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MONBY it kis KT.-7'1113 DAY.

Two Wawa.

The Directors of thy Bank of England, after a
somewhat protracted sitting, have separated without
making any alteration in the rate of discount.
The funds, after attaining a fresh advance of /
per cent., are now quoted the MIMS U at four o'clock
yesterday. Railway shares have advanced.
Consols for the Bth January, after touching
911 to 1, are now quoted 911, " sellers."
The Three per Cent. Reduced are marked
911 to 1; the New Three per Cents.,
911 to f; Exchequer Bills, 4s. die. to
par; Exchequer Bonds, 1858, 99 and 981; ditto,
1869, 971; and India Bonds, 355. die.
Turkish Six per Cents. are steady, at 941 to 95.
Spanish Bonds arc inquired for, and better. Sales
are recorded as follows :—Granada Deferred Bonds,
at to 51; Sardinian Five per Cents. for ac-
count (31st of December) at 85 ; Spanish Old
Three per Cents., for account, at 411; ditto New
Deferred Three per Cents., for account, at 24 and
261; Turkish Six per Cents. for account (31st
December), at 941, 941, and 941; ditto, Guaran-
teed Four per Cents., at 100.

At Paris to-day (Thursday), according to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes
opened at 674. 15c. ex die. for the account, and
were quoted at half-past one o'clock 67fr. 2Cm.,show-
ing a rise of a quarter per cent, since yesterday
afternoon.

At Hamburg yesterday the rate of discount fell
from 9 to 7 per cent.

At the Bank of England yesterday the demand for
money was upon a quieter scale than has been wit.
missed for some time past. This is in great measure
attributable to the fact that the current rates of dis-
count for first-class bills in the open market do not
exceed 91 per cent.; in exceptional cues transac-
tions Lave taken place at 91 and 9 per cent.
The amount of gold purchased by the Bank of
England yesterday was about 110,0001., inclusive
of a quantity of Russian coin, but exclusive of a large
number of sovereign ez the Niagara, from New York,
which, to the amount of about 60,0001. have also been
purchased by the institution. The amount of gold
ascertained to have been added to the Bank's stock
since the date of the last return is computed at
between 1,100,0061. and 1,200,0001.

The Atlantic has arrived at Liverpool, from New
To-k, with 1,700,000 dollars in specie onfreight.
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Buenos Ayres Bonds were also officially marked
92, showing a further advance.
The Centurion has arrived from Sydney with 107
ounces of gold and 10,000 sovereigns on freight.
It is believed that the remittances of silver to the
East by the Pers, on the 20th inst., will not be much
above 300,0001., inclusive of the sum to be sent by
the East India Company.
The amount of specie shipped up to yesterday
evening, on board the 141 alena, for the West
Indies, was 10,2001., nearly 1 silver.
We are sorry to hear of another large failure in
the wool trade, at Bradford.
Disappointment is expressed at the failure of cer-
tain speculative parties, engaged in the English
wool trade, to meet their engagements. This course
is productive of much inconvenience.
At Hamburg the feeling in commercial circles
seems rather less gloomy. The current rate of dis-
count is about 9 per cent, but in some instances
transactions take place below this rate. The Ex-
chequer Bills (if they may be so termed) imbued by
the State can be discounted, according to one
account, at six per cent.
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Lichtenstein
and Co., who stopped payment on the 7th instant,
is called for Wednesday next, and a meeting of the
creditors of Messrs. Svendsen and Johnson, who sus-
pended on the 18th alt, for the 30th inst.
In the corn market yesterday prices were quoted
about the same as on Monday. The number of
grain laden cargos@ arrived at ports of call since last
Friday is only four. The demand in this branch of
the market is dull, except for maize. Most of the
country markets are reported firm.
The produce market was again dull and heavy yes-
terday. Sugar, jute, saltpetre, rice and cotton, all
showed a drooping tendency.
The recent depression in Paris and Lyons Railway
shares seems to be partly owing to the circumstance
that on the lit January next, the 100,000 new shares'
lately issued, and carrying a call of 81. per share,
which will then be immediately payable, will rank
1 with the old shares. . _ _

