The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoor.

In the Stock Exchange to-day the funds are well
,upported, Consols being quoted for the amount
,tightly better than at the close yesterday, while
English railway stocks remain very steady. There
however, comparatively little business in these
depwtments of the Stock Exchange, attention being
an,nn‘t exclusively directed to the foreign stock
market, in which great agitation has con-
tinued to prevail. The variations in prices
hsve been rapid and heavy. In the morn-
ing there was a rise, followed by a severe
fall in the more speculative stocks, from which
there has since baen a recovery of more or less im-
portance. Especial excitement has been presented
in the market for the Confederate Loan, the price
of which has again fallen severely.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentsl were quoted
ajr. 15c., showing a rise of rather more than 1 per
cent. compared with the last price of yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 921 to 1, for money, and
921 to I, for the account (Aug. 6). The official
business report is as follows:—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 921, a ; ditto, for account,
f ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 93,
921 ; New Three per Cents., 921, 93 ; Red
Sea Telegraph, 21 ; Bank Stock, 237 i, 239 ; India
Stock, 224 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1081 ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 100 ; Five per
Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 101 ; and Ex-
chequer Bills, 3s. prem.

Foreign stocks have fluctuated heavily. Greek
Bonds opened with a strong tendency to recovery,
and were purchased as high as 31}. Sales were
then pressed as low as 29*, and the present quota-
tion is 301 to 1, being only f higher than
at 4 o'clock yesterday. The coupons, alter being
bought up to 131, are last marked 12} and
13. Mexican Bonds were first marked 351,
next 333, and last 34/. New Granada
Deferred have declined about 1 per cent. Portu-
guese, Russian, and Italian stocks, as well as
Spanish Certificates, are all lower. Spanish Passive
Bonds, after numerous oscillations, are last marked
311, showing a rise. Venezuela Bonds of 1862
present a partial recovery. The Turkish Loan of
1862 and the Consolidels are severally per
cent. worse, being quoted, respectively, 66
to }, and 471 to 48, while the Loan
of 1854 is rather better, at 91} to 92*,
and that of 1858 steady, at 681 to 691.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Bra-
zilian, 102 ; Danish, 1863, 89 ; Egyptian, 102 ;
Greek, for account, 301, 31}, 29}, 303 ; ditto
Coupons, 131, 121, 13 ; Italian, for amount, 70,
69} ; Mexican, for account, 351, 332, 341 ;
New Granada Deferred, 81, 1 ; Portuguese,
1853, for account, 48, ex div.; ditto, 1856,'
1857, 1859, 1860, and 1862, for account, 47, },
461, ex div. ; Russian, 1822, 931 ; ditto
1859, 581, 58, 1 ; ditto 1862, 91, I ;
Sardinian, for account, 90 ; Spanish Passive,
for account, 301, 1, 31, 30, 311; ditto Certificates,
for account, 111, 12, llf ; Turkish, 1858, for ac-
count, 69, 681 ; ditto 1862, fur account, 66}, 1,
1, 66, ex div. ; Venezuela, for account, 23}, ex
div. ; ditto 1862, for account, 54, 551.
There is quite a panic in the market for the Con-
federate Loan, and the price has declined to 17 to
15 discount. This quotation, however, is merely
nominal, the jobbers being indisposed to deal at
the moment.

International Financial shares are quoted sit to
I prem. ; General Credit and Finance, par to I
pram. ; and London Financial, 1 to 11 prem.
The reduction in each case amounta to 2a. 6d. per
share.

Hudson's Bay shares have declined to IA to 11
dia. Egyptian Trading are steady, at Ito 1 pram.
The failure of a member of the Stock Exchange
was announced on Saturday, in connexion with
transactions in the shares of the New Theatre Com-
pany (Limited), in respect of which the defaulter is
said to have been left in the lurch by his principal,
a person interested in that undertaking.
The amount of business at the Bank of England
discount office yesterday was only moderate. In
the general market there was a fair demand, and
few transactions occurred below 31 per cent.
The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will commence to-morrow ("continuation
day") and terminate on Friday.
About 34,0001. in gold was sent into the Bauk
yesterday.

The Chariot of Fame has arrived from Otago,
New Zealand, with 158,0001. in gold ; the Glen-
dower, from Melbourne, with 31,0001. ; the China,
from New York, with 80,0001. • and the Bavaria,
from the same port, with 12,0001. The total is
281,0001., and in the absence of any general in-
quiry for the Continent a portion is expected to be
taken to the Bank.

It appears that the contract for the Sardinian
railways has just been settled in all points with •
powerful combination of contractors—via, Sir
S. If. Peto, and Messrs. Betta, Smalley, Waring
and Crampton, and that the bignaturest are to be
formally attachel to-morrow. .

The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week a decrease of 9971. compared with hot
year, and the South Eastern a decrease of 1,2701.
At the Privy Council last week Mr. Hills applied
for a prolongation of hie patent for purifying the
manufacture of gas, and for which he has been in
the habit of receiving large sums by way of royalty
from the various gas companies. The application
was refused, and Mr. Hills was adjudged to pay a
portion of the costs of the opposing companies.
This is a point of some importance to holders of
gas property.
The half-yearly report of the directors of the
Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway Company
recommends a dividend of 3 per cent, for the half-
year, out of a net balance of 8,8381., leaving 2,0881.
to be carried forward.

The directors of the Oriental Commercial Com-
pany (Limited) have issued a favourable report in
anticipation of the first annual meeting, to be
held to-morrow. The board express the griti-
fication with which they refer to the balance-sheet,
from which it appears that of a subscribed capital
of 86,3801. it has been needful to call up only
30,233/. ; that the floating assets of the company,
consisting of bills receivable, balances of accounts
current, and good promptly available securities,
amount to 69,664/. 13s. 2d. ; that the liabilities
are 39,686/. 16s. Id. ; that the office expenses, in-
clusive of directors' remuneration, salaries, rent,
income tax, and general disbursements, have
amounted for the year to only 2,3061. 4a. 7d. ;
and that the profits during the nine
months' working have reached 6,0921. ls. 4d.
The directors have accordingly determined to pro-
pose at the meeting of the 29th inst.:—That a divi-
dend of 15 percent. be apportioned to thecapital paid
in, reckoned from and upon the dates and amounts
of payments. That an amount equal to 10 per cent.
be carried to the credit of preliminary expenses ac-
count. That a sum of 1,0001. be placed to the
credit of the reserve fund account ; and that the
balance of profits be carried forward.
The committee of the Stock Exchange have
appointed Tuesday, the 4th August, a special
settling day in the scrip of the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany, and ordered it to bequoted in the official list.
We are requested to state that the share list of
the Leasehold Investment Company will be closed
to-morrow.

The annexed notice of the July Spanish indigo
sale is from the circular of Mr. W. Sbeldrick
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cd 444 packages offered, oom • • earthird
twathirds thiatereale, of wbkb there -were ad! 26
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