The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-18 00:00:00

IVTO-NE327-MARKET

AND
COrTIMERan,I ',INTELLIGENTA,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Owing to a :slightly diminishing inquiry for dis-
counts the money market is rather easier, and bills
are taken from quarters where there are surplus
balances, at 31 per cent.
The 't City of Baltimore" has arrived at Queens-
town from New York, with about £2,700.
It has been announced by the National Provincial
Bank of England that the following branches are
now open for the transaction of business, viz.:—
St. James's branch, 14, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall ;
l‘larylebone branch, 28, Baker-street ; and the
Islington branch, at 173, Upper-street.
On the 3d January next a meeting will take place
of the Surrey Commercial Dock Company, for the
Purpose of authorising the creation and to deter-
mine the mode of issue of ordinary stock of the
company to an amount not exceeding £193,000.
Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen have announced
that the coupons due Ist January, 1867, on the
r'eptian Government Railways Debenture Loan,
will be paid at their offices on and after the Ist
Proximo or any subsequent Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, or Friday.
The Central Argentine Railway Company has
made a call of £2 per share on each share (making
£lB 10s. per share called up), payable on or before
the 16th January next at the Consolidated Bank.
Subjoined are the prices of bullion, from Messrs.
Alocatta and Goldsmid's bi-weekly price current :-
13ar gold, 775. 9d. per standard ounce ; do. parting,
775. 100. Doubloons, Spanish, 745. 6d. to 755. ;
do. Mexican and South American, 735. 9d. to 745.
Per standard ounce. United -States Eagles, 765.
20. per standard ounce. Bar silver, ss. 01d. ; do.
containing gold (5 grains and upwards) ss. lkd. ;
Mexican dollars, 4s. 111 d. ; and cake silver 65 is.
Per standard ounce.

As regards the question of the taking over of
the telegraphs by the Government, it is stated on
good authority that the only intimation on the
Point yet given on the part of the Government is
to the effect that no such measure has ever been
entertained.

z Only £3,000 in gold was sent into the Bank yes-
terday, but it is expected that the whole of the
4440,000 from Australia, to arrive to-day by the
Peninsular and Oriental steamer, will be taken
there during the week.
The Aleppo, from New York, has brought
127,000.
' The application in connection with the proposed
teeuseiation of the Agra Bank was made yesterday,
before Vice-Chancellor Page Wood, by Sir Roundell
Palmer, on behalf of the shareholders' committee,
and at a late hour an adjournment took place till
to-day.
The old and respectable East India firm of Messrs.
James Barber and Co. have requested a meeting of
their creditors on the 20th inst. in consequence of a
telegram announcing the stoppage of their agents at
Calcutta, Messrs. Gordon, Stuart, and Co., who are
Indebted to them to a large amount. Even, how-
ever, under the worst estimate of loss from this
Came, they believe their assets will be found suffi-
cient for all their liabilities, and looking at the char-
acter of the firm, which has been established for
nearly 50 years, there is no doubt every effort will
be made to enable them to continue business. An-
nexed is the circular issued
" 136, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C., Dec. 14, 1866.
" Sir,—lt is with deep regret that we have to advise the
receipt this morning of a telegram from Calcutta announe-
tfie stoppage of our agents there, Messrs. Gordon
Stuart, and Co., and, as they owe us a very large sum of
money, we feel it our duty to call our creditors together
and place the state of our affairs before them, that they
may take such measures as they may deem best for realis-
ing Our estate.

"Notwithstanding the heavy loss which must be looked
ter on our Calcutta account, we believe that with time and
careful realisation all our creditors will be paid in full.
"A statement of our affairs is now being made up, and
We Would invite your attendance at our office on Thurs-
daY, the 20th inst., at 1 o'clock.
"Requesting your forbearance in the meantime, we re-
" JAMES BARBER AND Co."

