The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'Ciooz.

The settlement of the half-monthly account in
shares and foreign stocks has to-day formed
again the chief business in the Stock Ex-
change. The funds remain rather flat, and Consols
are quoted a trifle lower for money, but the prices
of most other classes of public securities continue
to show much steadiness.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted
66fr. 70c., showing a reduction of per cent. com-
pared with the last price of yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 911 to ft for money, 911
to 1 for the account (May 5). The official busi-
ness report is as follows :—Three per Cent
Consols, for money, 911 to 1 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 89f ; New Three per Cents., 891, ft,
; Bank Stock, 2391, 238, 240; India
Stook, 220, 218 ; ditto Five per Cent Stock, 1061,
1106, 1 ; ditto Four per Cent, 991, ; ditto Bonds,
12s. dia. ; Five•and-a-B.alf per Cent. " aniseed "
rupee paper, 1121 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 10s.
die. ; ditto June, 4s. dia. _ _ _

Few variations have occurred in foreign stocks,
owing to the settlement. Spanish Passive Bonds
are 1 better, at 36 to 1 ; Mexican 1 lower,
at 451 to ; Confederate firm, at 571
to 581 ; Turkish Consolides dull at 521
to 531 ; and Greek I lower at 2441 to 25.
Turkish Bonds of 1858 remain at 69 to
* ; and thane of 1862 at 71* to 72.
Transactions are recorded as follows:—Buenos
Ayres Six per Cents., 94 ; Egyptian. 1011, 104 ;
ditto, second issue, 1001, 101 ; Greek, 241 ; Mex-
ican, 45k, 1 ; New Granada Two per Cents.,
291 ; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 85 ;
Portuguese, 1866, kc., 49 ; Russian, 1822, 881 ;
ditto 1862, 881, 1, 891 ; Spanish, for account, 531 ;
ditto Passive, for account, 361, 36, 1 ; Turkish,
1858, 69, 1 ; ditto 1862, 711 ; ditto, 1001. Bonds,
72, 1, 711 ; Venezuela, 221, 23 ; ditto 1862,
571,68. _ _

Russian scrip is quoted If to If prem. ; Mexican,
to prem. ; Swedish, par to I prem. ; and Vene-
zuelan, to 1 dia. •

International Financial shares are now
quoted 6} to ; prem. ; General Credit, bi
to 6 prem. ; Loudon Financial, Ilf to 121 prem. ;
Hudson's Bay, 191 to f ; Mercantile Credit, 11
to 12 prem. ; Egyptian Trading, S to
prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 31 to 41 prem. ; Imperial
Financial, 5; to 6 prem. ; Credit Fonder
(Great Britain and Ireland), 6 to prem. ;
City Offices Company, If to 1 prem. ;
Fore-street Warehouse, 3} to 4 prem. ; Lem-
berg Railway, dia. to f prom. ; International
Land Credit Company, 21 to 3 prom. ; Tele-
graph Construction and Maintenance, 11 to lf

; Mil!wall Ironworks, no prem. ; Imperial
Bank of China (amended prospectus), 21 to 31
prom. ; Humber Iron Works, 11 to 21 prem. ; and
International Contract, 2to prem.

FOUR O'CLOCK.

Consols are quoted 911 to for money, and 911
for the account, showing no change of importance
compared with the quotations current at 2 o'clock.
No bullion operations have occurred at the Bank.
In the discount market yesterday the supply of
money was quite equal to the demand, but good
bills were not taken below 7 per cent. At the Bank
of England Discount-office the demand was mode-
rate. In the morning money was easy in the Stock
Exchange at 3to 4 per cent. on English govern-
ment securities, but in the afternoon there was an
active demand at sto 6 per cent. On speculative
securities much higher rates were current. Apart
from the settlement, the demand seems to have
been in some measure for account of Hebrew firms,
with whom to-day and Thursday will be holidays.
It is officially intimated that the Stock Exchange
will be cloned on Monday next, the 2nd of May,
that being the day fixed for striking the half-yearly
balance at the Bank of England, where the transfer
offices will also be shut.

About 133,0001. in gold is now in course of
transmission from Melbourne to Ragland. The
Aginoourt has 12,5091., the Dover Castle 67,5001.,
the Red Rover 39,0001., and the Kosciusko
14,0001. The Chili and Star of Tasmania, from
New Zealand, are also bringing 203,0001.
The steamer Poonah will take to-day 68,4401.
in silver and 38,7651. in gold for Bombay, sod
7,0001. in gold foe Alexandria, making a total of
114,2061. The corresponding packet on the 12th
inst. took 369,8631.
Bills on some places on the continent were in
demand yesterday, but the rates generally were firm
at Friday's quotations. Subjoined is our usual
list :

-- •
Amsterdam, 3 smooths, 11.191 to 121 ; ditto, S days.
ILI6I to 17 ; Rotterdam, 3 meotbs, 12 to 121 ; Lot-
walk Smooths, 25.60 to 65; Hamburg, ma. beam, 3
smooths, 13.81 to 9 ; Paris, 3 days, 25.17 to 271 ; ditto, 3
mootbs, 25.621 to 71 ; Frankfort-out-the- se, 3 months,
1191 to f ; Bt. -Petenarg (per rouble). 3 mouths, 331 to 1;
Vilma% es. So.. S mcmoths, ILBO to 85 ; Trieste. flo , 3
months, 11.80 to 85 ; Madrid, 3 mouths. 48 to 1; Cadiz. 3
smettlia, 48 to 1 ; Leghorn, 3 mouthy. 25.671 to 721;
Gams, moataa, 25.671 to 72}; Rase. 3 mouths,
25.671 to 721 ; Naples, 3 mouths, 25.671 to 721;
Pslerme, 3 mouths, 26.671 to 721 ; Namma, 3 mouths,
25.671 to 72i ; Lisboa. le days, 52 to 1 ; Oporto, 90 days,
62 tot.

