The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-14 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-SATURDAY.

Depression has been the feature of the stock market
to-day. The statement that Russia had requested some
modification of the treaty of 1856 was received with sus-
picion, and imparted a weakening tendency to the quo-
tations. At the same time the success obtained by the
French at Orleans was held to be decidedly inimical to an
early restoration of peace ; inasmuch as it was
believed that Frame, elated by a gleam of vic-
tory, will be emulated to fresh endeavours, and
will turn a deaf ear to the offers of the neutral powers for
an armistice. In the railway market no feature of import-
ance has been noticed, but foreign bonds, especially
Turkish, have experienced a further fall. Consols have
suffered in sympathy, and have receded 5 per cent., being
quoted at 924 to 921 for delivery and the December ac-
count. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 914 to 910;
Bank Stock, 230 to 232 ; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 14s.
prem. India Five per Cents. have been done at 1134 to
1134 ; and India Bonds at 21s. to 265. prem.
In Colonial Government securities next to nothing has
been doing, and the movements have been trifling.
In the market for English railway stocks nothing of
interest has transpired. Metropolitan, at 634, 635, and
Caledonian, at 775, 78, are 4 better ; but South Eastern
has fallen A, or to 744, 744 ; North Western 4, or to 1274,
128 ; and Great Western 5, or to 694, 70. Brighton is
quoted at 414, 42 ; Great Northern, 1225, 123 ; ditto A,
134, 1344 ; Great Eastern, 39, 39a ; North Eastern,
1434, 1434.
For Indian railway stocks the inquiry has been limited.
Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, 1054 ; Carnatic,
1045 ; Eastern Bengal, 106 ; East Indian, nog, nog ;
Great Indian Peninsula, 1065, 107 ; Oude and Rohilkuud,
1034: and Scinde, 1044, 1044, Canada shares have been
quiet. In foreign shares next to nothing has been doing.
Bahia and San Francisco have marked 175 to 185; Buenos
Ayres, Great Southern, 254; San Paulo, 200: and Lom-
bards, 145, 144.
The demand for Foreign Bonds has been dull at re-
duced quotations. Turkish (1869) have fallen 5, or to 525,
524 ; ditto Five per Cents, 14, or to 444, 45 ; Mexican
or to 141, 144 ; Egyptian Nine per Cents. A, or
to 1004, 101; ditto (1868) A, or to 774, 775 ;
Italian (1861) 5, or to 55, 554. On the
other hand, Spanish (1867) have been 5 better, at 315, 313,
and ditto (1869) 4. at 31, 315, American securities have
been dull, and the Five-Twenty Bonds have fallen 3, the
1882 Bonds being quoted at 84, 880, and the 1885 at
875, 874.
The French Loan has been dull, at 0 to 4 prem.

In Bank shares the transactions have been only to a
moderate extent. Imperial Ottoman have marked 11i,
121 ; London and County, 49/, 50 ; Joint-Stock, 34 ; and
Oriental, 432.
Telegraph shares have been inactive. British Indian
Submarine, 7 5-16 ; Falmouths, 10/ ; Great Northern
China and Japan, 7/1 ; French Cables, 14g ; Silver's
Indiarubber, 38k; and Constructions, 27k.
Miscellaneous securities have been in limited request.
Credit Foncier of England, 2/ ; Fore-street Warehouse,
20 ; General Credit and Discount, 7 3-16ths ; International
Financial, n ; National Discount, 11i ; Ocean Marine, 18i.
The following are some of the official " making up,"
prices for to-day, being the first day of the account in
shares and foreign bonds :—Railways.—Metropolitan, 631;
Caledonian, 77/ ; Brighten, 42 ; South Eastern, 741; Great
Northern A, 134 ; North Eastern, 1421 ;. Midland 126 ;
North Western, 127/ ; Great 'Western, 701 ; Erie shares,
181. Foreign bonds—Peruvian (1865), 90 ; Egyptian
(1868), 771 ; 'Mexican, 14 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 451;
ditto (1869), 52/ ; Italian (1861), 55 ; Spanish (1867) 311;
ditto (1869), 31. Miscellaneous—Anglo-American Tele-
graph, 171; Telegraph Construction, 27i ; Don Pedro
Mining, 1 ; and Taquaril, 11.
In the discount market to-day there has been a fair
supply of capital. The demand for accommodation has
been to a moderate extent, and three months' paper has
been taken at 21, to 21 per cent.

The Bangalore has taken out £63,550, principally in
gold for the East.

