The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-18 00:00:00

MONEY MI BKHZ-(THIS DAY.)

Two &Moo&

The stock markets remain very quiet, in the

absence of active— transactions: The funds
are fiat, and have declined i per cent. ID
railway stocks there is no general varia-
tion, but in some instances a reduction of it to
f per cent. is observable. As regards foreign
securities, the only movement worth mentioning
is a decline in Italian Five per Cents. and Turkish
Consolidds.

Consols are now quoted 931 to # for money,
and 93# to 11-16 for the account (6th
of November). The official business report
is as follows : Throe per Cent. Consols,
for money, 931, f ; ditto for account,
931 ; Three per Cents Reduced, 92 ; New Three
per Cents., 91/, 92 ; New Three-and-a-Half per
ICents., 1004 ; Bank Stock, 237, 236 ; India Five
per Cent. stock, 1091, 4, 4 ; ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 1863, 1001, 101, 4 ; ditto 1864 or
1866, 101/ ; ditto Bonds, 31a. prem. ; Exchequer ;
Bills, June, 235. prem. ; ditto March, 18s. prem.
The foreign stock market still shows an absence
of animation. Turkish Consolidds have receded
per cent., being now quoted 371 to 38, while
the Loan of 1858 has improved to a'
like extent, standing at 69 to 4. The
Loan of 1864 is without change, at 82 to
83, ex div. ; and the scrip of 1862, at
Ito 1 prem. Venezuelan scrip remains at 3to 31
prem. Portuguese scrip at 21 to / prem. ; Peruvian
scrip at 2 to 11 die. ; and the Egyptian Loan,
first issue, at 881 to 894. Italian Five per
Cents. are heavy and lower. The old Vene-
zuela Bonds continue to meet with attention.
Transactions are reoorded as follows:—Egyptian
Seven per Cents., paid up scrip, 89 ; Italian
Five per Cents., for account, 711, g ; Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., for account, 984 ;
Portuguese Three per Ceuta., scrip, 24 prem. ;
ditto paid-up, 461; Russian scrip, 11, 4 prem. ; ditto
paid-up, 951 ; Spanish Passive, 211; Turkish Six
per Cents., 1854, for account, 821, ex div. ; ditto
1858, for account, 691,;, 1 ; ditto 1001. Bonds,
734 ; ditto scrip, prem. ; ditto paid up, 681, 4 ;
Venezuela Three per Cents., for account, 291, 30,
294.

Hairs-rum Two o'Ctoon.
Consols are quoted 93,1, "buyers," for money,
and 931 to f for the amount.

There was again • good demand for money yes-
terday, 2 per cent. being generally asked on good
bills. The business at the Bank of England has
increased, and should the withdrawals of gold from
that establishment continue, the question of an ad-
vanoe of per cent. in the rate will probably come
under discussion.

