The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-26 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY.

The prospect of an armistice having been rudely dis-
turbed by the determination of the French to listen to no
proposals involving a cession of territory, the Stock
Markets to-day have been depressed, and although prices
do not close at their worst, they are fractionally lower
than those of yesterday. The attention absorbed by the
new Fund loan, the applications for which, considering
the unsettled state of the country, have been tolerably
numerous, and the quotations for which have already
advanced to 2 to 3 prem. has tended to
increase the depression. The railway market has
been quiet, and Caledonian, Gre4t Northern A, and Mid-
land are each easier, whilst as regards foreign bonds, the
principal speculative stocks shew a fractional reduction.
The consol market opened heavily at a decline of
ik per cent., the quotations being 921 to 92)
for delivery, and the November account. Subsequently
the tone became firmer, and the price recovered to 92}
for delivery and the account. Reduced and New Three
per Cents, 91k, 91i. Bank Stock, 232, 234, Exchequer
Bills, 7s. to lls. prem. India Five per cents, 111, 111} ;
and India bonds, 18s. to 23e. prem. Colonial Govern-
ment Securities have changed hands quietly ; but prices
have been without change.

A meeting of the creditors of Mr. Thomas Jolly, spin-
ner, Hynburn Mill, Oakenshaw, Accrington, was held
yesterday, at Manchester. It appeared that the liabi-
lities amounted to £10,040 6s. Bd., and the assets to 3,551
Os. 2d., or about 6s. &h in the pound. The meeting was
adjourned for a week.

A meeting of the creditors of Mr. R. Edmundson, yarn
agent, of Manchester, was held yesterday. The estate
shewed the assets expected to realise about 2s. 10d. in the
pound. It was resolved to liquidate the affairs by arrange-
ment, and Mr. Robert Whitworth was appoined trustee
for the purpose.

English railway stocks have commanded but little
attention. No important movement has transpired, but
the tone has been unfavourable. Caledonian has fallen 4,
or to 751, 764 ; Great Northern A, 4, or to 1342, 1354 ;
and Midland, *, or to 1262, 1274. Metropolitan is quoted
at 644, 641; Brighton, 422, 43 ; South Eastern, 75, 754 ;
Great Eastern, 384, 384 ; North Western, 128*, 129;
Great Western, 702, 714 ; and North Eastern, 1444, 1444.
Not much business has been doing in Indian railway
stocks. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, 1054 ;
Eastern Bengal, 1054 ; East Indian, loot no ; Great
Indian Peninsula, 1064 ; Madras, 1054 ; Oude and Bohil-
kund, 1044 ; and Scinde, 1034, 2. Canadian shares have
been flat. Great Western, 144, g. Foreign shares have
been in limited request. Recife and San Francisco, 154 ;
San Paulo, 214 ; Lombards, 144.
For foreign bonds there has been but little inquiry. and
the quotations has ruled easier. Italian (1861) have been
* lower, at 551 554 ; Spanish (1867) 4, at 294, 292 ; ditto
(1869), 4, at 294, 294 ; Turkish Five per Cents. 4, at 433,
44* ; ditto (1869) it, at 514, 513 ; Egyptian (1868), 1, 774
772 ; Peruvian (1865), 894, 904 ; Mexican, 142, 15.
American securities have been flat. The Five-Twenty
(1882) bonds have been done at 89, 894 ; ditto (1885), 884,
882 ; Erie shares, 184, 19. Illinois Central have fallen 4,
or to 1094, 1104. . .

Bank shares have changed hands quietly. Anglo-
Egyptian, 231; ; Imperial Ottoman, 11/, 11i ; London
and Westminster, 61: Oriental, 41k, 42; and Union of
London, 37i, 37k.

For telegraph shares the demand has been inactive.
Falmouths, 1.08 ; Reuter's, 7i ; French Cables, 14i ;
Telegraph Constructions, 274.
In Miscellaneous securities the transz.ctions have been
restricted. Credit Fonder of England, 24, ; General
Credit and Discount, 74 ; National Discount, 114.
There have been no bullion operations at the Bank

to-day.
As regards the exchanges bills have been in demand,
but the rates have shewn no material alteration.
The discount market has been in a rather more
animated state. There has still been a good supply of
capital seeking employment, but the tone of the inquiry
has been firmer, and three months' paper has been charged
2i to 21 per cent.
The City of London, from New York, has brought
£91,077 in specie.
The report of the Standard Bank of British South
Africa (Limited) chews an available balance of £14,471,
which it is proposed to dispose of as follows :—To rebate
on bills £5,876, to dividend of 100. per share on £25 shares
and 4s. per share on £lO shares, £8,167, and to balance
carried forward, £427.

The directors of the Singapore Gas Company have
declared a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum
on the ordinary shares, leaving 2207 to be carried
forward.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES.—Antwerp, three months' date,
25 37k, 25 42k ; Paris, short date, ; ditto, three
months' date, ; Marseilles, ditto, 25 45, 25 55 ;
Leghorn, Genoa, Naples, and Palermo, ditto, 26 67-i,
26 72 : Amsterdam, short date, 11171, 11 18 ; ditto,
three months' date, 11191, 11 ; Rotterdam, ditto,
11 191 11121 ; Hamburg, ditto, 1310 k, 1310-1 ; Frank-
fort-on-the-Maine, ditto, 120, 1201 ; Vienna and Trieste,
ditto, 12 60, 12 70 ; St. Petersburgh, ditto, 29.2, 30 ;
Madrid, ditto, 48, 49 ; Cadiz, ditto, 49, 491 ; Lisbon,
90 days' date, and Oporto, ditto, 52, 521.

LONDON STOCK EXOI-IA.NGE.-TtrESDAY.

LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS.

The prices under the Hues indicate the business done.