The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-19 00:00:00

MINCING LANK-CMS DIY.)

St G•ll.—n. market continues firm M ymterday's ad•
venom of 6d. to la. over last week's prima The sales
iodide Porto Rico brown 41s. to 4.25. ; low to fine
poomy, 435. to 475. ; Havannas, 41e. 6d. to 43e. ; Mauritius,
brown, 365. to 395. ; yellow, 40e to 43. ; grainy and
flue oeystallied, 43.. to 470. ; native Madras, 355. 6d. to 385.;
Natal brown cod yellow, 36e. to 435. Refined : The demand
continues active. and prices show a further 'demo. ; brown
lumps sold at 534.
Come.—The public slam of Plantation Ceylon ham gone
off at prime' about equal to Qom ruling last week, Irks
sold at 69.. to 735. ; middling sod good middling, 80s. to
85s. ; pea berry, 83s. to 925. 6d. ; Native Ceylon, 68a. 6d.

—(soCos.—There is a fair demand for colonial descriptions
a6a. ; t f prices; greyls. to good
6red Trinidad sold at 66.. to
7ull Domisiea„ sto 52a. 41.
TILL—The market Private') conMalic•_ (OA
It-150 tons of Ball= sold at Ba. N. to 9s. 70.
firwes. —Pepper continua. in limited request. Pimento
sold at id. decline : Ordinary to good middling, 21d. to 20.;
nutmegs unaltered : Middling sold at Is. 3d. to 24. ; good,
3s. 4d. to 3s. 81. ; mace, common Penang, Is. 2d. ;
fair. Is. 10d.
Rum. —Demerara sold at Is. 6d. to le. 7d.
Sstrrsras.-600 base sold at 335. 3d. for refraction 11,
and 33.. 9d. to 345. midi, and short prompt for refrac-
tion sj.
Corrox.—The demand continues inactive ; prices are
unfiltered.
JUTS,—No sales reported.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 395. net
rash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 40s. 3d. ; June,
40s. 3d. to 40s. 6d. ; July to September, 41s. ; October to
December, 43.. 6d.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE miltxrr.
(THIS DAY.)

We have • fair supply of beasts, and the demsad very
limited. Priem are not quite so good as on Mondsy, and •
clearance easioot be effected. The number of sheep and
lambs is large ; several remain unsold, although there is •
disposition to take lower wires. There is so alteration is
the trade for calves. Our foreign supply consists of 580
beasta, 1,790 sheep, and 373 calm. Mack caws, 75.
1 Per Nose of Wee. a. el. a. 4. Pee stave es Was s. It. s. I-
Bed Sea4a Nereid& 4 0 4 8 11•04 Dr It 11144•11 k • 41 4 10
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Two o'Cieew.
The railway market is rather quiet to-day, with
a limited amount of business, and prices generally
are unchanged. The tone, nevertheless, is firm,
and the variations are favourable. Midland
stock has risen f per cent. ; London and
North Western, ; and South Eastern, 4.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
1101 to MI • Great Western, 64 to ;
132 k to 4 ; Lancashire and York-
shire, Ulf to 4 ; South Eastern, 91 to 4 ;
Great Eastern, 414 to I ; London and South
Western, 974 to WC Metropolitan, 1144 to
116 ; Great Northern, 1994 to 160 i ; and Cale-
donian, 1184 to 1194.
Indian, Canadian, and foreign railway securities
are steady, at previous quotations. Eastern of
Francs exhibits a favourable tendency.
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,DAY.)

REMOTION IN THE BASH RATE OF

DISCOUNT.

Two o'Chocit.

Thindiesabin of the Bask of England, at their
weekly meeting to-day, have reduced the minimum
rate of dieeount from 9to 8 per cent. This mes-
Bare had been largely anticipated, and little doubt
seems to be entertained that the value of money
will yet experience a further fall.

. _ .
There was little or no business in the discount
market this morning, until the announcement of
the reduction in the Bank rate, when a demand
sprang up. The present quotation for good three
months' bills is 7j to ii per cent.
The stock markets have scarcely been influenced
in price by the alteration at the Bank. The funds
remain at yesterday's prices. Home railway stocks
are firm. As regards a few of the foreign stocks and
other securities, speculative realisations have
rather predominated since the announcement of the
reduction in the rate of discount.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
66fr. 70c., showing a rise of sc. compared with the
last price of yesterday.

Consols are now quoted 914 to 4, with div., for
money, and 904 to 4, ex div., for the account
(June 8). The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 914, 4 ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 894, 4 ; New Three
per Cents., 894, 4; India Stock, 217 ; ditto Five
per Cent. Stock, 1064 ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, 1866, 984 ; Five per Cent. "enlaced " rupee
paper, 104 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 114.
The speculative foreign stocks are rather weaker,
and show an average decline of 4 per cent. Thus,
Mexican Bonds are now quoted 444 to 4 ;
Greek, 23 to 4 ; and Turkish Consolid6s, 484 to
4. Confederate Bonds are 1 per oent. lower, at 65
to 67. Transactions are recorded as follows :—Bra-
zilian, 1863, 87 ; Greek, for account, 234, 23 ;
Mexican, for account, 444, 4 ; Peruvian, 1862, for
account, 87, 88 ; Portuguese, 1856, &c., for ac-
count, 484, 4 ; Russian, 1822, 884 ; ditto 1850, 854 ;
ditto Anglo-Dutch, 864 ; ffardinian, for account,
86 ; Turkish, 1862, 1001. bonds, 714, 71.

