The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMORO! ii, IN TELLiGEki C.g,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Owing to a :slightly diminishing inquiry for dis-
counts the money market is rather easier, and bills
are taken from quarters where there are surplus
balances, at 3i per cent.
The " City of Baltimore" has arrived at Queens-
town from New York, with about £2,700.
It has been announced by the National Provincial
Bank of England that the following branches are
now open for the transaction of business, viz. :
St. James's branch, 14, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall ;
Marylebone branch, 28, Baker-street ; and the
Islington branch, at 173, Upper-street.
Oa the 34 January next a meeting will take place
of the Surrey Commercial Dock Company, for the
purpose of authorising the creation and to deter-
nnae the mode of issue of ordinary stock of the
company to an amount not exceeding £193,000.
Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen have announced
that the coupons due Ist January, 1867, on the
Egyptian Government Railways Debenture Loan,
'will be paid at their offices on and after the Ist
proximo or any subsequent Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, or Friday.
The Central Argentine Railway Company has
Made a call of £2 per share on each share (making
£lB 10s. per share called up), payable on or before
the 16th January next at the Consolidated Bank.
Subjoined are the prices of bullion, from Messrs.
Mocatta and Goldsmid's bi-weekly price current :
Bar gold, 775. 9d. per standard ounce ; do. parting,
77e. 10id. Doubloons, Spanish, 745. 6d. to 755. ;
do. Mexican and South American, 735. 91 to 745.
Per standard ounce. United States Eagles, 765.
tad. per standard ounce. Bar silver, ss. Oid. ; do.
containing gold (5 grains and upwards) ss. 1 d. ;
Mexican dollars, 4s. 11id. ; and cake silver 65 is.
per standard ounce.
As regards the question of the taking over of
the telegraphs by the Government, it is stated on
good authority that the only intimation on the
Point yet given on the part of the Government is
to the effect that no such measure has ever been
entertained.
Only £3,000 in gold was sent into the Bank yes-
terday, but it is expected that the whole of the
2140,000 from Australia, to arrive to-day by the
Peninsular and Oriental steamer, will be taken
there during the week.
The Aleppo, from New York, has brought
£27,000.

The application in. connection with the proposed
l'eausciation of the Agra Bank was made yesterday,
before Vice-Chancellor Page Wood, by Sir Roundell
Palmer, on behalf of the shareholder.' committee,
and at a late hour an adjournment took place till
today.

The old and respectable East India firm of Messrs.
'lames Barber and Co. have requested a meeting of
their creditors on the 20th inst. in consequence of a
telegram announcing the stoppage of their agents at
.Calcutta, Messrs. Gordon, Stuart, and Co., who are
Indebted to them to a large amount. Even, how-
ever, under the worst estimate of loss from this
cause, they believe their assets will be found suffi-
cleut for all their liabilities, and looking at the char-
acter of the firm, which has been established for
nearly 50 years, there is no doubt every effort will
be made to enable them to continue business. An-
taxed is the circular issued :

"136, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C., Dec. 14, 1866.
Sir,—lt is with deep regret that we have to advise the
receipt this morning of a telegram from Calcutta announc-
,,,lng the stoppage of our agents there, Messrs. Gordon
'Wart, and Co., and, as they owo us a very large sum of
honey, we feel it our duty to call our creditors together
d place the state of our affairs before them, that they
'?lay take such measures as they may deem best fur realis-
ing our estate.

"Notwithstanding the heavy loss which must be looked
'Or on our Calcutta account, we believe that with time and
careful realisation all our creditors will be paid in full.
".A. statement of our affairs is now being made up, and
We would invite your attendance at our office on Thurs-
daY, the 20th inst., at 1 o'clock.
"Requesting your forbearance in the meantime. we re-
blrtie,
!‘ JAME.
Business in the Foreign ant,
Markets during the last few day.
quiet, but prices generally are well maintulueu for
811 gar, coffee, and tallow, while rice has been dull,
and inferior descriptions are a shade cheaper.
Operations in tea have been deferred until to-day,
hen about 3,210 packages will be offered for com-
petition, all being without reserve.

Two o'CLoo I.
Not much change has taken place to-day in the
market for the English Funds, but the Foreign
Securities are flatter, owing to the dulness of busi-
4ess• Railway shares are all coleur ae rose, chiefly
ill consequence of the Bank of England having re-
Rllewed £lOO,OOO debentures of the South-Eastern
ailway. Consols are 89k f for money, and 891 i
rthe account.

According to Reuter's telegram from Paris t0"437.,
"437., the French Rentes were 68f. 820.
jn the Foreign department there has been a slight
'llprovement in Greek, which have advanced k to
134 144 ; but Turkish 5 per Cents. have declined /
s" 324 I ; Mexican, / to 181 s ; Spanish Passive,
ito 201 ; while Italian arc firm at 554 56 ; and
Spanish Certificates, 13i /. The New Threes are
, .'Bl ; Reduced Annuities, 88; ; Annuities,
885, 1885,2/ ; Bank of England Stock, 248/ 250 ;
India
Stock for account, 210/ ex dividend ; ditto 5
!E'el' Cents., 1071 ; and ditto Eufaced 5/ per
:05i.
The New Russian Loan has advanced to 1,
vreta.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
tletive, and a decidedly better tone prevails. Lon-
-24) Chatham, and Dover have improved ; Lan-
Irire and Yorkshire and South Western each ;
Western
Western and Midland each 11; Great
1i ; Great Northern A Stock 11 ; South
.'4astern 2 ; and Great Northern 21.
tThe Foreign and Colonial lines show little change.
at Luxembourg are dealt in at 111; South Aus-
(l and Lombardo-Venetian at 15k ; East In-
iau
at 106 ; Madras 5 per Cents., at 102 i ; and
elude at 100
sAmerican Securities are depressed. United
tates 5-20 Bonds have declined k, to 711, 1 ; Erie
6hares 1, to 471, 48 ; but Illinois have advanced I,
tc)774, 781.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have 4, declined 1, to 55 56, and the Consolidated
lortgage Bonds I, to 41f, 421.
%The traffic receipts on the Brighton Railway for
°p 6,820
past week have been, in round numbers,
4'9,820 against £17,858 in the corresponding week
~148 t year, and showing an increase of £1,962.
h 45auk Shares are in moderate request. Allianne
14%-e improved to 171 18k ; Chartered Mercantile of
0147 London, and China, to 311 32 ; and Union
Loudon, to 43; ; Consolidated remain at 41 ;
d London Chartered of Australia, at 20k.
aboutl Viscellaneous and Finance Shares remain at
previous rates. Anglo-American Telegraph
72e Marked 16i ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents.,
audsons Bay Company, 16/ 4. ; National Dis-
-4414 Company, 14it ; and Viceroy of Egypt's
°ltgage Loan, 741 1.