The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoca.

The funds to-day are firm, owing to the
easy prospects of the money market ; and
the improvement which took place yester-
day afternoon is fully maintained. English
railways exhibit an upward tendency, particularly
Great Eastern. Foreign stooks are steady. The
settlement in the two latter markets is in full pro-
gress, and will be completed to-morrow.
The scrip of the Confederate Loan is rather less
firm, at 11 to la prem. That of the Italian Loan
is quoted 21 to n prem., being 1 per cent. better
than yesterday.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
70fr. 30c., being without alteration,
Consols are now quoted 921 to 1 for money, and
921 to j for the account (May 7). The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 921, 1 ; ditto, for account,
92j ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 1 ;
New Three per Cents., 911, 1 ; Red Sea Telegraph,
21916 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1091, 1 ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 100 ; ditto Bonds,
16e., 17a. prem. ; Five per Cent. " enfaoed
rupee paper, 106, 1 ; and Exchequer Bills, 3e. dis.,
per.

In foreign stocks there is an improvement in
Spanish Passive and Italian, including the Marem-
mana Railway Loan. Buenos Ayres and Mexican
Bonds are rather flat. Greek Bonds and Turkish Con-
solid& have receded 4 per cent. Some of the present
quotations are annexed :-Turkish, 1854, Loam,
87 to 4, ex div. ; ditto, 1858, 674 to 681 ;
ditto, 1862, 691 to 701 ; the Consolides, 48
to 1 ; Greek, 28 to 1 ; and Vene-
zuelan Six per Cents., 594 to 60.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Ares-
, trian, 1869, 84 ; Brazilian, 1852, 1868, 1860, 934 ;
Buenos Ayres, 924 ; Danish scrip, 1 prem. ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 641 ; Equador
Provisional Land Warrants, 64 ; Egyptian, 98,
ditto 110011Bd issue, 974 ; Greek, 284, 4 ; ditto
for account, 284 ; ditto Coupons, 134, 13 ;
Italian, 72, 1 ; ditto Maremmana Railway, 744 ;
Mexican, 334, 4 ; Portuguese, 1853, 48 ; ditto
1862, 48 ; ditto scrip, 34 prem. ; Russian, 1822,
96 ; ditto, 1860, 914 ; ditto, 1862, 951, 1; Spanish,
531, 1 ; ditto New Deterred, for account,
474 ; ditto Passive, 291, 4, 4 ; ditto Certificates,
104, ; Turkish, 1854, 871, ex div. ; ditto, 1868,
674, 68 ; ditto, 1862, 691, 701, 70 ; ditto
Guaranteed, 1024 ; Venezuela, 1862, 591.
There were indications yesterday of increased ease
in the discount market. Good bills were taken in
Lombard-street at 31 per cent. and in some
instances at 34. At the Bank of England, owing
partly, perhaps, to the expectation of an early re-
duction in the rate, business was slack.
The particulars are published of bonds represent-
ing 100,0001. of the second Russian Four-and-a-
Half per Cent. loan which were drawn on the 31st
ult., and are to be paid off between the Ist June
and 31st July next.
About 17,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank
yesterday.
The arrival of 270,0001. in specie was announced
yesterday, the Atrato, from the West Indies, baying
brought 197,0001. (124,0001. in gold and 73,0001. in
silver), and the Europa, from Boston, 73,0001.
In the absence of demand for India the bar silver
by the steamer Tasmania was sold yesterday for the
Continent at se. Id. per ounce, showing a fall of
4d. compared with the price obtained for the supply
by the previous packet. The cause of the thane's
of the silver market has previously been explained,

Subjoined is a list of the Australian gold ships
known to be now on the way to England :

NUM. flailed. Dmait Golden Board.
Value
Aerologic..
limbos Jan. 5 .... 98 .... 49,500
OalLames
Suffolk Jam. 20 .... 83 .... 75000
Water Nymph
Asimacm4
Treboissa
Sine:

Total 1795,300

Nearly 600,0001. is about due.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was more
animated, the sales extending to 10,000 bales.
The committee of the Stock Exchange, witk their
usual desire to protect the public, and to close the
door to fraud, in connexion with Stock Exchange
movements, have adopted the following important
resolution, which having been formally con-
firmed," lies been posted up in the house for the
instruction of the members :