The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-21 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocz.

Business in the Stock Exchange to-day is ex-
tremely inactive, yet the general tone is firm, owing
chiefly to the somewhat more encouraging tendency
of the money market. The funds are well sup-
ported, at yesterday's quotations. Home railway
stocks are also steady. Foreign bonds, in a few
instances, are a fraction better, the prominent
exception being the Confederate Loan, which Las
again fallen heavily.

The discount market remains quiet, and the rate
for good bills is unchanged, at 84 to 9 per cent.
The supply of money is abundant. In the Stock
Exchange short loans are obtainable at 4 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's irle-
gram, the Three per Cent, Rentes opened at 66fr. 08c.,
showing • decline of Sc., compared with the last
price of yesterday.
Consols are now qu,,ted 831 to r for money, and
881 to 4 for the acc,,unt (Oct. 11). The official
business report is as foll,,ss :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 884, 1 ; ditto, for account,
881; Three per Ceuta. Reduced, 861, ;
New Three per Cents., 864, 1 ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 1031, 1041 ; Exchequer Bills, March, Se.,
12a. die ; ditto June, 23a. die.
Spanish Passive Bonds and Certificates, and
Greek and Turkish Bonds of 1862, have im-
proved 1 or 1 per cent., while Con-
federate Bonds have again fallen 24 per cent.
These are the only variations in the
foreign stock market. Some of the pre-
sent quotations are annexed, viz., Greek,
24 to ; Mexican, 271 to 1 ; Spanish
Passive, 32 to 1; the Certificates, 141 to ;
Confederate, 73 to 74 ; Turkish of 1858, 681 to 69 ;
ditto, 1862, 694 to 701; and the Consolidk, 501 to 61.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Colombian,
Six per Cents., 791 ; Danish, 1864, 92 ; Egyptian,
97, 96, ex div. ; Malian, for account, 67, ;
ditto, Marew mane Railway), 724 ; Portu-
guese, 1866, kc., for account, 47 ; Russian,
1862, 871, 88 ; Spanish New Deferred, for account,
434 ; ditto Passive, for account, 32, 4 ; ditto Certi-
ficates, 144 ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 91,
1, 901 ; ditto, 1858, for account, 69, ex div. ;
ditto, 1001. Bonds, 73, ex div. ; ditto 1862, 70 ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 701, 1 ; Venezuela, 1862, for ac-
count, 56 ; ditto 1864, 441, ex div.
International Financial shares are now quoted
31 to I prem. ; General Credit, 24 ton prem. ;
London Financial, 74 to 8 prem. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 21 to 1 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16 ;
Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 14 to d prem. ; Imperial
Mexican Railway, 4 to 11 prem. ; Ottoman Sociiiti
11 to 4 prem. ; Credit Foncier and
Mobilier of England, 24 to 1 prem.
The gold operations at the Bank yesterday com-
prised the purchase of 34,0001., and the withdrawal
of 25,000 sovereigns for Brazil.
The Menageries Imperiales steamer Peluse,
which left Marseilles on the 18th iust,, took 2,2001.
in specie for Alexandria, and the large sum of
495,4401. for India and Chins. _

The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon pre-
sented no alteration of importance. The rates
were as follows :

imesterdain, 3 month., 12.2 to 4 ; ditto, 3 days,
11.184 to 194 ; Rotterdam, 3 meths, 12.24 to ; Ant-
werp, 3 smooths, 25.75 to 80; Hamburg, ms. Woo, 3
ramitha, 13.94 to 4 ; Paris, 3 days, 2510 to 40; ditto, 3
maths, 25.75 to 85 ; Frankfort-oa-ths-Maise, 3 mooths,
121 to 4; 81. Potersbarg (per roublel, 3 months, 304 to 4 ;
Vieona, aff. 26..3 mostly', 12.24 to 12.74; Trim* if. do.,
3 months, 12.24 to 12.74 ; Madrid, 3 madam, 474 to 4 :
Oadis, 3 =oaths, 474 to 48 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.85
to 90 ; Germ, 3 months, 23.85 to 90 ; Milan, 3 months,
25.85 to 90; Naples, 3 months, 25.85 to 90; Mame,
3 mouths, 25.85 to 90 ; Messina, 3 mouths, 25.85 to 90 ;
Lisbon. 90 days, 514 to ; Oporto, 90 days, 514 to 4.
Letters from Havre report the failure at a firm
iu the cotton track, with liabilities to a rather coo-
aidensble amount

A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. T. Palmer
and Co., East India merchants, who failed on the
4th inst., was held yesterday. An approximate
statement of affairs, prepared by Messrs. Cash and
Edwards, the accountants, was presented, showing
liabilities amounting to 410,4711., of which 78,6561.
is expected to rank upon the estate, with assets re-
promoting 62,0671., or nearly 165. in the pound.
After considerable discussion it was resolved to
wind up the estate under inspection.
A meeting of the creditors of Mr. F. Franken-
heim, who recently failed, with liabilities to a con-
siderable amount, was callod fur yesterday, at the
London Tavern, at 2 o'clock, but, there being uo
one present to commence the proceedings, the cre-
ditors present separated after waiting half-an-boor.
It is understood that the object of the meeting was
to take the estate out of the Court of Bankruptcy.
Messrs. Winn Brothers who recently failed, have
arranged to pay their creditors a composition of ss.
in the pound iu instalments extending over four
months. Mr. Mullaly, the accountant, estimates
the liabilities at 7,0001., and the assets at 1,3001_

At the meetings of the Credit Fuecier and Credit
Mobilier Companies, held yesterday, the resolutions
passed on the sth suet. were formally confirmed.
Notice is given that the Auglo-Austrian Bank
will be prepared to pay on the let October out of
realised net profits as interest for the first six
months of the current year the SUM of 3s. tid. per
share free of iucome-tar.

