The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-19 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-SATURDAY.

There has'again been an absence of activity in the stock
markets to-day. Firmness, however, has still been the
feature of the Exchange, and quotations have been well
well maintained. Consuls have been steady, and 11 per
cent. better, at 911, 91i ex div. for delivery, and 91, 92
ex div. for January ; Reduced and Now Three per Cents.,
91i, 912 ; Bank stocks, 230, 232 ; Exchequer Bills, 10s.
to 15s. prem. ; India Five per Cents., 110, 1101-, ex div.
and India bonds, 225. to 275. prem. _ _

The market for English railway stocks has been firm,
and prices have again improved. Metropolitan, at 63k,
63i ; Midland, at 128 k, 128.2 ; and North Western, at
128, 124, are each better ; whilst Great ,Eastern at
38g, 38z, and Great Western, at 69i to 74, shew an en-
hancement of Caledonian is quoted at 851, 85 ;
Brighton, 402, 41 ; South Eastern, 741, 74 ; Great
Northern, 123, 124 ; ditto A, 134, 134 ; North Eastern,
144, 1441.

For Indian railway stocks there has been but little
demand. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, 105;
East Indian, 1103,, ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1071,
; and Scinde, 103/, Canadian shares have been in
limited request. Grand Trunk, 111, In foreign shares
the transactions have been restricted. Bahia and San
Francisco, 181 ; Great Luxembourg, 11/, g ; San
Paulo, 20.

Foreign bonds have been purchased cautiously, but at
very full quotations. Peruvian (1865) have risen 4, or to
on, 93/ ; Egyptian (1868), +, or to 77i, 78 ; Italian (1861),
4, or to 554, 551 ; Turkish (1865), 1, or to 63, 634 ; ditto
Five per Cents, /, or to 44a, 444 ; ditto (1869), g, or to
50a, 504 ; Mexican, 4, or to 13.2, 14 ; United States Five-
Twenty (1882) Bonds, 4., or to 88k, 881; ditto (1885), 4,
or to 88a, 88g.

French Scrip is quoted at dis. to jf prem ; North Ger•
man Loan, ton prem.

Port Alegre and New Hamburg Railway Company's.
shares are at 2 to 2} prem ; and Anglo-German Bank,
1 to 11 prem.
In Bank Shares the transactions have been restricted ;
Anglo-Egyptian, 20g, 21; Consolidated, 4 13-16 ; Im-
perial Ottoman, 12 ; London and County, 49, 50 ; Joint-
Stock, 34} ; and Union of Australia, 41±,
Telegraph Shares have commanded but little attention;
British Indian Extension, 6 ; British Indien Submarine,
6f, 15-16 ; Falmouths, 9 9-16 ; Great Northern, 111;
French Cables, 13A ; and West Indian and Panama, 5}
Hooper's Telegraph Works, 61 9-16 ; Silver's India-
rubber, 44/.; and Construction, 281.
For miscellaneous securities the demand has been very
quiet. Hudson's Bay, 8 ; Rio de Janeiro City Improve•
ments, 22.

The discount market has been fairly supplied with
capital. There has been only a , moderate demand for
accommodation, and three months' paper has been taken
at 2} per cents.

The Nyanza has taken out 6,710.
Bar gold to the value of £22,000 has been withdrawn
from the bank to-day.

The agent-general for South Australia has negotiated
the sale's of the whole of the £lOB,OOO bonds, offered on the
24th ult. to public tender, £15,00Q, at and above his
minimum of £lOB ex-January coupon and the balance at
a little below that price. _ .

A prospectus has been issued. of the Porto Alegre and
New Hamburg (Brazilian) Railway Company (Limited),
with a capital of £292,000, in shares of £2O,
to construct a line ,of twenty-seven miles in the
provinces of San Pedro, do. Rio Grande, do. Sul, under
a guarantee of five per cent. per annum from the Govern-
ment of that province on the entirb capital. This
guarantee will yield £14,650, and it is proposed to apply
it to the payment of seven per cent. interest upon
£200,000 in preference shares, of which one half is now
offered for subscription, the contractors for the line
taking -£92,500 of ordinary stock in part payment of
£280,000, for which they are to complete the under-
taking.
.The population of the district and city of Porto
Alegre is 'stated to be'nearly 100,000.
• A prospectus has been issued of, the Wood-street Ware-
house Company (Limited) with a capital of £300,000 in
shares of £5, to carry on the business of Messrs. Hugh
Jones and Co.'s Warehouses, for which, including the
stock in trade and freehold and leasehold premises, com—
prising the sites of 11 houses in Wood-street, an aggre-
gate payment is to be made of £171,080. Mr. Hugh
Jones subscribes 20,000 shares, and is to act as managing
director.

The' directorS' of the Metropolitan District Railway.
Company have invited subscriptions for £300,000 6 per
cent. debenture stock, bearing interest from the lit of
January, 187.4 at the price of 102 per , bent. This com-
pletes the issue of £1,20,000 authorised by the company'si
Acts of Parliament. By discount on prepayinent of Cal%
the net cost is reduced to about 1011. It is upderstooil
that the issue of this stock will enable the company to
complete and open the line to the terminal station at
Cannon-street by May next. •

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-SATURDAY.

