The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-18 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS -YESTERDAY.

,V6nsiderable heaviness has been naked hi +Li Weir
Exchange Markets to-day. There has been a prepon-
derance of
_sales over purchases, and the alterations have
been mostly of an unfavourable nature. Consols, however,
have been steady, and unaltered, at 921 to 92 for money;
and 94 to 93 for the April account. Reduced and New
Three per Cents, 91i to 91g. India Five per Cents have',
been done at 112} to 113, and India bonds at 20s to 25s
prem. Exchequer Bills, par to ss. prem.
There has been very little inquiry for English railwal
stocks, and an almost general reduction has taken place
iu prices. London and Brighton and Great Western
have been firm, and have improved and # respectively-,
but the movements in other respects have been in an ad-
verse direction. Metropolitan has fallen /, Caledonian
#, `Great Northern A /, Great Eastern it, and Mid-
land ff.

The money market has been firm to-day. The demand
for accommodation has been more active, and thrba
months' paper has been charged 3 per cent.
No bullion operations have been reported at the lian!e
to-day.

In the market for foreigh bonds Spanish securities have
been firm, and I per cent. better. Russian-Anglo-Dutch
also have been in request, at an advance of i; but Egyp-
tian, 1808, have been flat, and have receded I. Turkish
Six per Cents have fallen , and the Five per Cents 14
American securities have changed hands quietly, at
about late rates.

The demand for Indian railway stocks has been quiet,
but prices have been supported. Canadian shares hay°
been flat, and foreign have experienced but little Inquir-P
Nevertheless prices have ruled firm.

Telegraph ;hares have been depressed, at iutthell
duced quotations.. Anglo-American have fallen 4, British
Australian, ; British Indian Extension, lb and French
Cable Shares, 0.
Hooper's Telegraph Shares have been flat, and lower.
at oto * dis. Telegraph Construction have fallen 2, and
Silver's India Rubber 1.

Miscellaneous securities have sold slowly, and Hudson's
Bay shares have receded if.
The Directors of the Bank of England have declared A
dividend on the Bank Stock of 41 per cent. for the half•
year.

The Clearing House return for the week ending March
16th, shows a total of £29,658,000, against £78,360,000 for
the corresponding week last year.
British mining shares have been quiet. For colonial
there has been a moderate inquiry, but prices have been
without variation.

Although the demand for bank shares has been limited,
the market has been firm. British North American have
risen I, whilst London and County and London and MVO
Plate have been firm in value.

At a meeting of the Merchant Banking Company i 1
dividend of 2i per cent, making, with previous payments,
5 per cent. for the year, was declared.
It is stated that the liquidators of the Royal Bank of
Liverpool will shortly propose a return of £1 per share to
the contributories.

The failure has been announced of Messrs. Vogel%
Brothers, corn merchants, of Mill-street, Dockhead. The
liabilities are estimated at about £25,000.
At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Goodbehere,
Gaine, and Co., wholesale hardwaremen, whose liabilities
have amounted to 22,5,339; it was resolved that as no security
was offered for the proposed composition of 6s. in the pound,
made at the last meeting, the estate should be wound up
in bankruptcy.
The following are the railway traffic returns for the week
sliding March 13 :—Great Western, £72,903, being an in-
crease of £2,872 when compared with the corresponding
week of 1869; Great Eastern, £35,074, increase of 21,637;
Great Northern, £39,541, increase of £1,734; North-
Eastern, £77,757, increase of £8,301; Caledonian, £37,805
increase of £660; Bristol and Exeter, £6,670, increase of
£222; Lancashire and Yorkshire, £48,055, increase of
£3,977 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lancashire, £22,411,
decrease of £77.

The returns of the Bank of England shews the follow-
ing results when compared with the previous week :—A
decrease of circulation of £346,543 ; an increrse of public
deposits of £655,052 ; a decrease of other deposits of
£169,180 ; a decrease of Government securities of £36,100;
an increase of other securities of £101,651; an inarease of
bulleon of £89,296 ; an increase of rest of £5,548 ; an in-
crease of reserve of £440,291. The circulation, includin g
bank post bills, is now £22,364,130 ; public deposits
amount to £11,572,571; and private deposits to £1,689,273.
The securities held represent £33,992,567, and the stock
of bullion £20,174,915. The rest ssands at £3.637.328.