The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-MlllB DAY.)

Two o'Ozooc.

The transactions in public securities to-day have
been only upon • very moderate scale, attention
being still much occupied with preparations for
to-morrow's settlement in shares and foreign
stocks, yet prices are firm. Consols are quoted for,
money 1 per cent. better than they closed yesterday.
Foreign stocks are firm, and home railways exhibit
an improvement.
The demand for money to-day is not active, but
the rate for the best three months bills is 61 per
cent, is most instances, and the supply of money
is somewhat smaller. In the Stock Exchange the
terms for short loans on English government secu-
rities are unchanged, at 4 to 5 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three pea Cent. Rental opened at
66fr. 85c., showing no change.
Console are now quoted 90 to 1, ex div.,
for money, and 901 to 1, ex div., for the ac-
count (July 8). The official business report is as
follows :-Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
90, 1, 891, 901; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891,
1, 1,1 ; New Three per Cents., 891, 1, 1 ; New
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 72, ex div. ; Bank
Stock, 237 ; India Five per Cent Stuck, 1041,
1, 1 ; Five per Cent. " enlaced" rupee paper,
I 1044, 104 ; Exchequer Bills, June, par.
Foreign stocks are firm, and in two or three in-
stances, including Mexican and Greek Bonds. and
Turkish of 1858, prices have improved 1 to 1
per cent. Some of the present quotations
are annexed-viz.: Greek, 241 to # ; Mexican,
40 to 1 ; Confederate, 63 to 64 ; Spanish Pas-
sive, 321 to ; Turkish of 1858, 691
to 701 ; and the Consolidis, 48 to 1.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Bra-
zilian Old Five per Cents., 101 ; Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Ceuta., 631 ; Egyptian, second issue,
1011 ; Greek, 241, ; ditto for account, 241 ;
Italian, 691 ; Mexican, 441, # ; ditto for account,
441 ; ditto Six per Cents., Anglo-French, I dis. ;
Peruvian, 1862, for account, 871 ; Portuguese,
1853, 49, 481; ditto 1856, dc., 48#, 1 ; Russian,
1822, 891 ; ditto 1862, 871, 3 ; Spanish
New Deferred, 46 ; ditto Passive, 321, 1 ;
ditto Certificates, 101 ; Turkish, 1854, 901 ; ditto,
1858, 691 ; ditto for account, 70/ ; ditto 1862, 711 ;
ditto for account, 711, 1 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 711.
International Financial shares are now quoted 51
to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 31 to 1 pretn. ; London
Financial, 111 to 121 prem. ; Mercantile Credit, 8
to 1 prem. ; ziudson's Bay, 19/ to 1 ; and Imperial
Financial, 21 to 1 prem.

FOUR O'CLOCI.

Consols aro firmer, at sok, ex div., for money,
and 90j to it, ex div., for the account. 64,0001.
in gold has been sent into the Bank.
The following memorandum relating to the debt
of Venezuela was forwarded to the Stock Exchange
yesterday by Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co.

Vs/mogul Dasr.-31easts. Baring Brothers and Co.'s
agents to Venezuel►, under date 23rd May. advise having
received for 55 per cent. of the import ditties for about
two weeks : From Custom-house La Guam, 13,685 dole.
51c. ; from Custom-house PuertoCapello, 9,164 dolt. 17c. ;
total, 24,849 dole. 68c.—June 13, 1864.

The mail from Guayaquil has brouabt a remit-
tance of 3511. 17s. 9d.. on account of the dividends
ou the debt of Ecuador.

The steamer Seine, from the West Indies, has
brought 224,5001., of which 144,0001. is gold, and
80,6001. silver.
The amount of gold now in course of transmission
from Melbourne to England is 260,50 W. The Glen-
dower has 10,5001. on board • the Royal Standard,
78,0001. ; the Lady Ann, 16,0001. ; the Anxieties,
48,5001. ; the Pride of the Ocean, 15,0001. ; the
Yorkshire, 68,0001. ; and the Roxburgh Castle,
24,500/. The St. Dunstan is also on the way from
Otago, New Zealand, with 72,0001. The greater
portion of the above te due. With reference to the
shipments of gold from Australia, a Melbourne
circular, dated April 25, contains the following :
The coriveyanos of gold to England, which until lately
formed • valuable adjunct to the freight lists of sailing
revels of the regular lime, is now chiefly monopolised by
the Peainsular and Oriental Company since the reduced
rates of freight on treasure by their mail steamers mme
into operation ; end also from the circanistamas of a con-
siderable portion of the yield of the colony now being
shipped direct to the various ports is Podia and China.

