The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-18 00:00:00

XONEY MARk-l'-IAT

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There continues to be a fair inquiry for accom-
Inodation in the general discount market, and
(except in occasional instances) the rates demanded
are fully equal to the Bank minimum of 2 per cent.
At the Stock Exchange loans from day to day on
Government.eent Securities are obtainable at about 1i
is per
The La Plata, from the West Indies, has brought
1170,000 in specie.
The New Honduras Loan is firm, at lf to 2
Prem.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
remain firm at 221 24, and the Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds at 19 19k.
The shares of the Anglo-Argentine company t -
Oar are quoted at i to k prem.
The Shares of the Treemator Granite Company
have been quoted at par to } prem.
The annual meeting of the London and River
rlate Bank (Limited) is fixed for the 30th instant.
The directors are prepared to recommend a dividend
for the half-year ending Sept. 30, 1867, of 5 per
cent., and a bonus of 2* per cent., which, with the
interim, dividend already paid, will make 12k per
cent, for the year.
It has been notified by the Open Stock Exchange
that there will be no sales by public auction
during the Christmas holidays. The next sale by
auction will be on Tuesday, 7th January, and on
every Tuesday and Friday thereafter at one
o'clock. The private transaction and Stock Ex-
change departments will only be closed on Christ-
Inas-day and New Years'-day.
%losers. A. Collie and Co., in their weekly report
on the Manchester trade, state as follows Since
lad Tuesday the business transacted has been on a
trifling scale, but it might have been of fair extent
'I producers would have acceded to the offers made
to them. They are generally, however, suffi-
ciently well employed to exhibit some degree of
firmness, and the rather lower quotations of to-
day result from the easier terms for cotton, and
the concessions made by such manufacturers as
are exhausted of orders, and desirous to have
tilein renewed.

Two o'CLocK.
According to Reuter's telegram this morning the
trench Rentes were GBf. 77e.

Ihe English Stock Market continues weak, with
• a very small amount of business, and a decline of 1
er cent. has been established, the latest prices
Sing 923 for money, and 923 / for the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
21; Exchequer Bills, 255. prem. ; Bank Stock,
f 240 ; India 5 per Cents., 1121 1111 ; ditto
Per Cents., 1001 3; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 10313;
ditto
53 per Cents., 1081 ; ditto Rupee Debentures,
451; and ditto Bonds, 575. prem.
Very little business has been transacted in the
Fereig.n department of the Stock Exchange. Italian
have advanced if, to 453 1 ; Turkish 5 per Cents.
to 333 3 ; but Spanish Passive have declined 3,
ca 263 I ; while Greek continue at 121 13 ; Mexi-
n, 153 4 ; and Spanish 3 per Cents., at 3611.
The Foreign and Colonial Railway Shares exhi-
bit no material variation. Bahia and San Fran-
cisco are dealt in at 13f, Great Luxembourg at 81
Grand 'flunk of Canada have declined to 151 ;
and East Indian remain steady at 111 f.
In American Securities there has been an advance
°fQ in United States 5-20 Bonds, which are 711
?2i
; Erie shares have improved 1, to 493 501; and
Illinois shares 3, to 891 90k.
Considerable excitement has prevailed in the
railway Share Market, and sales have been pressed
in most of the principal Stocks. Midlands have
again declined about 4 per cent., being last quoted
1014 1013. Great Northern A. Stock have re-
ceded 11, to 1081 1091 ; Metropolitan /, to 1131
114 Great Western 3, to 431 ; Lancashire and
,
,i,-orkshire 3, to 1221- ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln 3, to 45 ; and Great Eastern 1, to 301 I.
Lank Shares remain inactive, but without any
treat alteration in values. London Joint Stock
ave improved to 351; and Union of London re-
main at 361.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are in several
natances a shade flatter. Peninsular and Oriental
Steam have declined to 56 57 ; and Viceroy of
,t's Mortgage Loan to 721; while Atlantic
' Melegraph Old Stock improved to 421.

