The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-08 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS,-YESTEEDAY.

Much quietness has been noticed on the Stock Exchange
to-day. Business in all classes of securities has been on
very moderate scale, and realisation of profits has occa-
sionally weakened values, though not to any material
extent; but the bulk of the alterations have been
favourable. As regards railways, Caledonian and South-
Eastern have been rather easier, but a fractional enhance-
ment has taken place in the value of Great
Eastern, North-Eastern, and Midland. In the
foreign bond market, no feature of importance
has been noticed. Consols have been tolerably firm, at
911, 92 ex dive for delivery, and 92, 921, ex div. for
January ; Reduced and New Three per Cents., 911, 914;
Bank Stock, 230, 232; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 15s.
prem. ; India Five per Cents., 110, 1101, ex div. ; and
India bonds, 225. to 275.. pram. For Colonial Govern-
ment securities there has been but little inquiry, but the
quotations have ruled firm:
For English railway stocks there has been but little
inquiry. Caledonian, at 791, 791, and South Eastern, at
74, 741, are each 1 lower. Great Eastern, on the other
hand, has been 1 better, at 391, 3%; North Eastern 1,
at 1431. 144 ; and Midland 1, at 128/, 1281; Metropolitan
644, 641; Brighton, 41, 411; Great Northern A, 1341,
1344; North Western, 128, 1281; and Great Western,
694, 704.
Very little business has been doing in Indian railway
stocks. East Indian, 110 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1071 ;
Madras, 1041 ; and Scinde, 1031. For Canadian shares
the inquiry has been limited. Foreign shares have been
quiet. Central Argentine, 194 ; Great Luxembourg,
114, ; Lemberg-Cezrnowitz, 15g.
The tone of the market for foreign bonds has been
hardly so firm, but the fluctuations have been trifling.
Egyptian (1868) at 774, 78, and Spanish (1867) at 314,
314, are 1 and 1 better. Peruvian (1865) are
quoted at 911, 914 ; Italian (1861), 551 55a ;
• Spanish 1869, 31, 311; Turkish Five per Cents., 441,
441; ditto 1869, 504, 51; Mexican, 134, 141; French
Scrip, 13, prem. ; United States Five-Twenty 1882
Bonds, 881, ; ditto, 1885, 88, 881 ; Erie shares, 201,
201; and Illinois Central, 1101, 1111.
Bank shares have been dealt in quietly, but the quota-
tions have been maintained. Anglo-Austrian, 161, 16,a ;
Anglo-Egyptian, 211, 211 ex div. ; Imperial Ottoman,
12 ; London Joint-Stock, 341 i London and Westminster
631; and Union of London, 39,
Telegraph shares have been firm. Anglo-American
have been steady at 80, 82 ; British Indian Extension
have marked 61, ; British Indian Submarine, 7 ; and
French Cables 13g. Silver's Indiarubber, 44, 45 ; and
• Construction, 261, 4.
In miscellaneous securities the transactions have been
restricted. Fore-street Warehouse, 201 i International
Financial, 3/, i; National Discount, 11; and Ocean
Marine 184, 19.
The bullion operations at the Bank to-day comprised
the purchase of £85,000, and the withdrawal of £5,000.
Biddings for £400,000 in bills on India have taken place

at the Bank. The amount allotted has been—to Cal-
cutta, £297,800; to Bombay, £lOO,OOO ; to Madras,
£2,200. The minimum price was fixed at Is. 10d.
Tenders on Calcutta and Madras, at 1s 10id., will receive
43 per cent, and on Bombay, 72 per cent.
In the discount market to-day there has been a large
supply of capital seeking employment.
There has been very little inquiry for accommodation
either at the Bank or in other quarters, and three months'
paper has been freely taken at 2i per cent.
At Mark-lane to-day, wheat was firm.

It is understood that the London Joint-Stock Bank is
to be interested in the management of the New North
German Loan, and that one of the directors of that
establishment has returned to Berlin with the agent of
the Berlin Banks, by whom the business has been nego-
tiated in London.

The directors of the London and River Plate Bank
(Limited) have resolved to declare a dividend of 5
per cent. for the half-year ended the 30th September,
which, with the interim dividend of 5 per cent.
paid in June, is equal to a distribution of 10 per cent. for
the year.

The Manchester Courier of to-day says that a meeting
of the creditors of Mr. George Parker, of Sutton, near
Macclesfield, cotton spinner, was hell yesterday. The
liabilities were £17,000, and the assets had been valued by
Messrs. Fisher, Sons, and Smith at £24,000. It was re-
solved that the estate should be wound up under liquida-
tion, and not in bankruptcy ; trustees were appointed ;
and a discharge given forthwith.
The traffic receipts of the Midland Railway show an in-
crease of £9,473 ; of the North Eastern an increase of
£7,424 ; North Western an increase of £8,280; and
Caledonian, an increase of £4,661.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-WEDNESDAY.

LATEST PRICES.—AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS.
The prices under the lines indicate the business done.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Three per Cent Consols 914 92 Vict 5p a Jan & JulylB94. 10311041
92, 14, 2x d 104. 33, 4
Do for Account
921, 2 a d 92, 1, li
Three per Cent Reduced 91/ 914 Egyptian 18i12, 7pa .. .. 79 81
94 1 79i
New 3 per Cent
911. 1, 2 100, t
Exchequer Bills, March 10 15pm Italian, 1865. 5p a - -
Us, 15s pm Peruvian. 1865. 5p a
Do, June lO 15pna 911, 1
lb pm Portuguese 1869 3pa .. 32 33
Bank Stock - - 324, 1, 1
India 5 per Cents , - - Russian, 1862, 5 p c.. .. 83 85
1101 x d 84, 1, 34
India Bonds - - Do Nicolas 4p a
26s pm 884, i
Can 6pc Jan&Julyll77-84 104 105 %mulish. 1867. i
3 Da
105 34 it,
Do March & Sept. 102 104 Do, 1869. 3p a
1021 311, 304, 11, 304
Do 5p a Jan & July .. 97 98 Turkish. 1854, op a 7B 80
971 Do. 1865. 5p o
Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 99 441, 4. 4,4, 1
Dom of Can 5p o 1903 .. 96 98 Do, 1865 6p a
Ceylon 6 p c May and 634, 24. 3
November 1878 lO6 108 U. 5.5-20 Bonds,6 p o 1833 884 884
Mauritius 6p c Jan and 881, 4,4, i
NewlB73 lO3 105 Do do 1885 874 884
s Wales 5 p clB7l-76 10111021 88
New Zealand 6 p a 1891 l9BOO Wk. 08
1110 Do 1040 Buds 4, Spa 1934 864 871
Sac} Do 5a
Do 5 Consolidated 981 991 ErieSha, 100 dols, all paid - -
9 Illinois Central Shares .. 11011111
Do 6p c Mar &Sept 1891 106 108 111, 104
Do June & Deo 1891 105 107 Atlantic and Li W R Con
Vict 6p c Jan &July 1891 115 117 Mortgage Bonds -
DoApril &Oct 1883-85.. 11111121