The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-02 00:00:00

O'.
The demand for accommodationTWELVE
has beenCLOCK
rather
more active, consequent upon the preparations made
to meet the commercial engagements due on the 4th
instant, and bankers and bill brokers in the open
market demand slightly enhanced rates, the cur-
rent
quotations for first-class short-dated paper
beingl slf per cent.
„ Messrs. Pixley Abell and Langley, in their bul-
"on circular, state that the demand for gold, al-
though
not so active as last week, has been suffi-
ciently so to absorb all the arrivals, together with
about £197,000 withdrawn from the Bank in bars
and coin.
The Overland Mail reports the shipments of gold
duringthe September to amount to £320,000, making
total of gold now on the way from Australia up
to £767,000.
The Atrato has brought silver from the West
kotlies to the extent of about £36,000 ; this has
been Sold at 601 d. to 600. per oz. standard. The
vseeland is entirely for Holland, the shipments to
'Le East having quite ceased. The dollars by the
eatte ship were about £250,000, and a large amount
b
brow left behind at Vera Cruz, which will be
of
y the French steamer. The price for the
above has
not yet been settled, the market being
rather quiet, and the demand existing being only
Inr refining purposes. The nearest quotation we
Can give is 59d. per ounce.
beehe specie movements during the past week have
on an extensive scale. The imports have
amounted to about £883,205, including £420 from
i,
i?elir York by the Weser, £130,000 from Australia
f the Sussex, £198,036 by the Blackwall, £489,400
;net the West Indies and Pacific by the Atrato,
60,599 from the Brazils by the Oneida, and
s',
-50 from Alexandria by the Nyanza ; about £4,500,
chiefly in silver, has also been received from the
continent.
. The exports have been confined to remittances
to the continent through private sources, estimated
at 743,075.
Hawkins, the chief clerk to the Master of
sue Rolla, yesterday directed a second dividend of
bB' the pound to be paid to the creditors of the
New Zealand Banking corporation, which stopped
PaYrnent in May, 1866. The dividend will be paid
t the offices of Messts.Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle,
11d Evans, No. 3, Coleman-street-buildings, on
TY„. ednesday next.
The directors of the Anglo-Romano (Limited)
Company have issued a notice that the usual
Ei interim dividend of 4 per cent. for the last half-
!tear will be paid upon coupon No. 27, on and after
Brinst., at the London agency, No. 1, New
zroad-street.
The Directors of the St. John d'El Rey Mining
company
(Limited), have received, per Oneida, the
I°„lelvieg report, dated Morro Velho, 28th Sept.
ir7:—Produce 2d division of September, 11 days,
32593 oitavas ; yield, 6.806 oitavas per ton. Re.
mittnnees, 90,002 oitavas, equal to 864.652
oy.

The traffic receipts of the East Indian Railway
°,r the week ending 15th September amounted to
v
'11424 75. 4d., against £37,419 lls. 4d. for the
crrelponding week in the previous year, showing
decrease of £5,995 4s.
Atlantic and Great Western Debentures remain
bllteatlY, at 25} 26k, bat the Consolidated Mortgage
''-'eads have declined to 20 21.
With regard to the tobacco trade the annexed is
afrom the monthly tobacco circular of Messrs. Grant,
oclgson, and Co. :_« A good and steady business
_s been done during the past month in most
descriptions of American tobacco, and sales sum up
to. about 1,200 hlids., which have chiefly been placed
t,sa the home trade at current rates, there being now
:at little, if any, inclination on the part of holders
b° submit to concessions, and generally there has
_ee'l a firmer tone apparent, buyers having shown
tuthore inclination to operate at the ruling prices of
4li°4 day. Advises from the States report a firm
rising market. From Clarksville, under date
the 4th ult., we have the following :—' In this
-becti°ll we have had a frost, and the tobacco has
heen bitten smartly, the crop is the smallest that
84: been made for the last 25 years.' From other
fir-.,reeB, we have similar advices, which, if con-
. "4ecil will no dout be productive of a more
°etleral demand for all classes."

Two o'CLootr.
berille business transacted in the English Funds has
dene exceedingly limited, and the results show a
ert,,,
f 1 i
per cent., the quotations being 944
the I.,°cey and the present account, and 94k for
eeenaber settlement.
Irew Threes are 921. 93 ; Reduced An-
c6-447 924 93 ; Annuities, 1885, 12 11-16 ; Ex-
it:per Bills, 30s. prem. ; Bank Stock, 2464 248 ;
10014 Per Cents., 1134 1144 ; ditto 4 per Cents.,
per C ditto Enfaced 4 per Cents., 884 88 ; ditto 5
beet ects.• 1044 4; ditto 5 per Cent. Rupee De-
Then lv* A a
I and ditto Bonds, 60s. to 655. pm.
very atteendance at the Stock Exchange has been
4, 1-ifed, and though little business has been
ha
1 acted prices are firmer. Turkish 5 per Cents.
advanced 4 to 314 32, Mexican to 14t 154,
1634.411411 Passive 4 to 181 19f, the Certificates 4 to
' While Italian are unaltered at 44 4, and
4111/4 at 12
vane tilerican Securities are firm. Illinois have ad-
-70 ied 1, to 804 814, United States 5-20 Bonds 4, to
but Erie shares continue at 464 474.
been e dealings in the Railway Share Market hare
etati to a very moderate extent, but in a few in-
hay e$ Prices are a shade flatter. Great-Western
ket declined I, Midland 4, North-Western 4, and
brcPolitan 4,
aJarit,
extent.' Shares have been dealt in to a moderate
and -;
'Union of Australia have improved to 50,
teel;lllPerial Ottoman to 8i ; London Joint
zetti„ have declined to 384 ; and Union of London
at 374 38.
ealtdat.he Miscellaneous Market there has been no
ter al change. Credit Foncier of England are
bias 14 at 2 9-16 2 11-16 ; General Credit and
at i 1,11") at 5 7-16 ; National Discount Company,
at 72 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan,