The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-10 00:00:00

ZIO-NEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIf:yENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
There has been a fair demand for money in the
general discount market, and the rates remain
firm at a trifle under the Bank minimum.
The bar silver by the last West India packet has
been sold at 60d. 7-16ths. The gold for the same
Tassel has been taken for the continent. The dollars
have also been sold at 59d.
... The Pennsylvania Railway Company, through the
London, Asiatic, and American Company (T. Wig-
gin and Co.), are offering to dispose of £200,000 of
the general mortgage bonds at 82 per cent., with in -
t_erest at the rate of 6 per cent. from Jan. 1, 1868.
The interest is payable at the company's agency in
London
„on Jan. 1 and July 1 in each year, and the
iirineipal at par on July 1, 1910. The line and its
resources are well known, and it has paid regular
dividends with satisfactory bonuses in stock.
Tenders have been issued by the Metropolitan Dis-
trict
Railway Co. for £500,000 6 per cent. deben-
tures. This will enable the company to complete
that portion of the line from. Kensington and
'ur°roPton to Westminster, about five' miles, by
t
lidstnntner next, and also to prosecute vigorously
the works from Westminster to the City.
The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed
Friday, the 13th inst., a special settling day in the
aeriP of the Egyptian 9 per Cent. Loan for
£2,080,000, which is " to be marked."
d In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
tiring the last few days there has been very little
aninaation. Sugar has remained in very moderate
request, at about previous prices, while limited
transactions have taken place in tea, coffee, and
rice, without any material change in values. Cotton
h
been a shade cheaper, but rather more money is
asked for tallow in all positions.
The New Honduras Loan is steady at 1 to 1}
Prez.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have risen 1, to 211 22i, 4nd the Consolidated Mort-
gagerria Bonds are firm at 18i 19i.
o Scrip of the Honduras Railway Loan will be
trrearlY for delivery on and after Thursday next, in
change for the letters of allotment and bankers'
receipts.
~/1 Meeting will be held on the 23d inst. of the
dfzioational Provincial Marine Insurance Company
o the Purpose of submitting the following resolu-
tae„us:"" That this company be wound up volun-
fo'"Y• That an application shall forthwith be made
I,,!.e°lltinuing such winding up under the super-
-0-I°ll of the Court of Chancery. That a liquidator
Br liquidators be appointed, and the remuneration of
oail.cb liquidator or liquidators fixed. That a com-
tioittee cf members be appointed to act in coujunc-
with the liquidator or liquidators if deemed meda4visable.,)
te,\\:ith regard to the progress of business in the
cia trade, Messrs. W. J. and 11. Thompson in their
r'll'ar state that continued dullness has existed
o-i
tea market, and transactions have been
tiri it is possible. however, that when the nu-
merous vessels arrive, that are now overdue, there
abe more activity. The deliveries continued on
serge scale last month till the question of duty was
are at
rest, consequently the country dealers for a time
be well stocked. Foo Chow Congous--Siftings have
Pen sold at Gd. to 7d. per lb., which shows fully id.
'b. advance upon the late low quotations ; fair,
old'
ilnPort, sold at the last auctions at llid.
18 ,I,ld. per lb. ; new crop at Is. ld. to
b; `2-d• per lb. ; the demaud for good to fine has
ateill II small, and transactions have been trifling
aod'ate quotations. Black Leaf Congous.—Dust
80l siftiugs have been more inquired for, and have
q
and„at Gd. to 7d. per lb. ; these prices also show
vance of fully id. per lb. Common to fair
litatj. be quoted at 111 d. to ls. per lb., with but
uelliand ; medium, of new crop, have been sold
2t 'B. sd. to ls. 7d. per lb. ; good to fine, Is. 91. to
113: Per lb., and a few finest at 2s. 2d. to 2s. 4d. per
'aYshan Congous do not show any alteration.
sold'ic ,7ngs. Several breaks of medium were
la the last sales at ls. 51d. to ls. 61.
