The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-23 00:00:00

MONETARY NEWS-YESTERDAY.

Business in the Stock Exchange to-day has been on a
very moderate scale, and the tendency throughout has
been unfavourable, but at the same time the movements
have not been important. Consols have been flat, and
per cent cent lower, at 92g, 92i ex div, for delivery, and 92i,
92i ex div. for July. Reduced and New Three per cents.
92, 921 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. to 6s. par. ; Bank Stock,
234 to 236 ; Indian Five per cents., 1101 to 111 ex div.,
and Indian Bonds 21s. to 265. prem.

The market for English railway stocks has been de-
pressed, and the quotations have exhibited signs of
weakness in many instances. Great Northern A., is
lower at 132 k, Metropolitan at 70-a, Brighton at 43k,
Midland *at 1301, and Great Western k at 72k. North-
Eastern consols are unchanged at 1451.
Indian railway stocks have been dealt in to a very
moderate extent, and prices have been without change.
Canadian shares have been dull. In foreign shares the
business doing has been limited, and the fluctuations have
been trifling.

Business in foreign bonds has been to a very moderate
extent. Peruvian (1865) have been in request, and at 914
have been better. The new loan is quoted at to
prem. Turkish securities have been firm, but Spanish
have been flat and drooping in value, the 1869 loan being
* lower, at 31 5-16 ; and the 1867 1-16, at 31 13-16. The
new loan is a lower, at 1 to 2 prem. Egyptian 7 per
Cents., at 824, shew a rise of k.
American Government Securities have been steady.
The Five-twenty Bonds shew a rise of *, and the Ten-
forties of ; but Erie and Illinois Central Shares are
lower.

In the value of bank shares no change has taken place
and the demand for them has been only to a moderate
extent.

As regards telegraph shares, Anglo-American have been
rather easier, and Anglo-Mediterranean having fallen it.
French cables, however, have been better. Telegraph
Construction shares have been pressed for sale, and the
quotation has fallen to 26g, being a relapse of la.
There have been no bullion operations at the bank to-
day.

The Hanover has arrived from New York with £13,000
and the Weser with £24,200.
The directors of the Royal Exchange Assurance re-
commend a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 21
per cent. per annum.
The directors of the Bank of England have given
notice that on and after the Ist of July they will receive
in London, and at the country branches, light gold coin
at the rate of £3 17s. 9d. per ounce.
The position of the money market is without material
alteration. The supply of capital is less extensive, and
as the demand for accommodation has been enhanced by
the close of the half-year the rates have
ruled firm, the quotation for negotiating Three-
months' paper being steady at 24 to 3 per cent.
A continuance of firmness may be expected until the close
of the month, despite the rapid influx of bullion into the
Bank. However, at the commencement of next month,
large supplies of money will be let loose by the payment
of the dividends on railways, foreign bonds, and
consols, when a period of ease may be expected.
The Ville de Paris has arrived at Brest with £44,000 in
specie.

The directors of the British Land Company declared an
interim dividend at the rate of 2A- per cent.
The directors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of
India, London, and China have declared a dividend at
the rate of 4 per cent per annum.
The directors of the Canada Company recommend a
dividend of £l, 15s per share free of income tax, and also a
return of a further sum of £2 per share as a fifth instal-
ment towards the repayment of the paid-up capital of the
company.

At Mark-lane to-day the demand for wheat has been
quieter ; but prices have been supported,
The traffic receipts of the London and North Western
shew an increase of £8,547 ; of the North Eastern an
increase of £6,055, and of the Midland a decrease of
£3,546.
The traffic returns of the Midland Railway for the past
week shew a decrease of £3,500 as compared with the
corresponding period of last year. This decrease is ex-
plained by the fact that in the Whitsun week just passed
the returns for goods, minerals, and cattle were £34,344,
whereas in 1869, the week's account shewed a sum of
£40,134. The increase in the North-Eastern line shews
an increase of £6,000.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE-YESTERDAY.

LATEST PRICES -AFT:

'ER OFFICIAL HOURS.

(.1 OVERNMENT

Three per Cent Consols 92f 92gxd
Do. for Account
Three per Cent Rdcd 921 92g
New 3 per Cent
Exchequer Bills,March, 2 6pm
Do., June
Bank Stock
India 5 per Cents llO/111xd
Can.6pcJan.&JulylB77-84 10741088
Do. 5 per cent do. 988 999
Detain. of_Can, 5p c 1903 979 98g
New .0. W. 5p c 1871,76 102 103
ew Zealand 6 pd 1891.. 112 114
Do. 5 per cent 9991009
Do. 5 p c Consolidated
Queensland 5 p c 1882
Victoria 6 p c Jan.& July 1159116}
Do. 5 pa do. 104 1049

Bristol and Exeter 8.3 88
Caledonian 77/ 77/
Great Eastern
Great Northern 122 123
Do. A
Great Western
Lancashire St Yorirshire
L. B. and South Coast
Lon. Chat., and Dover
Lon. and North-Western 12941294
Lon. and South-Western 91 92
Man., Sher., and Lincoln 53 534
Metropolitan 7o* 708
Met. District —
Midland
North British 372 384
North-Eastern Consols
Do. York —