The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-23 00:00:00

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The stock markets to-day are extremely dull aki
inactive, owing partly to the holidays this week.
Ia some cases prices have suffered a little from
the absence of business. Consols have declined
1-10th to per cent., and one or two of the eye-
eulative foreign stocks are a fraction lower. Home
railway stocks have 'warmly moved.
There is little demand for money to-day, and the
supply has further increased. The rate for good
three months bills is 7} per cent. In the Stock
Exchange there is almost an entire absence of
inquiry for short loans on government securities,
and the nominal rate is 4 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
66fr. 66c., being the sameas on Saturday.
Consols are now quoted 91} to f, with div., for
money, and 90 to 1, ex div., for the account
(June 8). The official bulimia report is as
follows :-Tbree per Cent. Consols, for money,
91f, ; ditto, for account, 90, ; New Three
per Cents., 891, 88/ ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1051, i ; ditto Bonds, 15e. dis. ; Exchequer Bills,
March, 7s. dia. ; ditto June, Bs. dis.
Greek Bonds are per cent. lower, at 23
to 1, and Mexican I lower, at 431 to f.
Confederate Bonds have risen 2 per cent.,
being quoted 65 to 67, owing to the news
from America. Other foreign stocks are
mostly unaltered. Turkish Bonds of 1858,
are quoted 681 to ; the Cousolidtie, 47} to
48 ; and Spanish Passive, 331 to 1 ;
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brani-
lian, 1852, 1858, 1860, 91; ditto, 1863,
87f, 1 ; Chilian Six per Cents., 101 ;
Egyptian, 1011 ; Greek, for account, 23f, 2tl;
Mexican, for account, 431 ; Portuguese, 1856,
kc., for account, 48*, 1 ; Russian, 1822, 88 ; ditto
1862, 861, 87f, ex div. ; ditto 1864, scrip, 3,1 prem.;
ditto Anglo-Deitch, 871 ;'Spanish Passive, for ac-
count, 34, 33} ; Turkish, 1864, for account,
881 ; ditto 1858, for account, 681 ; ditto
1862, for account, 71; 70}, 711, 701; ditto 1001.
Bonds, 70/, 711 ; Venezuela, 1862, for account,
56f, ex div.

International Financial shares are now
quoted St to 6 prem. ; General Credit, 51 to
6 prem. ; tfudaon'a Bay, 19 tot ; Credit Mobilier,
44 to 1 prem. ; Credit Ponder (Great Britain and
Ireland), 04 to 7 prem. ; International Land Cre-
dit Company, 11 to 2k prem. ; Millwall Ironwork;
*to 1 prem.; Imperial Bank of China, *to 1
prem. ; City Ofsoes, 1 to * prem.; and Imperial
Financial, 311 to I Prem. _ __

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Conk are fractionally better, at 911 to i, with
div., for nosey, and 901 to I, ex die., for the
account. 110,000&. in gold has been sent into the
Bank.

The question of closing the Stock Exchange. op
Wednesday next, "Derby day," will be taken into
consideration by the committee to-day. It is
believed that the committee are not in favour of
shutting the house, yet it is thought that they will
defer to the wishes of the large number of members
who have signed the petition to this effect. If so,
their decision will forma precedent which will
probably be acted upon in future. Hitherto, on
" Derby days," when the Exchange has not been
shut, the attendance has been very small, and the
amount of business unimportant.
About 38,0001. is gold was bought by the Bank
yesterday.
The Edinburgh, from New York, has brought
156,0001, in specie.
It appears that the amalgamation between Messrs
Barnett, Soares, and Co., and Mesas. Haoburys
and Lloyds, private banker., will take effect on
and after the let of July next, and that each part-
ner will retain his full interest in the new firm.
At an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders
of the Agra and United Service Bank (Limited),
held this day, Mr. G. G. Macpherson in the chair,
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