The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 18:34.

SHARE LISTS.-MlllB DAY.)

Two o'Ctoox.
The railway market continues firm, and prices
have again advanced in several instances, al-
though the fortnightly settlement still engages
attention. Midland and Metropolitan stocks
are in chief request, and have risen 14 and 1 per
cent. respectively. Lancashire and Yorkshire
has also improved London and North Western
4, and Great Western and Caledonian London
and North Western stock is now quoted 120 to 4 ;
Great Western, 79 to 4 ; Midland, 138 to ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 1164 to ; Caledonian,
131 to ; South Eastern, 85 to ; Great
Eastern, 471 to 48} ; Great Northern, 133 to 135
London and South Western, 97 to 99 ; and
Metropolitan, 121 to 122.
Great Luxembourg, Sambre and Meuse, and
Lombardo-Venetian shares are inquired for. In-
dian and Canadian lines are inactive.
mot-Naar RN '2 AMC STUCK
I un.wATs. I °7llCml tat! itgis.
2--

all Ar ,Wot&SbwyaL
100 Blythand Tyne
I all Bost.on,SleaLrd.4 jug
1/0 , Bristol lad llaster
105 !Caledonian
all Corit and !Landow
all Cornwall
all Do. A Ano die. anill
all Do. it p. e. lipoid to B.
all , Dublin and Be June
an Duadok44lo•bd..in
100 Edinburgh and Otsego,
,101 Glasgo w and Wastern
.IC4I Great EasternS. Ord- 84.
1100 1 Do. • ifteelt
,100 Do. L hag. Stk., N 0.2
100 Great NorlhoiScoMand
1100 Great Northam
1100 Do.• A rec. no dlr. un-
-100 Do.B itßOp. e. lipoid B
100 Gt. booth & Wask
100 Ores* Western
.100 Do. kour YaLeas.B4ll
400 Do. South Wales
'MO Do. W. Mid.—Mend
1100 Do. Do. Wiiordort
,100 Do. Do. Yorkshire
1100 'Lancashire & Yorkshire
1100 !Loodou and Blackwall
,100 Lon., Brlghtn, & B.Cosal
1100 London.Chattun.& Dor.
,100 London& North Wean
1100 London&SouthWeatern
100 lian..shetot Lineolnah
all llaryport and Carlisle
all , Do. Do. Share:
100 'Metropolitan
j Do. New
100_ Midland_

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20e 11111

all I
Do. New
100 Do BJzra. & Derby
ell Mid. OL Wo. (Im).—
all' Do. e fibula
all lad Lod
all Mid K (Cray L 00) 100 North Bekaa'
100 Do. idln.,Parth.Dnint
1100 N. lisanern—hanisk
101
I Do. 1 ' G. N.
100 Do.
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1100 Do. York . . ....
100 Da. MAW* "
0.1 Do. etack.&Darllng
01 Do. do. 1064411
12 Do. do. 1000.01
100 North kondoa

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100 North Staffordshire._
aD N. & S. Weston hums
100 Scottish Central
100 floor ~le N. Aber Se
100 Scottish Midland
W 4hrowsbory A WekbpL
'lOO Sbreoshlrs rake
;100 South Dern
1100 Booth 11,6"_r0 _

100 S. Viet*. & Myer Don'
all naiad, WaktttSk/.te
:CO Tad Vale
Do C
'lOO Vale of !foal&
'lOO Victoria Stn. & Pimlico
100 Waterford & HUkaw
1100 West Cornwall
1100 Hatlid. 11.& 8.. A
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19 17
90 92
106 108
47 48