The directors of "Smith, Knight, and Cu.
(Limited)" are inviting tenders fur the materials
(including 27,940 tons of rails) required fur the
Imperial Mexican Railway.
The share certificates of the European and Ame-
rican Finance Corporation will be reedy for deli-
very, in exchange for the bankers' receipts, on the
7/th inst.

Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock Ka-
change list of last evening :

losurnaos.--Commercial Unios. S a ; Guardian, 50 491 ;
lad amity Marina 1341 4 5; Liverpool tad Leadoo and
Globe (6 per east enneitiet), 121 38 ; Lauda', 46a ; North
British mad bleromaile, lij i ; Ocean ]Larissa 224
Provident Life, 36; Ito* Lilo, 8; Usiversel Yeritio
(Limited), sa.
Goebibt sad Coke.—Ooetieeetal ijeioa (Limited). 81 1,
▪ div. ; Equitable, 88 ; ditto new, 32 ; Europeasi. aew, 71,
ex div.; Great Central, 174 a ; Imperial C 058848441, 85;
Loedes, 841 4.
Waterworks.—Berlia, 8j; Lac Loadoa, 137 j; ditto,
"7' 131.

105 a.
Casaba —Rogan. (or Lotbdoe), Z.
Ilissellaneous.—Saar alici Wrier Hotel, 5.

It appears that Messrs. Thomas Taplin and Co.
will not lose scything by the great fire which has
just occurred in Ureahatn•street, the wl.ole of their
stock being insured, sod their books Laving been
saved.

The Etna, fur New York, will call at Queeostown
to-morrow, and memages will be received at any
of the Electric and Internatioual Telegraph Com-
pany's office, in 1A14*1.1011 up to 3.30 p.m., and in
the provinces up to 9 p.m. The Chime, for New
York, will call at Queenstown on Sunday. Sept.
25, and weaaages will be received until the same
hours.

TOPZDAT Warm.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 881 for
the 11th October, opened this morning at 881,
" buyers," and closed at 881 to t For money the
last price was 881 to 1. The official basins.. report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for
stoney, 88, 1,1, ; ditto for account,
881, g; Three per Cents. Reduced, 884, 1; New
Three per Cents., 861, 1, ; India Stock, 210 ;
ditto Five per Cent. block, 104, ; Five per Cent.
" enlaced " rupee paper, 101 ; ditto Five-and-a-
Half per Cent., 110.

The India Five per Own. stock was firm. The
Marsh Exchequer Bilk remain at 154. to se. dia,
and the June ea lea. to 15a die.

The Confederate Loan was very heavy this after-
noon, upon the news by the Jura, sad dosed at a
fall of 34 per oeot. Spanish Passive Bonds also
declined I per cent. With these exceptions foreign

stocks were firm, witha rather favourable tendency.
Italian stook rase I per mat, Turkish Coasolidife
and Spanish Deferred Three per Cents. and
Greek I.

Beni shares remain flat, owing, apparently, to a
fear that some of these establishments may sustain
losses through the mercantile failures which are
occasionally reported. Lower prioes were quoted
to-day for Albion Bank, Brazilian and Portuguese,
London Bank of Scotland, Mercantile and Ex-
change, Metropolitan and Provincial, Sciude, Pun-
, jaub, sad Delhi, aud South Eastern Bank. Anglo-
Austrian Bank, however, were inquired for, and
I were quoted It to 16 prem., and Imperial Ottoman
Bank were steady at to 17k.
1111414011'11 Bay shares were steady, at 151 to 161,
and Egyptian Trading at 1 to 13 prem. There
were inquiries for British Indian Tea, Commercial
Union Assurance, Laud Securities, Rio Improve-
niente, awl West India and Pacific Steam shares.
Millwall iron Works were steady at par to I prem.
Consolidated Discount, National Steam, Nerbudda
Coal and Iron, Otsgo and Southland investment,
and Truat and Loan Company of Upper Canada,
were flat.

The shares of the financial companies were steady.
There was a fair inquiry for International and
General Credit. Thp closing quotations are an-
nexed, viz. :—lnter,..,tional, 3g to prem. ; Gene-
ral Credit, 24 to 11 prem.; London Financial,
71 to 8 prem. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit (amal-
gamated), 21 te prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 24
to 3 prem. ex div. and new shares ; and Credit
Fonder, 24 to S prem. cx div. and new shares.
Anglo-Egyptian Bank shares closed at 14 to I
prem., and Imperial Mexican Railway shares at
to prem.
United States 5-20 Bonds have risen 2 to 24
per cent, upon to-day's news, closing at 444 to 45.
American railway securities participated in the
deemed.

111NE8.-(711.18 DAY.)

Two o'Cwcx.

There is very little business in the mining market
to-day, and prices generally exhibit no change, com-
pared with those last current yesterday. Great Vor
charm are in exceptional request, at 34 to 35, being
10s. better. East Grenville are quoted 71 to f.
Elingston Down.; are officially marked 4.
blontes Aureos shares are fiat, and have declined.
Other foreign, as well as colonial mines, are unal-
tered.