MINING MARKET.
WEDNESDAY, Two P.M.
Business in the market to-day has remained very
ltnactive, and scarcely any change of importance can
e reported in prices. Annexed are the latest quo-
ttions
ast"Carn Brea, —; Chiverton Moor, 5f 51 ; Chontales
G01d,,. 31 3i ; Clifford Amalgamated, 51 6 ; East Basset, 10
12 Last Caradon, 551 ; East Lovell, ; East Russell,
La- 30s; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 180 Od 20s ; Great
/eY, 17i 181 ; Great Retallick, ; Great Wheal Vor,
18 ; Marko Valley, —; North Crofty, 2f 21; North
4, V'eskerby, 30s 32s 0d; Prince of Wales, 488 50s ; West
',.„?lset, 2 21; South. Caradon, —; South Frances, 21 26;
illtleroft, 13 14 ; West Caradon, 10 11; West Chiver-
,;:, 65 67 ; West Seton, —— ; Wheal Basset, —— ;
'heal
Grenville, 27s 295; Wheal Mary Ann, 19 21;
Seton, 92 94 ; Great South Tolgus, 20s 22s 6d ; East
‘ll4nis Lake and South Bedford, 35s Od 40s Od ; East
;heal Grenville, 1/ 2 ; Wheal Basset, 72/ 771 ; West
talices, 9 11; Wheal Buller, 16 18.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
a Per Gent. Consols
a 1210. Account,
Nper Cent. Reduced 921 I
116 W 3 per Cent 921 I
er1,17 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
4:`'''. 6 per Cent..) an. 1873 —
Ibnuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 18_80 —
,0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1880 —
"0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Au,., 1908 —
Kehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct 25 pm
Do £5OO 29 pm
13 , Do. £lOO & £2OO 29 pin
4116: of England Stock, 41 per Cent 2ll— 140 2
"JO. A.ccount
Indian
UOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
..ti.hiall tock, 10/ per Cent., April 1874 —
.",0. Account
"0. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
D 0.4 Pe: Cent., Oct. 1888
0
Cerficates — ti
'
• .Lniaced Paper 4 per Cent —
D°• 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
13°' 51 per Cent.,
May
Bob., 1879 lOBl
°. 5 per Cont., flop. Deb., 1872
Do. do. 1877 —
A° Do. do. 1882 —
13° Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
10e
1)(3. --Kinds, 5
57 per Cent., £l,000
0. under £l,OOO
Argen43a)zifißs EIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
tue Republic, 6 per Cent —
,liritrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
per jent —
3' 41 per Cent., 1852-58-6 U
~
D 0 1)0 1863
r '
I)• 0 per Cent., 1865
,0 Account 76i 6
131:-',?. 4100 Bonds —
1),,4cl Ayres 6 per Cent —
0.,, 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
o',?', 6 Per Cent.
..,,,, ,
o - 0 per Cent loo}
u°o* 4,1 per Cent —
• b per Cent B .

89 1 6i
IA-4., 1867
93/
"`'h o• 7 per Cent., 1866
_
0 ..!'°:, Bcrip' £32 paid _
Malan 6 er Cent.
_
41i8) n Cent 1845
-r, a, 0p . -- G, eut --
'" tvabian Principalities, r per
66 11 b° 8 Pc.,r Cent., 1867
~,Uador New Consolidated, 1 per CO:w.- -ZYptiar,, 7 Per Cent
. ...•••• ...."
i )). 8, oati issue ..... .• ........... .
Ir) .
,t- -
, • o)0 llouds
881
vu• .£IOG Bonds
841,-
1)0. 1864
1),,, .--
_
-1, ''' 4 0 :0 Bonds
871
4'o. XlOO Bonds
9:)1 I -g.
0 (-01R,runle,lit Railway Debentur
......
`41..,01c, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups
-"0. Account
, ~
.
,-• s-doupons
4-I°. Ac t
cl . tee
r 4a.teniala 5 per Cent .
4",444 5 per (;Er t., 1865
72k
42,0 Account
4.1:00. llarerninana Railway
'icat• 3 per 04-_nnt
bitto for Account
.1., Dn.
1864 —
tr'° 6 per Cent. Ang,lo-French
_
Ai°otevidattu 6 per Cent. .
_
ke°l.lBll Iniperial 5 per Cent
ow Granada _
_
1)0 3 per Con
irs1:10. boferrod
il "0 Land Warrants (Hectares)
era ..
~ lan per Cont. 1665
1.1 0 A
7-3-i 2i 31
D,
count
'''''' li Per Cent. (Liribarren)