The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-23 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YEBTERDAY.

There has been almost an entire absence of business in
the Stock Exchange to-day. The approach of the holiday
season has limited the attendance of members, and at the
same time no news of importance has been received from
the seat of war likely to influence the markets. The
fluctuations have been trifling, and have been
evenly balanced. Consols have continued quiet, at .°ll,
91,1 ex div. for delivery and the account. Reduced
and New Three per Cents., 910, 912 ; Bank Stock, 232,
234; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 15s. prem. ; India .5 per
Cents., 110, 1101 ex div.: and India Bonds, 225., 275.
prem. Colonial Government securities have been quiet
but firm.

In English railway stocks next to nothing has been
doing. Brighton at 41, 414 ; and Great Northern A, at
133±, 134, shew an advance of * and 4 respectively. ,On
the other hand, Great Eastern has bean lower, at 39,
39± ; and Great Western f, at 70, 701. Metropolitan,
63, 631 ; Caledonian, 86g, 86g ; South-Eastern, 74±, 742 ;
North Eastern, 144, 144* ; Midland, 1281, 128/ ; and
North Western, 127 a, 128*.
For Indian railway stocks the inquiry has been limited.
Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, 105± ; East Indian,
1101 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 107, 8. Canadian shares
have been quiet. Great Western 142, and Grand Trunk
121. For foreign shares the demand has been inactive.
Bahia and San Francisco 18±, and Lombards, 14}.
Very few transactions have taken place in Foreign
Bonds. Italian (1861) at 55g, 55g, and Turkish (1869) at
50*, 502 have been each * lower, but Mexican at 13T-, 14
have been * per cent. higher ; Peruvian (1865) are quoted
at 93-1, 932 ; Egyptian (1868), 77fi, 77a ; Spanish, 311, 311;
Turkish Five per Cents., 441, 445; French Scrip, * dis. to
* prem. ; and North German Loan, * to 2 prem.
Bank shares have been quiet. Agra A., 71, 8 ; Imperial
Ottoman, 12 ; Joint Stock, 33, 4 ; London and West-
minster, 632 ; and Union of Australia, 412.
Not much business has been doing in telegraph shares.
Falmouths have been I lower, at 91±, * ex div. ; but
Great Northern at 11*, 12, shew a rise of ± ; French
Cables, 131 ; Hooper's 6 7-16,
Miscellaneous securities have sold quietly. Peninsular
and Oriental Steam, 462 ; and Universal Marine, 114, 12.
The Clearing House return for the week ending
December 21 shews a total of £85,335,000 against
£67,135,000 for the corresponding week last year.
The sum of £25,000 has been withdrawn from the Bank
to-day.

Owing to the close of the year there has been rather
more inquiry for accommodation. Capital, hoWever, has
still been plentiful, and three months' paper has been
freely taken at 21 per cent.
At the 45th annual meeting of the National Bank of
Scotland, at Edinburgh, Lord Dalhousie, the governor, in
the chair, the profits for the last official ' year were
stated at £140,817. The ordinary dividend of 13 per cent.
was declared. £8,276 was added to the rest (now amount-
ing to £330,000), and £2,537 was carried forward.
The directors of the National Steamship Company
(Limited), Liverpool, ha.ve declared a dividend for the
half-year, ending 31st instant, at the rate of 10 per cent.
per annum.

The returns of the Bank of England shew the follow-
ing results when compared with the previous week :—An
increase in circulation of £79,922 ; an increase in public
deposits of £630,982 ; a decrease in other deposits of
£844,462 ; a decrease in other securities of £60,601; a
decrease in bullion of £68,241 ; an increase in rest of

£4,716; a decrease in reserve of £189,281. The circula-
tion (including post-bills), is now £23,756,752 ; public
deposits amount to £7,419,921 ; and private deposits to
£17,815,285. The securities held represent £29,249,421;
and the stock of bullion is £22,824,477. The rest stands
at £3,081,940.

The Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway
traffic return reports an increase of £1,114 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, £4,658; the Caledonian, £3,013; Great-
Eastern, £385; North-Eastern, £1,639 ; Midland, £4,240;
Great-Western, £1,763 ; Bristol and Exeter, £736 ; Cork
and Bandon, £s2—all cases of increase. The Great
Northern has an increase of £520, and the London, Chat-
ham, and Dover, a decrease of £648.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-THUBSDAT.

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

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Three per Cent Consols 919 911 DoApril &Oct 1883-85.. 1111112
912, f x d 112. 119
Do for Account
919 x d Brazilian, 1865, 5p a .... 921 938
Three per Cent Reduced 919 912 929
919, 9 Egyptian 1862, 7pa .. .. 79 81
New 3 per Cent
919, 9 Do Rail eben 7p o .. 101 103
Exchequer Bills, March 10 15pm Italian, 1865, 5p o
10s, 14s pm 85
Do, June lO 15pin Peruvian. 1865. 5p a .... 93 94
pm 939
Bank Stock
233 Russian. 1862. 5 p c.. .. 83 85
India 5 per Cents -
110 x d Do Nicolas 4p a
India Bonds — 669, 9, 9
pm Spanish. 1867. 3pa
Can 6 poJan&Julyll77-84 105 107 311, 9
Do March & Sept. 103 105 Do. 1869. 3p c
Do 5p c Jan & July .. 99 100 319, 1
Do Inscribed Stock .. 98 100 Turkish. 1354, 6p c 7B 80
Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 97 99 Do, 1865. 5p a
Ceylon 6 p c May and 441, 1. 1. 9
Novemo3ber 1878 lO6 108 Do, 1865
629 69 p a
1,
Iffaurithis 6p c Jan and U. 5.5.20 Lionds,6p a 1832 889 88j
July 1873 lO3 105 889, 1
New SWales 5 p clB7l-76 102 103 Do do
1029 881
New Zealand 6p c 1891 lO9 111 Do 10-10 Buds, spu 1901 87187:.
Do 5 p c
Do 5p a Consolidated 999 1001 ErieSha,loo dols,all paid
1001 Illinois Central Shares .. 1119112
Do 6 p cMar &Sept 1891 108 110 112, 119, 12
Do June & DeclB9l 107 109 Atlantic and (I W K Con
Vict 6p c Jan &July 1891 115 117 Mortgage Bonds —

1885 881 58i

100 Do 6p c Perri Deb.. 112 117 50 P and 0 Steam 45 47
271 Ebbw Vale Steel L).. 9181,dis 461 x d
181 10 Do do New. 1867 3 2 dis
160 Viceroy of Egypt 7p c 50 Rhymney Iron
Mortgage Loan.... 78 80 15 Do New Bl 91
791, 80 60 Royal Mail Steam
100 Egyp 9 p-c Wroy Loan, • 12 Tel Con and Main 1.8 26 ::61
guar by Egyp Gov.. 91 96 2 Thames and Mersey
lii Fore-st Warehouse (L) 7 Spin 'Marine Insur IL
201 St. Tobacco 6 n c, Loan
100 Fgn and Colonial Gov • guar by Itali an Gov 37 89
Trust 6p c Bonds.. 98 100 89
71 Gen Credt&Disct (L) 1 I die 5 Trust and Loan Co of
14 Gen Stm Navigation 271 231 Upper Canada
7 Hoover's Tel Works 1 Idie 5 U Marine, Lvpool IL 41 siin
61, 7-18 20 Union Steamship (L) 23 `'s
17 Hudson's Bay BBl 6 United Dis Corpm IL Lice par
45 Indrbbr, Out Per. aud s,Univnarine ham (L 1 6:17,10i,
Tel Works L) .... 431 441 12, 11;
441 13 War:arit Finance.... 9 7 ills
5 InterulFinan SociL) Midis

MINING SUARE LIST.—DECEMBER 22.
Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS.
Mining °Aim, 1, St. Michael's Alley, Cornbill, Tion,lon
Moderate demand for Prince of Wales, Grenville, West Tank
kerville, East Caradon, New Lovell, and East Lovell.

