The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-01 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

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There are fewer transactions in the railway Z:
market to-day, and prices in most instances are tem
quoted the same as yesterday. As regards the SE
principal stooks, the only alterations are a IT;
rise of per cent. in Lancashire and kst
Yorkshire said * in London and North-Wes- iatrii,
tern, and a decline of in Metropolitan. MS
London and North Western stook is now quoted eta
119/ to ; Great Western, 74 to 751_ ex 10.01
div.; Midland, 1331 to 1541 ; Lancashire and York- iks
shire, 117} to 1181 ; South Eastern, 84} to 85 ;
Great Eastern, 471 to I ; Caledenlan, 130 MI, Ks
ex div.; Loudon and South Western, 95} to ; eoa
Great Northern, 131 to 132 ; and Metropolitan,
127} to 128, ex div. and ex. new.
Great Western of Canada Railway shares have will
declined, and Imperial Mexican and Wait Flanders toga
are dull. On the other hand, Indian lines meet 1=
with inquiry.
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THE ' EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 18P5.

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MONEY MAREET.--(T1119 DAL) The whole of the first series was taken above the
minimum.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows
this week au increase of 1,0621. over last year;
At the meeting yesterday. of the British ani
South American Steam Navigation Company, the
directors' report was adopted, after sonic discus-
sion.

Two o'Clooz.
The stock and share markets are firm to-day,
and pe general tendency of quotations is favour-
able although the transactions are upon a rather
limited scale. Consols have a,lvanoed tto per
cent, and some of the foreign stocks to 4.
English lines are quieter, but prices are well main-
tained.
There is a fair demand for discounts to-day,
and the metal rate for the best bills
is 4 per omit., transactions at 34 being quite
exceptional. In the Stock Exchange the supply
of money has diminished, and the rate for loans
from day to day on English government securities
has consequently risen to 34 to 4 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentee opened at
67fr. 40c., being sc. lower than yesterday.
Camels are now quoted 90 to 4, both for money
and the account (April 6). The official busi-
ness report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 894, 90 ; ditto for account, 891, 4 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 88, 4 ; New Three per
Cents., 88/, 88 ; India Stook, 214; ditto Five par
Cent. Stock, 1051, f ; ditto, for account, 1051 ;
and. Exchequer Bills, Si., Bs. prem.
' The foreign stock market is firm. Turkish
Oonsolidis are in especial demand, and have &d-
-emised 4 per cent. Confederate Bonds have
also improved 4 per cent., Turkish of 1862 t, and
Spanish Passive and Certificates 4. Some of
the present quotations are annexed, viz.:—
Greek Bonds, 211 to 4 ; Mexican, 261 to 27 ;
Confederate, 334 to 344; Spanish Passive, 324 to
; the Certificates, 17 to ; Turkish, of
1858, 7/4 to 72, az div. ; ditto 1862, 741 to
; and the Oonsolides, 544 to 4.
Transactions are recorded as follows ;—Chilisio
Six. per Cents., 1014, ex div.; Equador, 121 ;
' Egyptian second hone, 954 ; ditto 1864,
941, 94, 4, ex drys ; Mexican, for ac-
count, 261, 27 ; ditto 1864, 26 ; New Granada
Two per Cents., 30/ ; ditto Deferred, si ;
Russian, 1882, 891 ; Spanish, for account,
1484; ditto New Deferred, for account, 41} ;
ditto Certificate*, for amount, 174, 17, ;
Turkish, 1858, for account, 72 ; ditto
1882, for amount, 741, 1; ditto 1001. Bonds, 744 ;
ditto 1883, 701; Venezuela, for account, 171 ;
ditto 1882, for account, 404 ; ditto One-and-a-Half
per Ceuta., 84.
International Financial shares are now quoted
11 to 4 prem., ex div. ; General Credit,
24 to 4 prem., ex div.; London Financial, 64 to 7
prem., ex die. ; Imperial Mercantile, It to
prem., ex div. ; Hudson's Bay, 164 to 4 ; Otto-
man Sochite Ginirale, 21 to 4 prem.
The quotations for the shares of some of
the new companies are subjoined :—Metropoli-
tan District Railways, 71 to 84 prem. ; China
Steamship and Labnan Coal, 1 to 04 dis. ; Rio
Janeiro Gas, 1 to 14 prem. ; West Loudon Docks
and Warehouses, Ito 04 die. ; Varna Rail-
way, 44 to 5 prem. ; South African Land and
