The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-31 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
OMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

Two O'CLOCK.

The English Funds are flatter upon political ap-
prehensions and the neglect of investors; but rail-
way stocks have advanced. Many adverse opera-
tors have closed their accounts by purchases, and
the market being thus relieved has naturally re-
covered. The advance in Midland stocks amounts
to 11 per cent., and in some others to 1 per cent.,
Whilst the general recovery is about I per cent. A
partial recovery has also taken place in the Foreign
markets. But of new business there is little or
nothing. The Stock Exchange will be closed
t )-morrow the Ist Jan.

Consols remain flat at yesterday's decline, at 911
to 92 for money and account. New and Reduced 3
per Cents., 911 to 92 ; India Five per Cents., 111 to
1111 ; Bank stock, 239 to 241 ; Exchequer Bills, 235.
to 28s. prem.

With the exception of a relapse of 1 in New
Spanish, which have declined to 33-, Foreign Stocks
have improved * to k per cent.. Mexican Bonds are
now 15 to 15i. ; Greek, 12 to 12i ; Passives, 25 to
25i ; Turkish (1861), 32k to 32f ; Italian (1861),
44i to 44i ; New Portuguese, j to 1 prem, and Old,
39 to 39i.
The demand for money is less active than it was
yesterday, but rates are quite as firm. Nothing is
taken under 1i per cent., and the quotation is 1i
to 2 per cent.
The New Honduras Loan is steady, at 11 to 11
prem.

American Securities are heavy :—United States'
Five-twenty Bonds are dull, at 72k to 728 ; Erie
Shares k lower, at 48 to 49 ; and Illinois at 89 to
90.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have risen 1, to 21 22, and the Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds remain firm, at 18 19.

English Railways are much firmer. There is a
rise of 11 in Midland, at 1031 to 1041 ; of 1 in Lon-
don and South Western, at 76 to 78 ; of I in
Metropolitan, at 116 to 1161 ; of f in Great
Northern, at 107 to 108 ; of 1 in Brighton, at 49 to
491 ; of 1 in Sheffield, at 45 to 451 ; in Great
Eastern, at 31 to 311 ; in Great Northern (A),
at 1081 to 1091 ; and in South Eastern, at 664 to
66 ; and 1 in London and North-Western, at 1131
to 114; in Great Western, at 44 to 441 ; and iu
Caledonian, at 71 to 72. Lancashire and York-
shire are steady, at 122 to 1224.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Twelve thousand sovereigns, received from Por-
tgal, were sent into the Bank yesterday.
To-morrow (Wednesday) will be a strict holiday in
Stock Exchange. The Liverpool cotton market
'ill be closed ou both Wednesday and Thursday.
Messrs. Barings have received a further sum 0f.£535
ti account of New Granada dividends.
The Dutch Rhenish Railway Company have made
, cal! of 24 florins per share, payable by the Ist of
?ebruary.
There are again reports from Paris of a French
roan, in order to bring the floating debt of the
mpire to its normal proportions "on the eve of
vents which will demand great elasticity on the part
d the Treasury." The proposals are expected to be
nade early in the year.
The following circular has been issued :—" Old
lank, Leeds, Christmas, 1867. Sir,—Referring to
he announcement already made to you by Messrs.
Dooke and Co., that we have agreed to amalgamate
heir bank with ours from the Ist of January next,
we take leave to express to you the gratification it
will afford us if the connection which has hitherto
subsisted between you and Messrs. Cooke and Co.
should be extended to the united firm ; and, with the
assurance that we shall have pleasure in placing our
best services at your disposal, we are, sir, your most
obedient servants, BECKErr AND Co. N.B.—The
forms of cheque on Messrs. Cooke and Co. may con-
tinue to be used as heretofore."

The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South
Wales was held at Sydney on the 30th of October.
The report showed the divisible profits for the half-
year ending the 30th of September, to amount to
£91,564 4s 3,i, which was disposed of as follows :
£75,000 for a 15 per cent. dividend, £12,500 for a
Si per cent. bonus, making in all 17i per cent. per
annum, and leaving £4,064 4s 3d to be carried for-
ward to the new account. The dividend on the shares
on the London register will be payable on and after
the 31 of January next.
Toe half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New
[sealand was held at Auckland on the 30th October
last, when the report was presented to the share-
holders. The total profits for division to the 30th
September amounted to £58,618 6s 4d, and a divi-
dend of 10 per cent. and a bonus of 7s per share,
equal to 17 per cent. per annum, were declared. This
amounted to £42,500, leaving £16,118 6s 4d to be
carried to the new profit and loss account. The report
was adopted. The dividend on the shares on the
London register is payable on the 3d January next.

BRITISH FUNDS—Tyro O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 per Own. Consols ... ..
Do. Account,
3 per Cunt. Reduced 9l} 2
New 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. o per Cent. J an. 1873 —
Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Tele6ra,ph), Au 6., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &2i per Ct 23 pm
Do £5OO 23 pm
Do. £lOO & £2OO 23 pm
Bank of England Stock, 4} per Cent 239
Do. Account

INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
ndiau Mock, 10} per Cent., April 1874
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent B7
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 lOBl 1
Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 187'
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 lo3}
Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
Do. under £1,000
FORRIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent —
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
Do. 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 5 per Cont., 1865
Do Account 75 f
Do. £lOO Bonds 7sf
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Bs}
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Cuilian 6 per Cent —
Do. 4} per Cent —
Do. 6 per Cent., B •
Do., 1867
Do., 7 per Cent., 1866
Do., Scrip' £32 paid
0 )i mbian, 6 per Cont.
Danisn, 3 per Cent., 1825 B7
D nubian Principalities, 7 per Cent —
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 —
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
egyptian, 7 per Cent B4l 5
Do. Second Issue
Do. .£5OO Bonds
Do. .£IOG Bonds —
Do. 1864
Do. £550 Bonds —
Do. £lOO Bonds ... .. 88
Government Railway Debentures ..... 92}
Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups —
Do. Account
.. 12
Du. Coupons
Do. Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent .. —
Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 7p. Ct., £l5 pd pm
It 6ian 5 per Cer.t., 1865 —
Do, Account • —
Do. Alaremmana Raiway —
Mexican 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
Do. 1864 —
Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French —
Ilontevideau 6 per Cent. .. —
Moorish imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada ll4
Do 3 per Can —
Do. Deferred
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares)
Perivian 5 per Cent. 1865
Du Accbunt —
Do 4f per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 4} per Cent.. 1862
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3
Russian 5 per Cent., 1.822, £ St —
Do if per Cent. 1850
Do •If per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cont., 1859
Do 5 per Cont., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds BB
Do. do. £B4 15s. do.
De., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7l f
Do. do. £B4 15s. do —
Sardinian, 5 per Cent —
Spanish 3 per Cen —
Do Account
Do New Deferrou
Do Account
Do Passive 2s} I
Do Acc.ant
Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded —
Do Account
Turkish 6 per Cent. —
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 —