The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-15 00:00:00

j Five per Cent. Stock, 1064, ; ditto Four
per Cen.,, 100} • ditto Bonds, dia. ; Five per
Cent. " effaced" rupee paper, 1031.
The India Five per Cent stock was steady.
Exchequer Bills improved Is., being quoted 11s.
to 6s. dis. _

Foreign stocks were firm, and several of the
speculative descriptions have improved.
Bank shared were very quiet but firm. An improve-
ment has taken place in Colonial Bank, Imperial
Ottoman, Union Bank of Australia, and Union
Bank of London. Merchant Bank shares were also
inquired for. Discount Corporation have slightly
improved. London and St. Katharine Dock stocks
have declined 1 per cent., and there was a fall in
Submarine Telegraph.
The shares of the recently formed Mercantile
Credit Association, being still very scarce for de-
livery, have risen nearly 21. to-day, closing at 61 to
7 prem for money. For the account the last quo-
tation wee 51 to 6 prem. A "backwardation' or
bonus of 15s. per share was to-day offered by the
dealers for the loan of the shares. The prospects
of this company are stated to be very favourable.
It is rumoured that the resources already secured
by it will prevent the necessity of making a call
until the money market is restored to its Miners
position.
The shares of the other financial companies re-
main steady. International closed at 44 to i prem.;
General Credit at 2 5.16 to 7-16 wain.; and London
Financial at 81 to 88 prem. Hudson's nit were
last quoted 21 to 28 dis., and Egyptian Trading
to prem.
Ocean Marine shares were last quoted to-day
141 to 1 prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, q
to prem. ; Universal Marine, par to 1 prem. ;
Commercial Union Assurance, 38 to 4 prem.
North British and Mercantile, 171 to 18 ; and
Oriental and General Marine, 11 to n pram.
English and Swedish Bank shares wore last 'tooted
n to 3 prem. ; Land Mortgage Bank of India,
28 to 21 prem. ; Anglo-Austrian Bank, to 11
prem. ; Constantinople and Alexandria Baal;
21 to 31 prem. ; National Steam, 34 to
I.etoMerchaut Bank, 4 to 41 prem. ; Discount
Corporation,
4 to 41 prem. ; London and Cale-
donian Marine, par to prem. ; Littlebampton
Steam, 41 to 51 prem. ; West India and Pacific
Steam, It to 2 prem.; Muutz's Metal Company
die. to par ; Floating Dock Company, 1 to 4
prem. ; and Gloucestershire Smelting, 11 to
prem.

MIXER-{THIS DAYJ

Two o'CLolz.

There is very little business doing in the mining
market to-day, the attention of the dealers being
chiefly confined to the fortnightly settle-
ment, which will be completed to-morrow.
East Lovell shares are lower at 8 to
; Clifford Amalgamated, at 324 to 334 • and
Wheal Seton, at 155 to 160. The reduction,
however, is not important. West Chivertou are
quoted 52 to 56 • Nangiles, 294 to 301; Chiverton,
9 to ; and Wheal Hope, 41 to 54.
Cape Copper shares are inquired for ; other
colonial, as wall aa foreign mines, are quiet.
Mr. Jahn Kitchens having inspected Wheal Hope,
has today forwarded the following telegram to
London :—" At ' Hope,' yesterday, bottom level
improving ; 58 producing ore ; prospects good ; will
write."

A mill of 2s. 61. is to be paid on the shares in
the Santa Barbara Guld Mining Company by the
15th Jan.

A special meeting of the Pachuca Silver Mining
Company is called for the 23rd inst., to sanction
the issue of the remaining shares.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
LIVIRPOOL COTTON & CORN MARK ETb.

(rffis DAY.)
(sr BLICTILICI LTD INTONATIONAL ?ALUMNA)
maw( °r at OWOCOIUMPOWDZNT.)
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Corrou.—Market quiet, but steady. Bales probably
3,000 or 4,000 bets.
Coax.—Market ekee rather quiet, with but reactant*
inquiry for wheat and flour A nonneal rates. larliun cora
and Egyptian beaus nuchsaged. Oats and oatmeal dull.