The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

SATURDAY Emma.
The English funds opened rather lower this morn-
ing, but subsequently experienced a decided reaction,
owing chiefly to a statement that a treaty between
Franc* and Prussia hu been settled. After rising
per cent. prices closed I per cent. higher than yer
terday. Although business was limited, the im-
proved feeling extended to the other departments of
the Stock Exchange.
At Paris to-day the French funds closed a mere
shade lower than yesterday. At Vienna gloom con-
tinues to prevail, and the Austrian funds are still

declining.- At Hamburg Russian stock has fallen i

per cent.

- Consols were fleet marked 901 for the Bth March,
and after touching 91/ to I, closed at 91 to I. For
money the closing quotation was 901 to 91. The
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 90j, /, 911; ditto, for
account, Bth March, 901, 91/, 91; Three per Cent. Re-
amed, 901, 91/ ; New Three per Cents., 91/, I, ;
Long Annuities, expiring in 1880, 4 6-18, 41; Thirty
Years' !Annuities, 1869, 4 3-16; India Stook, 222,

221; Bouth Sea Stock, 118; Three-and-a• Half per
Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in 180,

99k, 3; India Bonds, 12s. prem. Exchequer Bilb
remain steady at 6s. to 9s. prem.

The extreme variation in Consols this week has
not etceeded t per cent., the highest price attained
having been 91: (for account), and the lowest, 901.
The market cloned to-day Ito per cent. lower than
last Saturday.
,In the foreign stock market the chief inquiry was
for Turkish, which marked as high as 761 and
closed at 751 to 1. Spanish stocks were weaker,
Russian flat, and other descriptions unchanged.
The imports of the precious metals this week have
been small. Our list includes only the under-men-
tioned sums—viz.: About 80,0001., chiefly in Aus-
tralian gold, by the Tagus; 290,000 dollars by the
Canada, from New York ; and 2,000 ounces of gold
by the Candace, from Africa.
The total value of these arrivals does not exceed
146,0001. Intelligence was received this afternoon
by telegraph of the arrival of the La Plata, from the
West Indies, Cc. ; but the quantity of specie brought
over by this vessel was not stated.
The exports appear to have been of about equal
amount. The Custom-house statement of the ship-
ments direct from London during the week includes
only 600 ounces of silver coin and 60 ounces of gold
bars, to Boulogne, and worth only a few hundred
pounds. From Southampton the Solent has taken
out 36,6211. in specie and 14,1001. in jewellery, for
the Brazils. The bulk of the arrivals above enume-
rated has also been despatched to the continent via.
Folkestone. _ _ _ _

At Hamburg, yesterday (Friday), the exchange
on London was quoted 13.41, abort; and at Vienna,

[2.27.

The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 20th
inst. for the conveyance to Malta of 600 tons of navy
provisions from Deptford, 1,000 tons from Gosport,
and 1,000 tons from Plymouth.
The bill for obtaining an act for the incorporation
of the !kinds Railway Company passed the stand-
ing orders yesterday. The bill was introduced to
the House of Commons by Sir Herbert Maddock and
Mr. Laing.
It may be useful to recapitulate the railway half-
yearly dividends newly announced, viz.:
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Great Western-3 per Mint. per annum, carrying over a
balance of 5,5891. Total dividend for 1854, 3 per cent.
Great Northern-51 per cent. per annum, carrying over
a balance of 381. Se. 11d. Total dividend for 1854, 41 per
cent.
London and Blackwell-4s. 6d. per share. Total divi.
dead for the year, 7s. 9d. per share, or about 31 9r. per
cent. upon the average of 111. 6a. 3d. per share.
Midland-31 per cent. per annum, carrying over a ba-
lance of 32.2881. Total dividend for 1854, 31 per cent.
North Eastern—Berwick Stock, 4 per cent. per annum.
Total dividend for 1864, 31 per cent. York Stock, 21 per
cent. per annum. Total dividend for 1854, 2s per cent.
Leeds on Preference Quarters and Extensions, 1848, Nos. 1,
2, and 3. 6 per oent. per annum.
Stockton and Darlington.-9 per cent. per annum. Total
dividend for 1851, 81 per cent.
Lancashire and Yorkshire-4 per cent. per annum, and 1
adding to the surplus brought forward from the previous
half-year. Total dividend for 1854, 31 percent.
Eastern Counties-31 per cent. per annum, carrying over
a balance of 11,6421. Total dividend for 1854, 21 per cent.
The South Australian Land Company's shares to-
day were flatter, but Canada Land, were better. In
Bank shares the only feature was a farther decline in
the stock of the London Chartered Bank of Australia,
which now stands at par only. Crystal Palace shares
closed at n to 21 ex div. and ex new, and the new
shares at 3-16 to 1 prem. The Electric Telegraph
Company's shares were weaker. Roy al Mail Steam
advanced 11. The shares of the Australian Royal
Mail Steam Company were dealt in at 41 and 41 (101.
paid); and General Screw Steam Shipping at 151 to
16, being a decline, in consequence of the loss of the
steamer Mauritius.
The Master in Chancery charged with the winding
up of the Port Phillip General Emigration, Colonisa-
tion, and Investment Company, will proced on the
10th March to settle the list of contributories.
The following meetings are newly announced—
viz., Asylum Life Assurance Company for the 28th
inst., English and Scottish Law Life Assurance
Association for the 28th inst., Palladium Life Assu-
rance Society for the Bth of March, and Star Lite
Assurance Society for the sth March.
We are informed that it is proposed to raise in
this country one half of the capital of a company
which, under the title of the California Gas Com-
pany, has obtained a concession for lighting the city
of Sacramento with gas.
With reference to the tallow market, and the re-
,
cent interview of the court of the Russia Company
with Lord Clarendon, Messrs. Smith and Charles
observe as follows, under date Friday evening :
Os Monday lest, the court of the Russia Company, ea
ancient and highly influential association, originally formed
to protect the interests of the merchants engaged in com-
mercial transactions with St. Petersburg, and composed at
all times of the most distinguirhed houses in the trade, in-
cluding members of parliament, and recently the late Lord
Sydenliam—waited on Lord Clarendon to represent to him
the injustice to this country of permitting the trade with
Russia to be d on, and expressing their readiness to
abandon it till the war shall be brought to a close. We
have taken much pains to ascertain the result of
the interview ; and we believe we are right
in asserting, that while there are al mem-
bers of the government who view the subject
in the light represented by the court of the Rus'is
Company, there are others who would let matters
take their course, and that consequently, should the
question of prohibiting the overland trade be brought be-
fore parliament, it will be an open questirn in the cabinet.
Such being the ease, there can be little doubt that Mr. Col-
lier's motion for stopping the trade, supported by a consi-
derable f art of the cabinet, and, as we have reason to be.
lieve, by the opposition generally, will be carried by a large
majority. We have lied no fluctuations of consequence
since our last report. On Tuesday we were dull, at 66,. for
March On Wednesday an improvement of 3d. to 6d. per
cwt. took place. Yesterday we were firm, at an advance of
6d. per cwt. The demand for consumption throughout the
week has been good. Today the market has been quiet.
The subjoined weekly summary of the produce
markets is extracted from the circular of Wears. W
I. and H. Thompson :
There has not been much activity in the colonial markets
this week, but generally full rates have been obtained. The
public sales of auger have gone off steadily at an occasional
advance of Gd. per cwt., and some importers have held for
higher rates. The Dutch Trading Company have declared
for sale en the 15th March next, 39,436 baskets Java. For
*offset there has been but little inquiry, and some sales of
native Ceylon have gone off at prices rather in favour of the
buyers. The spring sales of coffee of the Dutch Trading
Company, to be held on the 26th and 29th proximo, com-
prise 291,698 hop. There has been more demand for rise
afloat, and sales of Bengal have been made at about 3d. per
cwt. advance. The rum market is very fiat, some parents
of East India are reported sold at 2s. 2d. pergatioa proof:
Saltpetre has slightly improved in value. Tea has been
extremely inactive, and very little business has occurred—
pries', with tome exception, have shown • dowaward too
dewy. Public sales are advertised fee Tuesday aut.

