The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1865.

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MONEY IIARKII7.--(17111) DIY.)
Two o'Oms.
Consols have been further prejudiced in pries toe
day to the extent of 1 per cent. by the preparations
for the monthly settlement to-morrow,
the supply of stock being in excess
of what is required. The other markets
are dull, and in a few cases, including some of the
home railways, prices are a fraction hirer. The
shares of Overend, Gurney, and Co. have la.
perienced a fresh decline.
The government broker has bought to-day
20,0001. New Three per Cents. for the sinking fund.
The transactions in the discount market to-day
are to a fair extent, and the rate for good bills re-
mains firm at 61 to 7 per cent. The charge for
short loans on English government securities in the
Stock Exchange is 6 per cent.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
68fr. 37c., showing a fresh advance of 1 per amt.
Console are now quoted 881 to 1, both
for money and to-morrow's settlement, and
891 to 31 for the December account. The official
business report is as follows : Three per
' Cent. Consols, for money, 881, I, ;
ditto, for account, 881, 1, 1 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 87, 86k, 871, ; New Three per Cents.,
181, 861, 871 ; New Two-and-a-Half per Cada.,
711 ; Annuities, 1885, 1313-16 ; India Five per
Cent. Stock, 105, 1042, 105 ; ditto Four per Cent.
Stock, 961 ; and Exchequer Bills, June, 4s. din.
Turkish Consolidie and Spanish Passive Bonds
and Certificates are fiat, and have declined to f
' per cent. On the other hand, Confederate and
Turkish Bonds of 1858 and 1865 are inquired
for. Other foreign stocks show no change.
The amount of business generally is limited.
Some of the present quotations are subjoined,
viz :-Greek, 19 to ; Turkish Consolid4s, 411 to
; Spanish Passive, 282 to # ; ditto Certificates,
In to 14j ; Confederate, 8 to 9 ; Brazilian scrip,
2/ to f prem. ; and Mexican, 251 to f.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazilian,
1852, 1858, 1860, 691; ditto, 1865, 75} ; ditto
scrip, 21, 1, prem. ; Egyptian, 95, 4} ; ditto,
1864, 1001. Bonds, 921, 11, 2/ ; Greek, for ac-
count, 19; Italian, 1866, for account, 78f,
; Mexican, for account, 251, ; Moorish (Impe-
rial), 942 ; New Granada, 15f, ; ditto Two per
Cent., 31} ; Portuguese, 1856, tc., for account,
1461, fik ; Russian, 1822, 89 ; ditto
1850, 881 ; ditto, 1882, 89, f, 81 ex div. ;
Spanish Passive, for account, 28} ; Turkish 1858,
Ifor account, 73 ; ditto 1862,1001. Bonds, 751; ditto
1865, for accouut, 432 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 442, ;
'ditto Guaranteed, 1001.
United States 5-20 Bonds have declined
per cent, the present quotation being 631
to 64 ; Erie Railway shares are unaltered at 54
to 1 ; Illinois Central, at 82 to ; and Atlantic
and Great Western debentures, at 85f to
86f.
International Financial shares are now quoted lf
to prem. ; General Credit, 11 to 2 prem. ;
London Financial, 61 to 7 prem. ; Impe-
rial Mercantile, 22 to f prem. ; Credit Fon-
der and Mobilier of England, 3f to 1 prem., ex
all ; ditto New, 31 to prem ; General Ottoman,
21 to 1 prem. ; Overeni, Gurney, and Company,
71 to 8 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 16} to 1.
The shares of the North London, Highgate, and
Alexandra Park Railway Company are nominally
quoted ff to lj prem. ; Leeds Woollen, 14 to 2
prem.; Teas° Brazilian Gold Mining, f to 1 prem.;
and Pennsylvania Oil, 14 to 2 prem.
shout 20.0nn anitmiens from Portugal were sent
Into the Dank yestemay, in additioe be ta,once. ie
bar gold.
The William Duthie has arrived from Port Phil-
lip with 130,5001. in gold.
A supply of Mexican dollars was sold yesterday
for refining at 4e. 111 d. per ounce, there being no
demand for Chins- There is little inquiry for bar
silver for transmission to the East by way of
Southampton.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,5731. over the corresponding
week of last year, and the South Eastern an in-
crease of 6241.
At the meeting yesterday of the Bede Steam Nevi-
gallon Company the directors' report was adopted.
It drew attention to the improvement in the attain
of the undertaking, the amount to credit for the
half-year ending June 30, notwithstanding the low
rate of exchange, being 9,4481., as against
for the corresponding six months of last year. A
dividend was declared for the six months at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum, leaving, after de-
:ducting 1,125/., to be placed to the credit of the
insurance fund, a balance of 4,591/. to be carried
to next account.
The meeting of Hewett and Co. (Limited) took'
place yesterday, when an ad interim dividend was
declared at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, free
of income tax, for the half-year ending Sept. 30.
The half-yearly meeting of the Imperial Conti-
nental Gas Association is convened for the 29th
instant.
The half-yearly meeting of the Madras Railway
Company is fixed for the 17th instant.
The first ordinary meeting of the Imperial Aus-
trian Gas Company (Limited) is convened for the
sth December, and will be made special, to alter the
articles of association, is the sense of depriving the
idirectors of power to invest the company's funds in
its own shares.
The second ordinary general meeting of the City
of London Real Property Company (Limited) is
called for the 4th December, when a dividend for
the past half-year will be recommended.
Au extraordinary meeting of the Ottoman Finan-
cial Association will be held ou Tuesday, 21st No-
vetuber.
The Metropolis Sewage and Essex Reclamation
Company have made a call of 21. per share, payable
by Saturday, the 2nd December.
A call of 21. is to be paid on the extension share
capital of the Metropolitan Railway Company by
the 2nd of Dec.
The directors of the Great Indian Peninsula
Railway Company have announced a call of 21. as
payable on the 29th inst., on both classes of the
shares of the company-making 101. per share and
Cg. per share respectively called up.
The light portion of the mails from Calcutta,
China, and Australia is expected to be distributed
in London on the 11th inst.