The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-01 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Clzooz.

Depression has again prevailed to-day in the
stock markets. Especial heaviness was observ-
able in the morning, but the general
tone is now somewhat steadier. The
funds, after declining 1 per cent., have
returned to the closing quotations of yes•
terday. The monthly settlement in Consols is
in progress. Most of the speculative foreign stocks
are Ito 1 per cent worse than yesterday. Home
railway stocks have likewise fallen, and the shares
in the new projects are dull.
Consols are now quoted 911 to 921, cum div.,'
for money, and 904 to 1, ex div., for the account
(Dec. 3). The price for the 7th of January is 91,
" buyers." The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 92, 911,
921 ; ditto for account, 901, ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 90, 1 ; New Three per Cents., 901,
90,1, 90 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1081, 4,
1, b ; ditto Four per Cent., 1001 ; ditto Four
per Cent. Debentures, 1864, 994 ; ditto, 1864 or
1866, 991, 1 ; ditto Bonds, 35., ss. dis. ; Four
per Cent. " enfaoed" rupee paper, 96 ; and Ex-
chequer Bile, fie. to 10s. dia. _

The foreign stock market is now steadier than
it was at an earlier period of the day, but still the
speculative stocks are worse than yesterday.
Greek Bonds are Ito 1 lower, at 29} to 1 ;
Spanish Certificates 1 to lower, at 139 to
} ; Turkish Consolidis are I lower, at 4F i 1 to 1 ;
and Spanish Passive f lower, at 33} to f. Mexi-
can Bonds are comparatively steady, at 38}
to 9. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are heavy.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 64 ; Greek, for ac-
count, 291, f, ; ditto Coupons, for account, 14 ;
Italian, 704, 1 ; Mexican, for account, 369,
361, 361 ; Peruvian, 1862, 86}; ditto for,
account, 86 ; Portuguese, 1853, for account,
48} ; ditto, 1856, &c., 481 ; ditto, 1863, 481 ; ditto
scrip, 9, f prem. ; Russian, 1859, 34} ; ditto
1862, 871, ; Sardinian, for account, 86}
ex div. ; Spanish, New Deferred, for account, 474
ditto Passive, 331 ; ditto for account, 33k, 1, ;
ditto Certificates, for account, 134, ; Turkish,
1864, for account, 89 ; ditto 1858, for account, 70 ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 75} ; ditto 1862, for account, 70,
691, 709, 691 ; Venezuela, 1862, for account, 55+.
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International Financial shares are quoted 41
to f pram ; General Credit, 21 to I prem. ; Lon-
don Financial, 8 to prem. ; Mercantile Credit,
se to 4 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 21 to 2 dis. ; Egyp-
tian Trading, 1 f to 2 prem. ; Discount Corporation,
61 to 7 prem.; Merchant Banking, 51 to 6 prem. ;
Australian Land and Mortgage, to 1 prem. ;
Mortgage Bank of India, n prem.; National
Steam, 4} to 6prem. ; West India and Pacific Steam,
It to I prem. ; English and Swedish Bank, 3 to 31
prem. ; East London Bank, 2} to f prem. ; and
Muutz's Metal, 1 dis. to par.

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lota o'CLocx.
Consols are flat, at 92 to cum div., for money,
and 941 tot, ex div., for the account.
Trustworthy advioes from Germany state that the
Schleswig-Holstein dispute is likely to be solved
pacifically, owing to the reported adhesion of
Austria and Prussia to the protocol of 1862.
The discount market is already influenced by the
less favourable view which is beginning to be taken
of the prospects of the money market. The de-
mand at the Bank yesterday, though not absolutely
heavy, was decidedly more active than for some
days past. In the general market the inquiry was
likewise brisker, and the terms for choice bills have
risen to 6 per cent. The causes of the increased
movement appear to have beau threefold—viz., the
unfavourable movement iu the Bombay exchange,
the requirements of the Stock Exchange settlement,
and the deposits against railway and other bills
promoted in the coming session of parliament.
Owing to the activity of new enterprise, the sum
required for the latter purpose is unusually large,
and would probably have caused increased pres-
sure but that in many instances government stock
and Exchequer Bills have been lodged in lieu of
money.

The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tance of 1,2591. 18e. 2d. on account of the dividends
on the debt of Ecuador.
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Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. announce
having received the following stuns on account of
the New Granada dividends, viz. :—Santa Marta,
1,9281. 6e. 7d. ; Carthagena, 5671. IN. ; Rio Bache,
1411.95. 9d.-2,6371. 6s. 4d.
The annexed notice relating to the debt of Ve-
nezuela was also forwarded to the Stock Exchange
yesterday by Medan Baring Brothers and Co. :
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VZIRZOZT,A DlUST.—liessrs. &deg Brothers sod Co.'.
*genie is Venezwila advise that they have received for 55
riszilt. al the import duties far three weeks. From the
-home of La Gnaw% 69,905.72 dole. ; and from
Puerto Cabello there hadbeen relieved 1,641.85 doh,.—total,
71,628.57 dole.
The arrival of 418,000 L in specie was announced
yesterday ; the Tasmanian, from the West Indies,
having brought 367,000/., and the China, from
New York, 51,0001.
The silver market was firm yesterday, at the rise
of Saturday. A large amount of this metal has been
purchased for transmission to Bombay by the
steamer which will leave Marseilles on the sth of
December.

Thealreat Western Railway Company of Canada
have intimated that "the loss on exchange by the
conversion of American mosey received for the car-
riageof through traffic, from the commencement of
the current half-year to 14th Nov., 1863, amounted
to the sum of 18,2811.184 Bd., and at that date there
was a further sum of American funds still remain-
ing to ix converted of 22,242.90 dole."
The Master of the Rolls proposes, on the Bth
December, to make a call on the contributories of
the Agriculturist Cattle Insurance Company, at
the rate of 201. per 51. share, and 801. per 2W. share.
A general meeting of the Crystal Palace Com-
pany is called for the 16th December.
The Dutch Rhenish Railway Company have noti-
fied that the coupons for the dividend payable iu
December next, att►ched to the certificates for the
fully paid shares, must be sent to the London office
of the company not later than the Ist December.

MONDAY EVLNING.

The depression in the Stock Exchange to-day has
been greater than for some time past. Buyers have
held aloof, and the markets have thus been left
comparatively without support in face of a pressure
of speculative sales. There is a chronic distrust of
the policy of the Emperor Napoleon, and public
securities here have to-day merely followed the
course of prices on the continent. At the same
time there has been no new political event of gravity.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 91 to #es
div. for next Thursday's settlement, were tirst
marked this morning 91, were then sold as low as
90#, and closed at 901 to a. For money the last
price was 92 to / with div. The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 92/, 1, a, ; ditto, for account, 91, 90k,
; Three per Cents. Reduced, 94, ; New
Three per Cents., 90k, #, , I ; India Five per
Cent. Stock, 1081, 109 ; ditto for account, 1061
ex div.r; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1864 or
1866, 991; ditto Bonds, par ; Red Sea Telegraph,
20 15-16; Five-and-a-Ralf per Cent " enlaced"
rupee paper, 1141.
After the close of the Stock Exchange a further
slight decline took place in Consols, which were
offered at 94 ex div. for the 3rd Dec.
The India -Five per Cent. Stock was steady, and
the rupee dull. There were some sales of
India Bonds at par. Owing to the increased de-
mand for money, Exchequer Bills were more