The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-01 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.--.YESTEEDAY.

Owing to the more pacific appearance of affairs in
reference to the Eastern question, and to the hope that
the close of the Franco-German war is now at hand, the
Stock Markets have ruled firm throughout the day, and
the tendency of prices has been upwards. It is now
pretty evident that the return of peace will bring with it
a great impulse to business of every kind. Stocks of
British goods on the Continent have been much reduced,
and will have to be replenished so soon as opportunity
offers. A decided recovery took place to-day in the
market quotations for stocks, though the transactions
were not very numerous in consequence of this
being the settling day, and the attention of
brokers being devoted to the closing of the
account. Consols closed at 93k, 93,1 both for money and
account Reduced and New Three per Cents at tilt 91k;
India Five per Cents, 112, 1121 ; India Bonds, 225. to
275. prem. ; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 15s. prem.
Colonial Government Securities were in fair average
request for investments, and values were well sustained,
The railway stocks have ruled steady throughout the
day, and the general tendency of prices has been upwards.
Caledonian, South-Eastern, and London and Brighton
have advanced I; Great Northern A., stock shews a rise of
2; Midland, and London and North-Western, of ; and
Great Western, of On the other hand, Metropolitan
shares have given way ; Great Eastern, and North-
Eastern, I.
Nearly all the changes in the foreign market were of a
favourable character, . and some of them, owing to the
belief that the fresh German successes would have the
effect of speedily bringing the French to terms, were of
an important character. The chief alterations were as
follows : Egyptian, 1862, 1864, turd 1868, advanced 1
ditto Railway Debentures, ; Guatemala, (180),
2 ; Honduras, 1; Russian Anglo-Dutch, 1; ditto
(1870), 1 ; Turkish, (1862, 1863, and 1865) 1;
ditto Five per Cents, f ; Italian Five per
Cents, ; United States Five-Twenty Bonds, I; ditto
Ten-Forty Bonds, & ; Atlantic and Great Western (Bis-
cloffahaw's Certificates), 2; ditto Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds, ; Illinois Central, ; Panama General Mortgage
Bonds have declined 3.

French Scrip left off at discount to par.
The dealings in joint-stock bank shares have been very
much resistricted, but the quotations have keen well sus-
tained. Agra have sold at 8, Imperial Ottoman at 11/,
11k, London Chartered of Australia at 241, London Joint
Stock, 34 ; London and Westminster. 64 ; National Pro-
vincial of England was issued at £lO prem., 181 ; Oriental
41/ : Provincial of Ireland, 91.
A fair business has been transacted in telegraph com-
panies' shares, but prices are without important variation.
Anglo-American have changed hands at 84 ; Anglo-
Mediterranean, 130, 128; Falmouth and Gibraltar, at
16 ; Telegraph Construction shares closed lower, at
26/, 271.
The Miscellaneous market has, on the whole, ruled
quiet, and prices call for no especial remark. The fol-
lowing sales have been reported : Ebbw Vale, 18};
General Credit, lit ; Indiarubber, 40 ; London Financial,
101; Ocean Marine, 18 ; South Australian Land, 33 ;
Trust and Loan of Upper Canada, 6 1-16.
The half-yearly drawing of the Turkish Six per Cent.
Loan of 1865, fixed for the present month in Paris, will
not, it is understood, take place. As to the dividends
falling due in January on' several Turkish securities,
it is stated that a moiety, about one million
sterling of the total amount required has been
already provided, and that the rest is likely to be
raised in due course through the extensive rates of
interest.

The Government Bank has to-day bought £lO,OOO stock
on account of the Sinking Fund of the National Debt.
There is an abundance of capital in the discount market
and the discount sales have ruled very quiet. Good short
dated paper has been taken at 2k, 2t per cent.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank of Eng-
land to-day.
At the meeting of the shareholders of the Trust and
Loan Company of Upper Canada, the report of the
directors was adopted. The dividend agreed to was at
the rate bf 8 per cent. per annum, less income tax. The
reserve fund now stands at £79,547.
The prospectus of the Thornhill Reef Gold Mining
Company has been issued. The proposed capital is
£20,000, in £1 shares, and it is intended to work Borne
mines in the distridi of tialdon, Victoria, Australia.
At the meeting of the Imperial Continental Gas Asso-
ciation a dividend of £2 per share was declared upon the
56,000 shares of the association for the half-year ended.
June 30.

At the annual meeting of the Ilfracombe Hotel Company
(Limited) a dividend of 8 per cent. was declared. It was
proposed to increase the share capital by the issue of 1,000
new shares of £lO each, for the purpose of enlarging the
present building, and of paying off a portion of the deben-
ture debt.

The North-Eastern Railway traffic has increased by
£4,966 during the past week, as compared with the corre-
sponding week of last year ; tho Midland Railway has an
increase of £5,243. The traffic of the Demerara line for
the fortnight ending October 22, has increased by 526
dollars.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-WEDNESDAY.

