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

TONEY MARKET.

AND

COMMERCIAL :NTEI.LinFiNcli

CLOCK
TW O'.
The Bank of England directorsELVE at their weekly
meeting this morning did not deem it necessary to
make any change in their minimum rate of discount.
Xo 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
Mont:tly
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
Sot* Western
... 21 780 18,771
.I,3rightou ".
"•
•••
17913 15,644
ii and •••
•••
—•
49:299 44,024
South Eastern •••
20,698 19,421
Great Northern :•• •••
... 35,084 32,630
Lancashire and Yorkshire • 40,383 35,270
tristol and Exeter ***
5,667 5,410
Norta Eastern- •••
66.294 58,901
Manchester Sheffie•ld and-Lincoln ::: 19,648 16,358
Great Eastern . 32,956- 31,402
London, Chatha m. ; and Dover ... 7,983 6,647
These returns, when compared with those of the
e°lTesponding 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
INerthern 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-
d°3) 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.
Qaiet.
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
BPeculation, and the dealings for transfer are too
limited to produce activity. Consols, are 868 for
money, and 874 I for March. The New Threes
ancl Reduced Annuities are marked 864 ; Ex-
chequer Bills 7s. 2s. dis ; India Stock, 211 ; ditto
6 Per Cents, 1021 ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 968 I
571
4 •
In the Foreign Stock Market a very good busi-
ness has been in progress, and quotations are gene-
-1.411Y buoyant. Speculators have now possessed
themselves of an idea that Alexican 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 namely, to
2,11 and the New to 18f 19. Spanish Passive
'fonds have not varied from their price of yester-
day, namely, 268 a ; the Certificates are fraction-
-4117 higher, being 158 ; Greek have risen a, to
,
; Italian are 611 f, and the New, 66i 67i
Confederate Loan, 41 54 ; Egyptian Scrip,
131.ella• ; and Brazilian Scrip, 818 prem. 8 8
Ilailway Shares have shown little animation.
Great Northern and North-Western have each
declinedb 10s. ; and Metropolitan, 55.; while Great
Eastern and Lancashire and Yorkshire have each
haaproved 55., and Brighton £l.
li The Only feature in the Foreign and Colonial
;nes has been a further advance in Grand Trunk of
B',nada, which are dealt in at 44 45.
inactive "6ank and Miscellaneous Shares have remained
at about former prices. Union of London
11lian 4° dealt in at 53, Imperial Alliance at 138
at 278, London and County at 78f 79,
eucls°n's Bay Company at 16} 1, National Discount
14PattY at 154 f, and Overeud, Gurney, and Co.,
at 19i

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK,
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EN
T FUNDS.
' ~ent. Consols
3 T)0. Account, March 6 B7l 1
New 3 Reduced B6l
New
3 Per Cent B6- i
.0w,,3f per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
A u• 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Dounui, 30 yrs, oxpire sth Jan., 1880
EL. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
° (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
""equer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent, 2 dis
Do,
£5OO 7 2
Do
7 2
Lam, £lOO and £2OO
•,-' br England Stock, 5 per Cent
4-1%,,„
uti,,,• ~, GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
1)-11 Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2ll
1)0 Account
D°. 5 par Cent. July, 1870
rl°' 4 Per Cent 888
4.,0 C° , Oct.' Do'
• ti cater —
o°. En Paper 4 per Cent —
D 0 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
121°' 51 0. 4 Per
Cent Cent.Aug.B66
1879 —
A g
°. Bonds, £l,OOO —
"0 under £l,OOO
azilians
Arts,. • FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
$r at Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
p Cent
DO. 4-1 per Cent., 1852-58-60
1863 —
DO 1863
boa . 1865
D
eolo:stfcc.;r:ty'opurt,lne t:st36sp paid - 5
1 pm
erCent
Oh•i? 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
lipati 6 per Cent —
001„°. 41 per Cent —
Dab'seolnbran 6 per Cent. —
Dis 6 per Cent.
o; 3 Per Cent., 1825
4,, Per Cent., 1863 —
D ' 5 Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
Da
Principalities
00 A
75
1,,... - Account
~,ukdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
"j°•, Proonal Land Wa,rra.ut —
gY, Ptian per Cent 921
,)°., Second Issue —
"0 £lOO Bonds —
Do 1864 —
Do •
i. 4100 Bonds
bee„k. Accounter Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
eu• c o o n s
(~,, Account
it'lVernala 5 per Cent. —
nIP 5 per Cent, 1865
~e Account
kte"?. Alaremmana Railway —
f-,lcatt 3 per Cent
•-'O. A-coolant
00
1864 lBi
Lk,
4,, , 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
Nellevidea 6 per Cent., £3O paid
oo
94
rish Imperial 5 per Cent
e..,%v Granada —
.hue 2 per Cent
",,e Deferred
b "0 Land Warrants (Hectares)
°N• 3 per Cent, 1864
p"0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent e 5 per Cent _
DO. Account
Ph° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren).- —
°;--; 4/ per Cent., 1862
t, "0 Account —
°Plguese 3 per Cent., 1853
it
—h° ° 3 p
er
'u Cent , 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62
4
, '3, -7. -
Di A q
-"'siall sper Cent., 1822, £ St
o 9ll
t) 4i per Cent. 1850
Lo4l per Cent., 1860
t) per Cent. 1859 —
b° 5 Per Cent. 1862
tiara°. 5 Per Cent. 1861 —
D°-.liala 5 per Cent
D
£1(0 Bands —
„ o ii
opa„: --,1- per Cent -
eusil 0
U per Cent
„. Account
Do'
NT
I) 4,ely Deferred —
--...0 A _
Do T.,-,teCOILIt -
1:10 A: BSIVO - %,,a . ecount 261 111 1
0O Cert. Cert. of Coup not funded —
11, ?„Aecount l5l 1 1 1
13,ish 1 per Cont. —
itil ii., °: '9 Per Cont. 1864
r-84 6 Cent. 1854
bo
4. per—'
Do 6 ccount . 9ll 901
D0.4-eeount
1:)ro •£,. 170. liCoenntd.slBs.B 7Ol
76
100_.cpeeoruentent. 1862
."° XlOO Bonds
6, n
oo" per Cent, 1863 —
Do Per Cent. 1865
I), trip, £35 paid
Ve:e'z4 Per Cent. Guaranteed 99
Uittuela 3 per Cent.
1)0
,? account —
', Per Cent., 1864 361
Dividenus on the above payable in London.
Qo
TWO O'CLOCK.
,llsols for
mono
86i.
"u• Account y B7l 1

liiverpool cotton Market. —nits ray.
---- 4arket opens ver str
y ong. Sales probably
12,000 bales or more.

11
he
iii Queen's speech was forwarded to Yaris in
inutes by five
afterwards . Wires, and appeared in all the evening
Per 4 shortly