The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-06 00:00:00

ITONEY XARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The money
1
market presents a less active appear-
.ance to-day than it did during the latter part of
appear-
last week. There is, however, a good many bills
In circulation, and although the floating capital is t
a_hundant, the rates are firm, and 8 per cent. is
the lowest quotation for first-class paper.
8
Gold to the amount of £25,000 was taken to the
Bank of England on Saturday.
It is reported that the stoppage of the Congle- Si
,ton Old Bank is but a small affair, the liabilities a,
being estimated at £B,OOO to £lO,OOO, and the assets Fi
at £3,000. r,
8811 '
, Prom the manufacturing districts the accounts
her 81
the past week represent that business generally
8811
„,a8 shown very little improvement in most depart- 81
"ents• At Manchester there has been a very limited 81
inquiry for both cloths and yarns,
sjightly and prices have
sell
given way. The woollen trade of Leeds, :1
8,1
Bradford, and Huddersfield has remained very
quiet, and only moderate transactions have been ii
entered into in autumn goods. At Leicester and
NottinghamNottinghamthe hosiery and lace business has been ir
exceedingly dull, while in the hardware districts of
'illeinghara, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton de-
pression has generally prevailed.

Two o'CLocic.
At the Paris Bourse, this morning, according to
iteuter's telgram, the 3 per cent. Rentes were 69f.
z7e. Inanimate.
An idea that the downfall of rain may seriously
affect the results of the harvest, has led to several
speculative sales on the Stock Exchange, and Con-
sole are kper cent. lower, in consequence the latest
prices being 87i for money, and 881 for the
September account. Business of all kinds, however,
continues very quiet, and the attendance:is limited.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 86j
871}; and India 5 per Cents., 1021 1031.
A degree of steadiness is shown in the values of
80Ille of the Foreign Stocks. Greek have advanced
to 14 12 ; Turkish :5 per Cents., kto 29- ;
Spanish Passive, kto 194 ; Mexican continue at
16 17i ; and Italian at 54 ; the Brazilian Scrip
has receded to 4i 34 dis. American Securities
are generally at slightly enhanced quotations.
United States 5-20 Bonds have risen to 68i ;
Illinois, Ito 404 ; but Erie Shares have declined
1- to 401
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. Alli-
°lice have receded to 19i 191; ; Chartered Mercantile
(3f India, London, and China are at 334 34 ; Anglo-
American Telegraph Company, at 121 13 ; Credit
F,oncier and Mobilier of England,at 3a dis. ; and
Egyptian Trading Company, at 51Business in the Corn Market ',has been rather I;
uot
.11111, but fully lates are demanded by factors for
h home grown and foreign wheat.
litt the Railway Share Market there has been very
animation, and prices generally are a shade
Midland, Metropolitan, Lancashire and
51Cerkshire,'and Great Eastern have each declined
Great Northern A Stoeck, £1 10s.
Ine Foreign and Colonial lines remain very dull ,
and Without material change in values.

POREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
8 CiOVERNMENT FUNDS,
Der Ceti. Consols 871 '1 i i
, 0. Account, July 10.
tper
Cont. Reduced B7 6i
;,'''ileevr 3 per Cent B7 k 6/
2 1 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
°. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
unuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do ru, _
‘...,vd Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
March. Juno