International Financial shares are now
quoted 8} to prem. ; General Credit, 81
to 1 prem. ; Mercantile Credit, 10} to 11 ;
andson's Bay, 19} to ; Credit Mobilier, 4to I!
prem. ; Credit Foncier (Great Britain and Ireland),
7 to 8 prem. ; International Land Credit Com-
pany, 2to prem. ; and Millwall Ironworks, 1
to prem.

It is understood that the scrip of the New
Mexican Loan will be ready for delivery to-morrow,
the 20th.

About 45,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank
yesterday, making a total of 537,0001. for the week.
The bar silver by the West India pocket was
sold yesterday at ss. Old. per ounce, being id. below
the price obtained for the previous supply. The
Mexican dollars by the French steamer Florida
were also disposed of for China at ss. lid., showing
no change.
Paris advices state that the bullion in the Bank
of France has increased to about 10,200,0001.
sterling.
The bidding for 30,00,000 rupees (300,0001.) in
balls on India took place yesterday at the Bank of
England. The proportions allotted were :—To
Calcutta 15,30,000 rupees, to Bombay 12,00,000
rupees, and to Madras 2,70,000 rupees. The
minimum, price was as before, viz., la. 1111. on
Calcutta and Madras, and Is. 110. on Bombay.
The applications within the limas amounted to
124 lace. Tenders on Calcutta and Maclean at
Is. 11 d. will receive about 5 per cent., on Bombay
at 2s. about 12 per cent., and all above these prices
in full.

Bank abaria were generally firm. An improve-
ment took place in Imperial, Bank of (Mugs, Con-
tinental, East London, English, Scottish and Aus-
tralian Chartered, London Bank of Scotland, Mar-
chant, Union Bank of Ireland, and South Eastern
Bank. On the other hand, Alliance, Anglo-
Austrian, European, Imperial Ottoman, Metropo-
litan and Provincial, and Midland Bank shares,
were flatter. Land Mortgage Bank of India were
dull at 21 to 2} prem.
Hudson's Bay shares were firm at 19} to 1, and
Egyptian Trading at 21 to 3} prem. ; City Mote,
Company of African Merchants, English and Seal-
fish Marine Insurance, Ocean Marine, Univeria/
Marine, Nova Scotia Land and (;old, South
African Mortgage, and Socidt6 Financibre d'Egypts
shares were all quoted rather better. St.
rine Dock stock improved 1 per cent Consolidated
Discount and " Smith, Knight, and Co." were
flat.
Imperial Financial shares declined 10s. to 125.61.
to-day, and international and Lundon Financial
about fie. On the other band, Credit Fon-
cier experienced a fresh rise of 1/. Till*
closing quotations are annexed, via.
61 to prem. ; General Credit, 61 to
prem. ; London Financial, IS to + prem.
Imperial Financial, 31 to 4 prem. ; Mercantile
Credit, 10} to 11 prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 44 to 5
prem. ; and Credit Foncier, 7} to 8 prem.
The closing (but in some came merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings are
subjoined, viz : —lnternational Land Credit, 2
to 21 prem.; Imperial Bank of China, Ito I.} prem. ;
Millwall Iron Works, 1 to 11 pram ; Fore-
street Warehouse, 31 to 41 prem.; Ottoman Finan-
cial, } to 1 prem. ; Italian Credit, 1 to 2 prem. ;
Wilmette Colliery, 1 to 2 prem. ; Scottish Fire
Insurance, } to 1 prem. ; Freehold and General
Investment, 1 to 2 prem.

MINES.-{THIS DAY J

Two o'Cioce.

There is not much business doing in the mining
market to-dae, and prices in most instances
present no alteration compared with those last
current yesterday. Wheal Grenville shares
are in demand at 9 to it being Le. better, while
Wheal Seton have declined to 220 to 225. Greet
Vor are quoted 34 to 35, being firm ; Nest Gren-
ville, 41 to 1 ; Chivertoo, 11 to and East
Lovell, 22 to 1.
Foreign anti colonial mining shares present no
change. St. John del Rey are firm.
A petition for the winding up of the Stiowbroolr
Silver-lead Mining Company (Limited and another
for the winding up of the East Dyliffe Lead and
Copper Mining Company (Limited), are to be beard
in the Court of Chancery on the 27th int

THE PROSPECTS OP lAMAIOA A 8 A oorrom

GROWING eo if irtiW