The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-28 00:00:00

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COMMBRCLEIL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

In a short time the annual meetings of the several
joint-stock banks will be held, and as directors and
raanagers are naturally desirous to make their
bAlances as large as possible, many of them are
now engaged in recalling the money loaned
out in the discount market. These operations,
although at present not very perceptible, wilt,
in a little time, have a very powerful
effect in diminishing the supplies of the open
market, and as a consequence assist to keep up the
rates for the negotiation of commercial paper. Very
little business however has been transacted in mone-
tary circles to day beyond the enquiry for Stock
Exchange purposes, to assist in the arrangement
of the fortnightly account in foreign bonds and
shares. The quotation has therefore been main-
tained at 6 per cent. for the best short dated bills.
The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday
comprised an influx of £23,000 in bar gold.
The Ellora, which left yesterday, conveyed
337,872 in gold to Alexandria, and £9,650 in gold
and £155,400 in silver to Bombay, making a total
of £-182,922.

There was no material alteration in the foreign
exchanges yesterday afternoon.
Three failures are announced, two of which so far
as the respectability of the firms concerned, are
important. Messrs. Hill, and Meguelin, Russian
merchants, with liabilities reckoned at £130,000,
have announced a suspension of payment through
the unfavourable state of trade in Russia, and the
inability to realise shipments in time to meet en•
gagements as they fall due. Messrs. Cooper
Brothers and Co., are the accountants engaged,
who are to present a statement of affairs to the cre-
ditors. Messrs Edward de Caster and Co., Brazilian
merchants have also addressed a letter to their cre-
ditors seeking their indulgence. Their stoppage
is said to have arisen through a connection with
houses who have lately suspended, and the liabili-
ties of the house are estimated at £60,000. Messrs
Quilter, Ball, and Co. have been instructed to pre-
pare a balance sheet. Messrs Chandler, Ormond,
and Co., general merchants, have also failed to meet
their engagements, believed to amount to £20,000.
The estate, it is believed, will realise about 6s in the
pound. Mr F. Mullaly, the accountant, has been
engaged.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's
Telegram, the 3 per cent. French Rentes were
66f. 60c. Very firm and animated.
Notwithstanding the small amount of business
transacted at the Stock Exchange, buoyancy in
quotations is very generally perceptible. The
members have been chiefly occupied with prepa-
rations for the settlement of the amount in foreign
bonds and shares, and the few transactions entered
into have assisted to keep up prices. The Funds
are 1 higher than last evening, Consols for money
being 891 a, and for the account 891,. The New
Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 ; Ex■
chequer Bills, 2s. die. to 3s. prem. ; India 6 per
Cents., 103 ; and the Bonds, 4s. prem.
A general improvement has taken place in the
Foreign Market, and business is more active. Tur-
kish Consolides are 48,1 e ; Mexican, 29a i; do.
New, 271. 28 ; Greek, 244; Spanish Passive, 321
-2; do. Certificates, 141 I ; the Confederate Loan,
68 60; the Egyptian, 11 prem. ; the Montevidean,
21 prem.

In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been moderately active, and prices in most instances
are firmer. Great Northern A Stook, Great Wes-
tern, Brighton, North Western, Midland, and North
Eastern (Berwick) have each advanced £1; Cale-
donian, £2; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, Metro-
politan, and South Eastern, each 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
Without any material change in prices.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in limited
favour at about previous quotations,

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do Account, Jan. 10
3 per Cent. Reduced BBl
New 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire Bth Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
Ichequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4:per Cent .3 pm par
Do £5OO
• Do £lOO and £200

Bank England Stec, 5t per. Ct. —
DJ Account.. —
INDI&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874
Do Account —
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870

Da Account
Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 —
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 —
Do 61 per Cent., May, 1879 —
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do Bonds 1;1,000
Do under £l,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do 1863 —
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
hilian 6 per Cent. —
Colombian 6 per Cent
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Do 5 per Cent. 1864 ....
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do 5 per Cent, 1864
Do 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £26 paid — pm
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do, Provisonal Land Warrant.. —
Egyptian 7 per Cent..
Do, Second Issue
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 1864 —
Do Scrip, £l5 paid a i pm
Do Account, .e _ , l/ i pm
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons 231
Do Account
Do Coupons
Do Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent .. ---
Do 1839 and 1850 ~...•-
Italian 5 per Cent.(Matemmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do 1864..
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French .... dis
Do Scrip, £53 paid.... — dis
Do French Scrip, Ea. 26f 20c — dis a d
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Do 2 per Cent. ..
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 —
Do do Aug., 1866 —

Peruvian 41 per Cent —
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Do 41 per Cent., 1862

Uo ZeCount
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853

Do Account
... —

Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3..
Do Account ..
suaB i a n 5 per Cent 1822, £ St., —
Do ft per Cent., 1850 —
Do 1860 . —
Do 3 per Cent 1869 —
Do 5 per Cent, 1862
Do 1864
Do Scrip, £65 paid Pm
Sardinian 5 per Cent

Do Account.....
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Account B2t
r6PAnish Cert. of Coup not funded

Do Account
wedish, 4 per Cent.
Karkish 6 per Cent. 1864

Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account—
..
Do £lOO Bonds.. —
i
Do 6 per Cent. 1863
"
....Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent...
Venezuela 3 per Cent.

Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account....
Do 6 p Cent., 1861 .. 441
Do 11 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London
,Austrian, 5 per Cent.. EL 10 Florins.
loselgieto 4} per Cent., Ea. 25f
batch 2} per Cent., E. 12 Guil
Do 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Rented, 3 per Cent.
5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Do Account
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4t per Ct. Es. 4s.
Fiedfuontese, ii per Cent., Es. 25f
THREE O'CLOCK.

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