The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, Ise4:

HANDICAP HURDLE RACE Two masa

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Avalanche, Marble Hill, Amy, Pan, Confidence, Totarno,
Mims Clifton, and lb.z an hem.

Azatrzn.—lny Elision, Stanton, Newmark Vivandiinn
and Lincoln.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

THtUDAT. MARCH 17. 8 LK.

Stadia LISM.--47111.9 DAL)

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Two d'Otosz.
The railway market is steady to-day, with a fair
amount of business. London and North Wes-
tern stook is in demand, and has unproved
oper cent Great Northern has also risen i On the
ther hand, Caledonian has receded 1, and Midland,
1. London and North Western stook is now quoted
1084 to 109, ex div. ; Great Western, 66 to ;
Midland, 1271 to 1281, ex div.; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1091 to 110, ex div. ; Caledonian, 1181
to 119 ; South Eastern, 901 to 1, ex div. ; Great
Eastern, 47 to i, ex div. ; Great Northern, 1261
to 1271, ex div. ; London and South Western, 98
to 99 ; and Metropolitan, 111 to 112.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, Great Luxembourg,
and Sambre and Meuse shares are better, and
Belgian Eastern Junction and Lombardo-Venetian
strong. Indian and Canadian railway securities
are inquired for.
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.. Ma. Gov. 6p.d, 1877.01. 1 101 108
.. 190.4piroilob.*Ase.,1 100 102
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.. I Do. do. MI :NM 100 111
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Do. 1579100' 100 110
:I Do. 1809100 116 111
..INataLoo..llper mod. .. 100 108 110
.. New BrunGov. 4 p.et. 100 101 108
.. , N.B. Wales Ov. 4 p.o.nr, too 00 100
. I Do. 6p. a 1871 to UM 100 99 100
4..' Do. 6p. e. 188810 1802 100 99 100
.. Now Zealand 6 per cost.lloo. 106 110
.. iNowk *Wolk 11p. a, 187871001 104 1121
.. Qll44adand Gov. 6p. et. 9011,
..,S.Aus4.llev.6p. 4. Bonds 109 100 111
.. , Vie..130v.0p.c..J0a..21417 100
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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoci.

