The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-06 00:00:00

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Bank of England directors have not, at their
usual weekly meeting this morning, considered it
necessary to make any alteration for the present in
the official minimum. In the open market the de-
mand for 'accommodation has been moderate, and
the brokers have again negotiated the best short-
dated paper at 31 and 33 per cent.
In the bullion office of the Bank of England yes-
terday afternoon the operations consisted of an influx
of £16,000 in bar gold, and 60,000 sovereigns from
Portugal,
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this clay, are in round figures as under :--

Great Western
North Western
South Western
Brighton ...

1863.
... £63,899
... 104,312
... 19,790

1864
£64,411
103,904
23,388

midland :::
South Eastern
GreeNorth;

... 16,244
... 45,923
... 19,446

18,736
43,847
20,957

ern •
35,249 31,413
Lancashire and Yorkshire
-* 37,143 37,090
Eristol and Exeter
North Eastern 6,467 6,166
... 57,126 57,249
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 17,250 15,896
Great Eastern
... 29,511 28,794
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are in some in-
stances rather unfavourable. On the Great Western
there is a decrease of £512 ; on the South Western
of £3,598 ; on the Brighton of £2,492 ; and on the
South Eastern of £1,511; but the North Western
shows an increase of £408; the Midland of £2,076;
the Great Northern of £3,836 ; the Lancashire and
Yorkshire of £53 ; the Bristol and Exeter of £301;
the North Eastern of £2,877 ; the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,354; and the Great
Eastern of £717.

At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Re tea were 67f.
85c.
The market for English Stocks to-day has shown
a renewed tendency to improvement. More confi-
dence now prevails respecting some mercantile
houses of high standing, and, instead of sales as
yesterday, several investments on the part of the
public have been made. Consols have advanced
about per cent., the quotations for money being
904 .1, and for the account 91 k.
Foreign Stocks were much firmer during the
earlier hours of business. Turkish Consolides have
risen to 541 55/ ; Mexican ex all have improved to
271 1 ; and the New Loan to 261 k ; Greek are
211 ; Spanish Passive, however, have receded to
31132 k ; and the Certificates are 17k 8 ; Italian
have declined to 644 4 ; but the New Scrip has
advanced to 34 3f dis. The Confederate Loan
remains after slight fluctuation at 32 33.
In the Railway Share Market there has been only
a moderate amount of business transacted, and
prices have not varied to any important extent.
London, Chatham and Dover have declined £l, and
Midland 55., while Lancashire and Yorkshire, North
Western, and North Eastern (Berwick), have each
improved ss.

The Foreign and Colonial lines are without ma-
terial alteration in values.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet, and
generally sustain former values. Alliance are dealt
in at 33i s ; London and County, at 74i ; Lon-
don Joint Stock, at 481 ; and City of Milan Im-
provements, 11 *.
The current quotations of some of the principal
new projects are—South of England Waggon
Company, 14 prem. ; Millwall Freehold Land,
1 2 prem. ; City of Moscow Gas Company, l 2
prem. ; Anglo-Egyptian Navigation, 2 21 prem. ;
Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 1 prem. ; South African
Land, 11 prem.; Saloon Steam Packet Company,
1 prem. ; Atlantic and Great 'Western Certificates
of Debenture, 4 6 prem. ; and Financial Insurance
Company, 1 1 prem.

