The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Money Market to-day is very firm, and ful
rates are current. This state of affairs is not at al
unusual on the 4th of the month, when so many
three,,„, four, and six months' bills arrive at maturity.
.-there is plenty of floating capital, but bankers and
brokers are taking advantage of the opportunity to
obtain as much as they can for their available
balances.
Bar gold to the amount of £lO,OOO was taken to
the Bank of England yesterday.
During the last few days there has not been much
animation in the foreign and colonial produce
Markets. The dealings in tea have been deferred
until the public sales, which commence to-day.
°ligar has been in fair demand at steady rates, while
superior descriptions of coffee continue in good
demand at full prices. Tallow has also been dealt
in to some extent, but owing to a pressure of spe-
eillative sales quotations have ruled a shade lower,
At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Chapple,
Dutton, and Co., shipowners, of London and Liver-
-1)(4, held yesterday at the London Tavern,
when. Mr. James Waddell, accountant, submitted a
statement of affairs, showing that of possible liabi-
lities of £280,980, it is estimated £55,490 would
rank for dividend, and that the assets would be
£7,i20. A committee of inspection was appointed
I° report as to the best mode of liquidation.
An important financial proposition has just been
introduced to the notice of the British public : it is
the South Austrian, Lombardo-Venetian, and
Central Italian Railway Loan, the money being
required to pay the remaining balance due on the
different State railways bought of the Italian Go-
l'ernment. The loan is to be raised by bonds of
500 f. (£2O) each, and bear 6 per cent. interest,
the bonds being redeemable at par, one half on the
lst Sept., 1875, and the balance on the Ist Sept.,
i
'876- The interest will be due on the Ist March
and Ist September each year, the coupons being
Payable in London at an exchange of 25.20, the
interest running from the Ist inst. For the bonds
redeemable in 1875 the price of issue will be 412 fr.
oe. (£l6 Is. 6d.), and for the bonds falling duo
In 1876, 405 fr. (£l5 15s. 6d.), 10 per cent. being
Payable on application, and the balance by instal-
"nerds extending to the 11th of March next. The
bonds, being redeemable at par, will return to the
investor about 9 per cent. per annum. It appears
hom the last report of the company that the gross
receipts for the year 1865 were 100 millions of
francs, sufficient to pay all the charges of interest
en loans, and the receipts of • this year, as we men-
tioned on Saturday, are steadily increasing ; whilst
the pacific state of Italy, the termination of many
Connecting lines, and the acquisition of the Italian
State lines, it is generally believed, will place the
Company in a position to continue paying liberal and
improving dividends. The bonds are likely to be
tken up very largely on the Continent, owing to
the early period at which they are redeemable,
compared with most similar obligations. The old
bonds of the company are redeemable in 90 years
from the date of issue (1859, if our memory serves
us right), and bearing 3 per cent. interest, are now
about 81, or equal, for 6 per Cent. Bonds, to 17f
the £2O.

The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit
tance of £1,363 7s. lid. on account of the divi
dends on the debt of Ecuador.

On account of the New Granada Debt Messrs.
Baring Brothers and Co. have received remittances
as subjoined, viz. :—From the Custom-house of
Santa Marta, £9,463 7s. 10d. ; from Sabannilla,
£1,073 62. Bd. ; and Cartagena, £350 ; making a
total of £10,891 14s. 6d.
Messrs. George Little and Co., of Cullum-street,
Who suspended payment 15th August last, having
made arrangements for time to pay their creditors
in full, have resumed their business as West India
merchants.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
remain steady, at 56 58, but the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds have declined i to 41 41i.

Two O'CLOCK.

According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to
day the French Rentes were 69f. 62c. _. _

At a meeting held to-day of the shareholders of
the Bank of British North America the report of
the directors was adopted, which declared the
usual half-yearly dividend of 30s. per share, being
at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.
Business in the English Stock Exchange has been
quiet to-day, but Consols have recovered to the ex-
tent of * per cent., the latest prices being 881 1,
for money and the 6th inst., and 881 4 for January.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 871 1.;
New 2i per Cents., 701 ; Bank of England Stock,
249 ; India 5 per Cents., 1031 f ; ditto Enfaced 51
per Cents., 1061 ; ditto Debentures, 1021.
In the Foreign Stock Market there has been very
little animation. Turkish 5 per Cents. have de-
clined 1, to 321 1 ; Mexican Stock, 1, to 18f ;
while Greek Bonds have improved f, to 131 141 ;
and Spanish Passive, *, to 20 1. The New Rus-
sian Loan Scrip has been in demand, and shows an
advance of 1, to 11 -1 premium.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
very inactive, but in one or two instances prices
show rather more firmness. Lancashire and York-
shire have improved 1 ; North Western, 1 ; and
Metropolitan, 8 ; while Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln have declined 1.

MININ G MARKET.

TUESDAY, Two o'Clock,

There has been more animation in the demand for
Alining Shares, which, in some instances, show a
slight advance. The shares chiefly inquired for
have been Wheal Agar, Grenville, North Crofty,
Prince of Wales, South Condurrow, West Frances,
and Carnarvon Consolidated. Subjoined are the
current quotations :
Chivertoa Moor, 41 5 ; Chontales Gold, 21 f ; Clifford
Amalgamate, I ; East Basset,2o 21; Rist Caradon, 5 ;
fast Lovell, 9 91 ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 2,1 ; Groat
South Tolgus, 103 15s; Groat Wheal Vor, 15 16 ;
North Crofty, 2i 3}; North Treskerby, 2f 1; Prince of
\Vales, 23s 25s ; Prosper United, 35s Od 40s Od; South
Condurrow, lOs 12s Gil ; West Caradon, 131 141; West
Chiverton, 56 58 ; West Frances, 10 11 ; Wheal Chiver-
tont 6i 7 Wheal Grenville, 22s 64 25s Wheal Seton, 1371