The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-01 00:00:00

ITY NE 11 "S. I SHARE

AI °Al!: Y MA RIC E T AND

CITY, Two o'CtocK.
The Bank of England return, completed to the
29th ultimo, ghows some rather unfavourable fea-
tures. The Dullion, consequent upon the export of
specie to the East, and the demand for the Conti-
nent, shows a small diminution, and, owing to the
active demand for money, the other securities have
been augmented nearly half a million sterling. The
Itserve of notes has been diminished to a nearly
nilar amount. In the Public Deposits there is a
slight increase ; but the Private Deposits, in conse-
quence of commercial payments usual at this time
of year, show a diminution of about a quarter of a
Million. In the other items of the balance-sheet
there is little alteration of importaude ; they will
be seen in the subjoined table :
Active Circulation
Increase

..:20,110,350
• . 404,360
.. 18,967,100
• 181,897
• 3,i i 6,077
• • 9,878
• . 9,806,029
.. 145,211
.. 12,903,618
.. 245,389
.. 712,770
.. 39,924
. 10,808,591
No alteration.
.. 16,950,153

Decrease
Rest ..

__ . •
Increase ..
Public Deposits
Increase ..
Other Deposits . •
Decrease
Seven Day and other Bills
Decrease ..
Government Securities

Other Securities
I-

'4.56,033
increase ..
Notes Unemployed .. 12,7,.11,965
Increase 497,095
&bout £40,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
Of England yesterday.
In the foreign exchanges
yesterday the rates
'Were generally slightly higher.
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday pre.
Bente(' a very steady appearance, and 7,000 bales
Were sold at previous quotations.
AS usual, at the commencement of a new year,
the financial and mercantile community are taking
Into consideration the general prospects of mone-
tarY and eomm errial • affairs. As far as can be
Judged at present these are of a very en-
11raging character. A rapid return of ac-
tiVity in business is scarcely anticipated, but
a hope is entertained that the improvement
,Wilieh has already commenced will be further
oeveloped during the next twelve months. Indeed,
on doubt whatever can be felt on this point, unless,
"fortunately, political affairs should assume an
satisfactory appearance. An extreme degree of
vaution is still exercised in all branches
of trade, but our relations with distant mar-
etA, as well as throughout Europe, are
being gradually renewed, and as confidence
Increases there is reason to believe that operations
'will extend until the condition of commerce will
hear comparison with former years. Amongst
eallitalists the contemplated negotiation of loans,
'which, taken at their estimated amounts, give a total
of £30,000,000, are anxiously discussed, and some
of the flatness now noticed at the Stock Exchange
itlaY be attributed to the influence which it is supposed
itbese projects will exercise upon the state of the
4°OeYMarket. It must still be remembered,however,
that there is a plethora of capital, and that the
diversion of a moderate quantity to foreign coun-
riest if the payments should be spread over a
4engthened period, can scarcely be expected to
lir°cluen any return of stringency to the prejudice of
°llnaiercial enterprise.
„ The fluctuations in the bullion at the Bank of
-nngland during the past year have been important.
I 1 the 6th of January it stood, at £12,643,193, but
ntt the 6th October it amounted to £19,526,475.
.1/1 the `"other securities" the alterations have also
been considerable. On January 6th they were
£25,661,066, but on the 2d of June they only exhi-
bited a total of £14,579,458.
Since Monday last the imports of ie have
been about £892,654, and the exports have com-
prised the following shipments direct from London
to the Continent during the week ending Thurs-
day last :—Gold coin (Boulogne), 260 ounces ; bars
(lambro), 8,186 ounces ; silver coin (Boulogne),
3,200 ounces-
The Atrato, from the West Indies, has brought
£186,427 in specie, and the Persia,
from the United
States, £137,083.
There has been very little speculative business in
the Stock Exchange Markets today. The Com-
nlit tee migLiju..4.o~avliv upses-
lion that the House should be closed like the Paris
Bourse on New Year's-day. The Funds are rather
flat, partly in consequence of the demand for
money, 'which has rendered the Bank return less '
favourable than its predecessors. Consols are about
96a The New Threes are 96Z- 971, and the Re- sst,
duced 97 to 971. Exchequer Bills are about 375.
to 40s. prem., and India Debentures 9911.
In, st
the Foreign Market there has also been very 1
little business. Turkish 6 per:Cents. are about 91i to 1
and the Scrip is depressed at I'i to 1,1- discount. st
Chilian Loan is par to I premium. Venezuela 2
St:
ActivGs are 441, and Chilian Threes 76.
_ Business in the Railway Share Market to-day gt:
has been steady. Prices generally are well sup-
gSt
t:
ported, the variations not having exceeded about I sty
per cent. Caledonian, Great Western, and North
Western have improved ss. ; and Eastern Counties, sty
108. ; South Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, Midland and South Eastern declined St
Oa. The foreign lines are at
nominal values. st' in the Colonial Market there is little alteration 1
to notice. East Indian declined `ester and sit 2,
Grand Trunk of Canada and Great Canada brought former rates. Western of st
Joint
sf
Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
_lle dull. London Joint Stock receded about ss. ;
eetrie I'elery
Oriental graph, £l't; and Peninsular and
Steam, ss.

