The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two °Vim":

The stock markets to-day are generally firm, '
the weather continuing remarkably fine, and
the French funds having slightly rallied to-
day. Where any alteration ban occurred
in prices it is in an upward direc-
tion. The English funds and home railway stocks
are well supported at yesterday's prices. The
more speculative foreign stock..., such as Mexican
and Greek, are in fair demand, but there is no
animation.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
671 r. 25c., for the account, showing a recovery of 1
per cent, compared with the last price of yesterday.
Console are now quoted 921 to 93/ for money,
and 93/ to for the account (Sept. 9). Trans-
actions are officially recorded as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 921, 93 ; ditto
for account, 931 ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 93, ; New Three per Cents.,
93, 1 ; the Five per Cents., lon, ;
30 Years' Anne., April, 1885, 15 1-16 ; Batik Stock,
240 ; India Five per Cent. stock, 108.+„ g ; India
Four per Cent. Debentures, August, 1864 or 1866,
1001 ; India Bonds, 165., 19a. prem. ; Exchequer
Bills, par, 2s. dis., 2s. prem.

Mexican Bonds were purchased as high as 38 in
the morning, but are last marked 371. Greek
Bonds are firm, at 321 to 1. Moorish, Italian, and
Spanish Passive Bonds arc all well supported.
Turkish Consolidde have risen 1 per cent., being
quoted 4.83 to and the Loan of 1854 ie rather
better at 921 to 93, while the Loan of 1858 is steady
at 701 to 1, and that of 1862 at 671 to 1. The
scrip of the present year is dull at 5 to 41 die,
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Egyptian
Seven per Cents. (first issue), 104 ; Greek Five
per Cents., for account (August 14), 321, 1;
ditto Coupons, 141 ; Italian Five per Cents.,
1861 (exchange 25 francs), for account, 701,
711 ; Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 371,
38, 371 ; Moorish Five per Cents., 96, ex div. ;
Portuguese Three per Cents., 1853, for account,
481, 1 ; ditto, 1856, 1857, 1859, 1860, and
1862, for account, 481, 471, 48 ; Russian
Five per Cents., 1862, 921 ; Sardinian Five
per Cents., for account, 901 ; Spanish Three per
Cents., for account, 541 ; ditto Passive, for account,
321, ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, 921 ; ditto
Six per Cents., 1858, 1001. Bonds, 74 ; ditto, 1862,
for account, 671, 1 ; ditto 1863 (191. 16s. Bd. paid),
41 dis. ; Venezuela Six per Cents., 1862, for ac-
count, 561.

The Confederate Loan is dull, at 26 to 24 die.
International Financial shares are steady, at
yesterday's improved quotation of 31 to 41 prem. ;
General Credit, at to prem ; London Financial,
at lg to la prem. ; and Egyptian Trading at to
1 prem. Hudson's Bay shares present a further
recovery of ss. to 7s. 6d., being now quoted 24 to
die.

wThe City of London, from New York, has brought
about 35,000 f. iu specia.

The next auction of the Foreign Redeemable
(Passive) Debt of Spain will take place on the 31st
inst. at Madrid, when 10,452,580 reals will be
applicable to the purpose.
The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will commence to-morrow (" continuation
day"), and terminate on Friday.

The amount of gold sent into the Bank yesterday
was 35,0001., making a total of 363,000/. since the
date of last return.

The Lady Melville has arrived from Melbourne,
but has only a nominal amount of gold on freight.
The Ellora, which will leave on the 12th inst.,
will take in specie 139,520/. for Bombay, of which
132,0201. is silver, and the rest gold.
The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed
Tuesday, the 18th inst., a special settling day in
the shares of the BraziliaNand Portuguese Bank
(Limited), which are to be marked in the official

The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week a decrease of 1,0431., compared with last year.
The following communication is from the Great
Western Railway Company of Canada :

Gresham-house, 01.1 Broad-street., London, EC.,
10th Aug., 12.43.
_

Sir,—l am desired to intimate to you that the directors
of this company are informed by their financial agent in
Canada that the lon ou through traffic collected and con-
verted. ascertained up In 25th July, 186 J, amounted to the
surer of 275,104 dots. Mc. (56,526/. tie. I, and there
remained a further sum of American funds for conversion
at that date of 8.229 dots. 09c. lo addition to which there
are balances in account with cvnueetiog nulways still mad-
justed.-1 am, &c.,
BaAcKwroxc RAKER, Secretary.

By adrices just received from the Cape of Good
Hope it is stated that the South African Mortgage
and Investment Company (Limited), (late the South
African Irrigation and Investment Company, Li-
mited), is actively engaged in advancing loans on
first mortgage of lauded property at 9 and 19 per
cent. interest.

The half-yearly meeting of the Victoria Dock
Company is convened for the 27th inst.
The following are the returns of the Irish banks
of issue for the four weeks ending the 25th July :