71 81

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166 166
130 13.2
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116 1164
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St. 100 1i0n1.8v.de.111.8.6p.e., 1024
10 1 2 Do. 1r Mane Par
1011 all Batted° d Lake Huron, ef
10 all Do. Proforma,
100 100 Balt., Brant,ROoderleb
1 I Op. a Bds. Aug. 1, 1!72,
1N 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 75
100 100 Do. do. June 1,18741
Bi. 100 Cal. &8. Eastern 5p.e.8.1 98
dl. 100 Cape T. & Dock Sp. g. •
100 all Deauwara,7p.c.per.prot
St. 100 East. Boma' go. 6do lO4
St. 100 Boat Indian go. 6do 1 12{
10 • 6 . Do. J latenslon
N. 100 Grand Trinket Canada' 21
100 all 110
100 all 1 Do. lot prat. Bonds 7O
100 1 all 1 Do. do. deterred' 01
100 , all ' Do. 2nd preL Bonds N
100 all , Do. do. deforredi SO
100 , alll Do 3rd pref. stock
1011 oil Do. do. deferred? 47
100 1 all I Do. 4th pref. N00k.,1 In
100 1 all Do. do. deferred 18
N. 100 ;Great Indian Peninsula 1,31,
10 ; 12 I Do. pan 6 per cent.
20 2 I
Do. New do Par
at. ;100 01. 8. of India g. 6p. et lOl
St.
. 100 1 Do 61 per cent.
St 1 11 Do
IN all Gt. Western of Canada 0
Le 18 , Do. New 1 114 19114,
100 all Do.op.c.Bdapay.lB72, 08 00
100 all Dna, do. do. 1e77.8: 80 82
10
10 , 2 , Indian Brooch, Limited 1 1 0441.
1 1 Do. New 1
St. 1100 Nedra, gum. 6p. cent ' 104 10116
it. 100 Do. do. at do— O6 08
N. 100 Do. do. 4, do.-1 01 115
20 , 2 i Da. PUN Katonsion
9t ,100 Yelb. Corp. 6 per e. Bd --
00 ' all Mean and lioteMs Bay' 50 01
20 , all N.Bron.d Can.dad &8; I 6
St 100 N.B.otCan.op.e.lstp.B B2 96
St 100 Banda, gm IS par ant' 102 103
• ,100: Do. Deihl dn 'IN 103
20 Do. do. do. I 1
011. :100 I Do. PanDiuo d 0... 10-2}Us pen 103,
Ot. 100 • Do. Lida& 94.910 t. go.l 96 tr/
JOINT SIOCK BANKS.
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!0.400 50 Do. New. tea :40 pm.
MOW' 60 Do. issued at Wpm '
10000 l 50 (Albion
MOW 10C AlllanceLoadLiverpoo4
10.0 Iii 100 ' Do. New
ICAO/ IW Do. lamed at 20 pm I
100,0.'0 20 Aegis Austrtan
MOOO 60 Linde Italian (Limited)l
22,4 M 40 Australasia
7,60 n 40 Do New

127 1:10

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12,601 10 Bankof Biltisk‘oltunbla'
10,00 e 56 hank of
tsot,
1000 100 Bank of
24000 iID flank of Otago (Waited))
10,000 100 Bank of Queensland (L)t
10,000 50 Bank otVlciorla,AnArlal
6,,000 100 Hank of Wales (Um.)
10,000 10 Bank of No Zealand I
60.000 10 BradllankPortuknesslL
10,000 60 Brunk St Caldorwan
10,000 60 Heti& N. Anlerka
60,000 20 C. Bk. Indlaokus., China
20,000 26 Oust. Bar. of lndla,Bc
10,000 100 eft

