The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-18 00:00:00

140NEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Stock Exchange markets indicate a firmer
:one, although the alterations that have taken place
ha values have been comparatively unimportant.
The Funds have improved per per cent., Consols
now being 87f for money, and 87i for the account.
Foreign stocks, English railways, and American
securities also show a slight advance.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under:—

Great 1866. 1865.
Western . £62,350 £61,556
North Western ••
•• • • .. 100,476 94.416
South Western •••
• ••
•••
: . 17,889 18,768
ghton •••
•••
•••
15,9.21 14,936
Di
•••
•••
•••
Bland :.. 46516 44,523
South Eastern :•• •••
••
... 19,736 20,300
Great Northern
.•• •:• • .. 34,082 32,364
Bristol
and YOr •
••
• kshire •••
••• 35,9,298 647 854,575
laristol and Exeter ,309
North Eastern• •••
::: 56,749 53,442
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 18,060 15,942
Great Eastern 32,037 82,126
London, Chatham,•••and Dover ... 7,042 6,522
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, generally show
some satisfactory results. On the Great Western
there is an increase of £794; on the North Western,
£3,060 ; Brighton, £985 ; Midland, £1,993 ; Great
Northern, £1,718 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
£5,072 ; North Eastern, £3,307 ; Manchester, Shef-
leld, and Lincoln, £2,118; and London, Chatham
and Do- £520. Thr B. hr

_ver, Le .ristol and Exeter, now•
ever, shows a decrease of £ll, the Great Eastern
of £B9, the South-Western of £l9, and the South
Eastern of £564.
At the seventh half -yearly meeting of the Alliance
Bank, to-day, a dividend of 5 per cent. per annum,
free of income tax, or 12s. 6d. per share on the old
shares, and lls. 3d. per share on those issued in
1864, was agreed to.
The 57th half-yearly meeting of the London Joint
Stock Bank was held to-day, and a dividend of 12k
per cent. per annum, with a bonus 14s. 3d. per
share, making together £1 13s. per share, or at the
rate of 22 per cent. per annum, was adopted.
The half-yearly meeting of the Metropolitan and
Provincial Bank was held to-day, and a dividend
of 10s. per share on old shares, and Bs. 9d. per share
on new, being at the rate 5 per cent. per annum?
Was agreed to.

Two o'CLocrc.

The English Stock Market has been favourably
influenced by the non-alteration in the rate of dis-
count, and an advance of i; per cent. has taken
place in the Funds. Consols are 87 / for money,
and 871 for the account. The New Threes and
,educed Annuities are 86/ 87 ; Exchequer Bills,
58• to par ; Bank of England Stock, 245 ; India
Stock, 208 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1021 8 ; and ditto
tonds, 15s. prem.
Foreign Stocks generally are lower. Turkish 5
Per Cents. are 391 a ; Mexican, 211 22 ; ditto New,
198 ; Greek, 13/ 14 ; Spanish Passive, 25/ 26/ ;
the Certificates, 14 1 ; Italian, 611 8 ; the Con-
federate Loan, 6 7 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 818 prem.
United States Government 5-20 Bonds, 6466/ ;
.t.‘Erie shares, 57/ 58 ; and Illinois, 76 /. The
Egyptian Railway Loan Scrip is quoted 11 /. prem.
More activity prevailed in the Railway Share
Market, and in most instances enhanced rates were
current. Caledonian improved 1/, Midland 1,
Lancashire and Yorkshire and South Eastern each
Great Western and Metropolitan each /, and
Great Eastern and North Eastern (Berwick) each 1.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show:no change
of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, but
generally maintain former rates. London Steam
i.r"fing Co.'s shares are quoted , 1/ 2 prem.; Chas.
-1-4fitte and Co., 21 24 prem. ; Galatz Candle
Co,, 1 prem. English and American Bank, 11 /
Prera.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 Der Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Feb. 8 871
3 per Cent. Reduced
Cl x
New 3 per Cent i
New 21 861
per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
• Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs —
~ Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 -
x,xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. —
Do. £5OO —
Do £lOO and £2OO
Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 14 per Cent., April 1874., 2OB
Do Account
O. 4
5 per Cent. July, 1870
. per Cent., Oct. 1888
1,;'0. 'Certificates —
°. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent
-'O. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872
Do. 5} per Cent, May 1879
Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 —
PO. Bonds, £l,OOO —
"0. under Xl,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
BrazilianllBtrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
5 er Cent
Do. Loper Cent., 1852-58-60
. 1863
Do. 1863
Do Account 75 41,
Do. Scrip, £25 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Po. Account
f, Do 1 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
'llilian 6 per Cent
Do. 41 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent.
Lan6 per Cent.
Dan a, ish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Do 4 per Cent., 1863 —
1). 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
anubian Principalities
, Do Account 731
xiquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Da, Provisional Land Warrant —
-gyptian 7 per Cent 92 i
0., Second Issue
•Do .£lOO Bonds —
Do. 1864 92
(, Do £lOO Bonds
'reek 5
Account per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do.
DO. Coupons
Do. Account
Do £B6 paid —
Italian 5
Do. 19 and 1850 —
t‘alian 5 per Cent, 1865
Do. Account
O. Maremmana Railway
Do Scrip, £671 paid —
-Do 5 per Cent., 1864 —
LeEican 3 per Cent
Do. Account
Do 1864
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
la Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c
1,-"lltevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid
'''''•„oorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Do 2 per Cent --
Do Deferred
1, Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
4101. 6 per Cent, 1864 —
p Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
Do
5 per Cent
",0. Account
-",-,° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) —
DO4-'0 41 per Cent., 1862
„ Account
c orttiguese 3 per Cent., 1853
1-2,0 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 451
I'o. Account
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Do 4 per Cent. 1850
41 per Cent., 1860
„1:),° 3 per Cent. 1859 —
" sCent. 1862 B9l
Do 5. p per Cent. 1864 93 1
1
"ftrdiman 5 per Cent
Do £ICO Bands' —
EiPatish4 Do. 1 per Cent —
-3
per Cent
Ditto account li ~
Do New Deferred .

