The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-11 00:00:00

111 01V ETARY REPORTS—Yesterday.

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A fair amount of animation has been noticed in the
Stock Exchange markets. The business doing has lio/3
been extensive, and the movements have not been iniVr"
Want, but, at the same time, the tendency, generallY, bas
been favourable. Consols have been quieter, and lower
at 92i, 922 for money, and 92k, 9211 for ApriL Reduced
and New Three per Cents 911, 911; bank stock 240, 242 s
;
Exchequer Bills 2s. die., 3s. prem. ; India Five per Cent
have been done at 111, 112, and Indian bonds at 200.0

255. prem.
The most important feature in the Money Market 1i
been the fluctuations in the value of Metropolitan stock.
At the commencement of business the quotation improved
to 802, 81, but realisation of profits subsequently reduced
it to 801 80g, or to * per cent. above the closing Price a
last night. Caledonian has risen it, and Great Western it
but Great Northern A and London and North Western
have fallen and South-Eastern, Great Eastern, and

Midland,
India Railway Stocks have been dealt in to a fair extent'
and full quotations have been realised. Canadian Shares
have been firm, the recent improvements being Well suer
ported. As regards Foreign Shares no material alteration
has taken place, and the business doing has not been
extensive.
Both at the Bank of England and in the general market
there has been a good demand for money to-dah the
rates for three months' paper having been firm, at 3 Per
cent.
The sum of £20,000 in sovereigns has been with"
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drawn from the Bank for shipment to the Cape of Goo

Hope.
Although business has not been extensive, foreign bon
&
generally have been firm. For Egyptian and Pernvill
securities there has been a fair inquiry, at full prices,
Mexican have risen in value. The Turkish loan is quoted
at li, 2k prem., and the Russian at 31, prem.
flexed are the alterations ; An advance of 2 in Irenezuoil
of 1 in Brazilian and Sardinian ; of k in Egyptian $ll
some descriptions of Russian, and of k per cent. in 1‘1e,4.

can and Peruvian.
American securities have continued steady. The
Twenty (1882) Bonds have risen ; the 1885 and 101
and Illinois Central, 1; but Erie Shares have fallen 2•

Mining shares quiet, and without movement. ,
Bank shares have been dealt in to a fair extent, and
alterations have been favourable. London and Coat'
have risen and London Bank of Mexico and s°lll4.

America I.
An increased amount of animation has been noticed hi
the market for Telegraph shares. Anglo-Mediterransil
have been in request, and have risen /, and British eta,
Submarine, and Falmouth, Gibraltar, and MaIST
French cable shares, however, have been weaker,' and
lower. Telegraph Construction shares have been fib,
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better. For Silver's India Rubba shares there has be—
very little inquiry, and prices have been unaltered. 4
Miscellaneous securities have been quiet, at 00'1

previous quotations.
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The Clearing House return for the week ended Iv
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show a total of £77,297,000, against £68,294,000
for
corresponding week last year.
The return of the Bank of England shows the folio:N(14_41,
results when compared with the previous week :
decrease of speculation of £396,619, an increase of Pub 4
deposits of £1,114,372, a' decrease of other deposits;
2512.318, an increase of other securities of £156,325 ; of
increase of bullion of £56,164, an increase of rest
£7,084, and an increase of reserve of £417,079. Ile3;
culation (including bank post bills) is now 2252,71°'-,7 -.
to
public deposits amount to £10,907, and private depositso
£16,762,453. The securities held represent 233,926L9dl
and the stock of bullion is £20,085,619. The rest 0'1".

at £3,631,780.
The report of the London Bank of Mexico and
America (Limited), to be presented on the 22nd 11°°"*"
shews that after paying charges, deducting rebate, °eta
making provision for bad and doubtful debts, °Dr
remains an available balance of £19,144 Bs. 2cl', ust
eluding £2,349 Gs. 4d. brought forward frora
half-year. The directors recommend that the 61/4).,,
sum of £19,144 Bs. 2d.' should be appropriated as followspet
Dividend for the half-year at the rate of 8 per ent",ft.►
,
annum, 16s. per share, free of income tax, 214,409
reserve fund, £2,000 (thereby making it 212,000 ; 1e2;v106
a balance of £2,734 16s. 2d. to be carried forward t 4 °
next half-year, subject to reduction by the PaYinellt..
income tax. 00.
A prospectus has been issued of the Denmarkrno-.000

and Winter Garden (Limited) with a capital of £
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5°:,64.
in £5 shares, to establish on a freehold site, formerli tie,
pied by Saville House, in Leicester-square, a the

with winter garden, club, and restaurant. d otlir
The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada have invite-,io
scriptions for £228,000 of the £500,000 Second EcluiP;
Six per Cent. Mortgage Bonds, at the price of 85, thole°
which was authorised three years ago. ,ffot
The traffic returns of the Great Northern Itail"-;.00
the week ending March 6th are £39,282, being an in'6,-reot
of £3,743 on the corresponding week of 1870; the 0;
Eastern for same week, £35,247, being a decrease e_.% 671;
the North-Eastern, £78,489, being an increase of P'
the Lancashire and Yorkshire, £45,734, being a deeret
of
£2,232 ; the Great Western, £71,121, being an inere'— of
£2,294 ; the Caledonian, £37,107, being
£243 ; the Bristol and Exeter, £6,640, being an lucre hoph
£BO ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Birnling
£21,425, being a decrease of £547. an incresasese
of