The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCIS,

In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
during the last few days there has not been much
animation. The public sales of tea have concluded
without any material change as regards prices. In
sugar the operations have been to a fair extent, at
steady rates. Coffee has been dull, only superior
qualities maintaining previous prices. Rice, fruit,
and spices have been without any material altera-
tion, and tallow has been Neglected, quotations for
present and forward delivery tending downwards.
The return of the Bank of England for the
week ending the 18th Sept. gives the following re-
sults when compared with the previous week :
Rest £3,671,404... Increase £17,672
Public deposits ... 7,974,838 ... Increase 30,375
Other deposits ... 19,165,910 ... Increase 11,132
On the other side of the account :
GoTernment securities £12,895,272 ... Increase 50,000
Other securities ... 17,216,262 .., Decrease 143,681
Notes unemployed ... 14,623,240 ... Increase 216,000
The amount of notes in circulation is £23,706,425,
being a decrease of £31,870 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £24,408,417, showing
an increase of £140,915 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 :

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At present.
Bank bullion ... ... 424,498,447 ... .£16,'123,516
Notes in resorTe... ... 15,792,022 ... 7,906,816
Notes in circulation ... 23,706,425 ... 23,316,700
Rate of discount ••• 2 per cent. ... 5 per cent.
Price of Consols ••• 91i ••• 89}
The return of the Bank of France for the past
week, compared with the previous account, shows
that an increase has taken place in the cash in hand
of £lOO,OOO, in the notes of £333,320, and in the
Treasury balance of £66,680 ; while a decrease has
taken place in the bills discounted of £13,320, and
in the private accounts of 8232,000.

With regard to the Wheat Market at Birming-
ham, Mr. Cave states as follows : " With the
exception of Saturday evening last (when for a
short time rain came down in torrents) the weather
has been fine since Thursday last, and favourable
for completion of the harvest ; with very few
exceptions it is now all gathered in this dis-
trict. Barley, peas, beans, and oats may per-
haps be considered an average crop, but the
deficiency in the yield of wheat is now an un-
doubted fact ; it is, therefore, useless for others to
endeavour to disguise it, and to the sharp night
frosts when the wheat was in bloom may be attri-
buted the cause. Wheat trade during the week has
again been very active ; markets on Friday and
Saturday responded to our advance on Thursday,
and this week a further rise has been established.
Arrivals of foreign fortunately continue liberal.
At this day's market there was a better supply
of wheat, which sold at is. per qr.

Two O'CLOCK.
The market for the English Funds exhibits very
littlo animation, and prices are a shade flatter.
Consols have receded to 91i, and for the
account they are 9441;

The New Threes aro 931 3 ; Reduced Annuities
934 3 4 ; India Stock, 220 ; ditto 5 per Cents.,
1131 e ; ditto Enfaced 4 per Cents., 89 ; and ditto,
£l,OOO Bonds, 655. prem.

Very few alterations have occurred in prices of
Foreign Stocks, the amount of business in course
of transaction being exceedingly limited. Turkish
5 per Cents. have advanced 13-16ths, to 31i 3.2 k ;
but Greek have declined I, to 13.1 14 and Italian
to 48i j ; while Mexican remain at 15 ;
Spanish Passive at 19i ; and Certificates at
161 I.

The only alteration of importance in American
Securities is a fall of 31 in Erie shares, reducing the
price to 401 411, owing to the decline of prices in
that security received from New York. United
States 5-20 Bonds are 1 higher, at 73k, while Illinois
shares continue at 761 771.
A heavy tone has prevailed in the Railway Share
Market, prices in most instances showing a decided
decline. Lancashire and Yorkshire have receded 11 ;
Caledonian, 1 ; Great Western, 1 ; Great Eastern
and North Eastern (Berwick) each ; and Great
Northern, London, Chatham, and Dover, Metropoli-
tan, and Midland, each 1.
The Foreign and Colonial lines are also flat.
Great Luxembourg have declined to 10i, Great
Indian Peninsula to 1091, and Bombay and
Baroda to 1021.
Bank shares continue very quiet, and barely sup-
port previous rates. Bank of Australasia have
receded to 651, London and Westminster to 67 681,
and Union of London to 37 371. London and
County are dealt in at 541, and Union of Australia
at 48 481.

Miscellaneous and Finance shares are in very
limited request, and show no material change in
value. Anglo-American Telegraph are marked 17f
174 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents., 72f- ; Na-
tional Discount Company, 11 ; and Viceroy of
Egypt's Mortgage Loan, 73.

MINING MARKET.
•
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
There has been a good demand for Grenville,
South Frances, Great Retallick, Clifford, Marke
Valley, Seton, and West Seton, Annexed are the
closing quotations :
Ohiverton Moor s+ 51
Chontales Gold
Clifford Amalgamate 71 8
East Basset l6 17
East Caradon 54 5+
East Lovell 8 84
East Wheal Grenville 24 2,
Great Laxey l7l 18
Great Betallick
Great Wheal Vor 17 18
Marke Valley s+ 54
North Crofty

North Treskerby ... 35s 40s
Prince of Wales 47s Od 48s Od
Providence Alines... 29 31
South Caradon .........
South Frances ...... 35 871
Tincroft .......... 12f 13
West Chiverton 62 65
West &ton ......... 150 160
Wheal Buller ...... 23f 25
Wheal Chiverton 61 7
Wheal Grenville ... 24 26
Wheal Seton ...... 110 115

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Gc VERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per lieut. Consols
00. Account, Oct. 8
3 per Cent. Reduced 93- 3 }
New 3 per Cent 93i 3
New 21. per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. b per Cent. Jan. 1873
Annuities, SO yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do.(Red Sea Tolek„raph), Auo., 1908.
'March June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2} 8:2 per Ct —pm —pm
Do X,500 Pni pin
Do. £lOO Jr £2OO Pin pin
Bank of England Stock, 4} per Cent
Do. Account

INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIEN.
Indian Stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 220
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do, Certificates
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent B9
Do. 5 por Cont., Jan. 1872
Do. 5i per Cont., May 1879 llO
Do. 5 por Cont., Rep. Deb., 187•)
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. . 1882
Do Dob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
Do. under £1,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cont
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
B 1)3.l 4i
raziian 5 er Cet
per Cent.,n 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
-'O. 5 Per Cent., 1800
Do ACQOuut
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TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Inactivity still prevails in business circles in the
City, and in the discount market no material alte-
ration can be reported ; the demand for accommo-
dation is very limited and the rates current unal-

tered.
There were no movements of importance at the
bullion office of the Bank of England yesterday.
The Germania, from New York, has brought
specie amounting to about £B,BOO.
Atlantic and Great Western Rlilway Debentures
remain at 23 26i ; and the Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds at 22 23.
The directors of the St. John d'El Rey Mining
Company (Limited) have received the following
report, dated Morro Velho, Aug. 17 :—Produce for
July, 52,019 oitavas ; from 6,074 tons ore, yield
8.107 oitavas per ton. Cost for July, £10,797 ;
profit for ditto, £9,287. Produce for 11 days of
August, 15,350 oitavas ; yidld, 7.298 oitavas per
ton.