The stock markets to-day show increased buoy-
ancy, the influx of gold inducing a belief that
the Bank rate of discount will be lowered in
the course of a week or two. It is also an-
nounced by telegraph from Paris that Denmark has
accepted the conference. The English funds have
risen 1 per cent., and most other classes of securi-
ties are better, especially Mexican Bonds.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Relates were quoted
66fr. 36c., being 1 per cent. higher than yesterday.
Consols, are now quoted 911 to 1 for money, and
911 to 92 for the account (April 8). The official
business report is as follows : - Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 91f, 1; ditto, for
account, 911 to 1; Three per Cents. Reduced,
892, ; New Three per Cents., 891, g ; India
Stock, 220 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1041, ;
ditto, for account, 1041 ; ditto Four per Cent. Cer-
tificates, 1001; and Exchequer Bills, Bs. dig.
Mexican Bonds have again risen 1 per cent.,
being now quoted 461 to g. Spanish Passive are
steady, at 364 top ; and Turkish Consolidis, 1 to
g better, at 54 to 4. Anglo-Turkish Bonds of
4858 are f higher, at 694 to 70, and those
of 1862 at 701 to 71. Greek Bonds, after
improving, are now dull, at 24 to 4.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazilian,
1852, 1858, 1860, 881 ; ditto 1863, 89, 881 ;
ditto scrip, 2, 1 prem. ; Egyptian, 101/,
ex div. ; Greek, for account, 241, 1, 1 ;
ditto Coupons, for account, 11} ; Italian,
for account, 671, # ; Mexican, for account, 451,
464, 451, 461, 46 ; New Granada, 141 ; /ditto
Deferred, ; Peruvian, 1862, for account, 864, 1 ;
Portuguese, 1856, ea, 48/ ; ditto for account, 481 ;
Spanish, for account, 521 ; ditto Passive, for ac-
count, 361, g ; ditto Certificates, for account, 131 ;
Turkish, 1854, for account, 921; ditto 1858, 64 1,
ex div. ; ditto 1862, for account, 71, 70} ; ditto
100/. Bonds, 701 ; Venezuela, for account, 231,
241, ex div. ; ditto 1862, for account, 601.
The scrip of the new Bolivian Loan is quoted
11 to 21 prem.
International Financial shares are now quoted 6/
to 74 prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 44 to 1 prem. ;
London Financial, 114 to 12, ex div. and ex new ;
Mercantile Credit, 8 to f prem. ; Hudson's
Bay, 180 to 1 ; Egyptian Trading, 21 to 34
prem. ; and Thames Iron Works and Ship-
building, 3to prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 2to
prem. ; Imperial Financial, 4} to 5 prem. ;
Financial Corporation, If to 2 prem. ; Credit
Foucier (Great Britain and Ireland), 4 to it prem. ;
Australian and Eastern Navigation, 41 to 51
prem. ; Land Securities, 11 to 11 prem. ; Central
Argentine Railway, Ito If prem. ; Loudon and
Liverpool Hotel, 1 to 14 prem. ; and City Offices
Company, 4 to 6 prem.
The letters of allotment of the Imperial Financial
Company will be posted this evening.
Owing partly to the Stock Exchange settlement,
combined with the period of the quarter, an in-
creased demand for money was experienced yesterday
at the Bank of England. Elsewhere the commercial
demand was only moderate, and good bills were
taken at 51 per cent., with occasional transactions
at 51, but the market generally was influenced by
the settlement in the Stock grchange, where the
terms for short loans on English government secu-
rities were about 5 per cent.
The prospectus of a Bolivian Government Loan for
1,000,000/. sterling has been issued. The terms are
very liberal, the rate of interest on the bonds being 7
per cent, with an accumulative sinking fund of 2
per cent. per annum. The price of issue being 88,
the immediate return is equivalent to 8 per cent.
per annum, exclusive of the additional advantages
of the annual redemption and the deferred instal-
ments. The object of the loan is described as
purely an industrial ooe, being to develop, by
the construction of roads, Arc., the great internal
capabilities of the country, among the products of
which guano holds a notable place. This article
of commerce, as is well known, has within a few
years yielded vast wealth to the neighbouring re-
public of Peru, rescuing her finances from a state of
protracted depression, and establishing the price of
her bonds in the markets of Europe at a quotation
superior to that of most foreign obligatiuus. It
in explained that "for the due payment of the
interest on this loan, and the redemption of the
principal, the government of the republic, over
and above all its other resources, have specially
hypothecated the proceeds of the guano deposits,
as well as the revenues accruing from the customs
of the port of Cobija and the towns of Oruro and
La Paz. These special revenues, which amount to
about 150,0001. per annum, are not, nor have ever
been, encumbered with any lien, and the present
loan will constitute, therefore, the only charge
thereon. The republic has no external debt.. The
internal debt does not exceed half a million sterling,
and this the government intend to extinguish next
year by the remaining issue of this loan." A suf-
ficient amount to provide for the interest payable
during the first two years will be left in the bands
of the London and County Bank, through whose
agency the loan is issued.
Gold to the amount of 20,000/. was purchased by
the Bank yesterday, making a total for the week of
113,0001., while the withdrawals for the sameperiod
have reached 50,0001.
The 809,500/. iu gold and 220,5001. in silver by
the West India packet arrived at the warehouses
of the Benk of England yesterday, and will be deli-
vered to the bullion brokers about Wednesday or
Thursday in next week, after which the gold, ac-
cordieg to present indications, will be purchased
by the Bank. Meanwhile, the recent supplies from
Australia are expected to find their way to that
establishment.

The Mexican dollars by the steamers Louisiane
and Bolivar have beeu sold at 3e. 30 per ounce.
The biddings for 30.00.000 rupeei (300,0001.) in
bills on India took plats yesterday at the Bank of
England. The proportions allotted were, to Cal-
cutta, 16.00.000 rupees ; to Bombay, 12.00.000
rupees ; and to Madras 2.00.000 rupees. The
minimum price was as before, viz., ls. 11 id. per
rupee on Calcutta and Madras, and ls. 111 d. on
Bombay. The applications within the limits
amounted to 230 lace (2,300,000/.) Tenders on
Calcutta at ls. llid. will receive about seven per
cent. ; on Bombay, at 24. Old., about 12 per cent. ;
and on Madras, at 2a., about 56 per cent. ; and all
above these prioss in full. On the last occasion the
biddings within the limits amounted to 2,370,0001.
The London and North Western Railway troll°
return shows this week an increase of 9,1351. over
last year ; the London and South Western a de-
crease of 3,6411. ; the Great Eastern an increase of
5051. • the Great Northern an increase of 5,2401. ;
and die Great Western an increase of 1,7781.

The directors of the Credit Foncier of Man ritius
have made a call of 31. per share, payable on the
14th April.
A fourth all of 21. is to be paid on the shares
of the South Italian Railway Company by the 20th
of April.
The annual meeting of the British American
Land Company is convened for the 31st inst.
The Great Western Railway Company of Canada
have notified that "by advioee received from
Canada, in anticipation of the half-year's accounts,
the loss on exchange by the conversion of American
money received for the carriage of through traffic
during the half-year ended Jan. 31, 1864, amounted
to the sum of 202,725 dolt. 91c., or say 53,9841.
sterling."
The subjoined memorandum is from a new un-
dertaking bearing the title of the Credit Mobilier
Company of Loudon (Limited) :
The Credit Yobilier Company c 4 Louden (Limited), have
amanteaeld business M their offiee, 54. Threedaseffimeireet.
The present capital of the company bee hese prtimiely ea.
scribed, sad shares .iU not be offered to the public until
booremed capital be required.

