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

IIONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL UNTELLIGENcE,

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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-
tish 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
Will be paid at the office of the registrar of the
company, 27, Austin-friars.
The Central Argentine Railway Company have
Made a call of £2 per share (making £lO 10s, per
share called up), payable on or before the 15th of
aktuary, at the Consolidated Bank, Fenchurch-
titreet.

The movements of the precious metals during the
week have been on a rather extensive scale. The
Imports 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. 45c.
Dulness is the prevailing feature of the Foreign
Stock Market, and prices are a shade lower. Mexi-
can, 24f 4 ; ditto New, 221,1 ; Greek, 151 ;
Spanish Passive, 271 f ; Certificates, 141 ;
Italian, 65} 1 ; the Confederate Loan, 78 ; and
Brazilian Scrip, 11 1 prem. The New Threes and
Reduced Annuities are 86f 87f ; Exchequer Bills,
6 3 dis ; Bank Stock, 247 8 ; India 5 per Cent.
Stock, 1870 1024 f ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced
Paper, 1014 ; ditto 5f per Cent. Debentures,
An improvement has taken place on the American
Stock Market. United States Government 5-20
Bonds are 651 ; Erie shares, 58f 59 ; and Illinois,
81f 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
108. ; South Eastern, £1 ; and Midland and Metro-
politan, each ss.

The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little
'ariation 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 201 ;
Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds are quoted 1 1k prem. ; Colonial Com-
pany, 1 1/ prem. ; the Credit Foncier and Mobilier
of England (old) shares, 3f 3i prem. ex all ; and
the new issue, 38 3.1 prem. ; the St. Saviour's Wharf
Company (Limited) shares, 1 11 prem. ; the Lon-
don Steam Towing Company, 11 2 prem. ; Charles
Laffitte and Co., 2 21 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUND s.
5 Der Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Jan. 9
°,,,,Per Cent. Reduced B6l 7
41
New
3 per Cent B6l 7k
21 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, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. 6 3
Do. £5OO
Do £lOO and £2OO
sank of England Stock, 5 per Cent
Do Account
INDIAN GovERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 —
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. oi per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 9Bl
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO l5
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 —
r, Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
"Ilißan 4i per Cent
Do. 3 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent.
F.,nba, 6 per Cent.
uanish 3 per Cent:, 1825 —
Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 —
Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid
"attubian Principalities
Do Account —
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Provisional Land Warrant
„,
"qyptian 7 per Cent 924
Do., Second Issue 92
Do £lOO Bonds 924
Do. 1864 —
Do £lOO Bonds
Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent. —
Do .£B6 paid —
, Do. 1839 and 1850 —
Italian 5 per Cent, 1865
Do. Account
Do. Marenamana Railway —
Do Scrip, £674 paid —
Do 5 per Cent., 1864 —
atexican 3 per Cent
Do. Account
Do 1864
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c —
ontevidean 6Aaer Cent., £3O paid
.„
ttourish Imperial 5 per Cent
`"ew Granada
Do 2 per Cent
Do Deferred
13Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
0. 6 per Cent, 1864 —
"0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent _
Peruvian 44 per Cent
1:),0. Account —
"0 Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds
uo 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
D 0 41 per Cent., 1862
Do Account —
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do
Do . 3 per Account Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
461 1 1
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Do 41 per Cent. 1850
D 0341 per Cent., 1860
per —
Cent. 1859
Do 5 per Cent. 1862 , BBl 1
Do 5 per Cent. 1864
Sardinian 5 per Cent
SA Do Account
nish 3 per Cent
Ditto account
„Do New Deferred
L'o Account
~, -'0 Passive
"0 Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded —
fa Do Account l4l
.W.,,dish 4 per Ceut.
V-'O. 41 per Cent. 1864
Dkish 6 per Cent. 1854
o Account —
to 6 per Cent. 1858
DO
Account —
"0 £lOO Bonds —
1)0. 11 per Cent —
1),.,0 6 per Cent. 1862
huo Account 7ll 21 1
'0 £lOO Bonds 721 1
DOn 6 per Cent.,1863 —
D 5 per Cent. 1865
1,0 Scrip, £35 paid
1,"0 Account
431 1
'1„.,0 £1(0 Bands —
~..,0 4
V eil . per Cent. Guaranteed lOOl
r,ezuela 3 per Cent.
"? Account
Do 6 per Cent, 1862
0. Account
114,„ , Dividends ou the above payable in London.
1!,,i21an, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
1..)u 6'l 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. 1, te h
bo ht INT (I.nt., Ex. 12 Guil —
'1.,,*.„,4 Per Cent. Certifictu.es —
IrA,,,i-„e', Rentes 3 per Cent.
I)'41 5 per
Cent. ,1861, Ex. 25f.
0. Account
TWO O'CLOCK
obicuso.is. for money •:
874 1
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qu'tires;
ROLMAN HUNT has nearly cotnp
q:'llres; the first, " Dolce far Niente" is a three•
arter length life-size figure of a lady in modern costume,.
lea sidelong in a chair, leaning back, her fingers int.er-
ii,e'ed, her hair loose upon, her shoulders, a book lying
Ivrth her knee ; her face expressive of pleasant thoughts,
picture eltquisite fidelity and feeling for beauty. The second
7
Year4,,,re, Morning Prayer," represents a girl of some 1
eaaBt4hcting or half-kneeling, by the side of her bed,
k 041.—: the act 'of prayer, before the days. duties begin..
tbatsl4,lrlg sunlight fills the room with bright and glowing
eab,a4d is enhanced by its peculiar, cool shadows.. h
koth,•let Picture, says a weekly contemporary, in which
swe •ttg can be truer than its atmospheric effect, nothing
eter than the action of the figure.

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