The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-20 00:00:00

MONETAIt Y R EPORTS.- YESTERD AY.

There has been a good business passing in the stock
markets to-day, and the general tendency of prices has
been upwards. The abundance of capital and the revived
hope of a satisfactory termination being at length arrived
at in the negotiations for peace, have caused a cheerful
feeling to prevail in the markets, so there is a slight in-
crease in the speculative transactions reported. Consols
have advanced to 923, 92k, for money, and 921, 920, for
the account. Reduced and New Three per Cents,
are 91*, 913 ; Exchequer Bills, 55., 10s. prem.; India
Five per Cents., 1101, 1103; India Four per Cents.,
100/, 100* ; and India Bonds, 18s., 235. prem.
The money market has remained without feature of im-
portance. The supply of capital is on the increase, and
the rates in the open market are easy, at 2* to 21 per
cent.

The bullion operations at the Bank of England to-day
consisted of the receipt of £39,000 inbar gold.
The Suffolk has brought £9,500 in Australian gold.
The market for foreign bonds to-day was firm, especially
for Spanish Stock, which was in demand owing to the
prospect of an early settlement of the succession. Italian
and Turkish were also steady. Egyptian sold freely.
After official hours prices closed Italian, 55, 551;
Spanish (1867), 291, 29i ; ditto (1869), 29, 29k ; Turkish
Five-per-cents, 44i, 44f ; Five-twenty bonds, 89k, 89i ex-
div. ; Egyptian (1868), 77, 771; Peruvian, 89i, 901.
Home railway stocks were very firm, and several
favourable changes took place in value. Metropolitan
stock declined 1; North-Eastern, ; and Great-Western,
1. On the other hand Great Eastern, Midland, and Lon-
don and North-Western, improved 1.

Bank shares have been dealt in to a fair extent at full
currencies. Agra A shares have sold at 8f ; Bank of
Eupt, 40 ; Imperial Ottoman, 110, ; London Joint
St6ck, 32k; London and Westminster, 601; Oriental,
41k.

Telegraph shares have sold steadily, and the quotations
have been supported throughout. British Australian, 13;
British Indian Submarine, 81-16, 8 3-16 ; Great Northern,
113 ; French Cables, 15 ; West India, si.
In the miscellaneous market a quiet business has been
transacted, and values are withont important variation.
Foreign and Colonial Government Trust, 96} ; General
Steam Navigation, 28} ; India Rubber Works, 372 to 38 ;
London General Omnibus, 3 to 2 15-16 ; Merchant Ship-
ping, 1} to la ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 49} to
491; Telegraph Construction, 26i ; Italian Tobacco
Loan, 87}.
Silver is in demand for Holland and Germany, and fine
bars have advanced to 60}d. to 603 d. per ounce. Mexican
dollars are inquired after for refining purposes, and the
quotations have an upward tendency.
The periodical sale of bills on India was held at the
Bank of England to-day. The amount allotted was
£300,000, of which £290,600 was to Calcutta and £9,400
to Madras. Tenders at Is. 104. on Calcutta and
Madras will receive about 56 per cent., and above that
in full. Bills on Bombay were not offered.
At the meeting of the shareholders of the Land Mort-
gage Bank of India the report of the directors was
adopted. No dividend was declared.
At the meeting of the Queensland Sheep Investment
Company (Limited) the report of the directors was
adopted. The balance at debit of profit and loss account li
has been reduced from £829 to £353, shewing a profit on
the yearly account of £475, notwithstanding the low price
of wool.

Mr. James Ford has been appointed official liquidator
of the Nevada Freehold Properties Trust.
The directors of the Lombardo-Venetian Railway Com-
pany have resolved to pay the half-yearly coupon, due
November 1, at the rate of 7} francs.
At the meeting of the Royal Sardinian Railway Company
the report of the directors was adopted. The dif-
ferences with the late contractors, Messrs. Smith,
Knight, and Co., have been adjusted, and the new
convention with the Italian Government has been
confirmed. It was resolved to provide funds for the com-
pletion of the line from Cagliari to Oristano, the branch
line to Inglesias, and the line from Porto Torres to Ses-
sari, by immediately opening, as a first step, a credit for
£72,000.
The report of the directors of the Bahia Gas Company
states that the balance of profit and loss would allow the
usual dividend of 10 per cent. per annum on the preference,
and 3 per cent. on the ordinary shares. It is proposed to
create £5,000 additional capital in redeemable preference
shares bearing 10 per cent. dividend, which, if adopted,
would make £20,000 of redeemable preference.
The traffic return of the Midland Railway for the week
ending October 16th shews an increase of £3,848 on the
corresponding week of last year. The Increase of the
North-Eastern amounts to £5,704,

LONDON STOCK EXOHANGE.-WEDNESDAY.

LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS.

The prices under the lines indicate the business done,

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Three per Cent Consols 921 921 DoApril &OctlBBB-85.. 11011111
921, 1, 1 111, 101
Do for Account
921 03
Three per Cent Reduced 911 911 Brazilianl. 181, 651 ,5 p o .... 891 941
New 3 perl Cent 9l, 1 901,
911 911 Egyptian 1861 2, 7po .. .. 81 83
911, 1 Do Rail Deben 7 p .. 98 100
Exchequer Bills, March 6 11 pm Italian, 1865. 5p a
pm Peruvian, 1865, 5 p a
Do, June 6 11 pm 901, 1. 891, 901
pm Portuguese 1869 3 p 0.. 291 30
Bank Stock
2321, 4 Russian. 1862, 5 p c.. .. 88 89
India 5 per Cents
1101 Do Nicolas 4 p o
India Bonds — 69, 1
pm Spanish. 1867. 3 po
Can 6po Jan &Julyll77-84 10511061 29, 1, 1
106, 51 Do, 1869. 3 p a
Do March & Sept. 103 105 291, 9, L 9,1, 1
Do 5p c Jan & July .. 981 999 Turkish, 1854, 6p c Bl 83
Do Inscribed Stook .. 97 99 81
Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 96 98 Do, 1865. 5p et
Ceylon 6 p a May and 439, i, 1
November 1878 lO7 109 Do, 1865 6 p c
Mauritius 6 p c Jan and 631, 8 i
July 1873 lO3 105 U.S. 5-20 lionds,6 p c 1882 89 891
New S Wales 5 p clB7l-76 10111021 891, 1, 1 x d
102 Do do 1885 881 881
New Zealand 6 p c 1891 lO6 108 831 x d
Dos pc
981 869, 7
Do 5p c Consolidated 971 981 Erie Sha, 100 dols, all paid
98. 1 x d Illinois Central Shares .. 10911101
Do 6p c Mar &Sept 1891 106 108 Atlantic and GW R Con
Do June & Dec 1891 108 110 Mortgage Bonds 291 301
Viet 6p c Jan & July 1891 113 115 30, 299
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