The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-15 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

TWELVE O'CLO CX .

The commercial public still evince an anxiety to
obtain all the accommodation they will require dur-
ing the next few days in case an upward movement
Should be made in the official minimum. The de-
mand, however, is less active than it has been, but
no alteration is perceptible in the quotations for the
negotiation of the best bills. _

The gold withdrawn from the Bank of England
yesterday afternoon represented £210,000, of which
£lOO,OOO in sovereigns was for Alexandria.
The return issued by the Bank of England shows
a large decrease in the bullion and reserve of notes,
and a considerable augmentation in the number of
bills discounted. The following are the particulars

Active Circulation
Decrease

...£20,53,450
... 201,740
14,021,403
... . 448,214
... 3,221,496
... 28,944
... 7,081,836
... 461,693
... 14,259,882
... 1,612,882
... 458,969
- 12,160
... 9,841,100

Bullion

Decrease

Rent

Increase
Public Deposits

crease ...
Other Deposits
Increase •.•
seven Day and Other Bills

• Decrease
Government Securities

Other Securities
- Increase
Notes Unemployed
Decrease

No alteration
21,615,630
... 2,337,833
... 7,334,240
... 245,840

The application lists for the issue of £2,771,600
'Atlantic and Great Western Railway Consolidated
Sterling Mortgage Bonds were closed yesterday,
and it has been ascertained that the subscriptions,
which were very numerous, are for more than the
total amount required. _ _ _

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-
-447 thtbaAking and
1114anciaL conunun*yr 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.

In the English Stock Market a rise of k per cent.
took place, but sales subsequently predominating a
decline ensued, and Consols are quoted 87 * for
money, and 871 for the account. The New
Threes and Reduced Annuities are 86:I 7 ; Exche-
qUer Bills, 3 dis. ; ditto £lOO and £2OO, 2 dis. ;
Bank Stock, 248 ; 5 per Cent. India Stock, 102 k 4 ;
ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 102 ; ditto 5i
per Cent., -108 i. _ _

Foreign Stocks are generally heavy. Turkish
Consolides are 47f I ; 'Mexican, 241 i; the New
Loan, 22i j ; Greek, 15f 16 ; Spanish Passive,
271 ; Certificates, 14 15 ; Italian, 651 ;
Confederate Loan, 7 8 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 11
Prem. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, 70/ 71f ; ditto,
1862, 711 72 ; ditto 5 per Cent. paid up scrip, 1865,
42i 431; Venezuela 6 per Cents., 1864, 37.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
very inactive, and most of the principal lines are a
shade flatter. Metropolitan have declined ss. ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; Great Western and
North Western, each 15s. ; and Midland and
South Eastern, each £l.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
material alteration. Grand Trunk of Canada
have declined 15 to 311.

- Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. Alliance
have declined to 28f 29 ; London and South
African to 27 ; Hudson's Bay Company are steady
atl6 41 ; Overend, Gurney, and Co., flatat2o4 201 ;
Commercial Company of Africa sham are quoted
1 prem. ; British Convention Bonds of Mexico,
65 70 ; Colonial Company, f 1 prem.; the Credit
Poncier and Mobilier of England (old) shares 3i
31 prem. ex all ; and the new issue, 31 31 prem. ;
the St. Saviour's Wharf Company (Limited) 1 18
itetespoletirgeopeleorSteam Towing: Company, 1+
prem. ; Charles Laffitte and Co., 2 28 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
• ' GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 Der Cent. Consols
Do. Account, 7an. 9
3„.per Cent. Reduced B6l z-, 7
New 3 per Cent B6:i 7
New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs,-expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 3 die
Do. £5OO —
Do £lOO and £200
Bank of 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. Enfaced 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 —
'=1)o. 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
Q
r,
iilian 4} Do 1 per
per Cen Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
t
„, Do. 3 per Cent
4gyptian 7 per Cent 921
20, Second Issue
Do .£lOO Bonds

Do. 1864 —
Do £lOO Bonds
Cheek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 15k
Do. Account
Do. Coupons —
, Do. Account
44Lexican 3 per Cent
Do. Account
Do 1864
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
,Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c —•4l,ontevidean 6;per Cent., £3O paid
taoorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Do 2 per Cent
Do Deferred
,Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
'lO. &per Cent, 1864
D. 130 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
`B,llll7ian. 41 per Cent
Vo. Account —
Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds
Do 3 per Cent. (llribarren) —
9,0 41 per Cent., 1862
p "0 Account —
°ttuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
b_ Do. Account
'4llssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B9l
Do 44 per Cent. 1850
D° 44 per Cent., 1860
I,DO 3 per Cent. 1859
''-'0 5 per Cent. 1862 —
Do 5 per pent. 1864 72
oardinian 5 per Cent
Account
Danish 3 per Cent
Ditto account 44
~I)0 New Deferred —
",.,0 Account 371
~.‘"0 Passive 27i 1
ai,"o Account
alliSh Cert. of Coup not funded l4l
"o Account l5 141
Wi.,edish 4 per Cent. —
V",
.0. 4-i per Cent. 1864
t'qsh."6 per Cent. 1854
to Account —
D 0
6 per Cent. 1858
D°.£loo
Account —
to £lOO Bonds —
Do• 14 per Cent —
D° 6 per Cent. 1862 —
Account 7ll 2
oo £lOO Bonds
Dl3' 6 per Cent., 1863 —
° 5 Per Cent. 1865
V °:
z AccountScrip,lll.l .e 3 B3pat en rsd paid
Cent.
D°—
Do' 6 Per Cent., 1864
Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
~.4,.,
I,lltlgrn, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
'lltee7 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
p p0.,"2 Per Cent, Ex. 12 Gull
er, ~ per Cent. Certificates —
listmi'aeo nentes 3 per Cent.
14,14 5 Account per Cent. ,1861, Ex. 25f. —

Consolsi6cicoorumuzney
THREE O'CLOCK.
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