BRITISII FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 971
Now 3 per Cent. Annuities
India Stock
DitDitto Debentures -
to Bonds, 41,000
Ditto under 41,000 ... .
Consols for Account
..............
March June.
Fzehequer Bills, 41,000, 2d. & lid.. 40 14037 8
Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent
FOREIGN FUNDS-- trazilian 5 per Cent..... CLOSING PRICES.
.
Ditto Account
ellfilan, 6 per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent ... . ............. .
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent
SardiDitto 4f per Cent.
Turkinian, 5 per Cent.
Dittosh 6 per Cent.
DittAccount .
Ditto New Loan Scrip ............. .
o Accoluit .................. ' l,l f d
Venezuela, 5 per Cent. . . ........ ...
Ditto Account .... .. , . ...... ..
Dividends on tho above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent --
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.

-Consols for Account.... TWO O'CLOCK.
....... xd

MINES
The Mining Share Marhet, for the time
of the Year, has been in a remarkably active state ; but the
demand for certain shares has been so much greater than
the
suPPly, even at increased rates, that, consequently,
oactual-transactions have not been so extensive as they would
therwise have been. The chief demand during the week
n for Grarnbler and St Aubyn shares; which have
Wheal
Mvanced 160, 165 ; Providence 'Mines, 63 to 66 ;
Margaret, 63 to 65 ; Cond ow, 70 to 80 ; Great South
Tolgust_l2l to 13; United Mines, 130 to 135 ; Hender, lf
t° II ell East Basset after reaching 180, left off at 175 ;
ss shares have been flatter, and leave off at 7i to 71;
East
It
rth Robert, 2f to 21, and a larger businss done. Rose-
warne in considerable request, at 30 to 35e it is generally
understood
mine, but no
tout an improvement
has
been
reeplacee.
„din,
and
many shared official intelligence has . i
tin. r reholders are complaining of the difficulty in get-
linelPor
Jour even of common information from the mine.
, `g nal of this day.
-rASSPORTS FOR FRANCE.—The following circular
has been issued by the French Minister for Foreign Affairs
to all the consuls and diplomatic agents residing in foreign
that country
countries, relaxing the stringency of the passport system in
" Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Consulates
and Commercial Affairs, Paris, Dec. 27.
"Sir,---you are aware that, according to the regulations
a{lopted in the month of January last, in regard to pass-
Ports, travellers entering France from abroad must, for
each journey, procure the ' visa ' of a French consul or di-
ploroatic agent.
" The Minister of the Interior, thinking that under pre-
sent circumstances this obligation may be dispensed with
'without inconvenience, has determined that the 'visa' in
question shall be considered good for one year, the legal
duration of French passports.
I beg your attention, sir, to this alteration, and that
3:01j will communicate to the consular agents under your
"viers the necessary instructions so far as concerns theni.
" Receive the assurance of my distinguished considera-
tion.
" WALEWSKI."
(Coluttersigned Icy the Director Minister Plenipotentiary,
Ist class.), . _

" CTE, DE LWEPS."

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ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Railways.

1,,, 1 Closing I Business
i` a`u• Price. Done.

all 1 0 I 4 e 4
I

I.olAtn berg., Notting. Bost,
and Eastern Junction
50 Pelfast and Ballymenit
13.14 lilt, Wol., and Str. Val.
Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh
Junction lt
25 Blackburn
25 Blyth and Tyne
Stock Bristol and Exeter 10
Stock Caledonian
Stock Chester and Holyhead
60 Cork and Bandon al
20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage al
20 Cornwall al
A raves. no div al
10 Do. A
10 Do. B until6p.c.per an
hasbeen pd.toß "
50 Dublin andßelfast June al
25 Dun.,Perth,&. Abr.Junc al
Stock East Anglian lO
Stock Eastern Counties lO
Stock Eastern Union A Stock 10
Stock Do. do. B Stock 10
25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3cls)
28 East Kent al
Stock East Lancashire lO
20 East Suffolk
10 Do
Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 10
Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee lO
10 Forth & Clyde Junction a]
Stock Furness
Stock Glasgow & South Westn 1(1
10 Great North of Scotland al
Stock Great Northern lO
Stock Do. do. A Stock lO
Stock Do. do. B Stock lO
Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 10
Stock Great Western
Stock Do.Str.Vl.Bail Gua.Stk lO
12 Irish South Eastern al
50 Lancaster and Carlisle. al
161 Do. Thirds
1613 4 Do. New Thirds ll
Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 101
16 Do. do. F £l6
9 Do. do. 29 shares
3 Do. West Riding Union
20 Do. Southport al
11.6.3 London and Blackwall al
11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh
Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 10
Stock London & North Westn 10
12 Do. Eighths
Stock London& South-Westn lO
25 L'derry & Coleraine
25 L'de & Enniskillen al
Stock Man:rry, She, & Lincoln lO
10 Metropolitan
Stock Midland lO
Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 10
50 Mid. Gt. Weat.(lreland) al
25 Do. Shares al
100 Newcastle and Carlisle al
New., Aber., & Herefd al
Newry & Armagh (def.)
Newry, Warpt., & Hoe a]
Norfolk lO
INorth. Counties Union
(North British lOl
'Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOl
Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div
until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 101
[Do. B Stock lOl
'North-Eastn.—Berwick 101
'Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 161
Do. Leeds lOl
Do. York lOl
North London 10(
N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd
and City Junction £3
North Staffordshire 1
North-Western
No. & Sou. W. Junction al
Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lO
Peebles al
Portsmouth ....
Rhymsh Scotti Central lO
South. N.E., Aber. Stock 10
Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 10
Shropshire Union . .
Sittinebourne & Sheer all
South Devon lO
South-Eastern lO
South Wales . ..
SouthYorks.&ltiv.Dun a]
Do. do 1
Staines, Wok., & Wok a]
Stockton & Darlington al
Do. do. 1854
Do. do. 1855
Stockton & Hartlepool 1
Taff Vale lO
Do. Preference, 10
ThainesHavenDk&Rs;il 2
Vale of Neath lO
Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick al 10
West Cornwall
W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal al
7 Do. B p.c. has been pd. to B al
West London
Do. Ist Class
Do. 2d Class ..

