The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-31 00:00:00

11 ONEY MARKET

AND

COMMEEML INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

A very moderate business is reported in the gene-
ral discount market, and the position of the rates
for all classes of bills remain without the least

change.
Bar gold, to the amount of £lO,OOO, was taken to
the Bank on Saturday.
The West India mail packet has brought £321,000
in specie, and the Asia, from New York, about
£3,500.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined 1, to 51 53, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds to 40 41.

The accounts from the manufacturing districts
for the past week state that very little business has
been dune in most departments, owing to the obser-
vance of the Christmas holidays and the preparations
in progress for stock-taking usual at this period of
the year.
The coupons of the Viceroy of Egypt's Mort-
gage Loan, due on the Bth January next, and the
bonds drawn for redemption will be paid at the
office of the Anglo-Egyptian Barik (Limited), on
and after the above date. The coupons and bonds
must be left two clear days previously for examina-
tion.

The Fourth City Mutual Building and Invest-
ment Society announce that they are still paying
5 per cent. ou deposits repayable at fourteen days'
notice. The amount received by the society on
deposit for the year ending Sept. 30, 1866, was
£28,768 ; and as a proof of the security of the in-
vestment, it is stated that the whole of the society's
funds are invested in freehold or leasehold proper-
ties, secured in every case by a mortgage.

Two O'CLOCK.

The English Funds are again less buoyant, a
further reaction amounting to k having taken place
to day ; Consols are, therefore, 98,f k for money
and the 6th January ; and 89k 90 for the February
account. Business has been very dull not only in
this, but also in the other departments of the house.
In the corn market to-day business remained very
dull, and quotatiousfor both home grain and foreign
wheat were unaltered. The New Threes and Re-
Reduced Annuities are 88k 89f ; ditto New 2i per
Cents., Tlf ; Exchequer Bills, Ils. prem. ; Indian
5 per Cents., 107; k ; ditto 4 per Cents., 94 ; and
ditto 4 per Cent. Bonds, 255. /prem.
The foreign and colonial lines show little varia-
tion. Dutch Rhenish are marked 19k 20 ; Paris
and Lyons, 36 ; Great Western of Canada, 12k ;
and East Indian, 104 k.

American seurities are firm at former prices, the
only variation being a decline of 4 in Erie Shares,
Which are no Iv quoted 44f 45f ; United States 5-20
Bonds are 72f i ; and Illinois, 80 81.
Bank Shares are quiet, at about previous rates.
Alliance are dealt in at 19 194. ; London Joint
Stock at 43i 44 ; Metropolitan and Provincial at
11f 12 ; and Standard of British South Africa at 13.
In the Foreign department of the Stock Ex-
change the movements do not exhibit much variation.
Mexican Bonds have receded f to 17i 18* ; Spanish
Passive, * to 211 f ; the Certificates, if to 14f f ;
and Italian, * to 55*1 ; but Turkish 5 per Cents.
have advanced to 31f e. The New Russian Loan
Scrip remains steady at 1 prem.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
very inactive, but in one or two instances prices are
well sustained. Great Eastern and Lancashire and
Yorkshire. have each improved and Great
Western ; while Midland and South-EtWern
have each declined I.

Miscellaneous and Finance Shares continue in
very moderate request. Credit Foncier of England
are dealt in at 3i ; National Discount Company,
at 11i 15 ; Auglo-American Telegraph, at 15i 4 ;
and Telegraph Construction and Maintenance,
at 13f.

MINING MARKET.

MONDAY, Two o'Clock.

Business in the Mining Exchange has been mo-
derately active. Annexed are the current quota-
tions :
Chiverton Moor, 4} 51; Chon:ales Gold, 21 3 ; Clifford
Amalgamate, 8 81 ; East Basset, 21 23 ; East Caradon,
bi 6; East Lovell, 81 9; East Wheal Grenville, 21 1 ;
Groat Retallack, 22s 0,1 24s Od ; Great Wheal Vor, 15 16;
Marko Valley, 4 ; North Crofty, ; North Treskerby,
21 3 ; Prince of Wales, 26s Od 27s Od ; Prosper United,
3 3i; Providence Mines, 25 277}; South Cordurrovv, 11s
13s; South Grenville, 7s 6d 8s 6d; Tincroft, ).11 12};
West Oaradon, —; West Chiverton, 52} 55; West
Frances, 14 16; West Seton, 120 5 ; Wheal Buller, 20 22 ;
Wheal Chiverton, 61 7 ; Wheal Cr3bor, —s —s ; Wheal
Grenville, 26s 28s 8d; Wheal Rose, —; Wheal Seton,
135 140 ; Wheal Trelawney, ——; Wheal Uny, —;
Cooks' Kitchen, —; Great Laxey, 17 18 ; South Fran-
ces, 20 22; East Care Brea, 21 3}; Great South Tolgus,
St. Ives Consols, 6

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
OCTERNMENT FUNDS.
3 Der Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Jan. 10 9O 891
3 per Cent. Reduced B9l 8i 91
New 3 per Cent B9l 1 81 9i 8i 9
New 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 7ll
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 8
Do £5OO I, 8
Do £lOO & £2OO „ 11 8 pm
Bank of England Stock, 61 per Cent ...
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
ludian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... Shut.
Ditto for Account —
Do. 5 per Cent. July, If,Bo
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —

Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5-k per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO — pm
Do. under £1,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent _
4.ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
!trazilian 5 per Cent —
Do. ii per Cent., 1852-58-60

1863 -
1863 -

Flo Account
Do. LIMO Bonds 7l
/Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do. A ccount.
Do ..Cl.OO Bonds
D ) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
6 per Cent 99}
Do. 3 per Cent.
Do. 6 per Cent A
Do. ' , B
C ilonibian, 6 per Cent.
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do. 5 per Cent., 1864
Otenubian Principalities

tio. Account -
h;qua.dor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent
Do., Provisional Land Warrant
Do Deferred
fggyptiau i per Cent

Second Issue
Do £lOO Bonds
Do. 1864 B2f 11 241;
Do £lOO Bonds
Do. Government Railway Debentures B4 2}
Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, cx Coupons
)D Account
Jo. Coupons
G tatemala 5 per Cent.
It)iia.n 5 per Cent 1865
Do, Account

Do. Maremmana Railway
.9exicar, 3 per Cent
Do. Account
Dn. 1864
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
nontevidean 6 per Cent.
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Do 3 per Cen
Do. Deferred
Do Laud ..farrants (Hectares)
'e3,-uvian 5 per Cent., 1865
no Account
Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarron)
Do 4f per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do 3 per Cent., 1856 '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3 —
Do. Account
Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St
Do 41 per Cont. 1850
Du 4f per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent. 1859
Do 5 per Cent. 1862
Do 5 per Cent. 1864
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid
Do. do. £lO paid II pm
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Do. Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Account 2ll 1 1 1