4ebeuer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent.
Do.
£5OO
Do
Baot. £lOO and £2OO
'of England Stock, 5 per Cent -
D A
0 Accounted
_
ltioT,
Itid• ---" GOVERNMENT SECURITIES:,
'ail Stock, 101 per Cent April 18 r 4 —
Do. Acco t 2 "
-
0_ , un_
103 2i 3i
Do 0 Per Cent. July, 1870 Do o: lertrifiCceat, Oct. 1888
Do p . . —
D 4.-doliced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do o 0
• Per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do' s„i Per Cent., May 1879
Do,
Blieb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Pin
I,°ads, £l,OOO
Pin
''o. Under £l,OOO
ArgentiltlpTulbßulle, FUNDS—ONES O'C L_OCpusK.
Austrianssßonds, 5 pe6r pCeernCt,elnBts,9•4 pd
Brazilian
1) -lan 5 per Cent
°' 41 Per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do.
1863
Do. 1865 —
B
11)° 4ccount
Do• XlOO Bonds
die
11 °' Scrip, £75 paid
_
etios Ayres 6 per Cent Do £l.OO Bonds _
cio? 1 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Doinan
6 per Cent —
. 41 per Cent —
Do
r, • 6 Per Cent
04° B,.riP, £75 paid
e,ibllluiall 6 per Cent. —
Dane
D 3 per Cent, 1825 —
Doiixinbian Principalities
t • Account
ccad°r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
.2„, Provisional Land Warrant —
.0 D .
gPererred
iati 7 per Cent B6
D., Second issue —
£lOO Bonds —
DoDo.
1861 — .£loo
,Bonds
-,,• Crovernaient Railway Debentures.
_79
die
(illuo• £6O paid
tic* 5 per Cent 1824-5, ex Coupons
...,0 s.,
D
• Account
D. Coupons
, • Account
`i'tl',.,l,iotoa• e11.n14.4,5,1'p0t
uesrupteeernCt e n18t.65
_
IT -",
.• Alarenunana Railway —
%,11ean 3 per Cent
uo• Account
Do
1861 _
AI 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
_
ontevidean 6 per Cont., £3O paid
"
41°,0 rish. Imperial 5 per Cent
'inv Granada Land Warrants (Hectares)
`
Do 2r Cent _
, Do. Depeferred
veruvian 5 per Cent., 1865
Do• Account
P,° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) _
'Jo 44 per Cent., 1862
Do Account —
DoPortguese 3 per Cent., 1853
3 per Cent , 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
~
D 0• Account .
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BB 1
DO 11 per Cent. 1850
1)0 44 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent. 1859
Do 5 per Cent. 1862
Do 5 per Cent. 1861 914
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Do. Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Account 194
'PAnish Cert. of Coup not funded
Do Account 144
SWedish 4 per Cent.
Do 41 per Cent. 1861
'Orkish 6 per Cent. 1851
Do Account —
79148
1,),° 6 per Cent. 1858
4,-.io. A.ccount
Vo £lOO Bonds 6l
D° 6 per Cent. 1862
DDo Account 4B
o£loo Bonds
6 per Cent. 1863 46
&P
.p. pe
ount•r Cent , 1865, paid up Scrip
2-6
0o Ac
°. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed 97
znela 3 per Cont.
Ditto account —
Do 1)
.Po° 6
Ac per •
Account Cent•, 1862 —
0. 6 per Cent, 1861 25 71
Atwri Dividends on the above payablein Lonuon.
it 1 '"411, 5 Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
'''az• 1 • ' 251.
11,r_btit. , 2 pei cent., Ex. .
'ell 2i per Ce t i's 12 Guil, —
Do • 4 • ' •
• Certificates
itrpell Renter 3 per Cent. —
n'ali 5 per Cent 1861. Ex. 23f.
'Jo. Account ” ' 52 14
C TWO O'CLOCK.
fools for roonoy 87 4
. .
count - 87 i
Do. Sept. Account.... . BB4 i

EARFUL GAS EXPLOSION IN FARRINGDON-
SrittEY THIS DAY. SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED.—
took
About eleven o'clock this morning a fearful gas explosionse
tir place in Turnagain-lane, Farringdon-street, in omo f
thoelll,i4s which were being demolished for the purposes
liolbern Viaduct. At present full information cannot
fiver be
voebtaitied
, but it is said that several persons have
or
7relY injured, among the sufferers being Mr. GePagre-
4olds, reporter, and John Griffiths, a porter at n
ttileTi°4-itiarket, both of whom were passing at the West-.
-market,
Several sufferers, it is said, are in
"rl4l°l2leves Etospital.