20,000 100 CoNadal
10.000 16 Com. Hank of 10d1a, rte ;
100,000 10 Conarlda66l Mani
6,000 100 Coutstwatal
6,00000
1 Da New
20,000 60 East Landow (Wettest) I
60,000 10 Eastern Exchange:Lim)!
60.000 40 Eni.SeoceramaL‘Manu,
40,1410 60 English and Swedish L
64000 00 Env:moan Kaak,Llmlted
10,000100 /ilndusn.Chloadlap.(L,l
10,000 100 Da issued at 2pm
51,000 100 l)0. New, W. Mopm '
12,000 100 Impala Sauk, ILEArd
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116:000 10 Imperial Ottoman lO
16,000 SO International Bank (L , 171
100,003 20 Land Mort. bk. India ,Li,
20,000 60 Lon.Bt.onlezico,&c. L 7i,
10,000 100 Lou. Bank of SCetlant L IS '
10,100 100 London and Brazilian
6.000 Ifo Loo.lLAyraa&lLPinte L e 0
10,000 23 De. New, W. at 11 pm 7!
6.001 100 Lon.. Bit.. &S. Sind. (L., 42 ,
60,000 20 Loa. ClLBank of AustrL oil
10,00 60 London and Comity.— i to
6,000100 Lora. Ilanibc.Coa.i.t..L • 111
40,00) 60 Loudon Joint Wok—. 10
20,000 Si) D0.New,146. at 30 pm. 30
10,102 100 Lon. and Northern ,L. IS ,
26.000 20 London& South Anima' all
6,000 100 lon. & s. ii ewers ,Limo!
60.000 100 Low & Weennitneter 10 I
10000 100 Merchant think 12j
le,ooo 60 Mercantile £ Meehan 1 lO
POW 60 Do. New llO
10,0)0 100 Metro. & Provo bank ,L 2) I
6,000 100 Midland Bank (Lim.) 20
20,000 100 National of Liverpool IV
10,000 100 M. Pm*/ Boland 161
25,000 20 Do. do. New' 12
*OOO 20 De. do. do. 10
20,000 60 Nalonal Bank, New l6
16,000 20 New lksatli Wales an
60,000 10 New Zealand (Waite& 1
60,000 20 North Western 6 I
60,400 26 Oriental Bank Corporal '
42,000 60 Prowl's. Baakingtnep.,L 6
20,000 100 Provinc. of Ireland I 16
17,600 20 Wade, Pun)., &NUM (L 10
20,000 26 South Australia I aD
10,000 26 South Eastern (Lint; •• I 7i
row 100 Stand. of B. & Attics
6.660 100 Do. do.
40,400 26 Caton of AOuralL I all
13,000 100 Union of Ireland (448 ) 11
10.0014 60 Makin of tondos, I 16
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••.. .. ICa. Gov. 6p.8.1877.81. 100 97 99 ..
..1 D6llporol.Felo.&Avg. 1110 07 00 -,-
2... .. Do.llporolMar.3lol 97 90 ....
MUM .. Doh par et.Jan.&J 199' 87 99 164
lakaos .. 1)o. 6 por et. lna. 149 86 88 -
910,000 .. Coed 011c406p.01.1173 100 103 106 td -•
•• • • .. Do. do. 18811-4 NM 105 107 -
•• .• • . Do. do. 1890.1'100 106 108 -
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100.000 ...ooptokNov.lBoB, 6 p.c& ,100 102 104 .-
150.000,..1 Do. 1878, d0..1100 108 111 -
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Mandan, 0 pee ot., Ma MO 105 107 -.•
200,000 . ' Do. 1878 100 106 109 -
100,000 .." Do. 1022 100 106 108 -.
165,600 ..!NstaL oay.6 per mat- 'lee 104 106 ..-,
160,000 ..'N'ow Brno& Gov. 6 p.et. 'lOO 98 101 -
.. • • .. N.B.Wible Gr. 5 p.C.18136 100 08 100 -
•• • • .. Do. 6p. c. 1871 to 1876 100 96 97 901
•• • . 1 Do. 6p. a. 1888 to 1892 100, 94 96 95
150,000,..1N0w Zeedand per ant. 10111 106 107 -
1000,000 ..! Do. 6 per cent. 100, 89 91 --
660,000 ..'Nora Sella 6p. 0., 18761081 90 101 -
15.000 -141•serrea cloy. ep. ct. 1001 104 106 -
-..- ,11.1110.0ev.6p. c. Bonds 100 - - -
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No. 18d I B2OOEB. IPdl Q. pekoes. I Sines.
19E0E, M. 04.114.8.4p.e.lisautaaillu0 te 91 -
1038316 Bt. G.Nttt.u,4pc•Jaa.&..7 400 - -•-•
610,000 st. G.Witlo.-W.M.-08.,
1 p. et. 1111. & Jaly. -100 97 NI •••
418.000 84. lonc..&Yk.4p.c.Jaa&ll7 100 96 98 -
530,000 Bt. Con•Brl3~b.4p.c.jandaly 100 96 le -
102d223 BR IL*N.W.4p.c.Jan.&lBly,loo N 96 -
312,830 Bt. Do. 34 p. c.Jan.&July,loo 834 Me -
969.780 M. L&8•11r.,1p.e...48.&,Ju1y1101 96 96 -.
.... St. ,lEdland.4p.e..Jan.&.luly 100 94 98 ••••
.... 84. N. Betttata• S.P. &D. 11.,1
6y. ot, Feb. & Aug... 100 105 107 -
89.431 St. N.Eetrn.,4p.c.Jan&Jal3lloo 96 98
••. . ' 84. Soot.N.F.,4p.c.Ap.&Oct. 100 - -
BRITISH MINES.

