The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-30 00:00:00

FOREIGN STOCK EXCHANGES.

AMSTERDAM, June 22.—United States 5-20 Bonds,
68 9-16; Five per Cent. United States Bonds, 631; Six
per Cont. United States Bonds, 701. Juno 23—United
States 5-20 Bonds, 671 ; Five per Cent. United States
Bonds, G3f. Juno 25—United States 5-20 Bonds, 68 7-16;
Five per Cent. United States Bonds, 631 ; Six per Cent.
ditto, 701. Juno 26.—United States 5-20 Bonds, 661; Five
per Cent. United States Bonds, 62 ; Six per Cont. ditto,
681. June 27—United States 5-20 Bonds, 67 3-16; Five
per Cent. United States Bonds, 62}; Six per Cont. ditto,
681.
FRANKFORT, June 23.—United States 5-20 Bonds, 67
5-16. Juno 25—United States 5-20 Bonds, 68 3-16. June
26—United States 5-20 Bonds, 661. Juno 27—United
States 5-20 Bonds, 661.
BERLIN, Juno 22.—United States 5-20 Bonds, 69. Juno
23—United States 5-20 Bonds, 681. Juno 25—United
States 5-20 Bonds, 68}. Juno 26—United States 5-20
Bonds, 66. Juno 28—United States 5-20 Bonds, 67.
HAMBURG, June 22.—United States 5-20 Bonds, 611.
Juno 23—United States 5-20 Bonds, 611. Juno 25—United
States 5-20 Bonds, 621. Juno 28—United States 5-20
Bonds, 61.

(Front E. F. SaVert/waits and Co.'s TVeekly• Circular,

June 27.)

• Our advices from Now York by the "Persia " aro to
the 12th inst. They report a continued steady demand
for Government Socurities, at about former rates. In
Railroad Shares we notice a decline in Erios of $4, and an
improvement in Illinois of $2. Other descriptions showed
but little variation.

Railroad Bonds and State Stocks were steady; any de-
cline in the former would have induced buyers to come
forward. Tho fluctuations in the premium on Gold had
been heavy ; the quotation when the " Persia " left bad
declined to 143, but subsequent news by the mid-week
steamer shows a sharp advancountil on the 17th it touched
1581. Money was reported easy, and borrowers on first-
class securities were freely supplied at 6 per cent.
Via " Greencastle " we have received the following
quotations, being to the 16th inst.:—
United States 5-20's lo2f I Erie, Common 5B
Illinois Centrals 1221 Gold- l5B

The following is the return of the Now York Banks:—
Discounts. Tie. Circulation. Deposits.
8
Juno 2...250,959,022 21,858,093 26,1,225 198,127,289
Juno 9...249,538,959 15,821,663 25,967,253 202,503,949

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR MAY.
Miles open. 1866. 1865. Increase. Decrease.
8 $ 8 $

Atlan. and Gt
Western 507 451,477 399,364 52,113
Chicago and Gt
Eastern — 490,911 890,758 100,153
Chicago and Rk
Island lB2 264,605 227,260 37,845
Erie 797 1,101,668 1,425,120 323,352
Illinois Central 706 607,830 454,745 53,085
Michigan
Central 329 365,196 401,455 86,259
Michigan
Southern 518 426,493 845,763 80,730
Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne, and
Chicago 468 672,628 637,186 35,442

We aro glad to see that American Railroad receipts aro
again on tho increase, the only line which shows any
serious falling off being the Erie. The roads which show
the largest improvements are, the Chicago and Great
Eastern, Michigan Southern, and Atlantic and Great
Western ; the first of these lines is now being developed,
and we think will, ere long, be in a prosperous condition.
The Atlantic and Great Western return is, we think, also
very satisfactory, and the recent strike in the Pennsylvania
and Ohio coal fields being at an end, the local or " way "
traffic showing a steady development, we hope shortly to
report a still further improvement.

The London market for American Securities has since
our last been subject to considerable fluctuations. Towards
the close of last week, on the anticipation that advices
from New York would report a slight further decline in
Gold, prices were well maintained, and United States 5-20
Bonds were freely taken up to 66, but on the arrival of the
" Nova Scotian" yesterday, with the unexpected intelli-
gence of an advance of 15 per cent. in tho premium on
Gold, quotations gave way quite three per cent., but from
this point have rallied. to 64i I, the settlement of the ac-
count developing a short supply of Stock. Illinois and
Erie Shares have been affected from the same cause as
5-20's, but have also rallied from the extremely low prices
which they at one time touched, and close 731- to 741, and
38 to respectively, but not so firm at these quotations as
they appeared at 'ono time to-day.

THE NEW OMNIBUS DUTY.—On Monday the new
mileage duty of 4d. instead of id. per mile will take effect,
and a general reduction in omnibus fares is anticipared,