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

MONEY MARKET

AND
COIDIERCIiL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

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

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

The Gazette return of the Bank of England for
th(3 past week shows a large increase in the reserves
of notes and gold ; there is, on the other hand, an
alditioa to the number of bills under discount,
Which, to a great extent, may be attributable to the
r3renue returns. Annexed is an analysis of the
different items
A Alva Circulation

Decreaso

-.X21,933,365
... 167,120
19,217,K9

13ullion

Increase

... 432,145
3,261,777

Increase.
Public Deposits ..

... 8,282
... 8,706,362

Increase ... ... ... ... 636,126
Other Deposits ... ... ... ... ... 18,592,224
Increase 411,128
Government Securities ... ... ... ... 13,011,222

No alteration.
Other Securities ... ... ... ... 20,241,256
Increase ... ... ... ... 416,054
Notes Unemployed ... ... ... ... 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 msde 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. lOid.;
doubloons, Spanish, 745. 6d. 755. ; do., Mexican.
and South American, 735. 6d. 745.; United States
eagles, 765. 2id. ; bar silver, 53. ON. id. ; do., con-
taining gold (5 grains and upwards), 53. Id. ;
Mexican dollars, 4s. 111 d. ; English cake silver,
653 Old . .

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 tran7_
quillity, and the encouraging prospects of the new
Year. Consols are 90* I for money, and 901 for
the account. The New Threes and Reduced An-
nuities are 898 8 ; India 5 per Cents. at 107 i
ditto 4 per Cents., 948 ; ditto Enfaced 4 per Cents.,
84 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 100:1 ; ditto 58 per Cents.,
105} ; and ditto 4 per Cent. Bonds, 20s. to 255.
prem.

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 I, to 311
; Italian, 1, to 53 ; Greek, 1, to 141 15 ; Spanish
Passive, I, to 20i- 211; ➢lexican, to 18 ; and
Spanish Certificates remain firm at 132, 14.

The New Russian Loan Scrip has declined )1-, 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 17 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 (previous rates. Great Luxembourg are
Harked 12k, South Australia and Lombardo Vene-
tian 15k, Great India Peninsula 1031 104, and
Great Western of Canada 12k, -I.

American Securities are rather more buoyant
than yesterday. Illinois shares have advanced /,
to 79, 80 ; Erie shares /, to 46, f ; and United
States 5-20 Bonds to 724, 73.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined f, to 63 55, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds I, 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
18i 19 ; Metropolitan and Provincial to 11} 12 ;
and Oriental Bank Corporation to 42k.
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 16i ; Credit
Foncier of England are marked 3; ; International
Financial, 31, and Royal Mail Steam, 97.

MINING MARKET.

FRIDAY, Two o'Clock.

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

Chiverton Moor, 44 5 ; Chontales Gold,l2f 5 ; Clifford
Amalgamate, 71 8 ; East Basset, 21 23 ; East Caradon
6} 6; East Lovell, 81 9}; East Wheal Grenville, ;
Groat Retallack, 23s 01 26s Od ; Great Wheal Vor, 14 15;
Ilarke Valley, 4I ; North Crofty, 31 ; North Troskerby,
211 ; Prince of Wales, 246 6d 25s 6d ; Prosper United,
3 31; Providence Mines, 2i 26 ; South Condurrow, lie
13s ; South Grenville, 7s 6d lOs ; Tincroft, 111 121; West
earadon, 12} 131; West Chiverton, 53 55 ; West
Frances, 12 14; West Seton, 120 5 ; Wheal Buller, 171 181;
Wheal Chiverton, 6f ; Wheal Crbor, 12s 14s Od ; Wheal
Grenville, 25s 27s 6cl; Wheal Rose, —; Wheal Seton,
135 140 ; Wheal Trolawney, 9 10 ; Wheal Uny, 20 25 ;
Cooks' Kitchen, 71 8 ; Great Lasey, 17 18 ; South Fran-
ces, 20 22.

We have received the following report from the Cam-
borne Veen Mine
" Dec. 23.—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 killas. We
expect an improvement when this end enters the Elvanr-
In about eight furlongs driving. The 170 is worth two
tons of copper ore per furlong. We have sampled 121 tons
of ore, whic h is of much better quality than what we have
hitherto sold. The tribute pitches throughout the mine
are looking well."

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 Dor Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Jan. 10 9O
3 per Cent. Reduced B9l 1-
New 3 per Cent B9- I
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 .—
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 —pm
Do £5OO ,l -- pm
Do £lOO „ pm
Bank of England Stock, 6} per Cent ...

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INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
t"Oiau Stock 10} per Cent., April 1874
Ac
count
Do. for —
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. 5} per Cent., May 1870„ lO5