The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-11 00:00:00

PROVI.VCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

Liwifftoool4 A Mt. 9.-eals to-day:-Great Westert% 611
Lancsahlre and Yurrshice, 15'21-Loudon and North Weatern,lool
1-31auchester. Sheffield, and Lincoln, 51 31 14 31-lietropoll-
tan. 115-Leeds Capital stock. 60!-An• werp and Rotterdam,
-Great Luzetnlionrfr. 11-Great Western of Canada, 10-Greek
fits. 141 1-Mexican Three per Cents, 461 11 1 1 1-
Spanish Passives, 351 -Comwercial Bank, 101-land Mort-
orge Bank of India, 21 awl Eta hange Beak 61 7-16
p.- Diu. new. isiwied at 3 prem., e 1 p.- National Bank
Ditto new, issued at 5 prem., 71 p -'
Linea-hire Insurance, lip.
-Liverpool nn 1 London F. re and life, 11l D.-London sad Inn-
cashier. If re-Maritime, 13-16 p.- Mercantile Marine, 11 p.-
Liverpool Eli bailee Buildings, itii -Hudson's Bay Company, 191
-National Steam Company, A, 11-10-West India sad I'ac(lc
Company, 11 p.
Ancitheeklt, APRIL 9.-The market eras quiet. but prices
!Wm.-Great Eastern, 471 4-Great Northern A, 1 iii 41--Great
Weste-n, -Line-salary and Yorkshire, 1091-Loudon and
North Weate n, 1051 -slanchester and County Bank, 5 p.-Man-
cheater, Shetfielii, and Lincolnshire, 851 1 1 1 1-54 olttan,
1191 14 184 f 118171 i 15-Mexicans, 401111 1-14 oath
001-General Credit. 6 1-15 p. -CriiitcsWrate Loan, 55
blazlneuail, Actin. Y. -In thin market to-day
Guaranteed Stock was dealt in at 75 Birmingham Canals, at
91 Birmingham Wagon shares, at 111: London and Birming-
ham and Sonth Staffordshire Banks, at 11 to 11 Cs. ; Birming-
ham Financial Company Share*, at 1i prem London and
North Western Mock clewed. setters, at 1094; Bristol sad Bir-
mingham Six per Ceuta., at 137: West Midland Second Guaran-
teed, at 1151: Worcester and Birmingham Cenels. at 184. 111r-
saLuham Gm at 144. li.nuinglaue Old Mills, at 71: end Patent
Axlee, at 31 to 3; prem.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Ocooi.

Business in the stock markets to-day is only
moderate in amount, but prices are very steady.
The funds and home railway stocks are well sup-
ported, at Saturday's prices. Foreign stocks are
firm, with a rather favourable tendency. The chief
movement in the Stock Exchange to-day is a rise in
Greek Bonds.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were quoted
86fr. 10c., being sc. lower than on Saturday.
Consols are now quoted 911 to 1 for money, and
911 to 92 for the account (May 5). The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 911, ; ditto for ee-
-1 count, 92, 91L; Three per Cents.. Reduced,
891, 1, ; New Three per Cents., 891, 1 ;
Bank Stock, 238, 240 ; India Stock, 220, 218 ;
ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1051, 1041; ditto, for
account, 1051 ; ditto Four per Cent., 991 ; ditto
Bonds, 811. die. ; and Exchequer Bills, 2e., 7s. dis.

