The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-02 00:00:00

Five per Ceut. Stock, 104 i, 2 ; ditto
3e., ; Five per Cent. "eufaCed" rupee paper,
103 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 112.
The India Five per Cent. Stock has slightly im-
proved.
Mexican Bonds, Turkish Consolidds, and Italian
stock have slightly receded to-day, but other foreign
securities were tinis and in many instances all im -
provement of to per cent. is presented. Spanish
Internal Passive stock has risen to 314.
In the market for bank shares the gent ral ten-
dency of prices was again decidedly upward.. Im-
perial Bank and Bank of Hindustan were espe-
cially buoyant, hut the upward movement was
almost general. Auglo-Auatrian Bank have rise*
to 14 to 11 prem., and Anglo-Italian Bank to 1/ to
prem.
General Credit shares have again risen toalay,
the Paris telegrams announcing that the concession
of the allied company in that city has Fassed the
Council of State. There is also a rumour of a
coming issue of new shares. Mercantile Credit
shares have likewise advanced. The c!osing quota-
, tions are annexed, viz. :-International, :o 7
prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 5g to by prem. ;
London Financial, 111 to 124 prem. ; Imperial
Financial, sto 5i prem. ; Mercantile Credit, 94
to 10 prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 34 to 4 prem. ;
Credit Foncier' ei to SA prem.; and -Financial Cor-
poration, 34 to 3j prem.
The closing (but iu some cases merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings are
subjoined, viz. :—Land Securities, 14 to 2 prem.;
Consolidated Discount, 1 dia. to par ; Fore-street
Warehouse, sto prem.; Smith, Knight, and Co.,
24 to 3 prem. ; Queensland Sheep, I dis. to
par ; Gellivara, par to prem.• City Offices,
3I to 41 prem. ; Bouelli's Telegraph', 4 to 14 prem.;
European Central Railway, 4, to 14 prem.: Port
Auf:osta (South Australia) Railway, 4 to IA prem. i
Ottoman Financial, ). to I prem. ; National
Financial, to 2 prem. ; and Clyde Shipbuild-
ing, 24 to 31 prem.
The Atlantic avid Great Western Railway 2nd
Mortgage Bonds have been dealt in to-day from 24
to 3 prem. The New York "Section Bowie were to-
day quoted ex the new issue, while the Pennsylvania
Bonds were quoted ex both the new issue and the
coupons.. . . .

Mauritius Land Credit shares have risen to !, to
14 preui.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two O'CWt K.

The mining market is firm to-day, with a good
amount of business. East Lovell shares continue in
strong demand, and have experienced a further
rise of 155., being now quoted 12 to 13. East Ca-
radon are also better at 32k to ; Sitliney
Metal at 5,1.. to ; East Russell at 41 to 41, ; and
Wheal Grenville at 91. Wheal Sewn are quoted
190 to 19:i, being dull ; Great Vor, 37 to 38;
Wentworth Consols, 17 to 18 ; Prosper United, 7 to
; and Nangiles, 29 to 30.
St. John del Rev shares have advanced, and
Cape Copper, Poutgiband, and YudanatinitaLa are
firm. Other foreign and colonial descriptions are
quiet.

The directors of the St. John dcl Rey Mining
Company (Limited) have received by telegram, from
Lisbon, the following report, dated Morro Velho,
February :—" Produce, 11 days of February, 9,502
oitavas ; yield 4.4;91 oitavas per ton. Extra work
ou baud going on favourably.
The subjoiued weekly summary of the metal
market is extracted from the circular of Mvssni.
von Dadelszeu and North :

Basin's@ continues very quiet, and we do set anticipate
atioderfe.vitrualofres uthe roda.l tads until
perators antbietre are more favouz
the greatest caution. Iron Welsh bars remain in • slug-
gish state bat rather firmer than lad week. At the preh-
minary meeting of the Staffordshire iseamasters in Bir-
mingham on Thu Tuley it was resolved toadhere to last quar-
ter day's prices. Scotch pig iron has fluctuated but little;
there is, however, more steadiness now ; present quotation
Ms. 3d. ash ; 595. kid. three months epee. Copper :
Second hand parcels of English am obtainable fully 3/. per
tot under official prices, and until these ere cleared off sad
some demand has sprung up for manufactured business can-
not well arms • healthier toes. Some few transactions
have been reported is Barra at 1054 Kapunda is
held for 1011/. and Chili 92/. 16 : The market
is quiet. English common obtainable under official prices.
Straits : There are millers at 112/. cash, buyers
very sby. Banos is held for 1161. to 1171.,
but no business of importance. The Dutch mar-
kets is dull at 64f. Tin plates steady demand
and prices easier. Lead holds its position well. Sooner :
The market has warned adowoward teodency,imports being
large and the consumptive demand very light ; besides bad
been reported at 21/. 15e. and 211. 10• spot, at which there
are now sellers; 21/. ss, ex-ship has also been accepted,
and for forward delivery from 211. 15a, down to 21:. sa.
Hull speller, 21/. 12.. 6d.