The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-30 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS—YEsTERDAY.

The Stock Exohange markets have been quiet, today,
and no important cl_unge has taken place in prices. Rail.
ways have been depressed, and easier; but foreign bonds
have been a shade firmer. Consols have been quiet, at
93,1 to 94 for delivery, and 94 to 94* for May. Reduced-
and New Three per Cents, 92i, 92ff ; Exchequer Bills, Par,
to ss. prem.; Bank Stock, 233, 235; India Five-twenties,
113 k, 114 ; and India Bonds, 20s. to 255. prem.
The market for English railway stocks has been very
dull, and without exception the movements in prices have
been adverse. Caledonian has fallen *, Great Eastern, i;
Great Northern (A), ; London and North-Western, I;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, i; Metropolitan,
; Midland, -*; and South-Eastern, g.
Indian railway stocks have continued quiet and unal-
tered. Canadian shares have been flat, and Great
Western have been * lower. Foreign shares have been
dull, and South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have
receded *.
Not much animation has been noticed in the markets
for foreign bonds. Egyptians have been rather better,
and Russian have risen *, but Spanish, New Grenada,
and Turkish have been flat at about lower.
The Japanese loan has experienced a further fall, anti°
now quoted at 11-, 1 dis.
American securities have been dull. The Five-Twenty
and Ten-Forty bonds have fallen and Virginia i•
Bank shares have been firm in value, with a moderate
business doing.
As regards telegraph shares, British Australian have
been* lower, but Falmouth, Gibraltar, and Malta, and
French Cable shares have been firm.
In miscellaneous securities only a moderate business has
been concluded, at about previous quotations.
The discount market has been fairly supplied with
capital. There has been a moderate demand for accony
modation, and three months' paper has been taken at
211 to 3 per cent.
As regards the exchange, no material alteration has
been noticed in the rates.
At a meeting of the Standard Bank 'of British South
Africa, the directors' report was adopted, and dividend°
of 10s. per share on £25 paid, and of 4s. per share of gl°
paid were declared.
In reference to the state of the bullion market, Messrs.
Pixley, Abell, Langley, and Blake, remark—The arrivals
of gold during the week have been important, and they
comprise a total of £591,150. About £250,000 of the
above has been sent to Russia, £124,000 have been pur-
chased by the Bank, and further sums will be sent in
during the next few days, as there is no general demand
for the Continent. Silver—The market has been slightly
more active the last few days, owing to a demand for
Holland; we cannot, however, quote any alteration in
price, which remains at 60fd. per ounce standard for fine
bars, There are no inquiries for bars for India. Mexican
dollars—The price has been firm at 59*d. per ounce
during the week, and for shipment to China by the out-
going steamer of the 29th inst., an advance of *has been
offered.

The Board of Trade tables for the month of March shelf
that there was a decided increase in the exports of British
and Irish produce and manufactures during that month
compared with February, or with the corresponding
period last year. The actual figures are £17,300,210'
against £15,697,465 in 1869, and £14,829,249 in the
previous year, shewing an increase of £1,600,000 over the
corresponding period last year. Compared with February
there is an increase of £2,845,000. In the three months the
shipments amounted to £45,678,774, against £4,280,365 in
1869, and £41,422,916 in 1868. In the two months the CO'?
tinted real value of of the articles imported Wee"
£29,190,331, against £29,642,204 in 1869, and £24,983,632
in 1868. In February only they amounted to £14,935,567P
against £18,148,799 in 1869, and £15,494,140 in 1868.
At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. T. Moffat and
Co., cloth agents, Ridgefield, the liabilities were stated to
amount to £3,069, and the assets to £1,231. A com Poi"
tion of 4s. in the pound was offered, but it was resolved to
hold another meeting in seven days.