The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-19 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL I\3TELLIC-2.EN OE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Discount accommodation has been in fair re-
quest,. and the supplies of capital on offer have been
large. The brokers, however, owing to the con-
tinuance of the unfavourable specie movement,
have shown a disinclination to take the best bills
under 6 per cent.
A new 6 per Cent. Ottoman Government
Loan has been announced by the Imperial Otto-
luan Bank. The amount required is £6,000,000,
to be issued in bonds of £2O each, but which will
be reduced to about £l3 Os. Bd., reckoning the
Alice of 66 per cent., at which they are emitted,
and the discount on. prepayments. The annual
dividend will therefore amount to more than 9 per
Cent.

In the bullion department of the Bank of
Eng-
land, yesterday afternoon, there was a withdrawal
of £12,000 in bar gold for the continent, and of
£50,000 in sovereigns for Alexandria.
In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
during the past week there has been a moderate
amount of business transacted. Sugars have fully
sustained former values. In tea a fair business has
been done, while coffee has in some instances rea-
lised extreme rates. Rice has been dull, and tallo w
after being of rather lower quotations has slightly
recovered.

The adjourned meeting of Venezuelan Bond-
holders will take place at the London Tavern, on
Friday, the 22d inst., at noon, instead of on Wed-
nesday, the 20th, the day originally fixed.
Mr. Chomeley, of the firm of Plowden, Chomeley,
and Co., the bankers, of Rome, has joined the
board of the Anglo-Romano Water Company.
Shires closed to-day at Ito 21 prem.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram the 3 per Cent.
French Rentes were quoted at 68f. 40c.

The English Stock Market has been dull, but
quotations have nevertheless been maintained at
the decline of last evening. Consols for money
_874 and for the account 871 4. The New
Threes and Reduced Annuities are 864 87 ; An-
nuities, 1885, 13 11-16ths 15-16ths ; Exchequer
Bills, 6s. to 3s. dis. ; Bank Stock, 246 248 ; India
51) per Cents., 1024 4 ; ditto 4 per Cent. Enfaced
aper, 874 ; ditto 5 per Cent., 101. .
Foreign Stocks have generally continued firm.
Mexican, ex all, Bonds are 241 4 ; ditto New,
2,21 a ; Greek, 154 ; Spanish, 271 284 ; Certificates,
454 1 ; Italian, 654 4 ; Confederate Loan, 64 74 ;
and Brazilian Scrip, 14 4 prem.
American Securities have been rather largely dealt
1n• United States 5-20 Bonds are 654 4 ; Erie
shares,
58f ; and Illinois, 814 82.
In the Railway Share Market there has been very
little animation, and in some instances prices have
Olghtly given way. Caledonian and North-Eastern
(Berwick) have each receded 10s. ; and Great
Eastern and Midland, each ss. ; Great Northern A
Stock, however, has improved £1; and Metropo-
litan, los.

The Foreign and Colonial lines are without ma-
terial variation.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet and
steady. Imperialal are dealt in at 291 ; English
Lioint stock at 111 ; London Joint-stock at 51 511 ;
godson Bay Company at 171 ; and London Finan-
Val at 201 201 ; British Convention Bonds of
Mexico are quoted 65 70 ; Colonial Company, 11}
Iptlia.; English and American Bank, 2 3
preen. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 1 1/ prem. ;
Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England (old)
shares are quoted 3i 4* prem., ex all ; and the new
31 31 prem. ; London Steam Towing Com-
Daty, 11 2 prem. ; and Charles Laffitte and Co.,
i
Li prem.