The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-25 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENON,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The demand for accommodation in the general
discount market continues very inactive, but owing
to a slight improvement in the general prospects of
trade quotations are well supported, the terms for
abort-dated paper ranging from about 11 to 1} per
cent. On the Stock Exchange short loans on Go-
vernment Securities are readily obtainable at 1 per
cent.

There were no gold operations of interest at the
Batik of England yesterday. The Massalia has
arrived from 13(nnbay, via Alexandria, with £3,700
in specie.
The return from the Bank of England for the
PaA week is of a character that was generally an-
ticipated. In the Bullion there has been a decrease

of £474,796, and ~in the v reserve vof notes of
£223,365.
while the private securities have been
lessened to the extent of £143,923, and the private
balances by £357,551. Annexed are the parti-
ticulars :
public deposits £4,407,785 Decrease £18,802
°tiler deposits ~. 20,075,186 Decrease 357,531
8,069,623 Increase 4,390
On the other side of the account :
Qoyerarnent securities £12,891,203 No alteration.
Other securities 16,807,124 .., Decrease 143,923
Notes unemployed ... 11,917,310 ... Decrease 223,365
The amount of notes in circulation is £24,765,255,
bring a decrease of £228,490, and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £22,786,566, show-
ing a decrease of £474,796 when compared with
the former return.
The Bank of France return for the past week,
When compared with the former returns, shows an
increase of £980,000 in the private accounts,
£580,000 in the cash in hand, £160,000 in the bills
discounted, and £26,640 in the advances ; while
there has been a decrease of £lBB,OOO in the notes
issued.

la our late impression of last evening we an-
nounced the stoppage of the Commercial Bank of
Canada. No further particulars are known, but
that a recent endeavour had been made to reduce
the capital, which, with the difficulties still pend-
ing, adverse reports got abroad, no doubt causing
the collapse.
At the eighth ordinary meeting of the proprietors
of the Standard Bank of British South Africa the
report submitted showed an available balance for
tte first six months of the year of £14,299. Out of
ls balance a payment was recommended of 10s.
nn shares with £25 paid, and of 4s. on the shares
with £lO paid ; that £5OO be written off prelimi-
tarY expenses, and of £l,OOO off amalgamation
e
(Itecount ; that £2,000 be added to the reserve fund,
aving a balance of £1,405 to be carried
f °rward. In addition to the ordinary profits for the
half-year,n the directors have been able to apply
)370, arising from surrendered and forfeited
spates, infurther reduction of the amalgamation
account. The report was adopted and the dividend
declared.
The report of the directors of the Chontales Gold
and Silver Mining Company, to be presented at the
meeting to be held on the 29th inst., states that the
"treetors have no doubt of the yield being ample, and
that the existing plantis adequate to give returns that
will pay current expenses, but they cannot conceal
'Nal the shareholders that the failure in the supply
of native labour has upset their calculations, and
may therefore prevent the realisation of profit as
}3OOll as was expected.
In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets,
"ring the last few days, there has been rather less
animation. Only moderate transactions have been
entered into in tea, at about previous rates. There
has been a rather limited demand for sugar,
hat prices are generally well maintained,
as holders show no disposition to press sales. Coffee
has been in fair request, superior descriptions of
Colonial finding ready buyers at full values. In
rice there has been a moderate business reported, at
steady prices, while tallow has ruled a shade cheaper
for present as well as forward delivery.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
r
,(I,4lain steady at 25i 26i, and the Consolidated
4-tortzage Bonds at 21± 21!.

Two o'CLoox.
14 According to Reuter's telegram to-day the French
The were 68c. 20f. All offered.
viva stoppage has been announced of Messrs.
11,1vitutil Annett, and Co., principally engaged iu
"40 silk and oil trades. The difficulties are
ilsiar,ted to have arisen from speculations on the
—eL Exchange where their differences are consider-
• Inn other respects the liabilities are not to a
I,▪
4)18 amount.
of 110 market for the English Funds, in the absence
Co ',°Y adverse news from the Continent, exhibits
4114ilned firmness. Consols have further improved
Tu to
94t * for money and account.
tie, t Threes are 92! 32! ; Reduced Annul-
-1',"1 ; Bank Stock, 248 ; India 5 per Cents.,
e e-g 13* ; ditto 4 per Cents. 1001 1 ; ditto
ditrt,tifieate, 100 k ; Enfaced 4 per Cents., 881;
and 5P° Cents., 104 ; ditto 51 per Cents. 109 ;
ditto Bonds, 625. prem.
in tilher° has been a moderate business transacted
:,Pnreign Stock Market, but prices exhibit
I,7ha‘erial alteration. Spanish Certificates have
are;lea to 16 16f ; but Turkish 5 per Cents.
15 advanced to 321 ; Italian continues firm at
t; Greek, at 121 f ; Mexican, at 15 15/ ; and
Spanish Passive, 19 191.
,th° Railway Share Market business has con-
"ju moderately active, and, with one or two ex-
-1141°118) prices rule a shade higher. South Eastern
(13,:ftwclvalaced 1 ; Caledonian and North Eastern
sticf,„.iek) each ; Midland, 1 ; and Lancashire
and 1 ; while Brighton have declined
p Great Northern 1.
qre°reigu and Colonial lines exhibit little change.
etid4V-111zernbourg are marked ; South Austrian
ean Lombardo-Venetian, 141 ; Grand Trunk of
Iffdi4:l4, 18 ; Great Western of Canada, 16/ ; East
104'. 110 1101; and Great Indian Peninsula,
ttoce nk Shares are generally a shade firmer. Alli-
4re sthaveimproved to 14 ; London and County
7i .—ead.Y at 551 * ; London and Westminster, at
tiCIIIIO Oriental Bank Corporation are flat at
%alio
can
principal features in the market for Ameri-
of Securities have been a decline on Erie shares
(lcotal):;1' cent., and an advance of in Illinois ; the
trfe-,:,:°113 being, United State. 5-20 Bonds, 691 1 ;
ACares, 45 451 ; and Illinois, 79 79±.
Pref:.,eellaneous and Finance Shares continue de-
-I,ceedetidie:a.t
lAitila;ntie Telegraph 8 per Cents. have re-
ead t° 70 ; National Discount Company are
Credit Foncier of England at 21 ;
tti 11/Inlar and Oriental Steam have improved to
to 72 ; 414 Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan
.