The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-16 00:00:00

Consols opened at 941 to Z ex die. for the opening
of the 18th January, advanced for a moment to 941
to 1, fell to 94, "sellers," and were quoted at the
Moil close 94 to 3. At 4 o'clock the pries had
rallied to 941 to 1. The advance in the middle of
the day appeared to be mainly caused by purchase.
to cover previous speculative sales, and was followed
by some influential selling. Money was in
_more
active demand in the Stock Exchange to-day. The
official business report is as follows:-Three per
Cent. Consols, for money (shut); ditto, for the
opening, 18th January, 942, 1,1, 94, 1 ex die.
Three per Cent. Reduced, 941, .1„ a. Three-and-a.
Quarter per Cents., 96.1, 1,1, I, 951.
Exchequer Bills fell 2s. to-day, closing 4s. to 7s.
Fem. In India Bonds there was &corresponding re-
duction, the price being par to 3s. prem.
The foreign stock market was very inactive, and
flat in character. Russian remains well supported
at the quotations current for some days past. In-
creased firmness was temporarily given to this stock
yesterday afternoon, by a purchase of 20,0001. in the
Five per Cents., an operation conducted on a foreign
order, and believed to be on account of the Russian
government, which is anxious to support the price.
Spanish remains flat. Mexican and other specula-
tive securities showed dulness. Peruvian Four-and-
a-Half per Cents. declined 1 per cent. At 4 o'clock
Mexican Bonds were quoted 243 to I. Peruvian
Four-ehtlit-Half per Cents., 68 to 70; ditto Three
per Cents., 47 to 49. Granada Deferred, 71 to 81;
ditto Active, 21 to 22. Sardinian, 90 to 92 ex div.
Spanish Deferred, 221 to 1 ; the Certificates, 51 to
51 per cent. Rankin Five per Cents., 112 to 114 ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 97 to 99. Sales
are recorded as follows : -Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 641; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 96.
Equador Bonds, 31. Greek Bonds (Blue), 61. Mexi-
can Three per Cents., 241. Peruvian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 69. Russian Five per Cont.., 1121.
Sardinian Five per Cents., 901 ex div. Spanish
New Deferred Three per Cents., 22.
In Mincing-lane to-day, native Ceylon coffee ad-
vanced about 6d. per cwt.
Letters have been received to-day from Odessa to
the sth inst., but the only fact of interest men-
tined in them consists in the arrival of no less than
ND merchant vessels at Constantinople from the
westward, the greater portion of which will pro-1
bably find their way to Odessa, to load grain, unless
Weal political considerations should render such •1
Nein inadvisable.
The Commercial Bank of London has given notice
that it will pay in due course the half-yearly divi-
dend, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, on the
Ontario, Simooe, and Huron Railway bonds, falling
due on the Ist January.
A half-yearly dividend, at the rate of 6 per cent.
per annum, is advertised as payable on the stock of
the National Provincial Bank of England on the
13th January.
The interest due the Ist January next, fixed at
6f. 75c. per share, is advertised as duly payable after
that date on the shares of the Dijon and Besancon
Railway Company.
Land shares to-day were fairly supported. Aue-
tralian Agricultural and Peel River shares continue
to be purchased in small amounts by bond fade opera-
tors. Bank shares were quiet and steady ; but
Union Bank of Australia shares declined 11. Victoria
Dock new shares (41. paid) have been dealt in at 5/ ;
and the Canada Company s shares at 77. The meet-
ing of the North British Australasian Company was
held to-day. and is noticed in another column.
Annexed are the latest reports from continental
bourses, as received by Mr. Reuter's express :-
Amsterdam, Wednesday, closing prices :-Dutch Four
per Cents., 931; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
62. Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 21 11-16 ;
the Coupons, 5,; the Old Three per Cents., foreign,
4.5 11-16. Austrian Five per Cent. Metallies, 76Z.
Portuguese New, 361. Mexican New, 22 13-16 ex
div. Granada Active, 211; ditto Deferred, 81.
Peruvian New, 671. Peruvian and Austrian show
a decline, other stocks remaining steady. Paris-
closing prices of this day : Three per Cent. Rentes,
74.80; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 101; Bank
shares, 2,940. Compared with the closing rates of
yesterday, the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. show a
fall of 1 per cent., and the Three per Omits. of 30c.