The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-30 00:00:00

1862.

I MOREY MA.RBET.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'CLooi.

The funds are firm to-day. Consols are quoted
for the account about it per cent, better than yes-
terday afternoon. With the exemption of the
settlement now in course of completion
in the share and foreign stock markets,
there are few features of interest. Some kinds of
foreign stocks, however, are in rather better de-
mand. English railway shares remain very dull.
Tho scrip of the new loans is firmer. Turkish
is quoted 2} to 2/ prem., and Egyptian 15 to 14
prem., while Russian has been dealt in at to
prem. . . .

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at
701 r. 32c., being about the same as on Wednesday.
Consols are officially marked 931 and 1, cum
div., for money, and 921, ex div. for the account.
The present quotations are 93; to #, cum div.
for cash, and 921 to 1, ex div. for the 10th of June.
The official business report is as follows :—Bank
Stock, 234 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 1 ;
New Three per Cents., 911, 1; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 109 f, 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 10s., 13a., prem.
The foreign stock market is inactive; but prices
are well supported. There is a renewed demand
for Spanish Certificates, which have improved,
and are last marked 91. The Turkish Loan of
1854 is steady, at 801 to 81 ; and
that of 1858, at 70 to 1. Italian Five
per Cents. are again rather better. Sales are
recorded as follows :—Brazilian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 1852, 1858, 1860, 931 ; Dutch
Four per Cent. Certificates, 1001 ; Egyptian
Seven per Cents. (scrip), 11 prem. ; Italian
Five per Cents., 701 (exchange 25fr.) ; Portu-
guese Three per Cents., 1853, 454 ; Russian Five
per Cents., 1862 (scrip), f, 1, 1 prem. ;
ditto paid-up scrip, 921, 93 ; the Spa-
nish Committee's Certificates, 8/, 91; Turkish
Six per Cents., 1858, for account, 701 ; ditto
Six per Cents., 1862 (scrip), 21, f, 1 prem. ; ditto
paid-up Scrip, 701,. 1.

In the Stock Exchange, the supply being abun-
dant, the rate for loans from day to day on go-
vernment securities is only If per cent.
With regard to the remittances to Constantinople
on account of the new Turkish Loan, we believe
that 200,000/. in gold will be sent on Monday next,
and an additional sum of 300,0001. on the following
Thursday or Friday.
The steamer yesterday for Spain took 40,0001.

On Wednedai and yeeterday about 96,000 i. dock
of the Turkish Loan has been paid up in fulL The
next days fixed for the bankers to receive such pay-
ments are the 13th and 14th June, discount being
allowed from July 1, when the next instalment
falls due.

The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was very
firm, with sales to the considerable extent of 10,000
bales.

The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return
shows this week a decrease of 2,3131. ; the Mid-
land a decrease of 5,860/. ; the North Eastern a
decrease of 4,820/. ; and the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, a decrease of 5,541/.
The report of the directors of the Intercolonial
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company recommerds •
half-yearly dividend at the previous rate of 7+ per
cent, per annum, clear of income tax.
The report of the directors of the European Assu-
rance Society, presented at the annual meeting yes-
terday, was of a favourable character. It is men-
tioned that during the peat year a considerable ac-
cession of business has been acquired both iu the
life and guarantee departments, and agency con-
nexions have been formed from which the directors
anticipate much ultimate advantage to the society.
During the year 744 new life policies were issued,
the annual premiums upon which amounted to
9,8911. 7s. 4d. • and 1,486 new guarantee policies,
yielding 3,7821. 16e. sd. ; while the revenue re-
sulting from the acquisition of the business of the
Professional Life-office was 15,9951. 2s. 2d., making
the total new premium revenue of the year 1861,
29,6691. ss. Ild. The gross amount actually re-
ceived from premiums was 130,0871. 9s. 7d. ; this
sum, however, does not represent the tota pre-
mium revenue of the sxiety. The society's pre-
mium revenue has increased since 1857 from
55,0951. to 130,0871. The balance of the last year's
receipts over expenditure is 23,3531. 14s. 10d., and
the society's assets were increased by 40,4171.
16e. 9d.
_ _

The London and Lancashire Fire Insurance
Company will take possession of their new offices in
King William-street, City, on Monday next.
The position of the market for American secu-
rities is noticed as follows by Messrs. D. Bell, Son,
and Co.

