The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

GOIAME.RCIAL lig TELLIUENCE,

CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank of
England on Saturday.
The Tasmanian is announced from the West
Indieswith £432,277 in specie.

The steamer which left New York on Saturday
for. Europe brings £250,000 in specie.

Th© Hecla has arrived with £45,000 in specie
from New York, and the Borussa with £4OOO. The
Minnesota has brought £33,000 in specie.

During November Australian gold to the value of
£422,500 left Melbourne for Europe.

Two O'CLOCK.

The markets opened with a gloomy appearance,
and they are now flat. Disturbing rumours
are prevailing as to the continuance of peace on
the Continent ; and a depression is to some ex-
tent caused by the alarms perpetually kept up
by Fenianism. There is not, however, any
particular pressure of sales. The position is
One of a simple declension in price. The foreign
Market is heavy all round, at a reduction of to
per cent. in all the speculative stocks. In the Rail-
way Market the settlement closing this day is ex-
ceedingly heavy, and there are large differences to
pay. In several cases stocks are better, but there
is no tendency to general improvement. _

Foreign Stocks are flat. There is a fresh decline
of in Turkish (1865), at 32k to 321, and in Pas-
sives at 254 to 254 ; of 4 in New Threes, at 354 to
to 354, and in Italian (1861), at 444 to 44} ; and of
in Mexican, at 15 to 154. Greek are 12 to 124.
Portuguese Scrip is heavy, at 4 to 4 prem, and the
old stock 39 to 394.
English wheat is a shilling dearer.

The English Funds are very heavy. Consols
have declined i per cent, at 92 to 92i for both
money and account. New and Reduced Three per
Cents. are I lower, the quotations being 91i to 92.
India Five per Cents. are i lower, at 110} to 111 i.
Exchequer Bills, 255. to 28s. prem.
The New Honduras Loan has receded to 1 li
prem.

The settlement continues to keep the Railway
Market from a further relapse. Great Northern are
1 lower ; Great Northern (A) and Sheffield, k ; and
Great Western and Great Eastern, it ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire are 1 lower ; and Midland and London
and North Western, 1. The quotations are : Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 121 to 121/ ; Midland, 102
to 102/ ; South Eastern, 661 to 661 ; London and
North Western, 113 to 113/ ; Great Northern,
1071 to 108/ ; do. A, 108 k to 109/ ; Great Eastern,
31. to 31/ ; Great Western, 44 to 44/ ; Brighton,
48} to 49 ; Sheffield, 441 to 451 ; Metropolitan, 1144
to 1151; and Caledonian, 70 to 71.
The increased demand for discount, which set in
immediately after Christmas, continues unabated,
and the rate for the best bills is 1i to 2 per cent.
with less money on offer.
The Lincolnshire has arrived from Melbourne
with £336,000 in Australian gold.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are steady at 20 to 22, and the Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds at 18 to 19.
United States' Five-twenty Bonds are i lower, at
711 to 721; Erie shares are quiet at 48 to 49 ; and
Illinois have advanced at 881 to 891.

There is no new feature in Bank shares. London
and Westminster, 68 to 69 ; London and County,
54 to 55 ; London Joint Stock, 34} to 35i ; Al-
liance, 11f to 10f dis. ; and Imperial, 17i to 18g.
Indian and Canadian Railway Stocks are flat.
Great Indian, 106 to 107 ex div. ; East Indian,
104 to 109 k ex div. ; and Grand Trunk, 15
to 15i.

LATEST CITY INTELLIGENCE.
CITY, 4.30 F.M.

Since two o'clock there has been no variation
in Consols, which remain at 92 j for money and the
account, but the market is weak.

The sum of £12,000 in sovereigns was taken to
the Bank of England this afternoon from Oporto.
Foreign Stocks have closed as follows :—ltalian,
444 4 ; Greek, 114 124 ; Mexican, 154 I ; Spanish
Passive, 254 ; the 3 per Cents. 354 4 ; Turkish
5 per Cents., 324 4 ; and the New Portuguese
Scrip, f 4 prem.
American Securities are steady. United States
5-20 Bonds, 724 ; Erie Shares, 484 4 ; and Illinois,
88 4.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 per Cent. Consols
Do. Account,
8 per Cent. Reduced 92* / ii 21
New 3 per Cent 92i li
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent.., an. 1873 —
Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan, 188 P —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Teleh,raph), Auo., 1908 —
E (chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct 23 pm
Do £5OO pm
Do. £lOO & £2OO — pm
Bank of England Stoek, 41 per Cent 239
Do. Account —

INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
tdiau Stock, 10f per Cent., AprillB74
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7
Do. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872
Do. 54. per Cent., May 1879 lOB k
Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb, 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 lO3l
Do. do. 1882
Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
Do. under £l,000

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent 99}
Do. 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
80. 5 per Cont., 1865
Do Account
Do. £lOO Bonds
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Cain, 6 per Cent.
C ailian 6 per Cent lOl4
Do. 4} per Cent. _

Do.
Do.trierlB67 Cent., B •
89
----
Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 —
Do., Scrip' £32 paid
0 A mbian, 6 per Cent.
Danish, 3p 3r Cent., 1825
D .nubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 631
Do 8 per Cent., 1867
Bctuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
ggyptian, 7 per Cent
O. Second Issue —
D,,. £5OO Bonds
Do. £lO6 Bonds —
Do. 1864
Do. £5OO Bonds —
Do. £lOO Bonds ~... 861 1
Government Railway Debentures .... 921
Greek, 5 per Cont., 1824-5, ex Coups. —
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
G.tatentala 5 per Cent . —
lionduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 7p. Ct., .£l5 pd 11 pm
It'ulau 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Do, Account
Do. Maremmana Raiway
RexicaL 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account . l5l
Do. 1864 6l
Dc, f per Cont. Anglo-French —
dlontevideau 6 per Cent . —
hloorish Imperial 5 per Cent
Now Granada lll
Do 3 per Oen —
Do. Deforred
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account 73
Do .11 per Cent. (Uribarron)
Do 4i per Cent.. 1862 ' —
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Ct.,1853, '6, '7, '9,'6u,'2,':s 39} 1
aussta,n 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St —
Do 4i per Cent. 1850
113 4i per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
1)0 5 per Cent., 1862
no. Angle-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds —
Do. do. £B4 15s. do.
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 872
S (~ Do• do. £B4 lOs. do —
ardinian, 5 per Cent —
Spanish 3 per Cen —
Do Account
D 0 New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive 251 2
Do Acctant
Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded
Do Account
--1: oldsh 6 per Cent, 1854
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 —
Do Account
Do .4100 Bonds
Do 6 per Cent., 1862 --•
Do Account -