The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-01 00:00:00

roinir 11411Kiff'4-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CiocX.
The heeds have expetiensed a destine of about
1 per oent to-day, but, with this exception,
the pikes of public securities are steadily
supported at yesterday's quotations. The ge-
neral tone of the markets, however, is dull,
owing to the continued absent* of brininess.
Chiefly in oonsequenoe of a belief that the
directors of the Bank of England will reduce the
minimum rate to-morrow, there have been few
transactions in the diseount market to-day, while
the supply of money is large. The rates for good
three months' bills are 61 to 61 per trent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Recites opened as
66fr. 66c., being the same as yesterday. For the
new account the price is 66fr. 96c.
Consols are now quoted 911 to 1, with div. for
money, and 901, "sellers," ex div., for the ac-
count (June 8). The official business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
911, 1 ; ditto for account, 901 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 891, 8,1; New Three per Cents., 891,
1,1,1 ; Annuities, 1886, 14 7-16 ; Bank Stock,
231' ; India Stock, 217 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
106, ; Exchequer Bills, March, 7s. prem. ; ditto,
June, 2e. prem.
Foreign stocks are very steady. Greek Bonds
are 1 better, at 25 to 1 ; Mexican are firm,
at 441 to 1; and Confederate at 65 to
66 ; Spanish Passive are quoted 341 to
I ; Turkish Consolidds, 481 to 1 ; Turkish Bonds
of 1858, 69/ to 1 ; ditto, 1862, 71 to 1 ; Russian
scrip, 4 to 41 prem., and Mexican scrip, 1 to 01 die. ;
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Egyptiaa,
1001 ; Greek, for account, 25, 1, 241 ;
for account 681 ; Mexican, for account,
441 ; Peruvian, 1862, for account, 86, 861 ;
Portuguese, 1856, kc., 481 ; ditto for ac-
count, 481 ; Russian, 1862, 87, 1,1, 1;
ditto 1864, scrip, 41 prem. ; Spanish Corti.
thaws, for account, 111; Turkish,lll.BsB, for
account, 691; ditto 100/. Bonds, 72; ditto
1862, for account, 711, 1 ; ditto 100/. Bonds, 711;
Venezuela, 1864, scrip, 41 din.
International Financial sharers are now quoted 6
to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 31 to 4 prem. ; ex the
new shares ; Mercantile Credit,9l to 101 prem. ;Lon-
don Financial, 121 to 131 prem. ; iludson's Bay, 19
to 1 ; Credit MobEier, 41 to 1 prem. ; Credit
Fowler, 7 to 8 pron. ; Millwall Ironworks, Ito 1
prem. ; Imperial Bank of China, 4to f prem. ; and
Imperial Financial, 31 to 1 prem.

The market both for bar silver and Mexican
dollars is remarkably inactive, and there is an
almost entire absence of demand for the East.
The quotations, however, are maintained at Cm Id.
and as. 2d. per ounce, respectively, owing to the
limited extent of the supplies in hand.

The foreign exchanges- yesterday afternoon ex-
perienced no variation of importance. Bills on
the Continent were in fair demand. The rates
were as follows :

Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.04 to 12.04 ; ditto, 3 days,
11.164 to 174 ; Rotterdam, 3 nioetha, 12.04 to 4; Ant-
werp, 3 months. 25.624 to 274; /Limburg, ros. tenon, 3
months, 13.84 to 9 ; Paris, 3 disys, 25.224 to 274 ; ditto. 3
mouths, 25.624 to 674 ; Franktert-an-the-Ilaiws, S months,
1204 to ; Bt.hiteranerg (per rouble). bimonthly 324 to 1 •
;
Vienna, et/ as, 3 wriethe, 11.691 to 74; Trim* dr.,
seethe, 1L824 to 74 ; Madrid, 3 maths. 46 to 484 ;Orbs,
toost6ll6 48 to 481 Loithors, 3 months, 25.70 to 76 ;
ONION 3 mouths, 95.70 to 76 ; /Pan, 3 mouths,
26.70 to 75 ; Naples. S months, 26.70 to 75; Memo,
3 mouths. 95.70 to 76 ; Noma, S months, 25.70 to 73 ;
14•1". 90 dun, 5111 10 1; °Pad*. 90 dam 614 to 4.
At the meeting of the South African Mortgage and
Investment Company held yesterday the '
report was adopted. It referred to the payment of
an interim dividend up to September last, at the rata
of 6 per cent. per annum, and recommended a
further distribution at the rate of 10 per cent. per
annum for the remainder of the year up to Dec. 31.

