The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-29 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Otoca.

The completion of the half monthly settlement
in shares and foreign stocks having chiefly
engaged attention to-day, little movement has
occurred in the prices of public securi-
ties. The funds are fiat and have
again declined 1 per cent. The only other changes
worthy of special notice are a rise in Spanish
Passive Bonds and a decline in Mexican. Home
railway stocks are steady.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Ratites were quoted
66fr. 40c., being 1 per cent. lower than on Saturday.
Consols are now quoted 91 to 1 for money, and
911 to for the account (March 8). The official
busicess report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 911, 91 ; ditto, for
account, 911 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911,
901, 911 ; New Three per Cents., 911, 1, 901,
911; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1041, ; Five
per Cent. " enfaoed" rupee paper, 1061, 106;
Bank Stock, 237 ; and Exchequer Bills, be. die.
Mexican Bands have fallen about 1 per cent.,
being quoted 431 to 1. Spanish Passive are I
higher, at 36 to 1. Greek are firm, at 221 to 231 ;
and Turkish Consolidtis steady at 301 to 51.
Other foreign stocks are unaltered. Transactions
are recorded as follows :—Brazilian, 1852, 1858,
1860, 861 ; Dutch Two-sod-a-Half per Cents.,
631, 3 ; Egyptian, 1031 ; ditto second issue, 103 ;
Greek, 221, 23 ; ditto for account, 23; ditto Cou-
pons, for account, 101 ; Mexican, 431 ; ditto for
account, 431, 1, ; Portuguese, 1856, etc., 481 ;
Russian, 1822, 911; Spanish, for account, 521 ;
ditto, Passive, 35; ; ditbi, for account,
351, 1, 36, 351 ; ditto Certificates, for
account, 14 ; Turkish, 1862, 691 ; ditto for
account, 691 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 691, 3, 1.
International Financial shares are now quoted 71
to 1 prem.; General Credit, 31 to 41( prem.
London Financial, 111 to f, ex div. and ex new ;
Mercantile Credit, 8 to 9 prom. ; Hudson's Bay,
19 to ; Egyptian Trading, 21 to I prom. ; Credit
Fonder of Mauritius, 1 to 1 prem. ; Credit
Fonder of Great Britain and Ireland, 1 to 11
prem. ; Anetralian and Eastern Steam, 9 to 10
prom. ; Ottoman Financial, par to 1 prem. ;
Financial, 41 to 5 prem. ; and General
International Agency, 2 to 21 prem.

The particulars are published of sundry bonds
of the Greek Loan of the series guaranteed respec-
tively by England, Priume, and Russia, which have
been drawn, and will be paid off on the Ist March
by Messrs. Rothschild Brothers, of Paris.
Only a trifling amount of gold (7,0001.) was sent
into the Bank on. Saturday.
. . .

The cause of the adverse movement in Oriental
Bank shares is explained by the subjoined extract
of a private letter dated Shanghae, Jan. 8 :
Few traosactioes have been dose far the mail. sad those
few prim:Spell! cross traosoctiose. Mosey supplies from
the oatims are entirely stepped, sad the market has begs
closed for the last two days, owing to the heavy defalcations
of the Oriental Bank's commodore (treasurer). He ab-
sconded from the bask oe Um sth isst., leaving a large do-
ficieucy io the tank treasury. Particulars have not trans•
pied, and rumour. are received with motion, but there is
uo doubt he has absoooded, and that five native backers
with whom be was contacted in dollar and other speculs-
time have stopped payment. There is a complete panic in
the place, and business is almost at a standstill, owing to
the distrust sod uncertainty that prevail as to future
eeeatL

Oriental Bank shareholders, however, will be re
assured by the following satisfactory letter which
we have received from the chief manager :