The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMEROI L INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There is no alteration in the Discount Market,
the rates being firm, and the inquiry only mode-
rately active.
Bar gold to the amount of £27,000 was taken to
the Bank of England yesterday.
The Norfolk has arrived from Melbourne with
112,000, and the Saxonia, from New York, with
£06,800 for England, £45,500 for France, and
£4OO for. Hamburg.
With regard to the Agra Bank a telegram has
been received from Bombay, stating that at a meet-
ing held there on the 24th ult. the proposed resus-
citation was assented to by the shareholders and
creditors. The application to the Court of Ch:in-
cerY, for the sanction of the Court to the arrange-
ment, will be made on the 15th inst.
Vice-Chancellor Stuart has appointed Mr. George
Scott, of Bond-court, albrook, official liquidator
for winding up the Finance Company (Limited).
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are firm at 56 58, and the Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds at 41i 42.
Messrs. 11. R. Grenfell, M.P., Charles Bell, T.
Barnes, M.P., J. Fender, E. Langley, and others
* forming a deputation from the directors and share-
holders of the Royal Sardinian Railway Company,
had an interview at the Foreign-office on Saturday
last with Lord Stanley to present a memorial pray-
ing for the assistance of the Government for redress
of wrongs suffered at the hinds of the Italian Go-
vernment in consequence of the non-fulfilment of
engagements entered into with the company.
Biddings for bills on India took place to-day at
the Bank of England. The proportions allotted
Were :--To Calcutta, rs. 15,13,000 ; to Madras,
I'S' 35,000 ; and to Bombay, rs. 1,058,000. The
minimum price was fixed at Is. 11d. on all the Pre-
sidencies. Tenders at and above the minimum will
receive in full.
The suspension bas been announced of Messrs.
Troost and Co., of Manchester. The liabilities are
not stated, but it is believed that the creditors will
eventually be paid in full.
Mr. James Beads, manufacturer, of Blackburn,
has also suspended payment, with liabilities to the
extent of £20,000.
The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

icsGoro_era,tlit 117,\_veesstteerrnn 1866. 1865.
67,347 66,234
118,105 115,049
lita Western 21,960 20,659
billighton
:lucitilaati,d_ Eastern 20,759 19,078
south
21,013 19,911

treat Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire ~.. 43,786 39,498
Bristol and Exeter 6,169 5,877
111 orth Eastern 70,465 68,605
anehester Sheffield, and Lincoln 22.015 20,587
Great Eastern.
London, Chatham, and Doter 8,542 7,686
These returns, when compared with those
of the corresponding period of last year, are gene-
rally of a very satisfactory character. On the Great
Yestern there is an increase of £1,113, on the
Forth 'Western of £3,056, on the South Western
°f £1,301, on the Brighton of £1,681, on the
Midland of £390, on the South Eastern of £1,102,
On the Great Northern of £4,392, on the Lanca-
thire and Yorkshire of £4,288, on the Bristol and
Exeter of £292, on the North Eastern of £1,860,
°ll the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of
£1)458, on the Great Eastern of £BO2, and on
the London, Chatham, and Dover of £856.
The Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, the
£2O shares of which with £lO paid are 8 discount,
have issued a circular describing the present posi-
tion of their properties, which comprise about
4800,000 square feet of building land, and are
divided into four sets—viz., the Joliette, the Rue
Impariale, the Catalan, and the Prado. With re-
gard to those of the Joliette, the Rue linperiale, ar-
rangements have been made with Messrs. Tellenne
and Co., of Marseilles, for the construction of
blouses, towards which they will obtain advances of
1.,620,000 from leading credit institutions in Paris,
leaving £490,000 to be provided by the company
through a term of years. In relation to the Catalan
Property a proposal is before the official authorities
at Marseilles for the demolition of Fort St. Nicholas,
and the construction of a new port, while, with
respect to the lands on the Prado, it has been
,Thought best to defer any sales until the eff,2ct shall
haven been developed of the construction of the
southern terminal station of the Lyons and Medi-
terranean Railway, weich is to take place on some
adjoining land.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
uaY the French Rentes were 69f. 70e.

