The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-21 00:00:00

MQINTETARY REPORTS,-'"YEZTERDAY.

Business in the Stock Exchange to-day has been of a
very moderate character. The approach of the holiday
season has the effect of limiting transactions, and specula-
tive operations lately have been much restricted. No
change of importance has taken place in the value of any
class of securities to-day. Consols have continued quiet at
91, 911 ex div. for delivery, and 911, 914 ex div. for
January ; Reduced and New Three per Cents., 01, 912 ;
Bank Stock, 230 to 232; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 15s.
prem; Indian Five per Cents., 110, 1101 ex div. ; and
Indian Bonds, 225. to 275. prem.

There has 'been very little inquiry for English railway
stocks, and the alterations have been confined to an ad-
vance of * in Brighton and North Western, and a fa of
*in Great Eastern. Metropolitan is quoted at 63, 631 ;
Caledonian, 861, 86-2; South Eastern, 741, 74 ; Great
Northern, 123, 12'4 ; ditto A, 133 k, 134 ; North Eastern,
1441, 14Q ; Midland, 1281, 128 k; and Great Western,
70, 701. _ _ _

Indian railway stocks have commanded but little at-
tention. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, 1050 ;
Eastern Bengal, 1051; East Indian, 1101; Great Indian
Peninsula, 1071 ; and Scinde, 103 f, Canadian shares
have been quiet. Grand Trunk have been I better, at
11k, 121, and Great Western I. at 141, 141. For foseign
shares the inquiry has been restricted. Bahia and San
Francisco, 181; Great Luxemburg, 111; and Recife and
San Francisco, 141.

In the foreign bond market nothing of interest has
transpired. Egyptian (1868) have been rather weaker at
77k, 771 otherwise there is no change to notice. Peru-
vian (1865), 93, 931 ; Italian (1861), 551, 55,2 ; Spanish
(1867), 31 5-16, 31 7-16 ; ditto (1869), 31 5-16, 31 7-16 ;
Turkish Five per Cents, 441, 441; ditto (1869), 50fi, 501 ;
Mexican, 131, 14 ; United States Five-Twenty (1882)
Bonds, 88, 88,1 ; ditto (1885), 881 88g ; French Scrip,
1 dis. to prem. ; and the North German Loan,
gto prem.
For bank shares there has been but little demand.
Agra A, 71; Consolidated, 4 13-16 ; Imperial Ottoman,
12; London and County, 50; and Union of London, 39.
In telegraph shares next to nothing has been doing.
Anglo-American, 781 ; Falmouth, 91 xd ; and French
Cables, 14, 1 ; Constructions, 26g.
The market for miscellaneous securities has been in a
very quiet state. Commercial Union Assurance have
been 1 better at 31 to 4 prem. Ebbw Vale, 181 ; General
Credit and Discount, 71, ; and Thetis Marine, 81, 1.
The Ceylon Company (Limited),, held its half-yearly
meeting, when the report was adopted, and an interim
dividend for six months, ended onithe 30th September
last, was declared, at Ate rate,of,6 pet: cent. pefannum,
payable the 22nd inst., free, of income tax.
The Commercial Bankpf Scotland has declared a divi-
dend at the rate of 12 'per cent. per annum, together
with an extra dividend and bonus of 2 per cent.

The sum of X 14,000 has'been withdrawn from the Bank

to-day.

Bills on Hamburg and Holland have been in dema4
but there has been less inquiry for St. retersbnrg and
Vienna.; The rates have been without material'
alteration.

The directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland notify
that a dividend, for the half-year ending Christmas next,
at the rate of 4 per cent. on' the, paid-up stock of the
undertaking, and also an extraordinary dividend of 30s.
on each £lOO share, and 12s. on each £lO share, will be
paid to the proprietors on the 16th of January.

Notwithstanding the approaching close of the year, the
demand for money has not improved to any material
extent. Capital is still abundant, and three months' paper
is taken at 2i per cent.
The traffic return of the South-Eastern Railway chews
a decrease, compared with the corresponding week ()Vast
year of £1,982. The London, -Brighton, and South Coast
has an increase of £387.

VOBBION EXCHANGE& —Antwerp, three months' data,
25 85, 25 40 ; Paris, short date, nominal ditto, throe
months' date, nominal. I Marseilles, ditto, 115 50„ 25 60;
Leghorn, Genoa, Naples, and Palermo, ditto, 27 00.
27 10 AmsteTdam, short date, 1118, 11 1g; ditto,
three mouths' date, and Rotterdam, ditto, 12011, 124;
Hambnrgh, ditto, 19101, 19 10!i Prankfort-on-the-Maine,
ditto, 1201, 124 ; Vienna and Trieste, ditto, 12 75,
12 80 ; St. Petersburgh, ditto, 29}, 295 ; Madrid, ditto,
49i, 40g s Cadiz, ditto, 49§, ; Lisbon, 00 date' date,
and Oporto, ditto, 52i, 521.

LONDON STOOL EXORANGE.—TtIgfeDAii

LATEST PRICER.--AFTER OFFICIAL fIOUIN,

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