The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-14 00:00:00

'ZONEy MARKET

AND
COMMEROIAt INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
In the general discount market there continues to
be a fair demand for accommodation, and the rates
demanded, except in exceptional instances, are fully
equalr to the Bank minimum of 2 per cent.
The Nineveh has arrived from Sydney with
138,000 in gold.
It is notified that the half-yearly dividend, at the
!ate of 10s. per cent., on the debt of Ecuador will
be paid on the 31st inst.
r rhe next general meeting of the shareholders of
the London Joint Stock Bank will be held on the
16th January, when a dividend will be declared.
110 fifth general meeting of the proprietors of
die London and River Plate Bank (Limited) will
be held on the 30th inst., when a dividend will be
declared.

The Treemator Granite Company's shares have
bees quoted at par to prem.
Tile half .yearly dividend due Ist Janalry oa th
Illontevidean Six per Cent. Loan of 1864 is adver-
tised for payment in due course. Messrs. P. P.
Nana and Co., the agents, announce that they will
be prepared on the 6th January to purchase, on
Preseutation:to them, at the current market value,
bends to the extent of £12,064, being the amount
of the sinking fund.
A general meeting of the Para Gas Company
(Liited) is called for the 20th iust., when a divi'
'Lend is to be declared. The meeting will be made
special, to authorise the directors to issue shares
"to bearer" in respect of any shares that are fully
Paid up.
The shares of the Anglo-Argentine Company
were to-day quoted at -I to prem.
The specie movement during the past week has
been of a very limited character as regards the im-
ports, which have amounted to about £165,366
nelucling £11,600 from New York, by the Den-
mark*j ; £33,600 by the Delta, £16,047 by the
3russia, and £5,431 by the Cuba. The Rifleman,
from Australia, has brought £57,000 ; the Syria, from
Alexandria, £3,430 ; £17,058, in gold, has been
received from Portugal, and £19,400 in silver from
thee Continent. The exports have been £30,000 to the
'aPe of Good Hope, by the Roman ; £65,818 to
the Brazils, by the Oneida ; and there have been
remittances to the Continent, through private
sources,cs estimated at £263,799, the total amounting
The directors of the English and Australian Cop-
ter Milling Company (Limited) have received ad-
lces from their manager, dated Port Adelaide,
29th October last. The quantity of coal at
was 131 tons, and at Port Adelaide 30 tons.
There were four furnaces at work at Port Adelaide
and one refinery. As soon as a sufficiency of fuel
had accumulated at Kooringa the furnaces would be
t e:lighted. Since date of last advices a shipment of
2eo tons of copper had been made.
ci„. Mocatta and Goldsmid, in their bullion
taken
State as follows :—Very little alteration has
tenders
place during the past fortnight, though the
seilildencY is rather downwards, the price of bar
kve,r being 60id., while the nearest quotation for
6941 can dollars is 581 d., the last rate having been
had. All the gold which has been received lately
t,6 been readily purchased for exportation, and in
have absence of large arrivals some considerable sums
:,a•ve been taken from the bank. The French Ex-
change, however, is now ruling firmer, which to
unle extent diminishes the demand, while the high
rates quoted from New York would lead us to ex-
Peat an importation of gold from that quarter.
'-rhe traffic receipts of the East Indian Railway
for,, the week ending the 20th October last were
4,023, against £35,868 of the corresponding
Reek of the previous year.

• Two o'CLocx.
The market for the English Funds exhibits lees
14:11ination, and prices are a shade flatter. Consols
41'e declined 4, to 93 e for money and account.
rho New Threes and Reduced Annuities arc
5-I ; Exchequer Bills, 28s. to 31s. prem. ; India
I,Per Cents., 1121 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
; and ditto Bonds, 58s. prem.
The transactions in the Foreign Stock market
h 47 been unimportant. Mexican, however, have
,a 0
2eitned to 154
2 and -Spanish Passive, *, to
1,1.26) but Greek have advanced 1, to 12; 131;
otahall are dull at 451 I, and Turkish 5 per Cents.,
; Spanish 3 per Cents are at 35f 36.
pr Lee New Honduras Loan is steady, at 11 to lf
na.
h American Securities are very inactive. Illinois
41;1 advanced 1, to 894 904 ; and United States 5-
at 48°44d8: 711 721 ; while Erio Shares are steady
9
h tialltic and Great Western Railway Debentures
.eriEeti 1, to 22 23, and the Consolidated Mort-
gage 4 bonds are firm at 19 20.
tr.a& Very limited amount of business has been
nBacted in the Railway Share Market, although
dog few instances prices are a shade firmer. Cale-
eontill,,ll and Great Western have each improved 1,
1,0,.-°righton while North-Western and Metro-
-4'
:it: II
have each declined 1.
of • e Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no change
lltportance.
1:allk Shares are very quiet. Anglo-Austrian,
13,:e., have improved to 9 3-16, London and
4
tgall to 16; London and Westminster are
I;ed 694 ; and Union of Australia, 50/.
a 4collaneous and Finance Shares are generally
ho 014ilde firmer. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents.
Or:e illlProved to 91 93, and Peninsular and
fage lcate" Steam to 57. Viceroy of Egypt's Mort-
-1.401t11 remains steady, at 724.

MINING MARKET.
SATURDAY, Two P.M.
th'illie market to-day has been dull. Bassett, Seton,
44d.?tron Moor, Chontales, Frontino, East Basset,
jareat South Tolgus have been freely offered.
2red are the latest quotations :
q 0144, ar
la Brea, 2 24; Chiverton Moor, 545 f ; Chentales
12; ; Clifford Amalgamated, 54 6 ; East Basset, 10
„ kat Caradon, 51 54 ; East Lovell, 8184 ; East Russell,
L32Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 18s Od 20s Od ; Great
17168Y' 171 181; Groat Retallick, ; Groat Wh al Vor,
Tresk; Xtike Valley, —; North Crofty, 21 24 ; North
Naa
e ,atbY, 31s 33s Od ; Prince of Wales, 49s 51s ; West
Tin.sl;, "--; South Caradon, —; South Frances, 24 26 ;
ti)acti'l 13 14 ; West Caradon, 101 111; West Chiver-
h,ea; West Seton, 183 195; Wheal Basset, 75 80 ;
~bo2Gs 28s ; Wheal Mary Ann, 19 21
al 2etoe; 90 95; Great South Tolgus, 23s 25s Od.

n tRITISII FUNDS.--CLOSING PRICES.
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to, , at. Consols
92f f
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414:, *. Per Cent. Jan. 1873
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31 pia
silk
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D e xaightid Stock, 41- per Cent
• Account
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the- ,it°ek, 101 per Cent., April 18i4
bo
~ ecount
112}
Po. Per Cent July, 1880
po ' Per Cent.. Oct. 1888
b • Certificates —
_
00: ,I%ufaced Paper 4 1372 ent
104
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Do, n Per Cent , May 1879
_
' 4 Per Cent., Itup. Deb., 1#572
100.
_ do. 1877
1)0 33.1-,°• do. 188'' _
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0. Bondy
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58
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Do °4`18., 5 per Cent., £l,OOO
' under £l,OOO
Pra
rßetur. REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING
1,4 Republic, 6 per Cent
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'1.1.21.4n4,101.141, 5 per Cent, 1859
_PRICES.
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5 Per Cent —
'l. per Cont., 1852-58-60
D° b 0
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—0 • 1863
~ per Cent., 1865
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