The letters of " regret" of :Lc Imperial Finaneill
Company were delivered yesterday.
The share certificates of the Credit Fonder, lA-
milted (Great Britain and Ireland), will be ready
for delivery on Monday next.
We are requested to state that the share list df
the Bristol Indigo Blue and Black Lead Company
will be closed on Monday next.

With reference to the market for American sem-
rities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as follows :

We have but little change to tote in tie market in Leaden
for American securities. Illinois shares proved largely
oversold on the account just closed, and as muck se /a.
to ls. 6d. per share was paid for the loan of shares fee tie
next fourteen days ; they close arm at 16 dis. buyers. Erie
shares Lave been affected by the falling quotatioes [rem
New York, and have given way about two dolhas. Gs-
veromsat and Railiced Bonds arc. ;wejudiced io price by the
advancing premium on gold, whilst Railroad Sterling BMA..
or bonds having principal and interest payable at &led sate
of axcliange, are scarce, and in active demand.

WEMZISDAT ET/12/11144
Consols, which closed yesterday at 94 to f far
the Bth of April, opened and closed to-day at the
same quotation. For money the last price was 911
to f. The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 911, I, f, ;
ditto forsccount, 91f, I ; Three per Cents. Reduced.
891, f ; New Three per Cents., 891, j ;Bask
Stock, 240 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1044,1
F; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1866, 98k;
ive per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 104, 106.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was quiet.
The Five per Cent. enlaced " rupee paper net
with more inquiry. Exchequer Bills remain at is.
die. to par.
Bank shares were firm, with a favourable ten-
dency, though business was not active. An im-
provement has taken place in Alliance, Imperial.
Imperial Ottoman, Union Bank of Australia, ani
Anglo-Austrian Bank, the latter closing at f di a.
to par. Consolidated Bank, Bank of Hindustan.
and Scinde and Puojaub Bank wore also inquira
fur. A alight improvement has taken place I.
Contract Corporation, Land Securities, Commercial
Union Assurance, and Peninsular and Oriental
Steam shares. Hudson's Bay were firm, at IBi is
g. Egyptian Trading have advanced to 2i to 31
prem. British Indian Tea were flat.
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A decided advance has taken place in the shares
of the financial companies, especially the Inter-
national and General Credit. The demand for the
latter was stimulated by a report that this axe-
fly is amongst the competitors for the new
Mexican loan. International closed at 6 11-16 to
13-16 prem., ex the dividend of 135.; Ge
at 45 to „.", prem. ; London Financial, at 11 to 11
prem. ; Mercantile Credit, at Bto 85 prew. ; an
Imperial Financial, at 45 to 5 prem.
The closing (but in some cases merely nowise])
quotations for shares in new undertakings are
subjoined, dz. :--Credit Fonder of Mauritius, 1 die
to prem. ; Land Securities, 15 to 2 prem. -
Contract Corporation, 34 to 44 prem. ; Credit
Fonder (Great Britain), 31 to 41 prem. ; Aus-
tralian and Eastern Navigation, 44 to 54
prem. ; Ottoman Financial, 4 dim. to I prem. ;
Consolidated Discount, 1 die. to par; financial
Corporation, 1 to 2 prem. ; Financial Discount, If
to 25 prem.: Credit Mobilier, 11 to 21 prem.-
Queensland Sheep Investment, par tol prem. ; Gad-
rare Company, 4 to 1 prem. ; National Provineiel
Marine, sto 1 prem. ; Central Argentine Railway,
Ito 14 prem. ; Mexican Bank, par to irem. ;
British Colonial Steam, to 4 dis. • West of
England Woollen, to 15 prem. ; London and
Californian Bank, to 14 prem. :Warrant Bank-
ing, 1 to 15 prem. ; British Columbia and Van-
couver Investment, Z to 15 prem. ; Fort-street
Warehouse, 6 to 65 prem.
Victoria Government Debentures met with
inquiry.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Cto•a.

The mining market continues firm. The trans-
actions to-day. are largest in Gnat Vor shar,
which are &gem better, at 41 to 42. Sithney Wheal
Metal are quoted 54 to 6 ; Wheal Seton, 192 to 194;
Nangiles, 29i to 3C4 ; West Chivertou, 81 to 83 ;
and Wentworth Consols, 18 to 17. Grenville shares
have changed hands in the Stock Excham,e, at 71
and 7e.
Cape Copper shares have advanced, and United
Mexican are firm.

The share list of the Frontino and Bolivia (South
American) Gold Mining Company wi!l be closed oa
Wednesday next.
At Great Wheal Vor meeting, held yesterday, a
dividend of 10s. per share was declared, leaving a
balance of 3,0001. to be carried forward to the next
account.