The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-{THIS DAL.)

Two o'CieeL

Business in the stock markets to-day is extremely
languid. The funds are unaltered in price. At-
tention is almost wholly occupied with pre-
parations for Friday's settlement in shares
sad foreign stock,s. Holm railways are firm,
and in one or two cases have improved, while most
other kinds of securities remain at yesterday's quo-
tations. Pending the result of to-morrow's weekly
board at the Bank, there is little disposition to
speculate.

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At Paris, to-day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram the Three per Cent. Recites opened at
68(r. 12c. for the amount, being nearly the same
as yesterday.

Consols are quoted 891 to 90 for money, and
90i to for the 9th of August. The official report
of actual transactions is annexed:—Three per Coat.
Consols, for money, 90, 84 ; Three per Cents-
Reduced, 89, 1, 1,1; New Three per Cents., 89f, 1;
Exchequer Bills, March, ss. dia. ; ditto, June
6e., Is., dia. ; Bank of England Stock, 240 ; India
5t00k,212 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 143.0 ; the
Four per Cent. " eufaced" rupee paper, 931.
Foreign stocks have experienced scarcely any
change whatever in price, owing to the absence of
fresh business. Some of the present quotations
are annexed, viz. : Turkish, 1862, Loan, 691 to
70 ; the Consolidis, 50 to 1; Greek, 24 to 24 ;
Mexican, 281 to I, ex all ; Confederate, 76
to 77 ; and Spanish Passive, 281 to 1.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1852, 1858, and 18110,
871 ; Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates, 991 ;
Egyptian Seven per Cents., 1021 ; Greek Five
per Cents., 231 ; ditto for account, 241 ; Mexican
Three per Cents., for account, 29, ex all ; Russian
Five per Cents., 1862, 881, 9 ; Sardinian Five per
Cents., 841; Spanish New Deferred Three per Cents.,
441, 4, ex div. ; ditto Passive, for account, 281 ;
Turkish Six per Cents., 1858, 100/. Bonds, 74 ;
ditto 1862, 70 ex div. ; Venezuela Six per Cents.,
1862, 571, 1.

The City of Baltimore has arrival from New
York with 47,8421. in specie. _ _ _

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Fors o'CLocu.
Consols close .t 891 to 90 for money, and 901 to
i for the account.

The bullion operations at the Bank yeatetil
were limited to a small withdrawal and a s
purchase, equalising each other.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed Monday, the Ist August, a special settling
day in the following securities :
1. Humber Iron Works and Ship To be
Building (Limited) I marked.
1. In tsansactions only entered into on and after
May 1L
2. Socidte Generale de l'Empire Ottoman.
2. In transactions only entered into on and after
July 13, but it is officially ordered that " the
shares shall not be admitted to quotation in the
official lista, the committee not being satisfied with
the manner in which the company has been
formed."

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The above resolution with regard to the Otto-
man Socititil Generale, which, it appears, was
adopted unanimously by the committee, caused the
price of the shares to decline this afternoon to 21 to
2i prem.
Owing to the rise in the value of money in this
market, the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon
were quoted more favourably for this country, and
in some cases the rates were rather irregular. Sub-
joined is our usual list :
Amsterdam, 3 mouths, 12.01 to 1 : ditto, 3 days,
11171 to 18 ; Rotterdam, 3 swathe. 12.01 to 11 ; Ant-
werp. 3 mouths, 25.63 to 70; Hamburg, ma. team, 3
mouths, 11.94 to 1 ; Parks, 3 days, 25.20 to 30 ; ditto, 3
Mouths, 25.60 to 70; Fratakfort.oe.tbe-Maiso. 3 months,
120/ to ; St. Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 313 to
Visas% ed. flo., 3 smooths, 11.83 to 90; Trieste, ed. do.,
tomtits, 11.35 to 90 ; Madrid, 3 mouths, 48 to 3 ; Odra. 3
months. 48 to 1 • Imghors, 3 mouths, 25.70 to 75
(Auras, 3 mouth:, 25.70 to 75 ; Masa, 3 16669116.
25.75 to 80 ; Naples, 3 mouths, 25.75 to SD ; Palermo.
3 swaths. 25.75 to 80 ; Mesas, 3 mouths, 15.75 to 80 ;
Lisboa, 90 dam 511 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days, 511 to 52.

At—the first meeting of the Laad &scarifies
Company, held yesterday, the directors' report was
unanimously adopted. The net profits to the 30th
June last were 9021., besides profits on advances,
which are estimated at 4,9861.
At the annual general meeting of the shareholders
of the Australian AgriculturalOompany, held Tester.
day, the report was unanimously adopted. On the
31st of December last the whole balance of undi-
vided profit amounted to 17,9251. 7s. 2J. A
further dividend of 7s. 6d. per share was declared
payable on the 2nd of August, leaving a balance of
2,9251. 7s. 2d. to be carried forward.
At the meeting of the London and Barton Bottled
Beer Company (Limited), held yesterday, the report
of the directors was adopted, and a dividend at the
usual rate of 10 per cent per annum, free of in-
come tax, was declared payable on the lth inst.
The Oil Seed Crushing Company, at a meeting
held yesterday, declared a dividend at the rate of 8
per neat. per annum.
The half-yearly sleeting of the Southampton Dock
Company is called for the 24th of August, and that
of the Victoria (London) Dock Company for the
9th of August.
A petition for the winding up of the British and
Foreign Cork Company (Limited) is to be beard be-
fore Vice-Chancellor Hindersley, on the 3rd. of
August.
We are requested to mention that the share list of
the Loudon and County Land and Building Com-
wy (Limited) will be dosed on Monday next for
London, and on Wednesday, the 3rd August, for
the country.
The share list of the Locomotive Cotton Press
Company will be closed on Saturday next, the
30th instant.

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The share hat for the haw of additional capital
by the Indian Tramway Company will be closed on
Monday next, August L

TOZSIPAT
Consols, which closed yesterday at 901 to for
the 9th of August, opened and closed to-day at the
sane quotation. For money the last price was 891
to 90. The official report of the actual transactions
is subjoined :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
891, 90; ditto for account, 901, 1 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 891, g,l ; New Three per Cents.,
84 1, 1 ; Annuities, April, 1885, 14/ ; Exchequer
Bills, June, ss. dia. • ditto March, Ba., 4a. die. ;
Bank of England &Zak, 2401, 42, 40 ; Indian Five
per Cent. Stock, 105, 41, 1 ; ditto Four per Cent.,
1888, 991.
Tbe India Five per Cent stock was firm. Ex-
chequer Bills declined is., the March being quoted
9s. to 4s. die., and the June 611. to Is. dis.
The foreign stock market was Bat in the morning,
but showed rather more steadiness in the afternoon.
In the Stock Exchange the rate for short loans on
English government securities was 61 to 7 per cent.