The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-15 00:00:00

VORZIGN NIVEL

MONEY MAREET.-(THIS DA YJ

Two o'CzocL

The stock markets to-day are dull, owiug to
the statements from the Continent that the pro-
posed armistice between the Germans and Danes
will not be accepted. Business has been further
interfered with, owing to this being settling day
in shares and foreign stocks. The fonds, however,
are steady. As regards foreign stocks, the only
weakness is shown by Greek. Several of the prin-
cipal home railway stocks have given way.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
66fr. 45c., showing no alteration.

Consols are now quoted 901 to 914 for money,
and 914 to for the account (March 8). The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 904, 1, 91 ; ditto for account,
91, k; Three per Cents. Reduced, 901, /, 91; New
Three per Cents., 901, ft, 91 ; Bank Stock, 238 ;
India Five per Cent. Stock, 103 i, 104 ; ditto Four
per Cont. Debentures, 1866, 981 ; ditto Bonds,
par ; and Exchequer Bills, 35., Bs. din.
In the foreign stock market the only movements
of importance are a fall of to 4 per cent. in
Greek bonds, which are now quoted 201 to k, and a
further rise in Venezuela of 1862, which are last
marked 571. Turkish Consolides are 1-, better, at
471 to 48 ; Mexican firm, at 37 to 4 ; the Confede-
rate Loan slightly better, at 50 to 52 ;
I and Spanish Passive steady, at 321 to 1.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilian,
1852, 1858, 1860, 861 ; Egyptian, 1024, Greek, for
account, 211 ; Italian, 661 ; Mexican, for account,
37, 361, 371 ; New Granada, 291 ; ditto Deferred,
; Peruvian, 1862, 85 ; Portuguese, 1856, &c.,
471 ; Russian, 1862, 894 ; Sardinian, 821 ;
Spanish, 52 ; ditto Certificates, 131, 4 ; Turkish,
1854, 901 ; ditto 1862, 684 ; ditto, for account,
684, 68 ; ditto 100/. bonds, 681, 68 ; ditto 1863,
69 ; ditto Guaranteed, 1014, ex div. ; Venezuela,
for account, 241 ; ditto 1862, for account, 664, 571.
International Financial shares are now quoted 7
to * prem.; General Credit, 24 to 4 prem.;
London Financial, 9/ to /, ex div. and ex new ;
Hudson's Bay, 17 to 4 ; Egyptian Trading, 2 to
prem.; Mercantile Credit, 4 to 4 pram. ;
Land Securities, 14 to 14 prem. ;' Anglo-Italian
Bank, 1 to / prem. ; Consolidated Discouat, 4 to
die. ; Australian and Reatern Steam, 61 to 7
prem. ; Credit Fonder, 11 to 21 prem. ; Mexican
Bank, 24 to 34 prem. ; Mauritius Credit Foncier,
Ito 14 prem. ; Ottoman Financial, Ito 11 prem.;
and British and Californian Bank, 11 to 24 prem.
Mews. J. H. SchrOder wad Co. have announced
the payment of the half-yearly dividend due the Ist
March on the Confederate 7 per cent. Cotton Loan.
It is at the same time formally notified that the
first half-yearly drawing for the redemption of an
amount equal to 24 per cent of the "amount of the
loan then unredeemed by cotton" will take place
in London on the same day.
The numbers are published of 155 bonds, repre-
senting 37,6001., of the Peruvian Uribarren Debt,
which have been purchased and cancelled through
the half-yearly redemption fund.
Messrs. Fruhling and Giiechen have announced
the dividends due the Ist March on the Egyptian
Government Loan of 1862.

Gold to the amount of 11,0001. was taken to the
Bank on Saturday.
The Seine, from the West Indies' has brought
452,8001., of which 2x7,5001. is gold and 195,000/.
silver. . . .

