The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-22 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YE ST E RDAY.

In the Stock Exchange to-day, the business doing haf
been very moderate, and the quotations have ruled emier
hi some instances. Consols have been quiet, and un•
altered at 921 and 93 for money, and 93 and 9n for the
April account. Reduced and New Three per Cents, Olg
and 91g. India Five per Cents., 1121 and 113 i, and
India Bonds, 203. to 255. prem. Exchequer Bills par.
to 4s. prem.

There has not been much inquiry for English railways,
and the quotations have had a drooping tendency. Great
Northern A has been dull, and 1 lower, and Metropolitan
has fallen On the other hand, Great Western has
risen South Eastern f„ North Eastern, Berwick, L, and
ditto York 1.

Indian Stocks have been quiet. Canadian Shares have it
been flat, and Grand Trunk have fallen t. Foreign Shares f,
have changed hands slowly.
For British mining shares the demand has been heavy. I
Assheton have fallen b. Colonial and foreign mines have
participated in the dulness, and Pacific have receded
Bank shares have been in moderate request. Agra have
risen

Telegraph Shares have sold slowly, and have been
without movement of importance. British Australian have
receded

Owing to heavy sales caused by the settlement, Hooper's
Telegraph Works shares have been much depressed, and
the quotation has fallen to 2, dis.
Telegraph Construction Shares have been dull, and
lower. Silver's India Rubber have been unaltered.

The prospectus has appeared of the Empire Gold Mine
Company (Limited), with a capital of £lOO,OOO in £2
shares, the whole of which willl be paid up, 'viz, los per
share on application, and £1 108 on allotment. The
Company is being formed with the object of pur-
chasing and working the mining property well,
known as the Empire Mine, situate at Grass Valley,
Nevada County, in the State .of California.
The prospectus has appeared of the Buenos Ayres Street
Railway Company, with a capital of £65,000 in £2 shares,
10s. to be paid on application, 10s. on the Ist May, and
£1 on the Ist June.

It is stated that the cable for the Jersey and Guernsey
Telegraph Company is expected to be laid and opened be-
tween the islands in the course of a fortnight, weather
permitting. The materials for the land lines have been
shipped.

The report of the Great Northern Telegraph Company
of Copenhagen, to be presented at Copenhagen on the 2nd
of April, shows that the profits for the first five months'
working will allow of the payment of a dividend of 6s. 6(1•
per share, equal to 8 per cent. per annum, after carrying
over 10 per cent. of the net reccipts to the reserve fund.
The announcement was recently made of the arrival of
the Ariadne (steamship) off Falmouth, with a first con-
signment of South American cattle from the River Plate,
consisting of 144 bullocks, 300 sheep, six cows, five calves,
and seven horses. Much interest was excited by the
venture, which, however, has not turned out so satisfac-
torily as could be desired. The weather appears so have
been very bad all the way, causing delay to the
vessel and considerable damage to the stock, of which
several died during the passage. On the arrival at Fa'
mouth the animals were in very bad condition, and great
difficulty has been found in disposing of them at a price at
all approaching the anticipations of the consignees. As
the animals are altogether unfit for the London market,
they are not likely to make their appearance at Isling,ten•
At Mark-lane to-day wheat has sold slowly, at a redue•
tion of ls. per qr. Spring corn has been finn.