The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-09 00:00:00

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.ARKS

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',O7.IIDIEROIAL INTELLIGENCE,

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TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The inquiries for accommodation in the general
discount market are not very active, but the rates
dananded by bankers and bill brokers for the nego-
cia.tiou of first-class short-dated paper still con--
tunic a shad 3 under the Bank minimum, viz., at
la I per cent.
The Rifleman has arrived from Sydney with gold
amounting
to £57,000.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are firm at 21122}, and the Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds at 181 191:
The New Honduras Loan is 1 1/ prem.
In the corn market to-day there were only mode-
rate fresh samples of home-grown wheat on offer,
but of foreign there were large arrivals. Business
remained inactive, and last Monday's current rates
were with difficulty supported.
rile accounts from the manufacturing districts
for the past week represent that business in most
departments has remained very inactive. At Man-
chester, however, the lowest point .as regards the
late decline was touched on Wednesday, when soon
after there was a slight improvement in the value
of cloths and yarns ; buyers, however, acted with
Considerable caution, but spinners and manufac-
turers generally are not ready sellers. In the
woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield
operations have only been on the hand-to-mouth
Principle, and chiefly to sort up stocks, prices gene-
remaining steady. The hosiery and lace trade
of Leicester and Nottingham have been moderately
active, the late severe weather having caused a good
demand for useful descriptions of both worsted and
cotton hosiery.
In the hardware districts of Bir-
illungliarn, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton dullness,
however, has been the principal feature. Rather
More business has been entered into in articles for
the 'oast Indies and America, but for the home
trade there has been scarcely any inquiry.
The Committee of Investigatiou of the Atlantic
and Great Western Railway have forwarded the
°.ll°wing notice to the bondholders The com.-
Til. I,ttee of administration beg to notify that, up to
this
date, there have been surrendered to them con-
13°118 from $3,600,000 consolidated bonds, out of the
‘total issue of $17,579,500 ; and they beg to inform
15(41dholders that they are prepared to receive the
•.(,)11130114 from the remaining bonds up to the 31st
t'eoember inclusive, by which date holders desiring
join in the arrangements should signify their
assent and surrender their coupons.

" W. li. SMITHERS, Secretary.
" Offices, 5, Westminster-chambers,
Vlctoria-strect, S.W., Dec. 7, 1867."

Two o'CLocK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
uaY, the French Rentes were 69f. 07c.
Continued depression pervades the market for the
English Funds, and the other departments of the
stock
Exchange are by no means satisfactory.
Consols have receded 1 per cent., viz., to 921 for
I,—"eY, and to 921 for the account. Business is
kept within the narrowest limits as usual during
ahe last few weeks of the year. Speculators are
llathetie, and investors seem disposed to wait for
atournerons bona fide undertakings which are known
Tbe in contemplation.
921 he New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
84
k' ; Exchequer Bills, 28s, to 31s. prem. ; Bank
l'c'e 24 3/ 3 ; India 5 per Cents., 112; a ; ditto
Per Cents, 1001; Eufaced ditto, 881 ; and ditto
t' Per Cents.,
1041 34.
e the Railway Share Market a firmer tone has
tet-revailed, and prices in several instances have
Gilded upwards. Caledonian have advanced 11 ;
tireat Eastern and Midland, each 1 ; Great Nor-
North-Western, and Metropolitan, each 4 ;
n l Great Western and South-Eastern, each 1.
-uioilied are the latest current quotations of
4,13'1,111A e Of the principal lines :—Great Western, 43a
lay ; LeedA, 1931231 ; Londons, 1141 1144 ; Mid-
-1131:1131 ; Brighton, 52 524; Caledonians,
; Chathams, 181 ; Great Northern, 1071
1;8i ; ditto A Stuck, 1101 1101 ; Metropolitan,
„,.(51 116 South Eastern, 678 671 ; Sheffield, 46i
; North Eastern (Berwick), 994 10011; ditto
tr,'„eirk), 04 95 ; North British, 33 34 ; Great Eas-
-,ti, 311 314
ajhe Foreign and Colonial lines remain very in-
-.lve, and without material change in values.
south Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian are dealt
4 Great 'Western of Canada at 164 4;
trunk of Canada at 17 ; East Indian at
11$1121; and Great Indian Peninsula at 1104 111.
exe:sieeu in the Foreign Stock is rather inactive,
ii,,;Pt in Spanish descriptions, which exhibit an
vrwerneut. Spanish Passive have advanced 4,
Turk i; the 3 per Cents. Stock 1, 354 361; and
decline 5 per Cents. 8, 334 ; while Italian have
tree aed II to 451. ; and Mexican 1-, to 151 1.
,k are firm at 12,1 131.
E-tva American Securities United States 5-20 Bonds
ie advanced a, to 71 1, and Illinois 1, to 88 89.
ter, Shares continue steady, at 474 48.
po:cellaneous And Finance shares are quiet.
rair_e street Warehouse have declined to 121 ; Gene-
%llevetlit and Discount are steady at 51; Loudon
an ral Omnibus. Company, at ; Peninsular
CoUriental Steam at 578 581, and Telegraph
cruction and Maintenance at 151.
periatak Shares remain exceedingly inactive. Im-
-1,04ci ° are marked 171 ; Imperial Ottoman, 9:I ;
bahasttl and Couuty, 55 ; London and West-
-r' 704-; and Union of London, 36.