The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

TITVINDAT Ening°.

The discount market was easier to-day, and there
was more dirsition to effect transactions at 31,
Dec cent. he rate for first-rate six months
bills was about 41. At the Bank of England there
is still an absence of anything like pressure.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 931 to for
the 9th September, opened this morning at the
same quotation, subsequently improved to
931, " buyers," and closed at 931-to R. For
money the last price was 93/ to . The
official business report is as follows}—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 931, 4 ; ditto
for account, 9311, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
931, ; New Three per Cents., 931, 1, ;
Thirty Years Annuities, 1886, 15 3-16 ; Red Sea
Telegraph, 21 1-16 ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1081, A ; ditto Bonds, 19s. prem. ; Bank Stock,
238, 240 ; Five per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper.
I°7t
T e India Five per Cert stock was steady at 1
to 1 ; India Bonds at 166 to 19s. prem. ; ang
Exchequer Bills at ls. dia. tc 28. prem.
The market for foreign securities attracted very
little attention from the speculators, and, with a
further diminution in the operations, prices exhi-
bited little alteration.
Bank shares were in demand, and the general
tendency of prices was favourable. Agra, Char-
tered of British Columbia, Chartered Mer-
cantile of Ind*, Imperial, Imperial Ottoman, Lon-
don and County, Oriental Corporation, Standard
of British South Africa (New), and Union of Aus-
tralia were all better. Australasia were rather
lower. In the miscellaneous share market, Crystal
Palace, English and Australian Copper, Loudoa
General Omnibus, and Royal Mail Steam advanced.
East and West India, London, and St. Katharine
Dock stocks were also firmer.
Ocean Marine Insurance shares were last quoted
131 to 131 prem. ; Thames and Memel', 21 to 3
prem. ; Universal, to dis. ; North British and
Mercantile, 17 to 4 ; Commercial Union, 21 to
21 prem. ; and Oriental and General, 14 to 11 prem.
The nominal closing quotations for shares in new
undertakings to-day were as follows :—Oriental
Hotels, *to 1 prem. ; Marine Investment, to 1
prem. ; Richmond Castle Hotel, to; prem. ; and
Copenhagen Railway, to I prem.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
MA RIC-LANK. —(THIB DAY. )
The supply of English wheat oa offer Imre thin morning
was only moderate, but the quality of the samples wise
prime. For most kinds the demand ruled heavy ; but,
compared with Mooday, no change took pleas iss the quota-
aims. Scarcely any aid wheat was on the stands.
We were wall supplied with Amiga wheat. Millers pur-
chased both red and white qualities cautiously, at the late
decline is prioes.
Floating carping pain met a dull inquiry, and the cur-
rencies bad a drooping tendency.
Fine barley wee somewhat firm in price, but all other
qualities were dull, sad the turn in favour of buyers. The
supply was very limited.
Malt, the show of which wee seasonably good, met a dull
gale, cm former lona.
Good woad cats commended previous rates ; but heated
samples were much neglected. la prim, however, Ten'
little Waage took Mon
Bemis moved off slowly at last week's currency.
The inquiry for peas was much restricted at late rates.
The floor Weds me in a sluggish state at Monday's reduc-
tion.
Linseed sold to a fair extest, at fall prim ; but all other
ends, as well as cakes, commode& very little attention.
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