The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-22 00:00:00

li[ON El MAR KET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The directors of the Bank of England have held
their weekly court, and no alteration has been made
in the rate of discount. Everywhere money is
superabundant, and lenders experience the greatest
difficulty iu finding borrowers for the funds at their
disposal.
At the meeting held to-day of the London Dis-
trict Telegraph Company the report of the directors
regretted that their statement showed so large a
deficiency, but it was a circumstance which they
believed and hoped would not recur again.
At the meeting held to-day of the Port Philip
and Colonial Gold Mining Company the report of
the directors was adopted, and a dividend declared
of ls. per share, out of a surplus, after discharging
every liability in England, of £7,243, leaving £l,BBl
to be carried forward.

The report of the Alhambra Company for the
half-year, ended 29th of June last, which is
to be presented to the meeting on the
28th inst., shows that the gross receipts have
exceeded the amount in the corresponding six
of last year by £2,640. The available profit
amounts to £6,302, and a dividend is recommended
at the rate of 15 per cent., free of income tax,
which will absorb £4,275, leaving the balance to be
carried forward.

The directors of the Millwall Freehold Land and
Docks Company have issued a report to be presented
at the forthcoming meeting, which states that the
docks are nearly completed, and will be soon ready
fur the reception of ships.
The London Steam Colliery and Coal Company
(Limited) have declared an interim dividend for the
last six months at the rate of 10 per cent. per an-
num. The whole of the first issue of 15,000 shares
has been taken up, and the directors have decided
upon issuing 3,000 only of the second issue. The
list will then be closed.

At the Bullion-office of the Bank of England
yesterday there was an influx of 67,000 sovereigns
from South America. _ _

Specie to the amount of £15,500 had arrived from
New York by the City of Baltimore.
The biddings for bills on India were held yester-
day at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted
were—to Calcutta, 16.23.000r5. ;to Madras, 77.000
rs. ; and to Bombay, 10.00.000r5. The minimum
price was fixed, as before, Is. 11d. on all the Presi-
dencies. Tenders at Is. 111 d. on Calcutta and
Madras will receive about 90 per cent., and on
Bombay about 47 per cent. ; all tenders above that
price will receive in full.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1867. 1866.
Great Western ... 84,064 81,296
North Western -.138,982 134,876
South Western ... ... 31,972 30,655
Brighton 30,198 27,560
Midland 61,178 54,993
south Eastern ... 32,478 29,08'2
Great Northern ... ... 43,665 42,431
Lancashire and Yorkshire... 53,846 50,780
Bristol and Exeter.- 9,284 8,474
North Eastern ... 83,458 77,406
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln ... 22,537 20,909
Great Eastern 39,429 36,569
London, Chatham, and Dover 17,040 14,154
Metropolitan 4,123 3,907
North London 5,580 4,991
Midland and Great Western of Ireland 4,821 4,782
Glasgow and South Western ... 12,505 11,393

These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are of an exceed-
ingly favourable character. On the Great Western
there is an increase of £2,768; on the North-
Western, of £4,106 ; on the South-Western, of
£1,317 ; on the Brighton, of £2,638 ; on the Mid-
land, of £6,185 ; on the South-Eastern, of £3,396 ;
on the Great Northern, of £1,224; on the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, of £3,066 ; on the Bristol and
Exeter, to £BlO ; on the North-Eastern, of £6,052 ;
on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of
£1,628 ; on the Great Eastern, of £2,860 ; on the
London, Chatham, and Dover, of £2,886; on the
Metropolitan, of -1=316 ; on the Midland and Great
Western of Ireland, of £39 ; and on the Glasgow
and South-Western, of £l,llO.

Two o'CLocK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 69f. 70c. Heavy.
The improvement in the weather, the satisfactory
Tenting of the Emperors of France and Austria,
the abundance of money, the favourable specie
movement, and other encouraging circumstances,
are affording support to the market for the English
funds. Consols, notwithstanding the weakening
influence of dulness of business, are well sustained,
and they have to-day improved to the extent of
per cent., the latest prices being 94 1 for money,
and 94 a for the account.
The Government broker has made his usual in-
vestment in the funds, on account of the Sinking
Fund.

The return of unpaid clearing for the week end-
ing 21st inst. has been issued, signed George Der-
byshire, chief inspector, and is as follows :
Thursday, 15th, £16,309,000; Friday, 16th,
£11,242,000 ; Saturday, 17th, £11,275,000 ; Mon-
day, 19th, £9,145,000; Tuesday, 20th, £8,175,000 ;
Wednesday, 21st, £7,583,000 ; total, £63,729,000.
The NewjThree s are 94f ; Reduced 941 ; 2f
per Cent. Annuities, 77i ; Exchequer Bills for
June, 275. to 308. prem. ; Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
103. 3; do. 5 per Cent. Debentures, 1051 *; ditto
£l,OOO Bonds, 708. prem. ; and do. under £l,OOO
Bonds, 68s. prem.

MINING MARKET.

TII URSDAY AFTERNOON.

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BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
GoYEB.IIMENT FUNDS.
3 Per Gaut. Consols
41 0.
Account, Sept. 10 r0
Cent, Reduced 94i !slew per Cent ....... .
941 a
eg, 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 77i
`"0. 0 per Ceut. dau. ltqam•itimillimi ""'

The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
again been on a very limited scale, and in most
instances prices are a shade flatter. Great Eastern
have receded ; Great Northern A Stock and
North-Western each 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Brighton and South-Western, each ; and Great
Western, 1; while Midland have improved e.
The Foreign and Colonial Lines show little varia-
tion. South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian are
marked 151 ; Great Western of Canada, 151 ; East
Indian, 110 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 1091
1101.

Foreign Stocks have remained very inactive, and
the few dealings entered into have caused no
Material alteration in prices. Greek Bonds have
reached I, to 13 k ; while Mexican Stock has im-
proved to 141 14k, and Turkish 5 per Cents.
8,, to 311 I. Italian 5 per Cents. remain steady at
48
49, and Spanish Passive at 2og
American Securities have slightly improved.
Erie shares have advanced to 45 46 ; Illinois 1,
o 77i 78 ; and United States 5-20 Bonds remain
at 73
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
,turee are steady, at 23 25, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds have receded 1, to 201 211.
12Baok Shares are dull. City Bank have receded
; while London and Westminster have im-
proved to 73 I ; and Union of London to 391.
_ hftecellaneous and Finance Shares remain with-
out change of importance. Hudson's Bay Com-
pany are marked 15 ; London General Omnibus
e °llPacY, 24 11-16ths ; Ocean Marine Insurance,
19
40 ; and National Discount Company, 111.

The market to-day continues very quiet, and
prices in seine instances are a shade flatter. Prince
of Wales, North Treskerby, North Crofty, and
East Basset are the shares most in request. An-
nexed are the current quotations :
chevnejtou Moor 4l 5
Ales Gold
!s'd Amalgamate 6171
Ea basset
Ea Cara Brea
4_ Lovell
;4.41 Russell
great
.Laxey .
18 19
re --
'"r 1
Wheal Vor. 161 17
xe Valle
North Crofty

North Treskerby l- li-
Prince of Wales 45s 47s
Providence Mines ... 26 28
South Caradon 350 370
T incroft
West Chiverton 66 68
West Seton l3O 140
Wheal Basset
Wheal Grenville 10s 12s 6d
Wheal Chiverton
Wheal Grenville lOs 12s 6d
Wheal Seton ... 102} 105