The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-16 00:00:00

0:1\:1E.Y IVIRKET

AND

COMMERCIAL IN TELL! GE Nc2,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
There is very little business doing in the city,
although the attendance is larger than is usual on a
Derby Day. The heavy engagements in which all
eli..sses have recently been participating, and the
mumerous failures that have occurred, have some-
what damped the ardour of commercial men for the
races. A quieter and more confident feeling, how-
ever, is very manifest in discount circles, and there
is less eagerness evinced to obtain accommodation.
There is still a very active demand at the Bank of
_England for assistance, but more inclination is shown
by the brokers to negotiate business.
There was a withdrawal of £73,000 in gold from
the Bank yesterday for the Continent.
The demand for silver for the Continent has been
brisk during the last few days, and as the supply
was small several amounts in gold have been with-
drawn for transmission there. The bar silver
brought by the last West India packet has been
sold at ss. lid. per ounce standard for Hamburg,
being an advance of d. on the price last obtained.
The following circular has been issued by the old
and respectable firm of Messrs. Hallett, Ommanney,
and CO., bankers and navy agents, announcing their
suspension of payments. The debts and liabilities
are not stated, but are supposed to be considerable.
It is feared that one of the partners has heavy com-
mitments with various public enterprises :—" In
consequence of the recent extraordinary pressure in
the money-market, and the impossibility to realise
securities, we are under the painful necessity of sus-
'Pending our payments. We have placed our books
in the hands of Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs,
and Co., who will as speedily as possible prepare a
statement of our affairs to lay before our creditors,
Whose indulgence we earnestly crave."

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram this morning, the
French Rentes were 64f. 15c. Firm.
The English Funds continue to be the chief
medium for investments, and Consols have improved
per cent., the quotations being 861 8 for money ;
and 351 1, for the account, ex div. The other mar-
kets, especially the Foreign, show animation and
buoyancy. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities
are marked 844 85 ; the 21 per Cents., 1894, 691;
ditto
5 per Cents, 102 A. ; Bank Stock, 240, 242 ;
and the India 5 per Cents., log
tend
°reign
A good business has been negotiated in the
Stock Market, and quotations generally
nd in an upward direction. Turkish 5 per Cents.
Greek
30 ; Mexican, 16 1 ; the New, 131 141;
kates,
reek, 10 11 ; Spanish Passive, 221 ; the Certi-
-151 16 ; Italian, 39 40 ; Brazilian Scrip, 7 6
dis• United States 5-20 Bonds, 65 66 ; Erie
Shares, 45 46 ; and Illinois, 77 78.
In the Railway Share Market the operations
have been on a very limited scale, consequent upon
the absence of many of the dealers and spectators
at Epsom. Great Northern A Stock, London,
Chatham, and Dover, and Metropolitan have each
improved -1 ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1 ;
Ivhile Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick), have
declined each 1 ; Great Eastern
Eastern, t• , 1 ; and South
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
Change of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous shares are flat. Alliance
,11ave declined to 16 18 ; Chartered Mercantile of
-India, London, and China to 35 36 ; Imperial Otto-
man to 91; Oriental Bank to 461; Credit Foncier
and Mobilier of England are inactive, 41 dis. ;
tendon Financial, 2 3 ; and National Discount
Company, 111.

