The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-22 00:00:00

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MONEY MABIET.-THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLom.

There is still very little business doing in tie
market for public securities, and prices continue
to droop. Consols have declined per cent., and
some British lines and foreign stocks 4to 4. The
Confederate Loan is prominently heavy. Financial
shares are comparatively steady.
There is a moderate demand for money, at 74 t
per cent. for choice three months' bills.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
66fr. 40c., being bc. lower than on Saturday.
Consols are now quoted 88* to 89, for money,
and 894 to 4, for the account (Sept. 8). The afield
business report is ss follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 894, 4, 884 ; ditto, for accounts
894, 4,4; Three per Cents. Reduced, 884, 1,1;
New Three per Ceuta., 884, 4 ; Annuities,
1885, 143-14, if ; Bank Stack, 242; India, Stock,
213 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1044, 1034 ; ditto
Bonds, 15s. din ; Exchequer Bills, ICI& dis. ; ditto
June, 15s. dbl.
Foreign stocks are dull. Confederate bonds con-
tinue heavy, and have experienced a further
fall of 14 per cent. Spanish Passive have
also declined 4, and Consolid& and Mexican
4. Some of the present quotations are as
follows : Turkish, 1858, 72 to 4 ; dittos
1862, 694 to 704 ; Consolidds, 504 to i;
Greek, 234 to ; Spanish Passive, 30 to 4 ;
Confederate, 76 to 77 ; and Mexican, 284 to 4.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brari-
lien, 1863, 86 ; Columbian, 804 ; Mexican.
for acoonnt, 284, ; ditto 1864, 26 ; Portuguese,
1856, ac., 474 ; Russian, 1862, 88; Spanish Passive,
for account, 304 ; ditto Certificates, for account,
12* ; Turkish, 1858, 72 ; ditto for account, 724.
International Financial shares are now quoted
411 to 4 prem. ; General Credit, 24 to 4 prem. ;
London Financial, 94 to 104 prem. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 34 to 4 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 164 to 4;
Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 24 to 3 prem. ; Aberazaan
Iron Works, par to 1 prem. ; and Imperial Mexican
Railway, 4 to 4 prem.
There were no operations in bullion at the Bank
on Saturday.
The Scotia has brought 14,000& in specie front
New York.

The quotation of the Bombay exchange just
received shows no alteration.

The numbers are published of 1,181 bonds of the
Greek Loan, guaranteed by England, France, and
Russia, which have been drawn for redemption.
At the last meeting of the Soci6t6 F%nancihre
d'Egyptc, held in Paris, a dividend equal to 12 and
2-3rds per cent. was declared, but the payment
awaits the confirmation, by the Egyptian govern-
ment, of the resolutions adopted at the meeting.
Tbe prospectus has been iaaued of "Hewett and
Company,' an undertaking formed for the purpose
of purchasing the business, fishing vessels, stock,
plant, Arc., of Messrs. Hewett, of London, Bark-
ing, and Gorleston, a fishing firm, which has
been successfully established for nearly a century
The capital is 250,0001., in shares of 201. each. It
is intended to extend the operations of the existing
business by the employment of steamers.
The Italian Irrigation Company (Canal Cavonr)
have given notice of the forfeiture of 135 shares,
on which the second and third instalments are in
armor, unless the same shall be paid within fifteen
days.
A special meeting of the Lands Investment and
Apportionment Company is called for the 29th inst.
to consider a proposed alteration in the name of the
company.
The creditors of the Shields Marine Insurance
Association and of the Shields Marine Cargo
Freight and Outfit Association are required to
send the particulars of their claims to the official
liquidators on or before the lit October.

SAITILDAT EVINIAIL

The demand for discount has been below the
average on a Saturday, and in the open market the
rates continue at 71 to 1 par cent, On the Stock
Exchange there has been an increased supply, and
the nominal quotation for loans was 3 to 4 per cent,
Consols opened this morning at 89 tot for mo-
ney, and 891 to for the account, and remained at
those prices until the close. The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 891, ; ditto, for account, 891;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 881, ; New Three per
Cents., 881, ; India Five per Vent. stock, 104
1041.
India Five per Ceuta, left off at 1031 to 1041,
and Exchequer Bills at 25a. to 15a. diseonnt.
Foreign stocks have been generally heavy, the
chief reduction being in the Confederate Loan,
Greek Bonds, Italian Five per Cents., Mexiian,
Peruvian Four-and-a-Half par Cents. SpaniSk
Passive, and Turkish Consolidis have also fallen.
Portuguese descriptions exceptionally improved.
The shares of the financial companies remain
heavy. International closed at 44 to prem. ;
General Credit, 21 to 3 prem. ; Loudon Financial,
94 to 101 prem. ; and Imperial Mercantile Credit,
34 to 4 Pram.
Joint stock bank shares were likewise rather flat,
and a decline took place in Chartered of India,
Australia and China, London Joint Stock, and
Metropolitan and Provincial. London and North-
ern, however, were slightly higher.
In the miscellaneous market there was a further
advance in Minivan Ironworks, and Fore-streak
Warehouse ; London and Caledonian Marine also
improved, while National Steam again receded.
Colonial Government Securities left off the same
as yesterday.
The New Mexican Railway Company has bee*
received with moderate favour. The first quotation
was nominally Ito prem., but a decline gnutually
took place tot to 1 prem.
The closing (but in some cases merely nominal)
quotations for shares in other new undertaking' are
subjoined, viz. :—Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 21 to
prem. ; Ebbw Vale Company, *dia. tot prem. ;
Humber Ironworks, 21 to 14 dia. ; and Abenunan
Ironworks, i to 1 prem.