The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET ,alllB DAY.)

Two o'CLoow.

The stock markets are still inactive, and quota-
tions without alteration of importance, notwith-
standing the arrival from the West In-
dies of the steamer Shannon with the
unprecedented total of 1,471,0001. in specie.
Consols are quoted exactly the same as on
Saturday both for money and the account, and
the principal British railway stocks have varied
in only two or three instances. Some foreign
securities are inquired for and have improved,
especially Greek Bonds. _

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There in not much business in the discount market
to-day, and the rate for choice three months' bills
is unchanged, at 7} to 2 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
66fr. 35c., showing no variation.
Console are now quoted 89 to for money, and
89k to I for the account (Sept. 8). The official
business report is ar follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 89k, 89 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, SB, . I ; New Three per Ceuta, 881, ;
'Bank Stock, 244 ; and India Five per Cent. Stock,
104 k, 1031.

The foreign stock market is rather firm, although
the amount of bir,ineas generally is not large. Greek
Bonds are in principal request, and have
risen per cent. Consolid4s, Spanish Certificates,
and Mexican have also improved 1, and the Confe-
derate Loan is steady at the advance of Satur-
day. Subjoined are some of the present
quotations :—Turkish, 1858, 72 to 1 ; ditto,
1862, 70 to I ; Consolid6s, 501 to 1 ;
Greek, 23/ to 241 ; Spanish Passive, 301
to 31 ; ditto Certificates, 131 to 1 ; Con-
federate, 771 to 781 ; and Mexican, 28f to
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilian,
1863, 851 ; Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., 91 ;
Greek, 231 ; Mexican, 281, 29 ; ditto 1864, 26 ;
Russian, 1850, 85 ; ditto 1862, 881, 88 ; Sardinian,
84, ; Spanish Passive, 301 ; ditto Certificates, 131;
Turkish, 1862, 701 ; ditto 1001. bonds, 70 ; Vene-
zuela, 1862, 571; ditto 1864, scrip, 101, 10 dia.
International Financial shares are now quoted
41 to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 21 to 3 prem.;
London Financial, 9} to 10 prem. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 31 to prem. ; Hudson's lay, to to 1 ;
Anglo-Egyptian Back, 21 to 3 prem. • Imperial
Mexican Railway, 1 dis. to 1 prem. ; and Ottoman
So.n6ti G4o6rale, 21 to 1 prem.

Fora o'Caoca.

Cousobi are dull, at 89 to 1 for money, and
89 1-16 to 3-16, or 891, for the account. No bul-
lion operations are reported at the Bank.

The following circular has been issued by the
Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail
Company :
Adverting to their circular of the 16th Jane last, the
directors have now to state, for the informatioa of the
shambolden, that the question of the adoption of the con-
tract entered Mt* with the Hon. Cambia Ward as Post-
maater-Geseral of New Zealand, for the Panama and other
mail services, will be referred to the colonial parliament,
which is expected to meet in October next. Mr. Ward still
maintains that the Transit gmeeomeet of New Zealand are
bound by the acts dose by him is his official capacity, and
be expresses his dna conviction that when the Assembly
meets the contract will De adopted. It should be observed
that Mr. Ward filled tee office of Postmaster-General in two
eneesesive minintries, and while so in office he made
various postal contracts with this company, not one of which
has ever yet been called in emotion by the executive.
The local government of Canterbury. one of the most
wealthy provinces in New Zealand, entirely disapproving
of the conduct of the general government is declining on
their own responsibility to recognise Mr. Ward's proosed-
inp, have made a formal offer to the board to undertake
the payment of the stipulated subsidy for the service be-
tween Wellington and Panama, should the Assembly not
adopt the contract ; and in this step they are supported by
some of the other provinces. Captain Vine Hall, the com-
pany's general manager, is now in Zealand for the purpose
of oocferrisg personally with the board, and ascertaining
fully their views in refs/yea to this important question.
He returns to the colonies next mouth, and the directors
are sanguine that the contract will either in the meantime
be oon6rmed by the General Assembly. or that on the arrival
of Captain Hall in New Zealaed, he will be able to conclude
arrangements for carrying it into effect which will be satis-
factory to the government, and advantageous to the share-
holders. As the ordinary half-yearly meeting will take
pleas I. November, the directors do not consider it will be
necessary, snider the circumstances, to convene a special
meeting earlier.

