The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-21 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

UOMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCI,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There continues to be a moderate demand for
accommodation in the General Discount Market,
and the rates current for the negotiation of first-
class short-dated paper remain firm at 18 2 per
cent.

The New Honduras Loan is firm at 1k 2
prem. _ _

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined 1, to 214 22, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds at 18 19i.
The shares of the Anglo-Argentine Company
were to-day quoted at 4to preen.
The applications for the New Portuguese Loan
closed this morning at 12 o'clock.
The Egyptian Commercial and Trading Com-
pany (Limited) have given notice of an ordinary
general meeting, to take place at the Terminus
hotel, Cannon-street, on the 30th inst., to receive
the report of the directors.
The subscription list of the New Portuguese
Loan was to close this day at twelve o'clock,
and the applications here up to the termination of
business this afternoon were already very large.
In Lisbon they are telegraphed as being enormous.
The closing price was a to 1 prem.
The following has been published in reference to
the position of the Metropolitan Railway :
"Metropolitan Railway Company, 3, Old Palace-
yard, Westminster, Dec. 20.
My dear Sir,—ln reply to your inquiry, I beg to inform
you that my directors consider that the capital they are now
authorised to raise is amply sufficient for the completion of
all the works in hand, and that they have no intention
of applying to Parliament for any powers to raise further
capital.—l am, my dear sir, yours faithfully,
"J. HENc MAN, Secretary.
"John Holmes, Esq." . .

The specie movements during the past week have
been on a rather extensive scale. The imports have
amounted to about £370,825, including £18,400
from New York by the America, £2,180 by tile
City of Paris, and £13,400 by the Pennsylvania ;
the Nineveh, from Australia, has brought £38,000 ;
the La Plata, from the West Indies and Pacific,
£170,380 ; the Tycho Brahe, from Buenos Ayres,
£45,000 ; the Ethiope, from the West Coast
of Africa, £6,200 ; the Delta, from Alexandria,
£57,119. About £17,146 in gold has been re-
ceived from Portugal, and £3,000 in silver from
the Continent. The exports have been £7OO to
the West Indies, by the Douro, and there have been
remittances to the Continent, through private
sources, estimated at £272,302, the total amounting
to £273,002.

Two O'CLOCK.

At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to
Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were
69f. 10e. Firm.

Business in the English Stock Market exhibits
very little animation ; in fact, the attendance, as
usual on Saturdays, has been extremely limited.
Consols remain without change of importance, viz.,
at 92i f for money, and 92k 4 for the account.
The New Threes were 92) ; Reduced Annui-
ties, 92} 1; Bank Stock, 241 i 2 ; and India 5 per
Cents., 114 4. _

A limited amount of business has been done in
Foreign Stocks, and thereis no material alteration.
Italian have advanced Ito 451 ; and Mexican
1, to 15/ 16 ; while Greek remain firm at 121 ;
Spanish Passive at 251 26 ; New 3 per Cents. at
351 36 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. at 33/ 1.
There has been very little business transacted in
the market for American Securities, but prices are
a shade firmer. United States 5-20 Bonds have
advanced 1, to 721 I ; and Erie shares 1, 481 491 ;
but Illinois have declined 1, to 881 891.
Only a moderate amount of business has been
transacted in the Railway Share Market, but, in
several instances, prices show more firmness. Great
Ea,tern, Great Northern A Stock, and Lancashire
and Yorkshire have each improved 1, South Wes-
tern 1, North-Eastern (Berwick), 1, and Metro-
politan 11, while Midland and North-Western
have each declined 1.
Bank shares remain very inactive, but in most
instances support previous quotations. Union of
London have improved to 361 ; London and West-
minster are dealt in at 671 ; and Oriental Bank
Corporation at 421.
The Foreign and Colonial lines continue in
limited request but at steady rates. San Paulo are
marked 171 1, Dutch Rhenish 241, Bahia and San
Franciso 14, East Indian 1111 1, and Great Indian
Peninsula are fiat at 109, it being stated that the
next dividend will only be at the rate of 5 per cent.
instead of 5/ per cent., as generally anticipated.

Miscellaneous and Finance Shares in one or two
instances show a slight improvement. Anglo-
American Telegraph have improved to 19k ; Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam to 56 57 ; and Royal
Mail Steam to 62k.

MINING MARKET.

SATURDAY, Two P.M.

Only a limited amount of business has been en-
tered into in the market to-day, and prices are
nominally unaltered. Annexed are some of the
latest quotations :

East Carn Brea, --; Chivorton Moor, 51 51 ; Chontales
Gold, 31 3i ; Clifford Amalgamated, 5/ 6 ; East Basset, 10
12 ; East Caradon, 41 5} ; East Lovell, 81 81 ; East Russell,
--s --s ; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 17s Od 19s; Great
Laxey, 17} 18} ; Great Retallick, ; Great Wh gal Vor,
16} 17 ; Marke Valley, 6/ 6} ; North Crofty, 21 ; North
Treskerby, 80s 32s Od ; Princo of Wales, 48s 50s ; West
Basset, ; South Caradon ; South Frances, 24s 266 ;
Tincroft, 13 14 ; West Caradon, 10 11; West Chiver-
ton, G 5 67 ; West Seton, —— ; Wheal Basset, ;
Wheal Grenville, 26s 28s; Wheal Mary Ann, —;
Wheal Seton, 75 80 ; Great South Tolgus, 193 21s Od ; Eat
Guunis Lake and South Bedford, --s Od —s Od ; East
`Wheal Grenville, 26s 28s; Wheal Basset, —; West
rrances, —; Wheal Buller,

BRITISH FUNDS.--CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 per Cent. Consols
Do. Account,
3 per Cent. Reduced 921 4
New 3 per Cent 921 1
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent.., an. 1873 —
&lanities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1881' —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (lied Sea Teletaraph), A 11,,., 1908_
E :charier Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct — pm
Do £5OO — Pm
Do. £lOO & £2OO — pia
Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent —
Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. •
Indian hock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 —
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cont. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1858
Do. Certificates
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. :_,,q per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1870
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cont., £l,OOO
Do. under £l,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent 75
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
Do. 41 por Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 5 per Cent, 1865 —
Do Account 76i i 4
D0..£100 Bonds —
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
, D..) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cold ;
'AI, 6 per Cent.
Outlian 6 per Con'
Do. 41 per Cent —
00. 6 par Cent B .
no, 1867 .7
881 9
Do., 7 per Cent, 1866 94
(~
.00., Scrip' £32 paid
I, .ii• Au ,
-. blau, 6 pr Cent.
~Naisti. 3 p tr Cent., 1825
u,nubian Principalities, 7 periCent —
-1,, Do 8 par Cent., 1867 —
.....,luaclor New Consolidated, 1 par Cent —
ragyptian, 7 per Cent —
...,Do. Second Issue
4-i„-'. .£5lO Bonds
1-30. £lOO Bonds —
, D.,. 1861
4)0. £s:no Bonds —
Do. £lOO Bonds „... 871 4
„e-iovrunielit Railway Debentures ..... 93
"r ek, 5 per Cent.. 1824-5 ex Coups —
Do. Account ' ' I), i ,
lui.,cl7,ote.nticaor
pter
Gout
. •
~,, a. ..Alper:as
.. --
nl'l4'l 3 I"'t Co- f , 1865 —
•L'o, Account ... —