The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-28 00:00:00

MARKET

A ND

G'OMMERCIFL INTELLIGEIVTti,

TWELVE O'CLOOK.

Although money is very easy and plentiful, the
minimum rate of discount of the Bank of England
remains at 3 per cent. With the prevailing quietude
of tra le and the absence of active speculation
throughout the kinglotn, it cannot be a matter of
surprise that, for the period, the deliberations of the
Bank Court excite very little interest.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank of
England yesterday.

Tenders for Queensland Bonds were accepted
yesterday for about £llO,OOO, and it was notified
that the unsold portion of the loan, as advertised,
Would remain on sale at the Union Bank of
Australia for a few days, at £9l for £lOO Bonds,
upon the conditions originally offered.
The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are iu round figures as under :

1867. 1866.
Great Western ... 67,192 67,474
North Western ...110,805 107,686
South Western ... ... 20,953 19,802
Brighton ••• ... 18,346 16,563
Midland
... 49,596 47,419
South Eastern ... ... 20,463 19.321
Great Northern 38,175 35,296
Lancashire and Yorkshire... ... 43,710 40,461
Bristol and Exeter... ... ... 5,887 5,659
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 20,911 19,696
Great Eastern ... ... 31,860 31,202
London, Chatham, and Dover ... 8,291 7,595
Glasgow and South-Western ... 9,588 9,789
Metropolitan 4,195 3,641
Great Southern and Western, Ireland ... 10,130 8,365
North British ... 23,651 21,894

The returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are in most
instances of a favourable character. On the North-
Western there is an increase of £3,119 ; on the
South-Western of £1,151 ; on the Brighton of
£1,783 ; on the Midland of £2,177 ; on the South-
Eastern of £1,142 ; on the Great Northern of £2,879 ;
on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £3,249 ; on the
Bristol and Exeter of £228; on the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,215; on the Groat
Eastern of £658 ; on the London, Chatham, and
Dover of £696 ; on the Great Southern and West-
ern of Ireland of q,765 ; and on the North British
of £1,757 ; while the Great Western shows a de-
crease of £282.

Two o'CLocic.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day, the French Rentes were TOf. 12c. Firm.
There is no change whatever in the English Stock
Market, Consols being 91 * for money and the 7th
inst., and 914 for the April account. The New
Threes and Reduced Annuities are 901- ; Exche-
quer Bills, March, Bs. to 12s. prem. ; Bank of
England Stock, 253 ; India Stock, 213.
_ _

Very little business has been transacted in the
Railway Share Market, but in one or two instances
prices are a shade flatter. Great Western have
declined 11, while Great Eastern have improved I.
The Foreign and Colonial lines are firmer. Bahia
and San Francisco are marked 12/ ; Great Indian
Peninsula, 1054 ; and East Indian, 1.06
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
remain steady at 28 30, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds at 21i 22k.
Poreign Stocks remain without much alteration.
Greek
5 per Cents. have improved to 53i 54 ;
'lteek Bonds to 15i 1.64 ; Spanish Certificates
declined i,to 144 14f ; Spanish Passive if, to 22
22i. The Russian Loan Scrip has improved /, to
`i 3 prem. ; and Chilian Loan Scrip declined I}, to
3i 3 dis.

For American Securities there has been a very
moderate inquiry, and prices in some instances
Eihc)vr more firmness. United States 5.20 Bonds
have improved to 73/ ; Erie Shares I, to
36i 37 ; and Illinois Shares +, to 76 77.
sank Shares remain very inactive; Alliance, how-
eZer, have improved to 161 and Union of Lon-
"On to 45i ; London and Westminster arc.
marked 94+ i•
Miscellaneous and Finance shares show little
change of importance. Credit Foncier of England
are dealt in at 3} 7-16 ; General Credit and Dis-
ec'lnt, at 4 ; Hudson's Bay Company, at 16k
and International Financial, at 21 2;1.

