The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-18 00:00:00

BONE:! MARKET

AND

tIOMMERCUIL IP, le gI,LIGEN i:'l4,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

No alteration in the Bank of England rate of dis-
count has been made by the directors at their usual
Weekly court to-day. A change was not generally
anticipated, owing to the unfavourable character of
the last return, and the distribution of the dividends,
which must have largely decreased the reserve of
notes. The expected outflow of speeie to the East,
and the comparatively small influx during the week,
no doubt influenced the authorities in their deter-
mination to keep the official quotation at its present
figure. The demand for accommodation is still not
active, and the rates of the brokers are easy at 4 per
cent, for the best description of commercial bills.
The Stock Exchange Markets are less firm this
morning, owing partly to the continuance of the
Bank minimum at its present value. The Funds
have receded per cent., and Consols are 89-i for
money, and 891 for the account. In the Foreign
Stock department Turkish 5 per Cents. and Greek
have fallen I, but United States 5-20 Bonds have
advanced per cent.
At the meeting of the Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company to be held on the 31st instant, the direc-
tors have resolved to recommend the payment of a
dividend of £3 per share for the half-year ending
30th June last, together with a bonus of £2 per
share from the insurance fund.

The sum of £5,000 was taken to the Bank yester-
day.

The bar silver brought by the last West' India
packet has been sold at 61d., showing no alteration.
Were any demand for India to arise, the quotation
would no doubt slightly advance. The rate is now
within about 1 per cent. of the price at which it
could be taken for India.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

....
1866. 1865.
Great Western 80,057 76,193
North Western 125,535 119,818
South Western 28,761 26,761
Brighton
Midland
South Eastern 30,448 27,994
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire 44,194 40,070
Bristol and Exeter 7,312 6,979
North Eastern 76,777 73,240
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 21,362 20,313
Great Eastern
London, Chatham, and DoTer ll, 853 11,277

These returns, when compared with those

of the corresponding period of last year, are
generally of a satisfactory character. On the
Great Western there is an increase of £3,864, on
the North Western of £5,687, on the South
Western of £2,000, on the Brighton of £2,350, on
the Midland of £5,665, on the South Eastern of
£2,454, on the Great Northern of £3,035, on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire of £4,125, on the Bristol
and Exeter of £333, on the North Eastern of £3,537,
on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,049,
on the Great Eastern of £1,048, and on the London,
Chatham, and Dover of £576.
The following Bombay telegram, dated 13th Oc-
tober, 1866, has been received in the City :--Ex-
change on London for a first-class bill, 6 months'
sight, 2s. Old. per rupee ; the Calcutta rate for do.,
2s. Old. do. ; exchange on Calcutta at sight, 101 1011;
Government 4 per Cent. Paper, Rs.9o ; do. 5 do.,
R 5.106 ; do. 5f do., Rs.lll ; Bank of Bombay
rate.of discount, 8 ; bar gold, 92} touch (Rs. per
tola), 16 : bar silver, 17 to 17f Betterness (Its.
per 100 tolas), 1071; ; 8,000 bales cotton
sailed from Bombay during the fortnight.
• Comparing the above rates with those current on
the 28th Sept. (the previous mail day), we find the
following changes :—ln Bombay, exchange on Lon-
don, an advance of 2 per cent. ; in Bombay, ex-
change
on Calcutta, a decline of 1 ; Government 4
Per Ceut Paper, an advance of I ; 5 per Cent. Paper,
an advance of
.1 ; 51 per Cent. Paper, an advance
of I ; price of bar gold, a decline of 1-16th per
tola.

