The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARICRE-(THIR DAY.)

Two o'Ogocw..

The stock markets opened this morning with
firmness, owing to the victory ga4ned by ministers
in the House of Commons last night, but dulness
has since supervened, in consequence of the
languor of the demand for stocks, notwithstand-
ing • decided increase in the supply of money.
Consols for money are quoted I per cent. better
than yesterday, while the price for the ao-
count is unchanged. Foreign stooks are dull,
and Greek Bonds have fallen. As regards home
railways, the chief feature is a rise in Metropolitan.
The shares of the Imperial and Mercantile Credit
Company have again advanced.

Owing chiefly to the payment of the dividends,
the supply of money seeking employment
has to-day largely increased. The rate
for good bills is 5j to 51 per cent., and for loans in
the Stock Exchange from day to day on English
government securities, 3 to 4.
At Paris to-day, aocording to Mr. Reuter 's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Relates were quoted
66fr. 05c., being sc. lower than yesterday.
Consols are quoted 901 to 1, ex div., for money,
and 901Tto 1, ex div., for the account (August
9). The official business report is as follows
Three per per Cent. Consols, for money, 901, 1,1, Q ;
ditto for account, 901 ; Three par Ceuta.
Reduced, 891 ; New Three per Cents,
891; India Five per Cent. Stock, 104 i, ; ditto
Bonds, 74., Ils. die. ; Exchequer Rills, March, 3s:
dis; ditto June, par.

Greek Bonds were first marked 254, and were
then sold as low as 244 ; the present quotation-244
to 25I—is below that of yesterday afternoon.
Spanish Passive Bonds are lower, at 29 to
4, Mexican t better, at 284 to 29t, " ex all ;" and
Turkish Consolidas to f better, at 50 to 4.
Confederate Bonds are quote 1 69 to 71.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Egyptian,
102, ; Greek, for account, 254, 244, 4,
; French Three per Cent. Itentee„ 65fr. ;
Italian (Maremmana Railway), 74, ex div. ;
Mexican, for account, 29, ex all ; ditto 1884, 264 ;
Portuguese, 1856, &a, for account, 474 ; Rau-
-1
sian, 1822, 904 ; ditto, 1850, 844, ex div. ; ditto,
1862, 88, 874, 88; Spaniel:l, for account, 51, ex div.;
ditto New Deferred, for account, 46 ; ditto Passive,
for account, 294, ; Turkish, 1858, for account,
704, 71 ; ditto 1862, 1001. Bonds, 68i, 894, ex
; Venezuela, 1862, for account, 57, 564 ; ditto
1864, scrip, 74 dia.
International Financial shares are now quoted
64 to prom. ; General Credit, 34 to ti prem. ;
London Financial, 13 to prem. ; Imperial and
Mercantile Credit, 34 to 44 prem. ; Hudson's Bay,
174 to f, ex div. ; Ebbw Vale, to 1 prem. ;
Ottoman Sociftif Gindrale, 24 to I prem. ; and St.
Nasaire, 4 to 14 prem.

HALP-PAST Two o'Owcz.

Consols are quoted 90} to i, ex div., for money,
and 90 9.16 to 11-16, or 90t, ex div., for the
acoonnt, showing a fractional rise in the latter in-
stance compared with the quotations currant at
2 o'clock.

About 25,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for transmission to Brazil
to-day by the steamer Oneida, which will also
take B,®ol. in silver.
The foreign exchange, yesterday afternoon were
generally firm, except as regards the rate on St.
Petersburg, which has declined. The list is as
follows :

