The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-07 00:00:00

MONEY KARIM-011Th DAL)

Two desom.

The stock and share market,. are firm today,
although there is not much business, and the gene-
ral tendency of quotations is rather favourable.
Consols are a trifle better for money, but unaltered
for the account. A few of the speculative foreign
stocks are slightly higher, and some of the home
railways have risen I per cent.
The demand for discounts to-day is moderate,and
first-class bills are taken at 5 per cent. The supply
of money, which is considerable, will probably be
increased on Monday, when the dividends are pay-
able at the Bank of England. The rate for short
loans in the Stock Exchange is 4 per cent, being
lower.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Bente, were quoted
66fr. 90c., being 6c. better than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 89 11-16 to 13-16, or
891, ex div., both for money and the 10th inst.,
and 90 to 4, ex div., for the February account. The
official business report is as follows :-Thus per
Cent. Consols, for money, 894, 1 ; ditto, for amount,
891; New Three per Cents., 881, 1, 89 ; Bank
Stock, 240 ; India Stock, 212 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 1031, 1,4; Five per Cent. "enlaced"
rupee paper, 102.
Foreign stocks are in more request. Confede-
rate Bonds have advanoed 1 per cent ; Consolidde,
} ; and Greek, Spanish Passive, and Mexican, 4.
Some of the present quotations are annexed,
viz. :-Greek Bonds, 234 to ; Mexican, 24
to 4, ex div. ; Confederate, 53 to 55 ; Spaniel
Passive, 324 to } ; the Certificates, l4l to 1 ;
Turkish, of 1858, 71 to } ; ditto 1862, 694
to 701, ex div. ; and the Consolid6s, 484 to 49.
Transactions are recorded as follows:-Danubian
Seven per Cents. (151. paid), } dia. ; Egyptian,
1001. Bonds, 97 ; ditto 1864, 95} ; ditto
for account, 14 prem. ; Italian Five per Cents.,
1861, 63} ; Mexican Three per Cents., for aeoount,
284, ex div.; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
1862, for account, 78 ; Portuguese Three per
Cents., 1853, 471, ex div. ; ditto 1856, 1857,
1859, 1860, 1862, and 1863, for amount,
461, 471; Russian Five per Ceuta., 1822, 891,
90 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1850, 87
ex div. ; ditto 1862, 881, 89} ; Spanish Three
per Cents., for account, 47} 1 ; ditto New De-
ferred, 401, ex div.; ditto Passive, for account
321 ; ditto Certificates, for account, 141, ;
Turkish 1854, for account, 89, 884 ; ditto 1858,
for account, 71} ; ditto 1862, for account, 701, 70,
ex div. ; Venezuela, 1864, 42, 411, 42/.
Egyptian Loan scrip is now quoted 1} to 1 prem. ;
Danubian, die. to par ; Monte Videan, 21 to 3}
prem., showing a rise ; and Atlantic and Great
Western Railway Certificates of Debenture, 1 to
1} prem.
International Financial shares are now quoted
21 to } prem. ; General Credit, 3 3-16 to 5-16
prem. ; London Financial, 8} to } prem. ;
Imperial Mercantile,. 3} to prem. ; Hudson's
Bay, 161 to 1 ; Anglo-Egyptian Bank, } to 1
prem. ; and Ottoman Sociftel Gindrale, 21 to
prom.

811 to 1, and closed at en. For safety the ism=
TM elf to e, and fat lreleary WWI. The
business report is as follows :—Tissue per ant
Ocasols, toe no
08/, Lb. ditto ier
account, OM ; Setllolll4
elk 111; New Three per Omit, IN, 8Y ; Lodi*
Stock, 212 ; ditto Five pplltt Oast. VW* 1011 ;
ditto Four per Cent. D.Lwtwny 1166, Fa.
The India Five per Osat. Slosh was firm. &-
chequer Bills were quoted pests Is. peen.
Foreign stocks in some mess were rather flatter.
Confederate Loan deolioed 1.14 mat ;
Moorish about 1, sad Turkish Oiwedidia, 13
Mexican of 1864, sod Spanish Passive Booda
Certificates, 1 per met. Meziess Loan scrip sod
Turkish Bonds of 1163, however, improved 1 per
cent., and Turkish of MS sad 111_11, .1
The scrip of the sew %nodes Lora was aired
this esorninqiitiprem. upon Me Matemest that
the Anglo- Bask haa undertakes to maks
a temporary of 1,000,0001. totheirieeroy colds
estates, but the price soon recovered, and dosed at
11 to 11 prem. The scrip of the Cambial' Fria-
cipalities Loan was quoted 1 die. to per; Moats-
videan, 21 to 24 prem. ; and Atlantic mad Orest
Western Railway Certificates of Debeuters, lo 1
prem.
Vary, is; but for the most part edema rumen
:sluice to the forthcoming report sad asmouste of
the Alliance Bank mused the @heres to ilseemie
severely to-day. The ping °posed at 74 prem., roes
to 01, relapsed to 71, "sellers," sad closed at lto
81 prom., being about the same as yesterday.
Beetern Exchange Bank, Mercantile mad Iz,
Union Bank of London, and National Deckf
Liverpool, were also quotedlower • but as improve-
ment took plats in Imperial, Leedom sad Brazilian,
Standard Bank of Afrisa, Union Beak of Inlaodr
and Chartered Beak el India, Australia,
China.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 161 to ;
Egyptian Trading,Widiema
Dwain; 11 to 111 prem., being steady ; sad
Joint Stock Diesset, 1 die. to par. ladies
Irrigation, New Zealand Trost cad Loss, Ocean
Marine Insurance, Therms and Mew Ilatieed
Universal Marina,
_IMO all Washed for. Bova
Scotia Land and Gold showed litmus.
International Financial shares were dull at yester-
day's reduction. Omen! Credit were also a little
more offered, bntLoadmilleansial ware firmer. irhe
closing quotatious are annexed, cis. :—lateissiissid
Financial, 21 to 21 . ; 0•111.61 Credit, Sj to
prem. •, Loudon 81 be prem. ; Im-
penal Mercantile Credit, to prem. ; sad Credit
Fowler and Mobilisr, 31 to prem.
United States 5-90 Bonds remain at 46 to 4.