The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-05 00:00:00

Spanish Passive Bonds are in strong demand,
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and have risen 1 per cent. Turkish Cone°lid&
have also improved } ; the Committee's Certifi-
cates, 1 ; and Greek and Mexican, }. Some
of the present quotations are annexed, viz. :
—Greek Bonds, 21 to ; Mexican, 241
to a ; Confederate, 7 to 9 ; Spanish Pas-
sim, 311 to ; the Certificates, 16 to
; Turkish, 1858, 72} to 73} ; ditto, 1862,
741 to ; ditto Consolithis, 44 to 491, ex div.
Transactions are recorded as follows
961 ; ditto second issue, 96 ; ditto 186/, 94 ;
Greek Coupons, Bi, 1; Italian, for amount, 651, 1 ,
Mexican, for account, 241, ; Portuguese, 1866,
&c., for account, 491 ; Russian, 1859, ; ditto,
1862, 911, 91; Spanish, for account, 49 ; ditto
Passive, for account, 30}, 31} ; ditto Certificates,
for account, 151 ; Turkish, 1858, for account, 73 ;
ditto 1862, for account, 741, 1; ditto 1001.
bonds, 75 ; ditto, 1863, 71}.
The acriii of the new Ottoman Loan is quoted 21
to If dis.
International Financial shares are now quoted
la to a pretn. ; General Credit, to 2
prem.; London Financial, 7} to 8 prem.; Imperial
Mercantile, 21 to } prem. ; Credit Fonder and
Mobilier of England, 41 to prem., ex div. ;
Ottoman Socidtd Gindrale, 21 to 3 prem. ; and
Egyptian Trading, 11 to 1 dia.
The quotations for the shares of some of the new
womanise are subjoined :—Russian Iron Works, 7 to
8 prem. ; Anglo-Egyptian Navigation, 4 to } prem. ;
Varna Railway, 91 to 101 prem. ; Ottoman Com-
pany, 1} to 2 prem.; Lion Brewery, 21 to f prem. ;
Northern Assam Tea, old galore*, par to } prem. ;
Dublin Grand Trunk Connecting Railway, 3 to }
prem. ; Peruvian Railways, 21 to 31 prem. ; Ply-
mouth Shipbuilding, 7 to 9 prem. ; and London-
bridge Laud, 2} to 3 prem.
The A stock of the Metropolitan Extension Rail-
ways of the London, Chatham, and Dover Com-
pany is quoted 4; to 51 premium. The letters of
allotment were issued on Saturday evening, and
the whole amount of the issue bas been allotted
to the applicants for fully paid up stock. The sub-
scribers for the shares to be paid up by instalments
can therefore receive no allotment. The negotia-
tion is thus an unexampled success.
It is understood that the application for the ap-
pointment of a settling day in the scrip of the new
Ottoman Loan will come again, by adjournment,
before the Stock Exchange Committee to-day,
and it is said that the settling day will probably be
fixed for a few days afterwards.
About 23,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank
on Saturday. There were no withdrawals for ex-
portation.
The steamer Ellora takes only 11,1541. in specie,
of which 3311. is gold for Madras, 1,0001. silver for
Foo-ohoo-foo, and 9,8231. silver for Sbanghae.

The Bank of New Zealand has announced that
tenders for the second sod final instalment of the
300,0001. of the 500,0001. Six per Cent. Otago
Provincial Government Loan, redeemable in 1898,
will be received up to Thursday, the 15th inst.
At the third annual meeting of the Ceylon Com-
pany(Limited), on the 13th inst., the directors will
recommend a dividend at the satisfactory rat* of
14s. per share, being equal to 20 per cent. per
annum. The following is the principal passage of
the directors' report, issued this day :

The directors harm pleasure in presenting this report to
the shareholders, and thick they may coogratulate them on
the result of the operations of the camphor daring the past
year. The sooouute anuexed, which iochide the balance of
3,3031.24.2 d. brought forward from last year, show • net profit
of 38,2751.11 e. 13(1.; and the directors propose that a dividend
at the rate of 10 per oen per anon,. and a bonus of 5 per
cent. on the paitlop capital, emanating together to 14e. per
shire, be declared and made payable, free from inestiscetax,
on the 15th instant ; this, with the interim dividend paid in
December, will absorb 27,3701., sod they propose to transfer
5.000 f. to the reserve fund, which will then amount to
27,901:11., and to carry forward the balance of 3,9051.115. Bd.
The directors of the Ebbw Vale Company
(Limited), in anticipation of the lint ordinary gene-
ral
meeting, called for the 13th iustant, have issued
their report for the nine months ended the 25th of
March. We extract as follows :
In calling the shareholders together for the first time, the
directors desire to give. sash information as may be oecessary
to farm a just appreciation of the important property they
have soquirrei. is preset productive power, sad its probable
future capabilities render the development reoommended by
the company's valuer sod referee ; as well as to submit their
balanosabeet for the nice moeths ended 25th Much, at
which period all mete, royalties, ha, fall due to and from the
company. Hereafter the accounts will be made up casually.
The statement of coconut shows • gross profit of 142,6161.
4e. 10d., from which, after payment of expenses, and interest
to reactors, the directors recommeed the payment of a divi-
dead simulating to Be. per share, free of income-tax (lees
the (aterim ciivideud already paid), being at the rate of fully
per mat per annum ; that the whole of the prelimmary
expenses amounting to 9,6141. 12s. 4d. be written off ; that
the sum of 24,0001. be placed to a reserve food ; that 3.1941.
be held in reserve as a rail guarantee fund, and that the
balance of 18,3691. 3a. 4d. be tarried forward to seat
acenant.

