The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARIET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two oVuocm.

The stock markets to-day are dull. An uneasy
feeling continues to be shown with regard to
foreign politics, and some effect is also produced by
the prospect of further withdrawals of gold
for Egypt and the other new cotton countries.
The English funds have declined per cent. In
the share and foreign stock markets, in which pre-
parations for Monday's settlement are in progress,
prices on the whole are fairly supported, except in
a few instances, including Mexican Bonds and
South Eastern Railway stock, in each of which
• decline of if per cent. has occurred. There is no
animation whatever in any department of the Stock
Exchange.

At Paris this morning, aooording to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted
66fr. 95c., showing no alteration.
Consols are now quoted 924 to 1, cum div., for
money, and 91 to 1, ex div., for the account
(Dee. 3). The official business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
921, ; ditto for account, 91, t ; Three per
Cents. Retuned, 801, 1 ; New Three per Cants.,
901, ; Bank Stock, 237 ; India Five per Cent.
Stook, 104 ; ditto Four per Cent., 1001; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1864, 991, i ; ditto
1864 or 1866, 991, 1 ; and Exchequer Bills, 75.,
65., 3s. dia.

The foreign stock market is very dull and inac-
tive, except as regards Turkish Consolides, which
show a reoovory of about 1 per cent. Mexican
Bonds have fallen 1, and Spanish Passive
4. Some of the present quotations are
annexed :—Turkish 1854 Loan, 90 to 4 ;
ditto, 1858, 704 to 1; ditto 1862, 70 to ; the
Consolidis, 461 to 474 ; Greek, 304 to 31 ;
Mexican, 37 to 1 ; and Spanish Passive, 34/ to 4.
Transactions ara recorded as follows: Bra-
zilian Old Five per Cents., 100 ; Buenos Ayres
Six per Cents., 90 ; Egyptian, 99 ; ditto, second
lune, 99/, 981; Greek Coupons, 144 ; Italian,
701 ; Mexican, for account, 374, 37 ; Moorish,
934; New Granada, 141 ; Portuguese, 1856, &c.,
481, ; ditto 1863, scrip, 4 prem. ; Russian,
1862, 88 ; Spanish New Deferred, 474 ; ditto
Certificates, 134 ; Turkish, 1868, for account, 701;
ditto, 1862, 70, 4, 1 ; ditto Guaranteed, 1021.
International Financial shares are quoted 44
to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 21 to 1 prem. ;
London Financial, 84 to 94 prem. ; Mercantile Credit,
31 to 4 prem.; Hudson's Bay, 2 to 11 die. ; Egyp-
tian Trading, 11 to 2 prem. ; Discount Corporation,
64 ton prem. ; Merchant Banking, 54 to 64 prem. ;
Australian Land and Mortgage, to 1 prem. ;
Mortgage Bank of India, 24 to 4 prem. ;
National Steam, 5 to 4 prem ; West India and
Pacific Steam, 3 to 34 prem.; and English and
Swedish Bank, 3 to 34 prem.

- HavTaer Two o'Caoca.
Consols are gin quoted 924 to i, earn div., for
money, and 91 to I,_ ex div., for the aoooant.

The steamer Oneida has arrived at Lisbon from
Brazil with 9,2901. in specie.
There was no material alteration yesterday after-
noon in the foreign exchanges, which were quoted
as follows :

Andordont, 3 mouths, 11.191 to 12 ; ditto, 3 dap,
ILI7 to 1 ; I.eedaa, 3 mood* ILI9I to 12 ; Antwerp,
3 teantan, 25.671 t• 721 ; Haamberg, Imam, three months,
13.8} to I ; PIA* 3 days, 25.25- to 321 ; ditto, 3 months,
15.70 to 75 ; Franktortoo-thirlisine, 3 smooths, 119} to
1 Peterybang tow ronbis), montbe, 331 to } ; Vienne,
01. tlo., 3 moutie,ll.4o to 50 ; Tricots, edt. 3 months,
11.40 to 50 ; Madrid, 3 neowtio, 48 to } ; Cadiz: 3 mouth,,
48 to ; Tot, neentit, 25.821 to 71 ; Genoa, 3
mouths, IL to 71 • Ilnan, 3 mootia, 25.821 to 7i ;
Naples, 3 mom 211.81:211.6 71 ; Palermo, 3 mouths, 25. t}
to 71; Mega, 3 2L821 to 7i ; Lisboa, 90 days,
12i to Ottor4o. 90 tis Ts. 52ito i•

The rates of discount now current in the prin-
cipal continental cities (in the open market) are as
follows :—Paris and Vienna, 8f per cent. • Ham-
burg and Brussels, 51 ; Frankfort, Amsterdam, and
Berlin, 4; ; Turin, 8 ; and St. Petersburg, 8 to 30
per cent. The latter may be considered a nominal
rate.

