The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-03 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.-YESTERDAY.

Owing to the unfavourable tenour of the news to-day,
the stock markets have been depressed. The state-
ment that the war is fast assuming that guerilla
character, argurs ill for an early restoration of peace.
Prices, in consequence, have ruled easier, but pending
the receipt of some definite information the fluctuations
have been mostly trivial. Consols have been
slightly easier, at 911, 91i ex div. for delivery,
and 91 11-16, 91 13-16 ex div. for January, Reduced and
New Three per Cents, 911, 911 Bank Stock, 230, 231 ;
Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 15s. prem. ; India Five per Cents
1091, 119 ex div., and India Bonds, 225. to 275. prem. In
colonial Government securities next to nothing has been
doing, but prices have been supported.
The market for English railway stocks has been cba-4
racterised by increased heaviness, and prices have given
way. Metropolitan, at 641, 642 ; Caledonian, at 78i,
791; Brighton at 40, 40} ; North Eastern at 1431, 1431;
and Great Western at 691, 691, are each I lower,
whilst Midland, at 127, 1271 ; and North Western, 127,
1271, skew a fall of 1; Great Eastern stock is lower,
at 381, 381.
Indian railway stocks have been very quiet. East
Indian, 109# ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1061, ; Madras,
104# ; and Scinde, 1031, 1. Canadian shares have been
in limited request. Foreign shares have sold slowly.
Bahia and San Francisco, 171 ; Dutch-Rhenish, 221;
Great Luxembourg, 111, ; San Paulo, 201; and Lom-
bards 141, 1.
The foreign bond market has been in an unsettled state.
The alterations comprise a fall of 1 in Peruvian (1865),
Italian (1861), and Spanish ; and a decline of # per
cent. in Turkish. Peruvian (1865), are quoted at
91, 911 ; Egyptian (1868), 77, 771 ; Italian,
(1861), 55, 551 ; Spanish (1867), 31, 311 ; ditto (1869),
301 31; Turkish five per cents., 431, 441 ; and ditto
1859, 501, 501. The French scrip is flat, at Ito g prem.
American securities have been flat. The Five-Twenty
1882 bonds are quoted at 88/, 88f ditto 1885, 871, 88.
Erie shares, 202, 211, and Illinois Central, 111, 112.
For bank shares there has been but little inquiry.
Anglo-Egyptian, 211.
In telegraph shares next to nothing has been doing.
Anglo-American, 78, 79 ; French Cables, 131, 131;
Silver's Indiarubber, 40, 411; and Construction,
26i, 27.
Miscellaneous securities have experienced but little
inquiry. Berlin Waterworks, 141; General Credit and
Discount, 71,1; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 48.
There has been a good demand for money to-day, owing
to the heavy " fourth," but three months' paper has
been taken at 21 per cent. _ _ _

The sum of £190,000 has been sent into the Bank to-
day.
As regards the exchanges, there is a good demand for
bills on St. Petersburg and Vienna, and the rates have
ruled easier, otherwise there has been no change.
At Mark-lane wheat has been quiet, but firm.
Messrs. J. and A. Serimgeour are authorised to receive
applications for 20,000 p-eferred shares of the Bedford and
Northampton Railway, in shares of £lO each, bearing 5
per cent. interest. The price of the shares now offered is
£92105. for each certificate of 10 shares, payable by in-
stalments extending up to April 17th, 1871.
The Manchester Courier of to-day says that at a meet-
ing of the creditors of Mr. R. Jones, commission agent,
Tib-street, in this City, the liabilities were said to be
£2,469, and the assets were merely nominal. The
creditors unanimously resolved to accept a composition of
2s. 6d. in the pound, payable in three instalments, at 8,
16, and 24 months, at the same time expressing great
sympathy with Mr. Jones.
The Discount market has been fairly supplied with
capital. There has not been much inquiry for accommo-
dation, and three months' paper has been taken at 2k, 2i

per cent.
The report of the Bank of British North America, to be
presented on the 6th inst., announces the usual dividend
at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. •
Proceedings in bankruptcy have been commenced
against the firm of Allibon, Noyes, and Co., iron ship
builders, Northfleet. The affairs have been placed by
the creditors in the hands of Messrs. Burnard, Clark,
M'Lean, and Co., accountants, Lothbnry, and Mr. Robt.
A. M'Lean, of that firm, has been appointed receiver
of the estate. The amount of debts has not yet trans-
pired, but it is believed to be large.
A first dividend of 2s. 6d, in the pound under the estate
of John Rutty and Co., who failed last July, in the timber
trade, with liabilities of £BO,OOO, is announced as payable
at the offices of Messrs. Theodore Jones and Co., 8,
Moorgate-street, on Friday, the 2nd instant.
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.—Antwerp, three months' date,
25 30, 25 35 ; Paris, short date, nominal ; ditto, three
months' date, 25 60, 2570 ; Marseilles, ditto, 25 30, 25 40 ;
Leghorn, Genoa, Naples, and Palermo, ditto, 26 85,
26 90 ; Amsterdam, short date, 1117 k, 11 18i ; ditto,
three months' date, and Rotterdam, ditto, 1201, 1201;
Vienna and- Trieste, ditto, 12 60, 12 65 ; St. Petersburgll,
ditto, 291, 29a ; Madrid, ditto, 49k, 49 ; Cadiz, ditto,
491, 49a ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, and Oporto, ditto,
52k, 52g.

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