The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

have been received, and a considerable number of
shares applied for. The accounts and liabilities et
the fire will be kept distinct from those of the Mk
department. The business of an existing company
is to be transferred to this office, thus affording ea
immediate income. The directors have each saw
scribed and paid upon 100 shares. The capital is
500,000/., in 25,000 shares of 20/. each.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 8581. over last year.
It appears that in consequence of Monday next
being a holiday on the Stook Exchange, some
leading members have suggested that the letters of
regret and of allotment, which the Discount
Corporation intended to issue to-day, should not
be posted before Monday evening, and this sugges-
tion, we are informed, will be acted upon.

Fam&T Znessa.

Consols opened and closed at 93 tot for mosey
and 931 " sellers," for the sth November. For the
new account (Dec. 3) the last price was 93 5-16 to
7-16, or 931, the " continuation " being I percent.
The racial business report is as follows:—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 93, 1 • ditto for
account, 93, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 1 ;
New Three per Cents., 911, i, i ; Red Sea Tele-
graph, 21 ; India Stook, 2 4 ; ditto Five mr
Cent. Stock, 109/, 4 ; ditto Four per Cents., 10 1 ;
ditto Bonds, 225. prem. ; Five per Cent. "ea-
faced" rupee paper, 1061.
In the foreign stock market the settlement
formed the chief business. The tone was rather
I heavy, as regards some of the more speculative
descriptions, such as Greek and Mexican, which
have declined 4 per cent.
The India Five and Four per Cent. Stocks were
steady. India Bonds were purchased at 211.
prem. Exchequer Bills were quoted la. die. to 2s.
prem.
Alliance Bank shares have risen to-Ly to 21 to 1.
There was also an improvement in London and
Buenos Ayres Bank, London and Colonial Bank,
London and Hamburg Bank, and National Bank
of Liverpool. Agra Bank were quoted rather
lower. A further rise of 2 per cent. ham takes
place in Scottish Australian Investment stook.
International Financial shares closed at 5 to 1
prem. ; General Credit at 21 to 3 prem. • and
London Financial at 51 to prem. ; Egiptisa
1 Trading were steady at 11 to 21 prem.; and Hud-
son's Bay lower at 11 to 1 dis.
The shares of the Mercantile Credit Ancciatioa
rose this afternoon to 4to 41 prem., and closed at
31 to 4.
Ocean Maine shares were last quoted 111 to
121 prem. ; North British and Mercantile, 18 to ;
Thames and Mersey Marine, 41 to 5 prem. ;
Oriental and General Marine, 11 to 11 prem. ; and
London and Provincial, it:tie! prem.
Imperial Union Pried Bank of Austria
shares were nominally quo 1 din toll prem. ; Lotto-
Austrian Bank, it to i prem. ; Discount
tion 91 to 91 prem. • Land Mortgage Ban of
India, 3to 31 prem. ; 'Kan London Bank, 31 to .
L
prem. ; British Indian Tea, 11 to 2 prem.; Con-
stantinople and Alexandria Hotels, to ltterem. ;
Littlehampton and Houlleur Steam, to 1 prem. ;
and Darjeeling Tea, 1 to 1 prem. a of
Munte's Metal Company were quoted 21 to 3 prem.
The new issue of Ottoman Railway Six per Omit.
Debentures were quoted to-day 1 to 11 prem.