The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-15 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS -MONDAY.

This beingthefirst day of the fortnightly account, the at
tention of the house has beenprincipallydirected to the set-
tlement. Stock in some instances has been scarce, and high
prices have in consequence ensued. Consols have been
firm, and beLter, at 92, 92k, for May, and 92k, 03 for
April. Reduced and New Three per Cents 91-i, 91i,
ex-div. Indian Five per Cents 111 k, 112, and Indian
Bonds 20s. to 255. prem. Exchequer Bills have marked
2s. dis., 3s. prem.

At the commencement of business the market for
English railway stocks was depressed, and there was a
tendency to lower rates. Subsequently, however, more
animation prevailed. For Great Western stock there was
a strong inquiry, and the quotation improved to 68, 681,
but eventually relapsed to 67a, shewing an advana -
on the day of /. Metropolitan has been scarce on the
ettlement, and has risen to 802, 81. Midland has beer.
-irm, and / better ; but South-Eastern has fallen /. _

In the discount market to-day there has been a fair'
demand for money, but as the supply of capital has been
rather larger, the rates have been easy at 2i to 3 per
cent.

No bullion operations have been reported at the Bank
to-day.
Indian stocks have been-quiet, and without movemeu
of importance. Canadian shares have been steady
Great Western have recovered it. For foreign shares
there has been a moderate demand, at about previous
quotations.

Foreign bonds generally have been in request to-day,
and the general,course of prices, has been favourable. AD
gentine 1868 has advanced ; Brazilian 1863, 1; Egyptian,
1868, 1; ditto Debentures, ; New Granada, ; ditto De-
ferred, ; Peruvian, 1865, ; Turkish, 1861,
American Government securities continue to decline
from the recent highest point, but this is chiefly owing to
realisations, the tone 'of the market being satisfactory-
Five-Twenty Bonds of 1882 have given way*, and 1885, 1;
while Ten-Forty Bonds are down. On the other hand
Virginia State Bonds have' advanced ; Atlantic and
Great Western Railway Bonds, ; Erie shares, "pro-
tected," ; and Illinois Central shares,
As regards mining shares Van Consols have been in re-
;nest, and have risen 2s. per share, otherwise nothing of
Interest has transpired.
The tone of the market for Bank shares has been
healthy, and• prices have ruled firm. Imperial Ottoman
have been done at 4i prem., or at an advance of j.
Telegraph shares have been steady. Anglo-American
have supported the late advance, and British Australia
have risen
Hooper's Telegraph Shares have been firm at I, prem.,
and Telegraph Construction have risen but Silver's
Indiarubber shares have been flat and 1 lower, at 55} to
56k.

In miscellaneous securities very little business has been
doing, at about previous quotations.

The bank of Australasia have declared a dividend at the
rate of 10 per cent. per annum.
The failure is announced of Mr. Robert Varty, stock
and share broker, of Red Cross-street, Liverpool, with Di
dificiency of about £lO,OOO, owing to a heavy "bear",
account in railway stocks.
The stoppage is announced of Messrs. Adamson, ship-
builders, of Gangemouth, with liabilities estimated at
£23,000, and assets for about £6;000.

The following are the official "making-up" prices of
to-day, being the first day of the account in shares and
foreign bonds. Railways Metropolitan, 81; Caledonian,
78 ; London and Brighton, 43k ; South-Eastern, 74 ; •
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 52 ; Great
Northern A, 1191: Midland, 123,1 : London and North-
Western, 123 ; Great Western, 67 ; Great Eastern, 37i ;
Erie, 201; Illinois. 116 ; Luxembourg, 152 ; South
Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 192 ; and Great
Western of Canada, 171. Foreign Bonds : Turkish
Five per Cents., 46 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1865, 69i ;
Peruvian, 1865, 82 ; Egyptian, 1868, 801; ditto Nine per
Cents, 100 ; Italian 1861, 55-/ ; Spanish, 1867, 27 ; Mexican,
14 ; Venezuela, 1864, 20) ; Five-Twenty, 1882 bonds, 901;
ditto 1885, 90. Telegraph shares—Anglo-Mediterranean,
18 ; Anglo-American, 18 ; British India Submarine, 121;
West India and Panama, 2 dis ; Atlantic Cable, 131; ditto ,
Preference, 2; Telegraph Construction, 41. Miscellaneous—
Imperial Ottoman Bank, 14 ; Yuda-Namutana Mine, ;
Don Pedro, 41; Hudson's Bay shares, 14 ; Russian scrip,
4 prem.

The presence of some North country buyers in the
market has produced a firm feeling in the wheat trade at
Mark Lane to-day, which the delay in the arrival of the
grain-laden fleet, in consequence of the adverse winds, has
tended to consolidate. English and fine foreign wheats
have realised is per qr more money, and spring corn has
been fully as dear.

A prospectus has been issued of the Teign Valley Leal
and Barytes Mining Company (limited), with a capital of
£20,000, in £5 shares, to work some mines at Bridport

Devon.

The directors of the Cagliari Gas Company, out of an
available balance of £11,077, recommend a dividend at the
rate of 7 per cent, per annum. A balance of £1,743 will
.be carried forwaid.