The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

1. The share list of the Ebbw Vale Company
(Limited) is to be closed on Monday next, the lit
inst., for London, and on Wednesday, the 13th,
for the country. We are informed that "the
purchase money to be paid for the works and
perties amounts, under the valuation of
eminent mining engineers, to 1,600,0001"
The share certificates of the Humber Iron Works
and Shipbuilding Company (Limited) will be ready
for delivery to-morrow.
The numbers are published of various bonds of
the Egyptian Government Loan (both issues),
which were drawn on the let inst., and are to be
paid off at par on the Ist Sept.

Two o'CzacK.

The stock markets to-day are very steady,
prices in all instances being well supported. The
English funds and foreign stooks are generally
quoted the same as yesterday afternoon. The most
improving market is still that for British railway
property, and here the chief feature to-day is a
decided rise in Midland stock.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted
661 r. 15c., showing no change.
The discount market is quieter to-day, and some
transactions have occurred in good three months'
bills at 51 and 4 per cent. The supply of money,
is large, and the rate for short lane in the Stock
Exchange on English government securities is still
only 4 per omit.

MONDAY Evmnao.
Consols, which dosed on Saturday at 901 to 1,
ex div., for the Bth of July, opened and closed to-
day at the same quotation. For money the
price was the same as for next Friday's settlement.
The official busioeas report is as follows :
Three par Cent. Consols, for money, 90/, ;
ditto for account, 901 ; Three per Ceuta.
Reduced, 89j, ; New Three per Cents.,
891, ; Bank Stock, 237 ; India Stock, 213, ex
div. for opening; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
100 ; ditto Bonds, 13e. dia. ; Five per Cent. " en-
faced" rupee paper, 1041.
Indian Government securities were steady. The
March Exchequer bills remain at fle. to 3s. dia.,
and the June at sa. dia. to par.
The foreign stock market was firm, and with the
exce,,tion of Spanish Passive Bonds, which declined
1 per cent., the tendency of prime was upwards.

Console are now quoted 9011 to , ex div.,
both for money and the account (July 8).
The official business report is a g follows:—Three per
Cent. Consolr, for money, 90g, i; ditto for account,
901 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, 1; New Three
per Cents., 89k, • Annuities, 1886, 141 ; Bank
Stock, 237, 238 ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1041), ; ditto Bonds, 10s. die. ; Five-and-Half
per Cent. " enfaced " rupee paper, 114 ; Ex-
chequer Bills, March, Bs. die. ; ditto June, se.
dis., par.

In the foreign stock market scarcely any varia-
tion has taken place, business being very quiet.
Some of the present quotations are annexed :
Greek Bonds, 251 to f ; Mexican, "ex all," 281
to 29 ; Confederate Bonds, 64 to 66 ; Spanish Pas.
sive, 291 to 2, being 1 better ; Turkish of 1858,
70 to 3 ; ditto, 1862, 68 to 1, ex div. ; and the
Oonsolidds, 491 to 1. Transactions are recorded as
follows : Brazilian, 1863, 87 ; Columbian, 801;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 621, ex div.
Egyptian, 1011, 1021 ; Greek, for account, 251, 4 ;
New Granada, 131 ; Italian, for account, 671,
ex div. ; Portuguese, 1856, &c., 474, ex
div. ; ditto, for account, 471, ex div. ;
Russian, 1862, 871, 88 ; ditto, 1864, scrip,
4 prem. ; Sardinian, 831; Spanish, for account,
511, ex div. ; ditto New Deferred, for account,
444, 1, ex div. ; ditto Certificates, for account,
10 ; Turkish, 1862, for account, 68/, ex div. ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 681, 1, ex div. ; ditto 1863,
651, ex div. ; ditto Guaranteed, 101.
International Financial shares are now quoted
sto prom. ; General Credit, 3to 4 prem. ;
London Financial, 124 to 131 prem. ; Imperial and
Mercantile Credit, 24 to prem. ; and Hudson's
Bay, 171 to 1.

The ;hare; of the Socia.43 Wain]e de l'Empire
Ottoman are lower, at 2to prem. Those of
the Ebbw Vale Company are quoted to 1 prem.