The twelfth half-yearly dividend (10s. per cent.),
which became due on Ecuador Bonds on the Ist
Nov. last, is announced as payable on the 31st inst.
About 123,000/ in gold was taken from the
Bank yesterday for exportation, viz., 84,0001. in
sovereigns, and 39,0001. in bars. The continuous
withdrawals of gold from the Bank, principally on
account of recent foreign loans, are beginning to
excite more attention. The total of coin and bul-
lion in that establishment, however, is still about
16,000,0001,, while 669,0001. is on the way from
Australia, and considerable remittances are ex-
pected from America.
The Borussia, from New York, has brought only
2,000/. in specie for England, but 26,0001. for
France.
The amount of specie engaged for transmission
to the East by the steamer Ftipon, which will leave
on the 20th inst., is 399,0731., of which 79,197/. is
gold, and the residue silver. Government transmit
77,1871. in silver to China by this opportunity.
Subjoined are the particulars, viz.:—For China,
202,5161. ; India, 87,4991. ; the Straits, 34,9601. ;
Mauritius, 40,0001. ; Alexandria, 32,4681. ; and
for Ceylon, 1,630/.
The continental exchanges yesterday afternoon
were scarcely so firm as on Tuesday. The rates for
bills on Vienna were more in favour of Austria.
Subjoined is our usual list :
Amatordam, 3 months, 11.171 to ; ditto, 3 days,
11151 to 16 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.171 to ; Ant-
werp, 3 mouths, 25.40 to 5 ; Hamburg, ma. baaco, tree
months, 13.71 to 8 ; Paris, 3 days, 25.20 to 5 ; ditto,
3 months, 25.0 to 5 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 months,
1191 to j ; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 341 to 1 ;
Vienna, off. do., 3 months, 12.45 to 55 ; Trieste, off. do ,
3 mouths, 12.45 to 55; Madrid, 3 months, 49 to 1; Oadis,
3 months, 49 to ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.521 to 71
Genoa, 3 months, 25.521 to 71; Milan, 3 months, 25.521
to 71 ; Napkin 3 months, 39j to ; Palermo, 3 months,
1191 to 1; Messina, 3 months, 1191 to 1; Lisbon, 90 days,
5300 °Pork% 90 do" 521 to 63.
The rates of discount now current on the Conti-
nent are as follows : Paris, 34 per cent. ; Vienna,
54 ; Hamburg, 34 ; Turin, ; Frankfort, 24 ;
Amsterdam, 3}; Berlin, 3f ; Brussels, 3 ; and
St. Petersburg, 54.
Natal Government Six per Cent. Debentures for
50,0001. were disposed of yesterday by public tender
at the offices of her Majesty's Agents General for
Crown Colonies. The tenders received amounted
in the aggregate to 160,9001., at rates varying from
100 to 107. The minimum was fixed at 1031. The
whole loan was taken at an average rate of
1051. 12s. 2d.
The report of the directors of the Bahia Railway
Company furnishes the satisfactory assurance that
the railway will be opened throughout in the
month of January next, and that the total expendi-
ture will be within the amount of guaranteed

capital.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 8171.
The reoeipta of the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 27th Sept. were
18,8311. sterling, being 2,2541. more than in the
corresponding week of last year.
The following gentlemen have been added to the
list of Directors of the London Cab and Conveyance
Company—viz., Mr. Thomas Freeman, Mr. Robert
Maclean Smyth, and Major Munro.
An advance took place to-day in Canada Govern-
ment Five per Conte., and in Atlantic and Great
Western Railway Bonds.
The Cambaln has arrived from China with
608,000 the. of tea, and the Naomi with
1,063,000 lbs.
The Gazette specie statement for the week ending
Wednesday last gives the following totals—viz. :
Imports of gold, 555,7751. ; exports of gold,
383,9381 ; imports of silver, 49,8524 ; exports of
silver, 364,3511.

FIUDAY Evora.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 93 13-16 to
for the 6th November, opened and closed to-day
at 931 to *. For money the last price was 931 to 1.
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 931, 1, *, ; ditto for
account, 931; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 92, ;
New Three per Ceuta., 92, 911, 921 ; Five per Cent.
Annuities, 109 ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1880,
121, 1 ; ditto, 1885, 15 ; Bank Stock, 2371, 1,
; India Stock, 229, 227 ; ditto Five per
Cent. Stock, 1091, * ; ditto Bonds, 28s. prem. ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1864, 1011; Five
per Cent. " mimed " rupee paper, 1051 ; ditto
Ilive-and-a-Half per Cent, 1124.
The India Five per Cent. Stock remains at 1091
to 1 ; the March Exchequer Bills at 18e. to 21s.
prem. ; and the June at 20a. to 23a. prem.
The transactions in foreign stooks were to • fair
extent, but the tone of the market was dull, and
in no instance was any improvement observable in
' prices.
Considerable activity continues to prevail in the
market for bank shares, and the tendency of prices
is still upwards. The principal inquiries to-day
were for Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Bank
of Hindustan, Imperial, and Chartered Bank of
British Columbia. In miscellaneous shares scarcely
an change occurred.
Marine shares closed to-day at 71 to 1
prem. ; Thames and Mersey, 21 to 1 pram. ; Thu-
mad, 11 to 1 dis. ; North British and Mercantile,