The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed
Wednesday, the 4th of May, a special nettling day
in the shares of the following companies :
Nadas itailiney . .. .
Fometreet Warehouse (Limited)
flaali, ilsight, and Os (limited) To be marked
Fiasacial Dumont (Limited) is the Daily
audit Yowler of Identities (Limited) I
List.
Oity Mess (Limited)
National Bank, New shares
Lobate Gee Meter (Limited) To be ma rhea in
Maritime lasarasoe (Limited)
Queensland Sheep Investment (Limited) List.
Also is the Four asd-s-Halt per Cont widish Govern-
meet Loss, which is to be marked is the Daily List, both
as regards the seripasd stook paid is full.

The second ordinary meeting of the Bombay Gas
Company was held yesterday. It was mentioned
that the most important portion of the plant and
machinery have safely arrived at Bombay, and that
the works will be delivered over to the company
completed on the Slat of December. In about
five months from that date tbey will be able to light
the whole city.
A special meeting of the Public Works Credit
Company of London and Paris took place yesterday,
when it was resolved to take from the profits of the
past half-year 11. per share and add the same to the
present paid-up capital in lieu of a call to the same
amount. It was also decided to issue the remain-
ing 5,000 shares, If. to be paid on application and
11. 10s. on allotment, when both issues will be
upon an equality and entitled to quotation in the
Stock Kachange list, as well as to increase the
subscribed capital from 200,0001. to 500,0001.
The directors of the Imperial Bank of China
(Limited) announce that they have appointed as
general manager in London Mr. Henry Turner, late
manager. in Chin of the Agra Bank.

The annual meeting of the Truet and Agency
Company of Australseis (Limited) is called for the
9th of May, when * dividend is to be declared. The
meeting will be made special, to empower the direc-
tors to make a further issue of 25,000 shares, which
are to be first offered to the present registered

Owing to the extent of the floating speculation
foe a rise, as shown by the preparations now in
progress for the fortnightly settlement, heavy rates
of "continuation" were quoted yesterday on some
Gleams of securities, including banking, financial,
and miscellaneous shams. The rates were also con-

siderablo ou eidedouian, Idetrupolitau, Brighton,

and Great Eastern Railway
shows the terms generally e

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Great Easters

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it today, viz :

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Geomsk Credit

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Turkish Intersotiooal 6 per ot 3-16
Vorsisuolo, 1862 -16

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so b-16
to 3-16 „

The letters of allotment of the Lemberg-Czer-
'lowa's Railway Company were delivered yesterday.
We are informed that important contracts con-
nected with public works have been offered to, and
are now under the consideration of, the International
Contract Company. It is notified that the share list
of this company will be closed on Saturday next.
We are also requested to mention that the sub-
scription list of the English and Foreign Credit
Company will be closed for London this day,
the 27th inst., and for the country to-morrow,
the 28th.

Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock
Exchange list of last evening :
losurance.—Allianoe British and Foreip,. 15, 4, ac
div. ; Ditto Marine, 43, 4; Atlas, 13e4; usu. Im'
=ire, 360 ; Indemnity Marine, 14 4 ; Law Pine, 5;
464, 7, ex die. ; London and Caledonian Maria*
(limited), ; North British and Mercantile (Limited).
Bey • Ocean Mattes, 294, 4 ; Oriental sad General Maria%
44, ; Thames and Ileney Marine (Limited). 64.
Gaslight and Coke.—Bahis (Limited), 194 ; Ditto 10 per
met. Preference (Limited). 274 ; Earopsan, New, 8, ;
Great Central, 184 ; Imperial Coutinental, 924, 2, 90, 4, 14;
Westminster Chartered, New, 484.
Docks.—Loodon, 744.
Omsk —Binniegbani (Guaranteed 41. per cent. London
and North Western), 894 ; Grand Junctioe. 754 ; Henget
and Avon (Guaranteed by Great Western Railway), 64.
Waterworks.—East London, 132; Ditto New, 134, 4.
Tcurinar
Console which closed yesterday at 914 to for
money, and 91 11-16 to 13-16 for sth May, closed to-
day at 914 to 4, both for money and the account.
The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 914, T
1. ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 894, ; New hree
per Cents., 894, 4,f ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
106, 4, 105 ; ditto our pea Cent. Debentures, 1866,
994 ; Four per Ceat. " enlaced" rupee paper, 93 ;
ditto Five per Cent., 1044, 1034 ; ditto Five-and-
a-Half per Cent., 1124.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was rather more
inquired for. Exchequer Bills were quoted 10e. to
U. dia.