The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-17 00:00:00

The accounts from Amsterdam show that the un-
usual pressure for money in that city continues, the
discount rate being still 5 per cent., while for loans
on stock 6 per cent. is charged.
The tenders Efor the South Australian Govern-
ment Six per Cent. for £lOO,OOO amounted in the
aggregate to £611,500. The following tenders will
receive allotment, viz.:—£s,ooo, at £9 10s. Id. per
cent. premium ; £lO,OOO, at £9 Is. ; £2,500, at
£9 ; £5,000, at £8 11s. 6d ; £1,200, at £8 108. 6d;
£2,500 at £8 10s. ; £l,OOO, at £8 78.6 d. ; £5,000,
at £8 ss. 6d. ; and £67,800, at £8 3s. 6d. per cent.
premium. The last amount is part of one tender
for the whole amount of £l,OOO. The paper con-
taining the minimum price fixed by the agent
general was not opened.
As Christmas-day this year occurs:on a Saturday
the succeeding holiday will practically fall on the
27th inst. (Monday), and not, a,:usual on the 26th.
The confirmed disposition of the public to keep
that holiday is sufficiently known, but it might
sava some disappointment in business circles if a
timely understanding were come to, where neces-
sary, among the wholesale and retail houses in the
metropolis.
The return from the Bank of England for the
week ended the 15th of Dec. gives the following
results when compared with the previous week :--

Rest
_X11,025

,
PuLlie deposits
Other deposits 17,23:),b07 ... Decrease ... 360,655
On the other side of the account :

Government securi-

tills £13,811,953 ... No change.
Other securities l6 577,881 ... Increase ... 180,277
Notes unemployed 10,863,075 ... Increase ... 952,395
The amount of notes in circulation is £22,400,310,
being a decrease of £472,500 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £19,167,109, showing
an increase of £399,499 when compared with the
preceding return.
Subjoined is a comparison of the present position
of the Bank of England anti the prices of Consols
and French Rentes with the corresponding week of
last year :
Same Week
At Present. last Year.
Bullion
Reserve

Notes in circulation 22,400,310 ... 22,724,6:5
fiftte of discount
Consols

French Routes

70f. 2-7 c.

The following is the official return of the cheques
and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house for
the week ending Wednesday, Dec. 15 :

Thursday — £8,475 000
Friday
Saturday...
Monday 10,318,000
Tuesday
Wednesday 27,494,000

X 75,590,000

BMITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT lUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, Jan. 6
3 per Cent. Reduced 9le 2
New 3 per Cent
Now 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cen ian.1873
&nnuitios, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.
Do. for 30 yrs, oxpire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telet,raph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchcqw.tr Bills, .£l,OOO, 2} p. Ct. March
Da. 3 do. June
D 1 £lOO, £2OO & £5OO — pm
Bank of England Stock, 4} per Cent
De. opening
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds
Inter-Colonial Ommum

INDIAN dOVEHNMENT SECIMITIEN•
ladi I. Mock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 Shut
Dc. Opening, for Account —
Do. a per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888
Do. Cartificates
Do. Enlaced Papw, 4 per Cent.... 914
00. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ... lO5l
Do. 54 per Cent. May 1879 —
DJ 5 per Cont., Rup. D.,. 1872..
Do do 18147....; —
Do. do. 1882 —

i•). Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 . '''''
Do Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000
Do. under 21.000
FOREIGN FUNDS— TWO O'CLOCK.
lagentine Republic, 6 per Cent
Auitrian Bonds 5 per cont —
Do. 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
On. 44 per Cent. 1852
Do. do 1858..... —
Do. au 1860
Do. do., 1863
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
Do. Account
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent.
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Outlian 6 per Cent _
''o. 4k per Cent.... —
Do. 3 per Cent.,
Do. 7 per Cent., 1866
99
Dan" )31'e 1 rii e6r tact.
CP ee ;11 tC. , 1867 e
1n 8t 2. 5
panties, 7 per Cent . .
Danishs:J l)oo .;
Do 8 per Cent., 1867
I'LGAL;'ac liaccPurnintei
7
I•:euatior New Consolidated, 1 per Cent
Egic
y)itianec,o7apderlsCseun;
•• ••
Do. £sot. Bonds B3
Do. 1864
Do. Account ... B7k
D,-. £5OO Bonds
Do. AlO6 Bonds B9
Do. 7 per Cent., 1868 .•
Do. £10.) Bonds ..... 78i
Government Railway Debentures 994
Greek 5 per Cont., 1824- 5, ex Coups B4
Du. Coupons
Do. Account
Guatemala:s per Cent .. —
Honduras Guy Rail.Losn.,lop..Ct.,allpd
Do. Acciant
Italian 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Do. docount