The decrease shown in the weekly traffic return of
the London and North Western Railway is 6,7081.,
and in that of the Great Northern 2,2851.
The directors of the National Provincial Bank of
England announce a half yearly dividend at the rate
of 8 per cent. per annum.
A meeting of the holden of Buenos Ayres Bonds'
is convened by the committee for the 17th inst.
The half yearly dividend is advertised on the
Anglo-Peruvian Four-and-a-Ralf per Cent. Debt,
also on the Four-and•a-Half per Cent. Bonds
teed for account of the Arica and Tacna
guaranteed for account of the Arica .od Tacna
Railway.
Messrs. Bain, Graham, and Co., have been ap-
pointed agents for Lloyd's, at Auckland, New Zee-
land; and Mears. Camraiade, Martin, and Co.,
agents at Madras.
The London agents of the Illinois Central Railroad
Company have lamed proposals for a loan of
3,200,000 dole., or any 840,0001. sterling. This sum
is required to provide for the unfunded debt of the
company, and for all its obligations and require-
ments up to the Ist July next. The loan is to be
raised in 7 per cant. bonds, payable in ten
years. The price at which the bonds are to be
emitted is par, and, as an additional inducement to
subscribers, each bond of 2081. 61. Bd. will
carry a right to subscribe for 25 shares in
the company, this option terminating in 1881.
Should the option of taking such shares be
exercised, the bonds now offered will be received by
the company at par in payment for them. The sub-
scriptions invited here are for the ram of 1,600,000
dollars, or 320,0001., " or to such further extent as
may be represented by optional rights surrendered."
With reference to the market for American rail-
way securities, Mr. E. F. tiatterthwaite reports as
follows:
There has been no ohmage of Importance during the past
week in American aseuritim. Illinois Central shares bars
been doll, owing to ecratinued males. and rule oonalderably
below the New Yolk quotations. All the bonds of this corn-
pray hove been more freely offered during the week ; but, at
the atom, we note rather more Inquiry for the Seven per
Cent. Coneruetion Bonds. The new loan of the Mir higas
Central First Mortgage Eight per Cent. Convertible Bond.,
INA has found much favour, with transactions at 76. Eris
Btoek sad Bonds are hes inquired for, and close heavy. New
York Central remain steady.

WILDSUDAT lite11:116.

The fonds to-day were lees buoyant, yet showed
great steadiness. At one period a decline of 1 per
cent. was observable, bat the quotations current at
four o'clock were the same as those of yesterday.
The recent sales of savings bank stock are under-
stood to have been to only a moderate amount. In
some of the other departments of the Stock Ex-
change symptoms of speculative activity were
apparent, owing partly to an ides that the Bank of
England will reduce the rate of discount to-morrow.
Consols, which sere quoted at 4 o'clock yesterday
911 to ex die. for the Bth January, opened,
this morning at 911 to 1, receded to 911 to I,
and closed at 911 to 1. After the recognised hours
the price reached 911, "buyers," bat subsequently
stock was again offered at that figure. The official
business report is as follows :--Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for account (Bth Jan.), 91},1, 1, ex die. ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 911, 1,1, 1; New Three per
Cents., 911, 911 ; Long Annuities, expiring in lan.,
1880, 2 ; Thirty Years Annuities, April, 1884, 171;
Bank Stock 217, 2181 ; Thres-aad-a-Half per
Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in 1858,
99E ; ditto, 1859, 961 ; India Bonds, 35e. dl..
Exchequer Bills remain quoted 4s. dis. to par.

r Turkish Six per Cents. were first marked this
morning NI for the new account; males were then
pressed as low as 94j, but at the close the price
had recovered to WI to 4. Yesterday's rapid rise
in this stock is, consequently, to a great extent, sup-
ported. The Guaranteed Four per Cents. remain
steady, at 100 to for the 31st inst. Other foreign
stocks were quiet.
Some dames of bank shares were firmer today,
including London and Westminster and Union of
London. The latter closed at 204 to 214. Canaan
Land and European and Amencan Steam shares
were weaker. London General Omnibus were dull,
closing at 11 6-16 to 7.18.
Canadian Government Six per Cents. were in re-
, nerved request to-Say, and dearer.

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocz.

The market for British mining stocks remains
as languid as ever. Alfred Consols shares have
met with some inquiry, and are marked 13, ex div,
but all other stocks may be reported quiet, the de-
mand being generally limited.
Cobre Copper shares are inquired for" and are
marked 391; other foreign descriptions remain
inanimate.
Subjoined is the official list of closing prices in
the Mining Exchange yesterday :
Paulsen. 3}, ; Virtuous Ludy and Bedford, 255. ; Vale
of Towy, 17s. 6d., les. 6d. ; Wad Orwell* 4s.

WZDNESDAT
Tho transactions in British mining stocks to-day
were limited, few buyers offering. Prices exhibtt
no improvement. The following may be given is
some of the clo.ing quotations, vu.:—Pendeen Con-
sole, 3to 31; WhealliVrey, 8/ to ; Wheal Edward.
7; West Basset, 21 to 22; Virtuous Lady and
I Wheal Bedford Cousels, 20s. to 26e.; East Ruse%
3; Kelly Bray, 325. 6d. ; Great Wheal Vor, 17s. 64.;
Clljah and Wentworth, 6.

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