The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-30 00:00:00

—The completion of the settlement has led to a
fresh improvement in the prices of several of the
princi foreign stocks.
Ban shares to-day were firm, and an improve-
ment took place in many descriptions, including
Alliance, City, Bank of British Columbia, Bank of
Hindustan, London and Buenos Ayres, National
Bank of Liverpool, Oriental, South Australian,
Union Bank of London and Standard Bank of Africa.
Bank of Egypt and British and American Ex-
change Bank formed an exception, being heavy.
London Dock, Victoria Dock, National Discount,
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, and East India
Irrigation shares, were inquired for, while Bombay
Gas and London District Telegraph were flat.
Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 9}
to 10 prem. ; Universal Marine, to } dia ;
Thames and Mersey, 3 to 3} prem. ; Commer-
cial Union, 1' to I} prem. ; North British and
Mercantile, 17 to ; and Oriental and General
Marine, 1 to I} prem.
The closing quotations for shares in new under.
takings to-day were as follows :—lnternational
Financial Society, 5} to } pram, being higher;
General Credit and Finance, 24 to 2.1 prem. ; Lon-
don Financial, 1} to I}"prem. ; British and Foreign
Marine, to } prem.; Empire Marine, }to
prem. ; English and Scottish Marine, par to
prem. ; Cannes Hotel, 5} to 6 prem. ; Mediter-
ranean Hotel, Ito 1 prem. ; Margate Hotel, + to
1} prem. ; Southampton Imperial Hotel, } to 1}
prem. ; Kingstown Hotel, 1} to 2} prem. ; Dart-
ford Creek Pr Mills, } to } prem. ; Clarence
Hotel, 1 to 1 prem. ; Imperial Jersey Hotel, }
to 1 prem. ;Alexandra Hotel, to I prem. ; and
Public Works Credit Company, 1 to 11 prem.

MINES.-(THIS DA YJ

Two &Mom,

The mining market is quiet to-day. East Ca-
radon Alarm are firmer, at 313 to f, and
Tincroft at 19 to 20 East Basset are quoted
108 to 110 ; East Cern Brea, 7to ; Marko Valley
6 to f ; North Crofty, 43 to 1 ; Wheal Ludcott,
to 6 ; Wheal Beton, 240 to 2U• ; Wheal Crebor,
to 3 ; and West Chiverton, 24 to I.
Vallanzasca and Don Pedro shares are firm, other
foreign u well as colonial mines being steady.
We are informed that the applications for shares
in the Bevan Silver Lead Mining Company have
been large, and that the letters of allotment will be
Mimed early next week. Operations at the mine, it
is stated, are proceeding satisfactorily, and a large
amount of ore is now available for the machinery
which is being erected.
At Wheal Margaret meeting, on Wednesday, a
dividend of 1/. per share was declared. . . .

The subjoined weekly summary of the metal
market is from the circular of Merarg. Von Dadels-
sea and North.

The metal market since our last report has shown more
animation than for some time previously ; prices have bees
generally well maintained, and in one article, tin, an of
advance has been announced. Iron.—ln Welsh bars,
them in not much doing. Makin are firm at 5/. 10s. f.0.b.,
Wales ; and at 6/. f.o.b. here. Iran oat of stock,
_6l. 7s. 6d.
per tom. ; Staffordshire qualities sell slowly. Sootek Pig
Iron has again gone heck to 50s. 6d. cash. Copper.—English
raw and manufactured sells slowly, the formera trifle under
official prime, and the latter at fixed quotations. Not much
business has bees done in foreign, sad prices are quite nomi-
nal. Burrs, 54/. 10s. ; Kapunda,96l.; Spanish, 87/.; Chili, 82/.
Tin—The smelters have advanced the price of Engglish tin
41. on refined. and 3/. on commoo. A very large budneu
bee been dose in Straits at 1251. 10a to 128/. cash, 128/.
three months. and 200 tons at 1301. afloat. Banca—A good
besiriess has been done at 1301. mak and 1331. three
months prompt. The Dutch Isle is announced to take
place in Amsterdam on the 24th June, and will consist al
103,300 slabs, with liberty to add 20,000 slabs, if they ar-
rive in time. Tin Plates—No change in price, but the de-
mand is not very brisk. Lend keeps steady, without
change
in value. Spelter—The market is dull, and bot=
doing ; the nearest price is 171. 15a. here amain Hull.