The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIU INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK

A very moderate amount of business is reported
in the Money Market to-day, and the rates are

At the Bank, yesterday, there was a further in
flux of £39,000. ,

The Gazette return of the Bank of England for
the past week shows a large increase in the reserves
of notes and gold ; there is, on the other hand, an
addition to the number .of bills under discount,
which, to a great extent, may be attributable to the
revenue returns. Annexed is an analysis of the
different items :
Active Circulation

Decrease

...021,933,365
... 167,120
• 19,247,859
• 432,145
• 3,264,777

Bullion

Increase

Increase.
Public Deposits ~

~, 8,282
8,106,362

Increase ... ...
Other Deposits ... ... ~.
Increase
Government Securities ... ...

•.• 636,126
... 18,592,224
•.• 411,128
. 13,011,222
No alteration.
20,241,256

Other Securities

Increase
Notes Unemployed

••• 416,054
11,374,515

Increase

'775,455

The Bank of France return exhibits an increase
of £164,400 in the stock of bullion, and a decrease
of £460,000 in the notes in circulation.

The General Trading Company (Limited) has
passed a resolution to wind up voluntarily, and
has appointed Mr. Herbert Geo. Grist, public
accountant, and Mr. John James, of Sise-lane,
liquidators. An order has since been made to con-
tinue the voluntary winding-up subject to the
supervision of the Court.

The net profits of the Anglo-American Telegraph
Company (Limited) having exceeded the rate of 25
per cent. per annum, from the date of opening the
cable for public traffic on the 28th July last, the direc-
tors have resolved to distribute to the shareholders
early in February a dividend on account, equal to
10 per cent. on their shares, leaving the remaining
15 per cent. to be disposed of by the proprietors at
the annual meeting to be held in July or August
next.

The following price list of bullion is from the
circular of Messrs. Mocatta and Goldsmid :—Bar
gold, 775. 9d. per oz. ; do., Parting, 775. 10}d.;
doubloons, Spanish, 745. 6d. 755. ; do., Mexican
and South American, 735. 6d. 745.; United States
eagles, 765. 24d. ; bar silver, ss. ON. id. ; do., con-
taining gold (5 grains and upwards), ss. lid. ;
Mexican dollars, 4s. llkd. ; English cake silver,
655. O'd.

The Coffee, Cocoa, Cotton, and General Produce
Freehold Estates Company of Venezuela (Limited)
has passed resolutions to wind up voluntarily, and
has appointed Mr. Edward Addis, public accountant,
liquidator. An order has since been made to con-
tinue the voluntary wind-up, subject to the super-
vision of the Court of Chancery.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Reutes were 69f. 65c.
As few are disposed to speculate and investments
are limited, the Stock Exchange Markets are slightly
depressed ; but there is, nevertheless, a considerable
degree of strength, and any other condition of the
different departments would be incompatible with
the prevailing abundance of money, political tran-
quillity, and the encouraging prospects of the new
year. Consols are 908 for money, and 901 for
the account. The New Threes and Reduced An-
nuities are 891 8 ; India 5 per Cents. at 1071 1
ditto 4 per Cents., 948 ; ditto Enfaced 4 per Cents.,
84 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1004 ; ditto 5} per Cents.,
1051 ; and ditto 4 per Cent. Bonds, 20s. to 255.
prom.

