The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-24 00:00:00

Two O'CLOCK.
lu the Discount Market to-day the transactions
are been unimportant, and the attendance in all
uePartments of business are of a nominal character.
sold to the amount of £116,000 was taken to the
Bank on Saturday—viz., £96,000 in bars, 10,000
rereigns from Australia, and 10,000 sovereigns
from Alexandria.
The Silver Market is very quiet, and quotations
~.are as follows :—Bar gold, 77s 9d ; do. parting,
178 10id ; Spanish doubloons, 74s 9d ; do. Mexican
and South American, 73s 9d; United States Eagles,
dos 21d per standard ounce. Bar silver, 5s 01 id ;
°. Contg. gold (5 gr. and upwards), 5s lid ;
Mexican dollars, 4s llid ; and English cake silver,
t
8 4d per standard ounce.
The tea market has closed for the holidays with
Very quiet aspect. Messrs. Layton and Co. re-
port as follows :—The tea market has continued in
'e same dull state as last reported. Dealers have
eolafined their purchases to the requirements of the
1401nent, and the trade, as is the case under ordi-
nary circumstances at this period of the year, has
ceeeo generally very restricted. During the past
:.w days importers have shown rather less disposi-
,4oll to realise, but this has not led to any increase
14 transactions, nor have the low prices current
attracted any general attention to the article. The
iew sales effected privately have not altered quota-
.lo4 to any extent, but at auction, notwithstand-
ing the small quantities submitted, great heaviness
rtievailed and fine honing Congou showed a
descriptions
decline, the common and medium
`le!eriptions finding buyers at barely previous
tlees• Common red and black leaf congous may
e quoted relatively at 11d., and dusty kinds about
48 last advised. Scented teas are freely offered, and
sales of fair extent have been made, both in Canton
aM
Foochow Pekoes, from the recent arrivals,
tlees being rather easier. There is no activity in
e demand for green tea. Ping Suey descriptions
übare been sold on lower terms, and at public sale
e(Thamon and medium young hysons of old import
l'fere also cheaper. The arrivals to this port since
°III' last are—Dec. 10th, Valdivia, from Canton;
iliChallenger, from Shanghai ; 14th, Napoleon
IL, from llankow ; 20th, Philomela, from Foo-
ell°w• Indian Tea—Sales, comprising 1814 pack-
ages, commenced commenced on the 11th and concluded the
f°lloxving day. Desirable qualities found buyers at
,1111priees ; common and inferior descriptions were
84ghtly easier. The biddings were not so brisk as
at Previous auctions.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
SATURDAY.
a GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Dar Cent. Consols
6 DO. Account, Jan.lo B9l
Neer Cent. Reduced • BBl 9 1
4!ct 3 per Cent B9 81 9}
''„lt 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
IC' 0. 6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
11Iluities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
D 0
-„ for 30 yrs, expire sth April,BBs —
le '° (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
4.cliequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 6lO pm
Do
4500 II 6 10 pm
)1,13° ..•! . I._. .... £lOO &£2OO , 610 pm
''llk of 'England Stock, 61 per bent ...
1 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
I,Cilatt Stock, 101 per Cent., Apri11874...
Ditto for Account —
DO. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
DD
0-
0. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
~, Certificates —
1,0. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
D 0.5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
1.,
1.1-°. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — •
~"°. Deb., 5 per Cent, Aug. 1873
'-'0- Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO 25 pin
"0- under £l,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
SATURDAY.
4. rgelitine Republic, 6 per Cent 72
irbitrian Bonds,ent
5 per Cent, 1859
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t,aZ ilian 5 per C
uo. 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
h Do. 1865
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Itt,uo- £lOO Bonds
1.,°13.08 Ayros 6 per Cent
•'-'O. Account
uo 4100 Bonds
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tlut, 6 per Cent.
b 4.,, per Cent., 1825 —
-u 0. 5 per Cent., 1864 .
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tiJo. Account
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, Provisional Land Warrant
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Defoned
Vptiari 7 per Cent B3f 4 1
43,0., Second Issue B3l
I'o 4100 Bonds
Do. • 1864 B4 31
D-£lOO Bonds B4
(24 - Government Railway Debentures B5l I I
e,ek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
`lO Account
(I°o- Coupons
jt lanIan 51a
5 per Cent.
Tlan 5 per Cent 1865
DO.
Account
il 'Jo. Maremmana Railway
o 1 3 per Cent
- Account
Dn. 1864 —
61 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
I,otevidean 6 per Cent.
rorish Imperial 5 per Cent
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sw' Granula
1;° 3 per Cen
D 0• Deferred
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-tilvian 5 per Cent., 1865
DO
Account
D 41 per Cent. (Uribarren)
° 41 per Cent., 1862
c '-'0 Account
httHguese 3 per Cent, 1853
i'lz) 3 per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
4 --.0- Account
Dslan 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
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° 41 per Cent. 1850
3 41 per Cent., 1860
° 3 per Cent. 1859
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Per Cent. 1862
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5 per Cent. 1864
0. Anglo-Dutcb, 1866, all paid —
thtMinian 5. do. £lO paid —
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to Acc,..,unt
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