The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-05 00:00:00

IYI 1) N .11 fiARKET

AND
COMAIERC r,AL INTELLIGENCE,

• CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The easier condition of monetary affairs is creat-
ing quite a satisfactory feeling in trading circles.
To-day the rates out of doors have receded another
Per cent., and although this lowest quotation, viz.,
5i Per cent., is only accepted for the best short-
dated bankers' acceptances, still it nevertheless
serves to point to the general tendency of values,
and there is, therefore, hope that before long a sub-
stantial concession will be made in the official
uninaum. Everything now tends to inspire faith
'hi -cheaper money. • The ,exchanges are not very
unfavourable, and additional supplies of capital are
daily added to the floating balances of the market.
The demand for accommodation, too; is much less
now that we have passed over nearly a week in the
new year, and provision for the different engage-
ments falling due has doubtless been provided for.
The enquiry to-day has not been very active, and
the discount establishments have been charging
5,1 and, in exceptional cases, 51 per cent.
The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday
comprised an influx of 56,0001. in gold, and a with-
drawal of 90,000 sovereigns for Alexandria.
The bar silver by the West India packet has been
sold at ss. lid. per oz. standard, showing a fall of
id• when compared with the price realised for the
previous supply, the demand for India being very
.small.

The transfer books of the English and Foreign
Credit Company will be closed from the 16th to
the 31t inst., preparatory to the general meeting.
The first ordinary general meeting of the Warrant
Finance Company will be held at the London
Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on Tuesday, the 24th
inst. The transfer books will be closed from Tues-
day, the 6th, to Tuesday, the 24th.
The biddings for 30,00,000 rupees in bills on
India took place to-day at the Bank of England.
Theproportions allotted were, to Calcutta, 17,33,000
rupees ; to Bombay, 12,00,000 rupees ; and to Ma-
dras, 67,000 rupees. The minimum price was as
before-Is. 111 d. on Calcutta and Madras, and
Is. ind. on Bombay. The applications within the
limits amounted to 71 lacy. Tenders on Calcutta
and Madras at is. 110. will receive about 7 per
cent., and on Bombay at 25., about 76 per cent. ;
above these prices, in full.

Two o'CLocic.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele-
gram,
the 3"per Cent. Rentes have been 67f. 20c.
Very firm.
The English Stock Market, td-day, has been very
favourably influenced in consequence of the notifi-
cation that the amount to be expended by the Go-
vernment for the past quarter in furtherance of the
reduction of the national debt will represent 646,892/.
The market, though not very active, is exceedingly
buoyant, and Consols are 4 per cent. better than
la 4 night ; the quotations for money and account
being 89i 90. The New Threes and Reduced An-
nuities are 884 89 ; Exchequer Bills, ls. to ss.
prem. ; and India 5 per Cents., 1031.
Firmness is also the principal feature in the
Foreign Stock Market, 'although as yet the altera-
tions are not important. Turkish Consolides are
steady at 484 49 ; Mexican ex all, at 28 4 ; the
New Stock is better at 26* ; Greek Bonds are
also higher, being 231 ; Spanish Passive remain
at 324 ; and the Certificates at 144 ; the Con-
federate Loan has risen to 54 56'; Egyptian Scrip
continues at 14 prem. ; Danubian at 24 prem. ;
but Montevidcan is weaker at 24 4 prem.
Business in the Railway Share Market has
remained rather dull, and with one or two excep-
tions prices have shown little change of importance.
Great Northern have improved £1 10s., and Great
Eastern ss. ; while North Western have declined
10,8., and North Eastern (Berwick) 10s.
le Foreign and Colonial lines show no material
variation.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in-
active, but in some instances are a shade firmer.
Alliance realise 33 ; London and County, 83i ;
Cudson Bay Company, 164 ; and National Discount
Company, 16g.

BRITISH FINDS—CLOSING PRICES.
a GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
891 Per Cent. Consols
89i
D
0. Account, Jan. 10
88/ 9
per Cent. Reduced B9 84 9
ii,...._ ~ .
N 7 0 per Cent'
—TY per Cent. Jan. 1894
6 Per Cent. Jan. 1873
A.nnuities, 30 yr s' expire sth Jan., 1880 --
DDo. for 30 expire sth April, 1815 —
I:3cehopecl Sea Tele-graph), Aug., 1908 —
Do.
quer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent
1 £5OO pm
Do.
.
0
}lank of Englandlitoco k and
51 peC2OO r
Cent 239 8
,
Do. Account
Ixnro GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., Apnl 1874.- shut
Do Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Account
Do. ...1
„
1,. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do. Bonds, £l,000
Do. under £l,OOO .... .......................
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..................
Brazilian 5 per Cent. .... .........
Do. 11. per Cent., 1852-58-60............. -
............ - -
Do. 1863
81 31
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Chilian 6 per Cent lOl4
Colombian 6 per Cent.
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Do 5 per Cent., 1864 —
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do. 4 per Cent., 1863
Do. 5 per Cent, 1773-77, £25 paid
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Provisional Laial Warrant
96
.. /
Do., Second Issue
Do. £lOO Bonds
Do. 1864
Do. Scrip, £35 paid
Do. Account
Greek 5 per Cents., pm
1824-5, ex Coupons 231
Do. Account 23
Do. Coupons
Guatemala 5 per Cent. —
Do. 1839 and 1850
Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway)
Mexican
3 per Cent.
Do Account
Do 1864
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
Do Scrip, £5O paid
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c
NMoorish Imperial 5 per Cent
ew Granada .................................. .
DDo 2 per Cent
o Deferred
.......................
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) —
-
Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April, 1864 —
Do do Aug'' 1856
Peruvian 41 per Cent._ -
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 41 per Cent, 1862 .
Do Account,... ... •.. .... ..
••••• -
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853.. *
Do Account
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, i, '4, '4, ...... ~, :::
-Do Account ......
RUssian 5 per Cent., 1822, X St~
7/
Do 44 per Cent., 1850
86,
Do 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do 1864
Do Scrip, £65" paid
Sardinian 5 per Cent _
Do Account BO
Spanish 3 per Cent _
161 Do Account
. Do New Deferred
___
Do Account •
Do Passive
Do Account _
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Swedish .4 per. Cent. _
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account —
_
Do £lOO Bonds ..--
71 4

75 Do 6 per Cont. 1862
691
Do Account„
.s 69 Do £lOO Bond
De 6 per Cont. 1863
,„.le3o Cluaranteed, 4 per Cent
v nezuela 3 per Cent.
De. Account
Do. 6 Per Cent, 1862
Do. Account . .
Do. 6 'ler'Cent ...
1864
Do. U per ce;i
...
bividenda •............... in London.
Awstrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins - -
Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 21- per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
D. 4 per Cent. Certificates -
FrenehllienW, 3 per Cent.
Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex..
Do. Account .................

................
Consols, Money THREE O'CLOCK.
pc'' Account .............................
................................. 89i 90