A meeting of the representatives of the fire
offices took place yesterday at the Sun-office, when
reduced rates of premium were agreed to in
respect of certain non-hazardous insurances.
Notifications in this sense have been put
forward this evening by several of the companies.
The Royal Insurance Company state that they are
" now prepared to accept mercantile insurances in
London at a considerable reduction upon the rates
hitherto charged, and under a scale bearing more
equitably upon merchandise of a non-hazardous'
The Queen Insurance Company intimate
that they are " now prepared to accept insurances
against fire on merchandise in London from mer-
chants, brokes, and others, at verfriznaiderably
reduced rates." The notice issued the London
and Lancashire Company says —"directors
are prepared to undertake insurances at a consi-
derable reduction from the rates hitherto charged
for certain classes of goods."
We are authorised to state that the directors of
the Peninsular and Oriental Company will recom-
mend the following payments to the shareholders
in their annual report, viz. :—Dividend, per
cent. ; additional payment, 2 per cent. ;. under-
writing coconut, I} por cent.
The General Credit and Finance Company of
London have removed from their temporary
ofFoes to more commodious premises in Lothbnry,
immediately adjoining the banks of Messrs. Jones
Loyd and Co. and the London and Westminster.
The property acquired by the company is free-
hold, and in every way adapted for its business.
It is intimated that the directors of the Austra-
lian Mortgage Land and Finance Company
(Limited) are actively engaged in the allotment of
the shares applied for, but that the letters cannot
be posted until the middle or end of next week.
It is notified that most of the shares in the
Indian Tea Company of Darjeeling have been
applied for.

FRIDAY EVINING.

Consols, which closed yestenlay at 91i to ex
div. for next Thursday's settlement, opened and
closed to-day at the same quotation. For money the
last price was 92} to 1 with div. The official
busineea report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Console, for money, 921, f,
_f, • ' ditto, for
amount, 911 ; Three per Ciente. Rednoed, 901, 1,
• New Three per Cents, 901 L ; Bank Stock,
236, 237 ; India Stock, 222 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 1081, 109 ; ditto Four per Cast. Deben-
tures, 1864 or 1860, 99/, ; ditto Bonds, 2s. prem. ;
Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 10t1.
The India Five per Cent. btock remains
steady. Exchequer Bills were unaltered at tie. to
le. dis.

In the foreign stock market attention was largely
occupied with the settlement. The general tone
was steady.
. . . . .

Anglo-Austrian Bank shares continue in active
demand for investment, and have risen to 11
prem. As regards other bank shares, the alteration
prices was of little importance. Alliance Bank,
City Bank, and Bank of Hindustan were inquired
for, while Imperial Ottoman Bank, and London
and South African Bank showed flatness. There
was au improvement in the shares of the Company
of African Merchants, and the Trust and Loan
Company of Upper Canada. Rbymney Iron and
Van Diernall'll Land were rather heavy.
International Financial shares were slightly
lower, at 4f to 4!prem.; General Credit steady
at 21 to 21 prem. ; and Mercantile Credit at
31 to 4 prem. ; while London Fin:metal were
Z:ssa. better, at 9 to 9} prem. Hudson's Bay
were slightly firmer, at 2 to It din, and
Egyptian Trading steady at 1.1 to 2 prem.
Ocean Marine shares were last quoted to-day
131 to prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine,
411 to i prem. ; Oriental and General Marine,
1 to 2 prom. ; London and Proviacial Marine,
par to* prom. ; Univocal Marino, e to ;

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Commercial Unioa Assumes, 3; Id tit *awe sal
Englieh and Scottish Marine, dia. to prem.
Lend Mortgage Bank of India sham were last
quoted 22 to 2 prem. ; English and Swedish
Bank, 3 to 34 prem. ; Mantes Metal Company,
dia. to prem. ; Gloucestershire Smelting, Ito
2 prem. ; Constantinople and Alexandria Hotels,
2 to 24 prem. ; National Steam, 5 to 5+ prem. ;
Merchant Bank, 64 to 2 prem. ; Disoount Corpora-
tion, 62 to 7 prem. ; lettlehamptou Steam, 3 to 34
prem.; Bedford (Brighton) Hotel, to 1 prem.
London and Caledonian Marine, to 14 prem.; and
West India and Pacific Steam, 3 to 3+ prem.
Merchant Beek shares opened this morning at 74
prem. "buyers,"and closed ate+ toil prem. Discount
Corporation fell 11., leaving off at 6} to 7 prem.
A rise of about 24 per cent. took place to-day in
United States Fire per Cents.