The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-09 00:00:00

MONETARY REPORTS.--YESTERDAY,

The news of the decisive Prussian victory at Woerth
coupled with the belief that a repetition of the same
would go far to shorten the duration of hostilities between
the opposing powers of France and Prussia, has been
well received on the Stock Exchange to-day. Transac-
tions, although they have still been confined within very
moderate limits, have been more freely enteredinto. As re-
gards foreign bonds the principal speculative securities such
as Italian, Spanish,'Turkish, and Egyptian shew a fractional
improvement, whilst in United States Five-Twenty bonds
the advance has been as much as fully 2 per cent. Rail-
way stocks, also, have been steady, at a general recovery,
prices sheaving an average enhancement of quite 1 per
cent.

The maiket for home securities has bean in a fluctuating
state At one time the quotations advanced to 90, 90i,
shewing it rise of e„ but, subsequently, a
reaction ensued, and the price relapsed to
90, 904, for the September account, and 89i,
to 90, for money. Reduced and New Three per
Cents., 90 to 90-/ ; Bank Stock, 232 to 234 ; Exchequer
Bills, par to ss. prem. ; Indian Five per Cents., 107 to
108 ; and Indian Bonds par. Colonial Government secu-
rities sold quietly, and prices have been without change.
India railway stocks have been quiet but firmer.
Canadian shares have been steady. Grand Trunk have
marked 11i to 12, and Great Western at 13 to 13} shew a
rise of Foreign shares have been steady. Antwerp
and Rotterdam have risen Great Luxemburg and
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian
For Foreign Bonds there has been an improved demand
at a general advance. Brazilian (1865), Egyptian (1864),
ditto (1868), Russia (1850), ditto (1862), ditto Nicolai
Railway (1870) have risen 1 ; Portuguese, Spanish,
Italian (1861), and Turkish Five per Cents., ; Turkish
Six per Cents (1865), 2 ; ditto (1869), 11 per cent.
American securities have been very firm. The Five-
Twenty (1882) Bonds have risen 2, ditto (1865) 2i, ditto
(1887) 2, Ten-Forty 1, Atlantic and Great Western Con-
solidated Mortgage Bonds 1, Erie Shares and Illinois
Central 3.

Bank shares have been firm. Chartered of India,
Australia, and China have risen i, and Imperial Otto-
man i.

Telegraph shares have been firm. Anglo-Mediterranean
have risen and British Indian Submarine #, but Great
Northern have fallen Telegraph Construction have
risen

The Austrian, from Quebec, has brought £lOO,OOO in
specie, and the Wisconsin, from. New York, £102,50Q in

specie.

The bullion operations at the Bank to-day comprise the
purchase of £211,000 in bars, the receipt of £44,000 in
sovereigns from Quebec, the withdrawal on account of
the Buenos Ayres loan of £120,000 in sovereigns, and also
of £30,000 in sovereigns for the Cape.
At Mark-lane to-day wheat was quiet, but prices ruled
firm.

At a meeting of the Provincial Bank a dividend at the
rate of 6 per cent. was declared.
The Paris Bourse has been closed to-day.
Rather more animation has been notieed in the inquiry
for English railway stocks, but business has, at the same
time, not been extensive. Prices exhibit a general im-
provement. Metropolitan Pas risen 2 ; Caledonian, 1;
Brighton, 2 ; South-Eastern, 1; Great Northern, 2 ; ditto
A, 3 : Great Eastern, 2 ; Midland, 2i; North-Western,
2; Great Western, 2i: and North-Eastern, 2.
The money market has continued firm, but the demand
for accommodation has still lacked activity. Three
months' paper has not been negotiable under 6 per
cent.

The steamers which left New York on Saturday, took
out £245,000 in specie.
The Calabria, from New York, has brought £252,400 in
specie, the City of Antwerp, from Halifax, £660 in specie
and the Syria, from Alexandria, £42,250, also in specie.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.-MONDAY.

LATEST PRICES.-AFTER OFFICIAL HOURS.

The prices under the lines indicate the business done.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Three per Cent Console 891 901 DoApril & Oct 1883-85.. 107 110
90, 891, 901, 893, 900 109, 81
Do for Account
951 90, 1 881, 71
Three per Cent Reduced 891 901 Brazilian. 1865, 5p c . ... 86 88
901, 893 87, 51
New 3 per Cent
901, 891, 801, 893, 901 d
Exchequer Bills, March par, spm Do Rail Deben 7 p .. 93 96
ss. pm Italian, 1865, 5p c
Do, June par, spm Peruvian, 1865, 5p c .... 82 84
si. pm 83, 3
Bank Stock - - Portuguese, 1869, 3 p c.. 27 28
232 281, 7
India 5 per Cents - Russian, 1862, 5p c
1071, 8 84, 51. 4
31
India Bonds - -- Do Nicolas p c 63 65
Can 6 pc Jan&JulylB77-84 100 102 Spanish, 1867. 3pc
101, 100 243, 5, 41, 51
Do March & Sept. 102 105 Do, 1869. 3p c
Do 5p c Jan & July .. 90 92 25, 41, 1,5, 41
92 Turkish, 1854, 6p c BO 82
Do Inscribed Stock .. 88 92 Do, 1865,
15 p c
91 39, 9, 40 1 .
Dom of Can 5p c 1903 .. 93 93 Do, 1865, 6, c p - -
Ceylon 6 p c May and 561. 9
November 1878 lO6 108 U.S. 5-20 Bonds, 6p o 1882 851 86
Mauritius 6 p 0 Jan and 851, 6, 53, 61, 51, 6
July 1873 lOl 103 Do do 1885 85 86
New SWales 5p clB7l-76 97 99 85, 1
97 Do 10-40 Bnds, 5p c 1904. 81 82
New Zealand 6p c 1891 lO5 108 Erie She, 100 dole, all paid - -
Do 5p c
Do 5p o Consolidated 93 95 991, 83, 100
84k 4,3, 4 Atlantic and GW R Con
Do 6p c mar & Sept 1891 105 108 Mortgage Bonds l9 21
Do June & Deo 1891 104 107 191, 20, 191, 1
Vict 6p 0 Jan &July 1891 108 111
110

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