,_Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
41arkets during the last few clays has been very
quiet, but prices generally are well maintained for
sugar, coffee, and tallow, while rice has been dull,
and inferior descriptions are a shade cheaper.
Operations in tea have been deferred until to-day,
When about 3,210 packages will be offered for com-
Petition, all being without reserve.

Two o'CLocK.

Not much change has taken place to-day in the
flarket for the English Funds, but the Foreign
Securities are flatter, owing to the dulness of busi-
11ess• Railway shares are all coleur ae rose, chiefly
in consequence of the Bank of England having re-
newed £lOO,OOO debentures of the South-Eastern
ailvvay. Consols are 891 I for money, and 891
for the account.

According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were 68f. 820.
In the Foreign department there has been a slight
Improvement in Greek, which have advanced f to
131 141 ; but Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined
to 321 j.; Mexican, I to 181 e ; Spanish Passive,
to 201 ; while Italian are firm at 551 56 ; and
Spanish Certificates, 13k The New Threes are
,881 ; Reduced Annuities, 884 4 ; Annuities,
1885, 124 ; Bank of England Stock, 248 k 250 ;
India Stock for account, 2101 ex dividend ; ditto 5
Per Cents., 1074 4 ; and ditto Enlaced 5f per
Cents., 1051.
The New Russian Loan has advanced to 1,
Prem.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
active, and a decidedly better tone prevails. Lou-
den, Chatham, and Dover have improved 1 ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire and South Western each 1 ;
North Western and Midland each 11 ; Great
Western 11 ; Great Northern A Stock 1; ; South
Eastern 2 ; and Great Northern 21.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little change.
Great Luxembourg are dealt in at 111 ; South Aus-
trian and Lombardo-Venetian at 154 1 ; East In-
dian at 106 1 ; Madras 5 per Cents., at 1021 ; and
Scinde at 100
American Securities are depressed. United
States 5-20 Bonds have declined *, to 711, 1 ; Erie
Shares 1, to 471, 48 ; but Illinois have advanced 45
to 774, 781.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined 4, to 55 56, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds 1, to 411, 421.
The traffic receipts on the Brighton Railway for
the past week have been, in round numbers,
£19,820 against £17,858 in the corresponding week
of last year, and showing an increase of £1,962.
Bank Shares are in moderate request. Alliance
have improved to 17; 184 ; Chartered Mercantile of
London, and China, to 314 32 ; and Union
of London, to 43; ; Consolidated remain at 41 ;
and London Chartered of Australia, at 204.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares remain at
about previous rates. Anglo-American Telegraph
ate marked 16i ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents.,
721 ; Hudsons Bay Company, 164 4 ; National Dis-
count Company, 141 4 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's
Mortgage Loan, 744 4.

MINING MARKET.
TUESDAY, Two o'Clock.
In the Mining Market there has been a fair
amount of business transacted, and prices generally
have remained steady. Prince of Wales, East
Grenville, South Grenville, Great Retallack, Pros-
Per United Chartered, and Marke Valley are th e
Shares chiefly dealt in. Carnarvon Consols are at
44 51. Annexed are the current quotations :
Chiverton Moor, 41 ; Chon:ales Gold, 21 u ; Clifford
41Thligamate, 51 GI ; Carnarvon Consolidated, —;
Palley,
2
fastill Basset, 901 ; East Lovell, 8j 91; East Wheal
; Great Wheal Vor, 14f 15-1 ; Marke
ll
P, 3i 4 ; North Crofty, 21 ; North Treskerby, 2 ;
, Inca of Wales, 24s 2Gs ; Prosper United, 2 2±; South
'°lldurrow, 11s 13s; South Grenville, 7s 9s; Tincroft,
West Caradon, 12 13 ; West Chiverton, 52 54 ;
Wheal Chiverton, GI if ; Wheal Grenville, 22s 6d 25s ;
'Wheal Seton, 1271 132}; Wheal Agar, —s —s ; Great
Iletallack 7 9.
„ The following report is from North Crofty
.We beg to hand you the, following report of this