The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-07 00:00:00

MON

Two o'CLoci.

The stock markets to-day are firm. The funds
have been strengthened by continued investments
by the public, who are attracted by the present
low prices. Consols are now quoted 1-18 to 1 per
cent. higher than they closed yesterday. Some of
the home railway stocks are also rather better.
Foreign stocks have not responded.
There is no new feature in the discount market,
which remains quiet, and the rate for good three-
months' bills is unaltered at 71 to 8 per cent. The
charge for short loans in the Stock Exchange,
is 54 to 81.

The usual telegrams from the Paris Bourse have
not yet come to hand.

Consols are now quoted 87/ to 1, both for
money and to-morrow's settlement, and 881 to for
the new account (October 11). The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 871, f, I; ditto for account, 871, ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 84, f ; New Three
per Cents., 851, f, • ; India Five per Cent.
stock, 1031; ditto Bonds, 225. die. ; and Exchequer
Bills, March, ss. dia.

Greek Bonds are inquired for, and have
risen 1 per cent., being now quoted 24
to a. Turkish Consolidds are firm at 501
to R, and Mexican Bonds at 28 to a. Spanish Pas-
sive Bonds are dull at 301 to 31, and the Cer-
tificates firm at 131 to 1. Confederate Bonds
are quoted 791 to 801, being steady.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Egyptian,
NC ex div. ; Greek, for account, 241, 24, 1 ;
Italian (Maremmana Railway), 721 ; Mexican, for
account, 271, 281 ; ditto 1864, 251, 1; Peruvian,
1862, for account, 791, 77 ; Portuguese, 1856,
&c., for account, 471, 47 ; Russian, 1862,
881, 1 ; Spanish Passive, for account, 301;
ditto Certificates, for account, 131, 1 ; Turk-
ish, 1858, for account, 691, 69, ex div. ; ditto
1862, for account, 70 ; ditto 1863, 66.
International Financial shares are now quoted
'3l to / prem. ; General Credit, 21 to 1 prem. ;
London Financial, 8 to a pram. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, n to prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 161 to I ;
Anglo-Egyptian Bark, 11 to 1 prem. ; Imperial
Mexican Railway, a dia. to a prem. ; Ottoman
Sozidti Ginirale, 11 to prom. ; and Credit Fon-
cier and Mobilier of England, 3 to a prem.

FOUR O'CLOCK.

Oonsols are fractionally worse, at 83 for money
and to-morrow's settlement, and 871 to 88 for the
new account (Oct.) The amount of gold sent into
the Bank is 4,000/.

