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

MONETARY REPORTS--
.--ATITRDAY;

Notwithstanding that the' Stock Markets have been
characterised by much quietness to-day, the actual
business doing being of a very moderate char-
acter, the tone throughout has been steady, and
a further fractional improvement is noticed. Rail-
way stocks have been firm, and Caledonian, Great
Northern, Great Eastern, North-Eastern, and Midland
have each risen in value. Foreign bonds also, with the
exception of a slight weakness in. Italian, have commanded
extreme quotations, and Brazilian, Peruvian, Spanish,
and Turkish have been dealt in af an enhancement. Con-
sols have been quiet, but firm, at 914 to 92 xd for delivery
and 92 to 92i xd for January. Reduced and New Three
per Cents, 91i, 91i ; Bank Stock, 230, 232 ; Exchequer
Bills, 10s. to 15s. prem. ; India Five per Cents, 110, 110}
ex div., and India Bonds, 2215., 275. prem.

For Colonial Government Securities the demand ha;
been to a moderate extent, and the quotations have been
well maintained.

In English railway stocks not much busine4s has been
doing, but an advance has ensued. Caledonian has been
1 better, at 83*, 831; Great-Northern, 1, at 125, 126 ;
ditto A, 1, at 1351, 1361; Great-Eastern, *, at 38k, 39k;
North-Eastern, I, at 144*, 1441 ; and Midland, *, at 128;,
1281; Metropolitan is quoted at 64, 611 ; Brighton, 41,
411; South-Eastern, 741, 75; North. Western, 12*, 121;
and Great-Western, at 70*, 70/.
For Indian stocks there has been but little inquriy.
Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, 106 ; Eastern Ben-
gal, 1042, 105* ; East , Indian, 1091, 110* ; Great
Indian, Peninsula, 107*, 1071 ; Madras, 105, 105*;*Oude
and Rohilkund, 103 a, and Scinde, 103*, 103*. Canadian
shares have been quiet. Great Western, 131, -I. Foreign
shares have been in moderate request. Bahia and San
Francisco, 173, 181; Central Argentine, 19k, 20; Great
Luxemberg, 111 ; Recife and San Francisco, 141, ;
San Paulo, 21; and Lombards, 141, 1.
Foreign bonds have been characterised by an increased
amount of firmness, and the leading speculative stocks
have further risen in value. Exception must be taken,
however, to Italian (1861), which, at 551, 551, are
* per, cent. easier. Brazilian (1865), at 921, 93, are
* better ; Peruvian (1865), *, at 912, 92* ; Spanish (1867),
at 31*, ;Ai ; ditto (1865),1, at 31, 31* ; Turkish (1865),
1, at 63, 631; ditto Five per Cents, *, at 44a, 44i ; ditto
(1869), *, at 501, 50i; United States Five-Twenty Bonds
(1882), *, at 361, 881; ditto (1835), *, at 88, 88*. Egyp-
tian (1868) are quoted at 77*, 771; ditto Nina per Cents,
95, 951 ; Mexican, 134. 14*; and French Scrip. Ito I
prem.

Bank shares have been dealt in quietly. Anglo-
Egyptian, 21 ; Imperial Ottoman, 113, 12 ; London and
County, 493 ; London Joint Stock, 344; Union of Alm-
trails, 41/ ; and Union of London, 394, 4.
The market for telegraphic shares has been firm, but
not active. British Indian Submarine, 6/, 7 ; Falmouths,
91,10 ; Hooper's Telegraph Works, 64 ; Silver's India-
rubber, 424: and Construction, 253, 26k.
Miscellaneous securities have been in limited request.
Fore-street Warehouse, 21; Ocean Marine, 18/, 3.
The discount market has been well supplied with
capital. There has been only a moderate inquiry for
accommodation, and three months' paper has been taken
at 24 per cent.
The sum of six thousand pounds has been sent into the
Bank to-day.
The pospectous has appeared of the London Tramways
Company, (Limited), with a capital of 2250,000 in £lO
shares.

The Cuba from New York has brought £31,200.
r The Pera has taken out £62,300, for the East, and the
La Plata £71,536 for the Brazils.
The Manchester Courier of to-day says that a meeting of
the creditors of Mr. J. Wolstencroft, bleacher, Spring
Brook, (Jhadderton, was held yesterday. The statement
of accounts shewed the liabilities to be : Owing to secured
creditors, £1,109 lie. 11d. ; to unsecured creditors,
£1,429 Bs. 11d. ; total, £2,539 Os. 10d. After the secured
creditors had been paid in full there were assets
£2OO 4s. 51 to meet : the amount owing to unsecured
creditors, or about 2s. 9id. in the pound. The creditors
agreed' to accept a composition of 6s. in the pound, pay-
able in three instalments of 2s. each, at three, silt, and
nine months, to be guaranteed.
At a first meeting of creditors of Henry and Edwin
Miller, shipbuilders, of Gerstein, held on- Thursday, the
were estimated at £24,972 6s. 6d., and the
assets at £2'0,600 Oa. sd.

LONDON STOCK 14;XCHANGE.-6ATURDAT.

LATEST PRICES.—AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS.
The prices under the lines indicate the business done.

GOVERN3IENT SECURITIES.

three pe. Cent C4,1.0:8 . 911 92 Viol 5p o Jan & Jul y 1391. 10311241
• 91/, 21, 1x d Brazilian, 1865, 5p a .... 92 93
DO fur :I mimic
Tlare pel (..entlteduced 911 91 li:gyptiau 1862. 7p o
911 / 79:t
New : per Cent
91Z:, / Italian, 1865, 5p a
Ex chem.ei Mils. March 10 lspw Peruvian, 1865. 5 I.) U
1,01 91,1
Do, June • 10 15inn Portuguese 1369 3pc .. 311 328
- lan Russian. 1861. 5 p 0.. .. a a
5316.1, Stock - 831 1
1 atdia b per Cents
110, 1 x d 661 1
India Dondb — Spanish. 1861. Ipo
pm 311, 1, 1
CaP 6 koJaii&Julyll77-4 103 105 Do. 1,62.:: o n
104 301, 11
SDo ' March &Sept. 102 104 Turkish..lB 4. 6p o 7B 80
Do 5p c Jan & July ~ 97 98 79
93 Do. 1865. 5 p o
Do Inscribed Stock .. 96 93 • 441, 1. 1
Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 96 98 Do, 1.865 6p c
Ceylon 6 p c May and 638, 21, 38
November 1878 ll6 108 U. 5.5-20 tionds,6po 1331 881 88j
Mauritius ( pc Jan and 888, 1, il
July 1873 lO3 105 Do do 1885 881 881
New s%V ales 5 p 01871-76 10111021 . 88
New Zealand 6pc 1891 lOB 110 Do 10-401Inds, spo 1901 87 878
Do 5.p o
Do 5p c Consolidated 988 998 ErieSha, 100 dols, ail paid --
Illinois Central Shares .. 11011111
Do 6 p e Mar &Sept 1891 106 108 1118
1)o • June & DeclB9l 105 117 A tlantio and GW It Con
Viet go cJan &July 1891 115 117 Mortgage Bonds —
,DoApril &Oct 188345... 11111128
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