The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-22 00:00:00

MONEY MAEKET.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'CLocw.

The funds to-day ere firm, at yesterday's im-
provement. There has been title busi-
ness. In English railways no general altera-
tion has occurred. Foreign securities of nearly all
kinds are firm, with a tendency to improvement.
Great Luxembourg shares have experienced a
further decided rise.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr.
Reuter'a telegram, the Three per Cent. Routes
Were quoted 70fr. 60c., being i per cent. better
than yesterday.

Consuls are officially marked 934 and 4 for
money, and 93# and 1. for the account. The
present quotations are 934 to 1 for cash, and 9311
" sellers." for the 6th of March. The official
business report is u follows :—Bank Stock, 242/ ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 934, 4; New
Three per Cents., al, 4 ; India Stock,
224/ ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1071, 1061 ;
ditto for account, 1061; ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 1863, 100 ; ditto 1864, 99/, 100 ;
ditto 1864, or 1866, 100 ; Five-and-a-Half per
Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 108 ; Exchequer
Bills, March, 175., 204. prem. ; ditto June, 225.,
18s. prem.

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Foreign stocks remain firm. The Italian Loan
has again improved, being last marked 68; ; Turkish
stocks have risen 4 per cent., the Loan of
1854 being now quoted 85 to 4, and
that of 1868, 75 to 4. Mexican Bonds
are steady, and Venezuela 'rather dull.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Chilian Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 854 ; Equador New Consoli-
dated, 184 ; French Four-and a-Half per Cent.
Renter, 99fr. 500. (exchange, 25fr.) ; Italian
Five per Cents., 684, I (exchange, 25fr.) ; Moorish
Scrip, 54, 4 prem. ; Mexican Three per Cents., for
account, 344, 4 ; New Granada Deferred, 6 ;
Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Centl., for account,
99i, 4 ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1863, for
account, 464, 47, 444 ; ditto Three per Cents.,
1856, 1857, 1859, and 1860, fur account, 454 ;
Russian Five per Cents., 1024 ; ditto Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 94, 934 ; Sardinian Five per
Cents., for account, 81, 804 ; Spanish Three per
Cents., for account, 534, 4 ; ditto New Deferred
Three per Cents., for account, 43j, 4 ;
ditto Passive, 204, 20, 4 ; Turkish Six
per Cents., 1864, fur account, 85 ; ditto Six
per Cents., 1868, for amount, 764, 75, 4 ; ditto
1001. Bonds, 78 ; ditto Guaranteed Four per Ceuta.,
for account, 1024, ex div. ; Venezuela Three per
Cents., for account, 254.
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HALT-ram Two o'CLoca.

Consols are cro"ad 934 to bath for money and
the account, being about the same as at 2 o'clock.
In the Stock Exchange the supply of money con-
tinues extremely large, and the rates for loans on
English government securities are little more than
nominal, but a statement that the India Council
have been employing money in this way at 1 per
cent, per annum is understood to be entirely with-
out foundation.
About 35,0001. in gold, chiefly foreign coin,
was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for ex-
portation.
The tendency of the foreign exchanges yesterday
afternoon was rather unfavourable to this country,
bills being in demand. Subjoined is our usual list
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.18 to 1 ; ditto, 3 days,
1.1.161 to 16; Rotterdam, 3 mouths, 11.18 to g ;
Antwerp, 3 mouths, 215.37 g to 421 ; Hantburg, ms. Maio,
swathe, 13.71 to ; Paris, 3 ckys, 25.10 to 171 ; ditto
3 maths, 23.40 to 21: imaktortee-the.bleine, 3 months.,
1181 to 1 ; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 321 to ;
Timm, aff. flo., 3 mouths, 14.5 to 10; Trier* elf.
3 ameths, 14.5 to 10; lWmd, 3 months, 48g to I ; (lid*
3 months, 481 to ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.50 to 2
Chaos. 3 mouths, 25.50 to 21 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.50
to 24 ; Naples, 3 mouths, 404 tot ; Palermo. 3 mouths.
1201 to 1; Mcesins, 3 mantle., 120! toe; Lisboa, 90 days.
524,04; Oporto. 90 dais 314 to
The value of money on the Continent continues,
with two or three exoeptions, higher than here. At
Paris, the rate of discount in the open market is 4
per cent., being equal to the rate of the Bank of
France • at Vienna, 5 ; at Hamburgi2 ; at Berlin
and Anieterdam, 34 ; at Frankfort, 24 ; at Turin,
and at Brussels, 4 per oent.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was firm,
but the sales were limited to 8,000 bales.
The Trust and Agency Company of Australasia,
a very respectable association, announce that they
are now prepared to receive loans on debentures
for investment on mortgage in Australia and New
Zealand. This company's bonds are the first charge
upon the undertaking, including the guarantee of
all the property mortgaged to it. It is also provided
that there shall be at all times uncalled share capi-
tal available for the liquidation of the full amount
borrowed. It would appear that with good manage-
ment a considerable and legitimate profit may be
veined by taking advantage of the high rates of
interest current in the colony.
We are iufoimed that the lease of the Notting-
ham and Grantham Railway, at 41; per oeut, per
annum, to the Great Northern Railway, was sealed
on Thursday.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week au increase of 3331.
Mr. Henry Webber is a candid its for a seat at
the board of direction of the Great Ship Company
(Limited).
With regard to the discovery of some diamond
mines at a place on the line of the Bahia Railway,
we translate the following from the B this Journal
of Commerce of the 20th Jan. :
Diamonds continue to be found in Camscari. Some per-
mits are already employed in the emplorati. n, anti it is cal-
culated that the mine is an extraordinary 0116. The quality
of those found is timeliest,
.and we are told that within the
kat few days there have arrived some of good sir.
The Britannia has arrived f ions Cuina with
883,2001b5. of tea.
The Gazette specie statement for the week end-
ing Wednesday last gives the following totals,
vim. :—lurpo:—lmports of gold, 89,1871. • exports of gold,
i 316,5091. ;imports of silver, 97;0291. ; exports of
silver, 277,3771.