The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-23 00:00:00

M 01431 MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Discount Market for the week has closed
very firmly, and the inquiries have augmented,
Owing to the demands incidental to the termination
of the quarter.
The Red Rover, from Melbourne, has brought
about £24,240 in gold.
Gold amounting to £20,000 was received at the
Lank of England yesterday. There was also a
withdrawal of £6,C,00 for shipment. The silver
by the Tripoli and Allemannia has been sold at
61id. per oz. standard ; the bars by the Douro are
disposed of at 601 d. per oz. standard. Transactions
have taken place to a limited extent at 600. per
oz. standard for picked five bars. The St. Nazaire
brought £lBO,OOO in Mexican dollars for London,
which have been sold at 590., together with those
per Douro, for refining purposes. The China has
taken out £20,000 in silver for Bombay, and £l3
53e. in dollars for China and the Straits.

The specie movements during the past week have
not been of a very extensive character, although
there have been numerous small arrivals. The
imports have amounted to about £369,732, includ-
ing £26,200 from New York, by the Allemannia ;
£96,000, by the Mississippi ; and £35,173, by the
Deutchland. The Ethiope from the West Coast of
Africa has brought £196 ; the Douro, from the
West Indies and Pacific, £.175,400 ; the Ceylon,
from Alexandria, £770 ; the Ballarat, from Austra-
lia, £10,128; the Essex, £1,500; the Red Rover,
£24,200, and about £2,125 in silver, has been
received from the Continent. The exports have
been £1,900 to the West Indies, by the Rhone ;
£39,124 to the East Indies and China, by the China.
£152,000 in gold has been sent to Spain, and there
have been remittances to the Continent, through pri-
vate sources, estimated at. £l43,B3o—the total
amounting to £336,854.
At the meeting of the National. Bank of India,
held at Calcutta on the 27th ult., a dividend at the
rate of 6 per cent., and a bonus of 1 per cent., toge-
ther making 4 per cent. for the half-year, were de-
clared out of net profits for that period, after pro-
viding for all bad and doubtful debts, current
charges, rebate, &c., and interest due to depositors,
amounting to 2,62,274 rupees, or sterling £26,227,
a sum of:50,000 rupees, or £5,000, will be carried to
the reserve, making that fund 2,20,000 rupees, or
£22,000, leaving 2,7089 _rupees, or £2,708 to be
carried forward. The progress of the bank during
the past half-year has been eminently satisfactory
at Calcutta, and the London and Bombay branches
and its deposits are now 38,01,526 rupees, or
£380,152 against 16,70,153 rupees, or £160,015 in
the half-year ended June last.
The directors of the Rossa Grt.nde Gold Mining
Company have received advices, per steamer
Guienne, via Bordeaux, announcing the complete
and legal transfer of the estates to the Company,
notarial documents confirming the same accom-
panying the advices.
The traffic receipts of the East Indian Railway
Company for the week ending 3d February last,
upon 1,131 miles open, were £54,191 ; in the cor-
responding period of previous year, upon 1,129
miles open, they were £39,589, being an increase
of £14,602.
On the Atlantic and Great Western Railway
the traffic receipts for the month of February
amounted to £383,274, against £408,864 in the cor-
responding month last year, showing a decrease of
$25,590.

Two O'CLOCK.

According to Renter's Telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 68f. 95c. Firm and
animated.

No change has taken placein the English Stock mar-
ket, Consols bQing 91 for money, and 914 4 for the
account. The New Threes are 894 4 ; and Reduced
Annuities, 894 4 ; Exchequer Bills 14s. to 18s.
prem. for March, and 18s. prem. for June ; India
Stock, 218 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1094 1104 ; ditto 4
per Cents., 934 4 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 103
; and ditto Bonds, 41z. '4sa. prem.-

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The Foreign Stock Market has been very quiet,
and few variations have occurred.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very
inactive, without any material 'alteration in values.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain very
quiet, but generally sustain former rates.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are steady at 311 32k ; and the Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds have advanced /, to 23i 24.
American Securities have improved. Erie Shares
have advanced k, to 39 k ; Illinois , to 781 79 ;
and United States 5-20 Bonds k, to 74/ k.