The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-14 00:00:00

lEONEY -MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

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TWELVE O'CLOCK.

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In the Discount Market to-day there has been a
tendency toward additional firmness, and the rates
have only in a few instances ranged below the Bank
n'iniinum of 6 per cent., even for the best descrip-
tions of three months' bills. Yesterday afternoon
the rate for advances on Government securities in
the Stock Exchange were 4 to 4i per cent.
Gold amounting to £100,00.0 was taken yester-
day from the bullion department of the Bank of
-England, and the movement added to the firmness
of the discount market.
it has been certified that applications for shares
in the Mineral Rights' Association will not be re-
ceived after to-day (Saturday) for London, and
Monday next for the country.
°wing to the position of the London and Parisian
markets and the course of trade, the exchanges
_yesterday afternoon kir bills on the principal cities
of the Continent was decidedly lower.
There is still a considerable difference between
the rates of discount in the principal cities of Europe.
In the open markets the particulars of the lowest
quotations are as follows :—London, 5 ; Paris,
3i ; Vienna, 6 ; Berlin, 51; Frankfort, 4 ;
Amsterdam, 5i ; Turin, 51 ; Brussels, 4 ; Ham-
Lurg, 5 ; and St. Petersburg, 61.
The specie movement during the week has been
to a fair extent as regards the imports, which have
amounted to about £301,811, chiefly from Aus-
tralia an& the West Indies and Pacific. The ex-
ports have only been to the extent of about
£190,275, chiefly to Bombay and the Brazils.

Two O'CLOCK.
According to Reuter's telegram, this morning,
the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 55c. Better.
A large amount of business has been transacted
today at the Stock Exchange, chiefly in conse-
quence of purchases in realization of profits.
Consols are * higher at 86 * for money, and 861 j
for the account. The New Threes are 841 -I,
and Reduced Annuities, 84 ; Exchequer Bills for
March, Bs. to 3s. dis., and for June, ss. dis. ; India
5 Per Cents., 1031 j ; and ditto Enfaced 5 per
Cents., 102 1.
Foreign stocks are at an improvement. Turkish
oyer Cents. have closed at 33/ 1; Mexican, 194, 20;
ditto. New, 171 181 ; Greek, 13 1 ; Spanish Pas-
21\re 251, 4 ; the Certificates, 151, 4 ; Italian, 54 55.
It is announced that the subscription list for the
sale of £2,207,300 Ordinary Stock of the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway Company will close
On Monday next for London, and on Tuesday next
for the country.
, the Railway Share Market the operations
nave been to a very moderate extent. Price; how-
ever, are a shade firmer. Great Eastern, North
Western, and South Eastern nave each improved
55.) and Great Northern A Stock, Lancashire and
Yorkshire and Metropolitan each 10s., while
Great Western have declined ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
change of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in most in-
stances at steady prices. Alliance, however, have
declined to 251 26 ; Imperial Ottoman are marked
I°l 1; London and Westminster, 951 ; Credit
oncier and Mobilier of England to 61 f ; Gene-
ral Credit, 4 * dis. ; and Overend, Gurney, and
Co., 141 4.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GCTERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do. Account, May 9 B6l 1 1 -
3 per Cent. Reduced B4l.
New 3 per Cent B4; i 4
New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,
_.
1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908
MTrch. June.
4chequer Bills, £l, ,
0003 per Cent. 8 5
Do. £5OO 3
Do Bank er E £lOO and £2OO
ngland Stock, 5 per Cent
Do Account
Inuai GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
lUdian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
DO. Account
/3°. 5 per Cent. Jul 1870
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct,
1888 .
DO. Certificates -
_
O. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent
1021
120. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1872
_
`'°. 51 per Cent. May May 1879
Do. Deb 4 Aug. 1866
~ per Cent., _
_ DO. Bonds, £l,OOO
pm
Do. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 Bent,Cent., £l5 pd — pm
Austrian Bonds, 5 per 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do. 41
Loper Cent., 1852-58-60
Do.
186D3
DU Account 7l
z 1
r, 0. Scri 1865
p, X 45 paid
uenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do £ICO Bonds .
Do 1
an 6e
r per Cent.
Cent rr
(Defeed 3 per Cent.)
Chili
1)0 Scrip, £25 paid ........................ 1
Do. 4* per Cent pm
Colombian 6 per Cent.
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
banish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Danubian Principalities
Do. Account
lequador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
DO-, Provisional Land. Warrant
Qgyrptian 7 per Cent •
D - Second Issue
Do 74100 Bonds Do. 1864
Da£loo Bonds B9 81
. Government Railway Debentures —
(..i D% £35 paid
%eeko A 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
,;'ccout
t., -"0. Coupons
I,ll,aniala 5 per Cont.
Vteali 6 per Cent 1865
0- Account
x 4-11,0. Alaremmana, Railway
11:10. Acco,-5-ean 3 perunt Cent
101 20
i Do 1864 —
)4'34 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
entevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid —
relish Imperial 5 per Cent
(3,1,5' Ural:La.& _
1,-0 2 per Cent _
_IT DefeiTed
1:21 0 Land Warrants (Hectares)
Doo.
,Per Cent, 1864 _
pe,„ guaranteed, 4 per Cent —
Donnsia 5 per Cent., 1865
D 0 d per Cent. (Uribarren) —
pb 44 per Cent. 1862
0. Account
0
114guese 3 per Cent., 1853
)? 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
451
Itu `)• Accoun
.1)8'1011tAl! 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
I) *:1- per Cent. 1850
DO? 4i per Cent., 1860
3 per Cent. 1859
s" 5 Per Cent. 1862 B9l
/34,2. 6 Per Cent. 1864 _
elnian 5 per Cont
4, °: Account
DO`4l.lsll per Cent
D° Account
,)
.Newc Deferred 351
boll-ount
D Passive —l3 --,0 Account 251 I
trish Cert. of Coup not fundod — isv 0 Account l5l •
Irish 4 per Cent. —
1,,,,,Zi '9 per Cent. 1864
1) 8u 6 per Cent. 1854
000 A,..ccount B7
88
Do 0 per Cent 1858 —
b° Account 6Ol 60
b° £l-00 Bonds —
,-,130 6 Per Cent. 1862
.t.- Account
Do
£lOO Bonds
.1)2 .6 Per Cent, 1863 —
13,"0 0 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — . . n,
t Account
Ven:' 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed — zue
*Di la 3 per Cent.
,42. account —
1)4 4 Per Cent, 1862 --
0 Account
bi, Account
1864 32 3
- -L•k, Per Cent
DLlteb Dividends on the above payable in London.
D-0- 421 Per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
loren I:t_Rer Cent. Certificates
italiceu itentes 3 per Cent.
5 Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. -...— 0 Account
CnTWO O'CLOCK.
"8 for 0 86 1
ODD
Account ne-y
864 4
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11471.1A-RDO AT TUE CRYSTAL PALACE.--Thiawonder-
jt a o.forrner on the spiral column has been the great atd-
hoetin a the People's Palace since Easter Monday, an.
4trikeiuthusiasm which greets his appearance each day is
its _
.. g. proof that his daring ascension has lost. none of
110°21ginal freshness. He continues his speciality during
44441,,,Y, Tu.esday, and Wednesday of the coming week,
nightsLueu visits Manchester to fulfill an engagement of 10
day, returning, we believe, to Sydenham on the Ist of
Y.