The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-30 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.--(THI8 DAY.)

Two o'Ouxu.

This is the fortnightly settling day in shares and
foreign stocks, and the fresh transactions hays con-
sequently been limited, yet all the markets are
firm in the absence of any bad news. The English
funds remain at yesterday's prices. Home railway
stocks continue in good demand, and still show an
upward tendency.

The demand for money to-day is good, and the
lowest rate for three months' bills six per cent.
There is an absence, however, of the pressure
usually experienced on the last day of the half-year.
In the Stock Exchange the rate for short loans on
government securities is fully equal to the Bank
minimum.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Routes were quoted
65fr. 80c., being Sc. better than yesterday.
Comb' are now quoted 90 to 1, ax div., for
money, and 90/ to 1, ex div., for the account
(July 8). The official business report is as follows :
—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 901, 90, ;
ditto, for account, 901 ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 80, 1 ; New Three per Cents., 891, 1, 89 ;
Bank Stock, 238, 236 ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 1041, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1866, 981.
In the foreign stock market the variations have
been chiefly confined to a further alight improve-
ment in Greek and Anglo-Turkish Bonds, and
a decline of about per cent. in Mexican.
Some of the present quotations for the new account
(July 15) are annexed: Greek, 251 to 26; Mex-
ican, 44/ to 45 ; Spanish Passive, 30 to 1 ;
Confederate, 62 to 64 ; Turkish of 1858, 691 to 701 :
ditto, 1862, 701 to 711 ; and the Consolidds, 481 to
}. Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilian,
1863, 861 ; Egyptian, 1011, 101 ; Greek, for
account, 261, 25/, 1 ; ditto Coupons, for u-
s:aunt; 111, ; Italian, 691 ; Mexican,
44/ ; ditto for account, 45 ; ditto Anglo-
French, scrip, prem. ; Russian, 1862, 871, ;
Spanish Passive, 30 ; ditto, for account, 301, I ;
ditto Certificates, for account, 104, ; Turkish,
1862, 701, 711 ; ditto, for account, 711 ; ditto
1001, bonds, 701; Venezuela, for account, 221.
Intersatiousa Financial shares are now quoted
sto 1 prem. ; General Credit, 3to prem. ;
London Financial, 11/ to 12/ prem. ; Imperial and
Mercantile Credit, 2} to I prem. ; and Hudson's
Bay, 181 to/.
The Ramsey has arrived from Otago, New
Zealand, with 25,000/. in gold.

7017 a O'CLOCK.

Consols are fractionally better at 90 to /, ex
div., for money, and 901, ex div., for the account.
80,0001. in gold has been sent into the Bank.
At Vienna on Tuesday the Five per Cent. Metal-
liques experienced a recovery of 1 per cent.,
owing, no doubt, to the announcement that the
British government do not intend to take part in
the Danish war.
gold transactions occurred at the Bunt yester-
day. The 177,0001. by the West India packet has
been taken for abroad.

The Edinburgh, from New York, has brought
135,2 W. starling in specie.
The telegrams from Shanghae announce an im-
portant movement in the exchange against this
°Gantry, a rise of lid. having taken place. On
the other hand, at Bombay there was a decline of
id., and at Calcutta id. The Canton exchange
shows no alteration.
The Board of Trade returns for the month of
May show the month's exports to have been
larger by 2,892,3511., or 25 per cent., than in the
same mouth of 1863, and larger by 2,878,0531., or
25 per cent., than in May, 1862, while, as regards
the five months' oomparisou, the buxom over last
year is no less than 13,326,3904, or 26 per cent.,
and over 1862, 16,5248224, or 34 per cent. Of
the various items comprised in the export list
scarcely any presents a more rapid increase in value
than cotton pima goods. The export figures for
the month of May are as follows :

, __— .
1862 22,686,238
1863 2,866,784
1864 4,106,310
While for the fire months ending the slit of May
the value exported has been :
lie 212 097,946
182.4
1864
There is also • remarkableincreme in the exports
of cotton yarn. The value for the month was :
1862
1863
1864
As regards linen manufactures the upward move-
ment continues to be very rapid. The month's
exports were :
1862 i 2423,474
1863
1864
711,868

Another branch of business which iis"icnproved
greatly of late is the woollen trade. The total
value of the woollen and worsted manufactures
shipped from the United Kingdom in the month of
May was-
-1862 £902,598
1883
1864 1,447,833
In fact, all the great staples of manufacture
appear, from the evidence of these returns, to be in
a very satisfactory position so far as regards the
extent of the foreign and colonial demand.
The Grand Trunk Railway Company announce
the payment, on and after the Ist July, of the half-
eZse.e
rent due under the Detroit and Port Huron