BRITISA FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 CiCTERNMENT FUNDS.
Der Cent. Consols
N°. Account, May 9 B5l i i
ew Cent. Reduced B4l 5
w 3
841 1 5} 41 :
per Cent
"elv 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 694
A tin 13 0. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 lO2l
'..uities, 3 yrs, 0 expire sth Jan" 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs —
D 0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
March. Juno.
4chequer Bills, .£1,000,3 per Cent. lO 5 4
Eo. £5OO — die
8 Do £lOO and £200
b:?
-it 6f E
oungland Stock, 5 per Cent
,A.ccnt
te,r": lAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
-BAD Stock, 10/ per Cent., AprillB74 —
,O. Account
'r-)°. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
I,—°. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do.'-'o. Certificates —
Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent
D°— 5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872
t5l per Cent., May 1879 _
0.,,Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
hu• Bonds, £l,OOO — die
4'o- under £l,000
Au
FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
4,ll'si.".blue Republic, 6 per Cent. £l5 pd
___— pm
81. Ilan Bonds, o per Cent, 1859 tzili,!'n 5 per Cent 95
°' '*i. Per Cent 1852-58-60
~
Do 1863
I, Do
...,0
.A, 1865 —
Ii •
tl, ceount 671 18}
ti Q'e "3eriP, £45 paid
irs Ayres 6 per Cent —
0141,?„1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 34
iyo", 6 per Cent —
00, 4 £25 paid
Do. 41 per Cent —
Colo•• Per Cent
e , Inbian 6 per Cent. —
Iglipa' 6 Per Cent.
11).gail 7 per Cent —
D° °., Second Issue —
D°
4100 Bonds Do 1864 Bl} 21
x • ~„0. 100 Bonds B6 41
to Governitent Railway Debentures —
tire„l* 4,50 paid
.6"'" 0 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
n°' Account
-V3.
account
. 4,0. Account
Zaitenlala 5 per Cent. —
0144 5 Per Cent 1885
.. Uaremmana Railway fleac per Cent —
D°•
Account
, Dr)
1864 l4l
,0 6
ko per Cent. Anglo-French
ti_ontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid
N' rieh Imperial 5 per Cent en' Granada
Port
D° iigU, ese 3 per Cent., 1853
dApecerouentent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3 D DO.
43 4 3
--.ussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B5
Do 4} per Cent. 1850
1:10 4} per Cent., 1860
1.)0 3 pox Cent. 1859
D 0 5 per Cent. 1862
Do 5 per Cent. 1864 B9
Sardinian 5 per Cent
00. Account
'Punish 3 per Cent
Do Account
120 New Deferred —
4-',O Account
hu° Passive
6,,—° Aoesunt 221
auish Cert. of Coup not funded —
8 Do Account ls}
tctisb 4 per Cent. —
Tiir'..; 4-/ per Cent. 1864
,41811 6 per Cent. 1854
tioo Account —
DoApp Cent. 1858
~o cunt
uoo° -5100 Bonds
--
b 0 per Cent. 1862 —
Do Account 6ll
0u ° .4100 Bonds 65
DO 5 o
,6 per Cent.,1863 —
to A
Per
uCent., 1865, paid up Scrip —
Irot°,3 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed 301 111 1_ zuciaco ,
Per Oitt . Per Cent.
30 ac un
De.
Punt
" APe
o r Cent., 1862 —
ec
1)°- 1864
•
bDutch,,ly videuds on the above payable in London.
Do 0 Per Omit., Ex. 12 Gull
Itliiii:
F 1.540, plteer Cent. CertificaLes
sntes 3 per Cent.
Do. Aee Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
°llnt
.
(let,
- THREE O'CLOCK.
bB°lB for m
o A --..oney
1 eeetnit 9th inst.
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It . 1(1'8
TOCR DOCTOR ?"--MORRISON'S PILLS.
tilatti that 11 eratood the 41
n4retirement of Dr.
h 8 8 llg
LOD, judge of the Admiralty Court, will take place
Itirwc") as he has delivered judgment in the Banda and
Riven. which" prize case, hiCh may be now shortly expected to
-
401, ~,
J.R A r.,
Year „a: -----.. WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—In the.
Lo --"Lng at Michaelmas, 1865, 77,070 cwts. of foreign
ciliatitit
4 Lo
were i
'836 evvt -
InPorted into the United Kingdom, and only
of foreign hops were exported from it.
The
thkli ijurieceived from the United States was much. smallerhs
43kPorted in previous year. The quantity of British opf Quo ~.. the year amounted to 0;425 cwts. ; the bulk o
"Port trade is with Australia.