The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-03 00:00:00

YO NET.) MARKET

AND
COMMERCIkL iNTELLIGEN.,IA,

TWELVE O'CLOCK

In the Discount Market to-day there has been a
very full demand, and the quotations remain par-
ticularly firm.
There were no gold operations of importance at
the Bank of England on Saturday.
The Raikoura has arrived from Wellington, New
Zealand, with 10,866 sovereigns ; the Palmyra, from
New York, has brought £13,360 ; and the Syria,
from Alexandria, £3,291.
From the manufacturing districts the reports of
the progress of business during the past week have
been unsatisfactory. At Manchester extreme quiet-
ness has prevailed in the market for both cloths
and yarns, and most of the mills continue running
short time. The prin-,ipal buyers for the Indian
Markets have for the present almost suspended
operations, and the enquiry for home demands has
been unimportant. The woollen trade of Leeds,
B
rad ford, anti Hullers field:has;continued very in-
active, and the dealings have only been to sort up
Stocks for immediate demands. In the hosiery and
lace departments of Leicester and Nottingham there
has been a more cheerful tone, owing to a fair
enquiry for useful cotton goods, while in the
hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and
Wolverhampton trade generally has been extremely
dull for the time of year. Merchants who have or-
ders in hand hold over such as are not very pressing.
Io the iron trade there is little prospect of improve-
lent for some time to come, although a rather active
holiness has been done in spelter, and late prices
are well supported.
The general business of the port of London last
week was more animated at the Custom House.
243 vessels were reported as having arrived from
foreign ports, and there were three from Ireland.
The
entries outwards comprised 112 vessels, and
those cleared with cargo 106, besides which 23 were
despatched in ballast. The departures for the
Australian colonies have been five vessels—viz., two
t° Adelaide, one to Sydney, one to Moreton Bay,
and one to New Zealand, with an aggregate ton-
nage of 2,899.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
'lay the French Rentes were 69f. 25c.

The report of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Company has been issued preparatory to the meet-
lOg• The dividend is 3 per cent. ; underwriting
account, 2} per cent. ; together, 5f per cent. free of
41come tax.

At a meeting to-day of the City of London Real
I,reperty Company it was resolved that an interim
`uvidend of 7 per cent. be declared.
In the Corn Market to-day business remained
'lerY inactive, and sales could only be effected in
homegrown wheat at a decline of 2s. to 3s. per
quarter on previous rates. Foreign wheat also gave
waY to the extent of ls. to 2s. per quarter.
at the Stock Exchange the markets are gene-
a 3' depressed, and there is no especial reason to
oce °Ant for it beyond the extraordinary stagnation
f
1, business. Speculators and investors are loth to
—1°") and the dealers, therefore, put down the
quotations. Consols are 891 1 for transfer, a
~._cleeline of per cent., and the aceount price re-
at 884 jex dividend. The New Threes and
educed Annuities are dull, the former being
dealt in at 871 The English Stock List in other
r
e'Pects exhibits considerable dullness.
The Foreign Stock Market is rather flat, and
Mexican has declined 11 to 181 ; Italian, Ito 544
; Spanish Passive, 1 to 20 4 ; and Turkish 5
Per Cents. Ito 32i ; but Greek Stock has ad-
i3diced to 131 141 ; Spanish Certificates are firm at
I. The New Russian Loan has declined Ito
14.
premium.
The transactions in the Railway Share Market
bane been on the most limited scale, and a further
decline has taken place in prices. Great Eastern
41 Midland have each declined 1, and Brighton
'and Metropolitan each;.
a The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
inj: change of importance. East Indian are marked
Great I ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1061 107 ; and
"reat Western of Canada, 121 4.
13auk shares remain very quiet. Alliance have
declined to 18, while Bank of Australia have im-
41)„t"ed to 601, 1. London Joint-Stock are marked
'vi, and Consolidated 41, 4.
Aliseellaneous and finance shares show little
change of importance. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
Its• have declined to 671; Credit Foncier of Eng-
17d are at 21, 1 ; National Discount Company at
; and Telegraph Construction and Maintenance
't 141.
American securities have slightly improved.
;le Shares have advanced 1, to 451, 461 ; Illinois,
7;,t° 761, 771; and United States 5-20 Bonds -1, to
&tiantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
Be firm, at 55 to 57, and Consolidated Mortgage
°4(-18 at 411 to 411.