The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-13 00:00:00

MONET.ARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY.

Although the fortnightly settlement has in a great
measure absorbed the attention of the house, an increased
amount of steadiness has been observable in the 'Stock
Exchange to-day, and a general advance has taken place
in the quotations. The feature as regards the railway
market has been the strong demand for Great
Eastern resulting in an improvement of la. Brighton
and Midland have also risen, but North Eastern
and North Western have been rather easier.
Foreign bonds have been in fair request, at an

average enhancement of about per cent. Consols
have been steady, and per cent. better, at 92k, 92, for
delivery and the account. Reduced and New Three per
Cents., 921, 92f ; Bank Stock, 235, 237 ; Exchequer Bills,
10s. to 15s. prem.; India Five per Cents., 110, 110,t,; and
India Bonds, 225. to 275. prem.
English railway stocks have been steady. Great
Eastern has risen 113, or to 40k, 41; Brighton, 1, or to

43, 431 ; Midland, *, or to 1301, 130:2 ; but North
Eastern has fallen 1, or to 1461, 147, and North Western,
or to 1294, 130. Metropolitan is quoted at 63f, 641 ;
Caledonian, 87}, 88 ; South Eastern, 76, 76k ; Great
Northern A, 1362, 1371; and Great Western, 72. x, 73.
Transaction's in India railway stock have been limited.
East Indian, 1091, ; Great Indian Penia,ala, 100, ;
Madras, 10/, 2; —01146-111-it—Rolillkuit:l, 101, 1, and
Scinde, 101 a. Canadian shares have been dealt in slowly.
For foreign bonds the demand has been quiet. Great
Luxembourg, 111, ; Lombards, 14k, 15.
Foreign bonds have been characterised by an increased

amount of firmness, at a further fractional advance

Egyptian (1868), Italian (1861), and Turkish (1869). have
risen -1- ; and Spanish and Turkish Five per Cents.,
Egyptian (1868), 781, 780 ; Italian (1861), 53k, 54i ;
Spanish, 292, 291 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 44k, 441 ;
ditto (1869), 501., 501 ; French Scrip is quoted at 2
to 2i dit ; the German is better, at 1 to 1g prem.
Bank shares have been in moderate request. Anglo-
Austrian, 16k; Imperial Ottoman, 11i ; Joint Stock, 36;
London and Westminster, 63, 64.
In telegraph shares sales have progressed quietly.
British Indian Submarine have been lower at 6L 7.
British Indian Extension, 6i ; and Falmouth, 81, 9. Con-
structions have been lower at 24, 24k.

Miscellaneous securities have been quiet. General Dis-
count, 7i ; National Discount, 11k.
There have been no bullion optrations at the Bank

to-day.

The Clearing House return for the week ending January
11, shews a total of £71,478,000 against £72,799,000 for
the corresponding period last year.

The following resolution has been passed and confirmed
by the committee of the Stoek Exchange in substitution
of the resolution of yesterday :—That wii-,11 a view to
facilitate the settlement of the pending accounts, bargains
in foreign securities made previously to the 10th of
January may be settled by the delivery of bonds hitherto
current in the market.

The report of the London and St. Katherine's Dock
Company, to be presented on the 26th inst., shews that
the gross earnings for the half-year, including rental,
were £458,671, compared with £421,726 in 1869. After
payment of working expenses, there remains a balance of
£164,976, against £137,146 in 1869. £62,931 will be
absorbed in the settlement of preferential interest, and
a dividend of £llos., bein; an increase of ss. per share,
will absorb £86,350, and the balance will be carried for-
ward.

The Bank directors have made no alteration in the
official minimum to-day.
In the general market there has been an abundance of
capital, and three months' paper has been taken at 2 to
per cent.
The directors of the Jorehant Tea Company (Limited)
have resolved to recommend an interim dividend for the
half-year at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum.
The report of the English and Foreign Credit Company
(Limited), to be presented on the 21th inst., recommends
a dividend of ss. 61. per share, or at the rate of 61 per
cent. per annum, which will absorb £2,999, leaving after
the appropriation of £1,155 to the suspense account,
£415 to be carried forward.

Mr. Helmoth Schwartze thus refers to the wool market
—The first series of Liverpool sales of East India wool
has been fixed to commence on Tuesday, the 24th instant,
when about 10,000 bales will probably be brought
forward. The series will last till the 28th instant, and
be followed on the 31st instant and Ist of
February by sales of miscellaneous descriptions, of which
particulars are not yet known, save that they will, among
others, include a parcel of about 2,300 bales Peru. The
arrivals for the first series of London sales of colonial wool,
which is to commence on the 2nd February, comprise up
to this date—Port Phillip, 9,008 bales ; Sydney, 8,720
bales ; New Zealand, 2,201 bales; Van Diemen's Land, 251;
Cape, 14,983 bales ; total, 35,163 bales, which quantity
may be further increased to about 80,000 bales should the
winds be favourable ; thus making the probable total of
old and new wools to be offered about 120,000 to 130,000
bales. The tone the market continues brisk, there is a
good inquiry, and sales are frequent.

The traffic returns of the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire Railway for the week ending January 11
shews a decrease of £2,401 on the corresponding week of
last year. London, Chatham, and Dover has decreased
£453 ; Great Western, 2270; Great Eastern, £2,065 ;
South-Eastern, £1,794. The cases of increase are—Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, £3,429 ; Caledonian, £691 ; London
and Brighton, £1,938 ; Midland, 22,188 ; and North-
Eactern, £6,546. Great Northern has decreased £1,099.

LONDON STOOK EXCHANGE.—THunsnAr.

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