The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-16 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
A quieter tone prevails in the money market to-
day, but there is no particular alteration.
_

At the Bank of England, yesterday afternoon,
there were no bullion operations of importance.

The Committee of the Stock Exchange have
ordered the 12,500 new shares of the Bank of Bri-
tlBh Columbia to be quoted in the daily list.

Notice has been given that in future the half-
Yearly interest on the Metropolitan District Railway
Company will be payable on the Ist of January
and the Ist of July in each year. On Monday, the
Ist of January next, a proportionate dividend of
the interest accruing since the 13th of _ September
I'6ll be paid at the office of the registrar of the
company, 27, Austin-friars.
The Central Argentine Railway Company have
fade a call of £2 per share (making £lO 10s. per
share called up), payable on or before the 15th of
January, at the Consolidated Bank, Fenchurch-
Btreet.

The movements of the precious metals during the
week have been on a rather extensive scale. The
Iports have amounted to about £300,678, while
the exports have been to the extent of £587,253.

Two o'CLoCK.
According to Reuter's telegram the 3 per Cents
French Rentes were quoted at 68f. 45e.
_ _ .

Dulness is the prevailing feature of the Foreign
Stock Market, and prices are a shade lower. Mexi-
Can, 24f 1 ; ditto New, 221, ; Greek, 151 t 4 ;
Spanish Passive, 27+ f ; Certificates, 141 i ;
Italian, 65* ; the Confederate Loan, 78 ; and
Brazilian Scrip, 11 1 prem. The New Threes and
Reduced Annuities are 86/ 87f ; Exchequer Bills,
6 3 dis ; Bank Stock, 247 8 ; India 5 per Cent.
Stock, 1870 1021 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced
1011 4 ; ditto 5f per Cent. Debentures,

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An improvement has taken place on the American
Stack Market. United States Government 5-20
fonds are 651 I ; Erie shares, 58f 59 ; and Illinois,
81 82.

Business in the Railway Share Market has re-
mained very quiet, and a further decline has taken
Place in values. Great Western have receded £1
10a. ; South Eastern, ; and Midland and Metro-
politan, each ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little
Variation as regards prices.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are flat, and in
several instances show increased depression. Alli-
ance are dealt in at 281 29 ; London and South
Western, at 20; Oriental, at 50}; Overend, Gurney,
and Co., at 204 21; and London Financial, at 20k a ;
Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds are quoted 1 11 prem. ; Colonial Com-
Pally, 1 11 prem. ; the Credit Foncier and Mobilier
of England (old) shares,, 313+ prem. ex all ; and
the new issue, 3i 31 prem. ; the St. Saviour's Wharf
Company (Limited) shares, 1 11 prem. ; the Lon-
-4,0n Steam Towing Company, 11 2 prem. ; Charles
44afatte and Co., 2 21 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Der Cent. Consols
a Do. Account, Jan. 9
,Per Cent. Reduced B6/ 7}
New
3 per Cent B6/ if
oew 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
A Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
431nuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs —
L, Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 -
4zchequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 6 3
Do. £5OO —
Do £lOO and £2OO
Batik of England Stock, 5 per Cent
Do Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
'lldian Stock, loi 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. 5/ per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 9B/
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO l5
Do. under £l,OOO

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
tirustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
azilian 5 per Cent
Do. 4 Cent 1852-58-60
i. per 67/

_
10. ' 1863
Do. 1865
/3 Do. Scrip, £25 paid
tienos Ayres 6 per Cent
Oh 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
'laillan 4i per Cent
Do. 3 per Cent
C°lombian 6 per Cent.
I,llba, per Cent.
"anish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do. 4 per Cent., 1863
t, bo. 5 per Cent, 1773-77, £25 paid —
altubian Principalities
00 Account
-%llador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do Provisional Land Warrant
t ''
g'i ptian 7 per Cent 92;
'rise., Second Issue 92
Do £lOO Bonds 92f
Do. 1864 —
u bo £lOO Bonds
l'yesek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
4-0. Account
a-,0. Coupons
L uo. Account
mtlatemala 5 per Cent. —
DO £B6 paid —
1,:bo. 1839 and 1850
Ilan 5 per Cent, 1865
~,-'-'O. Account
4.10. Maremmana Railway —
1),,o Scrip, £67i paid
DO 5 per Cent., 1864 —
oXican 3 pe r Cent
°O. Account
Do 1864
per Cent. Anglo-French
1(10 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c —
otitevidean 6; per Cent., £3O paid —
N
°orish Imperial 5 per Cent
eNr Granada
DO
1-;0 er ent
h Deferred
3:1'0 Land Warrants (Hectares)
D 6 per Cent, 1864 —
p:0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
'tovian 4i per Cent
120. Account
'l,O Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds —
""° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
Dc
4i per Cent., 1862
11:10 Account —
Pllguese 3 per Cent., 1853
h° per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
It -'O. Aceount
Itssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
De 4 Cent.
per 1850
1), I
Pe-

J. 41. per Cent., 1860
,'-'0 pei Cent. 1859
'-'0 5 per Cent. 1862 BBi I
% "0 5 per Cent. 1864
krelinian 5 per Cent
g3:l° Account
'rish 3 per Cent
Ate account 431
D 0 New Deferred —
0 Account —
O 0 Passive —
ern Account
r°ish Cert. of Coup not funded —
ti Account l4!
Ddish 4 per Cent. —
L.,
.0- 4i per Cent. 1864
gush 6 per Cent. 1854
D 0
Account
~'0 6 per Cent. 1858
V,O Account
',O £lOO Bonds
;',O. li per Cent —
0 6 per Cent. 1862
DaAccount 7lk 2k 1
XlOO Bonds 721 i
ii per
0 Cent., 1863 —
D°
5 per Cent. 1865 —
e Scrip, £35 paid
1)0 Account
D° £1(0 Bands
YD 4 per Cent. Guaranteed looi
eznela 3 per Cent.
D° Account
0 6 Per Cent., 1862
(). Account
4,484,4 Dividends on the above payable in London.
cm,"t4o, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
~,r44, 4i- per cent., Ex. 25f.
F' eh ,-
13n ffr pot. Out., Ex. 12 Gull —
j
r 'Per Cent. Certificates —
tlell Re 34, nt es per Cent. —
Do43' Per Cen.;lB6l, Ex. 25f.
Account

TWO O'CLOCK
es,sileols for money ......
'o•ll.c2ount,
Arr TT
Net • UOLMAN HUNT has nearly completed
cillk,,lites; the first, "Dolce far Niente" is a three.
4ekt,,;,,er length life-size figure of a ladyin modern costume,
lo sidelong in a chair, i leaning back, her fingers nter-
-111,-44, her hair loose upon her shoulders, a book lying
'it°llll her knee ; her feeexpressive of pleasant thoughts,
Aitt)Qinisite fidelity and feeling for beauty. The second
Ye 41813, Morning Prayer," represents a girl of some 17
4,4 d '.t,allding, or half-kneeling, 'by the side of her bed,
401117 'us act of prayer, before the days duties begin.
tlang sunlight fills the room with bright and glowing
QAbia„l.l::l is enhanced by its peculiar, cool shadows. It is
11(ittriI Picture, says a weekly contemporary, in
truer
than its atmospheric effect, nothing
an the action of the figure.

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