The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-01 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTALLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'.
In the general discount market there is rather
More inquiry for accommodation, owing to the pre-
rarations made to meet the commercial engage-
ments due on the 4th instant. The rates current,
however, continue unaltered.
The sum of £93,000 was withdrawn from the
Bank of England yesterday.
Gold to the amount of £132,000 has arrived by
the Sussex from Australia.
The return from the Bank of England for the
Week ending the 30th of October gives the fol-
lowing results when compared with the previous
Week :
Betit
3,072,:123 ... Increase £2,7 '0
Public deposits .£4,021,096 ... Decrease 513,311
Other deposits 19;581,693 Decrease 490,538
On the other side of the account :
Government securities £12,891,203 No alteration.
Other securities 16,835,079 ... Increase 27,355
ISotes unemployed 11,915,260 ... Decrease 2,050
The amount of notes in circulation is £24,654,855,
being a decrease of £110,400 ; and the stock of
?ninon in both departments is £22,697,388, show-
ing a decrease of £89,178 when compared with the
Preceding return.
The Bank of France return for the past week ex-
hibits the following changes when compared with
the former statement. The bills discounted have
increased £2,328,000 ; the notes, £1,968,000 ; the
current accounts, £552,000 ; the cash, £BB,OOO ;
and the advances, £26,640. In the Treasury
balance there has been a decrease of £B,OOO.
Yesterday a deputation from the Venezuelan
bondholders waited upon Lord Stanley with respect
to the withholding of the amount set apart from
the Customs revenues for the dividend. Lord
Stanley,
in reply, promised to give the subject of
the proposed armed intervention his careful con-
Weration, and to bring the matter before the
Cabinet.

An addition of £3,000 in gold to the produce
already
advised up to Sept. 18 will be brought by
the incorr •rig
II Brazil mail for the Don Pedro Mining
r°Pany, making a total of 25,000 oitvas.
At the first general meeting of the London and
Natal Bank
(Limited), held yesterday, the report
stated that the net profit earned had been 9 per
c_ant• per annum, and a dividend of 6 per cent. was
declared, the balance being carried forward after an
appropriation for reserve fund.
In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
during the last few days there has been a moderate
mount of business entered into. Sugar has fully
12a aintained previous rates, but in tea the transac-
tions have been restricted, the trade having de-
'erred their operations until the public sales, which
Commence on Tuesday next. Coffee has been on
i;
'llllted request at slightly reduced rates, and in
tallow the operations have been restricted ; prices
for both present and forward delivery being a shade
lower.

A further sum of $43,000 for the dividend and
sicking fund of the Columbia Loan of 1863 has
'cell
brought by the mail from Bagota. This will
but only provide for the dividend due in April next,
114 will leave a considerable sum for the sinking
1111)(1, which will be further augmented by any sums
that may arrive before the next dividend becomes
due.

The Agra Bank have announced that they are
Prepared, on behalf of the late Agra and Master-
Inan's Bank, to anticipate payment of its promissory
Notes falling due on the 15th of March, 1868, under
rebate of the same rate of interest which the notes
carry. This instalment will complete 17s. 6d. in
the pound, with interest thereon in full.
This being the Ist of November the Stock Ex-
change as usual is closed consequent upon the
striking of the half-yearly balances at the Bank of
ugland, and there is nothing to report in this
department.

