The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-06 00:00:00

MARKETS,—This Day.

HAY.
41-I:de h PrrllearELvy.D.—Moadow hay, £4 4s to £5 15s ; clover,
' £6 15s 6d ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load.
15CulIBERLAND.-11ca.dow hay, £4 4s to .£5 17s Gd; clover.
58 to 4
moderato £6 demand, Od and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load,
4,WHrrEcHAPEL—Mea,dow hay, .£4 4s to .£5 15s ; clover,
5 .
r; to £6 17s Gd ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s por load.
~rado slow.

COLOIAL.
irtk.--Business has remai Nned inactive, the trade having
11 occupied with the samples of the quantity to be of-
ered at public sale to-day, viz, about 10,187 packages, the
''renter portion of which are without reserve.
21G43:L.—The market has been moderately active, and a
-4 business has been transacted on West India at firm
111°tati"is• Refined goods are dealt in to a good extent,
at about late rates.
eci"EL—The operations in both plantation and native
Ceylon have been to about an average extent, and superior
qualities fully sustain former values.
ou iliet—Only a limited business has been reported, with-
t
'9 material change as regards prices.
l,.;''&4l3"w•—llore activity has prevailed, and enhanced
'.lv -ces have been current for both present and forward de-
naerY, P.Y.C. on the spot being 49s ; April to June, 51s
"'-`1 and last three months 51s 6d to 52s per cwt.

COAL MARKET.
Price per ton at the close of the market.

sBketton
...............
... 20s d.
East Hartlep00l
19 9
Qauvrs' II 1
wa 8 art ey 18 6 Tunstall
li End Haswell... 20 0 Hartlepool
WySiataffordshire .......... 17 0 Buddle'sWestHartley 15 9
Col,lll .. ~t• ..•. .......... 16 0 Caradoc l9 6
ett,' I'll bi ........
Bid 13 .....
Ti
.
itodyen's Ii ..
etton.... 18 9 Tees
IWell Main l6 0 Wharncliffe

Ships at market, M ; sold, 37.

AtONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Discount Market remains in a rather active
cot easier sier condition. The supply of floating capital
~
ntiaties
to increase, and the rate fractionally
descend. First-class bills are now negotiable at
—ISQP cent., and iu exceptional cases at 6f per
cent.

