The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-07 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
In the general discoumt market there is an in-
creased supply of money, and the demand being
smaller, more disposition is evinced to take in the
best bills at v and even 54 per cent.
In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
there Was a slight decline in the rates on Amsterdam
and Frankfort.

About 68,000/. in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday afternoon. 8
Since Monday last the "imports of specie have
aniAinted to 464,9001., and the exports to 328,8001.
11Ir• Henry Worms has been admitted a partner
in the firm of G. and A. Worms. E

The directors of the Union Bank of Australia
have resolved upon a dividend of 2/. ss. per share
for the past half-year, being at the rate of 18 per
cent. Per annum.

The directors of the National Discount Company
Intend to recommend, at their next half-yearly
meting, a dividend at the increased rate of 20 per
cwt•, and to carry forward a very large balance.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
10Inted Friday, the 13th inst., a special settling day
In the Scrip of the Montevidean European Loan of
1,000,000/., which is to be marked on the official

Two O'CLOCK.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele-
gram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes have been 66f. 90c.
Very firm.
Very little business has been transacted to-day in
the markets for stocks and shares, and the varia-
t":lB in the majority of cases have been unimpor-
tant. Consols have remained at 89i for money,
anid at 90 for February.
In the Foreign Market there has been very little
animation, and prices have not varied to any quot-
able extent. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 48/
484 ; do. Consolides, 48/ ; Mexican, 28* ; do.
New, 26+ ; Greek, 23/ 4 ; Spanish Passive, 32* ;
O. Certificates, 14* ; the Confederate Loan 52
643 Egyptian, 1* s prem. ; the Danubian, I dis.
Par ; and the Montevidean, 24 31 prem.
In the Railway Share Market there has been very
little animation. Prices, however, are well sus-
tained. South Eastern have improved 305., Great
western 55., and Brighton, North Western, and
South Western each 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain at about
previous prices.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in mo-
derate request without any material change to re-
cord in values.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Jan. 10
3 per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent' BB4 4 9
New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1815 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent —
Do. £5OO —
Do. £lOO and £2OO
Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 240
Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... 212
Do Account
DO. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
___
Do. Account
Po. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
102
1"„°. 5 per Cent.,
Jan. 1872
.9 _
'''''• 54 per Cent., May 1879
D _
Do. 4 1)0• Bonds, £ler Cent,o Aug 1866
.9
00•
pm
,-.Jo. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
A,raustrian Bonds, '6 per Cent _
Ad
BZo ''- ilian 5 per Cent
• per Cent, 1852-58-60
1311., o. 1863
el;,)?.°8 Ayres 6per Cent —
C
i'uart 6 per Cent _
11(3)1'ibiau 6 per Cent. _
1,,a, 6 per Cent.
Dau4st Per Cent., 1864 —
,0 3 per Cent 1825
DO'
45 per Ce-nt,43.863 _
_
Danubian
Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
-h 4 PrinCiDalitiCS
E—o Xl5 paid - . l. .l. die
cillador
Do , New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
_
E___ .2.zovisional Land Warrant
_
5./Z.t,1,,ee7 yer Cent
ond
P 9, Xi 00 11 Issue
.1:),) ou
o:se * ch;
1864
D. 1.11; X 35 paid
Greek Account
5
D 0• Account
Cents 1824-5, ex Coupons
o.
.A,„,.. ,
Do. 'uillit
°list Coupons
, eelala 5 per Cent.
I) • 1839
Itali°an 5 and
1850 —
Ittex;__ per Cent (Maremmana Railway)
DOi,an 3 per Cent
Account • 2B/
Do 1864 —
tDo 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
-,-,° Scrip, £5O paid
Ai° French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis
.14;oorish Imperial 5 per Cent
." eNV Granada
Do 2 per Cent —
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April, 1864 —
Do do Aug., 1856
Peruvian 44 per Cent.
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
.
Do 44 per Cent., 1862
Do Account 7B
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account
Do 3 per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
Do Account 464 74
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St.,
Do 44 per Cent., 1850
Do . 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent, 1862
Do 1864
Do Scrip, £65 paid — pm
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Do Account
EPanish 3 per Cent
Do Account 474 4
Do New Deferred 404
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Account 324 '
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded —
D 14 4
o Account 4
8 wedish 4 per Cent. —
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Do Account , B9 84
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1863
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do. Account
-Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 —
Do. Account
Do. 6 per Cent., 1864 42 it 21
Do. li per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian 5 per Cent Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, '44 per cent ,'Ex.'2sf.
Dutch 24 per Cent., •'Ex. 12 Guil '''''''''''' Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates '''...
French`Rentes, 3 per Cent. ' '' '' '
....
Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f....;""'.....
Do. Account ...