Amsterda. 3 stattiba, 12.01 to f ; ditto, 3 days,
ILITi to 18 ; Bottardara, 3 aloatha, 12.01 to 1; Ant-
weep 3 wadi& 15.60 to 65; Hangs: basoo, 3
aaastba, 13.81 to ; Paris, 3 days, 25.17 to 25 ; alto, 3
!spathe, IMO to 65 ; Fraaltarbaa-thir lamas,
190 to i ; St. Potersbarg Spar rouble}, atoatlts, 31j to ;
Tina% adt. 50., 3 inCeillis 11-371 to 324T4.7. tk.. 3
moatha, ILK* to ; Madrid, 3 mos 48 to ; 3
maths, 46 to ; Loesors. 3 tooothaa.23- to 66 ;
Gawk 3 mama, 25.55 to 70 ; 3 maths,
25.65 to 70 ; Naples, 3 maths, M. 65 to 10 ; Palermo,
3 stcaktba. 25.70 to 75 ; M i 2.5, 3 aairatia, 25.70 to 75;
Lisboa, 90 dark 51i to 524 Oporto, 90 days, 52 to 1.
The directors of the Union Bank of Australia
have resolved upon a dividend of 21.7 a. 6d. per
share for the past half-year on the 40,000 original
shares.

A new undertaking, possessing a respectable
board of directors, is announced under the title of the
Thames Plate Glass Company (limited). The object
is to develop the only manufactory of plate glass in
the neighbourhood of the metropolis, which is now
in full operation. It is worthy of remark that there
are onl six plate-glaaa manufactories in the
United Kingdom, and that the business is practi-
cally a kind of monopoly. Builders, it is said,
have to give their orders months beforehand, the
demand being considerably in excess of the supply.
fiThec resent undertaking appears to be moot a bond
de
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A meeting of the Lit and West India Dock
Company took place yesterday, when a dividend of
3' per cent., free of income tax, was declared for
the past half-year.
At the half-yearly meeting of the Peel River
Land and Mineral Company, held yesterday, it was
resolved to declare a dividend on account, at the
rate of per cent, free of income tax.
The prospectus has been issued of the Dining
Halls Company (limited), with &capital of 50,0001.,
in 25,000 shares of 21. each. It is proposed tol
4nirchaes and work the Surrey cooking depot,
the net profits of which are certified by a firm of
public accountants at upwards of 2. 0 per cent. per
annum oa the outlay, and to open similar establish-
ments in other parts of the metropolis. A large
number of the shares have already been subscribed
for, and the list will be closed on the 16th inst.
Lord Brougham beads the list of patrons.
The second payment on the shares of the new
issue of the General Credit and }Nuance Company
of London will be due lon the 30th inst.
The share list of the International Photo-
Scalpture Company (Limited) will be closed on
Monday next, the 11th inst. ; that of the London
(Limited) on Wednesday, the 13th ; and that of
the Gas Products Utilising Company (Limited) on
Saturday, the 16th.

Parser Soma.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 90$ to $,
for the 9th of August, opened this morning at 90#
to IL, and closed at the lame quotation For money
the last price was 90} to $. The official business
report is as follows:—Thee par Cent. Console, for
mousy, 90#, j, I ; ditto for account, 901,11h;reeThres
Ce r nt.. Reduced *#, ; New
Cents., 891, I, I • Beal Stock, 238, 27,
239 ; India Stook, 211 '
2, 215 ; ditto Fin par Cent.
Stock, 104, # ; ditto Bonds, se. die. ; Jive per
Cent. "sofaosd rupee paper, 106.
Indian Government securities were steady. India
Bonds were dealt in at 6a die. Excheqw.r Bills were
unaltered—Ms March at 8a to Si. dui., and the
June at Si. din to par.
As regards bank shares, sellers predominated in
a few instances, but this market generally retains
great steadiness. London and County Bank, Lon-
don and Westminster Bank of Hindustan, London
Joint Stoat, Union Bask of London, and Scrods
and Punjaubßank abates, all closed better than yes-
terday. Agraand Masterman's Bank shares closed at
136 to 140 the old, and 91 to 10# prem. the new.
Hurlers's Bay shares ware Lai at 17$ to # ex
div. and igyptian Trading at SI to # prem.
OttOnsn Faanoid Upper Amain Tea, Warrant
Animas, and West IWL and Pacific Steam shares
have all improved.
As regardsthe share' of the financial companies,
the principal feature varario of Itilimaral and
Mereantilii Credit. Intonational
de lined. The eking quotation am ran
via. :—lntarnatimiti # pros. ; General Credit,
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is ; Owe* to I pas. ;
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