. _
Although extremely quiescent the market for the
,illarket for the Fnglish Funds is steady. There is
L'lle usual accompaniment of flatness when specu-
'l4. tors as well as investors abstain from active deal.
ing• Consols are the same price as they were yes-
!el'day afternoon, viz., 881 1 for money and the 6th
instant, and 881 1 for the January settlement. New
Threes and Reduced Annuities are firm ; Bank
r)f England stock has advanced, the last bargain
having been concluded at 250 ; Indian Stock of all
grades show little change.
A. corresponding degree of quietude has prevailed
is the Foreign Market, but there has been a general
improvement. Turkish 5 per Cents. have advanced
1, to 32/ 1 ; Mexican +, to 181 19 ; Greek 1, to
134 141 ; Spanish Passive 1, to 20+ 1 ; the Certi-
ficates .
to 13i 1 ; and Italian +, to 551
aelhe of the other stocks bargains have been recorded
as follows :—Chilian 6 per Cents., 99/ ; ditto B,
9GI ; Danubian 7 per Cents., 651; Portugue 3 per
Cents., 1866-63, 43+ ; Russian 5 per Cents., 1822,
8,..Gi ; dit to 1864, 881; and Venezuelan 6 per
Lents., 26} 271.
The New Russian Loan has improved 1 to 11 1,
',WI the security is still a favourite among specu-
lators.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market have
been of the most limited description, and in several
instances prices show a further slight decline. Great
Eastern have receded /, Brighton and North-
'r-astern (Berwick) each 1, and North- Western 1;
while Midland and North British have each im-
Proved
In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
has been no change of importance. Dutch Rhenish
a're marked 20/ ; South Austrian and Lombardo-
Venetian, 151; East Indian, 105 1; and Madras
6 per Cents., 1021 1.
In the American Market there has been an im-
Provernent. United States 5-20 Bonds have ad-
'lced 4to 701 71, Illinois to 771 78, and Erie
'urea are firm at 461478.
b33ank shares continue very dull. London and
'ulrraingham have declined to 30, and London Joint-
Stock have improved to 418, Union of Australia
retrain at 491 50, and Union of London 441.
Miscellaneous and finance shares are in very
limited request, and shows no material alteration
2Prices. Credit Foncier of England are marked
General Credit. and Finance 31 4, and Atlantic
Telegraph 8 per Cents. 70 721.

MINING MARKET.
THURSDAY, rwo o'Clock.
Business in the Mining Exchange has been ex-
ceedingly dull, but prices generally remain steady.
j
Suboined are the current quotations :
AebiYortou Moor, 41 4 ; Chontales Gold, 21 1 ; Clifford
nialga~nate, -- ; Carnarvonshire Consolidated, ;
Mt Basset, 20 21; East Caradon, 5 ; East Wheal Gren-
;rille,
21; Great Laxey, ——; Great South Tolgus,
6(1 10, ; Groat Wheal Vor, 15 16 ; Marke Valley, 31
, North Crofty, 21 31; North Treskerby, 21 ; Prince
of Wales, 24s 26s ; Prosper United, 2 21; South Con-
-108 15s Od ; West stdaradon, 131-, 141; West
verton, 54 56 ; West Frances, 10 11; Wheal Chiver-
-2°,,1; 6i 7 ; Wheal Crebor, —s —e ; Wheal Grenvillo, 24s
Wheal
.Seton 1371 1421 ; Wheal Agar, 31s 345.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
A CievßaxmExx FUNDS.
-ber Cent. Consols
NO. Account, Jan.lo BB4 I
eer Cent. Reduced 874 4
I,ze'Y 0 per Cent 874 4
W 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894
4°0.6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 inties 30 rs expire sth Jan. 1880
De'l Y 7
94. 80 yrs, ewe sth April,lBBs, --