Aflame, Ito 1 prem. ; Atlantic Railway Deben-
ture scrip, 8 to 10 prem. ; Millwall Freehold
Land and Docks, 24 to 3 prem. ; and Financial
Insurance, 4 to 14 prem.
HALF-pasr Two o'CLocz.
Consols are still quoted 90 to 4, both for money
and the account (April 6).
The following, with reference t the debt of
New Granada, was posted yesterday in the Stock
Exchange :
Messrs. Bering Brothels and Co. have remised by this
mail go amount of New Grimed. dividends—From Custom-
house of Banta Marta, 2,0094 lls ld. ; from Custom-house
of San Jag de Oncette, 6911. 12s. 7d.
No &deices have been received from Venezuela
by this mail, the steamer from La Gusyra not
having reached St. Thomas's in time to catch the
packet for Southampton.
The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tame of 8321. 7a. 3d. on account of the dividends
on the debt of Ecuador.
About 85,000 sovereigns, just received from
Alexandria, were sent into the Bank yesterday.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon showed
an unfavourable tendency, owing to the reduction
in the value of money here. The list is subjoined :
3 month', 11.194 to ; ditto, 3 days,
11.11211416t11111 • Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.194 to ; Ant-
weep, 3 months, 25.471 to 523 ; Hanablug, ma. butoo.
months, 13.81 to 9 : Paris, 3 days, 23.20 to 25 ;
ditto, 3 mouths, 25.424 to 474; Prankfort-on.the-Idaime, 3
moaths, 1304 to f ; Bt. Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months,
304 to 4; 'Vienne, eff. no., 3 months, 11.321 to 371; Trim*
.6. So., 3 mouths, 11.324 to 374 ; Madrid, 3 months,
474 to 4; Gediz, 3 months, 474 to 8 ; Leghorn, 3 months,
25.55 to 60; Genoa, 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ; Miles, 3
meths, 25.55 to OD • Naples, S months, 25.55 to
60 ; Palermo, 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ; Meigiaa, 3
mosthe, 25.55 to eo ; Lisbon, 90 days, 514 to 3 ; Oporto,
20 days, 511 to f.
The steamer Pera, from Alexandra, has brought
36,4731. in specie.
The weekly return of the Bank of France shows
the following changes :
Oda sad hellhole ' Inseam £426,000
Bilk daemon& ..... .. %mese 946,000
Gevernrooss demnias.. . . ... Isere= 1,480,000
Notes in circadetiog. ...... Decrease 392,000
Private deposit,
Advances
The progressive reduction in the rate of discount
of the French Bank to its present point of 34 per
cent. has at last occasioned some revival in its
business, as shown by the increase in the discounts.
At the same time the remarkable increase in the
coin and bullion continues.
A large commercial failure was announced yester-
day, the hrm being that of Messrs. Kelson, Tritton,
and Co., East India and general merchants, of
Old Bread-street. The probability of this event was
' currently rumoured some months ago, but it was
then averted, and in the interval the liabilities have
been largely reduced. They still, however, repre-
sent as much as 900,0001., but a portion
this amount is covered. According to an
estimate which has been made, the deficiency
does not exceed 40,0001., and in any coot
it is stated that the liquidation will be favourable.
The proximate cause of the stoppage is the recent
suspension of Messrs. Smith, Douglas,_and Co., of
London, who owe Messrs. Belson, Tritton, and
Co., about 30,0001. Extensive losses have also been
made through the difficulties of other bowies, as
well as by the continuous decline in the value of
produce, of which the assets chiefly consist. Mama
Kelson, Tritton, and Co. commenced business in
1857, and have °envied a very respectable position.
It is understood that their corresponding firm at
Liverpool will not be affected by this failure. An
operation in connexion with the Southern Confede-
racy may, it is thought, eventually show a large
profit, but no amount on this account is included in
the assets. The circular lowed to the creditors is
as follows :
26, Old Broad-alreet, London, Much 31.
We mesh regret to Inform you, that in consequence of
erattesed failures of houses, at home sod abroad, with
wheat we have been amixdated, we feel it our duty Is the
Wands of cur friends to place our books in the beads of
Moss. Harding, Pnilein, Whinny. sad Gibbons, who will
give their immediate attention to the preparation of a full
statement of our attain for your consideration. In the
we may state that we have every pram to believe