' At the meeting of the Canada Company, held yea-
terday, a division out of the assets in hand of 15s.
per share, free of income tax, was agreed to.
The first ordinary meeting of the London and
African TradindCompany took place yesterday. The
chairman explained that the shareholders had been
called together in conformity with the articles of
association, and that, in consequence of the stock-
taking not being concluded at the company's sta-
tions until the 30tli of Julie, it was impossible for
detailed accounts to be now presented. He, there-
fore, suggested the adjournment of the meeting,
which was agreed to. It was mentioned that the
amount of stock taken over was about 40,0001., in-
cluding 25,0001. in cotton goods, at prices ranging
from 75 to 100 per cent. cheaper than their present
market value

A meeting of the Public Works Credit Company
of London and Paris was held yesterday, when a
dividend of 10 per oent. for the year was declared,
in addition to the bonus 1/. per share paid in
April last. The report was adopted.
Of the 300,000/. of Five per Cent. Mortgage
Debentures offered by the City Oakes Company,
220,0001. has been already subscribed, and its ex-
pected that the list will be completed in a few days.
The directors of the Imperial Bank of China,
India, and Japan have notified that business has
oommenord at the premises formerly occupied by
the Oriental Bank Corporation, No. 8, Walbrook.
On and after the Ist of July the business of the
Agra and United Service Baok (Limited), and
that of Mean, Masterman, Peters, and Co., will
be carried on at 36, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-etreet,
under the title of " the Agra and Masterman's
Bank (Limited)."
The Midland Banking Company (Limited) will
open a branch at Lincoln on the Ist of July, under
the management of Mr. Oro. Mean, many years
a manager in the Lincoln and Lindsey Bank. A
branch will also be opened at Stamford in the course
of the ensuing month.
A special meeting of the shareholders of the
London and Colonial Bank (Limited) is called for
the 14th July, "for the purpose of considering
terms of arrangement with the British and Ameri-
can Exchange Banking Corporation (Limited), and
authorising the directors to carry the same into
effect."
A call of 3t. is to be paid on the shares of the
Royal Sardinian Railway Company by the lit of

July, when share certificates " to bearer " will be
issued.

Amongst the private businesses which are to be
transferred to a joint stock company is that of
Maws. Cramer, Wood, add Co. the well-known
music publishers in Regent-street, established half
a century. The new company, which is entitled
" Cramer and CO, (Limited), issued its prospectus
yesterday afternoon. The property comprises the
musical copyrights of the firm, which are described
as forming the largest collection extant," and a
very extensive stock of pianofortes and other
musical instruments, a large number of which are
out on hire. Mr. Wood,- the only surviving
partner and present proprietor, who takes a large
proportion of the purchase money in paid up
shares, is to act as general manager for at least
three years. During this thee and for a further
period of two years, Mr. Wood guarantees the
payment of a minimum dividend of 10 per cent. per
annumfto the shareholders. The capital is 100,0001.,
in 10,000 shares of 101. each.
The business of the International Financial
Society will be carried on at their new offices, No.
60, Threadneedle-street, on and after Monday next.
Notice is given that unless the instalmeuts due
and unpaid on certain scrip certificates of the
Hudson's Bay Company be paid by the 15th July,
such scrip certificates, axd all payments made
thereon, will be forfeited.
. .

On and after Monday next, the City office of the
Land Securities Company will be at N 0.60, Threaad-
needle•street.

The hall-yearly meeting of the East and West
India Dock Company is called fcr the Bth July.
Tenders for the second issue of Six per Cent.
Second Debentures of the Queensland Loan
(100,0000 will be opened at the Union Bank of
Australia, at 2 p.m. to-morrow.
The Etna, for New York, will call at Queens-
town to-day, and messages will be received at
any of the Electric and international Telegraph
Company's ofhoes in London up to 3.30 p.m., and
in the provinces up to 3 p.m. The Australasian,
for New York, will call at Queenstown on Sunday,
July 3, and messages will be received until the
same hours.

WED2.-ssoAT Emma.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 901 to *, ex
div., for the Bth of July, opened and closed to-day
at the same quotation. For money the last price
was 90 to ex di,. Theofficial business report is as
follows :=Thres per Cent. Consols, for mosey,
90, it, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, 89, 1 ;
New Three per Cents., 891, 89 ; Annuities, 1885,
141; Bank Stock, 238, 237 ; India Five per Cent.
I Stock, 10411, ; ditto, Four per Cent. Debentures,
1866, 98i ; Your per Cent. "enlaced" rupee
paper,94l.
Indian
Government securities remain steady.
Exchequer Bills were unaltered, the March being
quoted Bs. to 3e. dia. and the June ss. die to par.
The more speculative foreign stocks were better,
especially in the afternoon.

MINES.-(THIB DAY.)

Two o'CLocz.

This being settling day, there is very little busi-
ness in the mining market, and quotations, with
few exoeptions, are unchanged. Great Vor shares
have declined to 30 to 31, and East Caradon to 20}
to 1. East Grenville are quoted sto # ; and East
Lovell, 17 to 11. Very few transact►ons are re-
ported in the Stock Exchange.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are quiet.
Cape Copper have been dealt in at 101, and Yuthma-
matins at 21.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.