The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-11 00:00:00

posted yestatlay afternoon, when the first imam': of
5,000 shares was allotted.
More than 25,000 shares have been applied for
in the Company of African Merchants, the number
offered to the public being only 10,000. The list
was closed yesterday.

FIUDAT itviortyc:

Console, which closed yesterday at 921 toiler
the account (August 8), were first marked this
morning 92k, and closed at 921 to For money
the lad price was 92$ to 4. The official business
report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 924, 4, 4 ; ditto for account, 92f ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 924, ; New Three per Cents.,
924, 4,4, p• Thirty Years Annuities' 1885, 15 ;
Red Sea Telegraph, 214 • India Stock, 227,
225 ; ditto Five per Cent. Bieck, redeemable July,
1870, 1084, 4, 4 ; ditto for account, 1084 ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 100 ; ditto Bonds, 18s.
Fem. ; Four per Cent enfaoed rupee paper,
ditto Five per Cent., 1074.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady at
1084 to I. India Bonds were quoted 14s. to 18s.
prem. ' • and Exchequer Bills la. die. to Es. rem.
The foreign stock market was firm, particularly
in the afteruoom.

The course of the market to-day for the shares
of the Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company
furnishes an illustration of the consequences of
the desire manifested by many of the speculators to
effect sales of every new concern that comes out.
The shares have been driven down recently tot to
prem., but it is now found that they are very scarce
for the coming settlement, fixed for Monday. A
rebound has accordingly taken place to-day to
to 24 prem., and the final quotation was 1# to 1
prem. The shares of the Hudson's Bay Company,
of which many speculative sales appear likewise to
have been effected, left off t better than yesterday,
at to prem.
International Financial shares have relapsed to
44 to 5 prem., and General Credit to to 1 prem.
London Financial were steady at 1# to 14 prem.
British and American Exchange Bank and Lon-
don and Brazilian Bank shares were weaker, while
Union Bank of London and Mercantile and Ex-
' change Bank have improved. There were inquiries
for Joint Stock Discount shares. Peel River Land
stock was flat.
Ocean Marine shares closeCto-day at 10Atie
o!
prem. ; Universal Marine, # to Tham
es
and ;
and Mersey, 2 15-16 to 3 1-16 prem. ; Commercial
Union, 14 to 2 prem. ; North British and Mercan-
tile Insurance, 164 to 17 ; Oriental and General
Marine, 14 to 14 prem. ; and British and Foreign
Marine, t to 14 prem.
The nominal closing quotations for shares in new
undertakings to-day were as follows :—London and
Hamburg Bank, par to 1 prem. ; Richmond Hill
Hotel, par to 1 prem. ; Torquay Hotel to 14
prem. ; Portugal Iron and Coal, to 4, prem.
City of London Hotel, to prem. ; Company of
African Merchants, #to prem. ; Continental Gas,
t°prem. ; Copenhagen Railway, to prem. ;
London and African Trading, to 1 prem. ; and
Oil Seed Crushing Company (in which undertaking
2,000 shares were applied for to-day out of 5,000)
Prem.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Ciocx.

The transactions in the mining market to-day
are upon a very limited scale, and prices gene-
rally are without variation. Fret Caradon shares
are rather firmer, at 261 to 3, and Marke Valley
at to I. Rut Basset are quoted 76 to 77
Wheal Crofty, 3to ; New Martha, 3to ; and
Caradon and Phosnix, lit to
Foreign and colonial mining shares are steady.
There are a fair number of inquiries for St. John
del Rey and United Mexican.
The subjoined weekly summary of the metal
market is from the circular of Means. Von Dadels-
zen and North : _ .

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We have to report a steady &maid for metals since our
last report. While in some kinds prices have advanced,
others have shown a tendency to a slight decline. Iron.-
Welsh bars continue very firm at 61. 15e. to 51. 17e. 6d.
f .o.b. Wales, sod at 81. Mt f.0.b., this port. For Stafford-
shire qualities there is & fair average demand. Scotch pig
iron has been largely dealt in at gradually advancing prices.
We now quote cash parcels Mal cash, 56e. 9d. three months
open, with every appearance of a further rise. Copper-The
demand continues both for raw and manufacture, but as
buyers requires slightooncession from official prices, business;
is somewhat checked. Foreign has been quiet, holders of
Baud and Hapunds ask 98/. to 991., for B'.panith 901., and
Chili 861. 108. Tin-English is in steady demind, while
common is offered below official prime. Foreign is quite
neglected. Strain is offering at 1264 10s. cult, 1271. Hires
months, without meeting with buyers. Been, 1301. Ws.
The Dutch market is quiet at 77f1. Tin Plates.-Charcoals
are doll of sale, while common ooke sell freely at 21e. 6d. to
215.9 d. in Liverpool. Lead quiet; good soft English, 201.
78. 6d. to 204 12s. 6d. Si eller-A decided improvement
has taken place, and an avenge amount of bruin:es has
been done, after 181. having been paid 181. se. now firmly
demanded, sod even at this price but little is to be had.
For toward 134 ss. and 18/. 108. paid ; W. H., 18/. 10s. to
181. 158. In Hull sinker business has been reported at
174 15e. to 171. 178. ordinary brands ; W.H., 18/. 51.