The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET,-(THIS DAL)

Two o'CLoac.

The stock markets to-day are fiat, and prices
in most cases have given way slightly, the
causes being an increase in the demand
for money, and the failure of a mem-
ber of the Stock Exchange who has
a variety of speculative transactions open for a rise.
The decline in the funds is per cent., in most of
the speculative foreign bonds Ito I, and in home
railways to per cent.

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There is a strong demand for money to-day, owing
to the falling due to-morrow of a larger amount of
Indian and Australian drafts. The general rate
for good three months' bills is 9 per cent., transac-
tions at 81 being exceptional. The demand for
short loans in the Stock Exchange is good, at 5 to
6 per cent. on government securities.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 65fr. 95c.,
ex coupon, being sc. lower than yesterday, after
allowing for the deduction of the quarterly
dividend.

Consols aro now quoted an to 88i for money,
and 84 to g for the account (Oct. 11). The
business report is as follows : Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 881, 87 ;
ditto for account, 88i, g ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 86g, ; New Three per Cents., 861,
; India Stock, 212 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 1041, 103/ ; and Exchequer Bills, June,
Zs., 18s., dia.

The Confederate Loan has fallen 1 per cent.,
and most of the other speculative foreign bonds 1 to
1. Annexed are some of the present quotations :
viz., Greek, 23/ to 241 ; Mexican, 271 to 1; Turkish
of 1858. 684 to 69 ; ditto, 1862, 691 to 701 ; the
Consolides, 504 to 1 ; Spanish Passive, 32 tot ; the
Certificates, 131 to 141 ; and Confederate, 81 to 83.
Transactions arerecorded as follows:—Buenos Ayres
Six per Cents., 92* ; Egyptian, 96, ex div. ; ditto,
second issue, 964, 96, ex div. ; Italian (Marem-
mans Railway),72 ; Russian,lB22, 90,ex div.; ditto,
1862, 874, 3 ; ditto, 1864, scrip) 31 prem. ;
Spanish Passive, for account, 321 ; ditto Certifi-
cates, for account, 131, 14 ; Turkish, 1854, for ac-
count, 901 ; ditto 1858, for account, 681, ex div. ;
ditto, 1862, for account, 704 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 70.
International Financial shares are now quoted
33 to prem. ; General Credit, 21 to prem. ;
London Financial, 71 to 84 prem. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 21 to 3 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to 164 ;
Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 14 to 14 prem. ; Imperial
Mexican Railway, 4 to 4 prem. ; Ottoman
Societe* Gdn6rale, 14 to 1 prem. ; and Credit
Foncier and Mobilier of England, 21 to I prem.
The large suns of 175,0001. in Californian and
Australian gold was taken to the Bank yesterday.
The gold vessels reported by the present Austra-
lian mail as being on the way to England are the
Suffolk, with 167,0001., and the J. E. IL, with
44,0001., making together 211,0001. The former
has been at sea 75 days, and the Later 61 days.
Mr. Reuter's telegram from Bombay quotes the
exchange at 2s. 14d., being only 1 or 4 per ceut.
above that last to hand. At Calcutta an upward
movement to a like extent has occurred. The
silver market here remains quiet.
The Midland Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 5,4481. over last year ; the
North Eastern, an increase of 7,1151.; the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, an increase of 4,0131. ;
and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
an increase of 2,0351.

A. meeting of the Financial Discount Company
will be held on the 27th inst., for the purpose of
declaring a dividend for the six months ending the
23rd inst.

The first ordinary general meeting of the Planta-
tion Company of Western India (Limited) will be
held on the 26th inst.
With reference to the Ottoman SociettS Ginerale,
the Lerant &raid of the 7th inst. says :—" It is
reported that the Soci6t6 have made a loan of
1,200,000 liras to the government for 18 months at
12 per cent. interest and 3 per cent. commission, the
tax on sheep being pledged for the repayment.

The following are the traffic returns of the Mel-
bonnie and Hobeon's Bay Railway for the five
weeks ending the 21st of July :—For the week
ending 23rd June, 1864, 1,4351., corresponding
week, 1863, 1,1461. ; for the week ending 30tla June,
1864, 1,6111., corresponding week, 1863, 1,5551. ;
for the week ending 7th July, 1864, 2,0721., cor-
responding week, 1863, 1,15 W. ; for the week ending
14th July, 1864, 1,4651., corresponding week, 1863,
1,1361.; for the week ending 21st July, 1864, 8821.;
corresponding week, 1863, 9641.
An adjourned meeting of the creditors of Messrs.
T. W. Sweet and Co., shipowners, who recently
tailed, was held yesterday, when it was resolved that
the estate shall be wound up under inspection, and
the firm be entitled to a release on payment of 10s.
in the pound. The total liabilities to rank for
dividend amount to 29,1821., while the assets are
put at 17,5461.