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
901 il4l
1
A
8 per Cent. Consols
Do. Account, May 9
5 Per Cent. Reduced
901 1'
New 3 per Cent
881 4 91
New 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AlBB5
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., pril,
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO p
, 4per Ce 1908 —
Cent
Do.
£5OO .... . . . Do. £lOO and
per
Cent 240 11 xd 6pm
„ . , ..... :
£.200
• Bank of Ejigland Stock, 54
Do Account
INDIAN GovEn_NuEyr SEcuurEs.
Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 2161
Do Account . . .... . ~
Do. 5 per Cent. july, 1870
DoDo. Account .... . .... . „ ,
. 4 per Cent., Oct. 188.8
Do. Certificates
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 187 Cent
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 2
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879
DoDo. 4 per Cent, Aug. 1866 -'
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO
. under £l,000
BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Brazilian 5 per Cent ▪
Do. 41 per Cent , 18.52-g826.0- B4
- * 1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent ..... . ..... .
Do I per Cent (Deferred 3 er Cent.)
Cbilian 6 per Cent .. P
Do. 45 Per Cent .....
Cuba Colombian 6 13er Cent.. .......... . •
, 6 per Cent. .
._
Do 5 per Cent., 1864 ...........
Do. Scrip, £55 paid
Datih.3 per Cent., 1825 _
Do. 5, Per 1864
Do. 5 per Cent , 1773-77, £25 paid
Danubia' n rincip*alities
4Do £B6 paid -
1-lquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
%Alan Do., ,
Sec Provision l Land Warrant —
7 per Cent
Do .Eloa Bond
Lo.nd een.e ..........
961
s
............................
941 1 i '1 5
, Do.
1864
-.Jo Scrip, £sb paid _
pm
Greek 5 per Cents , 1.624:-.,*e-x.-C-olp.
Do Account ... - •
81
Guatemala 5 per*Cen.t.. ........................
Do. 1839 and 1850 ..............
Italian 5 per Cent (I,lare-min.....a1.a. ......
;• .;
Do
Q 1865
D° '-'c rip, £425 paid
Al exican 3 per Cen.t.
4-4
31
I the
Do. Account
.. i.(i ..
22741 -}I . 7
Dc
Do 6 per Cent Anglo:1;1:;h."
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20e ...
l
Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O pft,l
NMoorish Imperial 5 per Cent
ew Granada . .
95-
Do 2 per Cent
134
13
Do DefeiTed ................................
3"
3"
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) .
Peruvian 44 per Cent. ..........
DDo 3 per Cent. (TJribarr*e**4 ..................
Do 4f per Cent., 1862 .............
o. Account ........... ....„....................
Portuguese 3.per Cent, 1.853 ................. 83
Do Account ....................
DoDo 3 per Cent. 18io, . 'i,..;9,-;416 ;62* ..
;3* . .--
Account ...•* c .
~.... ......... ~...., 481 8
Russian 5 per Cent; lii.G; . £ •
...
Do 44 per Cent., *lB5O . * .........
....................
Do
1860 .........
Do 3 per Cent. 1859 .............
Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ......................................... —904 894 904 i
Do
1864 ......... 90
Sardinian 5 per Cent ................
i.
Do. Account ......................................... 79- 8
Spanish 3 per Cent.............. .................
Do Account ...... - ...................................... 48/ 8
• Do New Deferred ...........................
Do Account ...................................... 411 1 /
DoDo Passive ....................................
Account ..
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded.......... - -
Do Account .. . ... . ........................... 171 1
Swedish 4 per Cent.. „. .....................
Turkish 6 per
_Cent. 1'854 ............
Do Accdunt .. . . .- .................................
DoDo 6 per Cent. 1858 .......................
Account .. ................................ 721
Do £lOO Bonds •
.... .. . ..........................
DDo 6 per Cent. 186.2 ........................ 744 1
o Account. ................................ 75 41
Do. £lOO Bonds .............................. 75 1 41
Do 6 per Cent. 1863 ........................ 711
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent ................ 100
Venezuela 3 per Cent. ........................
Do. Account ..................
Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 ......................
.............. Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1864 3B 1 Do. 11 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 5 per Cent. Ex 10
Belgian, 44 per cent.,, Ex.. 25f Florins
.
Do. 4 per Cent. Certifi...,ates
French 'lentos 3 per Cent.
Do. Account'
Italian 5 per Ce ............... .
Do. Account nt., 1861, ix. 23f.
................. .
Do. Coupons .. .... ....... . 64 I
onsols, Mon
'IIIItEE O'CLOCK.
Do. Account
Cey
~..„ ....... „ ~~