The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

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TWELVE O'CLOCK.

No alteration has been made to-day in the official
rate of discount, which continues at 6 per cent.
There is only a moderate demand for acc9nmoda-
tion, but the brokers still manifest an unwillingness
to negotiate bills in excess of the Bank quotation.
A dividend of 5 per cent., free of become-tax,
for the past half-year, has been declared by the
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and
China, making together with the dividend of si per
cent. paid last July 13i per cent. per annum.

A dividend of £1 per share, free of income-tax,
for the past half-year, has also been declared by
the directors of the St. John Del Rey Mining Com-
pany.
The Banking Almanac and Directory for 1866
has just made its appearance. The work is com-
piled by D. M. Evans, and published, as in former
years, by Messrs. Groombridge and Sons, of Pater-
noster-row. It is most useful to the banking and
financial community, furnishing, as it does, all the
changes and variations connected with these estab-
lishments. The amalgamations and absorptions
during the present year have been exceedingly
numerous, and these have been recorded; whilst the
new bank is clearly indicated in detail, the old or
fused establishment is also referred to. The gene-
ral information, the banking and commercial retro-
spect, and the list of failed firms, will all be found
available for reference.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram the 3 per Cent.
French Rentes were quoted at 68f. 97e. Heavy.
In the English Stock Market numerous dealings
have taken place, and a rise of per cent. at one
time occurred. This improvement, however, brought
forward sellers, and a slight reaction has been the
result. Consols, however, are still at a rise of * per
cent., 87* for money, and 87* for the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 86i
87* ; Bank of England Stock, 248*; India 5 per
per Cent., 102* 4 ; and 5* per Cent. Enfaced
Paper, 108/.

The Foreign Stock Market has presented a farther
buoyant appearance, although the settlement is in
course of arrangement which usually retards busi-
ness. Turkish Consolides are 471 a ; Mexican ex
all Bonds, 25 1; the New Loan, 23 1 ; Greek, 16 1 ;
Spanish Passive, 271 1- ; Certificates, 141 15 ;
Italian, 641 a ; Confederate Loan, 7 9 ; and Bra-
zilian Scrip, 11 prem.
American Securities have been well supported.
United States 5-20 Bonds are 631 I ; Erie shares,
57/ 58 ; and Illinois, 801 81.
In the Railway Share Market there has been very
little animation, the settlement of the account

having occupied the chief attention of the dealers
and speculators. North Western and Midland have
each improved 10s., and Great Western 155., while
Brighton have declined 10s., and Great Eastern £l.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little change
of importance. _

Ban-lc and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, although
prices are a shade firmer. London and County
have improved to 79i ; Union of London, to 54;
Hudson Bay Company, to 16f ; and Overend,
Gurney, and Company, at 201 21; Colo-
nial Company shares are quoted f 1 prem. ;
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds, par 1 prem.; British Convention
Bonds of Mexico, 65 70 ; the Credit Foncier and
Mobilier of England (old) shares are quoted 31
prem. ex all ; and the new issue, 31 31 prem. ;
the St. Saviour's Wharf Company (Limited) 1 1}
prem. ; the London Steam Towing Company, 1f
prem. ; Charles Laffitte and Co., 2 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 Per Cent. Consols
• Do. Account, Jan. 9
8 per Cent. Reduced B6l 1 71 7
New 3 per Cent B6k 1 71
New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs l3l
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. —
Do. £5OO
_ Do £lOO and £2OO

Bank if England Stock, 5 per Cent
Do Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 Shut
Do Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lOBl
Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 .—
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO —
Do. under £l,OOO —
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 1865
Do. Scrip, £25 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Chihim 41 per Cent
Do. 3 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent. —
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
' Do. 4 per Cent, 1863 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
Danubian Principalities
Do Account —
tquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Provisional Land Warrant —
8-yptian 7 per Cent
Do., Second Issue —
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do. 1864 9ll 4
Do £lOO Bonds
Qreek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
tmatemala 5 per Cent.
Do £B6 paid —
Do. 1839 and 1850 —
Italian 5 per Cent, 1865
Do. Account
Do. Maremmana Railway —
Do Scrip, .£671 paid —
per Cent., 1864
41exican 3 per Cent
Do. Account
Dn 1864
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
~1)0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c —
Inuntevidean 6,,per Cent., £3O paid
koorish Imperial 5 per Cent
' New Granada
Do 2 per Cent
Do Deferred
.i., Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
"0. 6 per Cent, 1864
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
p 'B,l-111/lan 41 per Cent
an. Account
Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
D 0 41 per Cent., 1862 —
ADO Account
n,4—
-.,.%.4,11gue5e 3 per Cent., 1853
V.,0 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 461 4
Lio. Account
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9Ol
-Do 41 per Cent. 1850
90 3
41 per Cent., 1860
per
Cent. 1859
-4-10 5 per Cent. 1862 . Bl 1
18 bo 5 per Cent. 1864 —
aVinian 5 per Cent
ti -uo Account
Danish 3 per Cent
-Ditto account —
Do New Deferred
DO Account
Do..rs Passive 271 1
p 4i 0 Account
4-)tba, •
D° Cert. of Coup not funded —
ti '`-'0 Account l4l 15
wgdish 4 per Cent.
tril 0. 41 per Cent. 1864
~,rkish 6 per Cent. 1854 B9
t-u 0 Account —
D° 6 per Cent. 1858
—° Ace 4. D 0 £lOO Bonds —
Do
b • 14 per Cent —
D° 6 per Cent. 1862
0 Account —
D 0 £lOO Bonds
12,1). 6 per Cent.,1863 —
V! 5 per Cent. 1865
.„0 Scrip, £35 paid
D° Account
V ° £1(0 Bands —
etle
. .1) zoela 3 per Cent.
° Account
1 A ount
bo. u, Pe r Cent., 1862
A ount —
4„ Dividends on the above payable in London.
~ 4E44.,
.I,'Ngi„'lL, 5 par Cent" Ex. 10 Florins
"Utetp.4i per cent. Ex. 25f.
,bo ,ht per (lent., Ex. 12 Guil —
vr 1 per Cent. Certificates , etio,
armi, ', Renter 3 per Cent.
.141
L., Account per Cent. ,1861, Ex. 2sf.
C THREE O'CLOCK
Consols for money
Do. Account,