_
With regard to the wine trade in Australia, the
circular of Messrs. George A. Lloyd and Co., dated
Sydney, July 22, observes :—" It will be seen by the
bonded returns that stocks of wine are exceedingly
large, and we are not aware that any sort of wine
can at present be imported with any profitable re-
result ; notwithstanding this fact importations con-
tinue on the usual scale."
The London and Westminster and London Joint
Stock Banks have announced the half-yearly interest
due the lit October onVictoria Government Deben-
tures.

Medlin. Rothschild have also announced the half-
Fyearly dividends on Brazilian Five per Cents. and
our-and-a-Half per Cents., and Danish Three per
Cents., and Messrs. Worms those on the Five per
Cent Debentures of the Mortgage Bank of Amster-
dam.

The Emigration Commissioners have taken up
the ship Hannah More for the conveyance of pas-
sengers from Birkenhead to Queensland.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Sept. 14, compared with that for
the previous week, shows the following changes :
Cruculatica issue
(Jim-dation active 20,416,115 Decrease 393.750
Publio deposit• 6,702,064 luerems 679,681
Other deposit'
Otntanment •scrrities in

banking department 10,797,095 No change
Otheraecurittee in tanking
dep.rtnamt
Coin and bullion in both

depart enter
Seven day and Weer bale 544.299 Decreed* 12,960
The Rest 3,901,097 tortoise
_21,827

Notes In seam
Total resin ve (notes k coin
in banking dep.rtment) . 7,139,396 Inmate 328,814
The coin and bullion have diminished, but to only
an unimportant extent, while the reserve has in-
creased 328,8141., owing entirely to the influx of
revenue. The continuance of a steady demand for
money in mercantile channels is shown by the de-
crease in the private deposits and increase in the
private securities.

BANE Of ENGLAND. —An
and eth Vie . e. 33, for the week

1511102 DIP/
Notes tamed C28,107,115

£111607,116

DADIDNI DI
Proceieten Capital L 14,144000
Reet 3,901,0117
Public Deposits (in-
electing iticheq
itov. Banks. Cum-
sta. of National
Debt, and Div.

Accoanta)
Mar Nyco 12.722,620
e•VIIS day mad other
BUY 641,222

£88414,070
Sept. 15, 186&

Vice-Chancellor Kindersley hu appoiated lir.
William Ttuquaud official liquidator of the Bridals
and Foreign Cuii. Company (limited), creditors of
which are required to prove their claims in Os
Court of Chancery, the 7th November having boss
appointed for adjudicating upon them.

THIMISDAT
Consols, which closed yesterday at 88 to 1 for the
11th October, were first marked this morning 89,
and closed at 8811 to 1. For money the last pram
was 88 to 4. The official business report is as
follows :—Toree per Cent. Consols. for money,
871, 88, 871, 881 ; ditto for account, 881, I, ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 861, ; New Three
per Cents., 86, 4, ; Annuities, 1886, 14/ ;
India Stock, 210 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
1031, 104 ; ditto Bonds, 20s. dis.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady.
India Bonds were dealt in at Ws. prem. The March
Exchequer Bills remain at 150. to ss. dis., sad
the June at 255. to 15s. dis.

Although the completion of the settlement
formed the chief business, the foreign stock market
was firmer, especially in the afternoon, when a
good effect was produced by the improvement in
Console. Spanish Passive and Mexican Bonds roes
per cent., Greek Coupons and Turkish Consolidos,
; and Spanish Certificates and Italian Stock
per cent. Russian scrip, and Venezuela Bonds of
1862 were quoted rather lower.
Hudson's Bay shares remain at 152 to 161.
Egyptian Trading were slightly firmer, at 1 3-16 to
5-16 prem. Ocean Marine Insurance continue in
demand. There were also inquiries for Anglo-
Mexican Mint. South Australian Land shares were
quoted rather lower.

The shares of the finan Au! companies were move
inquired for, but the improvement in prices scarcely
exceeded 2s. 6d. per share, and was not general
The cloning quotations are annexed, viz.:—lnter-
national, 3 7-16 to 9-19 prem. ; General Credit,
24 to prem. ; London Financial, 7} to 8 prem. ;
Imperial Mercantile Credit (amalgamated), 2 to
3 prem. ; Credit /dobilier, 2} to 3 prem. ex div.
and new shares ; and Credit Foncier, 2Y to 3 prem.
cx div. and new shares.

The closing quotations for shares in new un-
dertakings are subjoined, viz. :—Anglo-Egyptian
Bank to prem. ; Imperial Mexican Railway.
Ito prem. ; Ottoman Sociit4 Gdndrale, 11 to
1 prem.
United States 5-20 Bonds were quoted 42} to 431.
Victoria Government Debentures were inquired
for.