The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-04 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.--YESTERDAY.

The stock markets to-day have been characterised by
more firmness, and although prices do not close at their
best, they nevertheless shew an enhancement in many
instances. The railway market, in particular, has been
in a steady state, and the stocks of the principal com-
panies have risen in value. In the foreign bond market
no movement of importance has transpired. For home
securities their has not been much inquiry, but the
Market has been firm at an advance of f, or at 92 to 92i,
for delivery, and 92k to 92i for February. Reduced and
New Three per Cents.,9li to 92; Bank Stock, 232 to 234;
Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 15s. prem. ; India Five per
Cents., 110 to 1101 ex div. ; and India Bonds, 225. to
275. prem. Colonial Government securities have been
quiet but firm.

Although the inquiry for English railway stocks
has not been active, the tendency, with scarcely
an exception, has been favourable. Great Northern
has risen 1, ditto A, 4 ; • North Eastern 1;
and Brighton, ; but Great Eastern has fallen 1 ;
Metropolitan 63 to 631; Caledonians, 86i to 87 ; Brighton,
41i to 41i ; South-Eastern, 75 to 751 ; Great-Northern,
125 to 126 ; Ditto A, 136 toil36i : Great-Eastern, 391 to
391 ; North Eastern,.l46 to 1461; Midland, not to ;
North-Western. 1291 to 1291; and Great-Western, 721
to 73.

In Indian railway stocks very little business has been
doing. Great Indian Peninsula have marked 105*, ex
div.; Oude and Rohilkund, 103 k, f , ex div.;
and Scinde, 100, 11, ex div. Canadian shares
have been flat, and Grand Trunk and Great
Western have fallen I and * respectively, the former being
quoted at 121, 1, and the latter at 15, 1. Foreign shares
have been steady. Buenos Ayres Great Southern have
risen *, or to 25, 251, and San Paulo f , or to 21k,
In the Foreign Bond market no feature of importance
has been noticed. Spanish openedfirm at an advance of I,
beingquoted at 29, 291, but the price subsequentlyreturned
to 28/, 29 ; Italian (1861), at 551, 55 shew a fall of }, but
Turkish (1869) have been * better, at 503, 50i ; Peruvian
(1865), are qhoted at 90, 914 ; Egyptian (1868), at 77/,
78 ; Turkish Five-per-Cents., 431, 44 ; Mexican, 131,14;
United States Five-Twenties (1882) Bonds, 891, 89*; ditto
1885), 88,2, 89 ; French Scrip, 11 dis. ; and German,
I, I prem.

Bank shares have been dealt in to a very moderate ex-
tent. Agra A, 8, 8* ; Consolidated, 5 ; London and
Westminster, 63/ ; Oriental, 391, 40A ; and Union of
London, 38g.

The market for tele#g►raph shares has been firm. Anglo-
Mediterranean have been better, at 116, 117, andFalmouths,
4, at 9i. Silver's Indiarubber have been 4 better, at
44, 45 ; and Constructions, 4, at 241, 241.
Miscellaneous securities have been quiet. Ebbw Vale,
181 ; Fore-street Warehouse, 74, 84 prem.; Peninsular and
Oriental Steam, 461, 1.
The sum of X 25,000 has been sent to the Bank to-day.
The feature in the exchanges has been the strong de-
mand for bills on Belgium, at lower rates.
The shares of the Metropolitan Tramways Company
are 1, 1 prem.

The Ireferred shares of the Bedford and Northampton
Railway Company are 9i, g prem.
The shares of the South Aurora Silver Mining Company
are I, prem.
The Khedive Loan is 70, 71.
The San Domingo Loan is 55, 57, ex div.
Northern of Spain Obligations are 78 to
The Batavia has brought 19 silver bars, valued at
£4,500, from the South Aurora Silver Mine, White Pine,
Nevada.

There is again a good inquiry for money to meet pay-
ments maturing to-morrow. Capital is by no means
freely offered, and three months' paper is not taken
under 2B to 2f per cent.
The Pera from Alexandria may be expected at
Southampton on Saturday next, with £95,000 in specie.
The Avoca has arrived at Galle, with £550,000.
The City of London from New York has brought
£43,104 in specie.

The traffic return of the London and Brighton Railway
shews a decrease of £531; that of the South Eastern of
£715.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES.—Antwerp, three months' date,
25 32k, 25 371; Paris, short date, nominal ; ditto, three
months' date, nominal ; Marseilles, ditto, 25 45, 25 50;
Leghorn, Genoa, Naples, and Palermo, ditto, 26 90,
26 95 ; Amsterdam, short date, 11 17, 11 18 ; ditto,
three months' date, and Rotterdam, ditto, 11 192, 11 12;
Hamburgh, ditto, 25 32k, 25 37i ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine,
ditto, 120 N, 120 g ; Vienna and Trieste, ditto, 12 72k,
12 77i ; St. Petersburgh, ditto, 29}, 29a ; Madrid, ditto,
49f, 49} ; Cadiz, ditto, 49k, 491 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date,
and Oporto, ditto, 521, 52k.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-TIIESDAY.

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

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Three per Cent Consols 92 904 Pict 6p c Jan & JulylB9l 113 114
92, 19, 2k, 2 a d DoApril &Oct 1883.85.. 1111112 k
Do for Account
929, 2 x d 102, If a d
Three per Cen t Reduced 91k 92 Brazilian. 1865. 5p a .... 92 93
919. 2 929, 3. 24
New 3 per Cent
919, 9. 2 Do Rail Deben 71) 0 . 93 100
Exchequer 13111 x. March 10 15pm 989, R. 4, 9 x d
14s pm Italian, 1865, 5p a
Do, Juue lO 15Pn3 Peruvian, 1863", 5p a .... 90 91
108 pm 909, 4,90 x d
sank Stock
~ 309 319
234, 2 31. 309, 14 x d
luclia 5 per Cents
83ussian, 1862, 5 D c.. .. 83 85
1101 x d 9
India Bonds — Do Nicoyas 1D o -

66 67

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- 228 pm 661
Can 6 pc Jan&JulYll77-84 10311041 Spanish. 1867. 3pc
1041, n x d Do. 1869. 3p a
Do March & Sept. 103 105 Turkish. 1854, )D a 7B 80
Do 5p c Jan & July .. 971 981 78
97i. 9,1, 1 x d D 0,1865. 5 p a
Do Inscribed Stock .. 96 98 431, 1,4, 39
Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 98 100 D 0,1865 6p c
Ceylon 6 p c May and 589, 9, 81. i a d
November 1878 lO6 108 U. 5.5-20 lionds,6 pc 1884 899 899
MJuly auri
1873 101 103 Do dus
6p c Jau and 891.0 9, 1
1885 89 891
New S Wales 5 p 0.871-76 991 1009 881,
100 x d Do 1040 find99s, Spa 1904 871 881
New Zealand 6 p c 1891 lO6 108 88
Do 5p c
Do 5p o Consolidated 9911001 Illinois Central Shares .. 113 114
ICOI, 999. 100 i 1139, /
Do 6p c Mar &SeptlB9l 109 111 Atlantic and 0W R Con
Do June & DeclB9l 108 110 Mortgage Bonds —