t The sum of £16,000 in gold was taken to the
At
of England yesterday.
4t the annual general meeting to-day of the
Creholders of the Commercial Union Assurance
theta Y, y, the directors recomended a dividend at
t 4; rat'e of 7 per cent. per annum, free of income
th—A bill has been presented to Parliament for
tairel24lrPose of enabling the Commercial Union to
terms
over the business of the Argus Life Office, on
to be
which, after long negotiation, as considered
i°3o mutually advantageous.
Lilsiness in the Foreign and Colonial Produce
t-br'ets during the last few days has continued
h4.7--er,_ animated. In tea, however, the operations
o4th•e been deferred until the public sales, which
qn,:teertee to-day. Sugars have been in fair re-
ee—fv't at steady prices, while superior qualities of
coffee have brought enhanced prices. Rice has re-
-11,,ed inactive, but a large business has been done
va.,,,,gew at hiather rates for both present and for-
'pi. delivery.
e`L'e letters of allotment for the new Chilian loan
pliere„posted last evening. Those parties whose ap-
the ens could not be entertained on account of
eltraordinaa-- large number of subscriptions will
4" receive any notification.
Amer Prospectus has been issued of the Anglo-
kGßean Telegraph Company, with a capital of
be MOO, in shares of £lO each. This company has
coeti established for the purpose of executing in the
14.14. of the present year the great enterprise of
foilng a Submarine cable between Ireland and New-
so as to connect telegraphically the Old
aid-Z and the New, and to raise the cable partially
line t'st year, in order to complete a second
tee "° America. The circumstances attending the
i4eeet attempts to carry out this work have greatly
he rneaaed the confidence of all those who have
relle,.,engagekl in it, and they are convinced that this
-"eci effort will be attended with success.
laie 'whole length of 1,212 nautical miles of cable
perfefrie.na the Great Eastern in July last continues
ttieie`, according to the daily reports of the elec-
tio4:l34 in charge at Yalentia ; and the observa-
cL
etaken by Captain James Anderson, of the
;" Eastern, and Staff Commander Henry A.
theirtY) R.N , have determined the position of
Ca,;l;oken end. with the utmost accuracy. Mr.
late ins and the other engineers engaged in the
takh.4Pedition are confident that with the
Wih LlierY and tackle now being prepared, they
line 17 able to raise the cable and complete the
cable"' IClewfoundland. The 1,070 nautical miles of
taat 'rNvEtieh has remained on board the Great
iu aseti since August last, is certified to be
Uncle perfect condition as when it was shipped.
Qotiit arrangements with the Atlantic Telegraph
eetv Pao,' this company will be entitled to re-
from
the Working of the Atlantic Telegraph
titimvallY's lines ; and they will also be en-
.Ze,s_4 to receive £25,000 per annum from the
eet: York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph
for 13,4nY, out of the earnings of that company
eter
rough messages. The old company can
the 'e the right of cancelling the agreement on
the payment of £1,200,000, which will be double
tilaillount of the capital of the new company.
tokhe event of this occurence taking place the new
batjd4eY will be dissolved, and the funds distri-
Qou; among the shareholders. The Telegraph
ta44-"ruction and Maintenance Company will
4tallaifacture the new cable and undertake the
the execution of the work contracted for
°Derilh company, as above stated (up to the
basics of the Atlantic Telegraph lines for public
botiliste'iB), for a total sum of £600,000, with a
COmpat° be provided by the Atlantic Telegraph
panYUnder their agreement with this cora-
:T eleR;O .fl-37,140 in ordinary shares of the Atlantic
of
Ph Company, payable by instalments, extend-
littQe,„er 14 months, in case the cable of last year is
Ne 71111117 completed, and continues in working
- tong that period. Everyone must wish suc-
Of tS4
he ,the undertaking, whether it be on account
1:1111ulph of science over difficulties that can
4fortB e surmounted by skilful and persevering.
feet as a link in the great chain that will con-
e`oser: Old and the New World, it is hoped, in
Aatile-IllitY, as well as being the means of extending
Lll4il operations between this country and
411aphca. The operation is introduced under the
44e8 of Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co.
41liki:rs• Robert Benson and Co. have announced
4%44;e Of Bonds at the rate of 7 per cent., to the
oile of' C)f •-780,000, for the purpose of completing
across thes important links in the railway system
:.tlatiti'e American Continent to connect the
,'`'e -Land Pacific coasts. The Bonds are for
i"4Y tl'4ll,;vision of the St. Paul and Pacific Rail-
tt ligh the State of Minnesota, and will be
ku ate °f $l,OOO (1200), at a price equal to
imtere,lt ing, thus giving a certain 10 per cent.
11-1111t1 e„'„,Wilieh will be increased as the sinking
"Nt 1:4-'ea into operation. The security of this
%,llsai,°brtgage is the whole line and lands of the
s"Olit -.7) and the latter is considered to be worth
'4 dollars
e to„, an acre of which there are 512,000.
"11(1 '`-ls will be also taken in payment of land,
qoliare
r,redeemable. at the fixed rate of 4s. per
, evs, le interest is to be paid in London or
Orb-
tlee at the option of the holder. The pro-
tedeti,-` all the land sales is to be applied to the
Ar 4
terdanl of the Bonds. Lists are opened in
Rotte '
rdam and London, which will
e't on Saturday next.

