The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-11 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY.
BOURSE, Dec. 10.—The situation of the Bank of
France, published to-day, has not been consicered
as favourable, and prices have given way. The
amount of business has been moderate. Threes,
after having been done at 73f. 30c., receded to
73f. 20c. ; Mobilier varied from 1000 f. to 987 f. 50c.;
Austrian, 653 f. 75c. to 652 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,402 f.
50c. to 1,400 f. ; Lyons, 885 f. to 882 f. 50c. ;
Southern, 588 f. 75e. to 587 f. 50c. ; and Northern,
1,002 f. 50c. to I,ooof. The following were the
quotations :

11 per Cent.. 96 80
Do. end month 96 75
3 per Cents. 73 5
Do. end month 73 25
Bank Shares 3145
Credit Mobilier 987 50
Do. Account

Credit Foncier 675
Belgian 4} lOO
Piedmontese (5)
Roman 93
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 43 50

kAILWA.IrS.

Cavh. . Account.
Orleans
Northern
New ditto. 845 .. 843 75
Lyons and. Mediterranean BBO 882 50
New ditto
Geneva 625
Midi
Southern
Western
Eastern
Grand Central — • •
Sardinian
Austrian

590 --
610 --
700 -

.. 625

590 -
610 -
698 75

435 -
650 -

- - -
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 2.5 f. 121 c. ; money,
25f. 10c. ; three months, paper, 24f. 95f c. ; money, 24f.
95c.

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Dec. 107—There continues to be a
fair amount of business doing, both in goods and
yarn. The demand for goods is rather more active
than is usually the case at this season of the year,
and the result of the week's business has been to
give a firmer tone to the market generally. There
is a good demand for shirtings for India, at the full
rates quoted on Tuesday. Domestics, T cloths,
&c., are also in fair request, and prices are well
sustained. There is still a fair inquiry for light
makes of printing cloths, at previous rates. Yarns
are not much inquired after by purchasers for the
Continent, and the home trade also operate
sparingly, but there is more animation for India
and China, and prices are on the whole tolerably
firm.

MINES.—The mining market has continued
throughout the week in a state of the greatest activity, and
a larger amount of business has been transacted than we
have noticed for many months past. Tin has advanced
£4 per ton, and copper also expected to rise before Christ-
mas. These circumstances, combined with the disco-
verie3 that have been made, render it probable that the pre-
sent activity will increase, rather than diminish. Heavy
dividend shares have been largely dealt in—such as West
Seton, at M to 300, and a good demand. Basset, 210 to 215;
a dividend of £6 per share declared at the two monthly meet-
ing. South Caradon, 405 to 410. Providence Mines have
advanced to 65. Wheal Margaret, 60 to 612 and in request.
Great Alfred have advanced from 2f to 4, m expectation of
a course of ore in the 200 fm. level. Alfred Consols more
inquired for. Wheal Charlotte, to which we referred last
week as likely to recommence dividends, has advanced from
10 to 171 20, so that this mine has had a rise of £lO,OOO in
a week; on Thursday information was privately received
that a great improvement had taken place, and shares rose
quickly from 12 to 171 20. Hingston, without anyreported
change, have been cruller, and receded to 3 31,—Mining
Journal of this clay.