The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two clesoora

The stock markets to-day are heavy, appre
hension .continuing to prevail, with regard
to the issue of the Danish-German dis-
pute. The funds have experienced a de-
cline off per cent. Nearly all the speculative
foreign bonds have fallen about per cent. Home
railway stocks are less affected, yet in several in-
stances are lower.

Consols are now quoted 001 to 91, for money,
and 91i to I for the account (February 4).
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 91, ; ditto
for account, 91i, ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
94 901, 91 ; New Three per Cents., 94, 91 ; India
Stock, 216 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, mei, ;
Bank Stock, 236 ; and Exchequer Bills, 3a. prem.,
ls. dia.

Foreign stocks are heavy, and the speculative
descriptions, including Greek, Mexican, Spanish !
Passive, and Turkish Consolides, have fallenl
to per cent. Some of the present
quotations are annexed :—Turkish 1854 Loan,
89} to 90 ; ditto, 1858, 694 to 701 ; ditto, 1862,1
671 to 4, ex div. ; the Conaolidee, 464 to 474 ;
Greek, 23; to 241 ; Mexican, 364 to 4 ; Spanish
Passive, 331 to 34 ; and Brazilian scrip,l to 01 dia.
Transactions are recorded as follows:—Brazilian,
1..852, 1858, 1860, 881, 1 ; ditto 1863, 874, 88 ;
Dutch Certificates, 1011 ; Egyptian, 1011 ; Greek,
231, 24 ; Italian, for account, 67k, 1, et div. ;
Mexican, for account, 36f, 1, 4 ; New
Granada, 131 ; Peruvian, 1862, for ac-
count, 851, ex div. ; Russian, 1862, 89,
1, 881 ; Sardinian, for account, 841 ; Spanish
Passive, for account, 334, 1; ditto Certificates,
131, ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 891 ; ditto
1858, for account, 704, 70 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 731;
ditto 1862, for account, 68, 671, 1,1, ex div.
International Financial shares are quoted 44
to }prem. ; General Credit, 21 to 1 prem. ; Lon-
don Financial, 104 to f prem. ; Hudson's Bay,
17/ to 1, ex div. ; Egyptian Trading, 11 to 2
prem.; Merchant Banking, 31 to 41 prem. ;
Land Mortgage Bauk of India, 24 to prem. ;
English and Swedish Bank, 1 to 2 prom. ;
East London Bank, 24 to 1 prem. ; Consolidated
Discount Company, 3 to 14 prem. ; West India
and Pacific Steam' 14 to 11 prem.; Mauritius
Land Credit and Mortgage, Ito 11 prem.; Mer-
cantile Credit, 41 to 5 prem. ; Discount Corpora-
tion, 4 to 4 prem. ; Contract Corporation, 21 to 34
prem. ; National Steam, par to 1 prem. ; and
Australian and Eastern Steam, 11 to 21 prem.
Five MixrrEs PAST Two o'Crocs.

Consols have sustained a further fall of per
cent., being now quoted 901 to for money and 91
to for the 4th Feb.
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klit.r-rssr Two o'CLocu.
Consols remain flat, at 901 to for money,
and 91 tot for the account (Feb. 4).

The payment of the dividends having commenced
yesterday at the Bank of England, the demand at the
discount office was moderate. Some heavy repay-
mentsof advances were made to that establishmeut,
and will go on until the 16th. The general market
was rather easy. Good bills were taken rt 61 to
ci per cent., with exceptional transactions at 6j,
some of the joint stock banks discounting bills for
the brokers at the latter rate.

The total amount of gold engaged for exporta-
tion to Bread by the steamer Oneida, which will
leave Southampton to-day, is 112,500/.
The shipments of specie by the outward Bombay
steamer on the 12th inst. are expected to be large,
including a somewhat considerable amount of gold.
A portion of the latter will be sent in small barn„
worth 501. each, which circulate in that form
amongst the natives of India.
There was no alteration of importance in the
foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon, but the ten-
dency was not in favour of this country, bills on
the continent being inquired for. The rates were
as follows : - . . -

