The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-22 00:00:00

VIONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCI aL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Bank of England directors at their meeting
to-day did not find it necessary to alter their rate of
discount. The market is easy, and first-rate bills
are readily negotiated at 31 j- per cent.
Yesterday afternoon there was a further influx of
Vio,ooo in bar gold.
The Deutchland from New York, on the 10th
inst., has arrived at Southampton, with £Bl,OOO of
Calfornian gold.
The bidclings for bills on India took place yester-
day at the Bank of England. The proportions
alloted were—to Calcutta 12,52,000r5. (£125,200),
to Madras 1,30,000r5. (£13,000), and to Bombay
2,51,500r5. (t 25,150). The minimum price was
rixed as before at. ls. 111 d. on all the Presidencies.
Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. and
Oil Bombay at Is. Hid., will receive in full.
The traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway, for the fourth week in October,
were $135,326 against $164,841 in the correspond-
lab period last year, showing a decrease of $29,515.
The receipts from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31 amounted to
$4,682,528 against $4,386,919 last year, showing an
increase of $295,609.
Tha last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are iu round figures as under

Great Western
North
5h1866. 1865.
Westernwew 70,769 68,001
8h
117,518 115,863
22,643 21,194
Brighton ria
21,521 20,175
kadland
Great
51,112 48,107
22,258 20,748
tri 42
neashire and Yorkshire 38,995 39,276
280 ,820
stet and Exeter 6,, 38
348 6,260
North Eastern 70,082 67,388
()heater Sheffield, and Lincoln 21,285 20,119
GreatLo Eastern
le,n(lnn, Chatham, and Doter 8,854 7,917
,neon,
South Western
These returns;. when compared with those
of the corresponding period of last year, are gene-
of a favourable character. On the Great
Western there is an increase of £2,768, on the
North Western of £1,655, on the South Western
°f £1,449, on the Brighton of £1,346, on the Mid-
land of £3,005, on the South Eastern of £1,510,
°,ll the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £3,460, on the
'ristol and Exeter of £BB, on the North Eastern of
£2)694, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
°f £1,174, on the Great Eastern of £705, on the
14,°11(lon, Chatham, and Dover of £907 ; while the
o'reat Northern shows a decrease of £2Bl, and the
'lBJ3govf and South Western of £293.
According to Reuter's :telegram from Paris to-
day the Frenchltentes were 69f. 55c. Very firm.
The decision of the Bank Directors not to modify
their discount regulations failed to excite any sur-
rl3e or disappointment. In fact, the public
gellerallY seemed to care very little whether
relation took place or not, owing to the
taYundance of money, and the ample facili-
-I,eB at their command. It is not a want
°I accommodation that is keeping trade in its pre-
aetit languid condition, but the absence of active
fore'prise and the quiescent state of the principal
,gla and colonial markets for most descriptions
of British produce and manufactures. Early next
'ceal') however, a change in this respect may be
enfidently anticipated.
cl.l3oth before and after the meeting of the Bank
,i_lrectors the discount market remained quiet, and
terY little business has been transacted this after-
dOon. The rate for the best bills of three months'
c,4te, is 31 per cent., not, as quoted by many of our
Th-ll'eraporaries this morning, 31 4 per cent. The
e-s.aintenance of a minimum of 4 per cent. has not
pinerelßed any adverse effect upon the value of the
1:1143) which, on the contrary, have risen about f
iee:: cent., Consols being 901 for money, and 881 1,
the dividend, for the account. There have been
]o finer°us investments, the list of transfers being very
butspeculative bargains are still circumscribed,
the
Russian Scrip and other fancy securities are
Just
now monopolising the attention of time ope-
Aa4l's• The New Threes are 871 and the Reduced
finuities, 871 ; Exchequer Bills, is to ss. prem. ;
ina:k of England Stock, 249; India 5 per Cents.,
; do. Bonds, 255. prem.
tftiScurrently reported that Sr. Riestra hag offered
"Purchase for the National Government two
:Ilehitors, adapted for the River Plate. We should
by all means, the Minister ought to avail him-
ja—t of Sr. Riestra's offer, as the Argentine marine
the humblest in South America.
thThe New Russian Loan Scrip is more popular
prae'll ever, and it has advanced 1, viz., to 21
Thnl.) with a considerable number of transactions.
re e subscriptions both here and on the continent
of present many times more than the nominal capital
,the operation.
raters the other Stocks the dealings have been mode-
to e• There has been a decline in Peruvian, viz.,
to J 70. Turkish 5 per Cents. have receded 1,
34k. Spanish Passive continue steady, at
and the Certificates at 14 1. Italian
Business has been
Dttr:a-vtaiiairielastaieedtl in tbheeingothses! tocks as follows :-
5 per Cents. 1865, 691 70 ; Egyptian 7
831. Cents., second issue £lOO Bonds, 86 ; do. 1864,
d 841 ; do. £lOO Bonds, 85 I ; Spanish 3 per
'Or 36 ; do. New Deferred, 31i ; Turkish 6
'6,4 Cents. 1854, 811 ; do. 1858, 61 ; do. 1862, 591
vi a ; do. £lOO Bonds, 601 61; do. 1865, 531
4 •
'and Venezuelan 6 per Cents., 32.
Bgold Russian Stocks are a little firmer. Loan
i 2. were quoted 861 ; d 0.1862 85a 861; do. 1864,
78 y
Vicero of Egypt's Loan is very firm at
j.,erY little business has been transacted in the
Drialway Share Market, land in several instances
eii eea are a shade flatter. Great Western have de-
land lled 1 ; and North-Western, Metropolitan, Mid-
jn and South-Eastern, each 1.
40 thq Foreign and Colonial lines there has been
habellange of importance. East Indian, however,
'e improved to 1044 1051, and Great Western of
anada to 121 13.
For American Securities there has been a very
ipe,rat e enquiry. Erie Shares have declined Ito
78f uO, while Illinois Shares, have improved 1 to
42. 79. United States 5-2 n Bonds remain at 70/
t!antic and Great Western Railway Debentures
40014 firm at 581 591 ex coupon ; and the Con-
ip Mortgage Bonds, which are largely dealt
llaye further advanced f to 431 44 ex coupon.
tate ank Shares continue very inactive, and late
at are barely maintained. Alliance are dealt in
/kle-`9 ; Consolidated at 4; ; London Bank of
at 10-f ; London Chartered of Australia at
p 22 ; Union of London have improved to 441 1.
rate nines and Miscellaneous Shares are in mode-
l'equest. Anglo-American Telegraph have
elitierred to 15 1; Electric Telegraph have de-
Cetis" to 1341; and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
steady to 781 ; Credit Foncier of England are
COlijanY at at 3 3
; and London General Omnibus
e 1.