The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-04 00:00:00

MONEY MART ET

AND

Co :IMERCIAL INTBLLIGENCE,

CITY, Two O'CLocx.
The advance in the Bank rate has improved busi-
ness, and prices to-day was firmer than yesterday.
Consols have improved slightly in price, and foreign
bonds and securities partake of the increased
activity. In railway stock Metropolitan still have
a downward tendency, but in that of the great lines
we have to quote higher prices. The price charged
for loans in the House is 11 to 2 per cent.

Consols are 921 for money; ditto, for Ac-
count, 921; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921 1 ;
New Three per Cents, 921 ; Exchequer Bills
£1,090, 2 per Cent., 7 prem.
India Stock, 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112+ 131
124; ditto, Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent., 92.
In the foreign matket Chili= of '67, Italian of
'6l and '6B, and Peruvian of '65 have advanced 1
per cent., and Spanish of 1867, 1-16. Turkish of
1868 has declined 1. The quotations are as fol-
lows : Brazilian of 1865, 78+ to 781; Chilian of
1867, 961 to 97 ; Egyptian of 1864, 83 to 84 ;
ditto of 1868; 741 to 1 ; Italian of 1861, 56+
to 57 ; ditto of 1868, 31 to 1 premium ; Mexican,
151 to ; Peruvian of 1865, 81/ to 1 ; Russian
of 1866, 894 to 901 ; ditto Nicolai, 65+ to 661 ;
ditto Orel, 801 to 81; ditto Moscow-Jaroslaw, 791
to ex div. ; Spanish of 1867, 33/ j ; Turkish of
1858, 621 to 631 ; ditto of 1862, 64 to 1; and ditto
of 1865, 401 to 40+.
:Lin railway stock Great Northern A, has im-
proved 1 per cent. ; Great Eastern 1 ; but Metro-
politan is 1 lower. Prices aie of follows :—London
and North-Western, 1121 to 1; Great Western, 481
to 49 ; Midland, 1121 to 1 ; London and South
Western, 871 to 881 ; Great Eastern, 411 to
; Brighton, 471 to 1 ; South Eastern, 791 to
1 ; Metropolitan, 103 to 1 ; Great Northern,
1061 to 107 ; ditto A, 1071 to 108 ; Caledonian,
741 to 75 : London, Chatham and Dover, 16k to
17+.

American 5-20 Bonds aro 74j to 4 ; Erie Rail-
way shares, 26f to 4 ; Illinois Central, 96f to ;
Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 374 to
38 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage bonds, 384 to
39.

In bank shares prices remain unaltered ; and
in the miscellaneous market International Fi-
nancial shares are better, at 1f to 11 dis. National
Discount, 1210 ; General Credit, 2to If, dis. ;
Hudson's Bay, 13i to a ; Telegraph Construc-
tion, 14 to 4 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent.
Preference, 3 13-16 to 3 15-161; and Ango-Ameri-
can, 22 to k.

The returns of paid clearing for the week ending
Dec. 2, issued from the Bankers Clearing-house are
as follows :—Thursday, 26th, £8,985,000 ; Friday,
27th, £23,871,000 ; Saturday, 28th, £12,279,000 ;
Monday, 30th, £10,139,000 ; Tuesday, Dec. 1,
£11,603,000 ; and Wednesday, 2d, £8,772,000 ;
total, £75,649,000.
The sum of £22,000 in gold was withdrawn from
the Bank to-day for India.
The Bank of France return this weeks shows a
recovery of £512,000 in the stock of bullion.
A meeting of merchants established in Manches-
ter is to be held to-day with a view to passing a re-
solution in favour of a representation being made
to the Brazilian Government, with respect to some
extensive frauds which are stated to be practised iu
the Custom House at Rio de Janeiro.