The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-06 00:00:00

Yesterday was reported as a dull ime on the Stock
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be on account of public bodies, but the govern.ment
broker continues to purchase. Consols opened bath
for money and account at 961 to being a rally to
Wednesday's prices. They were afterwards dealt
in for money at 96; to 1, but have again rallied to
961 to 2. The news from the Continent is tran-
quillising. The following is the official report of the
morning's transactions:— Three per Cent. Consols
Annuities, 961, :g • ditto for account, 962, 1 f
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities, 971. 2; New
'lliree-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities, 98:,
Exchequer Bills went down yesterday morning,
under the temporary depression, to 595. to 625.
prem., but rallied laterin the day to 605.t0635. prem.
This morning they were first dealt in at the latter
quotation, but have since advanced another ls., and
are quoted 61s. to 645. prem. This state of the mar-
ket has limited operations, as the official report will
show :—Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 635. to 645. prem.;
ditto small, 60s. to 645. pretn.; India Bonds, 1,0004,
71s. to 72s prem.
Except some operations in the chief speculative
stocks now in favour, little has been done in the
foreign stock market. Mexican Bonds have expe-
rienced a further advance, and reached 321 to /, Mr.
Falconnct's arrival and the completion of his opera-
tions, including a satisfactory solution of the indem-
nity question, being now expected to take place at an
early period. Equador Bonds have receded to 3; to 4.
There is no particular reason for this, although
attention has been directed to the circumstance that
what is called Equador stock does not represent a
claim fur 100!., but only the remanet allotment of the
old Colombian debt, not taken up by Venezuela and
New Grenada. On the other hand, measures are
announced as in progress for making the great re-
sources of Equador available for the liquidation of
the bondholders' claims. The Spanish Certificate has
been dealt in to-day at 11. Grenada Deferred
are stronger. The following is the official report of
the transactions of the morning:—Danish Bonds,
Five per Cents., 103. Dutch Bonds, Two-and-a-llalf
per Cents., 58:. Equador Bonds, 32, 4. Grenada
Deferted Bonds, 6. Mexican Bonds, for account,
321, 2, 1. Portuguese Bonds, Five per Cent., Brazil
Guarantee, 921, 92. Spanish Active Bonds, for ac-
count, 23; ditto New Three per Cent. lkferred, 171;
ditto Committee's Certificate, 11 per cent.
The market for American securities continues
active, and prices exhibit a practical improvement in
several cases. Present quotations are thus reported
by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co:

Oedema-
able. D 4. 'ends. Prima
Faded Steles S per CL Erle 1633 Jan. and July 90: eit
Ditto, 0 per Ct. 114.
Llo. 6 par Ct. do ...._.........« ' 14411 Jan. and July 1091 1:0
Do 6 pee Ct. Stoat
Faanatiranla S PP, rt. *leek Peb. and Aug. 63 63
llamillunetts S per 01. 111trUisi
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Maryland Spey Ct. sterling Bd — i.e. and July 66 89
(Bkaada 6 per Ct. Beads 1574 Feb. and Aug. 107 10$
Ditto 6 per Ct. scrip
Rectorit, S per Ct.
The Spanish papers contain the full details of the
terms for the Aranjuez and Almansa railway, ten-
ders fur which aro to be received on the 31st of
July.
I esteriay the London and County Bank declared a
dividend of U per cent. and a bonus. Thus the ge-
neral tenor of metropolitan banking is favourable,
and the result must be a still further influence on
this branch of investment.

The transactions in bank shares during the week
have been confined to a few descriptions, and prices
are well supported. The sales recorded are :
British North American (501. paid), 4S; Colonial
(231. paid), 121, 111 ex. div. ; London and West-
minster (20/. paid), 29(, 30, 291, 1, ea. div. and
bonus.

In dock shares the only incident to be noticed is a
further advance in East and West India 1)ock shares.
The transactions have been :—East and West India
Dock stock, 146 cx. div.; London, 121 ex. div.; and
St. Katharine, 82.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam shares are a shade
lower and quoted 68, and the new 171. Royal Mail
Steam are also lees firm, being 761 to 771. General
Steam arc 281, 28.
In insurance shares prices remain unaltered, except
Law Life and Legal and General Life, which are a
shade higher. The latest quotations of the market
are as follows:—Albion, 86; Alliance, 211 ; ditto,
Marine, 431 ; Anchor, 11; Atlas, 171 ; British
Commercial, 61; Church of England, 31 ; Clerical,
Medical, and General, 271; Crown, 15; Eagle, 7,1;
Equity and Law Life, 31; European Life, 12;
General, 51 ; Globe, 133 ex div. ; Guardian, 551;
Imperial Fire, 245 ; ditto, Life, 18 Indemnity
Marine, 49 ex div. ; Law Fire, 31•• Law
Life, 461; Legal and General Life, 5; ; 'London
Fire, 21I„ 1 ; London Ship, 211, 4 ; Marine, 151 ;
Medical, Invalid, and General, 21 ; Monarch, 195.;
National Loan Fund, 2; cx div.; Pelican, 38;
Phoenix, 161. Professional Life, 1: Provident Life,
30 ; Rock Lite, 6; ; Royal Exchange, 227 ex div. ;
Sun Fire, 209: ditto Life,4B; United Kingdom, 4;
Victoria Life, 5, 6.1.
The General Reversionary and Investment Com-
pany's shares are quoted 94; London Reversionary,
42 ; Reversionary Interest Society,lol ex div.
Among the miscellaneous shares we noticed for
the first time the Trust and Loan Company of Upper
Canada. Others are thus quoted :—Australian Agri-
cultural, 20 ; Australian Trust, 20k, 1; Hudson's
Bay Stock, 206; Price's Candle Company, 23 ;
South Australian Company, 231.
The traffic returns for the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, are made up to
this day as follows:
1852. 18.51.
London and North Western L 39,828 .... £39,190
Midland
Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,111 .... 13,202
London and South Western 8,617 8,055
London and Brighton
Great Western
South Eastern

Yoriiand North Midland 7,332 ....
Exeter and Creditor

Bristol and Extant
York, Newcastlebterßarwick 14,074
Shrewsbury and
Great Northern 10,608
Leeds Northern
North Staffordshire
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock,
and Midlands Junction
Manchester, South Junction,
and Altrincham 448 ..• •
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire 0,316
Shropshire Union
Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
port
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 509
Kendal and Windermere
Eastern Counties and Norfolk 13,892
East Anglian
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire 1,269
Total £184.613 £173,052
The total receipts upon the corresponding lines
being 184,4361., against 173,0521. in the same week
of last year, the increase is shown to be 11,354 f., or
61 per cent. The number of miles open in 18.52 was
4,233; and in 1831, 4,132;; being an increase of
10111 miles, or 21 per cent. The aggregate average
return per mile per week was, in 1852, 43.461.; and
in 11431, 41.671. ; so that the difference remains in
favour of the present year to the extent of 11119/. per
mile.

3,443
12,827
1,318
7,481
833
4,410

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13,326
663

The return per mile per wetk is subjoined:
11162.
London and North Western £73.53 .... £76.69
Midland
Linea%hire and Yorkshire
London and Routh Western 36 .... 7597

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London and Brighton 44.60 46/4
South Eastern