The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND

COIYILIERCIAL

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Money Market is much easier to-day, and
there is a very general belief that the rate of dis-
count at the Bank of England will be lowered on
Thursday next. Lately gold has been sent into
this establishment, where it is rather largely accu-
mulating, and there is every likelihood that the
'IT* of floating capital of the joint-stock banks
will soon be increased by the payment of the rail-
way dividends in March. Under these circum-
stances the market has been inactive, and the
quotations for the beat bills tend in a downward
direction.

There was a further influx of £103,000 into the
13411 k of England yesterday afternoon.
At Amsterdam the rate of discount has been re-
duced from 64 to 6 per cent.
The subscription list of the Mont Cenis Railway
Company will close on Saturday next, the 24th
inst.

The Stock Exchange committee have appointed
the 23d inst. a special settling day on the shares of
Charles Lafitte and Co.
More firmness has been apparent in the Foreign
and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few
days. Sugars have slightly improved, while mode-
rate transactions have been reported in coffee at
steady
prices. Rice has been dull, but without
material change in value. A rather large quantity
of China tea is announced for public sale to-day,
While tallow has been in moderate demand, and
slightly enhanced quotations are current for forward
delivery.

Two o'CLocK.
The English Stock Market has been rather active
and very firm to-day. The Funds show a rise of *
per cent., and the public have been buying for in-
vestment rather freely. Consols, for money, are
ant
and for account, 871 88. The New Threes
d Reduced Annuities are 87f ; India Stock,
208 211; and do. 5 per Cents., 1071
Quotations for Foreign Stocks have been well
maintained, consequent upon the negotiation of a
large business. Mexican are 224 23 ; ditto New,
S 1 ; Greek, 13f 14 ; Turkish 5 per Cents., 30* 1;
Italian
Passive, 271 ; the Certificates, 15/ 16 ;
4.balian, 60i ;
t Confederate Loan, 45 5; Brazilian
Scrip, 1. 2* prem.; and Egyptian Railway Scrip,
1 Prem. United States Government 5-20 Bonds
are 684 ; Erie Shares, 52f 4 ; and Illinois, 761.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
wore animated, and a slight advance has taken
Lincoln,
Great Northern, Manchester, Sheffield, and
4411c01n, and North British have each advanced 10s.,
and North Western 55., while South Eastern have
declined 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
tat about previous rates, Grand Trunk of Canada
'lei/1g marked 43 44.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain quiet,
without material change. London Joint Stock have
improved to 471 ; London and Westminster to 96f ;
1-Teion of London have declined to 53f ; Joint
!tack Discount are dealt in at 44 5 ; National
Discount Company at 141 1 ; and Overend, Gur-
ney, and Co., at 191 1. Charles Lafitte and Co.
are quoted 31 3/ prem. ; and Mont Cenis Railway
prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
GOITERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
8 De. Account, March 6 BB 7
Per Cent. Reduced B7l
goeW 3 per Cent B7l i i i
hvf 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 _
A,4,'' 5 Per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
—..,Duities, 30. yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
t (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
..
tchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — dui
Do.
£5OO —
13 Do
£lOO and £2OO
aht.
•—• 01 England Stock, 5 per Cent
1xt,,..
1,,,,, ..+ll GovERNALENT SECURITIES.
-.1','44 Stock, 10* per Cent., April 1874 2OB 11
-uno Account
r)O. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
D-1,O• 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888
o. Certificates —
'in% Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
i)*". 5 per Cent Jan. 1872
11°' 51 per Cent., May 1879 . —
D—°- 4 per Cent., Aug. 1886 —
,0. Bonds, £l,OOO —
"0- ander-£l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
4rgentine Republic, 6 per Cont., £l5 pd — kost •
8p„,,t14, 0 Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
-/T-Luan 5 per Cent —
--°' Loper Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1865
—,, 1863
j) Account •76 5i .
Buenos4lll3, £35 paid
Ayres 6 per Cent _
Do. Account
chu33,ola. I.tt Per
per Crecnetn(tDeferred 3 per Cent.)
C lie. 4i per Cent.
r,olornbian 6 per Cent. —
Dan B,per Cent.
hilisli 4 per Cent , 1825
-"(3. 4 per Cent.;lB63
121'-'O. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid —
Danubian Principalities
0 A.ccount
—flador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Provisional Land Warrant
gyptian 7 per Cent
no. Second Issue
.1)0 ~£lOO Bonds
De
Do. 1864 94
(1.&10 £lOO Bonds
-4eek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
10- Account
0. Coupons
tv."o. Account
I.4`,4.teni.ala 5 per Cent. —
"..,,,,latt 5 per Cent, 1865
:',-;0 Account
e - Marmmana
Cent Railway —
I.,xican 3 per —
uo. Account
Dn 1864 2OII
Un—° 6 Per Cent. Anglo-French
Iftitevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid
°ono, r
4 .. imnerial 5 per Cent
ev'' Do
Granada
2 per C° bele ent
D. ft b„ rre,..
o",,Liand Warrants (Hectares)
il."Yer Cent, 1864 —
pen' luaranteed, 4 per Cent
121:jan 5 per Cent., 1865
oo• Account
00 Per Cent. (llribarren) —
Port-n.. 1 Per Cent., 1862
Do-'"°B6 3 per Cent., 1853
SDo 3 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
-
451
41;(401421, 5 Per Cent., 1822, £ St 9ll
DO A.ll Per Cent. 1850
,t) ',l Per Cent., 1860
1. . per Cent. 1859
°o 5 Per Cent. 1862 9Ol i 891
ktrd• ‘l, Per Cent. 1864 —
j)0111140 5 per Cent
Do £1(0 Bands —
(ipttislii Per Cent —
Per Cent
-113)D Account
ti! li.
cecw Deferred —
DoC" -Ei• ount
Passive —
F 3 ~,„;11-, e unt 9.1-1 I
bt,—`Bo Cert. of Coup not funded
Bwatcount l6l 151 16
~„ D,cB:, 4 per Cent.
Dims',4:' Per Cent. 1864
6 Per Cent. 1854
DOO Account
Bo 6 Per Cent. 1858
D 0 £1
691
1)0 •£l.OO Bonds —BO 6 Per Cent. 1862
„.,00 Account 67 61
40' ° £lOO Bonds —
Do 56'Per Cent.,1863
I) Per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip
Dittilela 3 Per Cent. —
15-1;-,, account —
DO. deco Cent., 1862
' '',;ceount
",?. 1864 —
A 484 r; ''''iviclends on the above payable in London.
N1z.,';'14,5 Per Cent. Ex. Ex. 10 Florins
I)at-1,.4.3..*# Per cent.," Ex. 25f.
Do i't Per °Ant., Ex. 12 Guil 6l
Pl'e -rer CenL Certificates 961
It I.IeIL t allan ~ 4es 3 per Cent. —
".
Do A' P Cent 1861" —• Ex. 25f. -
- ceoer unt . 6Ol
Co
TWO O'CLOCK.
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Do '' for
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latel:el.e was considerable trouble in New
.York
the " long the hide merchants and tanners, owing to
'
14„act that the Custom House authorities hadreceived
toLructions from the Treasury Department at Washington
Of kevent cattle who import of any hides supposed to be those
„.
b'
rope,
x.:11...ye died of the plague so long prevalent in
1)/2E1'1811S OF THE COLOURED POPULATION OF THE
p:11ICT oP COLVMBIA. —The officers appointed by the
_ vedytte...,
. d Bureau for taking the census of the coloured
Peecrlation of the District of Columbia have completed the
tweallaashing-ton city, and find therein upwards of
ntY-three thousand coloured persons.