The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-18 00:00:00

NEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The directors of the Bank of England, at their
weekly meeting to-day, did not deem it necessary to
alter their terms of discount. The market, therefore,
remains very easy, and there is very little diminu-
tion in the available supplies, although provision
has had to be made for a considerable number of
Australian engagements just matured.
To morrow, being Good Friday, and Monday
next, when the review takes place at Dover, will be
observed as holidays at the Stock Exchange, and an
active resumption of business is not expected until
the middle of next week, as the attendance in the
City on Saturday is likely to be reduced to the
smallest practical limits.
At the Bank of England yesterday there was a
further influx of gold amounting to £35,000, and
a withdrawal of £2,000.
The bar silver by the West India packet has been
sold at 60:1d., and the Mexican dollars at 591 d.
Notice has been given by Messrs. J. S. Morgan
and Co. that the bonds of the Chilian 6 per cent.
Sterling Government Loan for £2,000,000 will be
ready for delivery, in exchange for fully paid-up
scrip, .at their offices, on and after the 18th inst.
(this day).
The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures asunder :-
1867. 1866.
Great Western •
71,310 73,102
North Western •••
•••
•••
South Western -• ••• ••• ...113,467 115,163
Ml3righton *** *** ••• • 24,094 26,663
19,866 22,242
idland •••
•••
•••
Routh Eastern *** •••• 50,266 47,402
Great Northern -• ••• • 23,035 23,666
36,115 37,317
Lancashire and Y 3; h. • 43 992 43,870
Bristol and Ex t °"
11.°•••
•••
•••
6'961 6,714
North Eastern e er...
' 66,228
Manchester, ShefUi.. Lincoln ".•
70,68919599 19,134
Great Eastern e , •and ... 33,242 34,834
L
North British and DO; sr British 9,231 9,022
,901 ,645 9reat Southern anciiVeste ▪25 24
r; of Ireland... 7,930_
Midland
and Great Western of Ireland ... 5,160 5,0a0
Glasgow and South-Western ... 10,078 11,163
These returns, when compared with those of the
lrrespon'lng period of last year, owing to the
late period at which Easter falls this season, show
some unsatisfactory results. On the Great Western
there is a decrease of £1,792 ; on the North
Western, of £1,696 ; on the South Western, of
£2,509 ; on the Brighton, of £2,376 ; on the South
Eastern, of £631 ; on the Great Northern, of
£1,202 ; and on the Great Eastern, of £1,592, while
the Midland shows an increase of £2,864 ; the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, of £122 ; the Bristol and
Exeter, of £247 ; the North Eastern, of £4,461 ;
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £465 ;
the London, Chatham, and Dover, of £209 ; and
the North British, of £1,306.
The traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway for the last week in March
amounted to $109,092, against $118,097 in the
corresponding period last year, exhibiting a de-
ease of $9,005. The total receipts for the month
of March were $438,046, against $388,480 in the
Same month of 1866, showing an increase of
$49,566.
A meeting of the creditors of the Commercial
Bank of India and the East was held yesterday
afternoon, when the terms of the proposal for
the reconstruction of the establishment, under
which the remaining 10s. in the pound will be
Paid by four equal half-yearly instalments, was
cordially approved. We hope that we may now
regard this as another bank saved from the catas-
trophe of last year.
At the meeting held to-day of the Oriental Bank
Corporation the directors stated that they had to
congratulate their co-proprietors on the favourable
result of the operations, the net profit (including
£5,137 13s. Bd. from the last account) amounting
to £193,687 Bs. 4d An interim dividend cf £90,000
was distributed in November, and it was now pro-
posed to divide a like amount, making the dividend
equal to 12 per cent. for the year, leaving a balance
of £13,687 Bs. 4d.
The biddings for bills on India took place to-tiny
at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted
were-to Calcutta, Es. 19,60,000 (£196,000) ;to
Madras, Rs. 40,000 (14,000) ; and to Bombay,
Its. 10,00,000 (£100,000.)
was fixed The minimum price
at ls. 11 id. on all the Presidencies.
Tenders at Is. Hd. on Calcutta and Madras will
receive about 89 per cent., and on Bombay at
Is. llid, about 78 per cent. Those above these
prices will be allotted in full.

Two o'CLocK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 66.65.
At the commencement of business this morning,
business of all descriptions was very buoyant in the
Stock Exchange. The Funds were 1 per cent.
higher, and in Foreign Securities there was a gene-
ral improvement, though railways were flat, owing
to the unfavourable receipts as recorded above.
Towards the :afternoon, however, there has been
a reaction in most of those investments
which had shown an upward tendency,
and Consols have returned to the same price
at which they closed yesterday— viz., 904 a for
money and the account. The New Threes and
Reduced Annuities are 891 ; Exchequer Bills, 255.
prem. ; Bank Stock, 2511 a 2521 ; India 5 per Cents.,
1091 1101 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 941 ; ditto Enfaced
per Cents., 103 ; ditto 51 per Cents., 108 1 ; and
ditto Bonds, 525. prem.
Foreign Stocks have been slightly depressed.
Italian have declined 1, to 47 4 ; Greek, 1, to 12i
13 ; Spanish Passive, 1, to 19i 204 ; Certificates, /
to 121 13 ; Turkish 5 per Cents, 1, to 264 27/ ;
Russian Scrip 4., to 211 dis. Chilian Scrip remains
at 5 41 dis., but Danubian has advanced 4 7 to 61
5i din. Mexican are 151 1.
A very limited amount of business has been trans-
acted in the Railway Share Market, and prices have
not varied to any important extent. Brighton and
Midland have each improved 1, while, North-
Western, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South-
Eastern, have each declined 1.
The Foreign and Colonial lines are flat ; South
Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have declined to
144 and East Indian to 1071.
American Securities show a decline in United
States 5-20 Bonds of a to 704 71; but Erie Shares
are firm at 371 ;14 ; and Illinois at 761
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have advanced 4 to 32 321, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds remain firm at 22 22f.
Bank Shares are quiet, but generally remain at
steady rates. Bank of Egypt are marked 331
London Chartered of Australia 22 ; South Austra-
lia 26 ; and Union of London 424.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares show little
variation. Anglo-American Telegraph are dealt
ill at 18+; Credit Foncier of England at 21 4. ;
/'core-street Warehouse at 12} 1; National Dis-
count Company at 121.