The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-17 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET.

Faimty EVINING.

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The pacific rumours transmitted from Vienna,
coupled with the continued influx of gold, caused the
English funds to open with increased firmness this
morning, and a further advance of about per cent.
was for some time maintained. In the afternoon, on
news of flatness on to-day's Paris bourse, a partial
reaction ensued, but the closing quotations were still
/ per cent. higher than those current at four o'clock
yesterday. Business was the reverse of active.
At Paris to-day the French funds closed rather
Frankfort
than yesterday, owing to speculative sales. At
Frankfort Austrian stock has risen / per cent. The
other continental stock markets exhibit steadiness.

Consols for the 11th of April opened at 93f to 2,
improved to 931, and closed at 93f to 1. For money
the final quotation was 931. The official bust-
new report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 931, 1, t, ; ditto, for account,
April, 931, 1, ; the New Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
80, 79. Three-and-a-Ralf per Cant. Exchequer
Bonds, falling payable in 1869, 991. India Stock,
226.

Exchequer Bills resists quotettBe. to 9.. rem,
and India Bonds lls. to 14s. prem.
In the foreign stock market attention continues
mainly directed to Turkish, which rose to 80 to 81,
and closed at 80! to a. Mexican and Spanish were
rather firmer, and other descriptions well sup-
ported. At 4 o'clock Russian Five per Cents.
were quoted 99 to 101 ; ditto Four -and- a-
Half per Cents., 89 to 91. Mexican, 201 to 21.
The corn market to-day was firm, and English
wheat in some cases realised a slight advance on
Monday's rates.
The arrivals of specie continue heavy. The amount
brought in by the steamer Argo is 70,685 ounces of
gold and 8,0411. in sovereigns, from Port Phillip, and
5,553 ounces of gold from Sydney—worth in all about
310,8001. The Swarthmore has also brought in
80,000 ounces of gold from Port Phillip. These two
arrivals represent an aggregate value of at least
550,0001., the whole of which is expected to be sent
into the Bank.
The foreign exchanges maintain a favourable appear-
ance. In several cases a further improvement was
this afternoon observable, but at this advance more
disposition was evinced to take bills than on Tues-
day. The business transacted, however, was not ex-
tensive. Paper on Hamburg was negotiated as high
as 13.7'; but money was generally to be obtained at
13.7. The rate on Paris touched 25.20, at short, and
25.47 f at 3 months, and that on Amsterdam 11.191.
For drafts on Frankfort there was some inquiry at
181 to Z. On St. Petersburg, Vienna, and Trieste,
no alteration of moment occurred.
St. Petersburg letters of the Bth inst. mention that
the exchange on London had risen to 361 d.
The tallow market has been declining throughout
the week, and closed to-day altogether without

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recovery. -
The half-yearly dividends on the Chilien loans are
advertised for payment. The numbers are at the
same time published of 72 Three per Cent. Bonds, of
1001. each, and of 52 Six per Cent. Bonds, of 1001.
each, which have been cancelled ; also of SS bonds of
the latter loan, which are to be paid off on the
31st inst.

A call of 41. is to be paid on the extension shares
of the East Indian Railway Company by the 10th
April.
Land and bank shares to-day were steady. South
Australian Land shares were quoted higher. Crystal
Palace also improved, closing at 3 3-16 to 3 5-16,
and the Preference shares at &to 1 prem. London
Dock stock has been dealt in at 101; ; Canada Land,
at 120; General Screw Steam, at 15 to 15,1 ; and
Peninsular and Oriental, at 57/ to 581. Illinois Cen-
tral Seven per Cent. Bonds, 1875, are quoted in the
Stock Exchange list, 69 to 70 ; ditto Seven per Cent.
(Free Land), 1860, 1 to 2 prem. ; and New York and
Erie, 3rd Mortgage Bonds, 1883, 81 to 83.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Saturday, Marchlo, when:compared with the
previous return, shows the following results :
Circulation issue

Circulation active 18,967;830 Decrease 130,425
Public deposits 4,828,237 Decrease 204,917
Other deposits
Government securities in
banking department 11,542,385 Decrease 84,078
Othersecurities in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both

departments
Seven day and ether bills 906,130 Increase 3,671
The Rest

The Reserve (viz., notes
arid coin in banking
department)
The subjoined exhibits the extent of the week's
variations at one view :

Public deposits
Other deposits increase.. 542,046
Notes and bills in circulation

£204,947

decrease..

