The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The money market continues to present further
indications of increasing ease. Capital is abundant,
and as the inquiry for accommodation is not large,
the commercial community can negotiate their bills
for short periods at 7i por cent.
A telegram has been received from Malta, dated
Jan. 12, 5.25 p.m., announcing the restoration of
the Malta and Alexandria Telegraph line, which is
consequently reopened for messages to Egypt, India,
Australia, and other places in postal communica-
tion with Suez.

Gold to the amount of £5,000 was sent to the
Bank on Saturday.
The accounts from the various manufacturing
districts for the past week mention that in conse-
quence of the advance in the value of money the
operations in most departments have not been very
extensive. At Manchester, however, both cloths
and yarns have maintained former rates, owing to
favourable advices from the East. The woollen
trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield has
continued seasonably active, and a fair business has
been done in hosiery and lace goods at Leicester
and Nottingham. At Birmingham, Sheffield, and
Wolverhampton, a more cheerful tone has prevailed.
The report and balance-sheet of the Metropolitan
and Provincial Bank shows a net profit for the past
half year of £16,521, out of which th• directors
propose a dividend of 5 per cent., which will absorb
£8,192, to reduce the preliminary expenses £925,
to place to the reserve fund £2,500, and to carry
forward to the next account £4,903.

Two O'CLOCK.
The English Stock Market has been rather active,
and the quotations for the Funds have shown a
firmer tendency. Consols have improved 1-16th
per cent. compared with the latest prices current on
Saturday, the quotations now being 871 for money,
and 871 1 for the account. The New Threes and
deduced Annuities are 861 871; Exchequer Bills,
par; Bank of England Stock, 245} ; India 5 per
Cents., 1021 1; ditto 4 per Cents., 961 i and ditto
Bonds, 6s. prem.
Foreign Bonds have generally been dealt in at
enhanced rates. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 391 1,
ez div. ; Mexican ox all, have improved to 22 1 ;
the New Loan, however, has receded 1 to 191 1 ;
Greek, are 131 14 ; Spanish Passive have risen 1
to 251 8; the Certificates, 1 to 134 14 ; Italian, 1
to 611 621 ; and Brazilian Scrip to 1 1 prem. ;
the Confederate Loan, 6 7. United States 5-20
Bonds have declined to 651 i ; Erie shares to 571 1;
and Illinois, to 751 761.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
rather dull, although in some instances prices have
Shown increased firmness. N orth Western and
Midland have each improved 4, and South Eastern
1 while Great Eastern has declined 1, and Brighton
and Metropolitan each 4.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show no material
alteration.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull and
exhibit little change of importance as regards prices.
Rudson's Bay Co., however, have risen to 161
and Overend, Gurney, and Co. are firm at 20} 1 ;
London Steam Towing Co. Shares are quoted 14 2
Prem. ; and Charles Lafitte and Co., 2i 2i prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
. GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
0 ber Cent. Consols
~ Do. Account, Feb. 8 B7-
tper Cent. Reduced B6l 71 61
'4ow 3 per Cent B6/ 71 6i
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
41Inuities 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for '3O yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
I Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
'4chequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. 5
Do. £5OO par 5 dis
Do £lOO and £2OO
Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 —
Do Account
Do- 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 —
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO —
Do. under £l,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
De. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 1865
Do Account —
b Do. Scrip, £25 paid
'llenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Chi
Do. Account
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
lia,n 6 per Cent 9B
per Cent 73
Colombian 6 per Cent. —
Cuba! 6 per Cent.
Danish —
n 3 per Cent., 1825
'''°. 4 per Cent., 1863 —
01)% 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
anubian Principalities
p j) 0 Account —
-cillador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent lll
L, O. Provisional Land Warrant
4-Yptian 7 per Cent 924 2 14
bo., Second Issue —
Do £lOO Bonds
Do. 1864 9l i
, Do £lOO Bonds
‘'reek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
-PDo. Coupons
'-'O. Account
(zuatexuala 5 per Cent.
j),.,°XB6paid —
'-'0.1839 and 1850 —
Italian 5 per Cent, 1865
,o. Account
.1), 0. Maremmana Railway —
-11,.,0 Scrip, £671 paid —
kuo 5 erk Cent., 1864 —
o,;cican 3 per Cent
uo• Account
Do 1864 l9l
1)o 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
11DO French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c —
ontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid
N(3orish Imperial 5 per Cent
li•
er, Granada l3e
DO 2 per Cent Do Deferred
Do Land "Warrants (Hectares)
6 Per Cent, 1864 —
I, Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
e.r,ruvian 5 per Cent
."-go. Account
'''h° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
.„-'-'o 41 per Cent, 1862
A
"Jo Account
91,1111guese 3 per Cent., 1853
D 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 454
R .-'O. Account
4,88ia,n 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B9l. i 9
L'i.,o 41 per Cent. 1850
40 41 per Cent., 1860
-1-;° 3 per Cent. 1859
.„4-'0 5 per Cent. 1862
El ""° per Cent. 1864 934 t
erdinian 5 per Cent
banish 3 per Cent
Ditto account
1)0 New Deferred
DUO Account
0 Passive 251
is /30 Account 251 1 4 6
l'allieh Cert. of Coup not funded
13,wD0 Account l3f
14
°dish 4 per Cent.
Do
1,„1,-- 44 per Cent. 1864 ,
1'81:1 6 per Cent. 1854 —
--',O Account
-",.,° 6 per Cent. 1858
'-',O Account 7O
4)0 £lOO Bonds
IJ
TN ° 6 per Cent. 1862
,'-'0 Account 6Bl 1
-",.,0 £lOO Bonds
1-'0 6 per Cent., 1863
D
1)0 5 per Cent. 1865 —
Do
o R •
-clip £35 paid
Ace°, t
un 394 i i
verse 4 per Cent. Guaranteed —}
De
Cent. —
tDividends on the above payable in London.
al, 5 p3r Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
Pi.,,6'4,• 4.3/4- per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch -4en.Rentes 3 per Cent. 2i- per Cont., Ex. 12 Guil —
Ital. • 4 per Cent. Certificates 961
-hi" 5 per Cent 1861 Ex. 25f.
-.-,0 Account " ' 6l
eOOBOl5 for THREE O'CLOCK.
bo• money
Account
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