XINING MARKET.
THURSDAY', Two o'clock.
In the Mining Market there has continued to be
an active demand for Prince of Wales, which have
B°1(1 readily at enhanced prices. Annexed are the
current quotations :
earn Caraborne, —5 —s ; Chiverton Moor, Gf 7 ; Chon-
tale
8 Gold, 24 2Z ; Clifford Amalgamate, 6 64 ; Cooks'
iitehen, —; Drakewells, lOs 15s; East Basset, 19 21 ;
ast Caradon, b 54 ; East Caro Brea, ; Bast Lovell,
5
94 East Russell, 34 ; Bast Wheal Grenville, 2 24 ;
Great Laney, —; Great North Downs: 31 4 ; Great
G tallack, 31 34; Great South Tolgus, —a —d —s;
Ghat Wheal Tor, 154 16 ; Marks Talley, 4 41; North
2,Y, 44 5; North Roskcar, —; North Treskerby,
1,1 2i; Prince of Wales, 40s 45s Od; Prosper United, Si 4;
4,edmoor, 9s lls ; South Condnrrow, —e —d ; South
Grenville, 7s Od Os ; South Herodsfoot, —; Tinoroft,
West Caradon, —; West Chiverton, 60 62 ex dir ;
West Seton, ;
West Drakewells, 4e 6s; Wheal
asset, —; Wheal Buller, ; Wheal Chiverton,
7 ; Wheal Grenville._ —; Wheal Soton, 105 110.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 Dr Cent. Consols
a DO. Account, Merch 7 9ll 1
'
,Per Cent. Ileduc,-,d
New, 3 *
i
per Cent 94
311 w 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
.41-,2_•.oeper Cent. Jan.. 1873
Tvuti s, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
h lBB5 — ‘-'O. for 30 yt s expire kith April, ms _
b , '
° (Red boa Telegraph), Anc'.. l(-
x 1., 3 10 Ct., March.
-chequer Bills £1 000, 4 per Ct. 10 12 8
13 , ,
10 ...... £5OO 8
, ......... 1,
/3 '0 ............ XlOO St X2OO „ 8
441' of England Steck, 6i per Cent ... 253
1 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
41,
0un119.0 Stock 104 per Cent., April 1874... 216
'lO. Ace ' t
D°• _
60. o per Cent. July, 1680
13°' 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
N°. Certificates
ii°. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
o°' 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
D°
54- per Cent., May 1879 —
t)°• n'eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
1). Bond , 5 par Cent., £l,000
0 under £I,OOO
Ar FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
44elltino Republic, 6 per Cent —
tir strian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
tzilian 5 per Cent
_
°' li Per Cent., 1852-58-60
1., bo 1863
-_,O r •
j.)_ . per Cont., 1865
,0 Account 75
tt:-'O. 4100 Bonds .
1-.111°„8 Ayres 6 per Cent —
0 4 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ).^
Du,_, 0 6 per Cent —
u
u• 3 Per Cent.
b°. 6 per Ceut A —
4)0.. ,, B —
C
10 ~ 1867
01°. , Scrip, £2O paid 34 3 die
e„,;,tabian, '6
per Cent.
1.144'i1.,6 Per Cent.
1).,84 3 per Cent., 1825
‘1,1,,,",5 per Cent., 1864 .
4iall Pri i.P.tlitie‘,, 7 per Cent
13,4;t0ir, New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
I),:',l"lovisional Land Warrant —
t
0,-;", eferied
T'all 7 per Cent B4
D°* 877cond Issue —
uO7 -El.OO Bonds
Do Do- 1864 —
D n.,,-€l.OO Bonds B3l 4 24
qr2eV-rovernnlent Railway Debenture Bl
b 5 Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupon,.
D 7: Account
1, • C„
-,..,0 -Pons
(1(4. • Accoun t
jt ttetttala, 5 Cent. —
Don 3na,4 , per Cent..
bo, Au Per Cent 1865
,
Account
41),x7,.411_143reiamau a Railway —
_
i)itto'f P.r Cent
11,(,r Account _
kbo g • 1864
en-, - Per Cont. Anglo-French —
v"0-jirTsitidre_ndi `:per Cnt. • —
e•A cr Gr..mperial 5 per Cent
D 0
.. artada
Do d Per Con
li • beferrad
1 0 Laud
~!•11,riu._ , • v arrants ( Hectares)
Do A.": Per Cent., 1865
DU
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o .1; I'er Cont, lt.ii;.i ....
Uor, 3 Per -4/ Co-ut. (Uribarrou)
p
0 • Per Cent 1862
, ,rti,,,..4/ce°oot :: ...... ... . ..
4usgir'-"se3 er Ct. 185', 't; .'7 '9,•60,'2, '3 421 1
1)0449 5 per Cont.', 18. '£
:it 894
03 ,f Per Cent. 1850 - ' '
L° ii_
.i per Cent., 1860
Pei Cent. 1859
I), 9 per Cent. 1862
b()).a.Per Cent. 1864
4E1.310-Dutch, 1836, 901 4
all paid BB 4 4 4 4

4 11 Ct., Juno.
16 pal