The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

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There is not much business in the stock and share
markets to-day, apart from that connected with
the fortnightly settlement. The tendency, never•
thetas, is rather favourable. Consols are quoted
the same as on Saturday, but foreign stocks and
British lines are better in several instances.

There is a moderate demand for money at 73 to
71 per cent. The rate for short loans in the Stock
Eacbange is 4to 5. . _ .

To-dry being the Emperor's fete, the Paris Bourse
is closed.

Consols are now quoted 891 to 4 for money, and
891 to 1 for the account (September). The official
business report is sa follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 891, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
884 ; New Three per Cents., 881, 4; India Stock,
211 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1041, 1031 ; and
Exchequer Bills, June, 15e., 25e. dis.
The foreign stock market is firm. Confederate
Bonds have risen 2 per cent., on the intelligence
just received from America. Spanish Passive and
Mexican have also improved 4, and Turkish 4.
Some of the present quotations are as follows :
Turkish, 1858, 711 to 72/ ; ditto, 1862, 691 to 70 ;
ditto Consolidis, 504 to 1; Greek, 234 to 24; Spanish
Passive, 301 to 4 ; Confederate, 76 to 78 ; and
Mexican, 291 to 4. Transactions ars recorded as
follows : Egyptian, 1014, 102 ; Greek, 231 ;
ditto Coupons, 104 ; Mexican, 1864, 261 ;
Moorish, 92, 911, ex div. ; New Granada Deferred,
71 ; Portuguese, 1856, Ac., 471 ; ditto for account,
474 ; Russian, 1850, 854 ; ditto 1862, 874, 881 ;
Spanish, 491 ; ditto New Deferred, 431 ; ditto for
account, 304,1 ; ditto Passive, 301, >4 ; ditto Certifi-
cates, for account, 121 ; Turkish, 1858, for account,
721 ; ditto 1862, 691, 4 ; Venezuela, 1862, 571 ;
ditto for account, 574 ; ditto 1864, scrip, 9 din.
International Financial shares are now quoted
41 to 4 prem. ; General Credit, 3 to 1 prem. ;
London Financial, 10 to 4 prem.; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 31 to 1 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 161 to 4 ;
and Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 21 to 3 prem.

FOUR O'CLOCK.

Console are firm, at 89/ for money, and 89i to
I for the account, being j per cent. higher than at
2 o'clock. 101,000/. in gold has been taken to the
Bank.

The Ecnatorian Commission of Agency announce
that the present mail trom Guayaquil has brought
a remittance of 1171. 16e. 7d. on account of the
dividends on the debt of Ecuador.

The following, with respect to the debt of Vene-
zuela, was posted on Saturday in the Stock Ex-
change :

Mews. Baring Brothers and Co.'s sgenta in Venezuela,
under data 2.5tb July, advise having collected 35 per cent.
of the import duties for about too weeks. Fran Custom.
house Puerto Cabello, $2.918.92; ditto IA Guava,
$23,090.96: total, s2b, B9.s7.—London, 13th Angust.lB64.

About 6,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank
on Saturday.

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At the settlement in foreign stocks and share*
on Saturday the rates of ' oontinuatiou " were
i moderate in the morning, but advanced towards
the close. The following are the quotations :
7 Great Western

Leeds
Lapdogs
Vidlsod

Great Northers, A
Metropolitan
South Eastern
Sheffield
North F.estern : Boren&
Great Eastern
Greet Western at Canada
Laxecnbaarg
Sambre@
Geseesl Credit
Istersetloaal Financial
Confidante* Loan
Greek

U.

to
to art
to 13-16

to I
to
to 5-16
to 9.16 „
to d te
to Is. „
to 10 p.c. „
to 10 p.c. „
to la. tki. „
to 2s. „
19
to
6.31 r.

