The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-04 00:00:00

Inii_ad

MONBY MARKET.-(THIS DA ).)

Two o'Cuma.

The funds remain quiet, at the reduction of 1
per cent. which took place yesterday. little
business is going forward apart from preparations
for the monthly settlement. In English railways
the principal feature is an advance in Gnat
Western and South Eastern, leading to an &douse
in prices.
At Paris this morning, according to Yr.
Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renting
opened at 70fr. 10e. showing no alteration.
Consols are officially marked 931 and A for
money, and 931 for the account. The present
quotation is 931 to 1, both for cash and neat
Thursday's settlement. The official business re-
port is as follows .—Three per Cents. Reduced.
92k, 911; New Three per Cents, 921, 911 ;
India Stock, 226 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stook
107, 1061, 1071 ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, 1864 or 1866, 1001 ; Five per Cent
"enlaced" rupee paper, 1021, 1, 102 ; Exchequer
Bills, June, 19e., 225. prem. . _

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The foreign stock market is unusually quiet, aid
little change has occurred in prices. The Turkish
Loan of 1864 is steady at 85 to /, and that of 1868
at 711 to 72/ ex div. There is a little more
inquiry for Italian Five per Cents. and Venezuela
Bonds. Yesterday's rise in Mexican is maintained.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., 1860, 92/, 92 ; Chiliaa
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 86 ; Equador New
Consolidated, 18 ; French Four-and-a-Half per
Cent. Rentes, 98fr. 50c. (exchange 25fr.) ; Italian
Five per Ceuta., 671 (exchange 26fr.) ; Mexicali
Three per Cents., for account, 341, 35 ; Russiaa
Four-aud-a•Half per Cents., 94/ ; Turkish Six per
Cents., 1854, for account, 861; ditto Six per
Cents., 1858, for account, 72, 711, ex div. ;
Venezuela Three per Cents., for account, 251.
The amount of gold purchased from the Beak
yesterday for exportation was 24,0001. in foreign
coin. _ _ .

The Shannon, from the West Indies, has brought
413,000/. in specie—viz., 306,000/. silver and
107,0001. gold. The Oneida, from Brazil, has
arrived at Lisbon with 53,0011.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was firm,
but the sales were limited to 6,000 bales.
Letters from Mexico, dated the 28th, and from
Vera Cruz, dated the 31st of January, have been
received by the late Committee of Mexican Bead-
holders. The packet brings no remittance. la
Tampico the agents still continued without re-
ceipts, and in Vera Cruz the shipment of 1,700
dolt in the hands of the agents was put of in
consequence of a demand of export duty by the
new collector. The three °Seers sent by the
Allied Powers in Vera Crux to the capital with
proposals, returned there on the 28th of Januarp,wit%
the late Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senbor
oona. The Mexican government was collecting the
2 per cent. property tax, though the Prussian mi-
nister had protested against its being levied an
foreign residents, it being virtually a war subsidy.
A notice posted in the Stock Exchange stains
that Maws. Baring Brothers and Co. have
received the following sums on account of New
Granada dividends, viz., from the Custom-house at
Riohacha, 1801.; Custom-house at Santa Marta,
2,4831. 3s. W. ; Custom-house at Carthagena, 2264.
15s. ed. ; Custom-house at Sabanillo, 3861. ; Tree-
snry at Bogota, 8081. ; total, 4,0751. Pk. 6d.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have
appointed Thursday next, the 6th instant, as
the settling day in the shares of the Rio de Janeiro
City Improvements Company, which are to be
marked in the official list.
The Stock Exchange Committee have ordered the
scrip of the New Italian Five per Cent. Loan (Its-
ramming, Railway) to be quoted in the official list
The price has fallen to (nominally) 1} to 1 die.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 651., and the South Eastern a
decrease of 1,1591.
The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada for the week ending the Bth Februaryorere
15,5121. sterling, showing the important increase of
7,1961., compared with the corresponding week of
last year, when the number of miles open was the
same as now.
The sixth annual meeting of the British Land
Company was held at the London Tavern, on Fri-
day last, when the directors' report, which was
summarised in our impression of the 17th Feb.,
was unanimously adopted. It recommended a di-
vidend of 10 per cent. ou the paid-up capital, free
of income tax, which was accordingly declared.
The chairman, Mr. Charles Gilpin, M.P., said he
regarded the report as a very satisfactory one, and
he thought the largeness of the dividend very en-
coureguig.