. .
Letters from Madrid state that much excitement
is still going on there in reference to the proceed-
ings of Senor Salaverria with respect to the Passive
Debt, more especially as it is believed that parties
who have had access to the minister's real inten-
tions, have been carrying on a large and successful
operation, to the great injury of the bon/. fide
holders of the stock. It is stated that the Finance
Minister is hard pressed for money. The following
is represented to be the actual financial situation of
the government :—Debtor to the Bank of Spain,
470,0003,000 reales ; to unpaid creditors of the
Treasury due some time since, 250,000,000 reales ;
to Curse des Difpota (in the Official Gazette),
1,800,000,000 reale. ; total, 2,520,000,000 reales ;
or 25,200,0001. sterling.
There were no transactions in gold at the Bank
yesterday. The 135,0001. by the Edinburgh, from
New York, has been taken for the continent. The
95,0001. by the Virginia was to reach London
to-day.
The Aboukir has arrived from Otago, New Zea-
land, with 28,500/. ia gold.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed Friday next a special settling day in the
new shares of the Bank of New South Wales and
lonian Bank, which are to be officially marked.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week a decrease of 122/. compared with last year,
and the South Eastern an increase of 4171.
The English and Scottish Marine Insurance
Company announce a dividend for the half-year
ending the 30th of June, at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum, from accrued interest.
The first report of the directors of the Britiah
Indian Tea Company (Limited) describes the
progress which has been made in the
organisation of the undertaking, and recom-
mends a dividend at the rate of 8 per
cent, per annum, free of income-tax. This, after
writing off 5941., being one-fifth of the preliminary
expenses, will leave 5,0391. to be carried over to
next year's account. The produce guaranteed for
the present season is expected to be duly attained.
The directors ask for authority, if they see reason
to do so, to declare a half-yearly ad interim dividend
in January. In addition to the third call, payable
on the 6th August, it is intimated that a fourth call,
payable in November, and making 141. per share
paid, will be necessary, to provide for the last
instalment of the . purchase money.
. . .

Two special general meetings of the proprietors
of the National Bank, to confirm the proposed alte-
ration of the day for their annual general meeting,
will be held at the Bank-buildings, 13, Old Broad-
street, at 1 o'clock to-day and to-morrow, the sth
and 6th inst. respectively.
The second ordinary general meeting of the
Joint-Stock Discount Company (Limited) is called
for the 28th Lust, when a dividend is to be de-
clared.

The first ordinary general meeting of the Mer-
chant Banking Company of London (Limited) is
called for the 21st inst.

At the annual meeting of the Dutch Rhenish
Railway Company, held at Utrecht on the 28th of
June, the direction was empowered to distribute a
dividend of 9s. per lel. share, or lls. 3d. per
201. share.

A meeting of the Globe Insurance Company is
called for the 19th instant, " for the purpose of.
adopting such measures as may be necessary fur
giving effect to the Act of Parliament of the pre-
sent session, under which the Globe Insurance
Company is amalgamated with the Liverpool and
Loudon Insurance Company ; and also for the pur-
pose of enabling the directors to bring to a close
the affairs of the Globe Insurance Company."
The half-/early interest, at the rate of 6 per cent.
per annum, is advertised on the shares of the
London and Paris Hotel Company (Limited).

We are requested to state that Mr. Thomas
Counorton (of Messrs. Samuel Judkins and Co.), of
Tooley-street and the Corn Exchange, and Mr.
Benjamin Weir, of BaHum; have joined the board
of direct.rsof the London and Southwark Insurance
Corporation.
The prospectus of the Opera Company
(Limited) is in circulation. It appears that
this company is formed in order to carry
out, with extended provisions, the objects
sought to be attained by the English Opera
Association, which is now being voluntarily wound
up, "in consequence of its constitution having
been found inadequate to its requirements." The
first operations of the company are to consist of
" the production and performance in this country
of English operas, of adaptations from the foreign
schools, an.] for other musical purposes." The
shareholders of the English Opera Association are
to have the option of transferring their interest to
this company, share for share. The directors have
made a contract with Mr. Gye for the use of
Coveut-gardeu Theatre fur a term of years, during
the autumn and winter months. Shareholders are
to have fixed rights as regards gratis admission
according to the number of shares held. The
capital proposed is limited in the first instance to
30,0001.. in 6,000 sham of 51. each.
The Master of the Rolls has fixed the 14th inst.,
for the appointment of au official liquidator of the
Canadian Native Oil Company (Limited.)

THE KXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 1864.