The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-15 00:00:00

MONEY XARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

In Lombard-street and at the Bank of England
rather more paper has been offered for negotiation,
but very little alteration is perceptible in the
market. The withdrawals of gold for shipment
have as yet produced no perceptible effect, bankers
and brokers being still desirous of getting their
reserves into profitable employment.
4301 d amounting to £41,000 was withdrawn from
the Baak of England yesterday.
The Silver Market is quiet, and large quantities
are expected by the next Mexican mail. The cur-
rent prices of bullion are as follows :—Bar gold,
775. 9d. per standard oz. ; do., Parting, 78s. do. ;
doubloons, Spanish, 755. 9d. per oz. ; do., Mexican
and South American, 735. Bd. do. ; United States
eagles, 765. 3d. to 765. 4id. do., scarce. Bar silver,
Sa. Old. to 3s. Old. per standard oz ; do., contain-
ing gold (b grs. and upwards), ss. Op. to ss. id.
de. ; Mexican dollars, is. 11d. per oz., last price ;
cake silver, 650. per oz.
_ _

The traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway, for the third week in September,
amounted to $133,530, against $116,804 in the
corresponding period of last year, showing an in-
crease of $16,726. _ _

The Sir John Lawrence has left Sydney for this
country with gold to the extent of £251,400.
On the Gth August, at the half-yearly meeting
of the Bank of Victoria at Melbourne, a dividend at
the rate of 10 per cent. was declared, leaving
£19,961 to be carried forward.

In the Foreign and Colonial Produce markets
during the last few days there has been rather more
animation. A fair amount of business has been
entered into in the late arrivals of tea, and superior
qualities have brought full rates. The operations
In sugar have been to a fair extent, and superior
qualities of West India have, in several instances,
sold at enhanced prices. Coffee has been in steady
demand at late quotations, while for rice there has
continued an active inquiry, and quotations are
firm. Tallow has been in good demand at late quo-
tations for present and forward delivery.

At the meeting of the Scottish National Insur-
ance Co., at Edinburgh yesterday, the report of the
directors was presented, which stated that 461 new
life policies had been issued during the year,
amounting to £386,355, and yielding in premiums
£14,781. The balance sheet exhibits the funds to
amount to £418,459, and a dividend was declared
at the rate of 9 per cent.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have this
day appointed Monday, 21st October, a special
settling day in the New £5O Shares of the London
Joint Stock Bank to be marked.
The report of the directors of the Rio do Janeiro
City Improvement Company has been issued, which
states that the amount of capital required beyond
the guaranteed £850,000 will be about £lOO,OOO.
Of this sum £25,000 will be needed to enable the
company to execute the private extra works which
are from time to time placed in their hands. Under
these circumstances it has been resolved to create
£60,000 6 per cent. debentures, redeemable at par
by annual drawings in sixteen years, to be offered
to the existing shareholders at the price of 85. At
this rate they will yield £7 Is. 2d. per cent., irre-
spective of the advantage of repayment at par.
Beyond the £25,300 of working capital no addi-
tional resources would have been required but for
the delays that have occurred in obtaining the sites
for the outlet works, and from a storm which car-
ried away the foundations of one of those works
during construction.
At a meeting of the Melbourne and Hobson's
Bay United Railway Company, held in Melbourne
on the 6th August, a dividend of £1 15s. per share
was declared for the half-year ending 30th June,
1867, being at the rate of £7 per cent. per annum.
The dividend at the current rate of exchange (1 1-3
per cent.) is now payable to the shareholders whose
names are on the London register, at the Colonial
Bank of Australasia, in New Bread-street, on
the production of their certificates of shares.
The traffic returns, 17 miles, are as follows :
For week ending Passengers. Goods. Total. 1866.
25th July, 1867 1,131 840 1,971 1,711
lst August, - 1,967 1,017 2,984 3,440
Bth do. - 1,717 593 2,310 2,086
15th do. - 1,091 358 1,449 2,111
22d do. - 1,251 509 1,770 2,132

Two o'CLoca.

Consols for the account have receded* per cent.,
and they are therefore now at the same prices, as
for transfer, viz., at 94 1. Besides the dullness of
speculation, foreign politics continue to influence
Prices adversely. The Roman question engages
special interest, the apprehension of war between
Prance and Prussia is also regarded as an ex-
tremely unsatisfactory feature with regard to
values. All the Continental Bourses are de-
pressed owing to the same cause. At home the
benefit of an abundant harvest has been somewhat
realised by the foreign demand for our cereals.
The condition of business in Liverpool likewise
contributes to the prevailing depression in the
Stock Exchange.
ties, 921
The New Threes are 921 1 1 2 ; Reduced Annui-
-2 ; Exchequer Bills, 265. to 30s. prem. ;
Bank Stock, 25 31 ; India 5 per Cents., 1141 13} ;
and ditto Bonds, 655. to 70s. prem.
The principal business now proceeding at the
Stock Exchange is the settlement of the account in
foreign bonds and shares of all denominations. The
operation is going on very satisfactorily, as specu-
lation has been limited within the last fortnight ;
and although there may be heavy " differences" in
Italian, Turkish, Peruvian, Venezuelan stocks, no
difficulty is apprehended. To-day the variations
have shown continued depression. Mexican stock
has receded 1, to 141 151; Spanish Passive }, to
181 191; do. Certificates 1, to 16/ 1 ; and Turkish
5 per Cents. 1, to 511 1;
while Italian 5 per Cents.
have advanced 1, to 45 1.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined 1, to 24 25, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds 1, to 20 21.
A very heavy tone has prevailed in the Railway
Share Market, the dealers and speculators being
still engaged in the settlement. Caledonian have
been particularly depressed, and have receded 11 ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have declined I ;
South Eastern, 1 ; and Great Western, London,
Chatham, and Dover, and Midland, each 1 ; while
North Western have advanced 1.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little change
of importance. Great Luxembourg have declined
118 9 ; San Paulo are marked 161 ; East Indian,
1101 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 107/ 4 ; and
Delhi, 102 1021
For Bank Shares there continues to be a very
limited demand. London and Westminster remain
firm at 691 70. Consolidated have improved to
4 7-16ths. Union of Australia have declined to
481 ; and Alliance to 14.
The traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway for the third week in September
amounted to $133,530 against $116,801 in the cor-
esponding period last year, showing an increase of
$16,726.
Miscellaneous and finance shares are flat. City
of Moscow Gas have declined to 121. General
Fredit and Discount are marked 51 7-16ths ; Union
_Marine of Liverpool 81 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's
Mortgage Loan has declined to 72 721.

MINING MARKET.
TUESDAY, ONE P.M.
The market to-day is very active, and annexed
are Borne of the latest quotations :—Prince of Wales,
od 53s 6d ; Grenville, 32s 333; East Lovell,
82. ; North Crofty, 34 34 ; West Chiverton,
61 66 ; North Wheal Chiverton, 4 5 ; East Carn
Brea, 2i 21; Clifford, 7 74 ; Great Wheal Vor,
1711$; Wheal Boller, 22 23 ; West Great Work,
344 ; East Caradon, 6 64 ; Drake Wells, 12s 6d 15s.
The directors of the Port Phillip and Colonial
Gold Mining Company have received the following
advices from their resident director, Mr. Bland,
dated Clones, 26th August last
tQuartz Crushing.—The he quantiy of quartz crushed during
h four weeks of July was 4,637 tons, yielding 3,0310 z.
~,dwts• of gold, or an average of 13 dwts. 2 grs. per ton.
414 receipts for tlio same period WOIO £111289 1713.4 d.