The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-15 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET.

MONDAY EVIDINID.
The English stock market maintains a very firm
appearance, and the tendency of prices is still
upwards. After rising I percent. pricesclosed per
cent. higher than on Ssturdsy. Trade showing no
sign of revival, and there being an absence of enter-

prise in new directions, the Ccoutnulation of mem-

ployed capital is becoming more considerable, and
stimulates the disposition to iarest. Daring the last
two or three drys the demand for el!giblu securities
in the several departments of the St„rl Exchange
has been manifestly increasing. The stock market
on Saturday and to-day has been chiefly held in check
by the flatness of the Paris bourse. It moot bo barne in

mind, however, that the Frelch money market is et
present prejudiced by reports that tl.e government
will be shortly compelled to come forward for a fresh
loan of msgsitude, for tho more effective prosecution
of the war. The accumulation of available capital
in France is less considerable, and at the same time

subject to a greater drain, than is the case in Eng-
land, and thus it can scarcely occasion surprise if
these successive and rapid cdditions to the French
national debt have a depressing effect on the bourse.
In the Stock Exchange money is worth only 11 to
2 per cent. on government securities. The discount
market is abundantly supplied, and first-class bills
can be negotiated at 3 to 31 per cent. Generally
there is an indisposition to take large sums of money
"on call " at 3 per cent.
At Paris to•day, the Three per Cent. Bente/ closed
at a further trifling decline. At Vienna, the bourse
is dull, and the exchauge on London has again ad-
vanced to 12.28. The Amsterdam market remains
firm, with more inquiry for (irauadian bonds.
owls opened at 88;1 to 89, for the 30th inst.,
advanced to 891 to 1, and closed at 89 to For
money the quotation was nearly the same. The offi-
cial business report is as follows:—Three per Cent.
Consols for money, 89, 891 ; ditto for account, 30th
May, 89, 891. Torte per Cents. Reduced, 88, 881.
New Three per Cents., 881, 1,1. Long Annuities.
expiring in January, 1860, 31. Bank Stock, 209.
210. Three-and-a-Hall per Cent. Exchequer Bonds,
falling payable in 1858, 991. Exchequer Bondi
rose about 1 per cont. to-day, the closing quotation
being 99?, to 1. Exchequer Bills were quoted 54. to
Bs. prem.
Business is also recorded in the new 30 years'
Annuities at 164 per 11. annuity. The omnium was
firm, and closed at to Z prem.
The foreign stock market was quiet, except as
regards Turkish, which was in renewed demand.
The corn market to-day was firmer, and some
descriptions of wheat realised is. to 2s. per quarter
more than on last Monday.
The Storm Cloud has arrived from Melbourne.
whence she sailed on the sth February, with 21,177 oz.
of gold. Including the 1,300,0110 dole. brought in
by the Pacific from New York, and 3,6051. in specie
by the Avon from the Breads, to-day's arrivals of the
precious metals are raised to about 360,0001. The
Washington has also arrived from Hobart Town
(sailed Feb. 4), and the Brothers from Geelong; but
these vessels are not known to have any gold on

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freight.
Too Iccoe, lately arrived from Adelaide, hay 4,1501.
in sovereigns on treight.
We may mention, in correction, that the petition
now in course of signature in the Stock Exchange has
for its object the haul closing of the house at two
o'clock ou Saturdays,tusteud of three o'clock as here-
tofore.

The dates from St. Petersburg, by letter, are to the
sth inst., at which date the Engli.h and Greek
houses, which by the previous accounts had been buy-
ing tallow for shipment to this country, were not
large operators. The exchange on London was quoted
36 d.

The arrangements for the settlement of the account
in the railway share market to-day indicate that the
supply of stock in the market is rather scanty. Light
rates of" aositinuation" generally prevailed. Annexed
is our usual statement of the rates for carrying over
which were generally current in the market at the
close of business.
Great Western

London and North Wrsurn A to 1 ditto.
Midland
Lanenhire and Yorkshire
Dowers 1.32 to 3 32 ditto.
Great Northern
Berwick' 4 per cent. to 1.16 do.
York and North Midland

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Caledonians -32 to 3 34 ditto.

Tho receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 27th ult. were
12,40.51. sterling, being at the rate of 511. 9s. ed. per
mile per week, against 4.1811., or 181. ss. per mde, in
the corresponding week of tart year.
Land and bank share. to.duy were firm. Austra-
lian Agricultural attires were rather better; and
those of the Union Bank of Australia advsuctd 11.
The Electric Telegraph Company's shares were
also quoted rather higher. London Duck stock has
been dealt in at 991; Australian Royal Mail Steam
at 4 ; General Screw Scram at 141 ; Peninsular and
Oriental Steam at 591 to 601; and Illinois Central
Seven per Cents. (Free land), redeemable in 1860, at
831 to (exch., 4s. 6d.) ; Ruyal Mail Steam shares
rose 11.

To-day's report of the indigo sales is annexed :
B Catalogue commenced and finished to-day ; prices as
usual ruled rather uneveulyonose than three-fourths being
bought in or withdrawn; afterwards Catalogue A was ra-
mmed, sod previous rates were mmutaiiii,d with tale
1,883 chests have passed to-day, of which 636 chests ware
withdrawn, "i 93 che.ta bought in, sad 654 chasm sold.
Total passed 6,333 chests, of which 3,198 are sold.