The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-14 00:00:00

MONEY ,MARIBT.-(THIS DAY,)

Two o'Osooes.

Time is not much badness in the stock and
share markets to-day, owing principally to the
fortnightly settlement, which has now commenced,
but prices generally are well maintained, and
where any change has occurred it is in an upward
direction. Consols have again risen i per cent. , and
some of the speculative foreign stooks are rather
better. British railway securities are mostly un-
changed. The settlement almost wholly engages
attention.

The discount market is decidedly easy to-day,'
and the supply of money has largely increased.
The rate for choice three months' bills is 151 per
Gent., being } below the minimum of the Bank of
Ragland.

°consols are now quoted 914 to a, with div., for
money, and 9011 to a, ex div., for the account
(June 8). The official bminess report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91k, ;
Three per Omits. Reduced, 894, a, a ; New Three per
Cents., 89, a ; Bank Stock, 237, 239 ; India Five
Iper Cent. Stook, 105 a ; ditto Four per Cent., 994 ;
Five-end-a-Half per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper,
112 ; exchequer Bills, March, 20s. dia. ; ditto
June, 45., 9s. die.

Foreign stocks are firm, with a rather favourable
tendency. Turkish Consolid& are f per cent.
better, at 48 to 1, ex div. ;.Spanish Passive, about
1 better, at 344 to I ; AEA Mexican likewise
1 higher, at 441 to I. Confederate Bonds are
, steady at 64 to 67. Greek have improved,
having been purchased as high as 234.
Transactions are recorded as follows : Bra-
zilian, Old Five per Cents., 1011 ; Egyp-
tian, 100 f, 101, 100 ; Greek, 234, 4, 1 ;
Italian (Maremmana Railway), 741 ; Mexican,
441, 1; New Granada Two per Cents., 301 ;
Peruvian, 188% 85 ; Russian, 1860, 861;
ditto, 1864, scrip, IL 1 prem. ; Spanish, 631 ;
ditto Passive, 341 ; Turkish, 1868, 881 ; ditto,
1882, 714, 701, 71; ditto 1001. Bonds, 711;
Venezuela, 1862, 66, ex div.

International Finannisl shares are now
quoted 8 to / prem. • General Credit, 6
to prem. ; Mercantile Credit, 10 to ;
Hudson's Bay, 18/ tol9l ; Credit Mobilier, 31 to 41
prem. ; Imperial Financial, 4to prem. ; Credit
I Fourier (Great BAWD and Ireland), 44 to 5 prem. ;
City Otiose Company, to 1 prem. ; International
Land Credit Company, 2to prem. ;
Mill-
wall Ironworks, 11 to I prem. ; Scottish and
Universal Bank, 24 to 3 prem. ; and Imperial Bank
of China, 11 to 1 prem.

At Paris to-day, the Three per Cent. Renter
opened at 661 r. 8&., being be. better than they
closed yesterday.

HMS-PAST Two o'CLocw.

Consols close without alteration of importance,
at 91} to it, with div., for money, and 901 to ft, ex
div., for the amount.

The tendency of the discount market continues
favourable, and increasing difficulty seems to be
experienced in keeping up the rates in the general
market. The terms yesterday for good bills did not
emceed 9 per mat. At the Bank Discount-office
business, on the whole, was rather quiet. In the
Stock Exchange there was rather more demand for
money, partly for account of persons who intend to
take up stock at the coming settlement. The
terms for short loans on English Government secu-
rities were 6 to 6 per cent
The amount of gad purchased by the Banc
yeste.rda was 87,0001., nearly the whole of which
cooof American eagles. The influx will
continue.

The Mesmer La Plata has arrived from the West
Indies with 223,5001., of which 103,5001. is silver,
and 120,0001. gold.
The undermentioned gold shi are now on the
way from Melbourne to England, viz..—The Glen-
dower, with 10,5001. ; Kent, with 14,5001. ; Wane
of Life, with 21,0001. ; Royal Standard, with
78,009& ; Lady Ann, with 16,0001. ; Anglesea, with
48,5001. ; Red Rover, with 39,0001. ; and the Kos-
mimeo, with 14,0001. The St. Dunstan is also
bringing 72,6001. from Otago, New Zealand. The
aggregate is 314,0001., of which about 53,0001.
isuer
The tendency of the exchanges yesterday afternoon
was again rather unfavourable to this country, the
prospect of an easier money market being adverse
to the maintenance of the high rates lately quoted.
Yesterday afternoon's quotations are annexed.
"mir!i!m• 3 T."l),s, 12.:(1 .3 4,7!,

dered advisable. to elect directors in the plan d
those resigning."
We are requested to state that the share lirt d
the Italian Credit Association will be closed ea
Thursday, the 19th inst.

Max itvninio.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 901, as clic,
for the Bth of June, were marked today 091, sad
closed at 9ft to I. For money the last price was
91f to *, wltb div. The official business report is
as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
911, 1 I • ditto for account, 901 ; Three per
Dints. 'Reduced, 89, 88L; New Three per Cents,
88 88f, 891, 89; New Five per Cent. Annuities,
1071 ; Bank Stock, 239, 237 • India Stock, 217,
2184 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 105 ; Five per
010 L " enlaced " rupee paper,
.10:311.
Indian government sectustaes were firm. The
Exchequer Bills were unaltered—the March at 295.
to 10a die., and the June at 9s. to 4a. die.
The foreign stock market was firmer this
afternoon.
In the market for bank shares there was an ire-
rovement in Bank of Wales, London Bank of
Scotland, London and Buenos Ayres, London ad
South African, and a few other descriptions, but
a decline in Ages and Alliance Bank.
International Financial and General Credit shares
improved 2s. 6d. to-day, and London Financial
10s., while Credit Mobilise declined 10s. to lla.
The closing quotations are annexed, via. :--
International, 6 to f pram. ; General Gredit,
to 6 prem. • London Financial 111 to
12* prem. ; Imperial Financial, 4to pee..;
Mercantile Credit, 101 to f_prern. ; Credit
4 to* prem. ; and Credit Foncaer, 4f to 61 prem.
The closing (but in some eases merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings as.
subjoined, viz. •. —lnternational Lind Credit, 2
to 21 prem. ; City Offioes, to f pram. • Tele-
graph Construction, f to * pre m. ; fumed/
Bank of China, 1 to 1} pram. ; Millwall Iron
Works, 1 to 1* prem. ; Smith, Knight, ant
Co., fto harem. • Forastreet Warehouse, 4 to
Ip.m; Humber Iron Works, i die. to per;
ttalian Credit, to 1} prem. • Gellivara, 3to 2
die • faiireoaks Colliery, 1 to 2 prem. ; Sootiieh
and 'Universal Bank, 3 to 4 prem. ; Channel Steens,
2to 3 prem. ; Queensland Sheep, 2 die. ' • Mauri-
tius Credit Foncier, 1 die. to par ; Ottoman Finan-
cial, par to * prem. ; National Financial, l die.
toper • Fast India Financial, die. to pm.
Hucemon's Bay shares have improved to 19 to 1.
Egyptian Trading were firm, at 3 to 1 pram. Conti
nental Union Gas, English end Australian Co
South African Mortgage, Van Diemen's
and National Discount shares, were firmer, while
Joint Btoek Disoount, North British and Mercan-
tile Insuranos, and Nova Scotia !mid and Gold
shares receded. St. Katharine Dock stock de-
clined 1 per cent.