MOSDAY

Consols, which closed on Saturday, at
both for money and next Thursday's settlement
opened this morning at 931 to 1, fell to 931 to 3-16,
and closed at 931, " buyers." The official business
report is as follows ;—Three per Cent Consols, for
money, 931, 4,1, 4 ; ditto for account (March 6),
931, 1 ; Bank Stock, 242, 243 ; Three per Ceuta.
Reduced, 921, 92 ex div. ; New Three per Cents.,
, 92, 1, 911, 921 ex div. ; Five per Cent. Annuities,
1101 ; India Stock, 224 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 107, 1061, 1071, 1061; ditto Four par Cent.
Debentures, 1863, 1004 ; ditto, 1864, 100 ; ditto,
1864 or 1866, 100 ; Five per Cent. enlaced" rupee
paper, 102, 1 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent, 10&
For the next account (10th of April), the last
price of Cousols was 931, "sellers." The "oon-
tiuuation" is only 1-16 to 1 per cent. This indi-
cates that stuck is scarce.
The India Five per Cent, stock left off 1 lower
than on Saturday, at 1061 to 107. The rupee
paper retains great steadiness.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 17s. t.
20e. prem., and the June 19s. to 22a. prem.
The foreign stock market opened heavily. Italian
Five per Cents. were particularly depressed, being
offered at 67. At the close, however, a recovery
had taken place to 671 tot. The Turkish Loan of
1864 left on 1 lower titan on Saturday, at 83 to ;
while that of 1868 has fallen 1, being last quoted
71/ to 721. At one period the price was as low as
71t to 72. Mexican Bonds opened at 36 to 1, and
closed at 341 to 35. Spanish, Sardinian, and se-
veral other foreign stocks, likewise showed heavi-
ness, though closing at a recovery.
The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tance on account of the dividend on the debt of
Ecuador of 1,0631. 19a. 7d.
A rise of 11. took place to-day in the shares of
the Union Bank of London. Ottoman Bank were
likewise quoted better, while London Joint-Stock
Bank were a little more offered. Canada Land,
Royal Mail Steam, and Trust and Agency of Atm-
traWia shares were inquired for.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings were as follows :—Ocean Marine, 71 to 8
prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, 2 to 24
prem. ex int. ; Universal Marine, 2 to 14 dia. ;
London and Provincial Marine, 1-16 dia. to
1-16 prem. ; Mercantile Fire, 1 to 11 prem. ;
Commercial Union, 1 dis. to par ; City of Rio
Improvements Company, 1 to 1 prem. ; Lon-
dou India Rubber Company, f to 4. prem. ; and
Westminster Brewery, Ito prem.
The New Victoria Loan was steady, at 104 i to 1.

TER OUTWARD WERT INDIA AND PACIFIC MAIM
—SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 3.—The Royal Mail Company's
steamship Atrato, Captain Woolley, 'Nailed hence this after-
noon with the mails for the EAU& and Foreign Wed
Indies, Mexico, the Piano, California, and Central America,
together with 153 passengers. The Atrato took on freight
English nolo, 5,5401. ; jewellery, 1,0001. ; French coin,
9 3101 ••=l,OOOl. ; and a full augo of English and
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Frew*
Seim lizesmoTox Muszux.—During the week
ending March 1 the visitors ham been as follows :—Oe
Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, open from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 12,441 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, awl
Friday, student'. days (adellesiois to the public 611.), open
from 10 LW. till 5 p.m. 1, 252; total, 13,593. Fran the
opening of the Museum, 2,5A718.