The Anglo-American Telegraph Company have
notified that from tho Ist of December charges for
n,'essages to America for ten words, not exceeding
°CI letters, will be £5 58. ; and for every additional
Word not exceeding the average of five letters, 10s. ;
‘713 words not exceeding 25 letters, for address,
date, and signature, will be sent free. The extra
charge for messages in code is abolished, but the
n,InPuoY will not undertake to transmit every form
"4 code, or any packed messages, except at special
rat
For messages in cipher the charge will be
;;r the first ten ciphers, £5 ss. ; and for each addi-
suMal cipher, 10s.
The following official notice has been issued by
i .14
he Bank of England, November 15t,1867 :—Notice
d4„,ereby given, that in order to prepare the divi-
'n'ls due on the sth January, 1868, the balances
()f
the several accounts in the following funds will
be struck
on the night of Monday, the 2d Decem-
1867,—viz. : £3 per Cent. Consolidated Annui-
p ;,New £5 per Cent. Annuities, New £3 10s.
Aent. Annuities, 1854; New £2 108. per Cent.
11°Ilities ; Annuities for terms of years and India
be,r)er Cent. Stock. On Tuesday, the 3d Decetu-
Nvi
Ea
the above named funds will he transferable
out the dividend, due on the sth January next.
1861 Stock shut on Friday, 6th December,
Al,'
14 °Pen Monday, 6th January, 1868.
the meeting held to-day of the Great Indian
dirsula Railway Company the report of the
tzte3/43 Was presented, of which the following is an
arcraet The net receipts of the half-year
ce4(3tnntecl to £530,568, being at the rate EG 9s. per
the Per annum upon the total paid-up capital of
but 21nPulay at 30th June, namely, £16,443,414,
thr4Pon the estimated amount of capital at present
ilded en the 852 miles of open railway, with
receipts rolling stock and machinery, the net
rate." of the half-year are equal to a return at the
salt}3of 13s. 4d. per cent. per annum. Such re-
eortl obtained in the imperfect state of the
gm.crallY's undertaking cannot fail to be re-
The e" us most satisfactory by the proprietors.
bv paranteed interest of the half-year advanced
ThiB"l°vernnaent amounted to £398,452 7s. 10d.
het re sum being deducted from the amount of the
Zia2,ceiPte there would be left, as surplus profit,
about "15 12s. 2d, one moiety of which would be
aulaf,il°s• per cent. on the share capital to the 30th
In~ast ; but her Majesty's Secretary of State for
forea4„ueing unable, in the absence of sufficient in-
the
a""cla from India, to arrive at a decision as to
the 1111)r°Priation of the net receipt of the half-year,
Prepo,,°ard are not yet in a position to make any
%Iv '44
regarding it. The usual net revenue and
Peildell,4 Profit accounts are consequently not ap-
wit', to this report.
kr, wurespect to the Corn Market at Birmingham
feernr; •e• B. Cave states as follows The dull
thel 'which showed itself in the wheat trade at
etelg
1.01,re °f last week was of short duration, and
upon the have succeeded in obtaining an advance
tlercibl e Prices realised on Thursday last; a consi-
thc v e number of cargoes have also been cleared at
t4ll‘rivalriolis Ports at advanced rates, and fresh
'lqe ware °llly moderate. At this market to-day
Mlow• a healthy demand for wheat—buyers
ao log
toaqv 'ore confidence in present prices, and
ance of Is. to 2s. per quarter was ob-
nable
, on the quotations of Thursday last ;
I.4.;.'"aaliß:ing 695. to 735., and white 765. to
"eitig, CrP quarter of 4061b8. Foreign wheat
a retina generally held above ideas of buyers
Dotted Isiness resulted at an advance, on sales re-
-4 of is to 9
49. 493* to ".
per qr. Beaus, old 535. to 555.,
to 528 °-"3• per qr. of 524 lbs. Indian Corn,
4), 31 • rer qr. of 5241b5. Oats (old English
3. t 0
er • 7 new, 32. to 313. ; per qr. of
bushel. Irish, 30s. to 335. ; Black and
11'
265. to 30s. per qr. of 391bs. per bushel.

FUNDS.--CLOSING PRICE*
a (YESTERDAY.)
0,4 ..ItIVAIENT
aDo (kilt, Cob
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0. 4e, No s .......................
I",r c(nuat, Nov. 7 ........................
03
,h 942
o. Itbduenq
......... 92a •) 3
Per Lout ............................ :r2l 31 -4
per 0nnt....17a,n. ..
. 1.47.4 ......
9 t
4441;it, Per Cont. Jan• 1873 f14;38! 40 yrs, oxpiro 51 It J:111, 186'.
lici(r,r, '3O pirr 511 k April
.-..(1 B(3a. Televaph), Ano., 1908.-
tkr tills, £l,OOl. 2 & 23 I,larell
011
400 ........................