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Clifford Antal
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_d

MONEY MARKET.-(7131S DAY.)

Two o'CLocz.

The stock markets to-day are 6rm, with a rather
favour►ble tendency, which is especially observable
as regards home railway stocks. The funds have
risen per cent. Other securities present
only a fractional improvement. The fortnightly
settlement is in progress, and will be completed
to-morrow. Some speculative purchases have
been prompted to-day by a continued rumour
that a reduction in the Bank rate of
discount is likely to take place to-morrow ; but, on
the other hand, it is fully believed that a consider-
able amount of sovereigns will be taken from the
Bank for exportation to Egypt shortly—perhaps
this afternoon.

The discount market remains quiet, with few
bills offering, and exceptional transactions continue
to take place at 04 per cent., being below the
Bank minimum. Short loans are obtainable in the
Stock Exchange at 4 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Rentz' were quoted
66fr. 25c., being bc. better than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 89/ to ex div.,
for money, and 89} to ex div., for the
account (January 10). The official business
report is as follows —Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 891, i ; ditto for account, 89i,
Three per Centa. Reduced, 881, ; New Throe per
Cents., 881, ; Bank Stock, 237, 239 ; India Five
per Cent. Stock, 102, 103, 1021, 103} ; and Ex-
chequer Bills, ss. dia.

I Foreign stocks are generally steady. Some
of the present quotations are as follows,
viz. :--Greek, 221 to 23; Mexican, 291 to
4 ; Confederate, 60 to 62; Spanish Passive, 311
to 1; the Certificates, 134 to 144 ; Turkish
Bonds of 1858, 70 to i; ditto 1862, 711
to 1; and the Consolidds, 461 to 471, ex div.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazi-
lian, 1852,1858, 1860, 835, ex div. ; ditto 1863,
831; Egyptian, 1864, 941, ; Mexican, 291 ; ditto
for account, 291 ; Portuguese, 1856, kc., 47/,
1 ; Russian, 1862, 861 ; ditto 1864,
881 ; Spanish, for account, 481 ; ditto Passive, 311,
; ditto Certificates, 131, 14 ; ditto for aooount,
141 ; Turkish 1858, 691 ; ditto 1862, 711 ; ditto
1001. Bonds, 714.
International Financial shares are now quoted
21 to 1 prem. ; London Financial, 91 to
prem. ; General Credit, 21 to prem. ;
Imperial and Mercantile Credit, 31 to a prem. ;
Hudson's Bay, 161 to 1 ; Ottoman &Mai
G4ndrale, 21 to 1 prem ; and Anglo-Egyptian
Bank, Ito dia.

Egyptian Loan scrip is quoted I to 1 prem . ;
Danubian, I dis. to par: Monte-Video, } to i prem.;
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures,
} to i prem.

It is almost certain that, should the weekly court
of the Bank of England separate to-morrow with-
out reducing the rate, the demand for money will
revive, and, with this prospect in view, it seems
too much to expect that the Bank of England will
reduce their terms just at present, unless the forth-
coming weekly return shows a very marked acces-
sion to their resources.