Per '
lb.; fine commands 23. to 2s. 41. per lb.,
4,31' finest qualities are not so readily sale-
se: Oolongs are difficult to sell, and the prices
a l&1- le for - fair to medium, at the auctions, were
s!-Id. to Is. 41. per lb., being a further decline
~d• per lb. Scented Capers maintain late prices.
ptihilited Orange Pekoes—Some parcels sold iu the
ie Bales at ls. 31d. to ls. 4.1. per lb. for medium
cleraalitv
,„ and these prices show id. to Id. per lb. de-
te-e* Green teas :—The finer descriptions, ex
the Inferior
Castle, have gone off at Very full rates, but
Inferior qualities are not readily saleable.
pr•l'mlleiChilia auction held on the 3d instant coin-
)9l7 packages, which were nearly all sold at
111:.." Previous rates. The Indian sale, which corn-
a;"„ced on the 26th ult., consisted of 8,220 pack-
heCoeT finer qualities sold at very high rates,
14%111; edium grades show no advance. A further
paatLB advertised for the 10th inst., and 3,492
4ges are printed.
cir„le,ssra• Jackson and Till, in their monthly rice
gra'dar, state as follows :—We have to report a
m 0 dual relapse in our market during the past
or ctirith, resulting iu the loss of the previous advance
%ma' Per cwt. recorded in our last circular. The
beeilell cessation in the demand for cleaned rice has
bpthe Chief came of this decline, which may be
riaccounted for by the stoppage of navigation
ceinice ia some of the Baltic Rivers, and the re-
till," there of large quantities already bought,
tiot: Preventing further shipments in that direc-
hold 'c'r the present. The inclination of several
has et's to close their operations for the year
taa also
i imparted a degree of weakness to the
lawr,,ket from the desire to realise, and accept
aadil'hrates Where necessary in order to effect sales
any decline in corn further tended to neutralise
prfe 'opsequent reaction which the reduced scale of
hpriB Would probably have excited. New rice for
au
ci4 should
has been sold at about 3d. decline,
a roct'nsiderable sales of Ballam have been made at
rateaallet,;°il of 91. to Is. per cwt. under previous
lien More detailed accounts of the Cyclone in
ketgal) noticed by telegram in our circular, have
:rrigrey vecl, and the damage to the rice crops is
(eatimr than at first reported, while large quantities
ear, „ lted at 2,000 tons) in course of transit in
effe-'°at% have been wrecked in the rivers. The
hot tubof these disasters is not yet fully known,
ae eoutts licit mail will probably bring authentic
...

The .R Two O'CLOCK.
the 1- firmness exhibited in the English Funds at
eli3se of the market yesterday afternoon has
fromg4 tdiaaPPeared, owing to the telegraphic prices
dtc,",,Paris Bourse being much flatter. Consols
forvethelluedi per cent., the latest prices being 921
Th..,°l3e3r, and 02i. -I for the December account.
There
continues to be a great paucity of business
1,41,1 the Stock Exchange markets.
921 ,New Threes are 921 1, Reduced Annuities
.
ana4r; flendi w 2} per Cents., 751 ; Bank Stock, 244 3 ,
115 per Cents., 112 4.
and,,,,lleea Prevails in the Foreign Stock Market,
gazotTees have slightly given way, except as 4
as res.
-
spalls. itatan
Bonds, which are I higher, at 4
dew 311 Passive have declined h., to 251
3k; the
Turk 3 per Cents. are also 1 lower, at oi ;
Greet.l4/1, 5 per Cents, have receded /, to 331 ;
154 1-. Bonds remain at 124 131 ; and Mexican at
The
Arerniutt4gYPtian 9 per Cent. Loan is nominally 1 2
114ittlierica11 Securities exhibited greater firmness.
to gsed States 5-20 Bonds have advanced 1, to
' Erie Shares 1, to 471 181 ; and Illinois 1,
1 the
Preva., —ailway Share Market heaviness has again.
d
coati
lined Prices with a few exceptions showing
depression. Caledonian have declined 1 ;
tEaasstteerrun
44d ,°, Chatham, and Dover, 1 ; Metropolitan, ;
1111 and Great
and Midland, each 1 ; while
have improved ; and Great Northern
are the (Berwick), each 1. Annexed
"
44, 'e principal lines :—Great
latest current quotations of some
6 I.li. • Western,
• Leeds, k 1231 1231; London;