LATEST PRICES.—AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS.
The prices under the lines indicate the business done.
COVERNMEINT SECURITIES.
Three per Cent Consols 931 931 DeApril &Oct 1883-85.. 111 112
93, 29, 31 Viet 5p o Jou & JulylB9l. 103 104
Do for Account
93 Brazilian. 12165, 5p a .... 90 92
Three per Cent liedueed 911 919 91, j, 1
911, 9 Egyptian 18b2. 71) et. • • • 78 80
New : per Cent
911, 9 Do Rail Deben 7V. • • 99 101
Exchequer Bills. March 10 15pm 1009
14s, 108 pm Italian, 1865, 5p is
Do, June lO 15pm Peruvian. 1865. 5p o .... 91 92
pm , 1, 9
Bank Stock
India 5 per Cents
1129, 9 829, 39
India Bonds — Do Nicolas 4p o
m 69 9
Can 6pc Jan&Julyll77-81 104 105 Spanish. 18867.. 1867. 3pa
1049, 9 311,, 1, I
Do March A Sept. 102 104 Do. 1869, 3p a
Do 5p o Jan & July .. 97 98 31f, 309, 11, 1, 9
Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 99 Turkish, 1854, 6p a --
Dom of Can 5p o 1903 .. 96 93 Do, 1805. 5p c
Ceylon 6 p c May and 431, 3, 4
November 1878 lO5 107 Do, 1865 6p 0
Mauritius 6 p o Jan and 61/
July 1873 lO3 105 U.5.5-20110nd5,6 p o 1883 889 889
New 81V ales 5p 01871-76 10111021 889, 1. 8, 1
New Zealand 6 p c 1891 lOB 110 Do do 1835 871 88
1081 Do 10-4013nds, spo Mt 87 879
Do spc
Do 5p a Consulldated 93 99 ErieSha, 100 dols, all paid
981 1 Illinois Central Shares .. 111 112
Do 6p c Mar & Sept 1891 106 108 111
Do June & Deo 1891 108 110 Atlantic and GW R Con
Viet 6p c Jan &July 1891 114 116 Mortgage Bonds —.
RAILWAYS.
Bristol and E
Do
xeter t6 88 Do 2nd do Scrip .... 2 r
87 let Prof 80nd5.... 54dis 57ar

78 79

Caledonian
781 Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Easton!
382, f. i
Great Northern
1231, 41, 4 Grand Trunk of Canada
Do A - 132 134 4th I'ref Stook
133, 3 151, 16, 151
Great Western 69 691 Great Indian Pen g 5., o 10511061
69, 1 1061, 6
Lancashire & Yorkshiro 131 133 Great Western ofCanada 14 141
Lon, Thigh, and 13 Coast 40 403 14, 131
401 Do Op o Bonds. 1873.. iff 99
Lon, Chat, and Dover
121 Do 51 do. 1877-8 94 96
Lon and North-Western 127 1271 Do 5p c pref. issued 80 Idle }pm
127, 61, 71 Madras guar 5 0 o
Lon and South-Westoru 88 90 N. Railway of Canada,
90, 80 6p o Ist Prof Bonds
Man, Met, and Lincoln 431 44} Oude and Rohilkund g
Metropolitan
Hi. I Scinde, Punjaub, and
Midland .. . 127 1271 Delhi guar 513 a
126/, 71 1021, 3
North British
North-EasteniConsols 143 144 g 7 D a
1423, 4, 31 l7f
South-Easteru 74 741 Belgian 10 Junction .... 21 29
731, 41 Buenos Ayres Gt Mill.. 241 25
Atlantic and St Lawrime 76 78 Dunaburg and Wltepsk 18 19
Bombay, Baroda, and Dutch-Rhenish 213 221
Central India, g 5 p c.. 10311041 Eastern of France —
1043, 4 Great Luxembourg
Buff & Lake Huron Prof 4 41 119
Do 51 pc 80nd5,1872-3-4 80 82 Lemberg Uzernowitzgua
Cape guar 6p c
East Bengal guar 5p c.. 10311041 151
101/ Northern of France . .
East Indian, g 5 p c .... 108 109 Ottom (Smyrna to Aida 41 51
108! 2. >1Red fe and *LI i Francisco
Grand Trunk Canada .. 1I 12 ILhnitodi guar 7p a
111
Sau Paulo IL) guar 7ii a 203 20
Do Equip Mort Bud 1 1
South Austii &Lons-Von 141 111
90 92 Southern of Franco ...
charge 6P c
BANKING COMPANIES.
I'd rd
1 Agra Bank (L) A
8 24/
25 Alliance (L)
10 Aug10-Au.st /inn
16 '4 do
20 Anglo-Egyptian lb) 213 211 20 Lou and Westmnster 63 .64
50 British N American 53 b 5 61
20 Ch of India, AustrUa 14 141 10 Metropolitan ai 81
25 Char Nero of India 221 03; 20 Midland IL)
10 City
25 Colonial
4 Consolidated IL ..
20 Eng. Scot. and Ans.() 16 17 25 Union of Australia.. 411 42',
20 Imperial iL
10 Imperial uttinian
111,;

35 37

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. •
Pd Pd . •
100 Anglo-Arntrlcan LI 82 84 6 Great N. China, and
84 Japaii Extension.. 21 2 die
10 Anglo-Meditru (L) 127 130 5 Indo-European (LI.. 12 14
130, 281 10 Marseilles, Algiers,
100 Atlantic and Malta ILI ... 51 6)
le,o Do 8p c
13 British A
10 British Ind Eaten ustraln (L)
(L ). 416
63 dia 3d
63 2.i Puma and S. Pcfc(L) 12; dis
......... ~ 7
10 'British Indian Sub- 8 Renter'smarine, (L)
2 China Sul imarine (Id 5341 dis 14 ad
10 Falmouth, G RIO Submarine ibraltar,
and Malta (LI
2I 101 Do Scrip .......... 2 t:(
/ ...
10i
10 Great Northern ..., 111 111 10 W Indiakranaraall4 43 51