The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

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IMPRCIAL

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CIIT, Two O'CLOCK.

The Stock Markets aregenerally somewhat firmer
than on Saturday, but with no additional business,
except in Caledonian Railway stock, in which the
report of the committee and the note from the direc-
tors have encouraged contending but speculative
operations. In the first instance an advance of about
3 per cent, took place ; but subsequently this im-
provement was lost, and the market now appears
to be uncertain in character. In other railways no
average important change has taken place. Foreign
Stocks are steady, and the English Funds firm with-
out any feature in the dealings.
Consols are firm at an improvement of k at 921
to 92 for delivery, and 921 to 921 for the 7th of
February. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 921
to 92i ; India Five per Cents., 110; to 111/ ;
Bank Stock, 239 to 241 ; Exchequer Bills, 255. to
28s. prem.
The Foreign Market generally is steady, though
several changes have taken place. Among them
Brazilian has declined I, the present quotation being
74. to 75/ ; New Spanish Threes are f better, at
341 to 341 ; and Turkish are firmer, at 30k to 301.
United States' Securities are dull. The 5-20
Bonds are lower. The quotation is 72 to 721.
The Scrip and the Portuguese Loan is higher,
being quoted at / to 1 prem.
The Discount Market is inactive with full supplies.
Rates for the best bills are quoted at 1/ per cent.
The payment of the dividends, which commences
on Wednesday, is, by anticipation, checking appli-
cations.

The Corn Market is firm at an advance of from
2s. to 3s. per quarter.
Raihays opened with considerable firmness, but
they are now rather weaker. The principal move-
ments have been in Caledonian and Midland stocks.
The former advanced £3 on Saturday's quotations,
but they afterwards relapsed, and the present price
Is 74 to 75f, showing the advance to be 1 per
cent. Great Northern Ordinary Stock is also 1 per
cent. higher, Great Eastern 4, and Midland
South Eastern, to 684.
In Banking Shares there is no change, beyond
an advance of per cent. in London and West-
Minster.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures,
24 to 2211 ; Consolidated Mortgage Bonds have
receded to 18, 18f.
The New Honduras Loan is I to 1 prem. ex.
Coupon.

Henry Turnbull and Co. report that the better
tone which prevailed in the Borough Hop Market
011 Friday last continues to-day, and prices are
very firm. Continental advices report markets
dearer generally, with a fair trade doing at the
advance. Yearlings and old hops are without notice-
able change.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

No bullion operations were reported at the Bank
of England on Saturday.
It is stated that the Hungarian Railway Loan win
be introduced in Paris on the 15th inst.
The next biddings for Bills of Exchange on Calcutta
and Madras only will take place at the Bank of Eng-
land on the 15th inst., when £200,000 will bt
offered.

In proof of the steadiness of the commercial interests
of the United Kingdom, notwithstanding all the
disasters of the past two years, it is remarked that
there has rarely been an instance when fewer
failures were recorded, either in the metropolis or
Provinces, at the end of a twelvemonth, than on the
nresent occasion.
The Dutch Indian Railway Company have an-
nounced the payment of the Coupon due on the 15th
inst. on the Four-and-a-half per Cent. obligations
issued by the company.
The Spanish Credit Mobilier Company announces
to the shareholders that the decline in the value of
securities held exceeding the revenues from the
capital, no dividend can be declared.
The numbers are published of 264 bonds of the
Brazilian Five per Cent. Loan of 1865, amounting to
.£36,C00' which were drawn by lot on the Ist inst.,
and will be paid off at par on the Ist of March
next.

The traffic receipts of railways in the United
Xingdorn for the week ending Jan. 3, 1868, upon a
Mileage of 12,882, amounts to £698,027, being equal
to £54 4,3 per mile. For the corresponding week last
year the receipts were £668,314, the number of miles
open, 12,497. A comparison for the two weeks shows
an increase in the aggregate receipts of £29,713, and
in the number of miles open of 385.

BRITISIMUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 per Ueut. Consols
Do. Account,
3 per Cent. Reduced 92 1 1
New 3 per Cent 928 2 1
New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent,. J an. 1873 —
Annuities, 80 vrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Televaph), Au,,., 1908 —
E cchcquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 St 21 per Ct 22 2G pm
Do £5OO pm
De. £l.OO & £2OO — pm
Bank of England Stock. 41 per Cent 239
Do. Account

INDIAN UOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
ladiau,cock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 217 18 15 id
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
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. 5 per Cent, Rup. Deb., 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
O. under £1,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent —
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent ...._
DD. 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863

Do. Eper Cent., 1865 —
Do Account 751 1 1 1
BuenosDo. £lOO Bonds
_
Ayres 6 per Cent
, DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
`-'4l3a, 6 per Cent.
Cailian 6 per Cent —
Do. 44 per Cent
Do. 6 per Cent., B .
Do., 1867
Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866
Do., Scrip £32 paid
o.)lombian, 6 per Cent.
banisn 3 p 'r Cent., 1825
D Lnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent —
It )iian 5 per Cert., 1865 —
Do, Account
Do. Maremmana Raiway 454
Mexicat 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
Do. 1864
Do l per Cont. Anglo-French —
M.ontevidimu 6 per Cent. ..
Moorish imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada —
Do 3 per Cen • —
Do. Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 5 per Cent, 1865 —
Do Account 674 4
Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 44 per Cent.. 1862
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Do 44 per Cent. 1850
Do 44 per Cent., 1860
Do 8 per Cent., 1859 • —
Do 5 por Cont., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds BB4
Do. do. £B4 15s. do.
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 874 1 8
Do. do. £B4 15s. do 834 4
Sa,-dinian 5 per Cent —
Spanish 3 per Oen —
Do Account .
Do Now Deferred —
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Account
Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded
„, Do Account
x a Aish 6 per Cent. 794 80
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 por Cent., 1862
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds 574 84 71 84 74
Do. 1863
Do 5 per Cent., 1865
D,> Account 321 4 3
Do 6 per Cent., 1865 4B
1-) J 1 per Cent. Guaranteed
'Venezuela, 3 per 'Cent. —
D,) Account —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862 -
Do 6 per Cent. 1864 —
Dividends on the above payable in Loudon.
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 251. 6B
Itiiiai, 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f. —
Do. Account 414 4

THREE O'CLOCK.
Coisols, Money 921
Do, account