discount market an extreme degree
of quietude prevails. The amount of capital on
offer being superabundant, and but few first-class
Short dated bills are offered for negotiation, the
rates current ranging from 11 to 1 per cent., while
on the Stock Exchange loans from day to day
on Government stocks are readily obtainable at
about 1 per cent.
The sum of £38,000 in gold was taken to the
Bank of England yesterdly.
The return of -the Bank of England for the
Week ending the 25th S3pt. gives the following re-
aults when compared with the previous week :
Rest ... ••• £3,680,683 ... Increase £2,279
Public deposits ... 8 361 152 ... Increase 38'3,255
Other deposits ... 18,919,283 Decrease 246,630

ori the other side of the account :
Ci-Jvernment securities £12,895,272 ... No Change.
Other securities 17,121,694 .., Decrease 94,568
Notes unemployed ... 14,829,755 Increase 206,515
The amount of notes in circulation is £23,408,105,
being a decrease of £298,320 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £24,447,843, showing
a decrease of £50,604 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 present. last year.
Bank bullion ... £24,447,843 £16,729,262
Notes in reserve... ... 16,039,738 ... 8,679,597
Notes in circulation 23,408,105 ... 23,049,665
Rate of disoount 2 per cent. ... 4 per cent.
Price of Consols 941 89i

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The Bank of France return for the week shows
an increase in the bills discounted of £240,003, and
in the Treasury balances of £36,000 ; the cash on_
hand, however, has been /educed by £608,000, the
private accounts by £464,000, the notes issued by
£26,640, and the advances by £B,OOO.
In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
during the last few days there has been a moderate
amount of business transacted. The dealings in the
De w season's crop of tea have been, to a fair extent,
of steady rates. Sugar has been in moderate request,
superior qualities of West Indian having fully main-
tained former rates. Coffee has sold at steady
prices, while there has been a fair demand for rice
at slightly enhanced value. Tallow has been dull,
Without any quotable alteration to report in prices
for either present or forward delivery.
The fourth report of the directors of the Mauri-
tius Land and Agency Company (Limited) recom-
mend the payment of a dividend of 2s. per share,
making with the interim dividend already received
10 per cent. for the year.
Messrs. Baring and Co. have received by the
present mail on account of New Granada dividends
the sum of £l,OOO from the Custom-house of Santa
Marta, and of £358 14s. from that of Barranquila,
together £1,358 14s.

Two o'CLocK.

According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 69f. 15c. Ileavy ;
little business.
Messrs. Rothschild has received the following
telegram, dated Madrid, September 26, from the
Spanish Embassy :-‘4 Taking into consideration
the delay in the delivery of the New Exterior
Bonds, and the political events which took place at
the time of the first advertisement •of the
Conversion of the Passive Bonds, her Majesty,
by Royal decree of this date, has resolved
that the limit of 30 days, which was fixed by
the second article of the law of 11th July for those
who presented their Bonds for conversion, to re-
ceive the new Bonds, with the coupon for the first
half-year of 1867, shall be extended for 10 days
longer that is to say, till the sth of October next
inclusive.

Notice has been given to the effect that the war-
rants of the Atlantic Telegraph Company for a divi-
dend of 4 per cent. upon their 8 per cent. Stock
were issued to-day.
Although the tone of the Market for English
Securities is flatter, the alterations in prices have
been unimportant, Consols being 941 I for money
and account.

The New Threes are 921 1 ; Reduced Annuities,
„924 ; New 2} per Cents, 77A ; Exchequer Bills,
258. to 30s. prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 222
201- ditto 5 per Cents., 1131 ; and ditto 4 per
Cents., 98k.
The transactions in the British Railway Shares
have been on an exceedingly limited scale, and, in
Several instances, prices have shown less firmness.
Great Western and South-Eastern have each receded
; Brighton, North Western, and Manchester,
Sheffield, Lincoln each 1 ; and Midland 1 ; while
Great Northern have improved f. _ .

In the Foreign and Colonial lines there has been
little variation. Great Luxembourg are marked
10} ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 19 ; East Indian
1101 4 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 1081 /.
A rather buoyant tone has prevailed throughout
the Foreign Stock Market, and prices have been
well maintained. Italian have advanced o, to 48k 4 ;
Spanish Passive 1, to 191 201. ; Certificates I, to
161 17. Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined }, to
; Greek continues firm at 13+ 14 ; and Mexi-
can at 151 I.
American Securities have remained in extremely
moderate request. United States 5-20 Bonds
have declined 1, to 721 a ; Erie Shares advanced
1, to 401 4 ; Illinois Shares were steady at 77 771.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
tures remain at 25 27, and the Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds have advanced 1, to 221 231.
Bank shares remain very inactive. London Joint
Stock have declined to 371 ; Alliance Bank to 15;
London and County to 511 ; while London and
Westminster are firm at 68.
Miscellaneous and Finance shares show little
variation, Anglo-American Telegraph being marked
1,71 ; Credit Foacier of England, 3 7-16 9-16;
Hudson's Bay Company, 15 151 ; National Dis.
count Company, 101 4 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's
Mortgage
Loan, 721