The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-06 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

DEC. S.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Wl—Lou-
don an North Western, 1181 to.—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, (Ai—North British, 561—South PAIIIOIII. b
London and North Western, St. Helen's A, 106—PanalcIllo, lf
ed p.—Great Luxembourg shares, 11 16-10-11pudsh Certig-
cotes, lb I—Eastern Exchange Bank (Limited,. f d.—Mercon-
tdo and Exchange Bank ,Llnuted;, f J.—National Bank of Li-
m ,tool (Limited', 8 p.—North Western Bank 'Limited , p._
Liverpool and London and Globe Eire and 1.1/e, f p.—Queen
Insurance, 0-16 p.—Royal Insurance, 54 p.—Colon Marino
(Limited,, $ 11-16 f p.-Confederate Loan, 6) lief 00 Sof.

MONEY MAREET.-(THIS DAY .)

Two o'Cux.lL

The stock markets remain dull, business being
languid. The funds, after remaining all morning
at yesterday's prices, however, have improved per
cent. within the last hour. The chief moveu,,i,t4
to-day are a decline in Spanish Passive Boiris and
Certificates, and the Confederate Loan.
The demand for money is moderate to-day, and
the supply large. The rate for choice bilk is
6 to 7 per cent. Short loans are obtainable in
the Stock Ezchlnge at about 5 per cent.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Ratites were tooted
615 fr. 87c., showing no variation of importance com-
pared with the last price of yesterday.

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Consols are now quoted 881 to 89, both for
money and the account (Dec. 8). The official
business report is as follows :-Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 881, L 1, ex div. ; ditto,
for account, 881, ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
881, 871; New Three per Cents., 88, 1, 871 ; Red
Sea Telegraph, 201 ; India Stock, 219, 217 ; ditto
Five per Cent. Stock, 103, 4, 1024, ex div. ; ditto
Bonds, se. prem. ; Exchequer Bills, March, Cs.
dis. ; ditto June, 7s. dis.
In the foreign stock market the principal feature
is a further important reduction in Spanish
Passive Bonds and Certificates, consequent
upon the refusal of the government to
' ratify the terms proposed by the Gene-
ral Credit Company and Senor Salamanca
for a settlement of these debts. The fall
in the former amounts to 1 per cent.,
and in the latter to 1. Confederate Mode
have also receded 2 per cent. On the
other hand Consolidds bare risen 1. Some
of the present quotations are as follows,
viz :-Greek, 221 to 231 ; Mexican, 29 to
; Confederate, 56 to 58; Spanish Passive, 311
to 1 ; the Certificates, 141 to 1 ; Turkish
Bonds of 1838, 711 to 4 ; ditto 1862, 71
to ; and the ConsolidEs, 461 to 4, ex div
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazilian,
1863, 831 ; Buenos Ayres, 1001. Bonds, 93,1 ;
Chili= Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 814, es div. ;
Egyptian, 951 ; Greek, for account, 221 ; Italian,
for account, 641; ditto Msremmana Railway, 711 ;
Mexican for account, 291; do. 1864, 271; Portuguese
1836, &c., for account, 471; Russian,lB22, 881; ditto
1850, 871 ; ditto, 1859, 534 ; ditto, 1862,
86f.i, 87 ; Sardinian, for account, WI,
814, ex dir.; Spanish Passive, for account,
311, 4, 32, 311 ; ditto Certificates, for account, 14,
1, 14 ; Turkish, 1858,1001. bonds, 75 ; ditto 1862,
701 ; ditto for account, 711, 1,1; Venezuela, for
account, 191 ; ditto, 1864, 424, 431.
Egyptian Loan scrip is quoted f to ;1 prem. ; Danu-
bian, die. to 1 prem. ; and Atlantic and Great
Western Railway Debenture., 1 to 4 dis.
International Financial shares are now quoted
2/ to 1 prem. ; London Financial, 91 to 1
prem. ; General Credit, 21 to 1 premium ;
Imperial and Mercantile Credit, 3 to 1 prem. ;
Hudson's Bay, mg to ; Ottoman Soci4t4
Gen4rale, 21 to 1 prem. ; and Anglo-Egyptian
IBank, 1 to 1 die.

The committee of the Stock Exchange have
appointed Thursday next a special settling day in
the scrip of the new Egyptian loan, which is to
be officially marked.
It has been expected for some days past that a
line amount of gold would be required for Egypt,
and yesterday 260,000 sovereigns were withdrawn
from the Bank for transmission to that glarter. A
portion of this snm is stated to be in payment for
cotton, and the rest on account of the new loan.
On the other hand, 9,000/. in gold was sent into
the Bank yesterday.
Messrs. Butter, Drouhet, and Co., merchants, of
Gracechurch-street, have stopped payment. Their
liabilities reach about 30,0301., and have been prin-
cipally incurred through the Societi General de
Disoonte de Pamplona, and Societi faecal
d'Espagna. The books have been placed in the
hands of Messrs. Kemp, Ford, and Co., the ac-
countants.

The prospectus of the Auction Mart Company
(Limited) is bailed. The object is to erect in the
City of London a public auction mart for the sale
of landed estates and other property, • measure
described as now absolutely necessary in conse-
quence of the late Auction Mart in Bartholomew-
lane having been converted to other purposes, and
of the insufficient accommodation afforded else-
where. The directors state that they have secured
on favourable terms an extensive freehold site in
Tokenbouse-yard, next to the offices of the General
Credit Company, having a frontage of upwards of
1100 feet. In addition to the sale rooms there are
to be rooms for arbitrations and for offices, refresh-
ment accommodation, &c. There is no promotion
money, and the undertaking is described as " ori-
ginating with the directors," who consist exclusively
of representatives of the well known auctioneers'
firms of Messrs. Norton, Hoggart, and Trio;
Messrs. Bessie', Messrs. Chinnock, Galswortbv, and
Chiunock, Messrs. Debenhani and Tewsun, Messrs.
Driver and Co., and Messrs. Daniel Smith, Son,
and Oakley. Auctioneers are to have a preferences
in the allotment. The capital is 75,0001., in 3,000
shares of 251. each.

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the
Colonial Banic is called for the 4th January.

The half yearly meeting of the Canada Company
is convened for the 29th inst.

An extraordinary meeting of the Commercial
Duck Company ;s to be held on the 24th instant, for
the declaration of a half-yearly dividend.
The London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway
Company invite tenders, deliverable by the 2nd
January, for the construction of the intended lines
of railway to connect their South London system at
Peckham with the Croydon and Epsom line at
Sutton, the length being about 12 miles.

The following memorandnm is from the Nova
Scotia Land and Gold Company :

The directors of the Nova SCl;ii& Lend and Cold crushing
and Amalgamating Company (Limited) have received
advices by the present mad :—From Sherbrooke the soot
writs that the Cumminger lead has improved since the
last report. Frow Oldham the agent states that the alters-
thine to the crusher were not quite complete, that be had
150 toes of quarts ready for croaking, and anticipated having
about 200 toss reedy by the time the amber was ready.