The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

TriaDLT 'trews.
The English funds showed buoyancy this morning,
but afterwards became weaker, and, in spite of a great
rise at Paris, closed 1 to i per cent. lower than yes.
terday. The reaction was partly ascribed to the
absence of any confirmation in the Paris Moniteur
of yesterday's news from Vienna, bat was also
in a great measure influenced by the result
of the " option " settlement in Consols. The
dealers appear to have provided stock on yes-
terday's news against their " optional " trans-
actions, whilst sales preponderated to-day. Pend-
ing the receipt of further intelligence from
Vienna and Sebastopol the market is naturally very
sensitive. The fear that the concessions made by

Russia are chiefly prompted by a desire to retard the
natiTe intervention of Austria, has evidently tended

to check the buoyancy of feeling exhibited yesterday.
The Paris bourse was reported by telegraph to day

as opening with extraordinary buoyancy. The
first quotation of the Three per Cent. Rentes was
68.20, and at half•past one o'clock the market had

farther advanced to 68.42, showing a rise of about 2
per cent. since yesterday afternoon, and a total ad-

;enc. of 3 per cent. since Saturday. The closing
quotations of the bourse did not reach the City this
afternoon. At Vienna yesterday the Austrian funds
rose 1 to 11 per cent. ; the premium on gold and sil-
ver fell 1 to 2 per cent.; and the exchange on Lon-
don fell from 12.23 to 12.13, owing to the relief occa-
sioned by Prince Gortchakoff's acceptance of the
Four Propositions. The rise extends to the other
continental markets. At Amsterdam, Austrian stock

has risen 2 per Dent., and at Frankfort 1 per cent.
Russian securities participate in the upward move-
meat, having risen about 1 4 per cent. at Amsterdam,
Hamburg, and Berlin, three of the chief markets in
Europe for these bonds.
A report prevailed in the City this afternoon Gist
telegraphic despatches to the 4th inst. h.d been re-
oetved in Greek quarters from the seat of war. The
fact that Greek firms bought freely to-day led to an
impression that the tenor of the news (supposing such
to have been received) is favourable to the cause of
the Allies.

Consols opened at 92 to 1 for money and to-
morrow's settling, advanced after several slight fluc-
tuations to 921, receded without rally towards 3
o'clock to 911 to 1, and after drooping to 91a to I,
stood at the close of the house at 911 exactly.
The " contango " for the February account
was rather higher, at 3.16 to 5-16. The
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 911, 924, 4,4, 1, 911 ex
div.; ditto, for account, 10th January, 911, 921, 4,
92, 924, 911. Three per Cent. Reduced, 911„ /, 921,
911, 92. New Three per Cents., 921, 1,1, I, 1,1,
1. Long Annuities, expiring in 1860, 4 5-16,' 41.
Annuities of 30 years, 1859, 4/, 4 3-16; ditto, 1860,
4 3-16. India Stock, 226. Three and-a-Half per
Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in 1858,
991 ; ditto, 1859, 99Z, Z.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted 4s. to 7s. prem.
India Bonds advanced Is., ruling at 11s. to 14s.
prem.
Foreign stocks were generally firm, with more
business than for some ume past. Russian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. experienced a further rise,
owing to Greek purchases, of 2 per cent., making a
total rise of no less than 4 per cent. since Saturday.
The scarcity of this atoek is the phaelset wises eke
advance. In Russian Five per Cents. there was
no further rise. Turkish scrip was quieter
than yesterday, and, after touching 761, stood
at 4 o'clock at 764 to 3. Spanish Bonds
were firmer, and Sardinian rose 1 per cent.
The general character of this department is gnod.
At 4 eclock Russian Five per Cents. were quoted 99
to 101; ditto Four.and a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91
ex div. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 601 to
611 ex div. ; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 911
to 923. Sardinian, 84 to 86. Peruvian Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 69 to 71. Mexican, 21 to 3.
Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 181 to 19. The
list of sales is annexed, viz.:—Brazilian Old Five
per Cents., 993, 981; ditto for account, 16th Jan.,
991. Equador Bonds, 4, 41, 31. French Four-and-
a-Half per Cent. Renter, 93f. and 92f. 371 c. (ex-
change fixed at 25f. per £). Granada Deferred
Bonds, 51. Mexican Three per Cents., for account,
16th Jan., 211. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
70, 71; ditto Three per Cents., for account, 16th Jan.,
484 Russian Five per Cents., 100; ditto Four-and-
a-Half per Cents, 90, 91, 90 ex div. Sardinian Five
per Cents., 844, 85. Spanish Old Three per Cents.,
38; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 181, r ex
div. Turkish Six per Cent. Scrip (paid in fall), for
. account, 16th Jan.' 76!, t, 4.
The scrip of the New French Loan was dealt in at
2 to 21 prem., and was quoted at the close 21 to 3
- prem.
Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Sone will continue to

receive subscriptions for the French Loan until the
close of business on Friday next (the 12th inst.).
There is a fair demand for money, but with plenty
of it on offer, and first-class bills are readily dis-
counted at a reduction from the Bank of England
minimum of 5 per cent.
Amounts of gold continue to be drawn daily from
the Bank, the demand for exportation continuing.
The variations in the foreign exchanges this after
noon were not important. The rate on Paris shows
no sign of recovery, and the efflux of gold from this
si e may therefore be expected to continue. Trans-
actions took place in short bills on that city at 25f.,
sod even as low as 24.971; whilst for three months'
paper the current quotation was 23.20 to 25. The
rate on Amsterdam was rather higher, at 11.171 to
18, and that on Hamburg unaltered at 13.51 to 6.
In the case of Vienna and Trieste a decline occurred,
in response to the more confident feeling reported
from Vienna ; the quotations may be given at 12.16
to 20. Billion Frankfort ruled at 1171 to t.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 16th inst.
for the conveyance of provisions from the River
Thames to Rio Janeiro and Bermuda, and of Ord-
nance stores to New South Wales and Melbourne.
The Iberia has taken out about 60,0001. in specie to
the Peninsula.
The sales of sugar today went off at previous
prices, except for the native Madras qualities, which
sold 6d. per cwt. cheaper.
At the half-yearly meeting of the Colonial Bank
proprietary held to-day a dividend at the rate of 2
per cent. for the half-year ending 30th June, was do.
Blared, after which a balance of 9,5081. remains to be
carried to the fund for bad debt', thereby increasing
it to 143,9691.
The receipts of the Stockton and Darlington Rail-
way for the month of December were 21,0811., being
9611. more than in December, 1853.
A dividend of 3 per cent. for the half year ending
the 30th June last is to be paid to the shareholders
of the London Chartered Bank of Australia on the
15th inst.
A return of 31. 10s. per share is to be payable on
the shares of the Australasian Pacific Mail Steam
Packet Company on the 16th inst.
A call of 21. 104. falls due on the A shares of the
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Grand Trunk Railway of Canada on the 10th Feb.
Also a call of 101. on each of the certificates ex-
changeable for the company's debentures, and of 101.
on each of the certificates exchangeable for deben-
tures of the province of Canada.
A call of 21. 10s. falls due on the new shares of
the South Australian Banking Company on the Ist
February.
The half yearly interest on the stock of the
Lancashire Insurance Company is to be payable on
the 23rd inst.
The first annual general meeting of the Super-
phosphate Compost Company is to be held on the let
February.
The shares of the Australian Agricultural Com-