The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-01 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-{THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocw.

The stock markets to-day are quiet, but generally
firm, with the exoeption of Consols, in which a
fractional decline has taken place. The railway
and foreign markets are especially steady, although
the amount of business transacted is unimportant.
No alteration has taken place in the Bank rate of
discount.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at
661 r. 37c., showing a alight advance, compared
with the last price of yesterday.
Consols are quoted 881 for the account, and
88k to 1 for money. The official business report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 881, }, 1 ; ditto, for amount, 881 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 88k, 88, t ; New
Three per Ceuta., 881, 88 ; India Stock, 212 ;
ditto Five per Cents., 1031, 104, 1031 ; ditto
Four per Cents., 981 ; ditto "enlaced " rupee
paper Bonds, 2bs. dia.

The chief movement in foreign stocks has been a
rise in Greek Bonds. Mexican, Turkish Con-
solides, and Spanish Passive are also
higher. The Certificates are without change.
Transactions are recorded as follows : Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. (exchange 12 guil.)
991 ; Egyptian Seven per Cents. (second issue), 984,
ex div. ; Greek Five per Cents., for account, 241,
; ditto Coupons, for account, 114 ; Mexican
Three per Cents., 1864, 263 ; New Grenada
Two per Cents., 29 ; ditto Deferred,
7 ; Peruvian Four and a Half per Cents., 1862, for
account, 794 ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1856,
1857, 1859, 1860, 1862, and 1863, 474 ;
ditto for account, 474 ; Russian Five per Cents.,
,1822, 903, ex div. ; ditto 1862. 884 ; Spanish
Three per Cents., 494 ; ditto New 1)e-
-i ferred, 433 ; ditto for account, 435 ; ditto Pas-
live, 311 ; ditto for account, 314, I ; the Com-
mittee's Certificates, 134 ; ditto for account,
133 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for account,
1904; ditto, 1858, for account, 691, 4, ex div.; ditto,
1862, 704 ; ditto, 1001. Bonds, 704 ; Venezuela
Three per Cents, for account, 224.
International Financial shares are now quoted
43 to j prem. ; General Credit, 23 to prem. ;
London Financial, 9to prem. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 33 to j prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 164 to 3 ;
Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 23 ton prem. ; Imperial
Mexican Railway, 3to prem. ; and Ottoman
Sozi6t4 Generale, 13 to 2 prem.

Fogs o'CLocK.

Consols are fractionally lower, at 88i to 1, both
for money and the account. 6,0001. in gold has
been taken to the Bank.

Considerable amounts of specie are being pur-
chased for transmission to the East by way of
France. It is estimated that the English pasket
which will leave Marseilles on the sth of Septem-
ber, with a mail for Bombay, will take at least
600,0001.
Tenders were opened yesterday at the Union Bank
of Australia for 270,0001. of Queensland govern-
ment 6 per cent. debentures, but only 33,0001.
were sold at and above the official minimum of par.

The Bank of Amsterdam have raised their 'rate
of discount from 44 to 5 per cent.
The prospectus has been issued of the Graham's
Town (Cape of Good Hope) Fire and Marine
Assurance Company with a capital of 250,000/ in
25,000 shares, of which 3,000 have been reserved
for Europe. It is not intended to call up for the
present more than IL per share.
The London and South Western Bank have made
a call of 5/. per share.
A special meeting of the Imperial Bank of China,
India, and Japan will be held on the 12th Sep-
tember, to confirm the resolutions for merging the
company in the Bank of Hindustan, China, and
Japan.
An extraordinary meeting of the Lisbon Oil Mills
Company is called for the 28th of September, to
confirm the resolution for substituting Articles of
Association for the regulations contained in Table
A of the Companies Act, 1862.

The Italian Irrigation Canal Company have given
notice of a call of 21. per share, making 141.
called up.
The third series of colonial wool sales, which
commenced on the 21st July, were brought to a
close yesterday. The catalogues have comprised the
unprecedentedly larp quantity of 138,564 bales, but
of this about 3,000 bales, twice catalogued, must
be taken in reduction of the total sold. Messrs.
Richard Dutton and Son report that the attecdanoe
of buyers, both home and foreign, has been large,
but throughout the sales much more divided than
usuaL The sales opened at about the prices of
May-June, and continued steady for some time.
The market subsequently evinced less firmness, and
on the Bank rate being advanced to 8 per cent.
prices of many descriptions took a decided turn in
favour of buyers.

With reference to the market for American secu-
rities Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as follows,
under date yesterday :

In the London market for American mouritine there
hare been operations of eoesiderahl• =spite& m United
States 5.30 Bondi at 39 to 39i, large quantities having been
taken at three prior., for both home and Euron account.
They close steady at 39g. Illinois fall paid share. are fiat
in consequence of the call of 10 dole, per share on the 90
shares, making the latter proportionally cheaper for Eng-
lish holders with the correct high rate of exchange. For
Erie shares there Its. been some demand, but few are °freed
for sale, and they close at about last week's gestation.ln Railroad Mortgage Bonds there has been very little
business.

WZMIZSDAT Evsenta.

Consols for the Bth September were first quoted
this morning at 88} to I, and declined about the
middle of the day to 883 to j. A recovery then
ensued, and the final prices were 883 to for
the account, and 88! to I for money. The official
business report is is follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 84, 11, ; ditto foraceount,
88;:, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 88, 87i New
Three per Ceuta 87k, 88, 87f ; New Five per
Cents. 106 ; India Stock, 212 ; ditto Five per
Cent. Stook, 1041, 103 j, 104 ; ditto Four per
Cent. Debentures, 1866, 07.
No alteration occurred iu India Five per Ceuta.
or Exchequer Bills, the last quotations being
respectively lon to 104, and 26e. to 16s. discount.
There has been scarcely any movement iu foreign
stocks, the changes beiug confined to • fractional
improvement in Turkish Consolidia, and a slight
decline in Mexican and Italian Five per Cents.
The Confederate Loan was rather dull at 74 to 75
ex dividend.

Financial shares have been generally steady,
Imperial Mercantile Credit, however, clueing ea-
ceptionally lower. The final prices were :—lnter-
national 4} to * prem. ; General Credit, 2,i to
prem. ; London Financial, 9} top prem. ; and
Imperial Mercantile Credit, 3} to} prem.
There has been a rather better feeling in the
market for joint stock bank shares, and a rise is
shown in Imperial, International, and South
Eastern. Imperial Bank of China and Land
Mortgage of India. on the other hand, were rather
dull. Imperial Ottoman left off at 14 to 17*.
In miscellaneous descriptions an advance took
place in Credit Ifobilier (of England) and Credit
Foncier, on the satisfactory reports just issued,
and a decline in National Steam, and Smith,
Knighand Co. Hudson's Bay left off at 16*
; Egyptian Trading, 1# to # prem. ; and
Socioft6 Grinsfrale Ottomane, 11 to 2 prem., showing
in the latter case a further slight reduction.
Canadian Government Debentures have been
rather flatter.

The closing (but in some cases merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings are
subjoined, viz. :—Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 2k to
prem. ; Ebbw Vale Company, par to I prem.
Humber Ironworks, 2} to I} du. ; and Imperial
Mexican Railway, 4 to 17 prem.