The directors of the Panama, New Zealand, and;
Australian Royal Mail Steam Company (Limited) 1
have issued a copious report, to be presented at the
general meeting on the 9th inst. The paragraphs
relating to the dividend are annexed :
N. bassos of receipts over oxpsuditars. after &audio( ,
the sppropriatiess to repair. &e., weeennt, a 17.4871. 7%9J.,
leash. added to the amonst broaght forward from the pre-
vious emenet, wakes the total to credit of profit and lop
aserrast 17,6661. 2% U. TIP appropriates of 4,5001. to
depseelatio% 5001. is reduction of =puss soanexioa
with lb* Puma 'entrust, and Urns of sew siren% sad the
payment of 6,0661. 148. Bd. for dividsod for the half -
pest maid 30* Jun, 1361, sod Interest as aslis paid is
abases, value the mailable blues to 6,4961. 78. 10d.
Tbs. divesture rasiummeed a dividend for the sassed bail
all the year 1864 at the vete of Isl. par Pat. per swam, fns
of fume tax, as the rid shares, sad as the arsout wiled
up ea Yee sew abeam, Movie. MC 7% 10d. be be sapid
fsewed.
With regard to the future prospects of the under-
taking, the directors state that there is every
reason to be satisfied with them.
The annual meeting of the Fast Indian Railway
Oempany is convened for the 30th het.
A gunseal meeting of proprietors of the London
and Westminster Bank is convened for the 190'1
of July.
The anaual meeting of the South Australian
Banking Company is to take place on the 30th
inatent.
• half-yearly court of proprietors of the Canada

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Company is toisrened for the Path instant, when
dividesid is to be siosionaL

IoJI of Mt. is bilis paid on the new
ordinary capital of the Metropolitan Railway Com-
pany by the let at July.
A cad of 91. 10s., malting 101. called, is to be
OD the 6 per cent. preference shares of the
pfd
and Meath Railway Company by the 20th
inst. ; and a call of IL, kingca 4/. called, on Om
6 per cent. preference shares, by the same day.
The Royal Sardinian Railway Company hays
made a call of 11. per share, payable by the 29th
instant. _

Notice is given that the subscription list of the
Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway will be closed
to London applicants on Saturday next, the 10th
MM., and on Monday following for the country.
The share list of the Peruvian Railways Com-
pany will be closed on Thursday next.
It it also intimated that no further applications
for shares in the West Loudon Freehold Ground
Rent Association will be received after Thursday.
the Bth lust from London, and Friday, the 9th,
from the country.

SAYMIDAT IMMO.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 89/ to / ex
div., both for money and next Thursday's settle-
ment, opened this waning at 891 to 1, and
closed at 891 " sellers." For the July settlement
the last price was 891 to 90 ex div. The official
business report is as 'follows —Three per Cent.
Console, for money, 891, 4,1, & ; ditto, for accouut,
84, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 894 ; New
Three per Cents., 891, 4 ; Bank Stock, 243, 2411;
India Five per Cent. Stock, 1031. 1044.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was firm. Ex-
chequer Bills remain at par to 4s. prem.
Foreign stocks were rather heavy. Spanish
Passive showed chief depression, falling per cent.
Spanish Certificates declined ; Russian Five per
Cents. of 1862, j ; and Greek, Mexican, and
Turkish Cousolithls, 1. Italian scrip has ezoep-
tionally improved.
Ve-y few transactions took place in bank shares,
and the changes were limited to a slight decline in
'Alliance and an improvement in British North
American.
Blidson's Bay shares were last quoted to-day 134
to 4 ; National Discount, 101 to 1 prem. ;
Joint Stock Discount, 14 to 11 dia. ;
Egyptian Trading, 11 to I die. ; Ottoman Bocititi
Glinerale, 24 to 3 prem. ; and Milan Im-
provements. 61 to prem. Ottoman Financial
and Peninsular and Oriental Steam shares were
quoted lower. Ottoman Gas were inquired for.
The shares of the financial companies were tirm, with
a good demand. Imperial Mercantile Credit im-
proved 2s. &I. ; and London Financial and Credit
lFourier and Mobilise, 15a. The closing quotations
are annexed, ;---International Financial, 1 to
4 prem.; General Credit, 11 to prem. ; London
Financial, 74 to 8 prem. ; Imperial Mercantile
Credit, u prem. ; Credit Foucier and
Mobilier (both old and new shares), 3/ to 4 prem.,
ex div.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) quote-
dens for shares in new undertakings are sub-
joined :—Rio de Janeiro Gas, par to 1 prem. •
Anglo-Egyptian Navigation, 4 to 41 prem. ; Lice:
Brewery, 3 to 31 prem.; Peruvian Railways, 21 to
3 prem.; Russian Iron Works, 71 to 81 prem. ;
Dublin Connecting Railways, 3 to 31 prem. ;
London Steam Collier, 1 to ;
Plymouth Shipbuilding, 7 to 9 prem. ; Estates
Investment, 11 to 01 die. • Cheshire halt Works, 1
to 14 prem. • Ottoman dompaay, 1 to 2 preen. ;
Northern Assam Tea, old shares, par to; prem. ;
ditto B, to prom • West Londou Ground
Rent, 11 to 21 prem.; undon-bridge Laud, 2 to
2i rem. ; and Railway Oredit, Ito 2 prem.
There was a fall of 11 to 11 per cent. in United
States 5.20 Bonds, which closed at 631 to 661 ex
div. Atlantic and Great Western Debentures were
quoted 86 to 88.