The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-19 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY.

The tone of the Stock Markets to-day has been favour-
able. Business has been on a more liberal
scale, and the quotations have improved in some
instances. The feature in the railway market
has been the advance in Brighton caused by the I
announcement that the dividend will be at the rate of 11
per cent. Great-Eastern and North-Eastern have also
been firmer, but Metropolitan and Caledonian
have been rather easier. Foreign bonds have
been steady, particularly Turkish, Italian, and Spanish
Consols have been firm, and have risen per cent, being
quoted at 921, 921 for delivery and the account. Reduced
and New Three Per Cents, 921, 92a Bank Stock, 235,
237; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 15s. prem; Indian Five Per
Cents, 110/, 1101; and Indian Bonds, 20s. to 275. prem.
In Colonial Government Securities the transactions have
been limited, at about previous quotations.
The market for English railway stocks has been firm.
The announcement of the dividend of 11 per cent. on
Brighton stock caused an advance of 1, the quotation being
421, 43 ; Great Eastern at 401, 401, and North-Eastern at
1461, 147, chew an improvement of * and / respectively ;
On the other hand Metropolitan has fallen *, or to 652
and 66, and Caledonian, 1, or to 871, 871. Great
Western is quoted at 72 to 721 ; Great Northern A, 136
to 1361; North-Western, 1291 to 130 ; Midland, 1291 to
1291 ; and South-Eastern, 76 to
Indian railway stocks have been dealt in quietly. East
India, 110, 1101 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1052. 1061 ;
Madras, 1031, 1032 ; Oude and Rohilkund, 1011, and
Scinde, 1011. Canadian shares have been dull. In foreign
shares not much business has been doing. San Paulo,
211, and Lombards, 151.
Although transactions have not been on an extensive
scale, the tone of the market for Foreign Bonds has been
steady. Turkish and Italian have risen 1, and Spanish it,
but Peruvian have been 1 easier. Turkish Five per
Cents. are quoted at 42 1-16, 42 3-16 ; Italian (1861), 54,
541; Spanish, 29 15-16, 30-16 ; Peruvian, 891, 901;
French Scrip is quoted at 31 to 32 dis. ; and the German
Loan is at 1 to la prem.
Bank shares have been in moderate request. Imperial
Ottoman have marked 111; London and County, 501 ;
London and Westminster, 641 ; Oriental, 411, 1 ; and
Union of Australia, 401.
Telegraph shares have been in fair demand. British
Indian Submarine have been 1 better, at 7to 71. British
Indian Extension, 61, and Falmouths, 9, 91;
Hooper's 52, 51; Constructions 241; and Silver's India-
rubber, 481.
Miscellaneous securities have been quiet. General
Credit and Discount, 71 ; National Discount, 12 ; Penin-
sula and Oriental Steam, 461, 461.
The sum of £3,000 has been withdrawn from the bank
to-day.
In the discount market to-day, a want of animation has
been noticed. Full average supplies of capital have been
on offer, and three months' paper has been taken at 2to
21 per cent.
At Mark-lane to-day wheat was quiet, at Monday's
prices.
Bidclings for £400,000 in bills on India took place at
the bank to-day. The amount allotted was £399,000 to
Calcutta, and £l,OOO to Bombay. The minimum price
was fixed at is. 10d. Tenders at Is. 101 d. both on Cal-
cutta and Bombay will receive about 66 per cent.
The prospectus has appeared of the Morro Da Gloria
Gold Mining Company (Limited) with a capital of £75,000
in shares of £1 each.
Messr. Turquand and Harding have issued a circular
to the shareholders of Overend, Gurney, and Co.
(Limited), shewing that the indebtedness had been re-
duced to £162,504. In order to meet the last instalment
of the creditors' claims a loan of £200,000 was contracted,
to meet which they have assets and securities which are
expected to yield about £595,000. The total amount paid
by contributions in respect of calls has been about

£2,042,061.
At a meeting of the London and Westminster Bank, it
was shewn that after making provision for all bad and
doubtful debts—paying the Income Tax—setting apart
£2OOO towards the buildings of the Bank, and
presenting a gratuity of 10 per cent. on their salaries to
the officers of the establishment, the net profits for the
last half year amount to £178,597 19s, 2d. This sum,
added to £3,032 6s. 2d., the unappropriated balance of the
preceding half-year, will amount to £181,930 ss. 4d. A
dividend at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, and by way
of further dividend out of the profits, a bonus of 6 per
cent. upbn the paid-up capital of £2,000,000 was declared.
After these payments are made, there will remain £1,630
ss. 4d., which the directors have carried to profit and loss
account for the current half-year.
The North-Western Bank (Limited), Liverpool, has
declared a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum,
and an addition of £lO,OOO to the reserve fund, leaving
£2,300 to be carried forward. Of the corresponding date
last year the dividend was at the rate of 5 per cent. per
annum, and £20,000 was added to the reserve.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-WEDNESDAY,