THIS DAY—Two o'CLocx.
The English stock market maintains a firmer
appearance. Prices are now quoted k per cent.
higher than they closed on Saturday. Consols haws
been dealt in at soi to 911 for the Bth of March, and
so; to 91/ for money. The present quota-
tion is 91 to for msh and 911- " buyers" for
account. The Three per Cents. Reduced have been
dealt in at 91 to 911; the New Three per Cents.,
at 914 to 91i ; India Stock, at 220; Exchequer
Bonds, 1859, at 991 to 1; India Bonds, at 15s.
prem.; and Exchequer Bills at 6s. to 9s. prem. The
March Exchequer Bills are to be renewed at the pre-
sent rata of interest.

The foreign stocks remain quiet. Turkish is
marked 75: to j, and is now quoted 7.5 k to
Mexican is called 201 to 21i; Spanish Deferred
Three per Cents., 171 to t; and Russian Five per
Cents., 98 to 100. Sardinian Bonds have been dealt
in at 88; Dutch Four per Cent. Certifs., at 92} to 2;
Danish Three per Cents., at 82; and Brazilian Old
Five per Cents., at 101.

BAltstmv Evaxnte.
Great inactivity continues to prevail in the home
mining stock market, and we have no detailed report
'to make.
The gold mining shares remain dull.
Linares shares were again better.
We subjoin the present quotations of the stocks in
which the chief transactions of the week have taken
place, via. :

Alfred Consols, 16 to 161; thiamine, 12 to 13; North
Wheal Basset, 17 to 171; South Caradoa, 300 to 310; South
Wheal Frances, 820 to 830 ; St. Aubyn and Orylls, 2 to 23;
Stray Park, 3t033 ; Tamar Consols, la to 11; Tit:croft,
21 to 23; Treleigh Consols, tot; United Mines, 200 to
220 ; West Seton, 270 to 280 ; Wheal Boller, 640 to 550 ;
Wheal Basset, 640 to 660; Wheal Charlotte, 12 to 121 ex
div. ; Wheal Mary Ann, 35 to 36; Wheal Reetb, 25 to 26;
Wheel Trelawny, 33 to 34; Wheal Tremayne, nto 4,•
Wheal Wrey, 41 to 6 ex &v. ; /Salaam, 2 to 21; Ukiah and
Wentworth, 15 to 151; Cwm D , ss. to 61. ; East Bas-
set, 30 to 31; East Tamar,' to 3 ; Vale of Towey, Bs. 6d.
to 9s. 6d. ; Sortridge Consols, 21 to 3 ; Saint Day United,
11 to 2 ; North Robert, 17 to 18-; Wheal Trefusis, 61 to 61.

THIS DAY.—Two o'Clooi.

The gPold mining shares continue very dull.
Agna Fria shares are quoted 5.16 to 3-16 dis.;
Nouveau Monde, to 3-16 per share; Colonial Gold,
to per share; and Great Nugget Vein, 11 to

Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 30 to
31 ; Peel River, 21 to 2a,; North British Aus-
tralasian, dia. to par.; and Scottish Australian
Investment, a to t prem.
St. John del Itey shares have been dealt in at
29; Linares, at 8; Pontgibaud, at 141; and San-
tiago, at 3i.