There has been daring the past week a good demand for
American securities generally, but move pariscularly for the
United States Five per Cent. Bonds of 1874, in which there
have been some large transactions.
The following is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and
Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales :
At the tenth series of hide sales for the year the demand
was fiat for all descriptions, and both the home trade and
exporters bought very sparingly, but, as holders generally
were firm, we have no material alteration to notice in prices.
Bast India.—Ox and Cow.—Calcutta.—Hideo of good to
prime quality, of which there war only a small quantity
offered, met with fair competition at late rates ; other de-
ccriptioos were doll of sale, but unaltered in value. The
quantity brought forward was small, yet little more than
one half found buyers. Madras, tic., were only part sold. Pe-
nang realised fair prices for the quality. The sualysis of
the sales is 53,713 Calcutta new parcels, 39,253 brought
forward from former sales, and 2,019 Madras, Bombay, kr. ;
in all 94,985 hides, of which 53,842 were aoid.
Fist India.—Buffalo were very much neglected, only •
small portion of the quantity offered was sold, and that at a
slight concession in price.
Cher.—Fist Indian : Bombay of light tannage and
good quality sold well ; other descriptions wire dull. Aus-
tralian realised about former prices.
Salted Hides.—South A.merioui : The River Plate offered
consisted of mall earoels, which were only part sold. The
Rio Grand were chiefly cows, which receded It to per lb.
Australian were dull of sale, and mostly bought in. Cape
radioed last sale's prices.
Dry Hides.—Weet Coast brought late rates. Egyptian
and Galata were all bought in.
Home Hides..--Salted: River Plate were mostly tskan in.
Dry all sold.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending May 28, compared with that for the pre-
vious week, shows the following changes :
•

Circulation ;sue L29,9875390 lledreose £129,455
Circidstion active
Public deposits ......... ....„ 6,937,808 Increase 379,997
Other deposits
Government securities In

frni—cisPaTia3;l7 10,333,491 No change
Other...curlews m banking
department
I Ooln and bullion in both
' departments 16,178,815 Decrease 166,125
Saves day and other bills 1362,331 Increase 2,966
The Rest
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes &coin
in banking department). 10,225,585 Increase 1104700
The increase in the securities is more than coun-
terbalanced by the increase in the deposits, and the
reserve has consequently experienced some addi-
tion. The decline in the coin and bullion is of no
importance. On the whole, the proceeds of the
recent foreign loans are being remitted abroad with
less disturbance of the money market than might
have been apprehended.

BANK or FaiGLAIJD.—is
.ea eta via.. a. as. taw
28. MIL

eint pursuant to the Aet
ending on Wednesday. May

SWIM DIM
NOW lasted AM967,BA 1

Government debt £11,011,11111
Other securities 5.,11141/01
Gold rein and bul-
lion

1.20,967.990
JIMIL.I3IO DI
Proprietors' Capital £14,663,063000
Bast
Peale Deposits (in-
cluding itzebsq.,
Say. Banks, C.
rale. o National
Debt, awl Dlr.
Ames.)
Mar Dipoita 1460,087
bevels &smithies'
Pills

ZnAg7,ll7o

PARTNDIT.
Goverument Been-

titles (Including
Deed Weight An-
nuity)
Other deetazitlee 19,314213
Notes 9,301,000
Gold sad Mine
300,943

.

462,331
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/Z39,953,2E9 1.39,965tbe
Ma met M. MAESLIALL, Chief Cashier.