LATEST PRICES.-AFTER 0 EMI A HOURS.

The prices under the lines indicate the business done.

GOVERNMENT SECITRITIES.

nate per Cent Consols 911 91/ Via 6p cJan&JuIYIS9I 115 117
911, / x d . DoApril &Oct 1883-85.. 111 112
Do for Account
91/ a d Brazilian. 1865, 5 p o .... 929 939 '
Three per Can tßeduced 911 911 93
919, 1 Egyptian 1862. 7 p o .. .. 80 82
New 3 per Cent
919. 1 102
Exchequer 13111 s, March 10 15pm Italian, 1865, 5 p a
m ' 869
Do, June lO 15pm Peruvian, 1865. 5 p o .... 93 94
pm 925, 31
Sank Stock
India 5 per Cents
1101 x d 84
India Bends — Do Nicolas 4 p o
pm Spanish. 1367. 3 pc
Can 6 pc Jan&Julvll77-81 10491059 311, A
, Do March & Sept. 103 105 Do, 1869. 3 p a
Do 5 p c Jan & July .. 989 999 319, 5. 1
981, 9 Turkish.lBs4, 6 p c 7B 80
Do Inscribed Stook .. 97 99 Do. 1885. 5 p o
Dom of Can 5 p c 1903 .. 97 99 449, 1, 1
Ceylon 6 p a May and . Do, 1865 6 p c
November 1378 , . 106 108 63
filauritius 6 p o Jan and U. 5.5-20 Bonds. ii p o 1833 881 889
July 1873. lO3 105 889, 5. 9
New S. Wales 5 p clB7l-76 10191029 Do do 1835 881 88/
New Zealand 6 p 01891.. 108 110 889, 1, 1
Do 5 P a
Do 5 p c Consolidated 99 jOO ErieSha,loodols, all paid
995, 9 Illinois Central Shares .. 110 111
Do 69 c Mar &Sept 1891 106 108 Atlantic and (1 IV Bijou
Do June & lieclB9l 108 110 'Mortgage Bonds —

MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
• •
Pd rd. :
Anglo-Austrian Bnd- 5 InternlFinan SoclL) 'lndia
holders' Certificate 15 25 20 It Irria Can Cavour 35 4
10 BerlinWaterworks(L) 145 151 100 Do 6p c Bonds. re.
30 Bolckow-Vaughan 14 30 35pm deema.ble 1870 . 63 65 ,
100 Boston City (U.S. i 30 Loudon Fin Assoc(L) 20 18dis
p c Sterling Loan 91 93 Lon (len Omnibu 2 3
4 Brit & Fin) Marine( Ll 2:71i 4
nin 2Prov Marine 1s ..
4 5 1. pie
25 Canada Company. 73 73 11)1) Madraslrrig. &Canal
10 Ceylon Company L 1 35 271 is gsn c by Ind Gov. 101 172
35 City Offices (L) .... 26 25 dis 2 51auritins Land (I) 7 ; dis.
20 Colonial (L) ' 4 2 dis 5 NatnlDisctOomp I) 11 111
5 Com Union Assurnce 3 31pna 23/4 N Zealand Loan and
10 Crdt Fonc of Eng (L) 2 25 Mere Agency iL) .. I is' Pm
100 Crystal Palace
100 Do Pref
100 Do 6p_ c Perp Deb.. 112 117 61 N Dritalt and Atom (L) 28 281
274 Ebbw Vale Steel LI.. 9 85dis 5 OceanMarinelnsur l3 111 ni
100 Viceroy of Egypt 7p Q 50 1' and 0 Steam 45 47
Mortgage Loan.... 78 8Q 10 Do do New. 1857 3 2 dis
795, 80 5.) Ithymney Iron
100 Egyp 9 p crroy Loan, i 5 Do New 8!. 05
guar by Egyp Gov.. 94 96 63 Royal Mail Steam
95 12 Tel Con and Main (L) 261 '267
11 Fore-stWaiehouse IL) 75 Bpm 261
100 Fgn and Colonial Gov 2 Thames and Mersey
Trust 6p o Bonds.. 98 103 Marine lusur (L
995 St. Tobacco 6 p c Loan
7i (ion Credt kDisct (L) 5 f die guar by Italian Gov, 97 89
14 Gen Stm Navigation 275 285 5 Trust and Loan Co of
7 Hooper's Tel Works 5 Nis Upper Canada
65, 3-13 5 (7 Marine, Lvpool 11, 4; spin
17 Hudson's Bay 8 85 20 Union Steamship (L) 23 25
8 6 United Dis Corprn (Wills A pm
45 Indrhbr,GutPer.and 5 Univ Marine insur iL‘ 6171 pm
Tel Works 1) .... 44. 45 12 Warrant Finance..:. '9 7 dis
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