Greek Bonds are in active demand and have risen
1 per cent., being now quoted 251 to 1. Mexican
are better, at 461 to ft, and Spanish Passive also
1 better, at 351 to 1. Turkish Consolidds remain
at 521 to 53. Confederate Bonds are quoted 52 to
55. Venezuela Bonds of 1862 continue to decline.
Transactions are recorded es follows :—Brazi-
lien, 1852, 1858, and 1860, 91 ; ditto 1863, 881,
88, 1, ex div. ; Cbilian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 841 ; Greek, for account, 241, 1, 251 ;
Mexican, for account, 462, 1, 1 ; Peruvian,
Four-and-a-Half per Ceuta, for account, 86 ; Por-
tuguese, 1858, kat far account, 491, 1 ; Russian,
1822, 91; ditto 1882, 91i, ; Sardinian, for ac-
count, 841, 85 ; Spanish Passive, for account, 351!;
Turkish, 1854, for account, 901, 1, ex div. ;
ditto 1858, for account, 691 ; ditto 1862, for ac-
count, 711, 1 ; Venezuela, 1862, for account, 59,

The scrip of the New Swedish Loan is quoted 1
to If prem., and Venezuela / to I prem.

International Financial shares are now
protect 61 to 71 prem., ex div.; General Credit,
ai to 61 prem.; LoadonFinancial, 121 to f prem. ;
Hudson's Bay, 191 to 1 ; Mercantile Credit, 10
to prem. ; Egyptian Trading, 3k to 1
prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 51 to 1 prem.; Imperial
Financial, 6/ to 1 prem. ; Credit Foncier
(Great Britain and Ireland), 71 to 1 prem.;
City Offices Company, 3 to 1 prem. ; Fore-street
Warehouse, 4to prem. ; Ottoman Financial,
to 1 prem. ; Lemberg Railway, 1 to I prem. ;
International Land Credit Company, 21 to 1
prem. ; Telegraph Construction and Maintenance,
If to 2 pram. ; Millwall Ironworks, 21 t, f prem. ;
Financial Corporation, 11 to n prem. ; Imperial
Bank of China, 21 to prem. ; Oriental Financial,
to 11 prem. ; and City of London Real Property,
2 to 21 prem.

The prospectus of the Four-and-a-Half per Cent.
Swedish Government Loan has been issued
by Messrs. J. H. Schroder and Co.. The
loan is for 2,223,000/. sterling. The subscription
price is 94 per cent., which, however, lis reduced
by the allowances to 91g. A deposit of 5 per cent.
is to be paid on application, and there are then
monthly instalments, the last becoming due on the
12th of August. The bonds are to be for the con-
venient sums of 1,0001., 5001., 2001., and 1001. A

sinking fund is provided, whereby the loan will be
redeemed at par in the course of 54 years, by half-
yearly drawings, the first of which will take effect
on October 15 next. The object of the loan is legi-
timate, the act passed by the Swedish parliament
expressly stipulating that the proceeds shall be
applied exclusively to the extension and con-
struction of railroads in the kingdom of
Sweden. The Swedish government reserves the
right to repay the whole loan at par after the
expiration of 15 years from this time. It appears
that the total funded debt of Sweden amounts to
2,700,000/. ; that during the last 25 years there
has been invariably an annual surplus revenue, the
amount of which in 1863 was 200,000/. For a
series of years debt has only been contracted for the
construction of railways. The list for the loan will
be closed on Saturday next, at 2 o'clock. This
loan would have been brought out in the German
markets had it not been for the prevailing ferment
of the public mind in Germany against Denmark
and the Northern States. Considering that simi-
lar 4} per Cont. Swedish stock is now quoted in
Germany at 97, and that the Swedish 4 per cent.
Provincial ➢fortgage Loan, brought out in London
some years ago, commands now 88, the price of the
present issue seems to afford a fair margin. The
loan appeals, however, rather to permanent in-
vestors than to speculators.

The Moravian has arrived from Melbourne, with
17,0001, in gold.

It is said that the Attorney-General has given
his opinion that every registered shareholder in the
" Atlantic Trading Compluy (Limited)," the pros-
pectus of which we published on Thursday last,
will be guilty of a muulemeamour, under the pro-
visions of the Foreign Enlistment Act, which pro-
hibits the equipping of " transports" to be used by
the American belligerents.