LATEST PRICES.—AFTER OFFICIAL HOUR 3,
The prices under the lines indicate the business done.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Three per Cent Consols 921 921 Do &pri i &Oct 1883-85.. 112 113
921, 1 Viet 5p c Jan sc JMy 1.891. 10191029
Do for Account
92/, 8 Brazilian. 1865. 5p a .... 93 94
Three per Cent Reduced 921 921 039, i. 9
921 1, 9 Egyptian 1862, Ipc .. .. 80 82
New 3 per Cent
929, 1, t Do Rail Deben 7 p c ..9911009
Exchequer Bills, March 10 15pm Italian, 1865, 5p a
11s, 15s pm Peruvian, 1865. 5 1,, c .. . . 90 91
Do, June lO 15pm 901, 90,
pm Portuguese 1869 3po . . 311 321
Bank Stock
2361 841, 5
India 5 per Ceuta
1101, 9. 1 67, 9. 1
India Bonds — Spanish
273 pm 30. 299, 309, 30
Can 6pa JandiJu1y 1177-84 10311041 Turkish. 1854, 6p o 79 81
Do March & Sept. 104 106 80
Do 5p c Jan Sc July .. 973/4 981 Do, 1865. 5p a
98 419, 21, 2, 9 a d
Do Inscribed Stock .. 96 98 Do, 1865 6p c
Dorn of Can 5p c 1903 . 98 100 59. 1
Ceylon 6 p c May and 0.5.5-20 Bonds. 6p o 1331 90 90;
November 1878 lO6 108 901, 1. 1
Mauritius ipc Jan and Do do 1885 891 89;
July 1873 lO2 104 899. I, i
New SW aless p 01871-76, 100 101 DOlO-4011111% spo 1.)31 88 IN
New Zealand 6 pc 1891 lO6 108 889
Do 5p a
Do 5 plOOl , 9 c on
nsolil 00 da 1091 ted 991100} Illinois Centrx
dal Shares .. 1091 110
91, x d
Do 6p c Mar ILSeptlB9l 109 111 Atlantic and (1 WII Con
Do June & DeclB9l 108 110 Mortgage Bonds —
Viet 6 p c Jan &July 1891 113 114

RAILWA.II73.
Bristol and Exeter 9l 93 Grand Trunk of Canada
Caledonian
871, 0, 9 Do 3rd Prof Stock .
Great Eastern
409, 1, 401, 19 4th I'raf Stock
Great Northern
Do A 13591361 Greatlmliati Pen g 5., a 10511069
Great Western 721 721 1053, 69
721, 9,1, 9 Great Western of Canada 151 151
Lancashire & Yorkshire 13491359 151
1359 Do Up c Bonds. 1873.. 99 100
Lon. Brigh, and S Coast 421 431 Do 59 do, 1877-6 95 97
421, 1, 9 96, 51
Lon. Chat, and Dover .. 139 14 Do 5p c pref. issued 80 parlour
132 Madras guar 5 no
Lon and North-Western 12911301 1031, 9
1291, 9, 30 N. Railway of Canada,
Lon and South-Western 92 13 6p c Ist Pref Bonds
93, 21 Gude and Itoliilkund g
Man. Shot. and Lincoln 46 469 5p c
459 1019
Metropolitan
65, 69, 9 Delhi guar 5 p c
Midland 1291130 1011
1291, 9, 30 Bahia and San Francisco
North British
349
191
North-Eastern Consols.. 1461147 Belgian El Junction
1463, 1, 9 Buenos Ayres Gt Sthni ',59, 26
!South-Eastern 76 769 26
761 Dunaburg and Witepsk 189 183
4.tlantic and St Lawrilce 76 77 Dutch-/thenish . 22 23
Eastern o
761 221
f France - -
3ombay, Baroda, and
Central India, g 5 p c.. 103 104 Great Luxembourg
103/ Lemberg Ozernowitzgua
Buff and Lake Huron . ft 49 7pa
4 5-16ths, 7-16ths 169, 2
Do 59 pc 80nd5,1872-3-4 79 81 Northern of France
-_
Cape guar 6p c
East Bengal guar 5p c lO3 104 Recife and San Francisco
East Indian, g 5 p c
1101, 10, 9, 9 159
Grand Trunk Canada
Do Equip Mort Bud 1 211, 1
charge 6p c
Do 2nd do Scrip
841 Southern of ice ..
Do Ist Pref Bonds 5B 59
581, 9, 9