Bob

711

701 70
701 691 70i

C3l
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 894
(10 Do. Account

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.
Ma** unchanged. Sales, probably 3,000 or
4,000 bales.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE
ENSUING WEEK.—Monday—Geographical, at
' Visit to Sources of Tigris and Euphrates,' Mr. Taylor ;
Lake Mor-Tzai-san,' M. Abramof. Architects, at 8,
-lesclaY, Actuaries, at 4i—Council. Syro-Egyptian, at
~
•i--` Monumental Lists of Egyptian Kings,' Mr. Nash.
Ztlitiological, at B—' Natural History of the Iranians,' M.
wanikof—' Artificial Eyes of Peruvian Mummies,' Sir
11.4'1°0dbine Parish ; Scythians,' Due de Roussillon ; Civi-
,4)4 in North Celebes,' Mr. Wallace. Engineers, at 8
;„,4iver Tees, Mr. Taylor. Zoological, at 84—' Anatomy
" Uabits of the Water-Ouzel,' Dr. Crisp ; Fishes of
sj,c)chin,' Dr. Day ; Miology of Cercopithecus sa,bxus,' Mr
I)," G. Mivart. Wednesday—Microscopical, at B—' Vinegar
14111,,' Mr. Slack. Graphic, at 8. Geological, at. 8-
01-4.!2,:a put-Tiers, Knowle, Rev. P. B. Brodie ; Last
vulogical Changes in Scotland,' Mr. Jamieson ; Exca-
vation of Valleys by Ice,' Dr. Haast. Archaeological As-
sociation, at Roof of Winchester College, Illustra-
tive of its Founder and Benefactors,' Mr. Baigent. Thurs-
daY—Royal Academy, at B—' Architecture, Professor
g_ rairke. Royal, at 8-I—` Notes of Researches on Acids of
Lactic Series," Action of Zinc on Mixture of lodide of
Eihyl and Oxalate of Methyl,' Dr. Frankland and Mr. ppa; Atmospheric Electricity, King's College, Wind-
SO; N
a Scotia, Professor Everett. Friday—Aarono-
raleall at B.—Athenseum•

ARILS.

PREFERENCE S
Great Western Orig. 4} per cent pf., 90 5i
London and Brighton, 5 per cent. iva. stock, No. 1,113}
Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock,
Di to. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent.,
Ditto 4i per cent. irred., lill
North Eastern,
Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 321
PRE FE RENON SH A RES AND STOCKS.
Midland New £5 shares, 4}

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Chester and Holyhead,
Ditto, 5 per cent., 112
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., ill
Great Luxembourg,
Nsaannainarualuod(iLimie.g).egguutta.7lp4efipeeernatr
_um, S
Ditto (all), 181
Turin anu Savona,
Ditto (all), 91

FOREIGN MINNS
Cape Copper, lim., 1.1
Co re Copper, 27
Santa Barbara gold Mine lim.,
St. John del Rey (lira.), 3 Yudananeutana of S. Augtralia, 2

3(1 pBA.I.It B.
altnd3lsterrnani' m -
Dto, 11rem, isad at 0 m .
calls paid in advance, 64
AlliDairttee>,lisne.Ue• ;13at 31
pm., of which 10 is pd , 17i 18
An glo A u s tri an.
Zealand,co pm.,
and China, 36
cßialanrkteorftdNetwan
01
City, 1.7
Consolidated Bank, lira., 111
Eur6pean Bank, Bin., 1,11 la
Hindustan, Ulina. and Japan (11m.),
Ditto, Issued at 6 pin., 7/
Imperial Bank (11m.). 3
Imperial Ottoman, 17 161
Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 51
London, Buenos Ayres. and River Plate,
Ditto, new, 91
London Chartered Bank of Australia, 241
London Joint Stock,
Ditto, new, 981 9
London and South African, 22/
Merchant Bank, lim., 291
Mercantile and Exchange. lim.,
Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 1( 1
South Australia, 3f,i
Union of Australia, 55 1
Union of Ireland, lim., 21 1
Union of London, 571
MISCELLANEOUS.
Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, lim., 3i
Berlin Water Works, lim., 9 1
Ceylon Company, 10
Commercial Union, Insurance, 81 1
Company of African Merchants, lim., 3
N,bbw Vale, 5 42 irr
Egyptian Com and Trading, lim., 51
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira, 7 1 1 1
Humber Iron Works, 31
London and Glasgow Engineering and Inn SW, 4.4!..1 3