The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-29 00:00:00

MO x. MARKET

A ND
'oItiMERCIAL

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There is no change in the value of silver or gold,
the last parcels to hand having been sold at previous
quotations. Annexed are the prices of bullion :
Bar gold, 775. 9f d. per oz. standard ; ditto (part-
ing), 78s. per do. ; doubloons (Spanish), 755. 6d.
to 9d. per oz. ; ditto (Mexican and South American),
735. 91. per do. ; United States eagles, 765. 30. per
do. ; bar silver, ss. Ofd. per oz. standard ; ditto
containing gold (5 grs. and upwards), ss. id. per
do. ; dollars (Mexican), 4s. 10-3-d. to I.ld. per oz.;
English cake silver, ss. sid.
The official returns relating to trade and naviga-
tion for the ten months ended 31st October have just
been published, from which it appears that the total
declared value of the exports from the United King-
dom for that period was £153,051,639, against
£158,832,792 in the corresponding period of last
year, and showing a decrease of £5,781,153, which
is most perceptible iu beer and ale, cotton manu-
factures, haberdashery, and millinery, hardwares
and cutlery, linen manufactures, silk mannfactures,
sheep and lambs' wool, and woollen and worsted
manufactures, but there is a slight increase in coals
and culm, cotton yarn, linen yarn, and woollen and
worsted yarn.
In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
during the last few days there has been very little
animation. Sugar, however, has fully maintained
former values. Coffee continued in good demand,
and superior qualities have brought a slight ad-
vance. In rice, fruit, spices, and tallow the varia-
tions as regards prices have been unimportant.
The public sales of colonial wool during the past
week have been well attended by home and foreign
buyers, and superior qualities of both Sydney and
Cape products have commanded slightly better
prices.

The New limiduras ',rum :. Art. ea 1 11- prem.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben-
tures have risen k, to 21 28 ; but the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds to 18} 19f.
The traffic returns of the Ottoman Railway Com-
pany for the week ending Nov. 10, 1867, amount to
,£1,228 4s. 2d. against £9lO 14s. sd. for the cor-
responding week in the previous year, showing an
increase of £317 9s. 9d.

The traffic returns of the Smyrna and Cassaba
Railway for the week ending the 10th inst. show a
decline on those for the previous week, the total
seven days' receipts being £1,651 10s. 6d., against
£1,587 12s. 11d. for the corresponding week of
last year. The average weekly revenue for 18
weeks has been £1,704 14s. 91.
At the meeting held to-day of the Trust and
Loan Company of Upper Canada a dividend was
declared at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum free
of income tax.

A general meeting of the Ilfracombe hotel Com-
pany (Limited) was held yesterday at Ilfracombe,
when a dividend was declared at the rate of 5 per
cent. per annum.

The i►nportations of the principal articles have
been larger as respects flax, quicksilver, rice, silk,
sheep, and lambs, wool, cocoa, coffee, wheat, unre-
fined sugar, and wine ; but smaller in live animals,
raw cotton, hemp, provisions, tallow, timber, rum,
brandy, tea, and tobacco.

The shipping accounts exhibit a decrease on the
amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade of
the United Kingdom for the entries inwards, but
there is a slight increase in the clearances outwards ;
while in the coasting trade there is a slight decrease
iu both instances.

The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the 27th of November gives the fol-
lowing results when compared with the previous
week :
Rest £3,070,688 ... Increase £7O

Public deposits 5,044,482 ... Decrease 9,425
Other deposits 19,232,770 ... Increase 170,0 '7

O❑ the other side of the account :
Government securities £12,319,203 No change.
Other securities 16,627,914 .., Decrease 53,076
Notes unemployed ... 12,388,615 Increase 200,915
The amount of notes in circulation is £23,531,360,
being a decrease of £348,555 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £22,058,568, show-
ing a decrease of £177,660 when compared with the
preceding return.

Subjoined is a comparison of the present position
of the Bank of England and the price of Consols
with the corresponding week of last year :

Same Week
At Present. last Year.
Bullion £22,058,568 £18,175,570
Reseryo 13,507,208 10,688,820
otes in circulation ... 23,551,360 ... 22,486,750
Rate of discount 2 per cent. 4 per cont.
Price of Consols ... 94i ~. 891
_ _

The Bank of France return for the past week ex-
hibits the following alterations compared with
the previous statement. There is an increase in
the current accounts of £936,000, in the cash of
£480,000, in the bills discounted of £460,000, and
in the Treasury balance of £48,000. The advances
have decreased £28,000 and the notes £20,000.
Colonial Securities are now in great favour, and
for some time past statements have been steadily
made. The progress of some of our colonies is very
considerable. The rapid strides made by New
Zealand were never more clearly shown than in the
volume of statistics issued under the authority of
the New Zealand Government. As an instance it
is only necessary to quote the following figures :
Imports in 1853, £597,827 ; do., in 1865,
£5,594,977. Exports in 1853, £303,282 ; do., in
1865, £3,713,218. The population has advanced
in a like proportion. Those interested in New
Zealand, or desiring information about the Colony,
can, from this volume, gather a host of useful facts.
We notice that it is obtainable in England of Mr.
G. Street, 30, Cornhill.
At the ordinary general meeting, held to-day, of
the Anglo-Egyptian Banking Company limited,
the directors report was submitted, and from which
we extract the following :—The directors have the
satisfaction of being able to point out to the share-
holders that the loss of £205,807 Bs. shown on the
balance sheet of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank, Limited,
of the 31st August, 1866, was reduced, as will be
seen by the present balance sheet), on the 31st
August last to £50,434 lls. 6d., and the directors
have now the pleasure to state, that since then the
ascertained profits have reached upwards of £72,000,
thus making at the present time, after recovering
all loss, a surplus of net profits, amounting to
£22,000.

Two o'CLocx.

At the Paris Bourse to-day, according to Reuter's
telegram, the $ per Cent. Rentee were 68f. 95c.
Flat.

There is no change of importance to report in the
progress of business in the English Stock Market,
quotations in most instances being well supported.
Consols for money are dealt in at 94/ 95 ; for the
account on the sth proximo at at 931 1, and for
the January settlement they are 931 1.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
931 1 ; New 31 per Cents., 1011; Bank Stock,
2441 ; India ditto, 223 225 ; ditto 5 per Cents.,
1151 151 j. ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1001 1; and En-
faced 51 per Cents., 1091.
Great firmness is still apparent in the Foreign
department of the Stock Exchange. Greek advanced
to 131 1 ; but Italian have declined to 46
Mexican continue at 16; ; Spanish Passive at
2425; ditto New 3 per Cents., 35i f ; and
Turkish 5 par Cents., 33 34.

The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been numerous, and a decided upward movement
has taken place in prices, Caledonian and Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire having each advanced 24, Mid-
land 21, Great Northern 14, South Eastern li,
Great Western, North Western, and Manchester,
and Lincoln each 1, and Great Eastern 4.
The Foreign and Colonial lines, in several in-
stances, are also a shade firmer. South Austrian
and Lombardo Venetian have improved to 14 ;
Grand Trunk of Canada to 174 ; and Madras 5
per Cents, to 105.

Very little change has occurred in American
Securities. The latest quotations are :—Erie
Shares, 47 48; Illinois, BG' 4 ; United States 5-20
Bonds, 7O 71.

Bank shares remain very quiet, but at steady