The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-06 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS .- _Y ESTERDAY.

The announcement of further defeats sustained by the
French arms has strengthened the Stock markets, the
belief being engendered that France will now see that
her cause is hopeless, and that she will thus be induced to
come to terms with Prussia. In both railway stocks and
foreign bonds an increased amount of business
has been transacted, and the quotations have
improved. Home securities have been firm. Further
purchases of Consols have been made at an ad-
vance of / per cent., the quotation being 91/, 92 ex-div. for
delivery, and 92, 92/ ex-div. for the account. Reduced and
New Three per Cents., 91, 92. Bank Stock, 231, 232.
Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 15s. prem. India Five per Cents.,
lull, not; and India Bonds, 225. to 275. prem. In
Colonial Government securities there has not been much
business doing, and prices have been unchanged.
For English railway stocks there has been a healthy
inquiry, and prices have been improved. Brighton
stock has risen /, the quotation being 401, 40. ; Great
Northern A ?s, or to 134},135: Great Eastern 1, or to 38a,
38/ ; North-Eastern /, or to 143 k, 144/ ; Midland, or to
1271, 128 ; and North-Western, I, or 127/, 128 ; Metro-
politan is quoted at 64, 641; Caledonian, 782, 79k; South-
Eastern, 731, 741.
Indian Railway Stocks have been quiet but firm. East
Indian, 1091, t 5 Great Indian Peninsula, 107, / ; Madras,
104 ; Oude and Rohilknnd, 103 ; and Scinde, 103/.
Canadian Shares have been dull. Grand Trunk have
fallen /, or to 11, 11k. In Foreign Shares very little
business has been doing. Bahia and San Francisco, 17i ;
San Paulo, 20k.
The foreign bond market has been characterised by
much firmness. Italian have risen 1, or to 55/, 551 ;
Turkish Five per Cents, I, or to 44/, 45i ;'ditto 1869, 2, or
to 51, 5112 ; and Mexican /, or to 13/, 14/. The French
Loan has improved to tto 1 prem. On the other hand,
Spanish have been flat, on the rumour that the coupons
will be taxed," and a fall of / has taken place, the 1867
issue being quoted at 31, 31i, and the 1869 at 302, 30k.

American securities have been firm. The Five-
Twenties (1882) bonds have been quoted at 88, 88k, and
the 1885 at 88k, 88g.
Joint Stock Bank shares have been dealt in quietly,
but prices have been without change. Anglo-Egyptian,
21, 21i ; Imperial Ottoman, 12 ; London and
Westminster, 64 ; Metropolitan, 81; and Union of
London, 39i.

Telegraph shares have been quiet. .Anglo-American
have been firm. British Indian Extension, 6g ; British-
Indian Submarine, 7 ; Falmouth, 10/ ; and French Cables,
13/ ; Hooper's Telegraph Works have been better, at 1/
to 1 die ; Silver's Indian Rubber 3, at 41 to 46 ; and
Constructions /, it 261 to 26g.
For Miscellaneous securities there has been but little
inquiry. Italian Irrigation, 31 ; Trust and Loan Com-
pany of Upper Canada, 61-.
The steamers which left New York on Saturday, took
out 70,000 in specie for Europe.
The sum of £31,000 in sovereigns has been sent into the
bank from Australia and South America, and £25,000
from Lisbon.

At Mark-lane to-day wheat was firm, and occasionally
ls. to 2s. per qr. dearer.
The subscription list for the 20,000 5 per cent preferred
shares of the Bedford and Northampton Railwayovill be
closed on Thursday next the Bth, for London, and on
Friday the 9th inst for the country applications. The
shares are quoted at prem.
There has been a good supply of capital on offer. The
demand for accommodation has been limited, and three
months' paper has been taken at 21 per cent.
The Malta has arrived at Galle with £620,250 in
Australian gold, and the Algaria, from New York, has
arrived at Queenstown with £10,620 in specie.
A new undertaking has just been formed, under the
title of " Evans's, Covent-garden, (Limited)" to purchase,
carry on, and extend the business of that establishment.
The capital is fixed at £30,000.
We are authorised to state that there is no foundation
whatever for the report which appeared last week in an
evening contemporary to the effect that negotiations were
being carried on for the turning of the French Suez Canal
into an English j3int-stock enterprise, with the Duke of
Sutherland as chairman.