DO Account
Do Passive —
R no Account 26}
-l'anish Cert. of Coup not funded
Wedi Do Account ' l4l
'sh 4 per Cent.
r+ DO. 44 per Cent. 1864
Qjkisii-6 per Cent. 185,1 —
Vso Account —
'l-1° 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do .Cl.OO Bonds —
1,--),° 6 per Cent. 1862 —
DOVO Account 6B
£lOO Bonds .
681 I
o 6 DCent.,lB63 —
o 5 p porer Cent. 1865 —
o Scrip, X 35 paid
Do Account
1)0. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed
Venezuela, 6 per Cent.
13.0 Account
iIA Dividends on the above payable in L0nd072.,
`4,strifbn, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
De'i 4-} per cent Ex. 25f.
.7
elich'ltentes 3 per Cent. — utch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil —
Consols for money 4' WO 0'CL0CK...... 8 1
I)0. Account ....................................7 .......................... 87+, I .

Cam. Coneol. Gold, lim
Chiverton
Clifford Amalgamated
Devon G. Cons. (Tavist
Drake walls

East Bassett (Illogan)
East Caradon

East Cam Brea.
East Grenville .

East Gunnislake..

East Loved.

E. Russell (Tavistk
Gam.& StAubyn(G wen.
Great Lixey, limited
Great South Tolgus
Great Wheal Busy
G. Wheal Vor (Holston
Grenville
Herod's Foot ....

liingston Downs
Margaret (Uny Lelant
Marke Valley
Alwyndy Iron Ore, Rib
New Seton
North Roskear

N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan
North Wheal Crotty
Prosper United
Providence k Uny L el ant
S. Caradon (St. Cleer)
South Condurrow
S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan
Stray Park
Tin Croft

Vigra and Clogan,
West Bassett (Illogan
W. Caradon (Liskeard'
West Chiverton
West Seton
Wheal Bassett !Mogan
Wheal Buller atedruth
Wheal Mary Ann (Men
Wheal Seton

Wheal Trelawney (I.la.

2.1.0
29i
2.14.0

2.14:0
8.3.6
3.9.0
10.8.0

all
0.14.6
14.9.6

9 10
20 21
570 600
1
18 20
86 94
54 51
3 34
1
12 14
3 34
5 7
20 21
16 2
34
31 33
S
40 42f
61 51
5 7
4 46
24 16d
40 60
13 15

57 39
410 930

11
3.2.0
18.18.9
35.15.6

2
18 22
9 11
19 20
4 6

3 4

Iti f

8 10
80 83
190 200
95 1(0
27 3)
3 5
2'5 220
17 18

PREFERENCE
Great North of Scotland, Ist pf., 108
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Metropolitan 5 per cent.,1971
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
London and Chatham, 41 per p Cent.,
Ditto, Com. Fund stock 5 per cent., 961 51
S. Yorkshire and River Dun, ICO/
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 11 1
Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), t
Sambre and Meuse, 9
San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., 164

FOREIGN MIN EF.
Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3:
Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lim., lai

BANKI3.
Agra and Masterman's, lira., 551.
Alliance, lim.. 28)
Bank of Egypt, 3O
Bank of London. 147 6
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chine., 23
En g- ish Joint Stock, Urn., 101
European Bank, lira., 124
Hindustan, China, and Japan,lilm., 184
Ditto, issued at 2 pm.,
Ditto. new, 16)
Imperial Ottoman, 13)
Ditto, new, 12
London Bank of STexico and S. America, Um., 13)
London and County, 8 ) 2
London and South-Western, lira., 194
London and II cstminster, 97
Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. lira., 18
National Provincial of England, 1521 2
Ditto, 2d and 3d issue, 45 4)
Oriental Bank Corporation, 501
Union of Australia, 611
Union of London, 51!
MISCELLANEOUS.
Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua...21
China Steam hip and Labuan Coal Company, 24 )
Credit Foncier and slobtlier of ICntrlaun, 84
Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 is to pay, 51 6
Egyptian Com and Trading, lira., 41
Gen. Credit and Finance of L ,ndon, lira., 6
Hudson's Bay, 1611
Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., Jim., 7) )
International Financial society, lira., 5.1
Joint Stock Discount, lira., 81 7i
London Financial Association, lira ;181
London General Omnibus Company, litn, 3f
Lon oa and Provincial Marine, 4
Ocean Marine Insurance), 23
Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 11 2(
Peninsula and Oriental steam, 714
Di/to, new, 51
Royal Mail Steam, lovi
Universal Marine, Insurance, Jim, 32

- -- -
AN ANCIENT RELIC.-_A gold cross and chain
have boen dug up at Clare Castle, Suffolk, supposed to be
the one presented originally to Tewkesbury Abbey in 1235,
and alleged to contain portions of tho flesh, blood, bones,
and hairs of certain saints, a part of tho beam to which our
Lori's cross was fastened, and a piece of stone from Mount
Calvary.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mule pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
178. loid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
nearly 2-IGtho per cent. dearer in Paris than in London.