The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-29 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET

COMMERCIAL INT.EI,I.V.;v:I,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Money Market continues to show symptoms
of increasing ease, although no further alteration
has been made in the rates at which the best bills
are negotiable. Short-dated bills are readily taken
at 7i and 7tl per cent.
The directors of the Union Bank of Ireland have
declared a dividend of 10s. per share, free of
income tax.

The directors of the Midland Banking Company
have declared a dividend at the rate of six per
cent, per annum, free of income tax, for the past
half-year.

The reports from the various manufacturing dis-
tricts for the past week represent that business
generally has been more animated. Cloths and
yarns at Manchester have been in fair request at
fully previous rates. In the woollen trade at Leeds,
Bradford, and Huddersfield more animation has
prevailed, the chief demand having been for spring
fabrics. At Leicester and Nottingham there has
been an increased demand for lace and hosiery, while
increased activity has been imparted to the hard-
'Ware districts by the receipt of considerable export
orders from America.

Two o'CLocK.
According to Reuter's telegram the French
Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 68f. 60c.
The English Stock Market opened with a very
dull appearance, and the Funds receded per cent.
Subsequently, however, there has been a better
feeling, and Consols have returned to their former
quotations, viz., 864 87 for money, and 87 for
the account. The American news at first caused
a despondent feeling, but greater confidence
-was afterwards shown, and speculators were
desirous to view affairs in a more hopeful light.
The New Threes are 864 ; and Reduced Annui-
ties, 86i- 87. Exchequer Bills, 6s. to 3s. dis.
Bank of England Stock, 245 ; India Stock, 208 ;
ditto 5
per Cents., 102 I ; ditto 4 per Cents., 97i;
ditto Debentures, 951 99 ; and ditto Bonds, lls. to
15s• prem.

In the Foreign Stock Market quotations con-
tinue to droop. Turkish 5 per Cents. are, 391 ;
Mexican, 20i ; ditto New, 18! 19 ; Greek, 13i
14 ; Spanish Passive, 25i ; Certificates, 13} 4 ;
Italian, 61i ; ditto New, 77 77i ; the Confede-
rate Loan, 5i 61, ; Brazilian Scrip, 1 prem. ;
Egyptian Railway Loan Scrip, 4 prem. United
States Government 5-20 Bonds are 661 ; Erie
Shares, 551 4 ; and Illinois, 741
Business in the Railway Share Market remains
very inactive, and the few operations reported this
morning were generally at slightly reduced rates.
Great Eastern and Great Western have each receded
Ss., North Western 10s., and Lancashire and York-
shire 155., while Metropolitan have improved ss.
In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there
is no material alteration.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in very
limited request. Alliance are firm at at 27 4 ;
Chartered of India, Australia, and China, at 224
23 ; Union of Australia are marked 50 50; ; Union
of London, 514 54 ; Joint Stock Discount, 5i 6 ;
London Financial, 164, and Overend, Gurney, and
Company, 19i 20. London Steam Towing Com-
pany's shares are quoted 1 2 prem.; Charles
Laflitte and Co., 21 24 prem. ; and Galatz Candle
C 0.4 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 Der Cent. Consols
pC o.
Cent. Reduced
Reuntd,ueeFedb. 8 B7
3 per
87 15-1 7
Now 3 per Cent
~,,
86i i 7
"er,Tv 31 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
-"o• 0 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —lolf
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
.., Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 l9l-
,Lxcliequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. 6 3
Do.
.£5OO 6 3
Do
Bank
£lOO
and .£2OO
4-, of England Stock, 5 per Cent
IXIMA-N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
"Idiall Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2OB
B 0 Account
D°. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
,0. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
-"0. Certificate

