The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-17 00:00:00

210YEY MARA-ET A.ND CITY N PTV'S

CITY, Two o'CLocE

The accounts from the manufacturing districts
during the past week mention that trade has been
inactive in most departments. At Manchester
!here has been rather more inquiries for cloths for
hose use, but for exportation there have been no
Indications of improvement. A very limited busi-
ness has been done at Leeds ; prices, however, were
Well maintained for piece goods, wools, and yarns.
At Bradford there has been very little improve-
tent in the demand either for home use or for
export. The lace and hosiery trade at Nottingham
and Leicester continued very inactive, and in the
'various hardware districts the only business tran-
sacted has been to supply immediate requirements
consequent upon the demand usual at this season
of the year.
The discount market remains in a very quiescent
state, but the banks and discount houses require
Previous rates for the accommodation they afford,
notwithstanding the continued abundance of
money. Some effect is still produced by the re-
'venue collections, and also by the continued ship-
kents of gold to America. At the current quota-
tions, however, which still range as low as 44 per
Cent., the mercantile classes are enabled to obtain
all the accommodation they require.
Increased activity prevailed in the Liverpool
cotton market on Saturday, and prices tended
nPwards. The sales amounted to 15,000 bales.
On Saturday about £40,000 in bar gold was sent
into the Bank of England.
The steamer Tamar, which leaves to-day for the
West Indies, will take out £lO,OOO in gold and
CO,OOO in silver. _ _

To day an iustalment of 22 per cent. is due on
the last Russian 4f per Cent. Loan, being the
hal payment.
The interest has been advertised for payment on
l'eruyian 4f per Cent. Bonds, Portuguese 3 per
tents., and New South Wales Government Deben-
titres.

Considerable buoyancy was created in the Eng-
-11811 Stock Market to-day, by the advices from
China, and Consols ascended nearly 1 per cent.—
• to 931 but dealings have since taken place at
/ ; and they still remain at these quotations.
'.he rise was checked by a few speculative sales,
prompted by so decided an advance. The Ameri-
eh.an. edvices, moreover, are considered unfavourable.
l'heNew Threes and the Reduced have advanced
to 921 93 ; India 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is
teady at 95 ; ditto Debentures are at 96/ ; and
Exchequer Bills are firm at 2s. dis. ; Bank Stock
bas risen to 2341.
Foreign Securities show increased buoyancy,
bat the dealings are limited. Turkish 6 per Cents.
are 72 to 721; ditto New, 58 to 581; and the
4100 Bonds have improved to 60 ; Sardinian to
84t ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. to 87; and Russian
A
• per Cents. to 94t 951.
Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., report the prices
K American Securities as follows :
Redeemable. Prices
,tillited States 6 per Cents 1867-1868
1/0 5
O. per Cent Bonds
litucky 6 per Cent. Bonds lB6B-72
Pennsylvania b per Ct. Bonds 1877
Ill• inois Central 7 per Cent.
Do.
Central 6 per Cent.
i,ue. shares, 80 dole. paid
•„'`‘ichigan Central 8 per Cent
New
do. shares
41417 York Central 6 per Ct ,

91 95
92 94
88 89
85 87i
85 87
29 27 dis
90 92
58 60

1869

1883

New
convertible...
otztw York Central 7 per Ct ,
Convertible, from June 15,
1857_59
V 9. do. shares
Now York and Erie, 7 per Ct.,
O.
mortgage
do., 2 mortgage
'4,4 do., 3d mortgage Do.
o. do. convertible
"J. 013. do. shares
Panama 7 per Ct., lot mort-
er Sti2*.d dßonds, not cony..
o.
Pennsylvania Central 6 per
Ct., let mortgage
Increased animation has prevailed in the Rail.
'way Share Market and a further improvement has
taken place in the rates current for most of the
Principal British undertakings. North Westerns
have advanced ss. ; Bristol and Exeter, Caledo-
nians, Midlands, and North Eastern (Berwick),
108. ; Eastern Counties, and Lancashire and York-
Shire, 155.; Great Northern, Great Western, £1;
and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South
%sterns, £1 to £1 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have
also tended upwards. South Austrian and Lom-
bardo Venetian have improved ss. Grand Trunk
of Canada 10s. ; Great Western of Canada, ss. ;
East Indian, 55.; and Great Indian Peninsula ss.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
hen in good demand at slightly enhanced quota-
tions. Union of London have improved Ss.; Aus-
tralian Agricultural, 10s.