About 66,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank
yesterday.
The foreign exchanges have responded to the
somewhat tighter appearance which has been pre-
sented by our money market during the last few
days. Yesterday afternoon the tendency of the
rates on most of the continental cities was favour-
able. The rates were as follows :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.11 to 21 : ditto, 3 days,
11.181 to 19 ; Rotterdam, 3 naathe, 12.11 to 21 ; Ant-
werp, 3 months, 25.70 to 75; Hamburg, me. hum, 3
months, 13.91 to 4 : Paris, 3 days, 25.721 to 32( ; ditto, 3
months, 25.671 to 721 ; Frankfortna-thwllaine, 3 months,
1201 to 121 ;St. Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 301 to 1 ;
VlOO.Oll. eft. 80.. months, 11.821 7i ; Trieste. ed.
3 months, ILB2I to 71 ; Madrid, S months, 471 to 1 ;
Cadiz, 3 months, 471 to 48 ; Linkers, 3 months, 25.80
to 85 ; Game, 3 months, 25.80 to 85 ; =an, 3 =oaths,
25.80.t0 85 ; Naples. 3 months, 25.80 to 85; Pakeme,
3 months, 34.80 to 85 ; lGsdna, 3 months, 25.80 to 85 ;
Lisbon, 90 days, 511 to 1 ; Oporto, 90 days, 511 to 1.
At the adjourned meeting of the creditors of
Mears. Ford, Curtis and Curtis, held yesterday, a
resolution was peened empowering the committee
of creditors appointed at the former meeting to
treat with the insolvents for a composition of not
lees than ss. in the pound, to be secured, in whole
or part, as the committee may deem advisable. The
unfavourable position of the estate gave rise to con-
siderable discussion, and some of the creditors were
inlfavour of a resort to bankruptcy proceedings.
It was eventually decided, however, to further ad-
journ till the 16th inst., to learn the result of the
proposed negotiations.
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It appears that Maude. BaHerm and Co., in the
Spanish trade, who recently stopped payment,
have made arrangements to carry on their business,
and it is understood that an offer of a composition
will shortly be made to the creditors.
At a meeting of the National Bank of Liverpool
(Limited), held on Monday, the proprietors confirmed
the resolution of the directors increasing the capital
to 3,000,0001. by the issue of 10,000 new shares at
W. premium, to be allotted to the shareholders in
the proportion of one new to two old shares.
An extraordinary meeting of the Humber Iron
Works and Shipbuilding Company (Limited) is
called for the 15th inst., to confirm the resolution'
at the adjourned special meeting on the,
passeds ult., which authorised the directors "to borrow
on mortgage of, or other security, on the vessels of
the company, or the landed or other property of
the company, or any of them, or any part thereof
respectively, or on bond or debenture, as they in
their discretion see St, any sum or sums of money
not exceeding in the whole the sum of 100,0001., on
such terms and at such rate of interest or other-
wise as they see fit."
The half-yearly meeting of the Great Western
Railway Company of Canada is called for the sth
October, at the London Tavern.
A general meeting of the Turin and Savona Rail-
way Company is convened for the 6th October, at
Turin.
The directors of the Rock Life Office have an-
nounced a half-yearly dividend of 2s. 6d. per share,
and also a bonus of 2s. 61. per share for the year.
A call of 51. is to be paid on the 10,000 new shares
in the Bank of Hindustan, China, and Japan
(Limited) by the Ist October. Accompanying the
call circular is the following intimation :
It is the intention of the directors to make further calls
of 51. each every three months, until the full 25/. ham been
called up ; following out which intention, the payment.
will fall due as below :—Fourth payment, Monday, 2nd
Jemmy, 1865 • 600 payment, of 21., in March, 1865.
The prospectus of the Merchandise Marks
Registration Association (Limited) is in circula-
tion. The object is to " give practical effect to the
Merchandise Marks Act," which came into opera-
tion at the commencement of the present year.
With this view it is proposed to establish a regis-
tration of all trade marks or other symbols adopted
by manufacturers and others as a security for their
articles of production, and to prosecute all persons
infringing them. Branches and agencies are to be
formed in Dublin and Edinburgh, and in the prin-
cipal manufacturing towns in England. The capital
proposed is 20,0001., in 2,000 shares of 101. each, of
which not more than 51. is to be called up unless
by consent of a general meeting.
The letters of allotment and "regret" to appli-
cants for shares iu the Aberaman Iron Works (late
Crawahay Bailey's) were posted on Monday night.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock Ex-
change list of last evening :

lnetirance.—Alliance British sad Foreign, 15 ; ditto
Marine, 42 31 ; Commercial Union. B 71 ; Guardian, 50 ;
Indemnity Mann., 1341 sex di.. ; Law Life, 831 ; Liver-
pool and London and Globe (6 per cent. annaities), 121
29 I ; London. 461 ,• London and Caledonian Marie*
(Limited), 41; North British and Mercantile, 171; Provi-
dent Life, 36; Rock Life, 8 1 ; Thames and Mersey Marine
'Limited), 61.
Gasliabt and Coke.—City of London A, 311 1 ex div.
Commercial, 461 ; Continental Union (Limited). 81 ; Great
Central, 171 ; Imperial, 184 ex die. ; ditto Didwistamt.
205 en div. ; Imperial Continental, 85 31; London, 84
United General, 401 40 1 14 ; Westminster Chartered, 83
en div.; ditto New, 541 4 ex die.; Western, 17; ditto
Waterworlis.—Berlin, 81; aliases, 961 ; Bast Loudon,
1271; ditto, New, 131.
Canals.—Birraingbani (thasisalsect 41. per cent. London
and North Western), 89.
Miseellaseene. —Landes Torero, 54.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 20th
that, for the supply of 50,000 gallons of rum.
Last night's Gazette contains a notification that
the interest on Exchequer Bills for the half-year

'Y MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ending on the 11th Sept., 1864, will be payable at
the Bank of England on and after the 11th Sept.
next ; aad that the interest of such Exchequer
Bills for the following half-year, to March, 1866,
will be at the rate of V. per cent. per annum.