Maxiata
Ditto Coupons
Sporsieb Passive t to 3.16 „
Ditto Certificates 1.32 to 3-:r..! „
Turkish liatorusl 6 per cent.
The following remarks respecting the British and
south American Steam Navigation Company appear
in the Mercurio of Valparaiso :

Great bas been the joy 101 l in Valparaiso, and io all the
republic, at the new. of the orgasisatioa in llogliwil of
new steamer company, which will perform the service be-
tween Liverpool, Valparaiso, sod Lima, wedge( at Bahia,
Rio de Janeiro, and MonW Vidoo, by way of tbe &wile of
=n. The advantage to Chili promised by the seta-
at of the new company is immense, sad °outwore*
will rewire egoist impulse. As we are tolerated, the
Santiago agent of the new comproy has officially eommuni-
cated to oar government the fact of its establishment. The
government received the scheme is the most oordial and
encouraging manner, promising that everything oo their
part should be does to remove whatever difficulties might
present themselves in its working ; and, to judge from so
&Wadi, a reception, this undertaking may iodate, reason-
able hopes of a subsidy.

SATURDAY EVINDICI.
Consols opened this morning at yesterday's prices,
but towards the afternoon declined an eighth. For
the account the first quotation was IN to I, and
the last 894 to g. For money t►e closing price
was 894 to 4. The official business report is as
follows:—Three per Cent. Consuls, for money,
894, ; ditto, for account, 893 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 884, ; New Three per Ceuta., 884, 4,
; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1034.
The transactions in foreign stocks hay, been of
little importance.
There has been a fair business doing in the
financial companies, and in some cases an advance
has taken place. International Financial were
quoted 44 prem. ; General Credit, 24 to 34 prem.;
Imperial Mercantile Credit, 3g to 2 prem. ; and
Loudon Financial, 10 to i prem.
Joint stock bank shares have been generally
firm. Consolidated Bank, Continental, Hiodustan,
China and Japan, Loudon Bank of Mexico, London
and Colonial, and Union of London, in particular,
show au improvement. London Bauk of Scotland
were exceptionally heavy.
There has been no change of importance in Colo-
nial Government Bonds.

The closing (but in some C4Blll merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings are
subjoined, vu. :—Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 2t to 3
prem. ; Ebbw Vale Comy, par to prem. ;
and Humber Ironworks, 2pan} to 1* dis.

MINES.-ITHIS DAYJ

Two o'CLoci.

In the mining market to-day, the dealers are
chietly engaged in the settlement of the fortnightly
account, and prices generally are unaltered. Great
Wheal Vor shares are quoted 271 to 1, being lower ;
East Grenville, ej tot ; East Lovell, 11 to 12 ;
and Wheal Grenville, ij to g. The only transac-
tion officially recorded in the Stock Exchange is in
West Seaton shares, which have been dealt in at
2281.
St. John del key Mining shares have changed
hands at Mt, showing a decline. Other foreign as
well as colonial mines are quiet

PitoviNetar. BANKS.—At the third half-yearly
meeting of the shareholders of the Leeds sad Comity Bank
(Limited), at Leeds, on Wednesday lut, a dividend of 10 per
mon per annum, fres of income tax, was declared, and
5,6021., the balsam of profits, was carried over to the seat
half year. It .as also resolved to Mane 2,500 reserved
yams, the effect of which will be an increase of the capital
of the comma, of 62„500/., and the formatioe of a reserved
fond of 40.000 i. The 42nd half. yearlv meeting of the share.
holders from the Yorkshire Banking Company Ise also been
held in Leeds. The directors reported the hank to he con-
tinually mayoress, the profits for the past half-year, ending
June 30. having bees 27,3481. 18.. 44.—aa amount in
aroma of all previous retorts.. and which was distrOmted as
follows, viz. :—Le payment of the usual dividend of one
pima per share (hoe of iscornotax). 15.241. 95.: in add.
mg 21. Os. 6d. per share to the " new ahem fund," 11.119/.
se. 6d. ; residue plead to the credit of the " bed sad doubt-
ful debt fund," 905/. 3s. 10d. ; total, 27,3481. lits. 4d. The
" new share food," with the amount now added thereto,
will amount to 37,064/. is.., or equal to 6/. 15s. per share, on
the 5,491 shares comprising that fund.