The prospectus is issued of the City of London
Real Property Company (Limited). This under-
I taking is formed, with a respectable board, for
the purpose of acquiring real property in London
(including leaaeliulds), for erecting suitable build-
ings thereon, and for letting or selling the same.
The immediate basis of the project consists of a
purchase ou behalf of the company of some pro-
perties comprising an area of nearly an acre and a
half, and eligibly situated respectively iu Grace-
church-street, Fenchurch-street, Mincing-lane, and
Mark-lane. The terms of the purchase provide '
that the vend.,rs shall guarantee for a series of
years a minimum return upon the purchase-money,
the company's intention being to borrow ou their
debentures at rates of interest under this guaranteed
rate. Of the capital of 500,000/. in 20,000 shares
of 25/. each, 8,000 shares have been subscribed for,
and the remaining 12,000 are now offered to the
public.

The Joint Stock Companies Association (Limited)
proposes to assist in the organisation and introduc-
tion to the public of joint stock companies. The
capital is to be 50,000/., in 10,000 shares of 51. each,
and the first issue is to be 5,000 shares ; 10s. per
share to be paid on application, and 10s. on allot-
ment. This company will undertake the secretarial
duties, management, and auditing of accounts, and
proposes also to provide office accommodation for
new companies.

Another new undertaking is the Worthing Royal
Sea House Hotel Company (Limited), which is
formed to purchase and carry on the business of
the Royal Sea House Hotel at that watering place.
A large amount of the purchase money is to be
taken in shares. The capital is 30,0001., in 6,000
shares of 51. each. We are requested to state that
the list will be closed on the 18th inst.

The directors of the General Floating Dock Com-
pany (Limited) have made a call of 31. per share,
payable on the 2nd of May. A communication
from the secretary states as follows :

It may Fe of lutenist that I should acquaint you that
Mons. Ussrd, the distinguished merchant and shipowner
of Nantes and St. Nazoire, has undertakee the entire
management of the company's affairs in France, and that,
through bis influence, a large and highly promising develop-
meet is being gine to the company's operations in various
ports.

By advices received within the last few days from
India, the dividend declared on the Commercial
Bank of India shares for the hall-year eudiug 31st

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Dileember, 1863, Was 'atlas rate of 12 per cent.
per annum. (. r ,
A 4pecial meeting of thacity of London Brewery
Company (Lie:died). will' lie held on the 20th kat,
when, amongst other bindings, it will be proposed
to create and issue 24,000 ordinary new shares of
5/. each, and to authorise the directors to borrow
further sums of money.
The half-yearly meeting of the West Flanders
Railway Company will be held on the 27th ingt.
A special meeting of the London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway Company is convened for the
23rd inst., to consider three bills now before pailia-
ment.

The fourth call of 21. is to be paid on the C shares
of the Oriental Inland Steam Company (Limited)
by the 10th of May.
A call of 21. is to be paid on the shares of the
Factage Parisien (Limited) by the 11th of M►y.
TL•e half•yearly Guaranteed interest is announced
on Royal Danish Railway shares and bonds.
It is notified that the share list of the Imperial
Bank of China will be closed on Wednesday, the
13th instant, for London, and Thursday, the 14th,
for country applications.
The letters of allotment of the Central Argentine
Railway Company (Limited) were issued on Satur-
day.

It is notified that the share list of the Babloniere
Foreign Hotel Company will be closed for London
on the 18th, for the country on the 20th, and for
the Continent on the 22nd inst. Mr. A. Ridgway.
of the firm of Ridgway and Sons, the army agents,
of Leicester-square, has joined the board.

SATURDAY Emmen.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 to
for money and 911 to 92 for the sth of May,
closed to-day at the same quotations. The
official business report is as follows :—Tbree
per Cent. ConsoLs for money, 911, ; ditto, for ac-
count, 911, 92 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891;
New Three per Cents., 891, S ; New Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., 73i ; Bank Stock, 240, 238 ; India
Four per Cent. Stock, 991 ; ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 991.