Two o'CLocK.
r"t4°ooe:,l'ulng to Reuter's telextelegram
Cent. Rentes were quoted at 69f. 82c.
The , •
4141,
-;(1 ,`''larket f
ko or English Stocks has been very
rl. quotations have generally shown depresd-
i ftlrther alteration, however, has occurred 'or 41 ice of Consols, which are now quoted 868 4 i'slleY and the Bth inst., and 87 for April.
ckeeq Three per Cents. are 848 858, and Re-
Atarnities, ; ditto Annuities 1885, 13.-a
; liauk of England Stock, 248 i ; India

Stock, 210 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 102 4 ; ditto En-
faced 53- per Cents., 1071 ; and ditto Debentures
1866, 1004.

In the Foreign Stock Market quotations gene-
rally tend downward. Turkish 5 per Cents. are
38 k ; Mexican, 221 ; do. New, 20/1 s ; Greek,
16 ; Spanish Passive are better at 27i a ; and the
Certificates at 168 ; Italian are 611 8 ; the Con-
federate Loan, 7 9 ; Brazilian Scrip, 1i 2k prem. ;
Egyptian Railway Scrip, IF prem. ; and the Chi-
lian Loan, 3 1 prem. United States Government
5-20 Bonds are 60i 70 ; Erie Shares, 53! 54i ; and
Illinois, 77i 78.

Business in the railway share market has been
rather more active, but prices generally have shown
a slight decline. South-Eastern have realised 15s. ;
North-Western and Midland each 10s.. ; and Great
Eastern, Great Northern, South-Western, and
North-Eastern (Berwick) each ss.
The Foreign and Co!onial lines remain without
change of importance.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue very in-
active. Alliance are dealt in at 28i ; English and
Swedish at 15i; London Bank of Mexico at 14i
15 ; and Union of London at 54.

Joint Stock Discount have declined to 1 11, Na-
tional Discount Company to 13, and Overend,
Gurney, and Co. to 181 11.

The shares of the Imperial Land Company of
Marseilles are quoted 3i prem.

BRITISH KINDS—ON/1 O'CLOCH
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do. Account, March 6 B6l
3 per Cent. Reduced B4l
New 3 per Cent B5l 41
New 21 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 l3l xd
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — dis
Do. £5OO

Do £lOO and £2OO
Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, IA per Cent., AprillB74 2lO
Do Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879
Do. Deb., 4 per Cent, Aug. 1866
Do. Bonds, £l,OOO
Do. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do. 43 per 1
Cent., 1886532-58-60
Do.
Do. 1865
Do Account 731 xd
Do. Scrip, £35 paid
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do. Account
Do £ICO Bonds
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Chili= 6 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent. B3l
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do. 4 per Cent, 1863
Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid
Danubian Principalities
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent—
Do., Provisional Land Warrant
Egyptian 7 per Cent
Do., Second Issue
Do £lOO Bonds
Do. 1864 931

Do £lOO Bonds
Do. Government Railway Debentures 9lf
Do. £l5 paid pm
creek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
()maternala, 5 per Cent.
Italian 5 per Cent, 1865
Do Account
Do. Maremmana Railway 6Ol
Mexican 3 per Cent
Do. Account
Do 1864 2oi
Do 6 por Cent. Anglo-French
blontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
gew Granada
Do 2 per Cent
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
Do. 6 per Cent, 1864
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
t'eruvian 5 per Cent, 1865
Do. Account
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 4i per Cent., 1862
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
Do. Account
Russian 5 por Cent., 1822, St

Do 41. per Cent. 1850 '
Da 41 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent. 1859
Do 5 per Cont. 1862 B9i -
Do 5 per Cent. 1864
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Spanish 3 per Cent

Do Account -
Do New Deferred —
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Account 271
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Do Account l6l 1 *
Swedish 4 per Cent. —
Do. 41 per Cent. 1864
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Do Account —
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds 74
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
___

Do ACcount 67i
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent., 1863 67i 7
Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip —
Do Account
Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed
Venezuela 3 per Cent.

Ditto coconut
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do. Account
Do. 1864

Do. 1i per Cent —
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
Belgian, 4 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 2} per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil —
Do I per Cent. Certificates —
French Rentes 3 per Cent. —

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for money
Do. Account B6l
Do. April