The prospectus of the York-street Flax Spinning
Company (Limited) is issued. The object is to
turn into a joint-stock concern the largest flax
mill and linen factory in the north
of Ireland. It was worked for many years under
the firm of Andrew Mulholland and Sons until
about twelve or fourteen years ago, since when it
has been carried on by Mr. Mulholland, who now
retires. A gentleman of great experience in the
linen trade is to be the managing director, and the
two managers of the chief departments also come
upon the board. It appears that the connexions of
the concern extend all over the world, and have
taken 3.5 years to form. The capital is 500,0001.,
in 10,000 shares of 501. each.
At an extraordinary meeting of the Marine It-
vestment Company, held yesterday, • dividend at
the rate of 5 per cent. was declared, on account of
the distribution to he announced at the first ordi-
nary general meeting. The shares in thus under-
taking were allotted six months ago.
A special meeting of the shareholders of the Lon-
don and Colonial Bank (Limited) is convened for
the 27th inst., to " confirm a resolution adopted
by the board on the.9th inst., giving power to in-
crease the capital of the company by a further issue
of 5,000 shares of 1001. each."
The annual meeting of the Falkland Islands
Company is called for the 24th inst.

A general meeting of the Lower AMID] Company
(Limited) is called for the 20th inst.
In preparation for Wednesday's settlement the
rates of "continuation" on shares and foreign
stocks were yesterday in most instanoes rather
lighter than at the last settlement. In some cases,
however, the terms paid were still considerable.
Subjoined is a list :
Great Western
. . - . .

Lancashire and Yorkshire—. 5.1 d to 7-Iti „
London and North Western.. 7-16 to 8.16
-

A s.. _
Great Northers
Ditto A
Metropolitan to 1.
South Easters 4 4 to Iso
Sheffield

Midland

a,
a,.

Caledonian

to

North Eastern : Berwick 7.16 to 9-16 :.
Ditto York 7.16 to 9.16 „
North British
to -A
Great Esetern
... .. — .'. .

Great Western of Camas—. a. to is. ~
Lozontbourg 6 to 10p.o. „
Soasbro
-. . - ..

2sorral. Credit

odsoo's Sto ls. ad. ;;
Itistataatiasalty lit 3d: to la.

Coated/eat* Lass

Greek

i 1 t. 'to

~ ::

i

Granada Deerrod

MaIiCAI2.

Li to

""

lipaaisk Passive l.ll to 34
Ditto Certificates ls. to 2s. "
Turkish Internal 6 per cent h to O9
Vonesuela. 1662

The following estimated figures, bearing upon
the future prospeeta of the tea trade, are from a
house largely eugaged ic that department of
business :

Stock in the United Kiogdom, lit of
Jan*, 1864 109,500,000
Afloat from China to end of April 6,500,000

118,000,000
Consumption to end:of August 22.,000,00e

88,000,000
Shipments in liday to arrive in Sept... 7,000,000

95,000,000
9,000,000

Deliveries in September

Stock ailost October 1. 1861 86,000,000
Apiect October 1,1863 114000,000

The London Financial Association (Limited),
have called up the second 51. on the new share
ostal, making 101. paid.
We are informed that the British and Californian
Banking Company (Limited) have secured an effi-
cient staff for their branch in San Francisco. The
accountant left for that place at the beginning of
the month, and the rest will follow by the next
mail steamers. The bank will commence business
in California on the Ist July.

MONDAY EVIDMIG.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 90ii to ex
div. for the Bth of July, opened this morning
at the same quotation, and closed at 90* to
I. For money the last price was 89/ to 90 ex
div. The official business report is as foliows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 901, 891, 90 ;
ditto for account, 901 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
89i, 1, 1 ; New Three per Cents., 89f, 1, 1 ; Bank
Stock, 239 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1040, 1.
The India Five per Cent. stock was steady. The
March Exchequer Bills remain at lOs. to ss. dis.,
and the June at ss. die. to par.
The speculative foreign stocks were rather flatter,
notwithstanding the facility with which the settle-
ment seems likely to pass over.