The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-26 00:00:00

NONEY MARKET

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AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The usual weekly meeting of the Bank of Eng-
land directors has taken place, and an announce-
ment has been made that the minimum is to remain
for the present at 6 per cent. This resolution was
generally anticipated, notwithstanding the abun-
dant supply of floating capital, and the very limited
demand for accommodation. In the open market
the quotations are 5i- and 6 per cent. for the best
bills.

No gold operations of importance took place at
the Bank yesterday.
By a telegram received from Madrid, it is stated
that the Minister of Finance yesterday made a de-
claration in the Cortes that the Stock Exchange
once opened he will immediately propose a settle-
ment of the Passive and Certificate debts.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this date, are in round figures as under:—

1866. 1865.
Great Western ... £71,217
North Western ... 1.13,248 110,097
South Western. ... 24,915 26,166
Midland
20:151 25,074
Autiland 50,728 45,748
South Eastern ... 22,781 23,707
Great Northern ... 37,031 34,437
ancashire and Yorkshire 41,210 39,580
-Bristol and Exeter ... ... 7,087 6,938
North Eastern 67,649 63,122
ltanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 19,900 17,083
Great Eastern 36,832 34,312
London, Chatham, and Dover ~. 9,490 9,308
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding year, in some instances exhibit a
Blight falling off consequent upon the pleasure
traffic during the Easter holidays, being earlier
in the year this season than last. On the North
Western there is an increase of £3,151;
Midland, £4,980 ; Great Northern, £2,594;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, £4,630 ; Bristo
and Exeter, £149 ; North Eastern, £4,527
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £2,817 ; Great
Eastern, £2,520 ; and London, Chatham, and
Dover, £lB2 ; while on the Great Western there is
a decrease of £715 ; South Western, £1,701 ;
Brighton, £4,923 ; and South Eastern, £923.

Two O'CLOCK.

In the English Stock Market there has been very
little variation in the prices of the Funds. During
the earlier hours of business a slight improvement
was observable, but subsequently there has been
more buoyancy. Consols are 871 for money, and
871 for the account. The New Threes and Re-
duced Annuities are 859 ; New 2i per Cents, 69 ;
tank of England Stock, 243, 244 ; India 5 per
Cents., 1069 f ; ditto Enfaced bi per Cents., 1079
108.

Some active dealing has taken place in the Fo-
reign Stock Market, consequent upon the advicss
from Madrid respecting the settlement of the fo-
reign debts. Spanish Passive have risen +, viz., to
25i ; and the Certificates I, to 15} /. Turkish
5 per Cents. are buoyant at 34 ; Mexican, 201 ;
do• New, 18 k; Greek, 121 ; Italian, 52k t ;
Brazilian Scrip, 3 2/ dis. ; and the New Egyptian
Loan, 1i 2 prem. United States 5-20 Bonds, 70}
; Erie Shares, 52 ; and Illinois, 80
The operations in the Railway Share Market
have been very restricted, but a firmer tone has
prevailed. Lancashire and Yorkshire and And-
land have each improved I. North Western and
South Eastern each k, and Great Northern A
Mock
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
change of importance.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull.
Alliance are dealt in at 231 ; Hindustan, China,
and Japan at 111 to 121 ; London and West-
minster at 951 to 61 ; Credit Foncier and Mobi-
lier of England at 61 to 61 ; Imperial Mercantile
Credit at lj 2 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co.
at 14i f,