The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-16 00:00:00

?NEY MARKET

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COMMEROL.IL, ix,:1:E1,1,7 i: NOE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

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The Bank directors at their weekly court to-day
have made no alteration in their minimum rate of
discount, which still remains at 3 per cent. In the
general market the inquiries are moderate, and the
rates are about 4 lower, and exceptionally at 2i per
cent.

There were no gold operations of importance at
the Bank of England yesterday afternoon.
Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co., of L?aden-
hall-street, have announced the dividend, due on
the Ist June, on the bonds of the Cienfuegos and
Villa Clara Cuba) Railroad Company, and have
also published the numbers of various bonds drawn
which will be published on the same date.
The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tance of £530 15s. 6d. on account of the dividends
'on,,the debt of Ecuador.
11Tr. J. C. Coleman has obtained the sanction of
the Court of Chancery to declare a further dividend
of 2s. 6d. in the pound to the creditors of the Bank
of London. This, together with the dividends
already paid, will make a total of 14s. 6d. in the
Pound, within twelve months of the suspension of
the bank.

, By advices from the Chontrtles, the directors
learn that the roads are now in good order, the
niaehinery in full course of transit to the mines, the
works progressing favourably, and the health of the
establishment good.
At the meeting held to-day of the International
Land Credit Company a dividend was declared of
Bit francs four Shillings and tenpence per share.
The English Bank of Rio Janeiro have issued
their report to be presented on the 29th instant,
which shows an available profit of £37,108, and
recommends a dividend of 6s. per share, making,
,with the amount paid in November last, a distri-
bution of 6 per cent. for, the year. The sum of
£22,108 is to be added to the reserve fund, which
Will then amount to £45,233.
The biddings for bills on India took place to-day
at the Bank of England :-The amounts allotted
Madras
to Calcutta, 15,75,000 rs. (£157,500) ; to
.inadras, 35,000 rs. (£3,500) ; and to Bombay,
800,000 rs. (12,000). The minimum price was
fined as before at ls. 111 d. on all the Presi-
dencies, Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at
and_ above the minimum will receive in full those on
Bombay at the minimum about 34 per cent. those
above in full.
The 42d general meeting of the Provincial Bank
of Ireland was held to-day at the office of the Bank,
42, Old Broad-street, Philip Twells, Esq., in the
chair. After the re-election of the four directors,
Who went out by rotation, Henry Barnett, Esq.,
was elected a director in the room of the late
Sir W. Mintor Farquhar, Bart., and an annual
report was read, which was satisfactory, and fa-
vourably received by the shareholders, and the
meeting terminated by a vote of thanks to the direc-
tors and to the secretary, and other officers.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :-
1867. 1866.
Great
Western 76,861 75,669
orth Western
...117,797 119,920
to.uth
•••
Western ..•
... 28,311 24,743
':lghtoMidland
... 23,155 20,110
52,010 48,659
outh Eastern 25,392 2-2,633
Great Northern 38,828 37,79 T?
,a.p.eashire and Yorkshire... ... 46,530 40,4°3
Jartstol and Exeter...
7,409 6,991
North Eastern •••
73,929 72,618
Manchester Sheffield and Lincoln ... 21,030 19,827
Great Eastern ... 34,707 3 i,312
London Chatham, ••n. d Dover ... 1.1,332 9,701
ketropo'lita m'
sh •a 4,232 4,023
I%Torth ***
27,027 25,456
.9reat Southern d•Weste••re of Ireland:.. 10,643 9.078
alidland andeGr raant Western of Ireland ... 6,175 5,683
Glasgow and South-Westerne 10,962 10,949
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, generally show
eonle satisfactory results. On the Great 1V stern
there is an increase of £1,192 ; on the South
Western, of £3,571 ; on the Brighton, of £3,045 ;
Ott the Midland, of £3,351 ; on the South-
tastern, of £2,751; on the Great Northern,
of £1,078; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire,
of £1,077 ; on the Bristol and Exeter, of
; on the North Eastern, of £1,311; on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £1,203 ; on
Great Eastern, of £395 ; on the London, Chatham,
and Dover, of £1,633; and on the North British,
of £1,571; while the North-Western shows a
ecrease of £2,123.

Two O'CLOCK.
•11. stead—
: tone has prevailed in the English Stock
Market, with a moderate amount of business, and
:tl,
8013 are firm at 92k for delivery, and at 90.1.
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div. for the 6th of June, with an upward
tendency.
orr,h: New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
; Exchequer Bills, 235. prem. ; Bank of
Ztiglalld Stock, 251 ; India Stock, 2171 ; India
i\Per Cents., 1114 112 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
; and ditto Bonds, 495. to 52s prem.
The Foreign Stock Market continues firm. Italian
havel declined k, 54 but the Greek have advanced
tto 14 I, Spanish Passive -I, to 22i j, Certificates
144 15, and Chilian Scrip 4, to 3 2 dis. ; while
-i'jt.Lcan are steady at 164 17, Turkish 5 per Cents.
bi and Russian Scrip I dis. to I par. Dami-
an Scrip has improved to 5 3 dis.
'lle Foreign and Colonial lines have remained dull
butt with any material change as regards values.
Arekt Luxembourg are dealt in et 101 South
Bahia and Lombardo-Venetian, at 15i
Iva and San Francisco, at 128 138 ; Great
8i 109.
estern ef Canada, at 14.1 ; and East Indian, at
1°
Illittnerican Securities have been very little dealt in.
steady
have declined I, to 76 ; but Erie Shares are
..,,adY at 42 8; and United States 5-20 Bonds at
ih Miscellaneous and Finance shares are dull, and
most instances show no great change in values.
Credit Fonder of Eng:and are marked 28 8 ; Hud-
hill Steam , 's
Bay Company 16f i
4-' t, ; Peninsular and Orien-
tua , 60 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage
n, 74 72.
4, Bank shares exhibit in a few instances rather
Ruse buoyancy. Alliance are at 14? ; Bank of
'tnetralia at 61/ ; London and County new shares
ast 22i 23 ; Oriental Bank Corporation at 43 ;;°Lith Australia at 25f ; and Union of London at
38i 39,
traesnillY a moderate amount of business has been
general'
acted in the Railway Share Market, but prices
upon they
fashow an upward tendency consequent
Great vourable nature of the traffic returns.
ea
'k;astera .
and Metronol4 have improved if, North Western
and tri a - +van, each • ;
t Great Northern A Stock
Midlandgtitun h .
and 4 Great Western, 1; and
South Eastern, each If.
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