The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-12 00:00:00

NONET MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

At the weekly Court of the Directors of the
Bank of England, this morning, no alteration war.
announced in the minimum rate of discount, which
still remains at 2 per cent.
In the general discount market there continues
to be a fair demand for money, and the rates cur-
rent are fully equal to the Bank minimum.
The Syria, from Alexandria, has brought
£3,430 ; and the St. Laurent has arrived at Brost
from New York with £67,000 in francs.
A telegram from Brussels states that the sub-
scriptions for the new Belgian loan of £2,400,000
amounted to £4,920,000.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1867. 1866.
Great Western 68,392 67,536
North Western ***
• ••.• ...118,277 115,244
south Western •••
• • 19,577 19,528
i3rightott *** ***
19,828 17,827
kidland •••
-•
•••
•••
52,638 48564
South Eastern ... 20,906 19,538
Great Norther' •,* ... 40,400 39,646
Lancashire and Yorkshire... •••
... 45,012 43,720
. Bristol and Ex t r •••
•••
6,082 6,046
North Eastern e e -•
72,618 70,153
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 21,138 21,184
Great Eastern 35,769 34,148
London. Chatham,and Dover ... 8,152 7,837
North British 95 283 24,363
Metropolitan... •••
•••
•••.
-4,214 3,989
M_Great Southern andWeste; of Ireland.,. 8,867 8,682
idland and Great Western of Ireland 4,898 5,206
Glasgow and South Western 10,507 9,783
These returns, when oompared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are generally
,Of a satisfactory character. On the Great
WWestern there is an increase of £856 ; on the
l'orth-Western, of £3,033 ; on the Brighton,
of £2,001 ; on the Midland, of £4,074 ; on the
'South-Eastern, of £1,368 ; on the Great Northern,
of £755 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of
North-Eastern,
; on the Bristol and Exeter, of £36 ; on the
Eastern, of £2,465; on the Great Eastern,
of £1,621 ; on the London, Chatham, and Doter,
of £315 ; and on the North British, of £920 ; and
on
, the Metropolitan, of £215 ; on the South-
Western, of £49 ; while the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, shows a decrease of £446.
M Darlington all was thought to be proceeding
satisfactorily, the dispute with the men being con-
sidered as good as ended, at least at the chief works,
a
tlessrs. Barningham's. The men had accepted Mr.
rningham's terms, so far as the new works at
Springfield were concerned, and it is believed the
tattle practice would have been followed at the old
Works
, as soon as the arrangements for resumption
the
work could have been completed on the part of
hz e
plasters. Yesterday morning the men at the
Springfield
works commenced to fettle their fur-
'laces preparatory to " lighting up." They, how-
ver, desisted from their work, and left on learning
that the men at Stockton had refused the masters'
t erels on the previous day. The arrangements are,
therefore, apparently indefinitely postponed, and
be doubt the men will wait to hear the result of
the determination arrived at generally of the iron-
Workers on Teesside.
43 Was expected. yesterday, another deputation
from the men in Middlesborough waited upon Hop-
-1113, Gilles, and Co., at the works, and offered to
compromise the difference between the ironmasters
:11d the workmen by accepting, on their behalf,
;erflething like 5 per cent. reduction. The depu-
,,atien were informed that the masters could not
t'eviate from the list prices. In the afternoon,
arranged
Vaughan, and Co.'s mill and forgemen
rail`ranged to resume work at the reduction, but the
straighteners still hold out. Nothing fur-
ther has transpired at the other works on Teesside.
b 4t Light, however, information reached Middles-
borough that Losh, Wilson, and Bell's puddlers had
eed to the terms proposed by the masters, and
thattn,, the men at Consett had resumed work at the
ti-autletion. It is thought by persons in the trade
,at the whole of the men will return to work this
yieek.

