The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-28 00:00:00

MONBY M&BKBT.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'Cwcl.

The funds to-day have improved, and the
markets generally are firm. Most of the principal
railway stocks have advanced. The demand for
Belgian railway share* continues very active.
It is reported that Moans. Rothschild have con-
tracted to take the whole Russian Loan of
15,000,000/. at 90, and that it will be offered here
forthwith, either at the price originally !stated, 92,
or, perhaps, at 9L The French government is
said to have forbidden its introduction on the Paris
Bourse.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at
70fr. 50c., being i per cent. better than on
Saturday.

India Five per Cents. are steady at 1081 to I.

Foreign stocks have shown increased buoyancy,
the scrip of the new Turkish Loan having especially
advanced to 22 to 22 prem. The Six per Cents. of 1854
are quoted 80 to 1, andthose of 1858,691 to7ol. The
Egyptian Loan is fraction higher, at 11 to prem.
Transitions are recorded as follows :—Austrian
Five per Cents., 561 (exchange ; Brazilian
Old Five per Ceuta., 1002, ex div. ; Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., 641 (exchange 126.) ;
Italian Five per Cents., 681, i (exchange
25fr.) ; Moorish Five per Cents., 91; Portuguese
Three per Cents., 1863, 4151 ; Russian Five per
Cents., 96 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 902;
ditto Three per Cents., 1859, 604, }, 3 ; Spanish
New Deterred Three per Ceuta., 44 ; the
Committee's Certificates, 81, ; Turkish Six per
Cents., 1854, for account, 802, ex div. ; ditto Six
per Cents., 1858, 691, 70; ditto 1001. Bonds, 72;
ditto Six per Cents., 1862 (scrip), 11, per.
Consols are officially marked 931 and 1 for money,
and 931 and i for the account. The present quota-
tion is 932 to 1 both for cash and the Bth of May.
The official business report is as follows :—Bank
Stock, 238 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 921;
New Three per Cents., 911, 921 ; India Five
per Cent. stock, 108 i, 1, f ; ditto Five per Cent.
Debentures, 1863, 100} ; ditto, 1864, 1002, 1 ;
Five per Cent., " enlaced " rupee paper, 1032 ;
ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 109 ; Exchequer
Bills, 205., 18s., 21a., 17s. prem.

The Shannon has arrived from the West Indies
with 371,0001. in specie, and the Niagara, from
Boston, with 11,0001.

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A contemporary, we see, frames a calculation
upon the hypothesis of a Russian Five per Cent.
Stock being worth 991. ss. The course of the
market and the monstrous amount of the new
Loan would rather appear to indicate that there
is little prospect of Russian Five per Ceuta, touch-
ing that price again for years to come.
The scrip of the New Turkish Loan has improved,
the preparations for the settlement on Wednesday
apparently indicating that the floating supply is
not large. It may be useful to give the annexed
statement, which shows the net amount that will
have to be paid on the 30th instant by persons
desirous of paying in full. It refers to any sum
between 1001. and 50,0001. :
Gran amount Six pot cent. Lowing net to be
et &count paid in fall
48 per cent. is noel to on 41111 30.
£lOO ..
.48 .... OMI 2 ....
.47 0 10

1,000 :: 480 .... 911 7 .... 470 8 5
.5,000 .. 7,400 .... 47 18 0 .... 2,862 2 0

10,000 .. iBOO .... 96 16 0 .... 4,701 4 0
20,000 ..
..400 .... 191 19 1 ....
.9,98
_T 11

30,000 .. 14,400 .... 287 8 2 .... 14,112 11 10
40,000 .. 19,200 .... 383 4 2 .... 18,816 15 10
50,000 .. 24,000 .... 479 0 3 .... 23,520 19 9
The steamer Menailie will take 130,680/. in specie,
of which 13,0001. is gold for Alexandria, and
21,5001, gold, and 96,1801. silver, for Bombay.
The stoppage is announoed of Mr. John Kim-
berley, of the Eagle Iron Works, Oldbury. The
amount of the liabilities has not transpired.
The Liverpool cotton market on Saturday was
flat. The transactions comprised 5,000 bales.
The Bombay Gas Company (Limited) was an-
nounced on Saturday, with respectable names.
This appears to be a well-considered project, and
has been in contemplation for some years. The
population of Bombay. is upwards of 700,000 souls,
and is steadily increasing. The means of lighting
the fort ;and city are at present very inadequate,
especially considering the importance of Bm-
bay as the seat of government, and the
emporium of a growing commerce. It is
mentioned that the comps y has met with great
encouragement from the Governor and Council of
the Presidency, and baa been promised, in addi-
tion to a suitable site for the erection of the works,
an exclusive privilege for the first 21 years. The
success achieved by the Oriental Gas Company in
Calcutta, whose shares are at nearly 50 per cent.
premium, affords additional encouragement to the
present enterprise. The directors express " the
fullest confidence that the undertaking will be more
than ordinarily remunerative. The capital is fixed
at 250.0001., in shares of SI. each, of which the
first issue will he 100,0001." A portion of the
shares is reserved for India. Five per cent inte-
rest is to be paid to the shareholders from the date
of payment of the several calls until twelve months
after the company shall begin to supply gas to the
public.
The Commercial Union Assurance Company will
commence the business of life assurance on the let
of May. Mr. W. P. Pattison, late of the London
and Provincial Law Office, has been appointed ac-
tuary and manager of the life department. From
the high position already gained by this office it is
inferred that it will soon obtain a considerable
amount of business in this new branch. -
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Subjoined Is; • statement (from Mr. Slaughter's
Weekly List) of the railway calls falling due in the
month of May. The total is small.

Amount Srp Mtare.
Aireads
'Number
Due la May, 1881. DWI, Bald. Call. of Shares. Amount.
Bombay, Haroda, dd.
Five per Cent. Da
bantam, 1866 2B 76 p at. 85 p at. . £75.000
Caps Town 4 18 SA 0 0 25.000 60,000
Dahl an allotment dept. 0 10 0 125,000 62,500
London and Insckwall.
New Shares
Nostb Malordeldra

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