The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-22 00:00:00

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WWII' VIIIIIIT.47ffiIt DAY.)

Two Mom.

The funds are still moving upwards. A fresh
rise of fully i per cent. has taken place to-
day. The other markets are likewise very
firm, although as regards English railway stocks
there is no improvement in prices, owing to the
slackness of business. The demand for foreign
securities continues.

Consols are now quoted 921 to 1, ex div., for
money, and 921 to 1, ex div., for the account. The
official business report is as follows :-Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 921, 1 ; ditto for
account, 921, ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
921, 1 ; New Three per Cents., 921, 1, 1 ;
Bank Stock, 233; India Five per Cent-
stock, 108, 1071, 1081 ; ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 1863, 1001 ; ditto Bonds, 298., 28a.
prem. ; Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper,
105/ ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1121 ; and
Exchequer Bills, June, lls. prem.
The transactions in foreign stocks have not
been quite so numerous as of late, but the
tendency of prices is still favourable. Mexican
Bonds, Italian Five per Cents., and the
Maremmana Railway Loan are all better. Egyptian
stocks and Spanish Certificate continue in demand.
The Turkish Loenof 1854 is quoted 84 to 85 ; that of
1868, 701 to 1; the scrip of 1862, 31 to prem.; the
Consolidis, 41 tot, being again better ; Venezuelan
scrip, 2to 11 dia. ; and Portuguese scrip, 4to prem.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Buenos
Ayres, 98 ; Equador New Consolidated, 161 ;
Egyptian, 931; ditto second issue, 93, ; Italian,
for account, 711, 721 ; ditto Maremmana Railway,
751, 741, 751 ; Mexican, 321, 1 ; Portu-
guese scrip, 41 premium ; Russian, 1862,
941, 94 ; Spanish, for account, 55 ; ditto
Certificates, 91 ; Turkish, 1854, 841, 85 ;
ditto 1858, for account, 701, 1, 1 ;
ditto 100/. Bonds, 74 ; ditto 1862, scrip,
31, 1 prem. ; ditto paid-up, 711, 1 ; Vene-
zuelan, for account, 25 ; ditto scrip, it din.
The final instalment of 10 per cent., making 93
per cont. paid, falls due to-day on the Peruvian
Loan for 5,500,0001. stock.
The Africa has arrived from Boston with
45,500/. in specie.
The steamer Africa brings from New York some-
what higher quotations for public securities, but
as the upward movement is neutralised by a cor-
responding advance in the exchange, the quotations
of American securities here have scarcely varied.
In London, as well as in the chief provincial
towns, an understanding appears to prevail that all
business, except of an indispensable character, or
such as is connected with the making up of annual
accounts, shall be suspended from Wednesday even-
ing next (Christmas-eve) till Monday, the 29th.
The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the sth December
were 12,8731. sterling, being 2,2971. more than in
the corresponding week of last year.
The following notice, dated the 12th inst., has
been issued by the Secretary of the West Hartle-
pool Railway Company
I am directed to forward herewith a warrant for payment
of the two halfiears' dividends on your Hartlepool and
Clarence Preference Shane, due the 15th April sad 15th
oe:ober last, an order having been made by the Court of
Chaucer!, authorising the receivers to pay them two divi-
dends out of the revenue on the original Clarence line af
railway.
The Dutch-Rhenish Railway Company have
announced, on account of the first half of the
current book year, a provisional dividend of 10a. Bd.
per share on the 161. paid shares, and of 13s. ad.
par share on the paid-up shares.
It is notified that interest at the rate of 5 per
cent. per annum on the paid-up capital of the
Singapore Gas Company, up to the 31st December,
will be paid on the 15th January.
The Doveroourt has arrived from China with
650,00011 a. of tea.
With reference to the shipments of produce from
America this year, the circular of Messrs. Joseph
Travers and Sons has the following :
Among the other important statement; brought by the
last American mail, was an account which had just been
made up of the quantities of produce shipped from New
York during the tint eleven months of this year, compared
with the totals in the oorrespoeding period of 1861 and
1860. From this it appears that although the exports of
wheat and flour last year were far beyond all former pr►
indent, an equally large total ham been reached this year,
the amount of wheat haw* again been about 3,000,000
quarters, and of flour 2,700,000 barrels. The quantities of
other kinds of provisions exported show a large augment&
tine. Of pork the exports were nearly half as large
again as those of last year, and double three of 1860.
Beef, "cut meats," butter, cheese, and lard, were like.
I wise consigned to us in much heavier quantities than on any
former occasion. Of tallow, also, the shipments have been
39,241,4021b5., against 22,694,269 in 1861, and 12,307,562 is
1860. The articles comprised under the head of " naval
stores," such as turpentine, rosin, tar, and pitch, show a
serous falling off, the pine forests whence these are drawn
being in Meth Carolina, and inacceasible to the Northern
power. Of turpentine the consignments have been only
71111 barrels, against 40,385 in 1861, and 108,487 in 1860;
and of rosin only 17,297 barrels, against 197.803 in 1861, and
481,049 in 1860. Tobacco likewise figures for a great falling
off, the quantity having been cooly 1,529,0001 h. against
3,900,000 m 1861, and 6,3)0,000 Isl.

SATURDAY EVKIIINCI.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 921 to # as
div. for the Bth January, oper.Nl and closed to-day
at the same quotation. For money the last price
MIS 921 to The official business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent.Consols, for money, 921,
#, ; ditto for account, 991, #, as div. ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 921, I ; New Three
per
uk Cents., 92#, 1, ; Red Sea Telegraph, 21/ ;
Stock, 234 ; India Ave per Cent. Stock,
1071, 1 ; ditto for aooonnt, 107} ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1001, ;
ditto Bonds, 28s. prem. •, Five per Ceut.
" enfaced " rupee paper, 1051 ; ditto Five-and-a-
Half per Cent., 1121.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was quoted
107# to /, ex div. ; India Bonds 23e. to 28e.prein. ;
and Exchequer Bills, Ils. to lbs. prem.
The demand for foreign securities continuos, and
prices are still rising.
Bank shares were generally steady. Agra Bank,
London and Colonial Bank, and Union Bank of
England and France, have improved, while Bank
of Queensland and Bank of Bntish Columbia were
quoted slightly lower. Ottoman Bank were marked
as good as 34, being the highest price ever attained
by them. In miscellaneous shares a reduction oc-
curred in Crystal Palace, East India and London
Shipping, and Peninsular and Oriental New, while
Italian Irrigation and Scottish Australian Invest-
ment were inquired for.
Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 81 to
• Thames and Mersey, 2 9-16 to 11-16 prem.;
Universal, 1# to ltdis. • North British and Mercan-
tile, ISt to 16 ; Commercial Union, par to prem. ;
and London and Provincial Marina, 4 dia. to per.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings were as follows :—London and Northern
Bank, par to pm. ; English and Irish Bank, dis.
to par ; Bank of icinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, par
to 1- prem. ; British and South Wales Zinc Smelt-
ing * to # prem. ; &clad Financiers of Egypt, par
tori prem. ; London, Birmingham, and South Staf-
f° shire Bank, # to # prem. ; and Oil Wells of
Canada, to prom
There has been considerable inquiry to-day for
the new shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company,
which closed at to prem.