The sum of £42,000 has been sent into the Bank

to-clay.

Advices from Havre state that, as a German army is
marching on Lyons, the branch of the Bank of France in
that city has deemed it prudent to send the greater part
of its funds and sectirities to Toulon. In several towns
complaints are beginning to be made of the
dearness of different sorts of foood, particularly of
meat ; and as the winter approaches they
will certainly increase in extent aad intensity. How they
will be dealt with will be, in an economic point of view,
curious to see, and they must be dealt with, for the people
who raise them have got arms, and are disposed to use
them. The principal suggestion made thus far is, that
municipalities shall either compel butchers, grocers, and
bakers to sell their goods at fixed prices, or shall under-
take the sales themselves.

The prospectus has appeared of the Cape and Natal
Steam Navigation Company (Limited), with a capital of
£250,000, in shares of £2O each. The first issue is to con-
sist of £200,000. £2 must be paid on application, and £3
on allotment. The company is formed for the purpose of
establishing a line of steamers between London, the Cape,
Algoa Bay, and Port Natal.
The Manchester Courier of to-day says that " the sus-
pension of Messrs. Edward Begg and Co., of Bombay and
Manchester, has been announced; with liabilities of
£115,000, of which one firm in London appear as creditors
for about £77,000, the remainder being distributed princi-
pally among the India banks. The assets are, however,
considerable. A meeting of the creditors of M4srs.
Morgan and Jackson was held yesterday. Nothing
definite was done, the meeting hairing been
adjourned. The liabilities are £8,500. The
available asset's' are small, but there is a
joint life policy upon the debtors for £5,000, the premium
of which is guaranteed for six years. A few days . ago a
rumour was current of the failnre of a large Batavian
firm. Upon inquiries at once instituted by a firm in this
city in Holland, it was found that nothing was known of
it there. The failure referred to in our issue of to-day is
not that of a Batavian firm, but of a house in Padang,
whose suspension has been known for several days."
The Cork and Limerick Direct Railway has been pur-
chased by the Great Southern and Western Railway
Company of Ireland, at the price of £6O for, every £lOO
share.

In consequence of the war the Belgian iron trade is
reported to be dull. The coal trade, however, shewa
little change.

The Grocer publishes a despatch just received from the
Greek Minister of Finance to the Greek Ambassador in
London, stating that the currant crop of 1869 was
111,000,0001b5., whilst that of 1870„ it is probable, will
not reach 98,000,0001b5., from authentic reports.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-SATURDAY.

LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS.

The prices under the lines indicate the business done,

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Three per Cent Consols 921 924 Vict 5p c Jan& JulylB9l. 10311041
924. 3, 21 104
Do for Account
93, 21 92
Three per Cen
83t Reduced 911 911 Egyptian 1862. 7po .. .. 81 83
911, 1
New Z per Cent
911, 8. 1 Italian, 1865, 5p a
Exchequer Bills, March 10 14pm Peruvian. 1865, 5p a
pm 90, 1, 894, 904
Do, June lO 14pm Portuguese 1869 3 v 0.. 311 311
pm Russian. 1862. 5p a.. .. 851 83
Bank Stock
~.,
ix _B4 1
~.r
231 o icolas 4p a
India 5 per Cents
113) Spanish. 1967. 3pa
India Bonds — 304, 18
pm Do. 1869. 3 p a
Can 6pc Jan &Julyll77-84 10511061 301, 8, 1
Do March & Sept. 103 105 Turkish, 1954, 6p 0 Bl 83
WO 5p c Jan & July .. 98 (10 Do, 1865. suc
Do Inscribed Stock .. 97 99 451, 5,1, 41, 53, 1
Dom of Can 5p a 1903 .. 96 93 Do, 1865 6p 0
Ceylon 6 p c May and 64, 5
November 1878 lO7 109 U. 8.5-20 Bouds,6 pa 1332 881 S)
Mauritius 6 p 0 Jan and 881. 1
July 1873 lO3 105 Do d 1885 873 88
New Males 5p clB7l-76 10111021 874. 84, 78, 8
New Zealand bp c 1891 lOB 110 Do 10-1013nas, 51,01931 861 874
Dos pc
Do 5p 0 Consolidated 98 99 Illinois Central Shares .. 11111121
981, 4
111
Do 6p c Mar &Sept 1891 107 109 Atlantic and (I W R Con
Do Juno & l)ec 1891 109 111 Mortgage Bonds —
Viet 6 p cJan &July 1891 114 116 274
DoAprii&OctlBB3-85.. 11111121