Australian 'United,
Ohiverton Moor,
Ohiverton Valley,
Chontales (Gold),
Cook's Kitchen, 18, 19
Devon Great Consols,
Drakewalla, 235, 25s
Dolcoath,
Don Pedro North Del Rey, 21, 21
East Caradon, sf, 6}
East Lovell, 28, 29
East Seton,
East Wheal Grenville, 21, 21
Frontino and Bolivia (Gold),
General Brazilian,
Great Limy, 17), 18
Great Retallack.
Great Wheal Vor, 3, 31
Hingston Down,
Marke Valley, 6), 7
New Beldon,
New Lovell, 11, 1/
Pacific, 11, 1)
Pary's Mountain, 3.1,

,Perran Wheal Virgin, 11, 1
Prince of %Vales,
Providence Mines, 39, 40
Rosewall Hill and Ransome
United.
South Condurrow. 3, n
South Frances, 29, 31
Sweetland Creek, 3, 4
Tankerville, 13ii. 14
Taquaril (Gold), 465, 48s
Tincroft, 44, 46
Trumpet Consols,
Van.
Van Consols, IL
West Caradou,
West Chiverton, 51, 52
West Maria and Fortescue,
265, 28s
West Tankerville, 31, 4
Wheal Crebor,
Wheal Greriville, 21 2;
Wheal Kitty, St. Agnes,
Wheal Mary Ann.
Wheal Seto% 23 25

MARKETS.

MANCHESTER CORN MARKET, THIIRSDAY.—The trade
since the last market has been quiet in all articles, and prices
have in some instances ruled in favour of buyers. The imports
into Liverpool from abroad have been liberal of wheat, fair of
beans and peas, moderate of flour, and scanty of Indian corn.
The arrivals of oats from Ireland have been light, but the im-
ports of oatmeal have been fair. At this market to-day English
wheat was firmly held for the prices of this day week, but the
demand was only moderate, while in foreign wheat a fair busi-
ness was done at fully previous rates. Flour was in limited
request, and in some instances a reduction of 6d. per sack was
submitted to in order to effect sales. Oats and beans moved off
slowly at late prices. Indian corn advanced 6d. per quarter.

BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, THIIRSDAY.-There was a
less supply of both English and foreign wheat, and it was a
turn dearer at this market to-day. Barley dull, but not lower.
Oats more doing. Beans and peas unaltered
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, THIIRSDAY.-In con-
sequence of the improvement of the weather, the cattle to-day
had a more favourable appearance, and prices throughout were
slightly firmer. There was a fair average supply of beasts on
sale, the condition of which was tolerably good. The business
passinz was fair, fine being extensive, but prices ruled firm, as
is usual towards Christmas. As regards sheep the supply was
moderate. The trade was rather more animated, and prices
were well sustained. Calves were taken off to a fair extent at
the extreme prices of Monday. Pigs were rather dearer to purchase.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.-Coarse and inferior beasts, 3s. 6d. to
4s. 4d. ; second quality do„ 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ' • prime large
' oxen, ss. 4d. to ss. Bd. • pima Scots, &c., ss. 10d. to 6s. ; coarse
and inferior sheep, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 10d. ;.second quality do, 4s. 4d.
to 4s. Bd.: prime coarse woolled sheep, ss. 2d. to ss. 10d. ;
prime South Down do., 6s. to 6s. 4d. ; large coarse calves, 3s. Bd.
to 4s. 4d. ; prime small ditto, ss. to 6s. 4d. ; large hogs, 4s. 4d.
to ss. 2d. ; neat small porkers, ss. 6d. to 6s. 4d. Quarter old
store pigs, 225. to 265. each. Arrivals :--English-beasts, 430 ;
sheep, 1,770 : calves, 16 ; pigs, 30. Foreign-beasts, 320 ;
sheep, 680 ; calves, 94 ; pigs, 50. Total-beasts, 750 ; sheep,
2,450 ; calves, 110 ; pigs, 80.