Foreign Stocks have been very quiet, and those
that have attracted most attention are Brazilian,
Egyptian, Greek, Russian, Anglo-Dutch, and Ita-
lian. Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined 1, to 31i
; Italian, to 53 ; Greek, 1, to 14i 15 ; Spanish
Passive, 1, to 20i 21 k ; Mexican, to 18 ; and
Spanish Certificates remain firm at 13/ 14.
The New Russian Loan Scrip has declined I, to
premium.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
moderately active, but prices in several instances
have shown less firmness. Great Western and
Manchester, Sheffield, and:Lincoln have each de-
clined North-Western and South-Eastern each
Great Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
Metropolitan 1; while Great Northern have im-
proved 1 ,

The foreign and colonial lines remain inactive, at
about oprevious rates. Great Luxembourg are
marked 121, South Australia and Lombardo Vene-
tian 151, Great India Peninsula 1031 104, and
Great Western of Canada 121, 1.
American Securities are rather more buoyant
than yesterday. Illinois shares have advanced ,
to 79, 80 ; Erie shares to 46, I ; and United
States 5-20 Bonds to 72i, 73.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined f, to 53 55, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds to 41 41i.

The shares of the Belgian Public Works Company
are quoted 1 prem.
The traffic receipts on the Ottoman Railway
Company for the week ending the 9th December,
amounted to £l,OOO ss. Id., while for the corre-
sponding period of last year it was £767 4s. 5d.,
showing an increase of £233 Os. Bd.
Bank shares continue in fair request, and prices
generally remain steady. Alliance have improved to
18k 19 ; Metropolitan and Provincial to 11} 12 ;
and Oriental Bank Corporation to 421.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are generally a
shade firmer. Anglo-American Telegraph have
improved to 15i 16; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
Cents., to 72i ; Hudson's Bay Co., to 16/ ; Credit
Foncier of England are marked 31; International
Financial, 31, and Royal Mail Steam, 97.

MINING MARKET.

FRIDAY, Two o'Clock.

The dealings have been numerous, and prices
generally tend upwards. Annexed aro the current
quotations :

Chiverton Moor, 4/ 5 ; Chon:ales G01d,1,21 5 ; Clifford
Amalgamate, 71 8 ; East Basset, 21 23 ; East Caradon
5i 6; East Lovell, 81 9i; East Wheal Grenville, ;
Great Retallack, 23s 0.1 26s Od ; Great Wheal Vor, 14 15;
Market Valley, 4 ; North Crofty, 3i ; North Treskerby,
2i s; Prince of Wales, 24a 6d 25s 6d ; Prosper United,
3 31; Providence Mines, 2i 26; South Condurrow, lls
13s; South Grenville, 7s 6d lOs ; Tincroft, 11} 12}; West
Oaradon, 121 13i; West Chiverton, 53 55 ; West
Prances, 12 14; West Seton, 120 5 ; Wheal Buller, 17i 18i;
Wheal Chiverton, 6/ ; Wheal Crabor, 12s 14s Od ; Wheal
Grenville, 25s 27s 6d; Wheal Rose, —; Wheal Seton,
135 140 ; Wheal Trelawney, 9 10 ; Wheal Uny, 20 25 ;
Cooks' Kitchen, 7i 8 ; Great Laxey, 17 18 ; South Fran-
ces, 20 22.

We have received the following report from the Cam-
borne Vean Mine :

" Dec. 29.—The 135 furlong level is improved, and
worth four tons of copper ore per furlong. The ore is of a
much improved quality. We have a stops in this level
With six tons of copper ore per fathom. The mine sinking
below the 135 furlong level is poor. The 120 furlong level
is five fathoms behind this mine, and is now in killus. We
expect an improvement when this end enters the Elvan—
in about eight furlongs driving. The 170 is worth two
tons of copper or per furlong. 'We have sampled 121 tons
of ore, which is of much better quality than what we have
hitherto sold. The tribute pitches throughdut the mine
are looking well."

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING.:PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Jan. 10 9Ol 1 i
3 per Cent. Reduced B9i i a I
New 3 per Cent "I i I 2
New 2i per Cont. Jan. 1894 .—
Do. 5 per Ceut. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 194
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 7 pm
Do £5OO ,, -- pm
Do £lOO Sr. £2OO „ 7pm
Bank of England Stock, 61 por Cent ...

INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Iu Ilan Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874
Ditto for Account —
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B4
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51-, per Cent., May 1879 losi