The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-25 00:00:00

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A second cell of 121. 10e. is to be phis s
the
10,000 new shares recently issued by the Union
Bank of Australia by the lbth February.
A half-yearly meeting of the City of London
Brewery Company is convened for the 4th Feb.,
when a dividend is to be declared.
The third call of 11., making 31. called, is to be
paid by the 12th Feb. on the Midland Railway 5
per oent. perpetual U. preference shares of 1563.
The thirteenth ordinary general meeting el the
Westminater Palace Hotel Company (Limited) will
be held on the 29th inst., when a dividend is to be
declared.
It is notified that all shares in the Turin and
Savona Itnilway Company on which the last instal-
ment of 2/., making 81. per share called, shall re-
main unpaid on the 15th Feb. will be liable to for-
feiture.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 4th
February for the supply of 75,000 gallons of rum,
250 tons of sugar, and 100,0001 be. of tea.
With reference to the condition of the Money
Market, the circular of Meesrs. J. Travers and Sons
has tbe following :
The return of the Bank rate of discount toBpercent. took
D° °Me br eurPs;ss, and there II Itill • MEM of the
postibilicy of an advance to 9 or 10 per cent. Wore te
osffroti dthe *atop movement can be entirely surmounted.
Tlp to the prompt time the prevalence of high atria far
money has not seriously prejudiced mercantile affairs, either
in the Miming-lane markets, or, apparently, elsewheis.
Should they, however, continue for some months, they meet
be expect, Ito curtail many important branches of general
occupation, unless, indeed, the facilities of credit generated
by the crowd of new joint stock banks and discount compa-
nies shall induce a speculative business to be aimed oe, as
was the case previously to 1857, in total &Rapid of ulti-
mate results.

&Tinian Wm.&
Consols which closed yesterday at 901 to for
the 4th February, were first marked to-day 901,
and closed at 90 13-16 to 1.6.1 or 90k. For
money the last price was 901 to . The official
business report is as follows : ree per Cent.
Consols, for money, 901, ; ditto, for account, 901,
; Three per Cents. Reduced, 901 ; New Three
per Cents., 902, },l, * ; Bank Stock, 236 ludi&
Five per Cent. Stock, 1061, 1, 106 ; ditto Bonds,
sa. dis. ; Four per Cont. " =faced" rupee

paper, 93.
- The India Five per Cent. Stock was rather firmer,
the late fall having induced a few purchases. Ex-
chequer Bills remain at 104. to 4a. dia.
In the foreign stock market firmness generally
prevail( 3. The principal alterations were a rise of
about 3 per cent. in the Confederate Loan, and
per cent. in Mexican. Spanish Passive Bonds.
furk;sh Consolides, and Italian stock advan.
about 4, and Brazilian scrip per cent. Porto-
gum* and Venezuela Old Bonds were rather flatter.
A decided rise has taken place to-day in the
shares of the Imperial Bank, upon the statements
at the recent meeting. Chartered Bank of British
Columbia, British and American Exchange Bank,
and Mercantile and Exchange Bank shares, were
also firmer. Bank shares generally, however, were
dull, and a decline occurred in City, Bank of Aus-
tralasia New, London Joint Stock, London and
South Western, Oriental, Standard Bank of Africa,
Union Bank of Australia, and Union Bank of Ire-
land. Commercial Union and Rio Improvements
shares have risen, while Discount Corporal:a,
Joint Stock Discount, Natal Land. Oriental Com-
mercial, and Rhymney Iron were fiat.
There ins an active demand to-day for Interna-
tional Financial shares, which have risen to 6 7•14
to 9.16 prem. General Credit were quiet, at 21
to 21 prem. ; and London Financial better, at
11
to 1 prem.
The shares of the Land Securities Company were
last quoted / to 4 prem. • Mauritius Lind Credit,
to prem.; West India; and Pacific Steam, M I
pram. ; Anglo-Italian Bank, / to 1 prem. • Mer-
cer Ale Credit, 31s to 4 prem. ; AustraliL and
Eastem Navigation, 21 top prem.; Contract Cor-
poration 21 to prem. ; Ccosolidated Discount,
par to prem. ; London Mercantile Disconnti
li to 2 prem. ; Financial Corporation, ito 1
pray- ; ndon, Italian, and Adriatic Steam,
to prem. ; International Racecourse, to 2
prem. ; Littlehampton Steam, 5 to 6 prem. ; and
London Chemical Company, to li prem.
Natal and Queensland Government Debentures
were quoted rather lower.