The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-17 00:00:00

:---(THIS DAY.)

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Two oViooi.

The funds are still inanimate, but the improve-
ment which took place yesterday is maintained.
English railway stocks are rather fiat, but the actual
reduction in prices is of little importance. In
foreign securities there has been a moderate amount
of business, generally at steady quotations.
Consols are now quoted 94 to 1, ex div., for
money, and 921 to ex div., for the account.
The official business report is as follows :--Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 921, 1, ex div.;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 921, 1; New
Three per Cents., 921, ; New Two-and-a-Ralf
per Cents, ; Bank Stock, 233 ; India Five per
Cent. Stock, 1071, ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
, turea, 1001 ; ditto Bonds, 275. prem. ; Five per
Cent. " aniseed " rupee paper, 106 ; ditto Eve-
and-s-Ralf per Cent., 112 ; Exchequer Bills, 12e.,
Bs. prem.
A further improvement has occurred to-day in
Buenos Ayres Bonds, which are marked 99. Mexi-
can are firm, Italian and Spanish Passive
rather dull, and Greek somewhat weaker. The
Turkish Loan of 1864 is quoted 831 to ; that
of 1868, 70 to ; that of 1862, 71 Uri ; ditto, scrip,
3to 1 prem. ; and the Conaolidia, 381 to 39. No
change his taken place in the scrip of the new loans.
Transactiona are recorded as follows :—Buenos
Ayres, 99 ; Egyptian, 92 ; ditto second hone. 91;
Greek, 161, ; ditto Coupons, • Italian, 7-11;
ditto Maremmasa Railway, 73} ; 111Asices, for

account, 311, ; Pltwi, 1888, 48#,
; ditto, 1862, CI, 48, 471; ditto
scrip, 4, 1 prem. ; Russian, 1860, 921 ;
ditto 1862, 931, I ; Sardinian, for account, 811, 4,
ex div. ; Spanish Pasaive, 231, 4 ; Turkish, 1858,
70; ditto for amount, 701 ; ditto 18/32, •
scrip, 3, 1 prem. ; ditto paid-up, 711, 71 ;
Venezuela, for account, 941, f, # ; ditto 'alp,
2 din.

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Foos o'Cusou.
Consols remain steady, at 92/ to , ex div., fey
money, and 92j to /, ex div., for the socouat.
There was a good demand yesterday in the dis-
count market at 21 to 3 per cent. for choice bills,
and the supply of money showing apparently
some tendency to diminish, as is frequently ob.
served at this period of the year, the applications at
the Bank of England have increased, though still
not exceeding a moderate total.
The Centurion has arrived from Sydney with
50,000 sovereign&
The shipments of gold from Melbourne for Eng-
land, as advised by the peewit mail, represent an
aggregate of about 400,000 L As all the vessels
previously mentioned have already arrived here
this represents the total amount of Australian gold
now on the way.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
firm. The rates for bills on Austria, however, were
quoted slightly better for that empire. Subjoined
is our usual list _ _

Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.164 to 17 ; ditto, 3 days.
11.14 to lb ; Boticadam, 3 mouths, 11.164 to 17 ; Asir
warp, 3 mouths, 23.424 to 74 ; Hamburg, ma. baste, three
months, 13.64 to 7 ; -Park, 3 days, 10.20 to 6 ; ditto,
3 months, 25.40 to 74 • PrankfarioadlirMaine, Smooths,
1184 to 119 ; Potemibaig (per made), 3 months, 36 to 4 ;
Vienna, elf. So., 3. months, 12.09 to 1110 ; Triune, off.
3 months, 12.00 to DUO ;Madrid, 3 months, 494 to ; Csdw
3 months, 49 to ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.56 to 60 ;
Genoa, 3 month', 2516 to 60 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.55
to GO ; Naples, 3 months, 394 to ; Palermo, 3 mouths,
1194 to 4; Manion, 3 months, 1194 to 4 ; Lisboa, 90 days,
On OPortw. 90 de" fat tw
It appears from the later New York telegrams by
the Jura that the exchange on London has risen
from 1441 (the rate reported by the Persia) to 146.
The latest quotation for gold appears to be 32
premium.
At the 39th annual meeting of the Edinburgh
Life Assurance Company, held at Edinburgh on the
9th inst., the directors' report for the year ending
the 31st August last referred in congratulatory
terms to the progress and prosperity of the com-
pany. Special stress was laid on the high benefits
conferred on the older policies. Attention is now
directed to the approaching septennial declaration
of profits at the 31st of August next, when satis-
factory results are again anticipated. The report
was unanimously approved of, and the alteration
of the company's contract, extending the days of
graft on policy premiums from 21 to 30 days, was
declared finally confirmed.
The letters of allotment have been forwarded for
the whole of the first issue—via, 25,000 shares of
901. each—of the Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi Bank
(Limited). The surplus deposits are to be returned
on and utter to-morrow. Applications are invited
for the two posts of manager in England and in
India.
We are requested to state that the share list of
the Victoria Hotel Company of Pau will be closed
on the 23rd inst.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock Ex-
change list of last evening :
loeuranoe. Atlaa,Ll.lol.4Crowo, 244 ; Guardian, 504,
batt,Ltnarrial Life, 21 ; Indemnity Marine, 160 ; Legal
Life, 7 ; 45, ; Marine, 95 ; Manna
Marine, 3/.
Goa Light and Ooka—City of London B, 74 ; Common,
tial, 44 ; Omit Ceotrol, Mi. 16 el die. • • ImPwiAl2l4Nz
9 ; New ditto, 734, 24, 4; Imperial Continental, sot ;
Miami:, 100; Surrey Consumers, 17 ; United General, 32;
Westminster Chartered, 424. 14.
Conola—Grand Janctioa, 65 Regent's (or London), 25.
Waterworks—Berlin, ; Grand Junction, 744 ; 'West
Middlesex, 107.
Dooks.—East and West India, 136.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 29th
instant for the supply of 50,000 gallons of rum,
15,000 gallons of vinegar' 300 quarters of split
peas, 300 quarters of oats, 50 tons of tobacco, and
200 tons of cocoa.

TozsDATEviNTa.

consols, which closed & yesterday 1
411 to .--f-
ex '
div. for the Bth January, opened this morning at :
the same quotation, and closed at 92} to k. For I
money the last price was 921 to if. The official
business report is as follows: Three per Cent.
Console, for money, 92k, /, ex div. • ditto for ac- ,
count, 92}, ex div. ; Three per Ce'nts. Reduced,
92, k, I • New Three per Cents., 92, I, 92 ; Thirty
Years innuities, 1885, 15k • Bank Stock, 2314,
231, 233; India Five per Cent. Stock, 107 fr, f;
ditto, for amount, MI • ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 104 • ditto Bonds, 275. prem. ; Five
' per Cent. "enfaced" rupee paper, 105, k.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was firmer at
107 k to f, ex div. There were smile purchase's of
India Bonds at Z's. prem., showing likewise a
slight improvement. Exchequer Bills remain at Ba.
to 12s. prem.
The settlement of the account being now com-
pleted, a fresh and almost general improvement
has taken place in the foreign stock market, which
closed with firmness at the best prices of the day.
The market for bank shares was lees active. Agra
Bank and Bank of New South Wales were quoted
better, while Bank of Australasia have receded.
lOttoman Bank and Union Bank of England and
France were dulL In miscellaneous shares there
was uo alteration.
Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 8} to fr
prem. ; Thames and Mersey, 2} to 1 prem.; Uni-
versal, II to lldis. ; North British and Mercantile,
15k to 16 ; Commercial Union, per to 1 prem. ; and
London and Provincial Marine, k die. to par.
The closing quotations for shares in new under
takings were as follows :—London and Northern
Bank, par to I pm. • English and Irish Bauk, 1 die.
to par ; Bank of pm.
Punjanb, and Delhi, I to
1 k die. ; British and South Wales Zinc Smelt-
ing, }to I prem. ; Soci4t4 Financire of Egikt,
to fr prem. ; London, Birmingham, and South later-
fordshire Bank, k to "fr prem. ; and Western Ans-
i tralian Cotton, } to i prem.

("magma PAPut --In may not be without in-
tercet to state the feet that on. Mewl& peelimwer has now
nearly ready for esseumptioo from Nap% IMMO gems
large portion of these will bedeepedonien te tie teetropella.
together with the usual liberal supplies of " Norfolk
turkeya"—Times.