The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-11 00:00:00

the extreme

Fs4mry

whilst . ly
ceeded per cent. The fluctuations of former ac-
counts were as follows:

cent.

Account ceding Feb. 10, 18.52, i per
„ „ Jan. 16, 1852, I
Dec.ll, 1851, 2 „
Noy. 12, 1851,1 „
„ „ Oct. 14, 1851, 1 „
„ Sept. 11, 1851,1
The official report of business in the English funds
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, 971, ;
ditto for account, 071, ; Three per Cent. Reduced,
081, ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent., 991, ;
Long Annuities, 1860, 7-16, 1; ditto 30 years,
1869, 61 ; South Sea Old Annuities, 97; ; Bank
Stock, 220.

Deliling' in the unfunded securities were more
freely prosecuted to-day, and the market was firm,
though the quotation closed without variation at
625. to 655. prem. for Exchequer Bills, and 725. tol
755. prem. for India Bonds.
In the foreign department there was a varied busi-
ness, but no description attracted prominent atten-
tion. Brazilian and Grenadian Bonds realised ad-
vanced rates, and Chilian and Sardinian were firm,
other stocks maintaining yesterday. rates, except
Mexican, which, after the meeting of the bondholders,
were sold at 32;. The list oftmnsactionsinthisdepart-
mint is as follows :—Brazilian Old Five per Cents.,
981; ditto New, 1829 and 1839, 971, 1. Buenos
Ayres Six per Cents., 58. Belgian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 92, 911. Chilian Three per Cents., 71.
IDanish Five per Cents., 1021 ex div. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 59:?,, 1; ditto, Four
per
kreeCent. Certifs., 93. Ecuador Bonds, 5, I. French
per Cent. Renter, 681. 25e. (exchange, 23f.
35c.) Granada One-and-a-Half per Cents., cx Dec.,
1849, coupon, 22/, 23; ditto, Deferred, 101, 1.
Mexican Three per Cents., 1840, 33, k, 32/. Peru-
vian Deferred, 541. Portuguese Four per Cents.,
34. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1021.
Sardinian Five per Cents., 90, 1. Spanish Actives,
25; ditto Passive, 6, ; ditto, Old Three per Cents.,
42 ; ditto Spanish Committee's Certifs. of Coupon
not funded, 21 per cent. Venezuela Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents., 421, 1'; ditto Deferred, 181, 1.
Canada Five per Cent. Bonds are quoted 100;
ditto, Six per Cent., 107 i. City Navigation Three-
and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds, 931.
The monthly statement of the National Bank of
Belgium made up to the end of February, presents
the following results, as compared with the returns
for the previous month:
Jan. 31, Feb. 29, In- De-
-1862. 1862. crease. crease.
Coin and bullion £1,194,636 £1,368,996 £174,360
Portfolio
Note circulation 2,112,676 1,966,096 132,679
Current accounts 868,614 1,382,222 623,608
Under the influence of the prevalent active demand
for eligible investment, the general joint-stock share
market remains firm, and the tendency of prices is
in most cases upward, but no particular movement is
observable in any department. We append our
usual weekly notice of the tranaactions in each class
of investment :

A fair amount of business has been done in Bank
shares during the week, and generally satisfactory
prima are realised. Provincial of Ireland and Union
of Australia meet with a good inquiry. The sales in-
clude :—Australasian (40/. paid), 39, 4; British North
American (601. paid), 49; London and County 201.
paid), 24, ni, 23 ex div.; London Joint Stock 101.
paid), 181, 1, 1 i London and Westminster 201.
Paid), 291, 11 1, 29,1 ; Provincial of Ireland 261.
paid), 43,1, / ; Union of Australia (231. paid), 331,
4, 36 ; Union of London (101. paid), 151, 1.
The rise which has been proceeding for some
months past in the value of Dock stock is well main-
tained, and prices are firm at the following quota-
tions :—Commercial stock, 901; East and -West
India, 151 ; London, 1211 ; St. Katharine, 82, 811 ;
Southampton, 171, 181.
In the market for steam-boat shares the feature
has been an extraordinary rise in Peninsular and
Oriental (as already reported by us), which are
maintained at an advance of 10!. to 12/. over the
price that ruled previous to the tendtrs of this com-
pany for the several mail services being accepted.
The figures at which business has jbeen marked in
the old shares during the week are-70, 75, 77, 80,
82, 80, 81, and 801 ; and for the new sharers (101.
pad), 20, 22,23, 26, 24, 29, 26, 28, and 29. Royal
..il steam are also rather better at 79 and 80.
General Steam Navigation mark 281 to 1.
Insurance shares are rather more enquired for,
and the market is firm. Alliance, Atlas,
Crown, and Legal and General Life shares
have all showa au upward tendency. The
latest quotations of the market arc as follows : Albion,
88; Alliance, 22 ; ditto, Marine, 421 ; Anchor, 11;
Atlas, 171; British Commercial, 81; Church of Eng-
land, 31; Clerical, Medical, and General, 261; County,
97, ex div. ; Crown,l6l; Eagle, 7; Equity and Law
Life, 41; English and Scotch Law Life, 31;
European Life, 12; General, 51 ; Globe, 1341;
Guardian, 633; Imperial Fire, 266 ; ditto, Life,
191 ; Indemnity Marine, 49, ex div. ; Law
Fire, 31 ; Law Life, 461; Legal and General
Life, 54 ; London Fire, 211, ; London Ship,
211, 1; Marine, 164 ; Medical, Invalid, and Ge-
neral, 21; Monarch, 195.; National Loan Fund,
21, ex div.; Palladium Life, 21 ; Pelican, 38;
Phrenix, 161; Professional Life, 1; Provident Liles
30 ; Rack Life, 71 ; Royal Exchange, 227 ; Sun
Fire, 213 ; ditto Life, 48; United -Kingdom, 4 ;
Universal Life, 391 ; Victoria Life, 3, 61.
The General Reversionary and Investment So-
ciety's shares have been dealt in at 94; Leaden
Reversionary, 42; Reversionary Interest Society,
101.

