The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-25 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Two o'Crocx.
The stock markets to-day are quiet, but steady.
Attention is still chiefly directed to the continued
fall in the scrip of the new Confederate Load
The English funds are quoted the same as they
closed yesterday. English railway stocks are like.
wise, for the most part, unaltered. Greek and
Turkish Bonds are in demand, with a decidedly
upward tendency.
The scrip of the Confederate Loan opened this
morning the same as yesterday, viz., at 24 to
prem., but is now quoted to 11 prem., showing a
further considerable decline upon sales. The scrip
of the Italian Loan is better, at tto prem. That
of the Danish Loan is flat, at = dia. to prem.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Rettter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentee opened
at 69fr.(60c., being rather more than 4 per cent.
better than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 921 to for money, and
924 to 4 for the account (April 8). The official
bnainess report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sole, for money, 92g, ; ditto for account, 924, 3 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 914, 904 ; New Three
per Cents., 91, 4, 904 ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1084, ; ditto, Four per Cent. Debentures, 1004 ;
ditto Bonds, 16a., 15a. prem.; Four per Cleat. "
en-
faced " rupee paper, 954 ; ditto, Five per Cent.,
1054 ; and Exchequer Bills, 4e., 3e. dig.
Greek Bonds have risen per cent, being now
quoted 224 to 231. Italian Five per Cents. are
rather better, and Mexican and Spanish
Passive Bonds show firmness. Turkish securi-
ties of all kinds are strong, and there is a rise of
fto per cent. in the loans of 1858 and 1862.
Turkish 1854 Loan is now quoted 90 to
91 ; ditto, 1858, 681 to 4 ; ditto, 1862, 691 to
701 ; the Consolidis, 95 to ; the Venezuelan
Six per Cents., 59 to ; and the Peruvian
Loan of 1862, 864 to 874. Trims-
actions are recorded as follows :—Freneli Three
per Cent. Rentes, 68fr.75c. ; Greek, 224, 22, 4; ditto,
Coupons, 91, >t ; Italian, for account, 704 ; Mexi-
can, for account, 314 ; Portuguese, 1862, 471,
; ditto scrip, 34 prem. ; Russian, 1362, 964, ;
Spanish Passive, 27; Turkish, 1864, for amount,
904 ; ditto, 1862, for account, 70, 4, 69/, 701 ;
Venezuela, 1862, 59.
The shares of the Patent Ventilating Granary
Company are quoted 14 to 14 prem.
The strip of the Confederate Loan continues to
fluctuate. The letters of regret were distributed
I yesterday. The letters of allotment will be sent
out either to-morrow or Friday—. .bably to-mor-
row evening. Amongst the .lders of this
" cotton loan " will probably be found a number of
persona holding cotton in Europe, their argument
being that, in the event of the Southern ports
being suddenly opened, the rise in the value of the
loan cotton' would probably exceed the fall in the
pries at Liverpool.
The amount of gold purchased by the Bank yes-
terday was 86,0001.
The City of New York, from New York, has
brought 262,0001. in specie. The advice,' by this
vessel announce the sailing for Liverpool of the
Keder with 55,0001.
In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon the
only alteration was a further movement in favour
of Austria. The rates on other places were steady.
Subjoined is our usual list :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11174 to 181: ditto, 3 days,
11154 to 164 ; Rotterdam, 3 swaths, 11.18 to ; Antwerp.
3 =oaths, 25.45 to 50 ; Ramberg, tea no threes:moth%
13.74 to I Paris, 3 days, 26.30 to 74 ; ditto, 3 months
25.50 to 24; Frankfort-on Abe-liaise, 3 months, 1194 to
4; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 =oaths, 354 to 4 ; Viacom,
to
lio., 3 mouths, 1153 to 65 ; Trieste, .8. do., 3 months,
1L56 to 66 ; Madrid, 3 months, 49 to i ; Oadis, 3 mouths,
461 to 43 ; Leghorn, 3 mouths, 25.55 to 60 ; Repos, 3
mouths, 25.53 to 65 ; Kilts. S months, 25.56 to 50 ;
Naples, 3 mouths, 25.60 to 5; Palermo, 3 mouths, 25.50
to 5; lleniina, 3 months, 25.60 to 5 ; Lisbon, 90 days, Mt
to k; 90 days, 524 to 534.
The Thrwtors of the Grand Trunk Railwa9lbf
Canada have issued their half-yearly report.
A meeting of the shareholders in the Commercial
Bank of London, which is now being wound up, was
held yesterday. The directors' report, which was
adopted, stated that the liabilities of the bank have
been reduced to 33,0001, against which there are
assets to the extent of 39,00111., so that the pro--
prietors are now practically released from all out- -
side obligations. The balance of the latter amount,
together with the mortgagee on land and property,
constitute the remaining meta of the company.
We are informed that the reconstruction of the
board of directors of the London and Colouial
Bank is now complete, and that arrangements are
in progress for the immediate commencement of
business at Montreal, an exchange agency being
already in operation in Toronto.
A call of 51. is to be paid on the shares of the
Midland Banking Company (Limited) by the 13th
of April.
The prospectus of the Patent Ventilating
Granary Company (Limited) is in circulation. The
names attached to it are of a very respectable and.
practical character. The object is to work in the
United Kingdom the patents granted to Mr. A.
Devaux (of the firm of C. Devaux and Co.) for
improvement in the construction and fittiugs of
granaries. The advantages of the inventionare stated
to be great, both as regards economy, the increased
capacity of the granaries, and the protection of the
grain. A model building, constructed on this
system at the West India Docks, is stated to give
entire satisfaction. The capital is fixed at 100,0001.
in 901. shares, which is described as sufficient to
construct and work a granary capable of containing
150.000 qrs. Of the net profits, after payment of
6 per cent. interest on the capital, 7-10 tbs of the
remainder are to be assigned to the shareholders,
and 3-10th,' to the'patentee, whose:remuneration is
thus made contingent on the gnomes of the under-
taking.
At the half-yearly general meeting yesterday of
the Indian Carrying Company, the directors' report
was agreed to. It gave a satisfactory account of,
the progress of the company's operations.
The half-yearly interest is advertised on the de-
bentures of the Trust and Agency Conwuy ot
Australasia (Limited).

TUESDAY Bruise.
Console, which closed re.,:71. at 921.
"buyers," for the Bth of April, were first marked
this morning 921, and closed at 921 to 1. For
money the last price was 921 to 1. Tire official
business report is as follows :Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 921, 1,1, ; ditto for, ac-
count, 021, k ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 901,
911, 901 ; New Three per Cents., 901, 91/,
901, 911 Red Sea Telegraph, 217-16 ; India Stock,
227 ; &tto Five per Cent. Stock, 1081, ; Four
per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper, 95 ; ditto"
Five per Cent., 106.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was quoted 1081
to 1, and Exchequer Bills ss. to 2s. dis.
in the foreign stock market the principal transac-
tions were in Greek Bonds, but, as realisations
prodominated, there was a relapse of per cent.
from yesterday's rise.