The amount of gold sent into the Bank yester-
day was 91,000/. Some withdrawals of sovereigns
for Alexandria are shortly expected.
The Seine, from the West Indies, has brought
226,000/. in specie.
The accounts from Melbourne report the sailing
for England of the Monarch with 104,000/. in gold,
and the Essex with 84,500/., making together
188,5001. The former has been at sea 52 days, and
the latter 75days.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
generally quoted about the same as on Friday.
h ate for bills on St. Petersburg was rather
lower. The list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.181 to 19 : ditto. 3 days,
11.144 to 15 ; Rotterdam, 3 mouths, 11.181 to 191 ; Ant-
werp. 3 mouths. 25.55 to 60; Hamburg, ma. bane*, 3
aboatha, 13.8 to 1 : Paris, 3 days, 25.171 to 23; ditto, 3
months, 25.35 to GO ; Frankfort-on-thirMaine, 3 mouths,
1204 to 1; St. Petersburg (per ronhle), 3 months, 304 to 31 ;
Vienna, eff. So., 3 woo 12.71 to 121 ; Trieste, aft 80.,
3 months, 12.71 to 121; Madrid, 3 months, 48 to ;
Gediz, 3 months, 47 to 1 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.70 so
75; Genoa, 3 months, 25.70 to 73 ; Milan. 3 months,
35.70 to 75 ; Naples, 3 months, 25.70 to 75 ; Pal.nue,
3 mouths, 25.70 to 75 ; Messina, 3 mouths, 25.70 to
75 ; Lisbon. 90 days, 511 to 1 ; Oporto, 90 days, 511 to 1.
The North British Daily Mail reports the stop-
page of Messrs. Stirling, Gordon, and Co., of Glas-
gow, an old and respectable house, with liabilities
to the amount of about 180,000/. The partners
ascribe their difficulties chiefly to the great fall in
the value of produce. The Maudtester Courier also
announces the failure of Messrs. J. bL and J.
Stanley, of the Midland Iron Works, Sheffield, with
liabilities estimated at 40,000/., and of Messrs. H.
J. Walduck and Co., metal brokers, of Manchester,
Birmingham, and other places, with liabilities cons-
pate! at 20,0001.

The airless from Melbourne announce the failure
of Mr. J. IL Dodgsou, merchant, with liabilities
for 102,0001., and assets amounting to 93,0001.
Messrs. Cohen Brothers, merchants, bad also
stopped payment ; their liabilities were 36,0001.,
and assets 27,0001. This 6rm had likewise an
establishment at Launceston, where their liabilities
were estimated at 513,0001., and assets 9,0001.
A movement is in progress in the Stock Exchange
with the view of inducing the committee to close
that establishment from the afternoon of Friday,
the 23rd inst., till Tuesday, the 27th, thus making
both the Saturday preceding Christmas-day and the
Monday following it holidays. Whether the com-
mittee will accede to the memorial may perhaps
depend upon the amount of support it may recaive,
but it is certain that in many walks of business very
little will be done on the Saturday. On behalf of
that hardly-worked class the bankers' clerks, whose
position on the present occasion is rendered pecu-
liarly hard by the anomalous condition of the law,
it is suggested that the clearing-house might
be closed at 1.30 p.m. on Monday, the 20th. This
arrangement, on a day which will virtually be kept
as a general holiday, could not be productive of
any practical inconvenience, and would give some
3,000 employs in the various banking-houses what
they get very rarely indeed— a half holiday. The
following notification relative to the coming holi-
days has been addressed from the Treasury-cakes
to the Bank of England

TretaF:y ettam?ton: Dec. 12,1864.

Gentlemen,—l am directed by the Lonls Comaivissiooers
of her Majesty's Treasur► to aoquaiot you time, as the public
departments will be closed on Monday, the 2ilth instant, ex-
cept for the transaction of indiapsosable business, by reason
of Christmas-day falling on Sunday, my lords have been
pleased to calms a notice to be issued, that all bills of ex-
change accepted by the Paymaster-Grovel and payable on
his account at the Bank of E•iglaod, which fall due oo the
2tith instant, will be paid. if presented, oa Saturday, the
24th instant ; bat that bills due on the 2Gth, and not paid
on the 24th, will be paid as usual. if required. I em, there-
fore. ►o request you will give publicity to the notice above
alluded to. —1 am, &c., OZORGI A. HAMILTON.
The Governors and Depnty-Governore
of the Bank of England.

It is suggested that the Calcutta, China, and
Australian mails, which in the regular course would
be made up in London on the evening of Monday,
the 26th inst., fur despatch riot Marseilles, should
be deferred until Tuesday, the 27th. The adoption
of this step by the Post-office authorities would con-
fer a boon upon a large number of persons engaged
in mercantile houses.