es
O. Eufaced Paper 4 per Cent
1)1h°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
...,o. 51 per Cent.,
D 099 81
Do. 4 per Cent Aug. 1866
, -
May 1879
11 15
. Bonds, £l,OOO
11 15
Do under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
liraz titan 5 per Cent —
'-'O. Loper Cent., 1852-58-60
. 1863
Do Account Account 1863
_
Buenos crip, £35 paid
„Ayres 6 per Cent —
DO. A.ccount
c
1,,,9 1 per Cent (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
"4„"an 6 per Cent — lio. 4.1. per Cent —
CubD°l b' p 6 Cent. —
OM lan per
Ja, 6 per Cent.
arV.Bll 3 per Cent., 1825
''',o. 4 per Cent., 1863 —
-"°. per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
b,.
tolubian Principalities
Do Account — 'lquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent lll
pr Do., Provisional Land Warrant —
`'B,Ptian 7 per Cent —
')°., Second Issue —Do £lOO Bonds
Do. 1864 9ll 1 1
Do £lOO Bonds
(31rneek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 131
..-,0. Account
00. Coupons
Do. Account
:uatelnala 5 per Cnt.
lta,
,e 18lian 5 per Cent 65
4-,0. Account
il6 -uo. blaremmana Railway —
',xdcan 3 r
_
~ Do
1864 lB
-",° 6 per Cent. Anglo-French _
...-"0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c —
.sontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid
New
V•oori Imperial 5 per Cent
Granada —
Do
Do 2 per Cent
Deferred
D
,D 0 Land Warrants (Hectares)
D°u. 6 per Cent, 1864 —
r, Guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
Do
"erovin 5 per Cent —
D°
3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
4i per Cent., 1862
o Account
°,lltlguese 3 per Cent., 1853
''-° 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
}t 'O. Account
-11,ssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9O
:,.,"0 41 per Cent. 1850
--(o 41
'"° 3 pet CeDnter Cent.lBs9, 1860
° . 5
per Cent. 1862
ittrcioinojapersCentCent. 1864 —
per
Do £1.(0 Bands
~‘D'''. 1 per Cent —
vanish per Cent
Do. Account
D,O New Deferred —
" 0 Account
Do Passive
251
s Do Account
..._t,.ursauii.s.A.hecCoeurtn.t of Coup not funded —
131
w,edlsh 4 per Cent. —
iti,4"ll,°: 41 Per Cent. 1864
tr:.?ihee6oteurt Cent. 1854 —
-,,,,0 6 per Cent. 1858
Dos1"0 Account .. .
00 80nd5”..................
per Cent. 1862 671 1
..s)c) Account .. .
1-,'o £lOO 80nd.5..........................
671 81 1
1.-.:00
,6 per Cent., 1863 —
bo ?, Per Cent. 1865
c, 'erg), 35 paid
, Account
.....
N.,. 4 Per Cent. Gua. ........
~ zuela 3 per Cent.
-uitto a .
DO 6 ("count
per Cent., 1864
D IPe' „I,)ividenas on the above payable in London.
I\oll ecut., Ex. 12 Guil —
/tar ' Per Cent. Certificates —
'an 5 per e, -
1), A
~ ent., 1861, Ex. 2af. -- 611 5
4. couut
.--

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(Jobs°lAconts for nionoY
Do.
.....

THREE O'CLOCK.
86i 7
87 I

.le sth,, at e of Illinois produced, in 1865, one
4u.ured and
Welit seventy-seven millions of bushels of corn,
ttia3--nve millions of bushels of wheat, eight hundred
--
. ousand bushels of rye, one million of barley, and twenty-
eight Million bushels of oats.
. The A
New York
ior
1.1 dams' express car, which left
be, ostou ou the 6th January, was robbe'd somewhere.
'Weft those two cities. it is supposed that the thieves
b... 0 ila t o the car before it left New York. Money and
-uuds to the value of 8500,000 were taken. The safes
Were all -..,
known open. Some 580,000 in greenbacks, and a
I„;iirecainount of bonds were scattered around the floor.
iiilt.
.ar was an iron one. The robbery was not discovered
4 it reached Boston.

Vit.EFERENCE SHAttics
Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 10 per cent. pm., 107
Great Western, 4 per cent irred , 81
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
London, Brighton. Sze., 4} per cent., 1858, 96
London and S.-Western 4, per cent , 974
I [NES LEASED AT .H'IXED RENTALS.
Chester and Holyhead, 55
Ditto, 5i per cent., 1201
London Tilbury, and Southend, 97
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Great Luxembourg, 151
Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 191
i)ttoman (Smyrna to Aidin),
San Paulo, lim., I ua. 6 per cent., 161
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, '

FOREIGN' MINN:t4.
Omutalea Gold and Silver Mining,
Frontino and uolivia Gold, lira., II 2
St. John del Rey, lim., 49

BANKS.
Agra and Misterman's, lira., 5;
Alliance, 261 71
Australasia, 72
Bank of British Columbia, 21t
Bank of Egypt, 311
Bank of London, 146
Bank of Victoria, Australia, 42
Bank ut New Zealand, 171
Chartered Bank of india, Australia, and Chine, 23 21
Chartered ter, of India, London, and China, 45 1
City, 1021
Colonial, Um., 43
European Bank, lim., 121
Imperial Ottoman, 131
Ditto, new, 121
Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4 1
London Bank of ,nexico and S. America, lim., 121
London and County, 7b5
London Joint Stock, 49
London and estminster, 961
Midland Bank, lim., 201
National Provincial of England.
Ditto, d and issue, 45
Oriental liana Corporation. 501
Provincial Bankiug ;orporation, Um., 71
Union of A ustralia, 505 5U
Union of Loudon. 511

MISCELLANEOUS.
Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua.,l4.
Ceylon Company, 9 6
Ditto, A shares, 2;
City of London Heal Property, Um., 4
City Offices, lim. 6
Credit Voncler and Mobilier of England. 84 1
Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 is to pay, 51
Crystal Palace, 344 51
East India Irrigation and Canal. 8
Ebbw Vale, 8
Egyptian Corn, and Trading, Jim., 41
Electric Telegraph, t 3
New Zealand Trust and Loan, Jim., 24
North British A ustrilasian„LO
oriental Gas, Jim.,
Fore-street Warehouse, lirn., 114
Gen. Credit and Pittance of Lanaou, lim.. 54
Hudson's Bay, IC4
Imperhil Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., 61 7
International Contract, 44
International Financial ,ociety, lim., 51
Joint Stock Discount, lim., 64 6
London Financial Association. Jim , 164
Lon ,od acid Provincial Marine, 24
National Discount ompany, 16
Oriental Financial, lim., I
Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim.,'_2(4 194
Thames Rad Mersey (Marine) Insurance, Jim., 8