The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-30 00:00:00

MONgTAR

'ESTERDAY,

In telegraph shares the transactions have been
restricted. Anglo-Mediterranean have sold at 14, 14* ;
ditto New, 6 ; British Indian Submarine, 7i ; and
Reuter's, 7i, ; Telegraph Construction, 26.
Miscellaneous securities have been in limited request.
Ceylon Company, 5 ; Hudson's Bay, Blf ; Madras Irriga-
tion and Canal, 1011 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam
47k, 48k.
The bullion operations at the Bank to-day have com-
prised the withdrawal of £28,000 (sovereigns) for Alexan-
dria, and the purchase of £ll,OOO (bar gold).
The Italy from New York has brought 210,000 in
specie.
The Clearing-House return for the week ending Sept.
28th, shews a total of £54,251,000, against £53,269,000
for the corresponding period last year.
The Bank directors have further reduced the official
minimum per cent, making the quotation 24 per cent.
The rate has not been so low as the present, for a period
of 12 months. In the general market, capital is still
abundant. Rather more inquiry is experienced, in conse-
quence of the fortnightly settlement, but three months
paper is negotiated at 21 per cent.
The Joint Stock Banks and discount houses, are now
allowing 1 l-r cent for money at call, n per cent if with
7, and 1 per cent if with 14 days notice of withdrawal.
The Board of Trade returns shew that the declared

value of the exports of British and Irish produce and

manufactares during the month of August amounted to
£17,087,496 against £17,461,595 in 1869, and £16,427,597
in the preceding year. In the eight months it shewed a
total of £131,543,368 against £126,341,811 in 1869, and
£116,777,023 in 1868. The computed real value of the
imports in July was £20,679,167 against £20,960,848 last
year, and £21,494,611 in 1868. In the seven months it
amounted to £139,433,302 against £128,023,480 in 1869,
and £132,352,276 in the previous year.
The City of Brooklyn from New York 11 brottght
276,%79 in specie,
At a meeting of the Banking and Commercial Perma-
nent Benefit Building Society the directors' report was
adopted. It referred to the continued progress of the
undertaking, and mentioned that the number of members
has increased from 387 to 426, the unadvanced shares
from 1,353 to 1,437, the advanced share from 8941 to
1,111, and the total amount of subscriptions due to mem-
bers from £13,418 to £17,636. A dividend was declared
at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, leaving £250 to be
carried forward.

The directors of the Credit Foncier of Mauritius
(Limited), have declared an interim dividend for the half-
year ended 30th of June, of Bs. per share, or at the rate
of 8 per cent. per annum.
The return of the Bank of England shews the follow-
ing results when compared with the previous week :
An increase in circulation of £246,379; an increase in
public deposits of £61,534 ; a decrease in other deposits of
£68,543 ; a decrease in other securities of £513,089 ; an
increase in bullion of £606,371; an increase in rest of
£3,831: an increase in reserve of 382,976. The circula-
tion, including post bills, is now £24,211,785 ; public
deposits amount tg £6,343,930; and private deposits to
£18,257,78L The securities held represent £30,182,852,
and the stock of bullion is £22,376,842. The rest figures
for £3,716,198.
The traffic return of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway for the week ending September 25th shews an
increase of £3,668 on the corresponding week of last year;
that of the Bristol and Exeter an increase of £492; that
of the Caledonian an increase of £2,401 and of the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire an increase of 231 L

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.--THuRsDAy.

LATEST PRICES.--AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS.

The prices under the lines indicate the business done for Money.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIEN.