Advises front Constantinople mention the
issue of the prospectus of a loan for 2,000,000/.
sterling made by the Ottoman Boei6ki Gintinde to
the Turkish government, as referred to in the
Daily News of the sth inst. The price of issue is
98, but as the interest is deferred for a Short period,
the real price becomes a fraction under par. The
bonds are of 1001. each, and bear 8 per
cent. per annum interest. The whole

amount is to be paid off iu five annual
drawings, the last of which is to take
place in 1869. Apart, however, from the repay-
ment at par, a portion of the sinking fund, amount-
ing to about 6 per oent. upon the capital, is to be
distributed as prizes upon a portion of the numbers
drawn. For instance, the first number taken out
of the bag will receive a prize of 5,000 Turkish
limn, equal to about 4,800/. sterling ; the second
number a prize of 2,000 liras ; the next tire num-
bers prison of 1,000 liras each ; and so on, down to
1150 bras. The security assigued to the loan, as
before stated, consists of the sheep tithes of Rou-
' melba, which are described as more than sufficient
for the purpose. Assuming the chance of a prize to
be worth 6 per cent., the havestment apparel itly shows
a total return of 14 per cent. per annum, and as the
Ottoman Socite: G4n4rale has doubtless, in adi-
tion secured to a eouriderabie profit upon the
transaction,i an idea may be formed of the onerous
rates which the Turkish government is still obliged
to pay for accoinruodation. These who have enter-
tained a hopeful view of the future course of the
Turkish finances will certainly not be encouraged
by seeing the government now mortgage one of
best sources of revenue for five years in considera-
tion of a lump sum, which will probably be q.iickly
disposed of. The present loan partaking of the uaturo
of a lottery, subscriptions cannot be invited for it
here, but it is possible that a portion of the Loads
may hereafter bud their way into the London market.
The British and Californian Banking Company
have made a call of 21. 10s. per share, payable on
the 2.5 th January.
The preparations for Thursday's settlement in
shares and foreign stocks showed yesterday, in most
cases, an adequate supply of floating stock, but
without pressure. Except in special cases, the
rates of "continuation " were moderate. The
" continuation " on London and North Western
stock has declined somewhat, the dealers having
apparently pressed salmi of it, against purcha,es of
the new issue. The rate on Lancashire and York-
shire stuck has diminished, in consequence of the
unsatisfactory traffic of this line having latterly
induced a number of speculative sales. On Great
Western stock the terms were about the same as
last time. The heaviest rate was paid on Midland.
The following may be taken as showing the average
rates of "continuation" until the middle of cue
day ; but in the afternoon they were easier as re-
gards London and North Western, Great Western,
and Lancashire and Yorkshire, but increa.sel
cme-
what on South Eastern.

Great Western stock i
Lancashire and Yorkshire 4
London and North Western
Midland ll
Great Northern, A ft
Metropolitan
South Fnatern eves
Sheffield i
North Eastern : Berwick
Ditto York
1

Great Eastern

I•mndl Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada ...,
Luxembourg
Alliance Hank

Confederate Loan
Mexican

to tP•etz•
to ..
to
to
ft
to tt
to 11-16
to c°l4.
to g
to
to Of et
to *

Is. „
1.. „
3-16 „

5-32 ~

Ditto, 1664 3-32 to 8-132
Spanish Passive
Turkish Coosolkko to
Vsoszools, 1862
We are informed that the names of the towns for
which concessions have been obtained by the Impe-
rial Austrian Gas Company (Limited) are, Baden,
Carlsbad, Fnnfkirchen Gortz, Ischl, Komatsu,
Krems, Kronstadt, St. Polten, Raab, Wets, 7.3.ra,
and Znaim.

Subjoined are tho quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock Ex-
change list of last evening :
Insurance—Alliance, British and Foreign, 131; Ditto
Mario., 43 ; Atlas, 121 ; British sad Foreign Maria*
(Limited). 4,i; Commercial Union. tie; Guardian, 491 f
Imperial Fire. 348 349 ; Imperial Life. 30e ; Liverpool sad
London sod Globe (6 per Cent. Activities), 121, ex die. ;
hoodoo, 46 ; Loodoo and Caledonian Marine (Limited). S -
London and Lancashire Fire. 3; London sad Provincial
Lt.. :It London and Provincial Marine. 3; Ocean Marine,
'big, 1 51 6 51 ; Unica. 260; Thames and Mersey Marine
(Limited), 71 Universal Marine (Limited), 51
Gaslight and Cooke.—Commercial. Nair. 36 Continental
Union (Limited), 10 4 European. 14 1 137, ; Great Cectral,
161 1, ex all ; ; 86 54 ; Ditto New, 60 ; Imperial
Continental, 834 6; Threats, Ref ; Surrey Consumers.
New, 7;; Coked General, :19 LI; Western, 17 L.
Docks.—Loodon and St. Katherine, 71.
Waterworks.—Berl a, 9 81 ; Chelsea, 26: : ; Ewa London,
123: Ditto New, 151.
Canals.—Grand Jusetkio, 69 ; Regent's (or Linden),
24)1.

