The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-23 00:00:00

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There was a moderate inquiry for all descriptiow.te 250°
of cotton in the Liverpool Market on Saturday.,, 20
and prices were steady. The sales were about
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6,000 bales. 50
Business in the City has been partially suspended t 25
to-day, in consequence of the funeral of the latc: st
Prince Consort. The Stock Exchange, the Corn
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Market, the Baltic, and other places of commercial -4 25
rendezvous, are closed, and in those establishments ; st
where transactions cannot be delayed, such as the[i. st
banks, insurance companies, &c., there is a very, st
small attendance ; the city, consequently, presents-
a very dull appearance. st
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The general discount market now presents a st
firmer appearance than for some time past, although 7 881
very little alteration has taken place in the rates iz
charged for accommodation. It is evident, how- st
ever, that the joint-stock and private establishments, st
anticipate an increased demand for money conse- :t
quent upon revenue collections and the usual dis-' st
bursements at the end of the year. Rather fuller If 21
terms are therefore required for the negotiation
commercial bills, and 21 per cent. is paid for secu-. 12;
rities of a superior class, which a short time since st
might have been discounted at 2Z- or 21 per cent. 6.4.0
A further sum of about £90,000 in gold was sent Eo
into the Bank of England on Saturday. 25
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The Canada, from America, has brought £6,746.4, lo
in specie. it 19(f
Notice has been given that on and after the 15th
of January next, a second return of capital of 2s. 6d.
per share will be distributed by the Australian
Mining Company.
The adjourned meeting of the bond and share',
holders of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
will take place to-morrow, the 24th inst.
A call of £2los. per share, amounting to £56,250,
s due on the 26th inst. on the Manchester, Sheffield,

Business in the manufacturing districts during
the past week has continued exceedingly dull, the
preparations for stock taking, together with the com
plications connected with American affairs, and thL
decease of the Prince Consort, having caused an
almost entire suspension of operations in most de-

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and Lincoln, Garston and Liverpool Extension

Railway.

BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.

SATURDAY.

Dank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9O 89/
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9O/ 89/ 90/ 90
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent. 961
Ditto 51 per Cent lO2l 2
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 981
Consols for Account, Jan. 9 ..
India Stock for Account
India Stock for Account, 5 per
hearth. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 11 pm
Ditto £500
Ditto Small — 11 pm
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
SATURDAY.

Mexican, 3 per Cent
27 fi
Ditto Acco ,nt
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and '60..
Ditto Account 46
Spanish 3 per Cent 5O!
51
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded
Turkish 6 per Cent. —
781
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan —
Ditto Account
N enezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2k per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil —
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account