The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-21 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

No alteration has been made by the Bank of
England directors in the rate of discount, and the
market presents an appearance of inactivity. The
expectations that an advance would take place have
induced the commercial classes-to obtain more ac-
commodation than their immediate wants required,
and there is consequently very little business now
in progress.

. A withdrawal of £22,000 in gold took place yes-
terday afternoon at the Bank.

The Committee of the Stock Exchange have de-
cided upon closing the House on Saturday next.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under :

1865. 1864.
Great Western ... .£70,429 £67,613
North Western ... 115,257 108,007
South Western ... ... 22,056 21,301
Brighton ... 17,858 16,530
Midland ... 49,674 46,420
South Eastern ... ... 20,830 19,932
Great Northern ... 37,989 34,037
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... ... 39,846 34,240
Bristol and Exeter ... ... 6,419 6,386
North Eastern ... ... 69,176 63,695
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 20,114 17,047
Great Eastern ... 33,780 31,363
London, Chatham, and Dover ... ... 7,859 6,472
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are generally very
satisfactory. On the Great Western there is an
increase of £2,816 ; on the North Western of
£7,250 ; on the South-Western, of £755 ; on the
Brighton of £1,358 ; on the Midland of £3,254 ;
on the South-Eastern of £B9B ; on the Great
Northern of 3.::;,952 nn the Lancashire and York-
shire of £5,606 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of £33 ;
on the North Eastern of £5,481 ; on the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £3,067 ; on the
Great Eastern of ,-(.22,417 ; and on the London,
Chatham; and Dover, of £1,387.

Two O'CLOCK.

A ceordi g mter's telegram the 3 per Cent.
French Rentes were quoted at 68f. 27c. The de-
bland held firm.

The English Stock Market has been dull, but
quotations have remained steady. At one time
there was a tendency to a rise, but the paucity of
business has prevented any important change.
Consols for money are 87+ I, and for the account
87i . The New Threes and Reduced Annuities
are 878 87+ ; Exchequer Bills, 6s. to 2s. dis. ; Bank
Stock, 246 ; India 5 per Cents., 1028 4 ; ditto
Enf aced Paper Bonds, 14s. prem.

Foreign Stocks have generally been firm.
Turkish 5 per Cents. are 43* 4 ; Mexican, cx all
Bonds, 25 * 1; the New Loan, 221 23 ; Greek, 154
161 ; Spanish Passive, 28 1 ; the Certificates, 151 j. ;
Confederate Loan, 7 8 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 1f
Prem.

In American Securities the dealings have not been
numerous, nor have quotations shown any material
alteration. United States 5-20 Bonds are 661 i ;
Erie Shares, 591 f ; and Illinois, 821 i.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
rather dull. Prices, however, exhibit more firmness.
Great Northern A Stock, Great Western, and Me-
tropolitan have each improved 10s., Midland 155.,
and Lancashire and Yorkshire ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines are dull at about
former quotations.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain steady.
Alliance are dealt in at 294 ; English Joint Stock
at 114 ; London Joint-stock at 511; London Fi-
nancial at 20/ ; and Overend, Gurney, and
CO. at 214 221 ; London Steam Towing Com-
pany, Shares are quoted 11 2 prem. ; British Con-
vention Bonds of Mexico 65 70 ; English and
American Bank, 21 24 prem.; Colonial Company,
par 1 prem. ; Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
Way Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 1 1. prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 Per Cent. Consols
4
, Do. Account, Jan. 9
87487 11 i-
°,,Per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent B7l 7 4 7
New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do, for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 6 2 dis
Do. £5OO — dis
Do £lOO and £200
Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent
Do Account
, INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
'Wiwi Stock, 104 per Cent., AprillB74 —
Do Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 —
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO l4 pm
Do. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent 92
Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. - 1863
Do. 1865
Do. Scrip, £25 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Do. Account
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 37 4
r,
'llilian 6 per Cent
Do. 3 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent. B2
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 p
anub an no. 5 pe
Princi r Cent.,alities 1773-77, £25 paid —
`l —
no Account
"juador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
,„ Do., Provisional Land Warrant —
''Ltiptian 7 per Cent 93
Vo. Second Issue 924
DO ~£lOO Bonds —
Do. 1864 —
no £lOO Bonds
r,eek per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
u,o. Asccount
",0. Coupons —
, uo. Account
'llatemala 5 per Cent. —
Do£B6paid —
, Do. 1839 and 1850 —
4talian 5 per Cent, 1865
Do. Account
D 0• Maremmana Railway —
"o Scrip, £674 paid —
Mexican
5 per Cent., 1864 —
"j'exican 3 per Cent
uo. Account
Dn 1864 224 3
1,,,0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
e-'0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c —
kontevidean 6;per Cent., £3O paid
Neallmperial 5 per Cent
',Nr Granada _
,u 0 2 per Cent _
".ho Deferred
br'"o Land Warrants (Hectares)
D
* 6 per Cent, 1864 —
(3:0 Guarantee 4 p Cent
D;rnvian 44 per Center —
0. Account
rO Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds
D° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Po H° 44 per Cent., 1862
irtgne 3 er Cent., 1853
D 0•
3 per Cent. 1856, '7,0 9, '6O, '62, '3,
4 4.'0. Account
r°an 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B9
b 41 per Cent. 1850
D° 4i- per Cent., 1860
Do
pox Cent. 1859 —
D° 5 per Cent. 1862 BBl 1 / i
f 34 ~,r.6 per Cent. 1864 —
jj`trtian 5 per Cent
pa
0 Acco tun
Ditto ac
per Cent
iotto account
DNe'w Deferred —
noo Account
371
4 .r\44,°. Account —
28
b'lB/1. Cert. of Coup not funded —
131 4
, ° Account 154 4 4 4
eclisli
1:),3. per Cent.
Tt 11' per Cent. 1864
1),, Account er Cent. 1854
Do
12," 6 per Cent. 1858
,0 Account —
i° £lOO Bonds 75
b(o)*2-1 per Cent —
u Per Cent. 1862 —
Do Account 721 1
.Do £lOO Bonds 72/ 1 1
Do 6 Per Cent., 1863 o 6 -,
b per Cent. 1865 —
o 50,..: _ ,
Do A "I; £3o paid
1:21 .n.ccount
b° 41(0 Bands —
Irertez„/ Per Cent. Guaranteed —
Do Ze_la 3 per Cent.
12,0 -n,kucount
Do, Arco Cent., 1862
nnt
Pre nividends on the above payable in London.
It ilell
4164 ~ Renter 3 per Cent. —
Do
; Ao per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
G 5
Consols . ftir money 65
THREE O'CLOCK.
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