Apart from the improvement in the position of
the Bank of France, as shown in the return jag
published, the generally satisfactory tendency of
the money markets ou the Continent is indicated
by the reduction in the rate of discount of the
Bank of Frankfort to 4 per cent., and in that of the
Bank of 13t: Petersburg to 8 per oent.
The directors of the Italian Irrigation Canal
Company (Limited) have issued, in circular form,
reports from IL Commander Noe and Mr. Aber-
nethy, the engineers in chief of the company, and
also from their colleague, Colonel Collyer. The
works of the Great Canal are stated to be progres-
sing very satisfactorily. _ . •

In deference to the new Stock Exc:Lange rule,
the following circular has been issued to all appli-
cants for shares in the Mexican Bank (Limited) :
Temporary Oftloos, it, Mug William•etreet, E.C.,
Feb. 13, 1864.
81,,—1n consequence of the Committee of the'Stock Ex.
change hawing passed a mantle° to the effect that all new
companion most, before obtaining a settlement, issue one-
half of the nominal capital, the directors have determined
to Issue an amended prospectus, which they now enclose, at
the some time forwarding you a new form of application
for shares in the above company, which please to sign and
return on or before Wednesday next, at 4 o'clock, otherwise
your application will he considered withdrawn and your
money returned. The appliances received amounting to
nearly ten times the number, no extended time can poenbly
be given, and no increase of the number originally applied
for an be received.—l am, Iw.,
Wit. Taos. Xosausol, Secretary pro tern.
The capital of the Mexican Bank is now, there-
fore, 1,000,0001. (instead of 2,000,000/.), iu 20,000
shares of 501. each, with a first issue of 10,000
shares (indeed of 5,000, as originally proposed).
The deposit will be 1/. per share on application,
and 11. on allotment, with 3/. per share payable
three weeks after allotment.

Application has been made to the Stock Exchange
Committee to appoint a settling day in the shares of
the Anglo-Italian Bank and the General Floating
Dock Company. . .

Subjoined ie an extract of an official circular
which has been forwanied to the shareholders in
the Bank of Otago (Limited) :

I am directed to inform you that Mr. John Bathgate, the
colonial manager, arrived in Dunedin on the 22nd of
November It, sad that moat eligible premier had been
secured for the bank, which had been opened under Mr.
camstances of much encouragement. An sot had been
passed by the colonial legialature incorporating thin hank,
and enabling the company to carry on its business, and to
Moue notes in New Zealand. It is intended that the first
general meeting of the shareholders shall be held as eon
as possible after receipt of the amounts from Dunedin to
Slat Marsh mat.

The share certificates of the Anglo-Italian Bank
(Limited) will be ready for delivery on Wednesday
next.

—Tie half-yearly meeting of the South-Eastern
Railway Company is convened for the 25th inst.

The second call of 2/. 10s. is to be paid on the
Five per Cent. Preference shares of the Great
Eastern Railway Company by the 23rd inst.
The fourth ordinary general meeting of the
International Hotel Company (Limited) is called
for the 18th inst., when a dividend is to be declared.
A petition for the winding up of the Wellington
Reversionary Annuity and Life Assurance Society
is to be heard before the Master of the Rolls on
the 20th inst. _ . _

Notice is given that no further applications for
shares in the Ottoman Financial Association will be
received after Thursday next, the 18th inst.
Importance being attached by the commercial
public to the protection of trade marks, now too
frequently fraudulently imitated, it is of interest to
notice that an interlocutor has been obtained in the
law courts of Germany by Messrs. J. and R. Teu
nent, the well-known brewers and bottlers of
Glasgow, against Messrs. Deetjen and Schroder. of
Hamburg, who are alleged to have been
for some time in the habit of supplying
several foreign market' with bottled malt
liquors bearing imitations of Messrs. Tennent's
labels. The court has decided, " That the de-
fendants are hereby interdicted from using,
in disposing of their malt liquor, a label with
plaintiffs' firm, under a penalty of one thaler (or
about Ss.) fur every bottle so labelled and then
disposed of either by defendants or by their con-
currence ; reserves plaintiffs' claims for loss or
damage sustained, and finds defendants liable in
expenses."

With regard to the new tariff arrangements in
New South Wales, the circular of Messrs. George