The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

BAlraasa7 Buisture.
Very little business was done to-day in the
English stook muket, which nevertheless showed
decided firmness, and even a tendency towards a '
further advance. After rising 1- per cent., prices
closed the same as yesterday. Attention continues
absorbed in the existing ministerial complications.
To-morrow, the 4th, being • Sunday, there was
some demand for money to-day, but no pressure
whatever was experienced, and the requisite arrange-
ments appeared to proceed quietly.
The Paris bourse continues to show an upward
tendency. The Rentes closed to-day at a further
rise of 1 per cent. At Amsterdam the general tone of
the smasl4-t is also rather firmer.
Coned@ for the Bth February ranged between 911
to 3 and 911 to 1, and closed at 911 to 1. For money
the quotation may be considered the same. The
" contango " to the Bth March remains at about 3-18
per cent. The official business report is as follows :
—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 911, 10 1 i
ditto, fee account, Bth Feb., 911, 1,1. Three per
Cent. Reduced, 911, 911. New Three per Cents.,
921, 92, 921, 921. India Stook, 222, 223. Bank
Stock, 212. India Bonds, 12s. prem.
Exchequer Bills advanced Is., closing at 6s. to 84.
prem. Exchequer Bonds remain quoted 991 to 1.
The extreme fluottiation in Consols this week has
been 1 per cent, the highest price attained (for so-
count) having been 911, and the lowest 91. The
market closed to-day 1 per cent. higher than last
Saturday.
Foreign stocks remain steady, but are very scan-
tily dealt in. Turkish closed a trifle better than

The imports of the precious metals this week have
comprised the following arrivals, viz.: 94,870
ounces of gold and 80,2741. in sovereigns, by the
steamer Calcutta, from Australia; 5,000 dole. by the
St. Louis, from New York ; and 1 package of specie
by the Cairngorm, from Shanghai. The total value
of theme arrival. may be stated at about 460,0001.
The Custom-house statement of the exports of the
precious metals direct from London during the week
includes only 50 ounces of gold and 2,230 ounces of
silver, worth only a few hundred pounds, all to
Boulogne. The amount of specie shipped on board
the Indus, which is to leave Southampton to-morrow,
for Alexandria, is 204,7151., of which 38,1501. is
gold sod 166,5651. silver. The destination of this
large shipment is u follows, viz.:—For Bombay,
silver, 67,8451.; for Penang, silver, 2,3001.; for
Singapore, silver, 27,9551.; for Hong Kong, silver,
7,2501., and gold, 38,1501.; for Canton, silver,
44,7501.; for Shanghai, silver, 16,4651.; and for
Alexandria, gold, 2,00 W. The Parana has also sailed
from Southampton for the West Indies, with 8,5001.
in specie, besides 9,2001. in jewellery; and the Iberia,
for the Peninsula, with 63,0001.
The total value of these exports is about 277,0001.
A portion of the gold ex the Calcutta has also been
sent in private hands to the Continent.
The Chilian cleared out from Adelaide on the 30th
September, for London, with 1,600 ounces of gold
on freight, worth 6,40 W.
The Canada Company's stook experienced a further
decided rise to-day, and touched 120. Other land
shafts were steady. The stook of the Bank of New
South Wales declined 11. The new shares of the
London Chartered Bank of Australia are quoted to
1 prem. (51. paid). Berlin Waterworks shares have
been dealt in at 21 to 21 (51. 10s. paid). Peninsular
and Oriental, old shares, at 551 to 1; and Royal
Mail Steam at 61.