The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-25 00:00:00

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This being Christmas-day, business on the Stock
Exchange was entirely suspended.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.
YESTERDAY.
TI:RNMENT FUNDS.
8 per Ueu G. Consols
Do. Account,
3 per Cent. Reduced 921 I
ea ~ per Cent, 921 i
New 21- per Cont. Jan. I_i
1)0. ;, p,r Cent. Jan. 1873... —
Annuities, 30 rrs, expire sth Jan , 1861'.
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Teleraph), An_.., 1908 —
E tclicquor Bills, £l,OOO, 2 & 211 per Ct..- 25 9 pm
Do £5OO — pin
~.. Do. £lOO & £2OO — pin
Bank of England Stock, 4I per Cent —
Do. Account
INDIAN (3 OYERNMENT SECURITIEe.
Indian. S',tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
Do. Account
Du. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5 per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 188',
Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £1,000
Do. under £l,000
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FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent —
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
IJo Account 76 i 6
Do. £lOO Bonds —
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Cuilian 6 per Cent —
Do. 4i per Cent —
00. 6 per Cent., B .
Do., 1867
Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 ...
Do., Scrip' £32 paid
C )1 mbian, 6 per Cent.
Danish, 3 par Cont., 1825
D nuhian Principalities, 7 per Cent 6ll
Do 8 per Cont., 1867 —
Eluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
egyptian, 7 per Cent B6-1

..... . _
Ito. Second Issue ..
D.,. £590 Bonds
Do. £lO6 Bonds BB
Do. 1861
D0..£5.)0 Bonds —
Do. £lOO Bonds ..•.• —.
Cover/mum:a Railway Debentures .... 93
Week, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, es Coups —
Dc. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account ... 51
El I, t(lnala 5 per Cent . —
itlitati 5 per f.'t-2t., U• 563 —
Do, Account .. 72
)o. Marennuana liaiway — •
113xican 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
Do. 1864 --1
i,,
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
noutevidian 6 per Cent . —
lloorish imperial 5 per Cent
Nov Granada —
Do 3 per Cen —
Do. Deferred
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account 73 21 31

Dc, 4---I per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 41 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,':- 391 I
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B6 i
Do 4I per Cent. 1850
Do 4 por Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 por Cent., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds —
Do. do. £B4 15s. do.
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds... B7- 1
Do. do. £B4 15s. do —
Sa,(iinian, 5 per Cent 7ll
Spanish 3 per Cen —
Do Account ...
Do New Deferrscl —
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Acc*unt
Do Cotn. Cert. of Coup. not -funded

Do Account
Turkish 6 per Cent., 1851
Do Account
Do 6 per Cont. 1858 —
Do Account
Do .£lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Ccut., 1,862 —
Do Account
Do .£loe Bonds 62-1-
Do. 1863 —
Do 5 per Cent., 1865 .. 331
DJ Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1865 sli
1) i I per Cent.' Guaranteed
Venezuela, 3 per Cent. —
DJ Account —
1)0 6 per Cent., 1862
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Dividends on the above payable in Londoi.
Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 4 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 21; per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil —
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ....
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. —
Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 251.
Do. Account 45 41
THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols, Money 921 1 I
Do. Account

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Dec. 24.—The yarn and cloth
market has been exceedingly dull and inactive, with
prices a good deal depressed. In shipping yarns
there has been very little business, and spinners
have found that to effect sales they would have to
take lower prices. Yarns suitable to the Continental
markets have been in some request, at prices rather
below current rates ; but sellers, as a rule, adhere
to their own quotations, and but little trade has
resulted. For China yarn the market has been
languid. Spinners are holding with more steadiness
to their quotations for these goods, believing that
prices will not go much lower, notwithstanding a
decline of id. to Id. per lb. since the close of last
week in cotton. Cop yarns for the home trade have
not been in general demand. Yarns suitable for
India shirtings—such as 32's twist and 30's to 40's
weft—have been in fair request, but other descrip-
tions have been neglected. There has not been
much done in cloth. Flat as the cloth market
generally is at Christmas it ►s duller and quieter
than usual, and there is a tendency to lower prices.
The India and China advices are bad, and it
transpires that heavy losses have been incurred
in these markets, so that merchants here are a
good deal discouraged, and refrain from making
offers. Cloths generally are flat, and prices weaker.
Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of the cloth
market :—" We have to report a very quiet week,
with a tendency to lower prices; but as manufac-
turers are mostly engaged, there is not much pres-
Sure to sell. Usually at this period of the year
very little business is transacted, and this may to
some extent account for the want of animation
which now characterises our market."

CARDIFF, 23.—The steam coal proprietors of the
district are doing a fair amount of business, prin-
cipally on foreign account, and, if expectations are
realised, requirements will gradually increase from
some of thelmarkets. Advices from the East confirm
previous reports that, despite the rather large sup-
plies sent out there, stocks are by no means heavy.
Freights are moderately well maintained, although
there is no particular activity evinced, the tonnage
offering being equal to the wants of shippers. Coal
rates to Aden are quoted 455. per ton ; Bombay,
40s. ; Mauritius, 325. ; and Alexandria, •16s. 6d.
French houses continue large purchasers, Nantes,
Marseilles, Rouen, and Havre being among the
principal markets. The trade is chiefly carried on
in French vessels, which are able to accept lower
rates than British ships. For the West Indies
there is a moderate demand, and to the South
Aauericau markets the shipments have been
about the average. In house qualities business
is comparatively quiet, and quotationT, have not
inProved. The usual dulness is evinced in all
branches of the iron trade, and at the works em-
ployment keeps irregular. Tin plates are selling
and prices show a downward tendency.
LEEDS, 24Tn.—The markets in the cloth-halls
this morning have been almost of a nominal
character. The few buyers present were indis-
posed to do almost any business, except on
vet,- advantageous terms. The market, indeed,
was quite of a holyday character to-day, being the
day before the great Christian holyday of the year
Though there is a quiet feeling throughout the
woollen cloth trade of this town and district, there
is rathel: more business doing than we had to re
port a month ago, and a feeling of hopefulness
at there will be a further improvement in the
ensuing month generally prevails. ;