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

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMIff.ERCEAL T SLLIG gf.l7t,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The directors of the Bank of England at their
weekly meeting to-day made no alteration in their
minimum rate of discount, it still remains at 2 per
cent. In the general market there continues to be
a limited inquiry, and no change whatever can be
4eported.
The bunion operations at the Bank yesterday
comprised a purchase of £9,000 in bar gold, and a
withdrawal of £32,000, supposed to be for Belgium.
The amount taken in since the last return is
£116,000, while £92,000 has been withdrawn.
The report of the directors of the Bahia and San
Francisco Railway Company (Limited) was pre-
sented to the shareholders at the ordinary general
meeting held this day. It states that, notwith-
standing a diminution of the traffic receipts during
the half year comprised in these accounts of
£l,Bll 198. 4d., as compared with the correspond-
ing half year in 1866 (in consequence of the failure
of the sugar and tobacco crops, alluded to in their
last report), and of £253 14s. 11d. as compared
with the half year ending last December, the direc-
tors are in a position to recommend the same rate
of dividend as before, namely, three per cent. for
the half year ending 30th June last, which will
leave a balance of £2,546 2s. 7d. to be carried
forward.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under
• :-
1867. 1866.
... 81,334 80,295
...135,008 129,206
24,418 28,779

Great 'Western •• •
North Western South Western •• •
B• • •
Brighton

... 31,966 29,913
Midland ••• •••
•.:, 62,589 57,653
south 36,159 33,023
Great Northern ... 46723 43131
Lancashire and Yolitshirs3.- .. 47,879 44,870
Bristol and Exeter *-
8,203 7,319
North Eastern :•• 77,024 74,528
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 21,811 21,69;
Great Eastern
London, Chatham, Doter ... 15,125 12,627
North British ' ... 29,113 28,846
Metropolitan...Midl4nd •••
4,393 4,174
and Great 'Weste;;; of Ireland ... 7,386 8,574
Glaegow and South Western ... 12,177 11,263
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, show some very
satisfactory results. On the Great Western
there is an increase of £1,039 ; on the North-
Western, of £5,802 ; on the South-Western, of
£639; on the Brighton, of £1,153 ; on the
Midland, of £6,936 ; on the South-Eastern, of
£3,136 ; on the Great Northern, of £3,592 ; on
the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £3,009 ; on the
13'11401 and Exeter, of £BB4 ; on the North-East-
ern, of £2,496 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln,. of £ll5 ; on the Great Eastern, of
.656; on the London, Chatham, and Dover, of
'2,498 ; and on the North British of £267.
The traffic receipts of the East Indian Railway
for the week ending 18th August, 1867, amounted
to £27,718, against £34,153 12s. 6d. of the corres-
ponding week in the previous year, showing a de-
crease of £6,435 12s. 6d.
The London market for United States Bonds has
been entirely influenced by continental news, and
during the week, in sympathy with the panic on the
Paris Bourse, 5-20 Bonds were sold as low as 711,
and the 1865 issue at 691, but from this point there
has been a rally, and the market, to-day, is steady
at quotations. The chief feature in shares has been
a rise in Eries of $2, while Illinois on good buying
close nearly $1 higher.
The distribution of the dividend of 2s. in the
Pound, under the estate of Overend, Gurney, and
Co. (Limited), commenced yesterday, and the
amount paid out was upwards of £lOO,OOO. The
whole of the £420,000 will have been distributed by
Saturday.
The Eighth Ordinary- General Meeting of the
Standard Bank of British South Africa (Limitesi)
will be held at the offices of the Company, 10,
Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, on Friday, 25th
inst., to receive the directors' report and to declare
a dividend.
It is stated that the Brazilian Government have
arranged with the San Paulo Railway Company
the question as to the funds to be provided to cover -
the guaranteed interest at the rate of 7 per cent.,
and that the requisite amount has already been
Paid. At the same time the development of the
traffic continues highly favourable, and an effort
will be made among the landed proprietors of the
locality to extend the line as soon as possible, at
their own cost, 26 miles to the coffee-growing
district of Campinas. The San Paulo Railway was
Opened on the 16th of February., and the cash divi-
dend to be declared will therefore, it is presumed,
extend from that date to the 30th June.

Two o'CLocK.
Business in the English Stock Market has con.
Untied very quiet, and little change can be reported
as regards prices. Consols for money remain at
911 1 ; and for the account on the 7th of November
at 941 f•
The New Threes are 921 ; Reduced Annuities,
92i ; Red Sea Telegraph, 20/ ; India 5 pa
Cents., 1148 ; ditto 4 per Cent., 991 ; ditto
Bonds, 655. prem.

Foreign Stocks have been very little dealt in, and
prices are steady. Spanish Passive have declined k
to 191 2-, and the Certificates I to 161 ; but Italian
have improved f, to 464 I ; while Greek remain at
13f 14 ; Mexican at 15k ; and Turkish 5 per
Cents., at 311 j.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain steady.
Great Luxembourg are dealt in at 9k k; San Paulo
at 16f ; Bahia and San Francisco at 13i ; East
Indian have improved to 110 f ; and Great India
Peninsula to 1071 I.
Bank shares have, in one or two instances, been a
shade firmer. London and Westminster have im-
Proved to 691 ; London Joint Stock have declined
to 38 ; and Union of London remain at 38.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are very in-
2Lactive, and and without any material change in values.
ondon General Omnibus Company are marked
2i ; National Discount Co., 11 ; and Viceroy
Of Egypt's Mortgage Loan declined to 72
American Securities are steady. Erie Shares
'a're advanced f, to 434 1 ; and United States 5-20
Bonds 1-, to 711 72 ; but Illinois are firm at 774 f..
A very moderate amount of business has beea
transacted in the Railway Share Market, and prices
have not varied to any great extent. Midland have
Improved 1, and Great Eastern f ; while Brighton
clNorth Eastern (Berwick) have each declined f,
South Eastern f, and Great Western f.