The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-18 00:00:00

MONEY' ISIARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Business in the Money Market has commenced
this week with a considerable degree of quietude,
and the rates show no alteration of any consequence.
There were again no gold operations at the Bank
on Saturday.
Notice has been given by the Imperial Land
Company of Marseilles that the first general meet-
ing of the company will be held on Thursday, the
28th instant, at. Exeter Hall, and that the transfer
Looks will be closed from tlw 18th to the 28th inst.
A further issue has been announced by the Go-
verment of Queensland of their 6 per Cent. Loan
to the extent of £550,000. The debentures
will be, in sums of £lOO, £250, and £5OO,
bearing interest from the Ist of January.
The minimum price is openly stated at 91.
Applications will be received up to ten o'clock on
the 27th insta,lt, and the tenders will be opened at
the Union Bank of Australia, the bankers to the
Queensland Government. The consolidated revenue
of the colony is pledged for the repayment of
principal and interest. The income of the colony
for the present year is computed at £813,000, and
the expenditure at £680,000. Mr. Herbert, the
late Colonial Secretary, has been appointed financial
agent in London for the Government.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined I, to 30 31 ; and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds to 26 26k.
The arrivals from the manufacturing districts for
the past week have again been of a rather unsatis-
tory character. Business at Manchester has re-
mained very quiet, and prices of cloths and yarns
have slightly given way. In the woollen trade of
Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield, there has
been little improvement ; while at Leicester
and Nottingham the transactions have been on a
very restricted scale, and only for immediate home
requirements ; while at Birmingham and Sheffield
there has been little change to report from the
depression lately prevailing in most of the principal
branches of business. At Wolverhampton, how-
ever, more activity has prevailed, owing to the
receipt of some extensive orders for railway iron for
exportation.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Renter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Relates were 69f. 570. Firm.
With regard to the Danubian Loan all kinds of
rumours have been in circulation. It is very well
known that the amount is £1,000,000 or there-
abouts, and the last report is that it will be issued
ill an 8 per cent. stock, at 71i per cent., and there
can be no doubt of the success of the operation.
Pull particulars will no doubt appearin to-morrow's
morning journals.
At the Stock Exchange operations have been
rather restricted, but the public have been buyers,
and dealers have put up prices, and wisely, because
the supplies of Governmental Stocks are in special
request. Consols are If per cent. aiigher than they
were on Saturday afternoon, viz., at 90j 91 for
IlleneY, and 91 for the account.
In the corn market to-day only a moderate
,a.llleunt of business has been transacted, but quota-
Liens for home-grown and foreign wheat were gene-
rally 'well maintained.
In the Foreign Stock Market there has been a
general improvement in values. Italian have ad-
l'allced I, to 53/ 64 ; Mexican, to 17! 18 ; Greek,
3g, to 14! 15i ; Spanish Passive, 1, to 22f ; the
Certificates, to 14 ; and Russian Scrip, I, to
2i
prem., but the Chilian Scrip has declined is,
GO 2
31 Prom. ; and Turkish 5 per Cents., I, to 30i

Business in the Railway Share Market has re-
41,sainecl very quiet, but prices in several instances
8""? wore firmness. North-Western have advanced
Great Eastern I, and Great Northern, Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, and Midland, each
The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no ma-
terial change in value.
Erie Securities have shown signs of weakness.
-trie shares have declined f, to 37 38 ; Illinois to
771 78 ; but United States 5-20 Bonds have ad-
vanced to 73i t.
Bank Shares continue very inactive, and without
alteration as regards prices. London Chartered of
Australia are at 221 ; Chartered of India, Australia,
and China at 17; ; and Union of London at 451 I.
Miscellaneous and Finance shares are flat, Berlin
Water Works being dealt in at 121 ; Credit Foncier
°f England at 3 9-IGths .-; Ebbw Vale " at 94 ;
General Credit and Discount at 41 5 ; Hudson's
1$ ay Company at 151; and Rhymney Iron at 25k.

The New York papers publish the following cor-
respondence between Mr. Seward and Mr. Lothrop
Motley, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary of the United States of Vienna :