Amoliwdesa, 3 months, 11.19 to g • ditto, 3 days
ILI6 te 17; Rotterdam, 3 months. 11.19 to 3 ; Antwerp,
3 menthe, 35.65 to 70; Hamburg, ma. bane°, three moths,
13.73 to 8 : Paris, 3 days, 25.25 to 30 ; ditto, 3 mouths,
26.674 to 75 ; Fratildort-ou.thir Maine, 3 months, 1194 $o
3;Bt. Petersbarg (per rouble), 3 months, 33.1 to ; Vienna,
eff.l6., 3 m0utb5,12.33 to 45 ; Trusts. if. tio.. 3 months,
12.35 to 45 ; Madrid, 3 months, 474 to 48; Cadiz, 3 monthr,
473 to 48 ; Leghorn, 3 moatbs, 25.85 to 90: Geom.
months, 36.85 to 90 ; Was. 3 mouths, 25.85 to 90
Naples, S mouths, 25.85 to 90; Palermo, 3 months, 25.85
to 90; Membia, 3 maths, 25.85 to 90; Lisbon, 90 days,
523 to 3; Oporto, 90 days. 524 to 3.
At Paris the rate of discount in the open market
is 61 per cent. ; Vienna, 6 ; Hamburg and Amster-
dam, 5 ; Turin, 7 ; Fraukfort, 4 ; Berlin, 41 ;
Brussels, 5.} ; and St. Petersburg, 9 per cent.
We are officially informed that the directors of
the Union Bank of Australia have resolved upon
dividend of 2(. per share, being at the rate of eight
per cent. for the half year on the 40,000 shares
forming the capital of one million.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,761/. over last year.
The annual meeting of the Ocean Marine Insur-
ance Company will take place on the Ist February.
The transfer books will be closed on the IGth inst.
and until after the meeting.
The half-yearly dividends are announced on the
ordinary and preference shares of the Namur and
Liege Railway. New coupons will be issued in
March to the holders of preference idlers*.
The following mails were distributed in London
this morning. viz. :—Two from Calcutta, two from
China, one from Australia, one from Bombay, and
one from Mauritius.
We have just received the official export list of
Port wines shipped over the barof Oporto during the
year 1863, showing a total of 34,905 pipe's, of
which 30,044 came to Eng!and. The eight largest
shippers were : Sandeman and Co., 3,438 pipes ;
Cockburn, limithea, and Co., 2,304 ; Martinez,
and Co., 2,188 ; Olney and Cramp, 1,757 ;
Clode and Baker, 1,510 ; Graham and Co., 1,374 ;
Hooper Brothers, 1,224 ; Croft and Co., 1,178.

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' English and Swedish Bank shares werelaat note&
1 to 2 prem. ; Lind Mortgage Bank of '
21 to g prem. ; Mauritius Laud Credit, 1} to 1
prem. ; West India and Pacific Steam, li to 1
prem. ; Australian and Eastern Navigation, 2to
24arFeell.i; Contract Corporation, 21 to 31 prem.
t Bank, 3f to 4} prem. ; Dismunt
ration, 41 tog prem. ; oir.olidated Discounet7rom
11 prem. ; British and Foreign Contract, 1 to 2
prem. ; National Provincial Bread, i to 14 prem. ;
Grand International Hotels, ito 1 prem.; Glou-
cestershire Smelting, 11 to 2} prem. ; and Tamar
and Callington Railway, 1 to 1 prem.
Queensland and South Australian Corernment
Debentures were in demand and better.

MINES.-(THIS DAYJ

Two &Cum

The mining market is firm to-day, and prices ex-
hibit a favourable tendency. Cook's Kitchen
shares are in demand, and have riseu 1/. 10a.„
the present quotation being 22 to 24. Wised
Beton are quoted 150 to 155. Tincroft, 19 to ;
IGreat Fortune, 21 to 22 ; Drakewells, 376. to
139 e. ; Nangiles, 29 to SO ; and Clifford Amal-
gamated, 37 to 4. Margaret share are officially
marked 20 ; ard-Whe,al Trelawney, 23k.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are unaltered.
Scottish Australian, however, are dull.
The Prosper United pared of copper we fetched on
Thursday 1,0051., and the tin having realized 9601., it
makes the returns for December 2.01 W. which vs under-
read gives upwards of WO,. profit for this month.