The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-30 00:00:00

MONETARY •RE P RTS.-YES TERDAY.

The attention of members has been principally directed
to the fortnightly settlement. Otherwise the
business doing has been only moderate, all LI
;he movements in prices have been unimportant
Consols, although not active, have been firm, at yesten
day's quotations, viz., 93R, 931 for money, and 931, 93g for
the April account. Reduced and New Three per Cents,
914, 92 ; Exchequer Bills, par to 4s. prem. India Five
per Cents have been done at 113, 113 and India Bonds at
20s. to 255. prem.

Although the demand for English railway stocks has
not been active, the market generally has been firm.
North-Eastern (Berwick) has risen and a similar
provement has taken place in Midland. Caledonian,
Great Northern A, and London and North-Western
have advanced I, whilst London and Brighton has been it
better.

Indian railway stocks have been dealt in quietly, at
about previous quotations. Canadian shares have been
dull, and business in foreign shares has been limited.
Business in foreign bonds has been only to a moderate
extent. Spanish (1869) and Turkish Five per Cents. have
been in request, at an advance of / per cent. ; and Danu-
bian (1864) have revived, but Egyptian (1868) and Peru-
vian (1865) have fallen /, and New Grenada Deferred 1.
American securities generally have been firm. The Five-
Twenty (1885) Bonds have risen ; Ten-Forty, / ;
Virginia Bonds, 2/1 ; and Erie shares, 1/. But Atlantic
Bonds and Illinois Central shares have receded J.

There has been very little inquiry for mining shares,
and prices have been without quotable alteration.
Bank shares have been quiet. Alliance have fallen
otherwise prices have been without change.
Telegraph Shares have been slightly better. British
Indian Submarine have risen f, and China Submarine
For Telegraph Construction shares there has been a
good demand, and the quotation has improved 1. Silver's
India Rubber have been i better.
In the market for miscellaneous securities very little
business has been doing, at about previous quotations.

In connection with the settlement there has been a
good demand for money. But at the Bank and in other
quarters the inquiry has been active, and the rates have
ruled firm. Three months' paper has been charged 3 per
cent.

The sum of £177,000 has been sent into the Bank
to-day.

As regards the exchanges, bills generally have been
scarce, and the rates have been firm.
It is stated that Messrs. John Bowden and Co., corn
merchants, of Plymouth, Cardiff, and Liverpool, are
about to make an offer of Bs. in the pound, which the
creditors will probably accept.
The liabilities of Messrs. Vogan Brothers, corn mer-
chants, Dockhead, are about 230,000, and the assets very
considerable.

Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son have invited appli-
cations for $3,900,000 Six per Cent. Bonds of the East
Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad Company, at
82b with interest from the Ist of January, and redeem-
able at par in 30 years.

The Cape Copper Mining Company have declared a
second interim dividend of 15s. per share, on account of
profits of 1868 realised to this date. The directors have
also resolved to recommend an issue of 5,000 new shares,
with £7 paid, at a premium of £7.
The official liquidators of the Royal Bank of Liverpool
have notified that they are prepared to make a return of
£1 per share on the ordinary shares, and £lO per share on
the preference shares.
The following has been-received from the Don Pedro
North del Rey Gold Mining Company (Limited) :—Gold
weighed to Ist of March, 7,231 oitavas ; estimate for
February 9,000 oitavas. No. 6 disordered, and very
poor.

The traffic receipts of the Smyrna and Cassaba Railway
for the week ending March 13th, amounted to £1,356,
against £1;506 for the corresponding period last year.

The traffic returns of the South Eastern-Railway for
the week ending March 26th present a total of £22,063,
being a decrease of £4,534 when compared with the
corresponding week of 1869.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Forth and
_Clyde
Junction Railway held to-day, Mr. James Morrison, of
Levilands, presiding, in the absence, through indisposi-
tion, of the Duke of Montrose, the directors' report
was adopted, and a dividend of 4 per cent. declared on
first preference stock, carrying £2O to add to the next
account. The affairs of the company were declared now
to be in a hopeful condition.