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

]IONEY MARKET

AND

=I.;OMMERCIAL NTELLI4.3ENCE.,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There continues to be a fair inquiry for accom-
modation in the general discount market, and
(except in occasional instances) the rates demanded
are fully equal to the Bank minimum cf 2 per cent.
At the" Stock Exchange loans from day to day on
Government Securities are obtainable at about
14 per cent.
The La Plata, from the West Indies, has brought
X 170,000 in specie.

The New Honduras Loan is firm, at 11 to 2
prem.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
remain firm at 221 231, and the Consolidated Mort-
gage Bon,ls at 19 10k.
The shares of the Anglo-Argentine company to-
day are quoted at Ito prem.
The Shares of the Treemator Granite Company
have been quoted at par to prem.
The annual meeting of the London and River
Plate Bank (Limited) is fixed for the 30th instant.
The directors are prepared to recommend a dividend
for the, half-year ending Sopt. 30, 1867, of 5 per
cent., and a bonus of 21 per cent., which, with the
interim dividend already paid, will make 121 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-
mas-day and New Years'-day.
Messrs. A. Collie and Co., in their weekly report
on the Manchester trade, state as follows :—" Since
hat Tuesday -the.busiuess transacted has been on a
!Titling scale, but it might have been of fair extent
if 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
them renewed.

Two o'CLocK.
According to Renter's telegram this morning the
French Itentes were 68f. 77c.
"he English Stock Market continues weak, with
a very small amount of business, and a decline of *
Per cent. has been established, the latest prices
being 921 for money, and 921 f for the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
2411 ; Exchequer Bills, 255. prem. ; Bank Stock,
240 ; India 5 per Cents., 1121 111 t ; ditto
4"Per Cents., 1001 1; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1031 1;
ditto 54 per Cents., lost ; ditto Rupee Debentures,
451; and ditto Bonds, 575. prem.
Very little business has been transacted in the
Foreign department of the Stock Exchange. Italian
have advanced 1, to 451 8 ; Turkish 5 per Cents.
f.,i) to 331 ; but Spanish Passive have declined 4,
261 ; while Greek continue at 121 13 ; Mexi-
can, 154 ; and Spanish 3 per Cents., at 361 1.
The Foreign and Colonial Railway Shares exhi-
bit no material variation. Bahia and San Fran-
cisco are dealt in at 131, Great Luxembourg at 8!
Grand Tiunk of Canada have declined to 15f ;
and East Indian remain steady at 111 i.
In American Securities there has been an advance
Ili
I in United States 5-20 Bonds, which are 711
; Erie shares have improved 4, to 491 501; and
Illinois shares 1, to 894 904.
Considerable excitement has prevailed in the
ft.ailway Share Market, and sales have been pressed
111 most of the principal Stocks. MiXands have
again declined about 4 per cent., being last quoted
411 1014. Great Northern A Stock have re-
ceded 11, to 1081 1091 ; Metropolitan I, to 113 f
1134 ; Great Western 1, to 431; Lancashire and
Yorkshire 1, to 122; ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln 1, to 43 ; and Great Eastern 1, to 304 4.
Ilauk Shares remain inactive, but without any
,
114,,, atter Jinn in valiip.
unproved tot a ; and Union of London re-
main at 364.
Aliscellaneous and Finance Shares are in several
Instances a shade flatter. Peninsular and Oriental
Steamea have declined to 56 57 ; and Viceroy of
''.4,,,gYpt's Mortgage Loan to 721; while Atlantic
Telegraph Old Stock improved to 421.

MINING MARKET.
WEDNESDAY, Two P.M.
Business in the market to-day has remained very
Inactive, and scarcely any change of importance cm
b° reported in prices. Annexed are the latest quo-
tas
ioap :.--
East Cara Brea, —; Chiverton Moor, 5151; Chontales
Gold, 31 31 ; Clifford Amalgamated, 51 6 ; East Basset, 10
1
;East Caradon, 5 51; East Lovell, ; East Russell,
°8 30s; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, ISe Od 20s; Great
14 41€7, 171 181 ; Great Retallick, ; Groat Whcal Vor,
1' 18 ; Marke Valley, —; North Crofty, 21 21 ; North
I,
reskerby, 30s 323 Od ; Prince of Wales, 481 50s ; West
set, 2 21 ; South Caradon, —; South Frances, 21 26 ;
"seroft, 13 14 ; West Caradon, 10 11; West Chiver-
", 65 67 ; Wrest Seton, ; Wheal Basset, —— ;
Wheal Grenville, 27s 295; Wheal Mary Ann, 19 21;
ry heal Seton, 92 91 ; Great South Tolgus, 20s 22s 6d ; Ea.A
Guhnis
Lake and South Bedford, 35s Od 40s Od ; East
heat Grenville, 1/ 2 ; Wheal Basset, 72i 771 ; West
ratites, 9 11; 'Wheal Buller, 16 18.

BRITISIT NIMBI—TWO WOLOOK.
8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
her Ueut. Consols
11
8 0. Account,
1
NPer Cont. Reduced 92 5
klelv 3 per Cent 921 5
eriw 2). per Cont. Jan. 1894 —
4 —(:). 0 per Cent. .) an. 1873
11,1:k
uitios, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 P.
u,„O. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
tru? (Red Sea Tele6roph), Art,., 1908._
seuequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct 25 pm
Do £5OO pm
Ila 1 D - £lOO & £2OO pm
~,11.c of England Stock, 41 per Cent 241 140
*"0. Account
th llgpf.of GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
-pan tock, 104 per Cont., April 1874 —
00. Account
b°' 6 Per Cent.
Oct
1880
~,0. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
,'O. Certificates
D°. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
p. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
1:1".
,:i- per Cent., May 1879 1065
% c). 0 per Ceut., Rup. Deb., 1872 —
DO. do- 1877 -

a.
D 0 Do. do. 1882 —
1)31
0 Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873.
. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
57 pin
o• under' £l.OOO
grn, impatient FUNDiIiTWO 01/10011.
4,pe4titie Republic, 6 per Cent
11;8trian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 —
-blzilian 5 per Cent —
-3. li per Cont., 1852-58-60
b 1)0. 1863
h-0. 0 A 6 per Cent., 1865 —
Ac
76}
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tiPO. £lOO Bonds —
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qki-b`) 2 Peirant.-(Deferred 3 por Cent )
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D. 11 Per Cent
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b .1 1867
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rl'sll 3p :r Cont., 1825 .•
Dloubi'ari Principalities, 7 per Cent —_
iq
66
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c 'lttlor New Consolidated, 1 per Cm..
15;1)tiar, 7 per Cent
Do,. Second. Issue
p • 4.590 Bonds
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0. 4100 Bonds
4%. 415)(-)1.0 13 on ds 1.64
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b
oo• XlOO Bonds —
Creeks-vbrnnldrit Railway Debenture::: 931 i
...0) 6 Per Cent 1824.-5 ex Coups —
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1), It-coin:it
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4 4JO. Account
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for Account
I)n
uo R • 1864 — lino Per Cont. Anglo-French
1.- lino
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iLi:orish imperial 5 per Cent
DO' DP a.l
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Per4t6.441.15 N)Varants (lloctares)
Do 4 ier Cent. 1865 ccount
731 2/
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per Cent. (Uribarren)