The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-01 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY.

Although business in the stock markets to-clay has been

far from extensive, the tone of the various departments

has been much more favourable, and a portion of the fall
resulting from the late depression has been recovered.
The news from the seat of war has not been of sufficient
importance to have any material effect, but the abundance
of capital and the prospect of further heavy supplies
being thrown on the market by the payment of
the October dividends has facilitated business, and
strengthened
_prices. Consols have been in moderate
request, and have risen / per cent., being quoted at 911 to
92 for delivery and the October account, and 92 to 921 for
November. Reduced and New Three per Cents, 901 to
901; Exchequer-bills, ss. to 9s. prem.; India Five per
Cents., 110 to 1101; and India Bonds, 15s. to 20s. prem.
Colonial Government Securities have met a slow inquiry,
but prices have been supported.
More firmness has been noticed in the railway market,
and the quotations realised exhibit a recovery in many
instances. Midland is 1 better, at 1251, 1251; Great
Eastern at 37, 371; and North Western at 1271, 1271,
are better ; whilst Caledonian, at 741, 74-2 ; Brighton,
at 391, 40 ; and Great Western, at 691, 69i, are 1 higher ;
Metropolitan is quoted at 64k, 651; South Eastern 701,
71i ; Great Northern A, 132, 313 ; and North Eastern,
1421, 1431, ex. new..
Next to !lathing has been doing in Indian railway
stocks. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, 1051 ; East
Indian, 1101. Canadian shares have been neglected. For
foreign shares there has been but little inquiry. Lombards
have bcm lower, at 141 to 141.
On the whole the tone of the market for Foreign Bonds
has been • steady, and the bulk of the alterations have
been favourable. Brazilian 1852 and 1858 have risen 1;
Egyptian Government Railway Debentures, 1; Spanish
(1867) ; ditto Deferred, 1 ; ditto (1869), 1; Turkish Five
per Cents., 1; ditto (1869), 1 per cent. On the other
hand Egyptian (1868) have fallen 1; and Italian (1861) 1
per cent. American Securities have been firm, but Share
have risen 1 ; and Pennsylvania General Mortgage, 1.
Bank Shares have been dealt in cautiously. Bank of
New Zealand, 181; Consolidated, 42 ; Imperial Ottoman,
111, 1; London and County, 47i ; and Union of London,
371.

The transactions in Telegraph Shares have been on a
limited scale. British Indian Submarine, 'la, ; Falmouth
Telegraph, 10i ; Telegraph Construction, 25-2.
Miscellaneous securities have been in limited request.
Madras Irrigation and Canal, 102, ; National Discount,
11k. Hooper's Telegraph Works have been lower, at
3, 21, dis.

The sum of £338,000 has been sent into the Baaik

to-day.
In the rates of exchange no material alteration has been

At Mark-lane to-day wheat was in limited request al
about the prices of Monday.
The Nyanza from the East Indies has brought £.56,395,

Large supplies of capital have been on offer in the dis-
count market. The demand for accommodation has been
limited, and three months' paper has been negotiated at
2} to 21 per cent.
The Bank of Holland has reduced its rate of discount
from 5 to 4i per cent.
Messrs. Pixley, Abell, Langley, and Blake thus refer
to the state of the bullion market :—Gold continues to
flow into the Bank, the amount sent in since our circular
of the 22nd inst. being no less than £610,500. There is
not the slightest demand for abroad, and all immediate
arrivals will also be sent to the Bank.

The directors of the Gaslight and Coke Company
recommend a dividend at the rate of 9 per cent. per

annum.

The directors of the Rio de Janeiro Gas Company
(limited) have declared an interim dividend at the rate of
10 per cent. per annum,

FOREIGN EXCHANGES.--Antwerp, three months' date,
25 to 55 ; Paris, short date, ditto, three months' date,
and Marseilles, three months' date, nominal ; Leghorn,
Genoa, Naples, and Palermo, ditto, 27 10 ; Amsterdam,
short date, 11 19 ; ditto, three months' date, 12 11 ;
Rotterdam, ditto, 12 11 ; Hamburg, ditto, 13 101 ; Frank-
fort-on-the-Maine, ditto, 1201 ; Vienna and Trieste, ditto,
12 82 ; St. Petersburg, ditto, 284 ; Madrid and Cadiz,
ditto, 481 ; Lisbon, 90 days date, and Oporto, ditto, 52.

LONDON STOCK EXCIIIANGE.-FILIDAY.

LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAr HOURS.

The prices under the lines indicate the business done.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Three per Cent Consols.. 916 92 Vict 5p c Jan St JulylB94 10181028
912, 6, I, 2 1016, 28
Do for Account 916 92 Brazilian, 1865, 5p o .... 89 90
Three per Cent Reduced 908 902 Egyptian, 1862. 7 p c.. .. 80 82
908, 3x d Do Rail Deben 7 p .. 98 10J
New 3 per Cent
94 8 x d 828
Exchequer Bills, March 48 pm Peruvian, 1865, 6p c
Pm l,
Do, June 4B pm Portuguese 1862 93 p c.. 288 291
pm 288 -
Bank Stock
Shut 881, 73
India 5 per Cents
1101, 8 67. 68, 8, 71. 3, 3
India Bonds — Spanish. 1867. 3pc
pm 272, 6, I. 3
Can 6pc Jan&Julyll77-84 105 107 Do, 1869. 3 p o
Do March & Sept. 103 105 271, 7
Do 5p c Jan & July .. 98 100 Turkish, 1851, 6p c B4 87
86
Do In99lscribed Stock .. 97 100 Do, 1865, 5p o
98 428. 12, 2, 12,21
Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 98 100 Do, 1865. 6p c —
Ceylon 6 p c May and 61, 608
November 1878 lO7 109 U.S. 5-20 Bonds, 60 0 1882 902 908

Mauritius G p c Jan and 201 i
July 1873 lO3 105 Do do
New S Wales 5 p 01871-76 100 102 89k. f, 90
New Zealand 6p c 1891 lO6 109 Do 10-40 Bnds, spc 1904 85 85k
Do spc
Do 5p c Consolidated 97 93 Illinois Central Shares .. 109 110
98* 1k
Do 6p c Mar &Sept 1891 105 107 Atlantic and GWE.Co it
Do June & Dec 1891 107 110 Mortgage Bonds 251 264
Fist 6p c Jan &July 1891 113 115 26*. 5k
DoApril & OctlBB3-85.. 113 115

1885 89 89