The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-18 00:00:00

014 E:Y MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
No alteration in the Bank of England rate of dis-
count has been made by the directors at their usual
weekly court to-day. A change was not generally
anticipated, owing to the unfavourable character of
the last return, and the distribution of the dividends,
which must have largely decreased the reserve of
notes. The expected outflow of specie to the East,
and the comparatively small influx during the week,
no doubt influenced the authorities in their deter-

urination to keep the official quotation at its present
figure. The demand for accommodation is still not
active, and the rates of the brokers are easy at 4 per

cent. for the best description of commercial bills.
The Stock Exchange Markets are less firm this
morning, owing partly to the continuance of the
Bank minimum at its present value. The Funds
have receded -4- per cent., and Consols are 891 for
money, and 891 for the account. In the Foreign
Stock department Turkish 5 per Cents. and Greek
have fallen but United States 5-20 Bonds have ,
advanced per cent.
At the meeting of the Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company to be held on the 31st instant, the direc-
tors have resolved to recommend the payment of a
dividend of £3 per share for the half-year ending
30th June last, together with a bonus of £2 per
share from the insurance fund.
The sum of £5,000 was taken to the Bank yester-
day.
The bar silver brought by the last West India
packet has been sold at 61d., showing no alteration.
Were any demand for India to arise, the quotation
would no doubt slightly advance. The rate is now
within about 1 per cent. of the price at which it
could be taken for India.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1866. 1865.
Great Western 80,057 76,193
North Western 125,535 119,848
South Western 28,761 26,761
Brighton 25 996 23,646
Midland **************************
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56,368 50,703
South Eastern 30,448 27,994
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire 44,194 40,070
Bristol and Exeter 7,312 6,979
North Eastern 76,777 73,240
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln '21.362 20,313
Great Eastern
London, Chatham, and Doter 11,853 11,277
These returns, when compared with those
of the corresponding period of last year, are
generally of a satisfactory character. On the
Great Western there is an increase of £3,864, on
the North Western of £5,687, on the South
Western of £2,000, on the Brighton of £2,350, on
the Midland of £5,665, on the South Eastern of
£2,454, on the Great Northern of £3,035, on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire of £4,125, on the Bristol
and Exeter of £333, on the North Eastern of £3,537,
on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,049,
on the Great Eastern of £1,048, and on the London,
Chatham, and Dover of £576.
The following Bombay telegram, dated 13th Oc-
tober, 1866, has been received in the City :—Ex-
change on London for a first-class bill, 6 months'
sight, 2s. Oid. per rupee ; the Calcutta rate for do.,
2s. Ofd. do. ; exchange on Calcutta at sight, 101 1011;
Governinent 4 per Cent. Paper, Rs.9o ; do. 5 do.,
rts.lo6 ; do. 54 do., Rs.lll ; Bank of Bombay
rate of discount, 8 ; bar gold, 924 touch (Rs. per
tola), 16: bar silver, 17 to 174 Betterness (Rs.
per 100 tolas), 1071 ; 8,000 bales cotton
sailed from Bombay during the fortnight.
Comparing the above rates with those current on
the 28th Sept. (the previous mail day), we find the
following changes :—ln Bombay, exchange on Lon-
don, au advance of 2 per cent. ; in Bombay, ex-
change on Calcutta, a decline of ; Government 4
per Ceut Paper, an advance of 4 ; 5 per Cent. Paper,
an advance of ;51 per Cent. Paper, an advance
of ; price of bar gold, a decline of 1-16th per
tola.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris, to-
day, the French Rentes were 68f. 70c.
The English Stock Market continues inanimate,
the rain no doubt having prevented a large number
of the public attending to receive their dividends,
and at the same time to reinvest their surplus money.

Consols are flat at 891 a for money, and 891 1 for
the account. The New Threes and Reduced
Annuities are 871 ; Annuities, 1865, 12 15-16ths ;
Exchequer Bills, par to 4s. prem. ; Bank of Eng-
land Stock, 243 ; India 5 per Cents., 1001 ; and
ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1014.
Foreign Stocks generally exhibit a slight advance.
Mexican have risen Ito 154 4 ; Turkish 5 per
Cents., 5 to 284 e ; Spanish Passive, 4 to 211 1;
and Certificates, sto 131 ; Greek bonds are 134 ;
and Italian have receded to 544 4.
United States 5-20 Bonds are 685 4 ; Erie
shares, 504 515 ; and Illinois, 774 784.
Atlantic and Great Western Debentures are
Steady at 62 64, and the Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds 401 411 ex coupon.
Bank Shares have in a few instances been a shade
flatter. Alliance have declined to 181 191 ; London
and County to 611 ; Oriental Bank Corporation to
44 ; Consolidated remain steady at 15 pm., and
there has been a bargain in Agra and Masterman's
at 20 dis.
Miscellaneous and Finance shares generally show
little variation of importance. Anglo-American
Telegraph have declined to 155, s ; Atlantic Tele-
graph 8 per Cents., to 90 95 ; Hudson's Bay Com-
pany, to 16/ ; and Royal Mail Steam, to 1121 ;
Credit Foncier of England are dealt in at 35 4 ;
Electric Telegraph, at 1351 ; Crystal Palace Stock,
at 38i ; General Credit and Finance, 34 1 ; and
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, 151 16.
In the Railway Share Market business has con-
tinued very dull, and prices generally exhibit a fur-
ther downward movement. Metropolitan District
and North British have each declined £llos., Great
Northern £l, Great Eastern and South Eastern each
158-, London, Chatham, and Dover, 'Midland:and
Crreat'Western, 10s,while Caledonian have improved
55.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive,
but without any material change in values. Bahia
and Francisco are marked 121 ; South Austrian and
Lombardo-Venetian, 151 ; Eastern Bengal, 101 ;
and Great Western of Canada 12j.