The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-06 00:00:00

)YIOIt\TEY MARKET

AND
COMMEROILL INTELL/GENGE,

TWELVE oCLocK.
in the general discount market there is' no change
Whatever to report. Money is still very abundant,
and there is a great scarcity of bills on offer.
Gold to the amount of £lO,OOO was tikn to the
Bank of England yesterday from Lisbon.
The Stfick Exchange Committee have appointed
I‘l°llllay, the 11th inst., a special settling day in.
the Scrip and paid-up Scrip of the Chilian 6 per
Cent. Sterling Government Loan. The considera-
twit of the quotation is adjourned to Fridayi.theSth
instant.

The report of the directors of James Schofield
and Sons (limited), to be presentel to the share-
holders on the 20th inst., states that there is a
balance to the credit of profit and loss on the past
Year amounting to £20,175 Os. 4d. ; and a dividend,
at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, is recom-
mended for the past half-yeir.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
tures have declined 1, to 38 40 ; but the Consoli-
dated Mortgage Bonds remain steady, at 31 31k.
The report of the Hercules Insurance Company
recommends a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum.

A report has been issued by the Australian Agri-
cultural Company for the half-year to the 31st
December last. The directors state that the cash
at the bankers in London on the 31st December last
(-.Auding bills siuce matured) amounted to £9,934
le. 2d., out of which the directors are prepared to
recommend the appropriation of £7,500 to the pay-
reent of a dividend of 7s. 6d. per share, free of in-
come tax. The balance of £2,434 ls. 2d. is retained
to
y for rails ordered, insurance of the clip and
wool bales, which are altogether estimated to cost
£1)920, and to keep the bankers' account in credit.

Two o'CLoca.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 69.45. Firm.
There is no change in the Consol Alarket, the
latest prices being 904 / for money and the
7th instant, and 901 4 for the March settlement.
The New Threes and Reduced are very steady.
The Foreign Stock Market is not so firm an it
was at the opening this morning. Turkish 5 per
Cents. have advanced 5, to 304 304 ; Spanish
Certificates 4, to 144 4 ; and the Chilian Scrip 4,
to 4 prem. ; but Greek have declined 1, to 134
144. Mexican remain firm at 17, ; Italian at
54, ; and Spanish Passive at 22, 44. Russian
Scrip is steady at 1, 4 4 prem.
American Securities have slighly improved, Erie
Shares having advanced 4 to 404, and United States
5-20 Bonds to 721 5, while Illinois are firm at
84 81.
Bank Shares are in some instances a shade flatter.
Alliance have receded to 161 ; London and County
to 66/ ; Oriental Bank Corporation to 44 ; Consoli-
dated remain at 44 5.
In the Railway Share Market continued firmness
Prevails. Great Northern A Stock has advanced
li, Caledonian 1, Metropolitan and Yorkshire
and Midland each 1.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive,
at barely former values.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are flat. An-
-10-Americati Telegraph being dealt in at 154 j. ;
Vale at 101 ; Fore-street Warehouse at 124;
,National Discount Company at 134 ; and Hudson's
Bay Company at 16.