25
10
20
Stock
50
Stock
Stock
Stock

Stock
Stock
Stock

Stock

Stock
Stock
Stock
Stock
10
Stock
Stock
Stock

PREFEREN

Railways.

25 Blythe and Tyne IC per
c. pref. (issued at £5O)
f Stk Bris. &Exet4p.ctStock
20 Do. do. do. Shares
Steck Caledon £lO, 44 per cent
12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2.
Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc
Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct.
61 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c.
c 4 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun.
Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc
Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc
Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc
Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l
Stock Do. do N 0.2
Stock De. New 6 per ct. Stock
Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct.
'took East Lane. 6 per ct
5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths
ock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares
:ock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc.
Stock Furness , .•
Stock Grer;t Northern, 5 p. et.
stock Do. 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm
lock Do.-44 pc p. c. do. do.
00 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm
10 Gt. /Ch. of Scotld; Ist pt
lock Gt.Sndlt W (Ireland)4
( p. ct pref. Stock
50 great West. (Berks and
Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct
took O. Redeemable, 44 pct
ock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct
took Do. Irredeemable, do
ock Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref
8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares
110 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf
shares
[0 Do. do. sp. ct. pref
ock Do Binning. guar. stock
MI Do. Chester guar.shares
134 Do. do. do
n Do. do. do.

tock Lan. & York 8 p.c. stock
Lock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l
bock Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2
Lock Do. New gua., 6 p. et.
toek Do. do. 5 p c. No. 4
bock I Lon. & N. W.Cov. &Nun -

eaton, 5 p. et.
`..ock Lon.drS. W, 7 p.ct. stock,
late 3d shares

124 Londondy & Cole, 3 she.
124 Londondy.& Ennis sh.
Lock & Lin., 6 p.
6 Do. £6

`ock Do. 31per cent.
124 Maryport Az Car., 4 p.c
l Do.
Do. 4 per cent
_ _

Con. 6 p, c. Stock

;ocy I Do. Ccm. Bri & r,6 pzet

Li 7
D 86 68
1 104 114
I 30 32
I 471 471

41 5;

0 171
631 64
47 49
31 33

all
1100

100
100
100
100
all

743}

89 81

8 91 9
47 8.7}

,ocic Do. 44 p. c pref. stock..
6 Do. with option till 1860
ock Do. Leic. & Int.pref. st.
10 Newport,Aber,&c.pref.s
p. c. redeem, at sp. c. pm
10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with

option till 186-6
10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.Rhares
Stock Do.
.5 p. c. Ext. S t0ck,1846
Stock Do. 5 p. c. Pref. do. 1847
Stock I Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847
St

•ock North British, 5 per cent
Stock Do. New, au& 5 per cent
Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dck.Co.
Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb.
Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref.
17 Do. do. do.

161
63 I 4

20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1.
14 Do: do. Quarters, 1846 ..
25 Ro. York, IT. &S. Parch.
20 North Stairordshire...
Itock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lstg
Itock Do. do. do., 2d gua.
Itock Do. 44 p.c. Db.stk.in perp
84 Scottish Central.new pi
Mock Scottish N.-Eastern deb
tock Do. 3i perc. pref. stock
tock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc.
tock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock.
10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s.
10 Do. Fixed 44 percent.
L. 0.6. South Eastern (Reading

Ann. 1.0 6 )
tock Do .4i per cent.
tock Do.F xcd 44 p.c. Ist is.
tock Do. New do., 2d issue.
tock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c.
tock Do. 44 per cent
20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c.gua
"

) p !Stockton and Dir. 5 .c.
/5 I Do. 6 per cent
,ock Waterford '& Kilkenny,
6 percent.

pm I s