The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-18 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY.

In the Stock Exchange to-day the business doing has
been on a very moderate scale, and the bulk of the al-
terations have been unfavourable. In the railway market
the fluctuations have been trifling, and the transactions
have been to a limited extent. Foreign bonds also have
been much neglected, the alterations at the
same time being unimportant. Consols have been quiet
and slightly easier, at 92 5-16, 92 7-16 for delivery
and the account ; Reduced and New Three per Cents.
On, 92k; Bank Stock, 235, 237 ; Exchequer bills, 108. to
15s. prem.; India Five per Cents., 1101, 1101; and India
Bonds, 225. 275. prem. For Colonial Government securi-
ties there has been but little demand.

The demand for English Railway Stocks has been on a j
limited scale, and prices have shewn no important change.
Caledonian and Great Northern have fallen 4 ; but
Brighton, Great Eastern, Midland, and Great
Western have advanced 4, whilst South-Eastern
and North-Western have been 4 and better
respectively. Metropolitan, 654, 66 ; Caledonian, 874,
88 ; Brighton, 42, 424 , South-Eastern, 76, 764 ; Great
Northern A., 1354, 136 ; Great Eastern, 404, 404 ; North
Eastern, 1464, 1461 ; Midland, 129 a, 1294 ; North
Western, 1291, 130 ; and Great Western, 72g, 72g.
Next to nothing has been doing in Indian railway
stocks. East Indian, 110 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 106 ;
Oude and Rohilkund, 1014 ; and Scinde, 1014. Canadian
shares have been quiet. Great Western, 15g. In foreign
shares the business doing has been limited. Bahia and
San Francisco, 194, g ; Great Luxemburg, 11g.
In the foreign bond market the transactions have been
restricted. Egyptian and Turkish have been rather
easier. Egyptian (1868), 75, 754 ex div. ; Italian (1861),
534, 544 ; Spanish, 294, 294 ; Peruvian (1865), 90, 904 ;
Mexican, 131, 134 ; Turkish Five per Cents, 414, 414 ;
ditto 1869, 504, 51. French Scrip has been flat, at
3to 24 dis. The German Loan is quoted at 14 to 14
prem.
Bank shares have met a slow inquiry. Imperial
Ottoman have been 4 better, at 14 to 14 prem.; Anglo-
Egyptian have marked 22 ; Consolidated, 54 ; and Joint
Stock, 364.
For telegraph shares the demand has been limited.
Anglo-American, 74 ; British Indian Extension, 64 ;
British Indian Submarine, 7; Falmouth, 94 ; and French
Cables, 134, 4 ; Hooper's 6
Miscellaneous securities have sold slowly. General
Credit and Discount, 74 ; National Discount, 12 ; and
United Discount, 6.
The sum of £120,000 has been withdrawn from the bank
to-day.
In the discount market to-day there has been a moderate
inquiry for accommodation. Capital, however, has been
plentiful, and three months' paper has been negotiated at
24 per cent.
The Parthea, from New York, has brought £14,000,
and the City of Brussels, £77,600.

The report of the National Discount Company to be
presented on the 25th inst., shews a gross profit
of £114,637, and after deducting therefrom,
the current expenditure, directors and auditors,
remuneration, writing off £l6O, towards redemption of
premises, and reserving £37,085 for rate of interest on bills
not due, there remains with the balance of £2,497 brought
forward from last account the sum of £69,358. Of this
sum, £67,819 will be appropriated to the payment of a
dividend at the rate of 17 per cent per annum, leaving
£2,139 to be carried forward.
At a meeting of the City Bank it was shewn that there
was an available balance of £45,725. A dividend at the
rate of 7 per cent. was declared, £5,000 was added to the
reserve fund, thereby increasing it to £lOO,OOO, and a
balance of £1,585 was carried farward.
There has been a strong demand for bills to-day, and
the rates of exchange have been lower.
The report of the British and Foreign Marine
Insurance Company (Limited), to be presented on
the 25th inst., recommends a dividend of 4s. per share,
and a bonus of 65., making 171 per cent. for the year,
and leaving £34,919 to be added to reserve, which will
then stand at £78,811.
The report of Parr's Banking Company (Limited) at
Warrington shews for the past year a net profit of
£32,672, which, added to the balance brought from 1869,
enables the board to pay a dividend of 8 per cent. per
annum, to add £12,000 to the reserve fund, to pay the
fifth instalment of the purchase money due to the late
private firm, and carry forward £6,700 to the present
year. _ _ _

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FOREIGN EXCHANGES.—Amsterdam, three months' date,
11 191,12 00 ; ditto, short date, 11 17, 11 18 ; Rotterdam
three months', 11 19i, 12 00 ; Antwerp, ditto, 25 30, 25 35 ;
Paris, short date, ditto, three mouths' date, nominal ;
Marseilles, ditto, 25 40, 25 50 ; Hamburgh, ditto, 13 10,
13 101 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, ditto, 120,120; ; Vienna,
ditto, 12 65, 12 70 ; Trieste, ditto, 12 65, 12 70 ;
St. Petersburgh ditto, 29t, 294 ; Madrid, ditto, 49, 49k ;
Cadiz, ditto, 491, 49 ; Leghorn, Genoa, Naples, and
Palermo, ditto, 26 85, 26 95 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date,
521, 521; Oporto, ditto, 521, 521.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.—TuEsDAy.

LATEST PRICES.—AFTER. OFFICIAL HOU Lt
The prices under the lines indicate the business done.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

rb tee per Cent Consols 921 921 DoApril &Oct 1883-85.. 112 113
922, 8. 1,1, 1 1122
Do for Account
921 102. it
Three per Cent Reduced 922 928 Brazilian. 1865, 5p o .... 93 94
921, 2. i 931, 1
New 3 per Cent
921, 1, 1 Do Rail Dalian 7p a .. 9911008
Exchequer Bills, March 10 15pin 991, 100
15s, lls pm Italian, 1865. 5p a
Do, June lO 15pna Peruvian, 1865. 5p a .... 90 91
lls, 12s pm 902, 90. 8
Bank Stock
238 321, 8
India 5 per Cents
1101, 2 842, 5
IndiaEouds - Do Nicolas 4p a
275, 24s pm 671. i 293 ZO2
Can 6pc Jan&Jtdyll77-84 10311041 Spanish
Do March & Sept. 104 106 292 2, 30. 292
,
Do 5p o fan & July .. 971 981 Turkish, 1854, 6p c
98, i Do, 1845. 5 n 0
Do Inscribed Stock .. 96 98 412, 2, 12 x d
Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 98 100 Do, 1865 6p o
Ceylon 6 p c May and 59. 1
November 1878 lO6 108 17.5.5-20 Bonds,6 o a 1831 90 902
Mauritius 6p c Jan and 901. 8, 90, 1 1885 898 89f
July 1873 lO2 104 Do do
New /Males 5 p 01871-76 lOO 101 891
1001 Do 10-40 [lnds, spo 1901 88 888
New Zealand 6 p 01891 lO6 108 881, 8
Do spo
Do 5p c Consolidated 9921002 Illinois Central Shares .. 10911101
1001, 991 x d 1108, 91 x d
Do 6p c Mar &Sept 1891 109 111 Atlantic and (1 Wlt Con
Do June & Dec 1891 108 110 Mortgage Bonds
Viet 6p c Jan &July 1891 113 114