The
New Honduras Loan is steady at 11 14 prem.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
firm at 21i 224, and the Consolidated Mort-
'age Bonds at 19 20.
The shares of the Anglo-Argentine Company
here to-day quoted at Ito premium.
rt he liquidators of the Umzinto Plantation and
gallof
Company of Natal (limited), have made a
of £4 per share payable in equal instalments
I/ the 15th January and 15th March.
a4r. James Waddell (accountant) and Mr. 11.
alrburn, liquidators of the Umzinto Plantation
:1 Trading Company of Natal (Limited), have
et4l6 a call of £4 per share, payable in equal in-
trl/41aeats on the 15th January and on the 15th

Two O'CLOCK.
?According to Reuter's telegram this morning the
ei,nch Rentes were 69f. 72c.
,r`here has been rather more business in the Eng-
„Bu Stock Market, but Consols have declined 1,
?e la.test prices being 92/ for monoy, and 92193
(31. the account.
saT,he Ilew Threes are 921 3 ; Reduced Annuities
; New 2} per Cents., 1894, 75f ; Exchequer
24;8' 295. prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 2431
'; India 5 per Cents., 1121 1 12 ; ditto 4 per
Cents
1001 ; Enfaced 51 per Cents., 108; ; and
Pler Cent. Rupee Debentures, 1882, 104.
ell the Foreign Stock Market the business has
1,L11;41:113roved. Italian are 45/ ; Greek, 121 131 ;
per 15/ 16 ; and Spanish Passive, 251 ; 3
Cents. are 35! i•
ea 4€
„,'(ery limited amount of business has been tran-
thce' to-day in the Railway Share Market, and
eh? settlement of the account still enjoying the
tolef attention of the dealers. Prices, however,
htltiati,..nue depressed. Great Northern, Lancashire,
etle`: xorkshire, Midland, and South-Eastern, have
declined 1 • Metropolitan, 1 ; and Brighton, i;
While
terla Caledonian have recovered 2, and Great Wes-
Land North-Western each 1.
tio?nue Foreign and Colonial lines show little varia-
ap4.l, butch-Rhenish are marked 201 ; Bombay
4.2aroda, 104 1041 ; East Indian, 112 ; and
13-4‘ Itldian Peninsula, 111. 1111.
Waq shares remain very quiet. London and
AlieThalieliter have declined to 691 ; Bank of
tollatralia
d to 61/ ; Chartered Mercantile of India,
hkte-c.)n) and China to 291 ; while Union of London
Avirnproved to 361 I.
varialt4Cellaneous and Finance Shares exhibit little
1t5,„,1". City of London Gas arc marked 111 ;
/‘10';:t tail Steam, 641 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's
gage Loan, 72/.

MINING MARKET.
THURSDAY, Two
, There ,
qOll av has been a good demand for West Cara-
North Treskerby, Chiverton Moor,
thellie of \Vales, and Great Laxey. Annexed are
tlsatest quotations
,t am Brea, 2 91 • Chiverton Moor, 51 G 1; Chontales
13; 11) "} 31; Clifford Amalgamated, 54 51; East Basset, 11
—4Bt
,Caradon, 54 51 ;‘East Lovell, —; East Russell,
Latelramino and Bolivia Gold, 17s Gd 20s Od ; Great
17 17'1' 18 ; Great ——; Great Wh al Vor,
Tres ; karke 64 64 ; North Crafty, 24 21 ; North
asset,
3, _
, ' " 33s Od ; Prince of Wales, 49s 51s ; West
Tittercf South Caradon, —; South Frances, 20 25 ,
Lc"), 65 t'
13, 14 ; West Caradon, 11 12; West Chiver-
IVII„i "'I; West Seto; 185 19 5; Whoa: Basset, 85,90 ;
Souti ~,Q"tenville,
26 28s; Wheal Seton, 94
98 ; Great
Igus, 20s 23 Gd.

0033111T1S II FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.
a VERNMENT FUNDS.
92i 3
Per u
~,,, out. Consols
e 3
a .1-,,,. Account,
93 21
tier (lint. Reduced
92i
k_lr a per (lent
-"hW 21 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 73k
4,°.,5 per Cent...)au. 1873
•,Autties 80 ' sth Jan
3 yrs, expire .
0. for 0 yrs expire sth April 1885 —
Do r.
kAted Sea Tele6raph), Au,„., 1908 ia—rch. Jane
DI 1,
c'eqtter tills, £l,OOO, 2 & 21 per Ct
_29 pin
m
£5OO
_ pm
.t O.
411 k of tnglalldtit°o°Cl3Cl. fi2ooor
cent
,i3i 1
--°. Account ......................... :
laila:141)041,1 UOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
1)0'1:Lock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 —
Al 3, • Account-
°' Per Cent. July, 1880
(41 Per Oent., Oct. 1888