The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-24 00:00:00

Two o'CLocK.
According to Reuter's telegram, the French
Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 69f. 35c.
Flat.

The English Funds are steady, Consols being
87 for money, and 87s for the account. There
has been very little speculation, and the invest-
ments have been limited. The New Threes and
Reduced Annuities are 87i ; Exchequer Bills, 6s.
2s. dis. ; Bank of England Stock, 248 ; and India
sper Cents., 102} 4.
Foreign Stocks have shown considerable firmness.
Turkish per 5 Cents. are 389 4 ; Mexican, 231 I ;
d 7. New, 20i j ; Greek, 139 144 ; Spanish Passive,
1 ; Certificates, 16fr ; Italian, 609 61e; New,
76. 77 ; Confederate Loan, 4 5; Egyptian Scrip,
prem.; Brazilian Scrip, 219 prem. American
securities still attract attention. United States 5-20
Bonds are 691 ; Erie 534 ; and Illinois Shares,
76177.
The dealings in the Railway Share Market
have been limited, and prices have not varied ma-
terially. Midland have advanced 108., and South
Eastern 15s. ; while Great Western and Brighton
have eaeh declined ss. ; and London and Black-
Wall, 15s.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show no change
of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally sustain
Previous prices. Alliance are dealt in at 281 ;
thaion of London at 54 ; Joint Stock Discount at
444 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 191 1.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
c, per Cent. Consols
O. Account, March 6 B7f
u,,PeeW r Cent. Reduced 8 8
71 1
t 3 per ent 74 1
New 21 perC Cent. Jan. 1894 —
D°. a per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
—nuuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
_Nba. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885._
1., " (Bed Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
I•-.2cequer Bills,
.£l,OOO, 3 per Cent, 2 6
D.
£5OO
--auk of England Stock, 5 per Cent
I„I,N,DLO,t GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Van Stock, 104 per Cent., AprillB74 —
• r-,' Accoun
Do
°. 5 per Cent. July, 1870
~,. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
-.0 Certificates _
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do
5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 5l per Cent., May 1879 ..._
DO. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 _
no.e. Bonds, £l,OOO —
under £I,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent.,
.£l5 pd —
B
.triarazilian n Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
5 per Cet
Do. 41 per Cent.,n 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do Do. 1865 — Account 76 4,, Do. Scrip, £35 paid
0 Uenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Do. account
CD 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ldham 6 per Cent
Do. 41 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent.
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
1?... 4 per Cent., 1863 _
n4-'O. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £2u paid —
‘-'enubian Principalities
Do Account 754
"qador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
p"gYpt ").1 Provisional Laud Warrant
Provisional 7 per Cent —
1,,,)°., Second Issue
Do £lOO Bonds
, D. 1864 934 1
„sue .£lOO Bonds
'",e. Government Railway Debentures 914 -4
Creek
4)0 £l5 paid
5 C 1824-5, ex Coupons -
r, per s.,
'-',.,0- Account ants.,
-uo. Coupons GO. o. Account
ititternala. 5 per Cent.
a•nlart 5 per Cent 1865 -.Jo Account '
Li_ un
ke ?. Maremmana Railway Ile" 3 e C t
b 0•
13 r en Account
MonteDo
1864 2Ol
Per Cent. Anglo-French
1102videan 6 per Cent., £3O paid
N
11008 h dean
5 per Cent
ei/- Granaola:
i•-co) 2 per Cent
DO Deferred
Do. Land Warrants (Hectares)
Do,,per Cent, 1864 —
pe Vuaranteed, 4 per Cent
D viall 5 per Cent., 1865 D'c). Account
bo 43 ye'. Cent. (Uribarren) —
l'ort- „I per Cent., 1862
Doll'''' "e 3 per Cent., 1853
b- ' Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3,
/144); Account
Dol4ll peer Cent., 1822, £ St —
DO 4i Cent. 1850
Do 9 per Cent., 1860
Lo 't Per Cent. 1859 —
D°u.., Per Cent. 1862 9Ol 1 90
tarqb,. Per Cent. 1864 —
1:40,,1t,tn per Cent
ID ~-,k(t) Bands —
t,, ° +1 per Cent —
panic per 3
D 0 Per Cent
.0 Account
411
bo° l'ATew Deferred —
D Account o pa,„ .
Do 4 c,sive
l''ftoi.,i,eer,ount o7i
D 0 A. 4 uert. of Coup not funded —
T
NectineUnt
161 1
Do 4 Per Cent.
uritish
~ Cent. 1864
• 4 Per
1)0 A ' Per Cent. 1854
1210 6 "aunt
bo Ater Cent. 1858
Do ount
70
Do per n
Doglool. Bonds 7O
Do
Account
66-1 1 .00 461" Bends
1)0 5 Per Cent., 1863
b AePer Cerit., 1865, paid up Scrip —
D° count
38f
Ve °' 4 Per
neze i Cent. Guaranteed
bis,itto-eZ,3.. Per Cent.
43 6 'Amid
12) ) Al)" Cent 1862 —
DO.
—'eeeunt .'
.be. ...........................
„. . 1864
Atip . -"urldeiacts on the above payable in London.
Bei 'Nt 6„, , raglan, ',. , tkr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
il. ,-;xlt Per cent., Ex. 25f.
„, 1,0 tl o.nt. Ex. 12 Guil -uretieti Rey Cent. CertificaLes
...writes 3
Co per Cent. —
b
-.els fc.

TWO O'CLOCK.
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ZiverPool Cotton Market. —TI is Day.
b4,11‘„v4 ox et
tope°Pens rather quiet. Sales probably 6,000

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
There is no alteration of importance in the Money
Market to-day. Discount business is limited as
much as possible, because an opinion prevails that
the reduction of the Bank rate on Thursday will be
followed by another within a fortnight. Neverthe-
less the requirements of trade throughout the
country create a steady demand, and the supply of
bills afford a satisfactory amount of business to
bankers and brokers.

No bullion operations of public importance at the
Bank yesterday.
The Stock Exchange Committee hare appointed
Thursday next for a special settlement in the shares
of the Colonial Company, and also in the City Dis-
count Company, both of which are to be marked.
At a general meeting of the Oil Company of
Wales, Mr. Horner in the chair, it was reported
that the works at Penyffordd were in a very satis-
factory condition.
A dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. is proposed
by the Eastern Exchange Bank, the available
balance being £13,152.
The Anglo-Italian Bank directors also propose a
dividend at the rate of £5 per cent., the amount of
profit at disposal being £10,748.
The directors of the Monmouthshire Railway
Company recommend a dividend at the rate of 6i
per cent. for the six months ended December 31,
being at the same rate as for the previous and cor-
responding half-year.
It is also announced that a dividend of 7fr per
cent, of the General Provident Assurance Company
Will be payable on the Ist proximo.
The movements of the precious metals during the
week have been of a very limited character. The
imports were £259,822, chiefly from New York and
the Continent, while the exports have amounted to
£192,656, the greater portion of which has been in
silver, to the East Indies and China.
During the week ending the 17th inst. 7,621 tons
of sugar were imported, 8,313 tons were delivered,
and the stock was 186,539 tons.