1864

1867
1859
1883
1862

84 ex

1865 100 102
1872 100 101

1880

, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
E Stook
4 per Cont. Reduced Annuities 93 24
~.'levir 3 per Cent. Annuities - 3
4udia Stock
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent . .
, Ditto 5i per Cent.
uitto Debentures, 1858 96k
Ditto Bonds £l,000
Consols for Account, Jan. 10
India Stock for Acc0unt........ .
Ditto 5 per Cent, for Account lOll
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
Ditto Small

FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 6 per Cent
Ditto 41 per Cent, 1852 .... 861
Ditto 41 per Cent 1858 ... 861
Ditto, 1860
Plailian 6 per Cent
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
~.Ditto 6 per Cent.
Mexican 3 per Cent ..
New
Account
zlow Grenada Active, 'd per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St —
Ditto 41 per Cent 941 Sh
48.rdinian 6 per Cent.
Spanish 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred —
Ditto Account .........•.•••• 421
Ditto Passive
Turkish. 6 per Cent
Ditto Account .............. 72
Ditto New Loan ....................
Ditto Account . .
...
Ditto :ZlOO Bonds ................... 56801 i 71
Dividends on the above payable in London.
THREE 'LOCK,
Consols for Account, ex div ........ 931 t

THIS DAYS SHIPPING.

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St(
LONDON, Dec. 17.—Wind this day at noon—North
strong breeze, cloudy, with rain and sleet in the morning. st(
PLYMOUTH, Doc. 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—BerwicksttA,
(ecrew steamer), from Gibraltar ; Sorme, from Rotterdam :t,
for Boston, with mainmast sprung.
BRISTOL, Dec. 16.—Wmd W.—Arrilred—Woodlark,
from Mauritius ; Mary Jane, from Montreal.
WEYMOUTH, Dec. 16.—Wind, N.N.W.—Arrived— _
Billow, from New York.

(ii ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.

. Wind N.N.W.
Arrived, Dec. 15—Rival, from Jersey ; Duke of Corn •
'well, steamer, from Dublin ; Southampton, steamer, from
Jers© • Havre, steamer, from Havre.
Sailed—Duke of Cornwall, steamer, for London.
Arrived, Dec. 16—Minerva,
from from Boston; P ston ; P rovidence,
from Cork , Atalanta, steamer, G Brilliant,
from Jersey.
Sailed—Hope, for Swanage ; George awl Henry, and
C'omet, for Cowes.

31 SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Wind NV .N.W. ; tide last hour's ebb; cloudy, with sleet.
„ A.rrived—Arcturus and Mystery, from Rotterdam ; Har-
lmger, from Archangel • Jane from Amsterdam ; St.
oseh, fr. m Gravelines • 'Ann and Margaret, from Amster-
'lamp; Margaret and Jane, from Hamburg ; Sir G. Brown,
tom Malmo ; Lark, from Antwerp ; Madeline, from Sun.-
nesund • Metropolis, steamer, from Guernsey ; Gladiator,
steamer, from Lisbon.
Arrived, Dec.l7.—Elizabeth, from Preaste; Giffords,from
."'ruges.
Sailed, Dec. 17.—Wanderingsmandens, for Chistiansen.
DEAL, Monday Morning.

Wind N.E., fresh.
Passed—Gleaner, for St. Michael's; Alma, for Cardiff;
Vila Ann, for New Orleans; Theresa, for Rio Janeiro;
Effort
, for Corfu ; Zodiac, for the Cape of Good Hope ;
Eugenie, for Havre—all from London.

"We are glad to state," says the Malta ebserver,
that telegraphic communication is again open between
Malta and Sicily, and, consequently, with England and the
Continent."
Mr. C. Kean is about to proceed on a" starring"
tour through the United States.
Messrs. Longman will publish immediately
a new Arabian Night Entertainment.
Messrs. Blackwood announce the " History of
"10 Cheek Revolution" from the pen of XL Finlay.