The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-10 00:00:00

ONEY 11 ARKET

AND

COMMEROT NTELLIG ,NOZ,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
L the discount market to-day the demand has
been, Very moderate, and there has been abundance
of capital.

The sum of £2,000 was taken to the Bank of
England yesterday.
Tile drafts of Messrs. Dent and Co., of China,
Which have just been refused acceptance, it is stated,
amount to £30,000.
The Bank of France return exhibits a further re-
duction of £148,000, and the notes in circulation
have been diminished £lBO,OOO. There is an in-
crease in the bills discounted of £360,000, and the
advances on stock, &c., to £44,000. The balance
of the Treasury has been lessened by £60,000, and
the current accounts by £BO,OOO.
The traffic returns of the East Indian Railway for
the week ending the 16th September last were'37,4l9 11s. 4d., and for the corresponding week
10 the previous year £28,346 ss. 7d.
The progress of the tea trade during the past fort-
mght is thus described by Messrs. Layton and Co.,
of Mincing-lane : —"ln the tea market during the
Past fortnight dulness has again been the prevailing
nature, and prices show a general tendency down-
wards, While the declaration of public sales ' without
berve' has prevented any increase of transactions
private contract ; home buyers adhere to the
Policy of keeping stocks within as narrow limits as
possible, and the export demand has not been so
arge as to afford any actual relief from the depression
reported in our circular of 25th ultimo. Fine new
Ifoninn -
iand Kaisow Congou has sold to a moderate
extent at relatively steady prices, but the lower and
Inferior 6
grades continue much neglected even at a
,
further decline in value. Dust and broken-leaf re..
main without change, but common to fair red and
black-leaf of old import are fully id. per lb. lower.
dented teas continue difficult of sale, and new
Canton,l,7 Pekoes and Capers are again cheaper.
small
Foochow Pekoes have changed hands in
4/1411 quantities at from 2s. 2d. to 2s. 7d. per lb.
but
for fine green teas are folly maintained,
the commoner kinds at auction have gone irre-
gularly, and often at a reduction. The public sales
alluded
ill
st in
to above commenced on the 6th inst., and
a
progress—these comprised a total of
50,436 packages, of which 48,408 were printed
iwithout reserve." The sales' opened heavily, and,
alf'is far, most descriptions of congou have suffered
urther depreciation, scented teas of recent import
',;,1:1° showing a decline of Id. to 2d. per pound.
hoe
arrivals to this port since our last are—Novem-
ber Ist, J. R. Worcester, from Shanghae ; sth, Sir
Lancelot, from Hankow, City of Aberdeen, from
sh anghae Lennox Castle, from Foo Chow ; and
gm
Tamana, from Foo Chow. The latest dates
'rcun China are—Shanghae 15th, Foo Chow 18th,
Canton
20th, and Hong Kong 22d September. The
the
stock of tea in the United Kingdom on,
rst'n_e Ist inst. amounted' to 79,519,0001b5., against
463,072,0001b5. last year at the corresponding period.
%The movements of the precious metals during
cast Week have been of a very extensive cha-
racter. The imports, which have amounted to
about `'349,852, have been chiefly from America and
ti44ralia—including £3,589, from New York, by
agthe, Asia ; £35,540, by the Malta ; £11,380, by
e 'ragn ; £60,000, by the City of Washington ;
fr £32,685, by the Scotia. The True Briton,
ictli Australia, has brought £75,236 ; the Omar
alsha £56,160 ; the Oneida, from the Brazils,
b1'414 ; the Ceylon, from Alexandria, £800; and
th,(,)11 Continent.
23,048 id silver has been received from
The exports have been £84,090
° the Brazils, by the Douro; and there haVe been
rotances to the Continent, through private
°llreen, estimated at £152,581. The total amount-
'ng to £236,671.

Two O'CLOCK.
IkCCOrding to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-day
liernFrenell Rentes were 69f. 12c.
There has been a quiet day in the market for
i English Government Securities, but their value has
beenba well sustained, and an advance of per cent.
8 taken Place ; the final quotations this afternoon
a therefore 895 for transfer, and 881 4, less
the clividend, for the account or the 6th proximo.
xA fewh bargains have been recorded in the New
:ir,ees, Reduced Annuities, Exchequer Bills,:and
'tan Securities without leading to any material
variation.
andForeignStocks have closed with a firmer tone,
Turkish a fair amount of business has taken place.
Fives have risen 4to 315 ; Mexican also
1:118 4; Spanish Passive and the Certificates,
the former to 211 a ; and the latter to 134
tt. Greek Bonds ara firm, and several transac-
l°na are recorded in Egyptian Securities, especially
the Government Railway Debentures. Some of
the South American Stocks are attracting more
attention, notwithstanding the war in the neigh-
ueurbood of the River Plate.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
are steady at 644 655, and the Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds at 39 40 ex coupon.
dMore activity has prevailed in the Railway Share
arket) and prices generally have an upward ten-
ney• Great Northern, ditto A Stock, London,
Chatham
Western, and Dover,North Western, Midland, and
South-Eastern•,.. have each improved 1 ; and Great
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and
radon and North Eastern (Berwick), each 4.
ntue
Larked-111 the Foreign and Colonial lines there has been
change of impoitance. Dutch Rhenish are
arked
101 ; San Paulo, 135 ; Grand Trunk of
pphli;ada' 185 ; East India, 1031 and Great Indian
znaula, 107. •
1• Bank Shares have remained at steady rates. Eng-
and Swedish are marked 131 14 ; London Bank
8 Mexico, 11; Anglo-Egyptian, 10/ ; Midland
17; ; and Union of London 444 445.
The operations in the Miscellaneous Share Mar-
ket have been on a very limited scale, and with a
few, exceptions prices show little change of im-
Vrtance. Atlantic Telegraph have declined to
, While the 8 per Cent. guaranteed have improved
NB5. Credit Foncier of England are at 2/ 3 ;
a_ tienal Discount Co., at 14/ ; while Telegraph
'enstruction and Maintenance have declined to
14A

QUARTER-PAST Two.
0 Win
the gto the closing of some " Bear" accounts,
!adway market exhibits additional firmness ;
6,te`oPolitans have risen to 124 I, and Dovers to
fin' In all departments there is buoyancy at the
113"' and a general rise is anticipated next week.