The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-22 00:00:00

Ito IARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The suspension has been announced of the Royal
Bank of Liverpool. The liabilities are not positively
stated, but are estimated at nearly £4,000,000.
nie assets are said to be good. The agents in Lon-
don are the London and Westminster, who are un-
derstoed,to be fully covered. The difficulties are
stated to have arisen from the refusal of the Lon-
(Loa Banks to negotiate bills representing shipping
securities, which were not approved. This bank
Ivas established in 1863, and according to the
Banking Almanack, edited by D. Morier Evans,
the Lumber of partners at the date of his edition
'was 762. The I aid up capital was £302,325, the
reserve fund £lOl,OOO, paid up per share £lO, and
rate of dividend 10 per cent.
No movement of interest occurred yesterday at
the Bullion Office of the Bank of England.
The Havre steamer America, from New York,
has brought £40,811 in specie for England, £10,246
for Prance, and £4OO for Hamburg.
The Bank of Holland has raised its rate of dis-
count from 21 to 3 per cent.
An interim is announced by the Don Pedro North
Bel Rey Mining Company of 3s. per share for the
three months, ending the 30th September ; the cash
at the bankers, it is stated, is not sufficient to pay
this amount, but there is still a balance which will
enable the directors to declare a like sum for the
text quarter. This distribution is at the rate of
80 per cent.

At the meeting held to-day of the Recife and San
Francisco and Pernambuco Railway Company the
directors' report was presented. It states that
although there has been a falling off in the traffic,
the past year, ending 30th June, differs but very
little from that of the previous corresponding twelve
hlontlis, the receipts and expenditure being as fol
i -
iTA's :--For the years ending 30th Juno, 1866,
69,757 ; 1867, £69,481; the expenses being, 1866,
!°11383 ; 1867, £52,124. With respect to
finance, the shareholdere are aware that,
°wing to the unexampled state of the money
karket, the directors were compelled to make
k4OWa. to them and to the holders of the cora-
P4llY's debentures the inability of the company to
fleet such of those obligations as fell duo on the
31E4 July last, amounting to £125,200. They have
now the satisfaction of stating that they have since
been able, either by renewal or payment, to meet
;lot only the whole of the above, but also other of
115 Company's debentures as have since fallen due
tol the amount of £24,700. To accomplish this,
'ewever, they have been compelled to anticipate
revenue. The revenue account shows a balance of
4,'81726, which will allow of an interim dividend at
the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, the time of pay-
of which will depend on the re-issue of the
meeentures already redeemed.
At the meeting held to-day of the San Paulo
(Trazilian) Railway Company the report of the
directors for the half-year, ended 30th of June last,
6ttated that the working of the company's line since
receiptile onng had been exceedingly satidactory. The
sources
for the four-and-a-half months from all
:°l-lrees of traffic were £45,478, while the working
?Penises amounted only to £11,216, leaving
.84,262, from which, however, has to be de-
about £lO,OOO, being additional rates
charged to meet the contractor's claim for
4ceelerating the opening of the line, reducing the
net receipts to £24,262. This sum, together with
flat paid by the Government on account of the
guarantee, pending the final settlement of the ac-
Nats at the end of the present half-year, enables
the directors to pay a dividend at the rate of 7 per
cent. With regard to the outstanding interim war-
-Iluts the amount has been reduced since the 30th
June to about 150,000, which sum, it is hoped, will
Le paid in course of the next few months.
In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
"ring the last few days there has not been much
allitnation. Only moderate transactions have been
litered into in sugar, at about previous rates ; tea
has been neglected, while in coffee a fair business
has been entered into in colonial descriptions, supe-
lilor qualities of which have brought full values.
:Ace has been a shade cheaper, while in cotton and
tallOß the operations have been to a fair extent, and
1)11eos have been fully maintained.
have Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
advanced f, to 25 26 ; and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds k, to 20 21.

Two o'CLoca.
„ According to Renter's telegram this morning,
"% French Rentes were 68f. 50f. Great agitation.
toTheNloney Market to-day has continued to pre-
very quiet appearance, and the rates exhibit
Evariation. The recovery in the market for
nglish Funds continue, and Consols have ad-
° per out., viz., to 94 1 for money and the
biy.llut• Higher prices from Paris and the possi-
ty of
an amicable settlement of the Roman
1,4 n, are influencing spectators, who appear to
h 0 purchasing freely. In the neighbourhood of the
e‘slsie foreign politics are almost the only topic of
unversation.
44Thu Union Steamship Company held their an-
-4,41 meeting to-day, at which the report and
41170unts for the year ending 31st August, were
rau.nlitted. It was stated that the mercantile ope-
flitit"s of the company had been generally success-
co,!the ships on the intercolonial stations having
ii:Lributed considerably to the receipts on the main
o° between England and the Cape of Good Hope.
The 'l -KT
ow Threes are 924 ; Reduced Annuities
298: I ; Annuities, 1885, 12/ ; Exchequer Bills,
'0 30s. prem. ; Bank Stock, 250 ; India 5 par
p,„ (.) 114 131 ; do. 4 per Cents., 1001 99/ ; 5
Cent, Rupee Debentures, 1877, 1001 ; and do.
748) 635. to 675. prem.
the Foreign department there has been less
tt,ltement, and the variations have been unimport-
t:c• Italian have advanced 1, to 45i; Greek /,
44,,124 13 ; Turkish 5 per Cents., 1, to 314 ;
" Spanish Passive, 1, to 19 ; while Mexican
are receded 1, to 14:15 ; and Spanish Certificates
e Unchanged at 16 f •
Isfk firmer tone has prevailed in the Railway Share
p4rket, most of the principal lines showing a
ertial recovery from the late depression. Cale-
-414. jun have improved 3; Great Western, Brighton,
IMand, and South Eastern, each ; North
each
and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
eu 4, and Great Eastern j.
ts,,ktnerican Securities are improved. United States
it 4° Bonds have advanced 1, to 691 1 ; Erie shares
p) 45 46 ; and Illinois 1, to 771 781.
be the Foreign and Colonial lines there has not
hae,ll,, Much variation. South Austrian and Lora-
oCFI-Venetian have improved to 144 ; Great
4enabourg, to 81 ; Bahia and San Francisco,
1021131 ; Bombay and Baroda remain steady, at
12 31
; East Indian, at 110 1101 ; and Great
t lan Peninsula, at 1071.
kr.,4nk Shares are in several instances a shade
pro-ger. London Chartered of Australia have im-
tClred to 241; London and County are firm, at
to; Oriental Bank Corporation, at 45 1 ; and
1‘.11,1°11 and Westminster, at 704 71.
ete-dseellaneous and Finance Shares have been
qe4,(-lingly inactive. National Discount Company
eed to 11 ; Credit Foncier of England, how-
ve
•tl
t!l'ave improved to 2 13-16 2; ; General Steam
r i
ation, ,to 271 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's
°Nage Loan, to 71/ 72.