BRISTOL CATTLE MARKET, THIIRSDAY.—There was quite
a holiday market, being so near Christmas. There was very
little stock in the market.

METROPOLITAN HAY AND STRAW MARKET, THURSDAY.
—Mr. Charies James Easton thus reports on the state of the
hay market --This market to-day was moderately supplied. The
demand was inactive, and prices were rather easier. The
latest quotalions were as fol ow I—Prime meadow hay, 130 s.
to 140 s. ; inferior ditto, 110 s. to 120 s. ; prime first-cut clover,
130 s. to 140 s. ; inferior ditto, 110 s. to 1255. ; prime second-cut
clover, 130 s. [to 140 s. ; inferior ditto, 105 s. to 115 s. ; and straw,
335. to 38s. per load.
LONDON OIL MARKET, THURSDAY.—Linseed oil has been
firm, at 30s. ad. spot. Rape unaltered.
LONDON TALLOW MARKET, THURSDAY.—The market has
been firm. Y.C. spot, 455. 6d. ; December, 465. buyers,
March.

LONDON METAL MARKET, THURSDAY.—Scotch pig iron
quiet. Tin firm. Straits, £l3O. Copper unaltered.
LONDON COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKET,
THURSDAY.—Not much business has been doing to-day. For
sugar the market has been steady, but not active. Cuba, 295.
to 31s. per cwt. In tea next to nothing has been doing. Hemp
has been firm. Clear St. Petersburg, £35 10s. to £36.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.—Opening re-
port : This market opened strong to-day. Probable sales,
12,000 bales. Imports: American, 13,900 bales. Others, 3,700
bales. Closing report : This market closed strong to-day, with
prices in favour of sellers. Sales, 15,000 bales.
BRADFORD TRADE REPORT, THURSDAY.—The near
approach of the close of the year is a sufficient reason for the
quietness that is generally prevailing throughout this market.
Buyers are reluctant to enter- into fresh contracts beyond
what the exigencies of their engagements require. 'The demand
for English wool is thus somewhat restricted ; but machinery
being well employed, the consumption is large, and there
is a fair quantity necessarily changing hands. Demi-
lustre sorts are-most in favour, and values are well maintained.
Staplers find it still most difficult to replace their stocks from
the country, and are holding very firmly to their quotations.
The tendency is rather against buyers. In worsted yarns a fair
number of contracts have recently been taken by spinners for
export account; especially in single thirties. Buying has now
somewhat relaxed. Spinners are firmer in their quotations, and
merchants are unwilling to follow the advance. The inquiry
for twofolds has increased a little of late, particularly for thirty-
sixes for damask. And the same may be Said of carded yarns,
which are a turn dearer. In pieces very little •is done now by
the home trade. For America there have been some fair pur-
chases of plain fabrics, and a limitel inquiry for Germany has
also been experienced. Manufacturers are very firm.
BIRMINGHAM IRON TRADE REPORT, THURSDAY.—There
was a good attendance of ironmasters to-day, and the prospects
were rather more cheerful than last report. The orders in all
branches have been rather better than was hoped for while
the war continued, and French orders for light woods have
given an impetus to ease the trade. The put out of pig iron
is also improved.
GLASGOW PIG-IRON MARKET, THURSDAY.—This market
opened a turn better to-day. 515. 6d. in a month. Sellers at
this. Buyers offering 51s. 2d. each.

CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, Tfiunspey.- -The
business done, at this market to-day was not large, but prices
continue firm.

CORK BUTTER MARKET, THURSDAY.—Ordinary firsts, 140 s,
seconds, 130 s. ; thirds, 115 s. ; fourths, 105 s. ; fifths, 98s. ; sixths,
675. 1,160 firkins in the market. Mild cured firsts, 1525.
seaonds, 1408. ; thirds, 1235. 20 firkins in the market.