The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-20 00:00:00

NON-E-Y-MARKE

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

At the weekly court of the directors of the Bank
°f England this morning no alteration was made
in the minimum rate of discount, which still re-
Inains at 2i per cent. In the general market, the
inquiry for accommodation is moderate, short-dated
brit class commercial paper being readily negotiated
at 2i per cent.

At the bullion office of the Bank of England
there were no gold operations of importance yester-
day.
The City of Paris has brought about 1190,000
ta specie, and the Delta with gold from Australia
via Alexandria, 26 packages, value not known.
The finit instalment becomes payable to-day on
the New Russian Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan.
A call of £5 per share also becomes due to-day
on the shares of the City Offices Company, amount-
ing to £lOO,OOO.
The biddings for bills on India took place to-day
at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted
Were—to Calcutta 15,60,000r5. (£156,000), to
Madras 140,000 (£14,000), and to Bombay
9)95,000 (£99,500). The minimum price was fixed
at 18. 11d. on all the Presidencies. Tenders on
Calcutta and Madras will receive about 7 per cent.
and those above in full. Tenders on Bombay at
and above the minimum will receive in full.

The official liquidator of the Joint Stoak Dis-
count has notified the payment of a further dividend
of 18. in the Found on the 24th instant.
The directors of the English and Swedish Bank
ill liquidation have notified that on and after the
4th July the first instalment of £lO per share out
°f the assets of the company will be paid on pro-
duction of the share certificate.

A circular has been issued by the Defence Asso-
ciation. of Overend, Gurney, and Co., protesting
gainst the call of £lO per share, and requesting a
further contribution for the purpose of establishing
decision to that effect.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
remain steady at 31 33 ; but the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds have declined k, to 25k 26k.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
this day, are in round figures as under :-
1867. 1866.
Great Western . 83,153 78,729
North Western 4-
4-
".
..:.132,637 121,264
,bBouth Western 34,927 29,707
"ghton. 26,984 21,765
kidland ***
... 61,271 50,509
south Eastern ...
••
•••
30,069 29,879
•
Northern 35,082 33,973
Lancashire and Yorkshire... 07,019 46,366
Bristol and Exeter... 7,697 7,182
North Eastern ... 4.4.4. 78,535 74,471
Manehester Sheffield, and Lincoln 27,307 20,098
treat
Eastern ... 39,224 34,227
London, ctha and Dover 14,735 11,393
Metropolitan m'
••• ••• •.. 5,044 4,025
`,;118,4g0w and South-Western - 11,490 10,837
.I.`ll:°,tt Southern and Western of Ireland... 10,218 8,613
idland and Great Western of Ireland ... 5,954 6,028
These *turns, when compared with those of the
elrePpondieg period of last year, consequent upon
the
influx of passenger traffic caused by the Whit-
:till holidays, are of an exceedingly favourable cha-
racter. Ott the Great Western there is an increase
Of £4,424 ; on the North Western, of £11,373 ;
IT the South-Western, of £5,220 ; on the
ighton, of £5,219 ; on the Midland, of
xr,10,762 ;on the South-Eastern, of £5,190 ;on
the
Great Northern, of £1,109 ; on the Lancashire
and Yorkshire, of £20,650 ; on the Bristol and
Exeter, of £515 ; on the North-Eastern, of £4,064 ;
On
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £7,209 ;
n
the Great Eastern, of 14,997 ; on the London,
Chatham, and Dover, of £3,342 ; on the Metro-
politan, of £1,019 ; on the Glasgow and South
1),„ b:eetern, of £653 ; and on the Great Southern and
"'eaten' of Ireland of £1,605.

Two O'CLOCK.

Owing to an extreme degree of quietude the
4.srket for the British Funds is not particularly
bll°Yant, but it is nevertheless very firm. There
18
a reluctance to speculate, and investors are shy
P„°Wing to an impression that many new and sound
leets will be brought forward after the Midsum-
"ler holidays. Consols are lower than they were
at the close of official hours yesterday afternoon,
-0w being 941 1 for transfer, and 941 for the
account.
Transactions have taken place in the other secu-
rities as follows :—Three per Cent. Reduced,
Q3l , Z
I 1 ; New Three per Cent. 931 1 ;
Two and a Half, 1896, 761. Exchequer
;I'lBl £5OO, 19s, Do. £lOO and £2OO, 27s
198 ; Bank of England Stock, -253 ; Indian
1091 1084, the latter quotation showing fiat-
Enfaced Paper 51 per Cents., 1081 j ; and
1,000 5 per Cent. Bonds, 55 60.
The Foreign Market has not been very lively,
butt Italian have risen 1, Greek 1, Spanish Passive
all' the Certificates Turkish 1, Chilian Scrip 1,
latcl Russian Scrip per cents. Annexed are the
cltest prices :—ltalian, 521 1 ; Greek, 151 ; Mexi-
ill' 161 17 ; Spanish Passive, 241 1 ; Certificates,
sei 15 •
, Turkish 5 per Cents., 331 341 ; Chilian
q,111), 11 ; and Russian, 1 1 prem.
114.(he operations in the Railway Share Market
prite been very restricted, and in several instances
ces are a shade flatter. Great Eastern, Metro-
'3) and South Eastern have each receded 1,
Metro-
kid, t, and North Western 1 ; while Great
~,hern A Stock has improved 1, and Brighton /.
Foreign and Colonial lines in most cases
b;PPort previous values, South Austrian and Lom-
b:le-Venetian being dealt in at 151, Great
loletliburg at 111 Great Western of Canada at
East Indian at 1101 and Groat Indian
IliasUlar at 1114 112.
'lnk shares are dull, and without material
e„,:llge in value. London and Westminster, how-
l:, have receded to 1061; Chartered of India,
41,11.4 cm and China, have improved to 331 ; and
11.,a.ilee remain steady at 161.
Itseellaneous and Finance Shares continue in
erate request. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents.
1,1111,,g firm at 90 91 ; Hudson's Company are steady
at ; National Discount at 131; and Peninsular
"`u Oriental Steam flat, at 461 I.