Rest

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On the other side of the aceouat :
Government:securities decrease .. 84,078
Other securities

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Coin and bullion increase ..

Total
The large increase of 431,6861. forms a very satis-
factory feature in this return, the more especially as
—with the present favourable position of the foreign
exchanges, and with such large arrivals of gold—a
further considerable increase in this item must cer-
tainly be looked for. This influx of gold into the
Bank affects of course several other heads of the
return. The alteration most out of the usual course
is the diminution of 204,9471. in the Treasury de-
posits, instead of the increase usually noticed at this
period of the financial quarter.
BANK OF ENGLAND.—An Account, pureuant to the Act 7th and
sth Vic., e. 32, foe the week malice on Saturday. March It, 1665.

.!".4,1! PF,P2

Netai Usual

oO7ZinVaent Debt.— 111,91 41 NI
Ocher decwitics ... 2,9E4,900
Gold Colo and Bullion 11,911,980
!Wm Bullion

5M,911,8t0
DA:li MO DI
rogrieton. Capital it,663,, 00
Rat
Public Nita linelud
Ezebeq.. FAT. Bank ,
Commis. of Notional
OcIA. and Ulv. Accts.) 028.237
Other pelwete
germ-day andotberßlLlN 906,730
£35,076.979
March 15, 37374.

Government &e villas
incind. Mut Weigtit
Annuity,
Other Securities 14.880.n44
Notes
Gold and ntiver Cote— 709.640

£35.07(4919
MARSHALL. age( Oashkr.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx.

The English funds opened steadily, but soon expe-
rienced a fall of I per cent., on rumours of unfavour-
able intelligence from Vienna and St. Petersburg.
The market is now rather steadier, but prices are
at present quoted 1 per cent. lower than they
closed yesterday. Consols for the 11th April were
first marked 931, declined to 931 to 1, and are now
quoted 931 to 1. For money the present quotation
is 931. The Five per Cents. Annuities have been
dealt in at 118 ; India Stock, at 227 to 2271; Exche-
quer Bonds, 1839, at 991; and Exchequer Bills, at
6s. to 9s. prem.
Foreign stocks are generally steady. Turkish, after
touching 81, has receded to 80 to -. Mexican is
quoted 201 to 21 ; Spanish Deferred Three per
Cents., 181 tot ; and Russian Five per Cents., 99 to
101. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been
dealt in at 621; ditto Four per Cent. Certifs. at 941;
Bardinisn at 87 to 88 ; Russian Four-and•a•Half per
Ceuta., at 90; and Buenos Ayrean, at 531.

SHREWSBURY Alin BIRMINGHAM RAlLWAY.—Traffic
for week ending Merck 1141856, 1,4141.9.. 4d. ; correspond-
, log week, 1854, 8161. 6s. 2d.
SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAlLWAY.—Traffic
'foe week ending Merck 11,1865, 2,1291.3.. 9d. ; correspond-
, big week, 1864, 1,8881. 16s. 74.
Boum WALES RAlLWAY.—Traffic receipts far the
weekending March 11, 1855, 4,6581. 81. 11d.; Car ra p• I-
buweek, 1864.4,2781. le. 105.
WESTERN RAILWAY OE FRAHM—TaIe kr the
week eliding Merck 11, 1866, 6,7271. ; eseceopeedieg week,
1864 4,0904.