Three per Cent Consols.. 913 912 DoApril &OctlBB3-85.. 113 115
Do for
9 1144, 14,
&J 4
Account Ol3 912 Vict 5p c Jan a1y1894 1010021
914, 2 Brazilian. 1865, 5p c .... 89 90
Three per Cent Reduced PO4 901 891
904 Cent x d Egyptian, 1862, 7 p c.. .. 80 82
New 3 per
901, f, f x d Italian, 1865, 5p c ...... 82 84
Exchequer Bills, March 5 9 pin 83
Pm Peruvian, 1865, 5p o .... 87 88
Do, June 59 pm Portuguese 1869 3 p 0.. 281 291
4s, Zs pin 29
Bank Stock " - Russian, 1862, 5 p c.. ... 871 881
Shut i 884, 4, 74, 8
India 5 per Cents - Do Nicolas 4p o ..
110 f, 4 68
Imlia Bon ish
pm — Span. 1867. 3pc
20s 274, i
Can 6pc Jan&Julyll77-84 105 107 Do, 1869, 3 p c ,
Do Mar* & Sept. 103 105 274, 64, 7
Do 5p c Jan & July .. 98 100 Turkish. 1854, 5p c B4 87
933 Do, 1865. 5 p c
Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 100 42f. 2, 4
Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 98 101 Do, 1865. 6pc
Ceylon 6 p c May and U.S. 5-20 Bonds, 6p o 1882 90$ 903
November 1878 lO7 109 994, 4, I, i
Mauritius 6 p c Jan and Do do
July 1873 lO3 105 892. 4, 3
New 81178.1 es 5 p clB7l-76 100 102 Do 10-10 Bnds, 5 pc1904 85 851
New Zealand 6 p c 1891 lO6 109 851, I
Do 5p c
Do 5p c Consolidated 97 93 Illinois Central Shares .. 109 110
981, 74 1094
Do Gpc Mar &Sept 1891 105 107 Atlantic and Cl W R Con
Do June & DeclB9l 107 110 Mortgage Bonds ...... 251 26
Vict 6pc Jan &July 1891 113 115 252, 61

. 67 68

26i 27

1885 89 89i

Notwithstanding the reduction of I per cent. in the
Bank rate, the stock markets to-day have been in a
most depressed state, being unfavourable affected by the
unsatisfactory aspect of affairs between Prussia and
France, and also by rumours of armaments on the part of
Russia. In all departments the business doing has been
extremely moderate, and although no important movements
have been noticed, they have been occasionally indicative
of the existence of heaviness. Home securities have been
dull. Consols have fallen per cent., or 91k, 91 for
money and the account. Reduced and New Three per
Cents., 90k, 90k; Exchequer Bills, 3s. to Bs. prem. ; India
Five per Cents., 110, 110} ; and India Bonds, 155., 20s.
prem. In Colonial Government Securities very few
transactions have taken place, and prices have been un-
altered.
In the market for English railway stocks there a has
been an absenee of an important
,feature. Next to
nothing has been doing, and the quotations have had a
drooping tendency. Metropolitan, 65, 65A ; Caledonian,
74i, 75 ; Brighton, 40, 401 ; South Eastern, 721, 72 ;
Great Northern A, 133, 134; Great Eastern, 37k,. 37i ;
Midland, 125-1, 126 ; North-Western, 127 i, 128 Great
Western, 69i, 70; North-Eastern, 144 i, 145.
For Indian railway stocks there has been but little
inquiry. East Indian, 1091 ; Scinde, 103 ; Canadian
shares have been quiet, but firm. Great Western, 15k
Foreign shares have been dealt in quietly; Buenos Ayres,
Great Southern, 241 ; Recife and San Francisco, 16} ; and
Lombards, 14g.
Forel6n bonds have commanded scarcely any atten-
tion, and prices have had a drooping tendency. Russian
Nicolas Railway, and Turkish 1869 have fallen per cent.
Italian (1861), however, have been steadier at 53k,
Turkish Five per Cents. are quoted at 51k, 511, and ditto
(1869), 52i, 52i. American Government securities have
been firm. The Five-Twenty (1885) and the Ten-Forty
Bonds have advanced 4 per cent.
There has been very little demand for bank shares. Im-
perial Ottoman haNie been rather easier at 11, 11g. Con-
solidated have sold at 4, and London and Westminster
at 61.