The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMEROI aL IN TELL TGENOZ,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The discount market to-day is without the slightest
change, inquiries being moderate, and the rates
easy. It may be mentioned, however, that a limited
amount of business has been negotiated in choice ac-
ceptances, as low as 3i per cent., so that a reduc-
tion of the Bank's minimum to 3 per cent. is likely
to take place at an early date. _ _ .

Atlantic and Great Western Railway. Debentures
hz,ve risen 2 per cent., to 52 54, and the Consoli-
dated Mortgage Bonds, 1, to 411, 441, on the state-
ment issued by Mr. Mcilenry, the financial agent
of the cc mrany in this country. _ _ .

The half year'y interest due on the 31st of De-
cember on the shares of the Metropolitan Sewage
and Essex Reclamation Company will be paid at
Messrs. (llyn, Mills, and Co., on and after the 12th
instant.

The amount required for the March dividend of
the Turkish Loan of 1858 being already at the
credit of the Syndicate, the Imperial Ottoman Bank
is instructed by the Ottoman Government to give
notice that on and after Ist February it will dis-
count that dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per
annum.

It has been announced by the Imperial Ottoman
Bank that the drawing of the bonds of the Danu-
bian Loan for repayment at par on the Ist March
is to take place at their offices on Wednesday, the
9th inst.

Some important changes have taken place in the
return of the Bank of France. There has been a
decrease of 39,500,000 f. in the cash in hand,
45,333,000 f. in the Treasury balance, and
13,200,000 f. in the private accounts ; while an
increase has taken place in the bills discounted of
60,333,000 f., in the advances of 666,000 f., and in
the notes 79,500,000 f.

In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
there has been very little business transacted. For
superior descriptions of sugar, however, steady
rates have been maintained. Coffee has been
neglected, while the operations in rice have not been
sufficient to cause any change in values. Saltpetre
and tallow have been dull, and barely sustained
former prices. _ _

The Bank of England return completed to the
2d January shows some rather important variations.
The bullion has been increased by £167,503, while
there has seen a diminution in the reserve of notes
of £1,232,260. The other securities have been
added to by £2,575,247, and the private balances
also show an augmentation of £2,000,006.
Subjoined are the particulars :
Public Deposits ... £8,162,130 Decrease £544,231
Other Deposits ... 20,592,230 increase... 2,000,006
Rest 3,290,285 Increase... 25,508
On the other side of the account :
Government Securities £13,111,068 Increase... 99,846
Other Securities 22,816,503 increase... 2,575,247
Notes unempioyed 10,142,255 Decrease 1,232,200
The amount of notes in circulation is £23,286,845,
being an increase of £1,353,480; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £19,418,362, show-
ing an increase of £167,503 when compared with the
former return.

Two o'CLocK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris this
day, the French Rentes were 69f. 95c. Firm.
Business in the market for the English Funds to-
day has been verylimited, and Consolsare unaltered,
at 90i for money and the 10th inst., and at 9Oj
for the February settlement.

A firmer tone prevails in the Foreign Market,
and prices tend upwards. Turkish 5 per Cents.
have advanced f, to 324 33 ; Mexican Stock I, to
17i 18k ; Greek Bonds to 14f 15 ; Spanish Pas-
sive 201- 21 ; and the Italian Loan, 1861, to
54-, 53 ex div.

'1 he operations in the Railway Share Market
have been to a fair extent, but prices generally are
a shade flatter. Great Western, and Lancashire
and Yorkshire, have each declined i ; South Eas-
tern, j ; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
; while Great Northern A Stock, London,
Chatham, and Dover and Mialand have each im-
pro7el

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
material alteration. Dutch-Rhenish are marked
20i 4 ; Sambre and Meuse, 74 1 ; South Austrian
and Lombardo-Venetian, 151 ; Grand Trunk of
Canada, 201 s ; Great Western of Canada, 12/ 13 ;
and East Indian, 1051 1061.
Finance and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet.
Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. are at 731 ;
Crystal Palace Stock, at 30 ; Credit Foncier of
England are flat, at 21 1.
Bank Shares are in moderate favour at steady
prices. Bank of Egypt are dealt in at 30 30i ;
Metropolitan and Provincial at 121; Oriental
Bank Corporation at 42i and Union of London
at 441 45k.

BRITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GCVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 Per Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Jan. 10 9Ol
3 per Cent. Reduced 894 15- -4
New 3 per Cent 894 4
New 2/, per Cent. Jan. 1894 --
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yre, expire sth April, 1885 124
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
t,:xehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent l2 8 pm
Do £5OO
Do £lOO & £2OO pm
Bank of England Stock, 64 per "Cent ... 248 50
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., Apri11874...
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1680
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
Do. Enfaced Paper .d. per Cent .—
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5-j per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO 26 27 pm
Do. under £l,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent —
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
Brazilim 5 per Cent —
Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 1863 —
Do Account 7l 4

Do. £lOO Bonds
13aenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do 4100 Bonds
DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) -3-41
laullian 6 per Cent
Do. 3 per Cent.
Do. 6 per Cent A
Do. „ B
Cilombian, 6 per Cent.
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 —
DAnubian Principalities
Gliiador New Consolidated, 1 por Cont ;
Do., Piovisional Land Warrant

Po , Doiened
F:gyptiau 7 Per Cent —
Do.' Second Issue —'Do £lOO Bunds —
Do. A ccount
Do. 1864 —
Ditto for Account

.k 1100 Bowls
F'o. Account
Do. Government Railway Debentures —
uo. Account
Grc.'k 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
30. Coupons
G I :teinala 5 per Cent.
Iti,an 5 per Cent 1865.
-1-,o Account
I'o. Marerninana Railway —
, • . ~ ,
"xli- ail . per Cent
11.. 181;1 —
Do C per Cent. Anglo-French -
..,
m, \ nloan 6 per Cent. -
.1‘,10(_ •.
11
up, Imperial 5 per Cent
l'ieW (Ira/Ada -

MINING MARKET.
FRIDAY, Two o'Clock.
Subjoined are the current quotations :
Chivertou Moor, 4i 51 ; Chon:ales Gold, 21 3 ; Clifford
Amalgamate, 9 10 ; East Basset, 22 24 ; East Caradon,
6 61; East Lovell, 8191; East Wheal Grenville, 21 ;
Great Retallack, 24s 0.1 26s Od ; Great Wheal Vor, 17 18;
Marks Valley, 41. ; North Crofty, ; North Treskerby
; Prince of Wales, 26s Od 28s GLI ; Prosper United,
3} 1; Providence Mines, 271 30 ; South Condurrovr, 12s
14s ; South Grenville, 7s Od 9s Od; Tincroft, 14 141 ;
West Caradon, 14 15; West Chiverton, 54 56 ; West
Frances, 16 18; West Seton, 125 130; Wheal Buller, 24 26;
Wheal Chiverton, 61 ; Wheal Cubor, —s ; Wheal
GrAiville, 29s Od 31s; Wheal Rose, —; Wheal Seton,
135 140 ; Wheal Trelawney, 10 12 ; Wheal Uny, 2 2} ;
Caru Camborue, ; Central Minora, ——; Cooks'
Kitchen, 10 12 ; East Carn Brea, —; Great Lacey, 17
171 ; Great South Tolgus, 12s 6d 17s 6d ; South Frances,
22 25; St. Ives Consols, —; South Caradon, —; Stray
Park, 4 41; Drakewells, 12s 6d 15s 03 ; South Darren
30s 3is ; North Roskear, 61 71.