TOM= ETINDIO.

Consols, which dosed yesterday at 871 to 1, both
for money and next Thursday's settlement, opened
this morning at 871 to 1, and, after being marked
as low as 871, closed at 871 tog. For the 11th
Oct. the last price was 881-18 to 3-16. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 871, 1, 1 ; ditto, for account,
871, 1,4, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 814, 4, i;
New Three per Cents., WI, 1,1; Bank Stock, 244,
243 ; India Stock, 210, 212 ; ditto Five per Cent
Stock, 1031, ; ditto Bonds, 28a. dis. ; Five per
Cent. " enfaced " rupee paper, 101.
It was officially intimated this evening that from
the 11th inst. the rate of interest on the March Ex-
chequer Bills will be raised from 3 to 4 per cent.
The India Five per Cent. stock was rather fiat.
Exchequer Bills recovered 55., closing at 255. to lba.
dia., owing to the reported rise in the rate of in-
terest upon them.

In the foreign stock market the principal feature
was a fresh advance of 3} per cent. in the Oon-
federate Loan. Otherwise this department was
dull, though the speculative stocks recovered in the
afternoon from a decline which took place at one
period of the day. Compared with the final quota-
tions of yesterday. there is a reduction of per
cent. in Italian stock, and in Spanish Deferred
Three per Cents. and Portuguese, but an improve-
ment of in Greek and Mexican.
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In the market for bank shares there was a reco-
very of It. in Alliance, a contradiction being given
to some false reports which were circulated yes-
terday.
London and Brazilian Bank, London Joint Stock
Bank, and Land Mortgage Bank of India, were
also firmer ; but as regards many other banks,
including Consolidated, -East London, Imperial,
London Bank of Scotland, London Birmingham
and South Staffordshire, London, Hamburg, and
Continental, London and County, Merchant,
Mercantile and Exchange, Midland, Metropolitan
and novincial, North Western, and Scinde,
Puujaub and Delhi, the course of prices was down-
wards.

Hudson's Bay shares closed at 16 to 1, showing
a recovery of 10s. Egyptian Trading were rather
firmer, at 1 to 11 prew. Thames and Mersey
Marine Insurance shares slightly improved.
Madras Irrigation and Otago and Southland Invest-
ment were quoted lower, and a fresh decline took
place in National Steam shares.
A general recovery took place in the shares of the
financial companies. International and General
Credit rose rm. to 7.. 6d.; Imperial Mercantile,
121. 6(1.; London Financial, 155., &c. The closing
quotations are annexed, viz.—International, 31 to
prem.• General Credit, 21 to 1 prem.; London
FinanCial, Bto prom.; Imperial Mercantile Cre-
dit (amalgamated), 21 to prom. ; Credit Mobi-
lier, si to 9 prem.; and Credit Foncier, 8} to pi
prom.
Numerous transactions took place in the sham of
the Credit Foncier and Mobilier Company of Eng-
land (amalgamated), which closed at 31 to 4 prom.
The closing (but in some cases only nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings are sub-
oined,viz. :—Anglo•Egyptianßank,ll to 11 prem.;
Imperial Mexican Railway, 1 die. to 1. prom.; Otto-
' man Socitit4 Geuiralo l to prom.; Chilian
Mining and Trading, ;to / prom. ; and Hewett and
C0.,1 to 11 prem.
The shares of the Ebbw Vale Company were in
demand, in connexion with the settlement to-day,
and improved to par to prem.
The following memorandum gives the substance
lof the present advice. from the River Plate :

The Private advice' from Monte Video sad the Banda
Oriental now confirm our previous report., that the pacifio
negotiations which have for some time peat been going on
between the two countries, have proved uneatisfactoty.
The were from Buenos Ayres and the Argentine Republic
are, r usual, of • satiefactory character, pease prevailing
there internally and externally, and all dams of the com-
munity evidently eoj.ying much prosperity. The English
railway schemes are going rapidly forward. Trade wee
brisk,rd agricultural matters ins favourable condition from
the late copious rains.