The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-04 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS—Yesterday.

The feature of the Stook Exchange markets to-day hag
been the strong speculative business in telegraph shares.
Steady sales have been made, resulting in an almost gene.
ral, and, in some instances, important reduction. For
railway stocks and foreign bonds the demand has been
steady, and prices have been mostly supported. Consols
have been steady at 920, 922 for money and the 9th inst.,
and 921, 93 for April. Reduced and New Three per Cent?,
91g, 91 ex div. Bank stock has marked 241, 243. India
Five per Cents. have been done at 111, 112, and India
Bonds at 205., 255. prem. Exchequer Bills (March), 2s.
dis. to 3s. par ; and June, 2s. dis. to 3s. par.

There has been a good inquiry for English railway stocks,
and with the exception of a fall of * and in Great
Western and Caledonian respectively, the alterations have'
been favourable. Metropolitan has risen London and
Brighton Great Northern Al, Midland g, and London
and North-Western

Indian Railway Stocks have been quiet, at about pre-
vious quotations. Canadian shares have been firm, and
Great Western have further advanced Foreign shares
have been in moderate request. Buenos. Ayres, Grest
Southern have fallen

In the money market to-day a quieter feeling has been
noticed. The inquiries for accommodation have been less
numerous, but no three months' bills have been negotiated
under 3 per cent. The Bank directors have failed to
make any alteration in the official minimum, which still
remains at 3 per cent.
The sum of £B,OOO in sovereigns has been withdraw
from the Bank for shipment to South America.
The Clearing House return for the week ended Mare"
shews a total of £90,399,000, against £89,264,000 for the
corresponding week last year.
Foreign bonds have been dealt in to a fair extent.
Egyptian and Turkish have been firm, at an occasional
improvement of * per cent. Brazilian (1865) have lin"
proved to a similar extent ; as have also Russian (18221.
New Grenada have been flat, and have fallen 3/4.
The Russian loan is quoted at 3i to 4 prem.
American securities have continued steady. The Five-
Twenty (1882) bonds have risen and Atlantic and Great
Western Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, *.
In Mining shares the principal transactions have hee°,
in Tan-Yr-Att, which have been dealt in from 1.1.7
to 11k.
As regards Bank shares, Imperial Ottoman have been
in request, and they have been done as high as 4g Pren3'
Other shares have been steady.
A large speculative business, principally for a fall, hal
been passing in Telegraph shares. Anglo-American 1,1..
Brit"
°risen ;I; but Anglo-Mediterranean have fallen *;
Indian Extension, *, and British Indian Submarine, i•
Telegraph Construction shares have been subjected t°
some severe fluctuations. After being dealt in as high
421, the quotations fell to 40k, from whence, however'
there was a subsequent recovery to 41, 41k, showing lb
reduction on the day of 1. India-rubber Shares hav°
relapsed 2 : HOoper's Telegraph Works have been flat
sympathy, and are quoted at * dis.
Miscellaneous Securieties have been quiet; at about
previous quotations.
The return of the Bank of England shews the follosv
ing results when compared with the previous week
increase of circulation of £373,318 ; an increase of Publ
deposits of £519,209 ; a decrease of other deposits °
£20,918 ;an increase of other securities of £989,070 ;
increase of bullion of £139,459 ; an increase of rest °
£256,920 ; a decrease of reserve of £236,510. The cur
lation (including Bank post bills) is now £23,107,292;
public deposits amount to £9,793,327 ; and private i
posits to £17,274,771. The securities held represent
£33,770,631; and the stock of bullion is £20,029,455. 11°
rest stands at £3,624,696.
The report of Bolckow, Vaughan, and Co. (Limited)'
for the past year, shews an available total of 2144,876'
including a previous balance of £4,052, and recommend
dividend of £4, and a bonus of £l, per share, which a
absorb £100,000; £40,000 will be added to reserve, an
£2,165 will be employed in the reduction of minor lle"
counts, leaving a balance of £2,711 to be carried fer.
ward,