The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(TBM DAY.)

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The stook markets to-day are again inanimate,
and the general tone is flat. The funds remain at
yesterday's prices, but home railway stocks are
heavy, especially London and North Western, which
has Wen 11 per cent. Foreign stocks retain a
drooping tendency, except Spanish Passive and
Certificates, which are better. The financial com-
panies' shares are still out of favour. This is the
monthly settling day in Consols.
The demand for money is still moderate, but the
rate for good bills is firm, at 5 per cent., the Bank
minimum. Short loans are in request in the Stock '
Exchange is connexion with the Congo' settlement,
at 44 to 5 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
ran', the Three per Cent. Reines opened at
87fr. 25c., being sc. better than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 89 to 4, for money,
and 891 to 1, for the account (March 9). The official
business report is as follows : Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 89, 4 ; ditto, for account,
891 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 884,
; New Three per Cents., 881, 4 ; Bank Stock,
248 ; India Five per Omit. Stock, 1081 ; Five
per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 102 ; and Ex-
chequer Bills, 4a. prem., par.
Foreign stocks are fiat. Turkish securities have
declined 4 to 1 per cent., Mexican 4, and Italian
scrip, 4. Spanish Passive Bonds and Certificates,
however, have improved 4 to per cent.
Some of the present quotations are annexed, viz.:—
Greek Bonds, 23 to 4 ; Mexican, 271 to 26 ; Con-
federate, 54 to 56 ; Spanish Passive, 321 to ; the
Certificates, 141 to 4 ; Turkish, of 1858, 724 to 4 ;
ditto 1882, 70 to 4 ; and the Consolidde, 511 to 52.
Transactions are recorded as follews :—Dutch Two-
and-a-Balf per Cents., 63 ; Egyptian 98, 4 ; ditto
1884, 951, 4 ; Italian, for account, 841 ; Mexican,
for account, 274 ; ditto 1864, 261 ; Portuguese,
1866, Ire., for account, 471 ; Russian, 1869,
531 ; ditto, 1862, 891, 4,4, 4 ; ditto,
1864, 91 ; Sardinian, for amount, 781 ; Spanish
Passive, for account, 321 ; ditto, Certificates,
for account, 141 ; Turkish, 1.858, for so-
couat, 724 ; ditto, 1001. Bonds, 754 ; ditto,
1862, 701 ; ditto for account, 70, 4, 1 ; ditto,
1001. Bonds, 701, 4 ; ditto Guaranteed, 984, 99,
ex div.; Venezuela, for account, 181; ditto, Ont-
and-a-Half per Cents., 94.
Monte Videan is now quoted 41 to 51 prem. ;
Danubian, par to 4 prem. ; Italian, 4 to 1 din.,
being again lower ; and Atlantic and Great Wes-
tern Railway Certificates of Debenture, 14 to 2
prem.
International Financial shares are now quoted
14 to 2 prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 24 to 3
prom. ; London Financial, 74 to 1 prem., ex div. ;
Imperial Mercantile, 21 to 4 prem., ex div.; Bud_
son's Bay, 151 to 16 ; Anglo-ERYPtion Book, 4to
prem. ; Ottoman Socift6 °Endres, 24 to 4 prem.,
ex div.

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The quotations for the shares of some of
the new companies are subjoined :—City of
Milan Improvements, 3k to k peem. ; Regis-
tered Land, Ito 1 prem. ; Metropolitan District
Railways, It to prem., showing a fresh de..
cline ; London and Provincial Mortgage Bank, I
to It prem. ; and Generarlrrigation of France, 2k
to prem.
The demand for gold for the continent was again
strong yesterday, and, in the absence of supplies in
the market, about 25,0001. in bars was taken from the
Bank. This is the only amount withdrawn for ex-
port during the wee, while 42,000/. has been
sent in.

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The steamer Parana will take to-day 8,0001.
in silver and 4001 in gold for Brazil.
A small supply of Mexican dollars (about 20,000/ )
were sold yesterday for China at as. Old. per oz.,
showing no change.
The Calcutta advice@ mention that the shares of
the Bengal Credit Mobilier, a company recently
started, were in great demand, and transactions
had taken place at 40 prem. in Calcutta ; Bombay
quotations give 200 prem. The same accounts state
that money was in greater demand for local use,and
a steady and increasing drain of silver to the cotton
districts had set in, which was likely to continue
for some time ; besides which, the requirements of
the rice ports in specie would be very large during
the next three mouths. These remarks are illus-
trated by the announcement, since received by tele-
graph, that the Bank of Bengal has raised its rates
2 per oent.
The Londoa and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 4,0691. over
last year ; the Midland an increase of UZI. : and
the London and South Western a decrease of 254/. ;
the Great Northern an increase of 1,9821 ; the
Great Western an increase of 1,8931. ; and the Great
Eastern a decrease of 3771.
The first ordinary meeting of the London Mer-
cantile Discount Company took place yesterday.
The directors' report states that during the first six
months of the company's operations an encouraging
profit was made, but the subsequent commercial
failures materially affected the position of the
undertaking. After making allowance for bad and
doubtful debts, a balance of 2,9781. is carried to the
debit of the next year's aooouut. The directors also
mention that there is a sound and profitable busi-
ness doing, and express their confidence in the
future working of the company. An amendment
was moved in favour of a committee to inquire into
the conduct, of the directors, but the chairman
having intimated the willingness of the directors to
add to the board any gentlemen of position whom
the shareholders might wish to act, the report was
adopted.
At the meeting yesterday of the National Provin-
cial Marine luminance Company the directors' report
was adopted. It stated the revenue on the opera-
tions extending over about seven months at 63,6651.,
and recommended the payment of interest at the
rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of in-
come tax, leaving a balance of 39,237/. to be carried
forward. The chairman congratulated the share-
holders upon these favourable results, but pointed
out that the large amount in hand is subject to
pertain claims, including those arising from the
cyclone in Calcutta. The gross liabilities taken tip
by the company in 1864 amounted to 4,000,0001.,
and the risks standing on the 31st of December last
were 2,300,0001.
The report of the directors of the Victoria Station
and Pimlico Railway Company, to be submitted on
the 10th inst., recommends a dividend at the rate of
ai per cent. per annum.
The half-yearly report of the directors of the
Mid Kent Railway Company, to be submitted on
the 13th Feb., recommends the usual dividend of
6e per cent. per annum.
The annual general meeting of the Commercial
Union Assurance Company will be held on the 7th I
March.
The meeting of the Ottoman Financial Associa-
tion, appointed for the 15th inst., will be held pro
for at the company's cats% and then adjourned
to the 28th inst. at the Londe. Tavern.
An extraordinary meeting of the Calcutta and
South Eastern Railway Company (Limited) is con-
visaed for the 16th inst., " when resolutions will be
submitted empowering the directors to include in
the debentures for 100,0001. which they were autho-
rised to issue by the general meeting held on the
13th day of October, 1863 (and which debentures I
have not yet beeu issued), a power to the holders
thereof to convert the same into stock."
A general meeting of the New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia Land Company is convened for the
flth of March, when a dividend is to be declared.
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PREFERENCE SHAMS.
Lender. Chatham, end Dower 6 per cast. pref., 92.
North Eaton Coesolideted pref. 4 per amt., 92.
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antmerp wed Rotterdam, 10.
Bahia and 9.2 Francisco (Limited), gun. 7 per out., IN,
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Ditch Rhenish, 2L.