The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET ct RAILWAYS.
(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoow.

The Stock Exchange is closed to-day, by order
of the soommittee ; and we have consequently no
report to make under this head. The building is
being repaired.
The Glasgow has brought 5,0001. in specie from
New York.
The cotton sales of the week comprise 46,980
bales, being considerably below those of last week.
The rates of discount current in the principal con-
tinental cities are as follows : Paris and Brussels,
3} percent. ; Hamburg and Frankfurt, ;Vienna,
5 ; Turin, Si ; Amsterdam, 3 ; Berlin, ; and St.
Petersburg, 6 per cent.
The bank rate in Brussels has been raised frem
3 to 4 per mut.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
generally rather lower. Subjoined is our usual
list :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to 1 ; ditto, 3 day%
11.17 to 174; Rotterdam, 3 moths, 11.191 to 1 ; Antwerp.
3 Mente, 26.65 to 60 ; litimberg, MS. basso, three mouths.
13. M to ; Paris, 3 days, 25.2'S to 321 ; do.. 3 mouths.
25.1k21 to 74 ; Frankfort-cm-the-Maim, 3 mouths, 1191 to
1 ;
do., 3 mon Petenbarmigr. rouble), 3 mouths, 361 to 37 ; Vienna,
ea. 11.40 to 50 ; Trim* ea. do., 3 months,
11.40 to 50; •a 3 worths, to 49; cak, 3 mostlm,
481 to 49 ; Lambert', 3 montks, 26.66 to 70 ; Gems, 3
months, 25.66 to 70 ; Ifilan, 3 mooths, 25.G5 to 70
Naples, 3 months, 25.65 to 70 ; Palermo, 3 months, 25.65
to 70 ; Neemas, 3 months, 25.66 to 70 ; Lisbon, 90 days,
521 W Oporto. 90 days. 521 Wi•
A general court of the proprietors of the Bank
of England will be held on the 10th inst., when •
dividend will be declared.
The following extract from a letter dated Rio
Janeiro, Aug. 5, has reference to the progress of
the works of the Rio J anion City Improvements
Company :—" The Emperor was over the works
yesterday, with his suite, made a most minute in-
spection, and went through the sewers, which
were illuminated for bun. He seemed very much
pleased and interested."
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 15th
inst. for the supply of 50,000 gallons of rum, 200
toss of soap, 300 qrs. of split peas, 300 qrs. of oats,
and 3,000 qm of wheat ; also, on the 17th, for the
supply of 15,000 gallons of vinegar, SOO gallons of
sherry, 150 tons of cocoa, and 5 tons of black
PePPec
An extraorilinary meeting of the Oriental Inland
Steam Company will be held on the 17th inst., to
consider "the necessity of removing John Bourne,
Esq., the managing director, from his office."
A return of the import trade of the port of Vic-
toria, Vancouver's Island, in the first six months of
the present year, has been received, compiled from
the Vittoria Daily Chroisock and as competed with
the trade in the same period of last year, shows the
following eomparative result :
IMPORTS ON MIST BIZ MONTHS or 1863.
Dols.
From Ban Francisco
From England
1 From Portland
From Puget Sound
From Howdy%
From British Columbia

Total Dol& 1,E86,513

IMPORTS 1.71 MI MONTHS OF 1862.
Dols.
Fru Ban Francisco 1,220,736
From England
From Oregon 42,845
From Washiagtna Tomboy,
From British Columbia
From New Zeelaod
From flaadwich Winds

Total
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Showing an increase of 161,831 dole.
In 1861:he total imports were 2,355,298 dols.,
and in 1111862, 3,555,477, showing an increase of
1,220,179 do's.

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FRIDAS 071111310.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 931 to;, both
for money and the 9th inst., opened this morning
at the same quotation, and so closed. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 931,1, f ; ditto, for account, 93f,
; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921, 1, ex div. ; New
Three per Ceuta., 921, 1,1, ex div. ; India Stock,
226, 224; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 108 f, ;
Four per Cent. " eufaoed n rupee paper, 98 ; ditto
Five per Cent., 1071.
The India Five per Cert. stock remains quiet,
at 1081 to India Bonds left off at 16s. to 19a.
prem. ; and Exchequer Bills at Is. die. tc 2s. prem.
At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentes
opened at 69.20, and closed at 68.60 for money, and
88.90 for the account, being 1 per cent lower than
yesterday.
The dealings effected in the foreign securities
were numerous, particularly in Mexican Bonds,
which were very buoyant, touching 411, being a
rise of 14 per cent.
Bank sham were firm, and an improvement
occurred in several instances, including Alliance
of London and Liverpool, Bank of Wales, Chartered
of British Columbia, Chartered of India, Aus-
tralia, and China, Standard of British South Africa,
and Union of London. The advance in Alliance
of London and Liverpool amounted to 2/. fig. In
the miscellaneous share market, Berlin Water-
works and Joint Stock Discount were firmer, and
London General Omnibus and National Discount
inquired for, while Crystal Palace Perpetual
debenture stock was lower.
Canadian Government Five per Cents declined
1 per cent.
International Financial and General Credit and
Finance shares were without change of importance
—the former closed at 31 to 6 prem., and the latter
at 21 to 2/ prem. London Financial were firmer
at 21 to 2/ prem. Hudson's Bay shares showed
a slight improvement at 4to 1 dia. ; and Egyptian
Trading at If to If prem.
Ocean Marine shares were last quoted 13 to 131
prem. ; Thames and Mersey, 21 to 31 prem. ;
Universal, 1 to > die. ; North British and Mercan-
tile, 171 to 18 ; and Commercial Union, 24 to 34
prem.
The nominal closing quotations for shares in
new undertakings to-day were as follows:
Oriental Hotels, to 4 prem.; Marine Investment,
to 1 prem. ; and British and Foreign India-rubber
CoinPauy, k to 3 Prow.