The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-03 00:00:00

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110 MAT AittiMAT, INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Business to-i lay in discount circles has again been
very active, _'and the bill brokers have required
fully 6 per cer tt. for the nedotiation of short-dated
paper. The in quiry for accommodation has recently
been greatly stimulated by some heavy payments
that had to, be made in connection with the Egyp-
tian loan, and this afternoon a capital laige amount of
will be taken off the market by the North
Wcstern Railway. The near approach Of the 4th
of the month is' also exercisingts usual influence by
then a i
the provision required for meeting the bills which
rrive at maturi
bankers ty. The floating balances of
and other discount establishments, how-
ever, show an increase
greater willin , and there is, therefore,
gness to enter into new engagements,
and a more satisfacto
At ry feeling apparent.
rations the
im Bank yesterday there were no bullion ope-
of portance.
During the past week the Foreign and Colonial
Produce Markets have been closed for the Christ-
mas holidays ; a few dealin:gs, however, have taken
place in the private market in several of the princi-
pal staples at about the rates current at the close of
the year. Operations, however, will be actively re-
sumed to-day.
The following con'imunication refers to the Vene-
zuelan debt :—Mrissrs. Baring Brothers and Co.
have received advices from their agents at La
Guayra, annvancing that the recent order of Gen.
Guzman Blanco, for the resumption of -payment of
the 55 per cent. of customs has been rescinded by
an orde,c of the Caraccas Government, pending the
decision. of the Federal Court as to certain alleged
claims of Government creditors ; and that they.
(Messrs. Baring's agents) had been required to re-
fun d a sum of $18,443 45c in payares, received at
Prierto Cabello on account of the duties.
The General Credit and Finance Company of
London are in receipt' of advice from their agents,
Messrs. H. L. Boulton and Co., dated La Guayra,
Dec. 9, 1864, of duties collected 'as follows, on ac-
count of the Venezuela Six per Cent. Loan of 1864 ;
Per statement No. 11, from La Guayra, $1,346
37c. ; No. 12, from ditto, $3,927 49c. ; No. 19,
fr9ni Puerto Cabello, $855 36c. ; total, $6,131 22c.

Two O'CLOCK.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele-
gram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes have been 67f. 20c.
Firm.

No material alteration has been perceptible to-day
in tbe quotations of the principal favourite securi-
tieF, of the Stock Exchange, but there has undoubt-
edly been more business in progress than recently,
and a more buoyant feeling has been apparent.
Monetary affairs .will no doubt in a short time
assume an easier appearance, and politically there
is nothing to occasion the least disquietude. Under
these favourable influences the public may be ex-
pected to speculate more freely. The English
Funds to-day have been maintained at their recent
improvement, and Consols for money are 89i *,
and 89i 4 for the account. The New Threes and
Reduced Annuities 'are 88* 4 ; Annuities, 1880,
14 5-I6ths ; Exchequer Bills, 4s. prem. ; India 5
per Cents., 104 103* ; and Bonds, 10s. prem.
There has been a moderate business in the
Foreign Market, and prices have been tolerably
steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. (1862) are 691 4 ;
ditto Consolides, 48i 1 ; Mexican, 281; ditto New,
24 s ; Greek, 23* 1 ; Spanish Passive, 321 8 ;
ditto Certificates, 141 ; the Confederate Loan,
52 54 ; the Egyptian, 11 prem. ; the Danubian, i-
d:Es. par ; and the Montevidean, 21 4 prem.
In the Railway Share Market business has been
moderately active, and prices in several instances
are firmer. South-Western, and Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln have each advanced 15s. ;
and London, Chatham, and Dover, and Midland
each ss. ; while South-Eastern have declined ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines are generally a
shade firmer.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue at
steady rates ; London and Westminster realise
8; Union of London, 581 ; London Chartered
of Australia 241 i Alliance, 33 34 ; Hudson Bay
C"VanY7l6B ; London F inancial, 234 24 ; and
Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 81 i•

BRITISH FUNDS CLOSING PRICES.
Govnimin-rr Forms.
8 per Cent. Consols ... B9l i
Do. Account, Jan. 10 BBl
New 3 per Cent,. Reduced BBf t
3rr Cent BB
New 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. per Cent. Jan. 1873 ... —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan.. . .1880 14 5-16 7-16
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBls.-
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908.-
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent. 4pm
Do.
£5OO and . „
Do. £lOO £2oo. —
Bank.
of England Stock, 51 per Cent •239
Do. Account ............................
lINDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
ndian Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 —Do Account 215 Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 )3 2Z-
Do. Account
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879
Do. .4 per Ceiat, Aug. 1866
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO lO pm
Do. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bond; 5 per Cent
Do. 4-i per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Chilian 6 per Cent
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 — Eador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
0., Provisional Land Warrant
Egyptian 7 yer Cent ................• 9-84 2.4
Do., Second Issue ...............
Do. £lOO 80nd5.......;....'.'.'.
Do. 1864
Do.
Scrip, £l5 paid .............. .
14
Greek 5 per Cents. Coupons , 1824-5, ex — pm.
bo. Account
234
Do. Coupons Guatemala 5
per Cent
Do. 1839 and 1850 ...........................
Mltalian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway)
exican 3 per Cent. ...........................
Do Account .......1............................. 284 f
DO 864 . . ......... . ............ 264
DDo 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ............
o Scrip, £5O paid
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c ............ dis x div
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 44 per Cent. ........................
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 4i. per Cent., 1.862
Do Account ..... - ....... .
Portuguese 3 per Cent , 1853 .
Do Account .... • . • ............
-
DDo 3 per Ceni., .... . ;9., . CO• ..
... ..
461
o Account ........... . .... ... _ ...
...
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Si., .........
Do 44 per Cent., 1850 ..................... ash
Do 1860 .....................
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
511
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do 1861
Do Scrip, £65 'paid
Sardinian 5 per Cad P
Do Account Bll
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account. 4l
• 'Do Passive
Do Account 324
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded 1.•
Do Account
144 Swedish 4 per Cent.
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Do Account
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
110 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Do,Vs'aezuela 3 per Cent. Account .... • 6 Per Cent . 1862 ..
DoDo. Account
. 6 Per Cent. . 1.864
14, Per Cent .... _ ...
: ......
livid eat............ ori.the . .a.b.c;e payable in London.
Belgian, Austrian, 5 per Cent. Ex. 10 Florins
44 per cent.,. Ex.,25f.
Dutch 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
French:Rentes, 3 per Cent
Italian
5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. .........
Do. Account .......................... ... 64 3i '
1-I[REE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Do. Account ......