The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-27 00:00:00

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The increased firmness lately shown by London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway stock is attributed to
the progress of the Metropolitan Extension line, it
being believed that the opening of this railway to
Blackfriars will be attended with a large accesesos
of traffic.
It is notified that the list of the new Mercantile
Credit Association will be closed at 4 o'clock
on Thursday next. Arrangements, it appears, ars
in progress for the accession to the board of some
influential names at Liverpool, where the company
is to be powerfully represented, and where a la
' amount of business is expected to be done.
The letters of allotment of the Laud Mortgage
Bank of India were delivered yesterday morning.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows ibis
week a decrease of 5301. compared with last year.
and the South Eastern a decrease of 4321. •

The Great W: 'darn Railway Company of Canada
have notified tha. "the leas on through traffie
collect-d and converted, ascertained up to lOUs
October amounted to the sum of 35,123 dole. Isc.
(7,2171. ls. Bd.), and there remained a further stint
of American funds for conversion at that date of
47,2071. 19s. In addition to which there are
balances in account with connecting railways still
unadj tutted."
The third call of 21., making 81. paid, is to be
paid on the shares in the Turin anu Savona Rail-
way Company by the 25th November. The general
meeting of this company is convened for the 18th
November, at Turin.
The half-yearly meeting of the Bombay, Bared*,
and Central India Railway Company will be field
on the 20th November.

The indigo ealei terminated yeNterday. The an-
nexed report is from Melars. H. W. Jewsbary
and Co. :

We beg to inform you that the quarterly sales of indigo,
which commenced on the 14th instant, terminated this day,
acid consisted of 12,353 chests (including 4,227 chests of old
good% and 390 chaste in sezood hands). Sold, A, 7,817
chests ; B, 97 ; bought in and withdrawn, 1,600 ; total.
9,514 cheats. The unexpected advance which has taken
place in this article, instead of withholding buyers, seems to
have created more confidence, and the quantity sold is some-
thing extraordinary. The orders from the Continent and
America were large ; the hocieltrade, who at first seemed
leas inclined to come io, ultimately became purchasers to a
fair extent. To account for this unexpected tone in the mar-
ket the opinion seems to be that late prices were so favour-
able, and not likely to be lower, and in addition, the stocks
held generally being small, the time had arrived to invest,
coosequeetly the result is as above stated. All down-intim'
have sold well, and, judging from the steady way in which
the sale has progreased, there is reason to hope for a future
good business in this article. Of the quantity brought for-
ward it is estimated that 922 chests have been bought
withdraw..,3,447 sod 7,914 sold, to which may be
1.660 chests of the bought in. making the total quantity
suld about 9,500 cbesta, of which 6,000 are estimated ter
export, and 3,500 for home nee and resale. The following
are the quotations as compared with the last July sale :
Bengal, foe, 4.1. to 6d. per lb. higher ; ordinary to good, Ed.
to bd. ditto ; lfadrsa, 6d. to 9d. ditto ; Korprh, Gal. to W.
ditto; Ondes, 31. to Gd. ditto; Figs, 2d. to 3d. ditto.
Prompt 16th January, 1861.

No:you Eva s&.

Consols opened and closed at Saturday's quota-
tions, viz.-93 to g for money, and 931 to
for the sth of November. The official business
report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 93k, 93 ; ditto, for account, 93k,
; Three per Cents. Reduced, 91g ; New Three per
Cents., 91g, 4; Red Sea Telegraph, 21; Bank btock,
236 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, lON, 3,4, 4, g;
ditto Four per Cent., 1001 ; ditto Bonds, 21a. to
18e. prem.
The India Five and Four per Cer.t. stocks were
firm. India Bonds were quoted 18s. to 21s. prem.,
and Exchequer Bills le. dis. to 2s. prem.
In the foreign stock market the principal demand
wad for Greek Bonds, which, after touching 32,
closed at 316 to g, or g per cent. higher than es
Saturday. Ihe improvement in the Coupons was
g. Turkish Consolidis were also in request, and
have risen k per cent. Egyptian stock was likewise
in favour. With these exception., the foreiga
stock market was dull.

The shares of the financial companies hsve to-day
declined 2s. ed. to Be. per share, apparently ou the
announcement of a uew competition in this field of
operations. International closed at 41 to prem.;
General Credit at 21 to prem. ; and London
Financial at L 1 to b 4 prem. Hudson's Bay were
Tart quoted 1 to dia. ; and Egyptian Trading,
2 to 21 prem.

In ilia market for bank shares there was an im-
provement iu Bank of Australasia, Chartered Bask
of India, Australia, and China, Chartered Mercantile
Bank of India, London and China, London
Joiut Stock, and Union Bank of Australia ; but a
reduction in Alliance, London and Brazilian, Lon-
don and Buenos Ayres, London, Birminghare,
and South Staffordshire, Landon and Colonial,
London and Middlesex, and Standard Bank el
Africa. Joint Stock Discount, Crystal l'alasse,
and Anglo-Me:ham Mint shares were rather flatter_
In Royal Mail Stearn there wee a fresh rise of IL
London General Omnibus shares were also in-
quired for.

Ocean Marine shares were last quoted 111 t.
124 prom., showing a 41ecliue ; North British and.
Mercantile, 18 to ; Thames and Mersey Mating,
41 to f mem. ; Commercial Union, 311 to f prem. ;
Oriental and General Marine, 1# to If prem. ;
Universal Marine, kto prem. ; and London and
Provincial Marine, f to; prem.
Imperial Union Privileged Bank of Austria shares
were nominally quoted f dis. to f preen. ; Anglo-
Austrian Bank, fto prem. ; Disuount CorNni-
tiou, 84 to 91 prom. ; Land Mortgage Bank of
India, 3to 3A prem. ; East Loudon Bank, 24 to S
prem. ; British Indian Tea, If to it prem.; Con-
stantinople mind Alexandria Hotels, f to f rrem. ;
and Littlehawpton and Hoefleur Steam, % to I
prem.

MINES.-(Td 18 DAY)

Two o'Cwow.

There is not much business in the mining
marl et to-day. The variations comprise a rise in
North Croftv, Wheal Eaton, Great Fortune,
and Wheal Hope, and • decline in Tincroft„
Kitty SL Aguas, and Gonamcna. North
Crofty shares are now quoted 6 to t ;
East Cara Jon, 26 to 27 ; Chiverton, 12 to
; East Basset, 70 to 71 ; Tincroft, 19 to k ; Wheal
Setou, 180 to 185 ; Drakewalls, 364. to 38v. ; Kitty
Sr. Agnes, 8 to 1 ; Fait Caru Brea, 7 to I ; Great
Fortune, 2G to 27; Cook's Kitchen, 21} to 224 ;
Gouamotia, 21 to 3 ; East Chivertou, 7} to SI ;
Wheal Hope, 5} to 3 ; Chiverton Moor, 7 to k
Clifford Amalgamated, 37} to 38} ; awl West
Chiverton, 53 to 54.
No transactions are officially recorded in foreign
and colonial mining shares.
Great Wheal liaddern Mine has sold 3 tons
(computed) of tin at 631. 12.. la per ton.
At North Crofty au improvement has taken
place in several parts of the mine, especially iu the
170 east, which is now valued at 40!. per fathom,
while the price for driving is 31. 10s.