The following is from the report of the directors
of the Chartered Book of built, Australia,• mid
China, to be submitted at the meeting on the 12th
of April :

The gametal bahmeasheet for the year elided Met Deem-
her lest, new prorated to the sharehol ler., exhibits a net
profit of 101,8271. 18e. 51., to which has to be added the
sum of 13,061/. 14.. 4•1., carried forwent from the previous
year. After dedoctiag the Wigan!, interim divider(
declared on sth October last, amounting to 54,1401., then
remains a disposable balance now of 63,3491. 12a. 9d. The
director. repel that they feel under the necessity of rettiug
aside a sum of 22.0001, to meet bad and doubtful debts,
chiefly attributable to the resent depreciation of
Eastern prairie bald as collateral security. Oat
of the sum of 41,349!. 12.. 9d. ranainiug, they
recommend the shareholders to declare • dividend
for the half-year Gilded 31st December last, at the
rile of 10 pee cent. per annum. free of income-tex, and
which with the preview halfgear's interim dividend. will
amount to 12( per cent. for the whole veer. A balance of
1,3491. 12..a1. will then remain to be carried over to the
new accusal. At the last annual meeting, ties
directors reported that the premium cm the ism
of 7,800 new shares bad been Nerved ; and they
have now to sdd that all the calls in furtherer*
of this Jeerers of the benic's capital, raising it te
800,0001.. were duly paid up—the reserve fond neellampana
lag to 105,0001. The directors consider iS extremely da
drib% for the interests of the bask to &AM, for
the shareholders the right, which most chartered treks,
and all companies incorporated by act of parliament,
smear to possess, of re-eleeting immediately all the tires-
tors duly qualified who may go out annually by jrotation •
the existing charterer this bank restricts the share-
throe to the raelsetios of only creel the out-going7lr;
ton. The opportunity of this application to the Treessup
would also be availed of to solicit that the directors may
make provisions/ appointment. in ease of vacancy in their
number during the year—ensh occasional appointments to
be subject to confirmation by the sbarehaltiers at the next
ensuing ordinary general meeting. They propose accordingly
to apply to her Majasty's Treasury for those pr,vile,,as f sad
in terms of the deed of settlement, two a x:ramilioary
primal meetings of the shareholders must sanction the ap-
plieatioe. After despatch, therefore, of the business of the
ordinary meeting this day, It will be imostitited se Wit
ordinary one for the special objects indicated.
Mr. George Thomson auditor of the Band[ of
London, has been appointed auditor of the Lwaloa
and South African Steamship Company.
Mears. J. Henry 83hroder and Co. have
announced that the half-yearly dividend on. the
bonds of the Four-and-a-Half per Cent Swedish
Government Luau of 1864, due the 15th April, !will
be paid on and after that day ; and that the beads
drawn for repayment must also be presented.
It is notified that the share certificates of the
General irrigation and Water Supply Company of
Franco will be ready for issue on Monday neXt in
exchange for the bankers' receipts and letters of
allotment.
The lists of applications for shares in the Mill-
wall Freehold Land and Docks Company will be
closed on Wednesday next, the sth April, at 4
o'clock, for London, and at 12 o'clock (n9un)'tbe
following day for the country.
Some anxiety is felt respecting the safety of the
ship Rlnoldo, which sailed from London for Cal-
cutta on the 21st September last, and bad not .ar-
rived out according to the last advice.. The rate
of insuranoe upon her has accordingly risen at
Lloyds' to 30 guineas premium.

FRIDAT EVElnita.
Consols, which closed yesterday at S9l tot for
the dth of April, opened this morning at r,
and, after touching 89 15-16 to 90, closed at 89 to
4. For money the last price was 89f to 1. he
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 891, 90, 89/ 90 ; ditto,
for account, 891, 1, 90, 894 • Three per Cents.
Reduced, 87/, 881 ; New Three per Cents., 871,
881, 87/ ; India Stock, 214 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 10.5 i, } 4 ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, 99, ; Five per Cent. " aniseed " rupee
paper, 1081.
The India Five per Cent. Stock shows a fresh
advance. Exchequer Bills remain at 3s. to (is. prem.
Foreign stocks were firm, with an upward ten-
dency, though closing, in moat cases, at a rather
decided reaction from the best prices of tho day.
Egyptian, Confederate, and Ecuador Ponds, roars
r cent., Italian scrip and Turkish Bonds of 1858,
and Turkish of 1863, 1 per cent. Spanish
moire Bonds and Certificates and Turkish Mo-
nolithic, however, left off about 4 lower than yes.
terday, and there was a decline of 4 in Venezuela
Bonds of 1862.
The shares of the financial companies were in-
quired for, especially Loudon Financial, Interna-
tional, and Credit Funcier and Mobilier, which
have improved. Imperial Mercantile Credit shares,
however, have receded, but, as it would appear,
merely owing to the circumstance that one of ihe
partners in the large mercantile firm whose stoppage
has token place to-day is a director of this
undertaking. The closing quotations am an-
nexed, viz. :—lnternational Financial, 1 7-16 t 0946
prem.; Genersl Credit, 2 5-10 to 7-16 prem. ;
don Financial, 61 to 7 prem. ; Imperial Mercantile
Credit, lf to 11 prem. ; an Credit Fonder sad
Mobilier (old shares), 51 to 4 prem.
Bank shares were firm, with a fair number: of
Inquiries. In some cases, including Loudon mei
County Bank, South Eastern, London Joint Steck,
and Londou Chartered Bank of Australia, priors
Improved. Bank of Australasia shares were stmsly,
neither did any decline in them take place yester-
day when the dividend was deducted from the pries.
The miscellaneous shares market was more maim.
Hudson's Bay shares have risen to 161 to 4.
National Disoount, Joint Stook Discount, Oriental
Commercial, and the shares of the Canada Coln-
pany were all quoted better. East India Financial
were fiat.
The closing (but in some oases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings are subjoined ;
—Metropolitan District Rsilways, 8 to 81 prem.,
being 'lower ; Varna Railway, 41 to 5 prom.;
Rio de Janeiro Gas, 1 to 14 prem. ; West Lon-
don Docks, 1 to 01 dia. ; South African Land and
Finance, to 1 prem. ; Millwall Land and Docks,
21 to 3 prem. ; Rhas Hall Iron, 14 toll prem. ;
and Financial Insurance, 1 to 11 prem.