The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-29 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Cioon.
The stock markets to-day exhibit a rather
favourable appearance. The funds have attained
a fresh improvement of I per cent. English railway
stocks in some cases are a to I per cent.
better than yesterday. Foreign stocks Movies
have an upward tendency, particularly Spanish
Passive Bonds, which have again risen oonsidera-
bly. This is setting day in shares and foreign

stocks.
The scrip of the new loans is rather higher.
Confederate is now quoted 2to 2* prem. Italian,
to II prem. ; and Turkish, 111 to 11 prem.
Consols are now quoted 93 to 1 both for money
and the account (May 7). The official business re.
port is as follows :—Thres par Cent. Consols, for
money, 921, 931 ; ditto for account, 93 ; Three per
&sta. Reduced, 911,}; New Three per Cents., 911,
},l, ;Thirty ears Annuities, 1886, 14 13-16 ; Bank
Stock, 2351 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1091, 1 ;
Five per Cent." enlaced " rupee paper, 1071 ; and

Exchequer Bills, se. to Bs. prem.
Foreign stocks are in good demand. The princi-
pal inquiries have been for Spanish Passive Bonds,
which are very buoyant, and are last
marked 331. Spanish Certificates, MOIII7OOI Bonds,
and Italian Five per Cents. are all better.
New Granada Bonds, "ex all" are inquired
for, Greek are firm. The Turkish Loan of
1862 has advanced 1 per cent, and that of
1854 and the Oonsolid4s, Ito 4. Some of the
present quotations are annexed :—Turkish, 1854
Loan, 87 to 88 ; ditto, 1858, 681 to ; ditto 1862,
701 to 711; the Coasolidds, 49 to j ; Greek, 29
to 1 ; and Venezuelan Six per Cents., 58 to 59.
Transactions are reoorded as follows :—Austrian,
59 ; Brazilian, 101; ditto, 1852, 1858, 1860, 934 ;
Dutch Certificates, 101 ; Danish scrip, 1 prem. ;
Egyptian, 98, 1 ; Greek, for account, 291, 1, ;
ditto Coupon', 131, 141 ; Italian, for account,
711; Mexican, for account, 344, 361, 35,
; New Granada, 151, 1; ditto Two per Cents.,
33; Peruvian, 1262, for account, 881 ; Portuguese,
1862,48, 1; Russian, 1828, 941; ditto, 1862,964, 4 ;
Sardinian, 86; ditto for account, 861; Spanish,
Passive, 33, 4,4, ditto Certificates, 114, 101,
111 ; Turkish, 1868, 68/ ; ditto for account, 681 ;
ditto, 1862, 704, 711; Venezuela, 1862, 581.
The ease in the discount market appears to be

rather increasing than otherwise. Good kills were
taken yesterday at 3 per cent., with exceptional
transactions at 21. The Bank of England conse-
quently still meets within unusually limited amount
of business.

Owing to the abundance of money, the rates at
the present settlement for loans on foreign stocks
have not generally exceeded 4 to 6 per cwt. per
annum.
About 12,0001, in gold was sent in to the Bank
yesterday.
The arrival of about 672,0001. in specie was &a-
wn:woad yesterday. The Shannon, from the West
Indies, has brought 500,0001. (307,0001. in silver
and 193,0001. in gold), and the Callianoe, from
Geelong, 72,0001.
Owing partly, no doubt, to the fall in the value
of money here, there was an increased demand yes-
terday for bills on the Continent, and the quotations
generally were somewhat lees favourable for this
country. Subjoined is our usual list :
Anisterden, 3 ooetbs, Ilan to 181 ; ditto, 3 days,
11.14 to 16; Bonodens 3 moths, IL I() to ; Antwerp,
3 MOUthll, 25.44 to 71 ; Hamburg, tin. bean three mouths,
13.7 i to ; Porn days, 25.17 e to 25 ; ditto, 3 months,
25.46 to 74 ; PrealifortuatherMene, 3 nouns, 119 E to
; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 noe.ths, 35k to ; Vienna,
a. 60.. 3 month; 11.50 to SO ; Ton eif. Co., 3 menthe,
ma
11.50 to 60 ; Madrid, 3 moths, 49 to ; Oadia, 3 moths,
461 to 49 ; Leghorn, 3 maths, to SO ; Genre, 3
moths, 25.56 so 60 ; maws, 3 mouths, 25.56 to SO ;
Naples, 3 menthe, 25.56 to SO;
_Pelome, 3 inenba, 25.56
to SO ; 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ; line% 90 &ye,
521 to 53 ; Oporto, 90 days, 53 to
Business in the foreign exchanges will be trans-
acted to-morrow, instead of Friday, the list of
May, which will be a holiday on the Stock Ex-

