The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-aIIIS DAY.)

Two o'Cloci.

Owing chiefly to the absence of business, the
stock markets are dull to-day, but no general re-
duction has taken place in prices. Consols are
quoted the same u ye.terday, and foreign stocks
exhibit no alteration of importance. A decline,
ranging from tai per cent., has occurred iu some
English railway securities.
There is still only a very limited demand for
money, at 74 per cent. In the Stock Exchange the
rate for short loans is unaltered, at 4 to 5.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Routes opened at
66fr. 47c., showing no variation of importance.
Console are now quoted 904 to for money, and
904 to 4 for the account (Sept.). The official bold-
ness report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Console, for money, 894, 4 ; ditto, for ac-
count, 894 ; Three per Certs. Reduced, 88i, 4, 4 ;
New Three per Cents., 884, 4, 4 ; Five per Cent.
lAnnuities, 1054 ; India Stock, 213 ; ditto Five
per Cent. Stock, 1034, 1044 ; ditto Bonds, 165.,
lbs. die. ; Exchequer Bills, March, 23e. die. ;
ditto, June, 255. dia.
Foreign stocks are inactive, and prick s in most
instances unaltered. Turkish securities, however,
continue in demand, and the loan of 1858
and Consolidds have further improved
per cent. Mexican Bonds have slightly
receded. Some of the present quotations are sub-
joined :—Turkish, 1868, 72 to 4 ; ditto, 1862, 694
to 704 ; Conaoliddi, 504 to 514 ; Greek, 234
to 24; Spanish Paasive, 304 to 4 ; Con-
federate, 774 to 784 ; and Mexican, 28/ to 29.
Transactions arsrecorded as follows :anish, 1856,
914, 82 ; Egyptian, 1014, ; ditto (second issue), 1014,
; Mexican, for account, 28 ; Moorish, 921, ex div.;
Russian, 1862, 884, 88 ; ditto, 1864, 894 ; Spanish
New Deferred, for account, 434 ; idtto Pas-
sive, for account, 304 ; ditto, Certificates,
for account, 124 ; Turkish, 1868, for account, 724,
4, ; ditto, 1862, 704 ; ditto, for account, 704, 4,
70 ; ditto, 1001. Bonds, 70 ; Venezuela, 1864, scrip,
84 die.
International Financial shares are now quoted
44 to 4 prem. ; General Credit, 24 to 34 prem. ;
London Financial, 10 to 4 -prem. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 31 to 4 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 161 to 17;
and Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 2} to 3 prem.

Foos o'CLocx.

Consols are inactive at 901 to # for money, and
901 to # for the account. The demand fur money
is moderate. No bullion operations have occurred
at the Bank.

No bullion operations occurred at the Bank yes-
terday. There is still an absence of inquiry fur
the continent.

In the foreign exchsngesyesterday afternoon there
was no important alteration, but the rates were
fully supported. Subjoined is the usual list :

Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.14 to 24 . • ,litto, 3 dye,
11.19 to I ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.2 to ; Ant-
werp. 3 monhs, 25.721 to 74 ; Hamburg, me. 'oseeo, 3
months, 13.10 to 4 ; Paris, 3 days, 25.25 so s 5 ; ditto, 3
months, 25.70 to 75 ; Frankfort-on.thirliaine, 3 =maths.
121 to i ; Bt. Petersburg (per rouble), 3 =omits, 304 to 31 ;
Vienna, eff. 3 moat* 11.824 to 74; Tnrete. MI. 80..
3 mouths, 11.824 to if ; Madrid, 3 mouths, 47. to 48 ;
Cedis, 3 mouths, 474 to 48 ; Leghorn, 3 moon.", 25.80
to 83 ; Geaas, 3 months, 25.80 to 8.5 ; Miles, 3 months.
25.80 to 85 ; Naples, 3 months, 25.80 to 85 ; Palermo.
mostaa. 25.80 to 85 ; Mesems, 3 months, 25.80 to 85 ;
Lisboa 10 dam, 511 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 dare, 514 to 52.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
and other shares, as given in the Stock Exchange
list of last evening :

Insurenos.—Alliance British and Foreign, 151 ; ditto
Marine, 44 5 ; Medical, and Gibber.' Life, 254
'ex div. • Fag* 61 ; Equity and Law' 8 ; English sad
Soottiab Law Life, 41 ex div. ; Guardian. 5U ; Law Fire,
141; Landau, 461; Marinft 924 ; Ocean Marine, 224 ; Usi-
I vernal Marine (Limited), or 64.
Gaslight end Cats.—Commercial, 46; Great Central, 174;
Imperial Continental, 8.34 4 ; Landes, 84 ; Phoenix. 1144 15,
WEBS ; Surrey Consumes% 174 1 ; United General, 41
24 14 ; Westminster Chartered, New, 541, ex die. ; Wasters,
17 ; ditto B, 84.
Waterworks.—Berlia, 81 9 ; attisso, 264 ex div. ; East
Leedom, 1274 az .
Docks. - Landon sad St. Batissios, 714.
The dividend on Glasgow and South Western
Railway stock is officially announced at the rate of
al per cent. per annum, against 5 for the corns-
pondiMg period of 1863.

The London and Colonial and British and Ame-
rican Exchange Banks have now been withdrawn
from the Stock Exchange official list, and the title
of the amalgamated undertaking—lnternational
Bank (Limited)—introduced instead.

The animal general meeting of the Banque Gin&
rale Suisse will be held at Geneva on the sth Sep-
tember next. Shareholders desiring to attend will
be required to deposit their shares on or before the
31st instant.

Minn EVMIIIIB.

Consols slightly improved in the morning, but
subsequently returned to the heavy prices of yester-
day. For the account the first (rotation
was 891 to 1, and the last 801 to . Fur
money the closing price was 89 to 1.
The official business report is as follows:
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 891, L 1;
ditto, fur account, 89f 1 ; Three per Crete. Re-
duped, 881, 1 ; New Three pee Ceuta., 881,1, 1;
Five per Cent. Anna, 1873, 104 ; Auns., 1880,
14 9.16, 11-16 ; Bank Stock, 244, 2421, 242 ; India
Five per Cent. Stock, 1031, 1041, ; ditto Four per
Cent., 991 ; ditto Certificates, 99 ; Four per Cent.
" entered" rupee paper, 94.
India Five per Cents. have been in rather better
demand, and touched 1041, bat afterwards went to
1031 to 1041. Exchequer Bills were quiet, and
marked 245. and 15s. discount.