The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-13 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.—YEsTETIDAY.

A quiet feeling has pervaded the stock markets to-day,
and the general tendency of prices has been unfavourable.
In all classes of securities the business doing has been
very moderate, As regards railway stocks, Caledonian ,
have been in request at a decided improvement, but all
other stocks have been dull. Spanish securities have been
dull, otherwise the tendency of foreign bonds
has been unfavourable. In home securities the
transactions have been restricted. Consols have been
flat, and per cont. lower, at 91.1 913 ex div., for de-
livery ; and 913, 92, for January ; Reduced and New
Three per Cents., 91, 914 ; Bank stock, 230, 232 ; Exche-
quer, Bills, 10s. to 15s, prem ; Indian Five per Cents,
110, 1101 ex div. ; and India Bonds, 225. to 275. prem.
For Colonial Government Securities there has not been,
much inquiry, but prices have been without change.
With the exception of a strong inquiry for Caledonian,
resulting in an advance of 11, the quotation being 841,
85, the market for English railway stocks has been de-
pressed, at an occasional fractional reduction. Metropoli-
tan has been 1 lower, at 631 641; North-Eastern, at
1431 144? ; and North-Western at 1273, 128 k.
Brighton, 41, 411 ; South-Eastern, 741, 75; Great
Northern A, 1351, 136 ; Great Eastern, 381 39 ; Mid-
land, 128,1281; and Great Western, 70, 701.
There has been very little inquiry for Indian railway
stocks. East Indian, 100, ; Great Indian Peninsular,
1071, ; Madras, 104 f ; and Scindc, 1031. In Canadian
shares next to nothing has been doing. Foreign shares
have been in limited request. Eastern of Franco, 181 ;
Great Luxembourg, 113, 1 ; Lombards, 143.

As regards foreign bonds the business doing has been
very moderate. Spanish have been firm, and per cent.
better, the 1867 bonds being quoted at 31*, 31g ; ditto
1869 at 31, 31i. Peruvian (1865) are lower, at 91/, 91/ ;
Turkish Five per Cents., I, at 44k, 441; ditto, 1869, *, at
50i, 5(. Egyptian 1868 are quoted at 77i, 77/ ; Italian
1861, at 55i, 6d. ; and French Scrip at to 2 prem.
For American securities there has been but little in-
quiry.- Five-Twenty 1882 Bonds, 881, 88g; ditto 1885,
Bn, 881,r7
Next to nothing has been doing in bank shares. Anglo-
Egypian, 21 ex div. ; Consolidated, 4i ; Imperial Otto-
man, 113; London and County, 493 ; London Joint
Stock, 33,1, ; London and Westminster, 633 ; and
Union of,London. 39. _ .

Telegraph shares, have sold quietly. Anglo-American,
79 ; British Indian Submarine, 61; Falinoth, 9 ; French
Cables, -13+ ; Constructions, Si, +.
In miscellaneous securities very few transactions have
taken place. City Offices, 9,3; ; Ebbw Vale, 18k ; Fore-
street Warehouse, 21; Hudson's, B+, : Royal Mail Steam,
53+. •
There has been very little inquiry for money to-day.
With a large supply of capital throe months' paper has
been taken at 2+ per cent.
There have been no bullion operations at the Bank

to-day.
The Bank of Rassia has advanced its rate of discount
from 8 to 9 per cent.
At Mark-lane to-day wheat was dull, and inferior
parcels were is. per qr. lower.
At a meeting of the creditors of Air. J. Wolstencroft,
bleacher, Springbrook, Chadderton, it was agreed to
accept a composition of Gs. In the pound, payable in three
instalments of 2s, each, at three, six, and nine months, to
be guaranteed.
The liquidators of the English and Swedish Bank
(Limited) have convened a meeting for the 19th of
January, with a view to a final division of the assets, and
the dissolution of the company.
At a meeting of the creditors of Lewell and Metcalfe,
provision merchants. Ipswich, held in London on the Gth
instant, the statement of affairs shaved liabilities for
£21,209, with assets for £10,741; ands resolution to wind
up under the liquidation clauses of the Act of 1869 was
unanimously adopted, Mr, B. B. Smith (Cook and Smith)
being- appobitod trustee-.

LONDW STOCK EXCHANGE.--MONDAY,

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LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAL ifoum.
The prices under the Tines indicate the business done

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Pinta pov Cent Console 011 91/ Viol 5D 0 Jan 84 Ju111834, 183/1041
911, 2, 11, tad 1031
Do for Account
916, 2 ad 92f, 2
Three per Centiteduced 911 911 EgYPtian.l662. 713.3.. .. 79 21
911, 1 Do nail Deben 7 p a .. 100 102
New .
911. 1 por Centl
Italian, 1863, 5 91i 011 1011, 2, p
0 - -
Exchequer Mlle, 1
6,
lls, March 19 15pm 851
pm Peruvian, 1865, Sp a
Do, June lO 13pm 01L $
Ile pm Portugneeo 1889 3Da .. 31,4 321
Bank Stock - -- Russian. 1862. 5 p c.. .. 83 8.5
indla 5 per Cents - - 3e
110, 1, 10 a d Do Nicolas 4p o
India Bonds ..... - - 661
pm Spanish, 1837 9Do ..,., . 301 3111
Cane po Jantrjulyll77-84 104 105 311, 1
1041, 5 Do. 1869. Spa . WI SI/
410 March & Sopt. 10'1 104 306, 11, 1, 1
Do 5p a Jan & July - 971 98/ Turkish 1858, 1p a ~ 78 l'
071, 8/ 80
Do Inscribed Stock .. 96 98 Do, 1865. 3p a
Dorn of Can 5p a 1903 .! 9,1 93 443. 8. 1
Ceylon 6 p o May and Do, 1865 6p 0
November 1878 IG2 108 621
Al anritius Bpc Jan and U. 8.5-20 Bonds.6p o 1392 881 683
July 1873 , 103 105 888, 1
New SAVales 5 p 01871-76. 10111021 Do do 1:,:5 88 881
,ISTaw Zealand 6 p o 1891.. 108 110 88. 71, 86
Dospo
Do 5p c Consolidated 981 991 871, 7, 1
99/._9, 1 ErloSha, 100 dolo, all paid --
Doilp
90 Ma,
&Sept 1891 106 108 Illinois Central Sharos .. 110 111
1.10 June& Doo 1891 105 107 Atlantic and GW IL Con
clot 6.pa.Jan & July 1891 115 117 Mortgage Bonds .- -
DoAprilct 188345.. 11111121
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