The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-10 00:00:00

PROVINOIAL MAAR MARKETS.

LITER,OoL, Mason L—Salse to.day :—lfestern Counties, 110
0.16 4 xd—Great Western. Thi ad—ls:mast:ire and Yorkshire,
108 74 3 ad—Lorton and North Wagm 96 4 1 1 ad—London
and South Western 101$ xd—Namellster, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
64—Midland Stock, 14 ad—North British Stock. 061 1 tit
North Eastern, Berwick, IQ—North Staffordahlra, 6
Beath Eastern, 15 1616 6 6144 11threat Southern and Waken,
per cent., 97—Great W 041447, Molar Si per cant.
14746—Buffalo and Wm Huron, 0 7.10 I—Dutch Itheanr4
114.1=t rand Trunk dCassia. 4 1646—Great Laxambourg,
Western of Canada, LS 14I6—Liverpool and Load=
Fire and Life, 61 to—Thema and Many Martha, 1 11-1614 pad
—Pacide Slam Navigation Company, 76.
BIIININOHAX, Maim B—The business transacted to-day was
not large, bat prices of mart? MI the leading stocks were marked
higher. London and North Western was quoted 1360 to 941
ditto Coventry and Nuneaton, 116 to 1111—South Staffordshire,
104 to 11, done at Clol9a 9d.: end Birmingham Water Works,
37 to 370. Wolverhampton Gas changed hands at 40 per share.
MARCH &--1110 market haa been somewhat
active and excited. Prices good.—Caledonian. 109—Eastern
Counties, 111 4161--Groat Ship, 6a.—Grand Trunk of Canada, 5$
—Great Western of Canada, 13 14I6—Great Westan, 714 0—
Moots Central. 411 d.—Lamosshirs and Yorkshire, 1011 74—
London and North Western, Ml—Manchester, SheMetd, and
Lineolnahlre, 44—Ditto 01 PrdMence, 9.l6—North British,
664 4 3 4-South Eastern. !61616 6—Thames and Mernej.Mitainu:
Insurance, 111.16 p--St. Helen's Gas, 1031-111inols
Bowl ticrip, 11 doL--Oswestry and Newtown Prat., 101-111cliaa.
head, 88—k.ris, grd mortgagi, (paid up), MI.

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MOM MARKET.-(THIS DA}.)

Two o'Ctoci.
A fresh improvement of I per cent. has taken'
place today in the funds, while a decline of
moderate amount is quoted in several of
the principal home railway stocks In the
other markets there is an entire absence of anima-
tion, but, with the exception of a little flatness as
regards two or three foreign stocks, prices gene-
rally are well supported.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rents
opened at 70fr., being sc. better than on Saturday.
Consols are officially marked 931, I, and
for money, and 93* and n for the account.
The present quotations are 931 to a for
money, and 931 to a for the 10th of April.
The official business report is as follows :
Bank Stock, 238 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921;
New Three per Cents., 921, 92i ; India Five per
Cent. stock, 1071, 107 ; ditto 1864 or 1866,
100; Five per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper,
1021, I ;' Exchequer Bills, June, 19e., 225. prem.
Foreign stocks are dull. Mexican bonds
are flat, and have been sold at 34.
Sardinian are marked 81, and the New
Italian Railway Loan 1 die. The Spanish Certifi-
cates are rather more inquired for. Turkish Bonds
show little change, the loan of 1854 being
quoted 841 to 85, and that of 1858, 71 to
1, ex div. Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazi-
lian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1858, 921 ; Chilian
Four-and-a-Half per Ciente., 86 ; Italian Five per
Cents., 67* (exchange 25fr.) ; ditto Five per Centa.
(Maremmana Railway Scrip), 1 dia. ; Mexican
Three per Cents., for account, 341, 34 ; Portuguese
Three per Cents., 1853, 461 ; ditto for account,
451 ; Russian Ave per Cents., for account,
991, 99, ex div. ; Sardinian Five per Cents.,
for account, 82, 81 ; Spanish Passive, 191 ;
the Committee's Certificates, 0, i; Turkish
Six per Cents., 1858, for account, 711, 71, ex div.
The Scottish Chief, from Melbourne, has arrived)
with 18,0001. in gold.
About 20,0001. in gold was withdrawn from ithe
Bank on Saturday for exportation. A large amount
of Australian, however, will probably be taken to
that establishment during the present week. The
Clutha, with 91,0001. in gold, and the Eooria
Muoria, with 48,0001., have arrived front Mel-
bourne, making a total of seven ships during the
week, whose aggregate is no less than 787,0001.
The Australian gold ships known to be still at
sea are the Scottish Chief, with 18,600/., the
Netherby with 22,0001., the Marian Moore with
33,0001., and the Result with 158,0001. ; in all
231,0001.
The City of Baltimore, from New York, with
60,0001. in specie, respecting the safety of which
some anxiety prev has arrived off Holyhead,
with her engines disabled.
The outward Brazil s'Atamer takes only 2,0501. in
specie.
Telegrams from Melbourne state that the pro-
spects of trade were considered better, but that
I some failures had taken place. Prices were with-
out alteration. The exchange was quoted 2 per
Gent. premium.
The Lprospectus of the British Columbia and
Vancouver's Island Banking and Gold Trading
Company (Limited) is in circulation. This under-
taking is suggested by the anomalous condition of
mercantile idlairs in those colonies, where there is
now an important commerce, a rapidly increasing
population, and an almost complete absence of
commercial accommodation. It is urged that,
whether for the purchase or the cafe transmission
of the *old which is produced in such amazing
quantities, the agency of a bank is a matter
of absolute necessity. It is proposed to
establish the present company in Loudon with a
branch at Victoria, the chief town of Vancouver's
Island, and thence to extend ramifications in va-
rious parts of British Columbia, as experience may
show to be advisable. The company proposes, in
fact, to step, well provided with capital, into a new
field, the commercial development of which will
probably be very rapid. The capital is to be
250,0001. (with power to increase to 500,0001.) in
25,000 shares of 101. each.
The dividend on North British Railway stock is
officially announced at the rate of 3 per cent. per
annum, against n per cent. per annum for the cor-
responding period of 1860.
The annexed letter relates to the Great Eastern :

Stock, 223 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock.
104, 107 i, 107 ; ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 1864 or 1888, 100*A ; ditto
Bonds, 30s. prem. Five per Cent. eufaced "
;
rupee paper, 1021, ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per
Cent., 108, 107_1.
The India Five per Cent. stock improved
closing at 107 to 1. The rupee paper remains very
steady.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted 198. to 225.
prem., and India Bonds 275. to 30s. prem.
The foreign stock market was quiet, and little
change occurred in prioes.
In the market for bank shares, London and
County and Oriental were in demand, while London
Joint Stack and City Bank were quoted slightly
lower. In miscellaneous shares, National Discount
and Rio de Janeiro City Improvements were in-
quired for.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings were as follows :—Ooean Marine, 71 to
prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, 12 to
prem. ex int. ; IJuiversal Marine, 2} to 2} cis. ;
London and Provincial Marine, par; Mer-
cantile Fire, 1 to 1 prem. ; Commercial Union,
dis. to par ; City of Rio Improvements Com-
tto m.
The w Victoria Loan remains dull at 1031 to
104.

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