The following, from Mr. Slaughter's weekly list,
are the railway calls for the month of September,
showing an unusually small total :
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Amount per Skate.
Des 'Already Number
Due In Sept., 1884. Date. Paid. .Cell. of Snares. Amount.
Ceekermontb and Work-
ington Pref. L 5 "A' S 54 1 5 0 4,000 £6OOO
Ditto, do. New Quarter 2 Si 1 6 • 800 1,0,0
Great Weste
oent. Pref. £lO IM' 2• 8 20 0 112,766 122,7:6
North British New PreL 61 310 0 not known.

Total

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Amount caned In 1864 t10,125,474
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Notice is given of the forfeiture of a num-
her of shares in the Italian Irrigation Canal
Company (Canal Cavour) upon which the fourth
instalment has not been paid, unless payment of
the same should be made within twenty-five days.

SATUIDATEVIIMIG.

Consols opened this morning with a heavy ten-
dency, and remained without change to the close.
The only quotations have been 89 to k for money,
and 89k to I for the account. The offi-
cial business report is as follows Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 891, 89; ditto, for
aooount, 89k, ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
88k, ; New Three per Cents., 881; Bank
Stock, 244 ; India Stock, 210 ; ditto Five per
Cent. Stock, 103 k ; ditto Bonds, 15e., 178. dia.
India Five per Ceuta. continue quoted at 103 k
to 104} ; and Exchequer Bills at 26e. to He. dis-
count.
In foreign stocks there has been a renewed
fractional rise in Spanish Passive and Certificates.
An improvement has also taken place in the Confe-
deride Loan, Greek Bonds, Turkish Six per
Cents. of 1882, and the Consolid6s.
The financial companies have been rather dull,
although the quotations show no material change.
International left off at 4f to I prem. ; General
Credit, 21 to k prem. ; London Financial, 9* to 10
prem. ; and Imperial Mercantile Credit, 3} to f
prem.
Joint stock bank shares have again been flat,
and a reduction has taken place in Alliance, Bank
of Wales, European, Imperial, International, Lon-
don and Brazilian, Loudon, Haniburg, and
Continental Exchange, Merchant Bank, South
Australian, awl South Eastern. Brazilian and
Portuguese, and Midland, exceptionally improved.
Imperial Ottoman Bank ware firmer at 17 to I.
The operations in the miscellaneous market have
been unimportant, and the only changes were a
decline in Berlin Waterworks and Fore-street
Warehouse, and an advance in Nova Scotia Gold
shares (new). Hudson's Bay closed at 161 to;, and
Egyptian Trading, at 1I to 3 prem., showing no
alteration.
The elating (but in some cases merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings are
subjoined, viz. :—Anglo-Egyptian Bank 2} to g
prem. ; Ebbw Vale Company, par to k prem.
Humber Ironworks, 2* to 1+ dia. ; Hewett and
Co., 11 to 1 prem. ; and Imperial Mexican Rail-
way, k dia to prem.

At Romney market on Friday lambs fetched only
from 20a. to 305., sad sheep from 265. to 36e. Half-fed
beasts are sow driven into market to be sold for want
of food. It is expected that the want of food will oases
1913,000 sheep to be peened at Wilton fair, width takes
place shortly. It is the scarcity of food for cattle that
prevents the price of meat from getting higher than it is,
because farmers are obliged to sell. It is probable, there-
fore, that if the drought were to sere the meat would
twangs is price for a time, because fanners would then
hold on their stock with the prospect of food for it.
Snow on BLace COM B.—BlaelcComb,in Furnees,
was on Scads, morning last covered with a winter coat, and
was visible in the sunshine at a very great distance ; it has,
however. regained a colour better suited to the ammo. Some
of the Tilled, prophets augur a severs winter from this mirky

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