The directors of the Provincial Banking Corpora-
tion have elected as their General Manager Mr. Ro-
bert Trotter, a gentleman who, we are informed, has
had much banking experience in connection with
the National Provincial Bank of England, the
Manchester and Liverpool District Bank (at Liver-
pool), and the Provincial Bank of Ireland.
The share certificates of the Oriental Financial
Corporation (Limited) are now ready for delivery, in
exchange for the letters of allotment and bankers'
receipts.
The share certificates of the Commercial Bank
Corporation of India and the East will be ready for
delivery to-morrow.
It is notified that Colonel Phillips, of the Pipe
Grange, Lichfield, and Mr. John Collins, of Argyle.
house, Camden-road, have joined the board of the
Wilnecote Collieries Company (Limited).
We subjoin a statement of the total declared
value of the exports of British and Irish produce
and manufactures during the previous April and
four months in the last three years :
For the moth. For the four months.
1862

1863
1864 .... . 13,225,039 49,803,490
The month's exports are shown to have been
larger by 1,327,8621., or 11 per cent, than in the
same month of 1863, and larger by 3,402,1511.,
or 34 per cent., than in April, 1862, while,
as regards the four months' comparison the in-
crease over last year is no leis than 10,434,0391.,, or
26 per oent., and over 1862, 13,645,7691., or 37 per
cent. The increased activity in the export trade
denoted by theee figures extends, as usual, to
nearly all the principal staples, but is especially re-
markable in cotton manufactures and cotton yarn.
The value of the cotton " piece goods" exported
daring the mouth was as follows :
1082 22,290,027
1863 2,884,477
1864 3,656,776
And for the four maids :
1882 29,411,708
1863 8,759,541
1884 13,316014
There is also a remarkable expansion in linen manu-
factures, the exports for the month of April having
been as under :
1822 2405,219
1863 498,713
1864 666,149
In no item, however, has the ratio of increase bees
larger than in woollen and wonted yarn, which has
been exported to the following amounts; during the
month :
1862
1883
1864
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
and other shares, as given in the Stock Ex-
change list of last evening
lesonses.—Alliabes British sad Foreign, 151; Ditto
Merles, 46, 5 ; Miss, 131 ; Ornemercial 17Mee, 81 •,
We, 61 ; Guardian, 52 ; Firs, 300; Ingrid
Lite, 301; Law Fire, 51, 5 ; North British and Mereasr
Ws, 181, 19 1, ; Ocean Marine, 211, ; Monis, 147;
Bock Isle, 71 • Thames sad Mersey Marine (Limited), 61.
Gaslight sad Odds.—British Provincial, 31; Brighten I
and Hoye, 30 ; Commercial, 46, ; °nation:AM Union
(Limited), 71, 7,1, /, : Zeropme, 141, 15 ; Greet Cen-
tral, 171, 1 • Imperial, 87 ; I Osetimelal, 10, 1;
Para (Limitid), 91, 10; Phenix, 120, 2; United Gemini,
42/, 3; Western, 171, 1611; ditto 11, 8/
Waterworks—Berl* ; Greed Joshed/is, 84; Wad
Middlesex, 115.
seals—ltinnhighass (Guaranteed 41. per met London
end Nara Waters), 80; Repeat's (or Lend*, 251.

TtresDAYlNirma,

Consols, which closed yesterday at 911 to with
dir., for money, and 901 to ex dir., for the Bth
of June, opened and closed to-day at the mum
quotations. The official badness report is as fol-
lows —Three per Cent. Consols for money, 911, 1;
ditto for acoount, 901, 4; Three per Cents. Re-
duoed, 891 1, ; New Three per Cents., NI, 1,
; Bank Stack, 237, 230 i; I_lfdia Firs Per Cent
Stook, 1061, 103/ ; ditto Bonds, 20s. dill. ; Five
per Cent. "eofaced " rupee paper, 104 ; ditto Rye
and-a-Half per Cent., 114.
The India Five par Cent, stock was firm.
The Mara Brilisquer Bills remain at 12s. to 7s.
• dia.; and the June at 6s. to la. dill.