Two o'CLocK.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris, to-
day, the French Rentes were 68f. 70c.
The English Stock Market continues inanimate,
the rain no doubt having prevented a large number
of the public attending to receive their dividends,
and at the same time to reinvest their surplus money.
Consols are flat at 891 1 for money, and 891 1 for
the account. The New Threes and Reduced
Annuities are 87/ ; Annuities, 1865, 12 15-16ths ;
,Exchequer Bills, par to 4s. prem. ; Bank of Eng-
land Stock, 243 ; India 5 per Cents., 1051 ; and
ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1011.
Foreign Stocks generally exhibit a slight advance.
Mexican have risen Ito 151 1 ; Turkish 5 per
Cents., /to 281 ; Spanish Passive, Ito 211 1 ;
and Certificates, Ito 131 ; Greek bonds are 131 ;
and Italian have receded to 541 1.
United States 5-20 Bonds are 681 ; Erie
shares, 50f 511 ; and Illinois, 771 781.
Atlantic and Great Western Debentures are
steady at 62 64, and the Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds 401 411 ex coupon.
Bank Shares have in a few instances been a shade
flatter. Alliance have declined to 18,1 19} ; London
and County to 611 ; Oriental Bank Corporation to
.
; Consolidated remain steady at 1/ pm., and
there has been a bargain in Agra and Masterman's
at 20 dis.
Miscellaneous and Finance shares generally show
little variation of importance. Anglo-American
Telegraph have declined to 151 1 ; Atlantic Tele-
graph 8 per Cents., to 90 95 ; Hudson's Bay Com-
pany, to 164 ; and Royal Mail Steam, to 1121 ;
Credit Foncier of England are dealt in at 3/ 4 ;
Electric Telegraph, at 1351 ; Crystal Palace Stock,
at 381 ; General Credit and Finance, 31 1; and
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, 151 16.
In the Railway Share Market business has con-
tinued very dull, and prices generally exhibit a fur-
ther downward movement. Metropolitan District
and North British have each declined £llos., Great
Northern £l, Great Eastern and South Eastern each
155., London, Chatham, and Dover, IMidland,:and
Great: Western, 10s,while Caledonian have improved
58.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive,
but without any material change in values. Bahia
and Francisco are marked 121 ; South Austrian and
Lombardo-Venetian, 151 ; Eastern Bengal, 101 ;
and Great Western of Canada 12k.

MINING MARKET.
THURSDAY, Two o'Clock.
The Mining Market has been very inactive, and
in several instances prices have receded. Subjoined
are the latest quotations :
Cart Carnborne, 20s 25s Od ; Chiverton Moor, 4k 5 ;
Chontales Gold, 2} ; Clifford Amalgamated, 88f ; East
Basset, 21 22 ; East Caradon, 5f & ; East Barn Brea, 2} ;
Last Lovell, 11 12 ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 2f, ; Frontino
and Bolivia Gold, 7s 9s; Great Laxey, 18 19 ; Great
-Wheal Vor, 17f 18k; Marke Valley, 4f f ; North Crofty,
Ili ; North Treskeby, 31 ; Prince of Wales, 27s 6d 30s ;
South Darren, 1f 2 ; West Caradon, 141 15f ; West
Chiverton, 58 60; West Seton, 135 110; Wheal Grenville,
21s 265; Wheal Seton, 155 160.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 per Cent. Consols
Do. Account, Nov 8 B9t
BPer Cent. Reduced B7 1 1
kiew 3 per Cent B7l 7 1 7
DO. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l2 15-16
~, r)0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 —
'lchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 4 per Cent 4 pm
Do.
£5OO
Do
Do
£lOO and £200
ev .
01 England Stock, 51 per Cent 243
Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 —
DO. Account
D°. 6 per Cent. Jul 1870
D 0.4 per Cent., Oct 105
5
1888
Do. Certificates
D.'-'„0. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent
0. 5 Do. per Cent, Jan. 1872
51. per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. Vela., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
DO. Bonds,4 per Cent., £l,OOO —
under £l,OOO
A FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
'rgentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd — pm
..ustriati Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
Do Ai
- ' "7 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do.,
1)0.
1863
D_
o Account 1865
Do. £lOO Bonds 6B 1
Do. Scrip, £65 paid