Shares in water, canal, and gas companies are
usually well held and subject to little fluctuation,
but transactions occasionally take place, encourage.
ment being afforded by the facilities for dealing is
them in the Stock Exchange.
Wats/mark stocks are thus quoted :—East London,
151; Grand Junction, 67; Kent, 80; Lambeth, 97;
New River Company, 60; West Middlesex, 102 f
ex div.

Prices of Gas and Coke Companies shares range
u under:—British ; ditto Provincial, 18 ; City
of London, 128 ; Equitable, 271; Great Central,
12Z, 131; Imperial, 89; Independent, 48; Phenix,
25 cx div.; United General, ]o}; Westminster
Chartered, 391 cx div. ; ditto New, 71 ex div.
Of Canal Sham the latest Stock Exchange quo.
tations are subjoined:—Ashton and Oldham, 136,
140; Coventry, 200; Grand Junction, 47: : ditto,
Six per Cent. Guaranteed, 111; Grand Surrey, 321;
Lee and Liverpool, 450, 455; Loughborough, 510;
Oxford, 135; Regent's, 101; Stafford and Wor.
cester, 405 ; Stourbridge, 290.

Miscellaneous shares are quoted as follows in the
officiel list :—Assam Tea Company, 7,1 ; Australian
Agricultural, 181; Australian Trust, 20; • Canada
Company, 49 ; Hudson's Bay Stock, 208; Price's
Patent Candle Company, 23 ; South Australian, 24k.

MONEY MARKET.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
This was "option day" in the consol market, to-
morrow being settling day, but the close of the
account has no effect upon prices, as the speculative
business of the month has not been extensive, and
the settling will consequently be light. The: bar-
gains to-day were few, but firmness was the chief
feature, the continued investments of the broker of
the national debt commissioners, who took a parcel
of consols at 972, exercising a favourable influence.
There is a decided indisposition to speculate till the
probable course of political affairs at home is more
clearly defined, and the same consideration induces a
state of unusual quiescence in many other branches
of business.
Console were steady all day at yesterday's range
of 97k to a for money, and 972 to / for the 13th
April, the rate of continuation to which ruled at 1-18
to k. The account now closing opened on the 10th
ult., with the price for the 11th March quoted 962
to f. Alter making an allowance of k for the pro-
portion of dividend that has accrued auring the
month, today's quotation shows a gain of a per
cent. The duly fluctuations of prices, as between
the highest and lowest rates, both for money and
time, are ealloined :
Oissels kr Omni. lb, Me.
Date. Amoy. Montt 11.
kilightet. 104644 t. MOM. Lows.?
Moor, 11 964 961 97 96
12
13 974 97 971 97
16 971 971 974 1/71
16 97 974 97 Et
17 97 iwil 97 97
Is 97 90/ 97 911
19 97 97 97 97
20 97 971 97 974
24
23 97 97 971 97
24
22 ... 97 974 974 971
se 9', 97 971 97
97 17 971 971 974
2s 971 97 97 971
Marta 1 974 97 974 97
2 971 97 974 97
3 97 97 971 971
4
9 97 97 97 97
i 94 97 97 974
6
9 971 974
141 9749'1 974 E 1974 574
The highest money price during the period em-
braced in the account being 972, and the lowest 962,
the extreme fluctuation is shown to be k per cent. ;
whilst the daily fluctuation has in no instance ex-