TCESDAT EVltrata.

Consols, which closed yesterday at b9l to r ex
div. for the 10th Jan., were offered during the
greater part of this day at 89i, but closed 891 to
For money the last price was 89k to I. Th • offi-
cial business report is as follows ;—Thn-i• per Cent.
Console, for money, 89k, 89, 1., 89, k ; ditto for
account, 891, ; Three per Cents. Reamed, 880.
; New Three per Cents., 88g, ; Bank
Stock, 23T; India Five per Ceut. :Rua, 10*,
102! ; ditto Bonds, bs. prem. ; ditto Four
_Fee
Cent. Debentures, 1868, 98,
The India Five per Cent. stock was dealt in
between 1021 and 103} ex div., and India Bonds
at ss. prem. Exchequer Bills remain At to ls.
dia. _ _ _

Foreign stocks were generally steady in the
morning, but a slight reduction took place in some
of the more speculative descriptions iu the after-
noon. Mexican Bonds declined per cent. Spanish
Passive and Certificates, Turkish Conn) 1. and
Greek Bonds, e, and Greek Coupons and Equador
Bonds, i. Danish Five per Celts. of 1/164, how-
ever, improved I per cent, and Chifiat. etr-and-a-
Half per Cents. and Confederate Bonds,
Bank shares were flat. Agra and 111 Isterman's
Bank declined about 31., and City Bank 2/., and a
I alight reduction was quoted in Alliance, Argyle-
Austrian, Bank of Australasia, Bank of British
Columbia, International, London and Brazilian.
Brazilian and Portuguese, and Standard Bank of
Africa. London, Hamburg, and Continental Ex-
change Bank shares were firmer. Anglo Egyptian
Bank remain at dig to par.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted IGg to
being dull; Egyptian Trading, / to 11. prem.;
National Discount, 10/ to prem. • and Joint
Stock Discount, to kdis. City Offices, Copper
Miners of England Preference, Universal Marine
Insurance, and Contract Corporation, shares were
flat. Socidt4 Fivanciere d'Egypte shares met with
inquiry. Ottoman Societe Gini;rale were quoted 2k
to 21 prem.
The shares of the financial companies were rather
heavy this afternoon, the rates of " continuation"
to the next account having increased. The rate on
General Credit shares rose at the last to is. per
share ; on International Financial it was Gd. to 9d.
An improvement has taken place, however, in Im-
perial Mercantile Credit shanty. The closing
quotations are annexed, viz.:—International,
to }prem. ; General Credit, 2?, to prem. ; London
Financial. 9/ to prem. ; Imperial Mercantile
Credit, 31 to prem. ; and Credit Fourier and
,3 to prem.
- .

The fidlowing are the traffic return- of the Mel-
bourne and Robson's Bay Railway for the tire
weeks ending the 20th October :—For w.ek ending
22nd Sept., 1864, 1,3281. ; corresponding week
1863, 1,1721. For week ending 29th Sept., 1841,
1,403/. ; corresponding week, 1863, 1,4431. For
week ending Gth Oct., 1864. 1,6741. ; correspond-
ing week, 1863. 1,4121. For week ending 13th
Oct., 1864, 1,6311. ; corresponding week, Isrz,
1,201/. For week ending 20th Oct., 1861, 1,2141. ;
corresponding week, 1863, 845/.

MINES.--(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Crocz.

There is little business in the mining market tc-
day apart from that connected with the fort-
nightly settlement, and prices generally ex-
hibit no change. East Grenville shares are
quoted sto ; Great Vor, S 4, to 354, being again
lower ; East Caradon. 19 to 20 : and East BAsset.
47 to 49. In the Stock Exchange East Lovell
shares have been dealt in at 151 and 15}, showing
a rise.

Foreign and colonial mining !duxes are unaltered.
Port Phillip are dulL