The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-08 00:00:00

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I[ONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Bank of England directors at their weekly
meeting this morning did not deem it necessary to
make any change in their minimum rate of discount.
No alteration was expected. The rates out of doors
are firmer in consequence of a large inquiry for
commercial and other purposes. Loans on the Stock
Exchange have been in request owing to the
monthly liquidation.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under:—

1866. 1865.
Great Western £64,395 £60,879
North Western ... 106,330 99.122
South Western. ... ... 21,780 18,771
Brighton
... ... 17,913 15,644
Midland
... 49,299 44,024
South Eastern
... ... 20,698 19,421
Great Northern .. ... 35,084 32,630
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 40,383 35,270
Bristol and Exeter 5,667 5,410
North Eastern
... . 66,294 58,901
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ... 19,648 16,358
Great Eastern 32,956 31,402
London, Chatham, and Dover ... ... 7,983 6,647
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year are generally of a
very satisfactory character. On the Great Western
there is an increase of £3,516, on the North Wes-
tern of £7,208, on the South Western of £3,009, on
the Brighton of £2,269, on the Midland of £5,275,
on the South Eastern of £1,277, on the Great
Northern of £2,454, on the Lancashire and York-
shire of £5,113, on the Bristol and Exeter of £257,
on the North Eastern of £7,493, on the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln of £3,280, and on the Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover of £1,336.

Two O'CLOCK,

According to Reuter's telegram the French
Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 68f. 85c.
Quiet.

The principal portion of to-day's business in the
market for English Government Securities has been
connected with the completion of the monthly liqui-
dation. Temporarily there is evidently little desire
on the part of time operators to enter largely into
speculation, and the dealings for transfer are too
Limited to produce activity. Consols are 861 for
money, and 87f I for March. The'New Threes
and Reduced Annuities are marked 864 ; Ex-
chequer Bills 7s. 2s. dis ; India Stock, 211 ; ditto
6 per Cents, 1021 I ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 96} I

In the Foreign Stock Market a very good busi-
ness has been in progress, and quotations are gene-
rally buoyant. Speculators have now possessed
themselves of an idea that Mexican securities have
recently been far below their proper value, and
numerous transactions been entered into for a rise.
The ex all bonds have risen to-day I, namely, to
24 I, and the New to 181 19. Spanish Passive
Bonds have not varied from their price of yester-
day, namely, 261 1 ; the Certificates are fraction-
ally higher, being 153 1 ; Greek have risen 3, to
133 ; Italian are 613 k, and the New, 663 67i
Confederate Loan, 41 53 ; Egyptian Scrip,
prem. ; and Brazilian Scrip, 31i prem.
Railway Shares have shown little animation.
Great Northern and North-Western have each
declined 10s.; and Metropolitan, 58.; while Great
Eastern and Lancashire and Yorkshire have each
Unproved 55., and Brighton £l.
The only feature in the Foreign and Colonial
lines has been a further advance in Grand Trunk of
Canada, which are dealt in at 44 45.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have remained
inactive at about former prices. Union of London
are dealt in at 53, Imperial Alliance at 133 3,
Alliance at 273, London and County at 781 79,
Hudson's Bay Companyat 161 3, National Discount
Company at 1531, and Overend, Gurney, and Co.,
at 193

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 Der Cent. Consols
~ Do. Account March 6 B7i 1 i
2,per Cent. Reduced B6l
New 3 per Cent B6l 1 i
'e''''' 31 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
ktanuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
, Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
eachequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. 2
Do, £5OO 7 2
, Do £lOO and ..£2OO
'Mk of England Stock, 5 per Cent
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2ll
120 Account
"0. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. 4 Do. Certificates
113,0. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent —
'l-.go. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
`"°. 5i per Cent., May 1879 —
DO. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 —
DO. Bonds, £l,OOO —
Do. under £l,OOO
ttIatFOREIGN FUNDS—ent,
ICLOSINGBS9 PRICES.
rian Bonds, 5 per C —
Dian 5 per Cent —
0. Loper Cent., 1852-58-60
. 1863
, Do. 1865
4-1,0 Account 741 5
j 3 "0. Scrip, £35 paid
1-,,e110a Ayres 6 per Cent —
o", 0. A.ccount
i.:" 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
ttilian 6 per Cent —
, o. 4/ per Cent —
6°lore.bian 6 per Cent. —
01:411 6 per Cent.
ahrLish 3 per Cent., 1825
--1-I°. 4 per Cent., 1863 —
p
—O. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
atubian Principalities
1„
Do Account 75
9,llaclor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
t 0., Provisional Land Warrant —
gYPtian 7 per Cent 921
'gip., Second Issue —
."0 £lOO Bonds
D Do. 1864 93
"0 £lOO Bonds
Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
D 0•, Account
"„0. Coupons
t., "0. Account
itifltternala 5 per Cent.
(tat'
Dean 5 per Cent, 1865
;40 Account
tie'uo. Maremmana Railway —
r\''icall 3 per Cent
'-'O. Account
Do 1864 lBl 19
..0 6
Aio per Cent. Anglo-French —
ti_lireit videan 6 per Cent., £3O paid
00 sh Imperial 5 per Cent
”elv Granada —
Do 2 per Cent —
"0 Deferred
1)-1-'0 Land Warrants (Hectares)
(3* 6 per Cent, 1864
P DO Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
eNvian 5 per Cent
ID,O. Account
.",-,133 per Cent. (Uribarren)., —
DO4"0 41 per Cent., 1862
Account
A Account
Itt'iguese 3 per Cent., 1853
1-,° 3 per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, —1
R Account
Do an 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9l±
b 4-i per Cent. 1850
2 4i- per Cent., 1860
Bo° 3 Pei Cent. 1859
DO 5 per Cent. 1862
Sa, 5, Per Cent. 1864 —
Do
'll'an 5 iper Cent
D £ICO Bands
B Qll per Cent _
inttish per Cent
....,o. Ace
./2, ount
b° New Deferred —
0 Account
0 Passive -
/.,,„°;Account 261 1 1 1 7
f,""sh Cert. of Coup not funded —
EiNveC.Account l5l 1 1 1
14118114 per Cent. _
l'illiti 41 Per Cent. 1864 ...
Do _
.A.:e:opuenrt Cent. 1854 —
911 901 1 901
D e per Cent 1858 —
bk,.,0 Account 7Ol
ko £lOO Bonds
De
6 Per Cent. 1862
0' Account 6Bl 1 1
./3) XlOO Bonds
DO 6 Per Cent., 1863 —
DO per Cent. 1865
Do eriP, £35 paid
to Account
Vet,e2
4 Per Cent. Guaranteed 99 81
.Ditt"la 3 per Cent.
0
'-' 6 Per Cent., 1864 361
Dividencts on the above payable in London.
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