The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-10 00:00:00

MARKET

A ND
COMMEROI. ;,.L INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

All the engagements due on Saturday in connec-
tion with the Indian and Chiva trade having been
though
met the discount mar ket is now a little quieter,
very firm, with an upward inclination.
The Etna, from New York, has been an nounced
this
raerniog, but the amount of specie she brings
Thyet ascertained .
e general business of the port of London last
1; ,elk vas not quite so active at the Custom-house.
fc,4,vessels were reported as having arrived from
ports, and there were three from Ireland.
tl's entries outwards comprised 120 vessels, and
balle cleared 120, of which 19 were despatched in
z, The The departures for the Australian colo-
n were eight vessels, viz., three to Port Philip,
one to Moreton Bay, one to Sydney, two to New
tand, and one to Launceston, with an aggregate
nslnage of 6,889.
in Advises from Liverpool announce an increased
quiry for East India cotton, which had advanced
per lb. The sales are estimated at 15,000 bales.
rile Brazilian mail steamer Oneida, to sail to-
and' will take out £21,000, viz., £B,OOO in silver
ug £13,000 in gold.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
4e steady at 56 58, and the Consolidated Mort-
" Bonds have advanced f, to 421 43.
fo rem. the manufacturing districts the accounts
Chi' the past week are generally of a more cheerful
aracter• Cloths and yarns at Manchester, how-
evther, have sold slowly at about previous rates. In
woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Hudders-
-4M there has not been much animation, consequent
DeP(3.ll the preparations for stock taking usual at this
i,:l°4 of the year: The hosiery and lace trades of
4-4leester and Nottingham have been seasonably
11,,Ittlated, and in the hardware districts of Birming-
C,' Sheffield, and Wolverhampton more activity
or -a ueeti produced by the receipt of considerable
dens from Australia and the north of Europe.
Ole mail steamer France has arrived at St.
134tzhaire to-day from Vera Cruz with news to the
p; tilt She brings 3,664,000 francs for the
'lleh Treasury. The health of all on board was
elnellent. •

Two o'CLocic.
tiakccording to Renter's telegram from Paris to-
e m the French Rentes were 69f. 57c. Little busi-
.4.

alas,
is a very inactive market for the English
c.. 78, and extreme dulness is expected to prevail
Tie the remaining days of the present year.
e existing languor is rather remarkable, as there
teib„°thing in politics or finance to account for the
to "detance evinced to invest or speculate. Consols
aesjaY are 88/ / for transfer, and 88/ 881 for the
116,1,-441, being firmer, and they are / per cent.
drer than a week ago. The New Threes, Re-
it) eel:
-Annuities, and Indian Fives have been dealt
former quotations.
e)„.110 Poreign Government Stock Market has been
ishJ dal], but on the whole the quotations have
La-wa increased strength. Turkish 5 per Cents.
C.e,riBen to 321 ; Greek /, to 14i ; and Spanish
"danates /, to 13! 14. The Russian Loan is
rth-
4t 4 prem. ; Mexican are / lower, at 1811;
Italian Bonds are flatter.
hlioh4 English Railway Shares there has been a
t improvement, especially in Great Eastern
itildl4,4ll stock, Great Northern, London, Chatham,
an Dover, Metropolitan, North-Eastern (York),
t 4131
ailled South Devon. Most of the other lines have
the steady, as will be seen upon reference to
I,°innial list.
olarile only bargain recorded in the preference
1121 department is West Midland (Oxford) at
txl'reference shares and stocks and lines leased at
• levci rentals are simply at nominal quotations.
Nltith regard to the Debenture Stocks Great
kidl'hern 4's and North Western 4's are flatter.
4,04411 d are marked 93f.
tre:, the American and Canadian lines are ex-
eiY inactive, at about former quotations.
sar4ncliall Railway Debentures are precisely the
aildelag before in the absence of business. Sambre
is at'„lellan 5i per cent. Preference have been dealt
tie 'l, but all the other foreign railway shares are
r.glected.
k.;010
eihu Mal Government Securities are steady, espe-
-1441 New South Wales, New Zealand, and Queens-

tr:°lllt-Stock Bank shares are firm, with very few
14 84Ctions.
1/411 the Miscellaneous market Anglo-American
eia-,1.4131-1 shares have improved ss. ; Atlantic 8 per
4441" Preference, 15s. ; and Credit Foncier of Eng-
coil General Credit, Hudson's Bay, National Dis-
-441,4t' and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan
,
ueen buoyant at previous quotations.
are atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
toh!,teady at 56 58, and the Consolidated Mortgage
1
''4B have advanced I, to 42 43.