change.
The subjoined notices, relating respectively to
the New Granada and Venezuela debt, have been
forwarded to the Stock Exchange by Messrs.
Baring Brothers and Co. :
Now GLAX•DA Derr.—lfsews. Baring Brothers sod Co.
bare this day received the ondernieotioeed minimum's on
acemat of ins New Grano& dividends :—lfianni. Martha,
2,6371. 13e. ; °archaisms. 8021. 3001. ; total,
3,7371. 'M.—April 28, 1863.
ViNINILA DZElT.—Masers. Bering Brothers and Co.
give oaten that their agents in Venexuslahave received from
the custom-banes of Puerto Cabello sod La Oman, for 55
per mot. of the import duties fa two weeks ending
4th April :-17,763 dole. ; previously received, 98,326.68 ;
tots( receipts, 116,159.66.—April 28, 1863.
The advice* from Venezuela by the present i
packet communicate no intelligence of striking m-
' portauce. Fighting continued. A force of the
Fedora's, under the ex-President Monagas, bad
sustained • defeat. The project for establishing
steam communication between La Guayra and San
Tomas appears to have fallen through.
With reference to the position of the SpaniskCer
tificate and Pasaive questions a correspondent sends
the following :
The present government at Madrid hare views so opposed
to there of the •' pig-headed" moor &lover& on matters
of public, credit that I think if a really influential ciao were
sent ont, something might he arranged for the certificates, re
I know the ministers wish it, and that a leading member of
theoppositiou would support it. Bat it would be a miatake
to seed out any one who does not himself poems a respect,
hie reputation is Spain.
The report of the Passive question being yaß unwed"
is, I think, quits erroneous—the committee has yet to
preamit its report, sad the ministers sad ewers
to take
&aim a) it ; but this report, I believe, will be f sowavourable.
Holders of scrip of the Turkish Loan of 1862,
who have not exchanged it for the definitive bonds,
are requested by the Ottoman Bank to do so with-
out delay, so the first drawing of the bonds for
redemption at par will take place next month.
The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 4th April, were
16,4331. sterling, being 1,0361. lees than in the cor-
responding week of last year.
The half-yearly meeting of the Bombay, Beroda,
and Central India Railway Company is called for
the 22nd of May.
The annual meeting of the Trust and Agency
Company of Australasia (Limited) will be held on
the 11th of May.
The half-yearly interest on the City of Melbourne
Loan is announced by the Union Bank of Australia.
The Isles of the South has arrived from China
with 135,3891 be. of tea, and the Zingari with
559,0001bm

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Consols, which closed yesterday at 92f i:c1;;;;th
for money and the 7th of May, were dealt in
to-day between 923 and 93, and closed at 921 to 93.
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 921. 93, 92j ; ditto
for account, 93, 921 ; Three per Cents. P.educed,
911, 4 ; New Three per Cents., 914, 1, ; Thirty
Years Annuities, 1886, 14 16-16 ; India Five per
Cent. Stock, 1091 i ; ditto Bonds, 21s. prem. ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1001 ; Fonr
pa. Gant. " enfaced " rupee paper, 98 ; ditto
illve per Cent, 1074 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per
Cent, 1153.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady at
109 f to 1. India Bonds were dealt in at 21s. prem.
Exchequer Bills were quoted ss. to Bs. prem.
In the foreign stock market the transactions
were considerable, although attention was largely
occupied with preparations for to-morrow's settle-
ment In most instances the tendency of prices
was upwards.
Bank shares were steady, and a slight improve-
ment occurred in Agra, Bank of Hindustan, and
Loudon and South African Bank. Imperial
Ottoman Bank have risen to 114 to f prem.
was en advance of about 10a. in National Discount
shares, and the inquiries extended to Scottish
Australian Investment, London District Telegraph,
and Van Diemen's Land.

Ocean Marine shares cloned to-day at t t.
prem. • Universal Maria., If to 11 dia.;
I Tmes and Mersey, 211-16 to 13-16 prem. ; North
I British and Mercantile, 16} to 171 ; Commercial
Union, f to f prem. ; London and Provincial
Marine, dinto par; and Oriental and General
Marine, Ito 11 prem.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follow, I—British and
Foreign Marine, f to 1 prem., ex the new saes ;
Empire Marine, 1 to f prem. ; Panonia Leather
Cloth, to I prem. ; Mercantile and Exchavi
Bank, 1 to fli dis. ; National Bank oI Liverpool, 41
to f prem. ; Bank of Otago, fto 1 prem. ;
Bank of Scotland, f to 1 prem. ; English, Bel-
gian, and Netherlands Beak, f to 11 prem. ; 0011)-
inercial Navigation of India, If to lf prem. -
Anglo-Indian Cotton, to f prem. ; and West:
minder and Southwark Bank, par to 1 prem.
The Royal Sardinian Railway project appears to
have been received with a conesderable degree to
favour. The price was at one time quoted Ito 14
pram, and dosed at I to 11 prem.