The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.F-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Osoow.

In the Stalk Exchange to-day a decided rise hem
been caused in American securities (especially the
5-20 Bonds), sad in the Confederate Loss by the
news of the peace negotiations in America ; but
nearly all other securities have been rendered
heavy by the same news, it being feared that a
cessation of the war would canes the value or
money to rise. The English funds have declined
per cent., and some of the home railways Ito 1.
The speculative foreign stocks are likewise
weaker.

There is a fair demand for money to-day, at 5 per
cent., the Bank minimum. The rate for short loans
in the Stock Exchange, on English government
securities, is 4 to 44 per cent.
The government broker has to-day purchased
for the sinking fund 15,000 i. New Three per Cent.
stock.

Consols are now quoted 89 to 1 for money, and
891 to I for the acoount (March 9). The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 891, 89 ; ditto for account,
891, I ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 881, ;
New Three per Cents., 881, 1 ; India Five
per Cent. Stock, 1031, ; ditto Four per
Cent., 981 ; Five per Cent " entered " rupee paper,
102 ; ditto Five and-a-EWE per Cent., 109 ; and
Exchequer Bilk, 4s. to Be. prem.
Confederate Bonds have owns into great demand,
in consequence of the American news, and have
risen 3 to 4 per cent. Other fonds* stooks
are dull. Mexican, Spanish Passive, and
Turkish Consolides have fallen I to a per cent.
Some of the present quotations are annexed, via. :
Greek Bonds, 221 to ; Mexican, 271 to I ; Con-
federate, 58 to 59 ; Spanish Passive, 321 to 1 ; the
Certificates, 141 to 15 ; Turkish, of 1858, 791 to
ditto 1882, 701 to ; and the Consolides, 511 to I.

Transactions are recorded as follows
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 81; Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., 63 ; ditto Certificates, 981 ;
Rocrptian, 98 ; ditto, second ileUe, 1001.
Bonds, 99, 98 ; Greek, for account, 221 ;
Italian, for account, 64} ; ditto 1865, scrip,
I}, 1 din. ; Mexican, for account, 274 ;
Russian, 1822, 92 ; ditto, 1862, 89} ; ditto, 1864,
91; Spanish, for account, 474 ; ditto Naive, for
account, 321, } ; ditto Certificates, for account,
141,1; Turkish, 1854, 911; ditto 1858, 721, 72 ;
ditto 1862, for account, 701, I ; ditto 1001. Bonds,
704, ; ditto 1863, 681 ; Venezuela, 1862, for 110-
count, 47 , ditto 1864, 42}.
International Financial shares are now quoted
11 to 2 prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 2} tot} prem.,
ex div. ;London Financial, 64 to 7 prom., ex div. ;
Imperial Mercantile, 2} to prem., ex div.; Hod-
son's Bay, 151 to 1 ; Ottoman Soci6t4 (Unlash);
21 to prem., ex div.
The quotations for the shares of some of
the new companies are subjoined :—City of
Milan Improvements, 3} to prem. ; Regis-
tered Band, }to prem. ; Metropolitan District
Railways, 21 to 3 prem. ; General Irrigation of
France, to prem. ; and China Steamship and
Labuan Coal, 1 to 1} prem.

Foos o'CLoci.

Consols are very flat, at mg for money, and 891
for the account, being about per cent. below the
prices current st 2 o'clock. The sum of 120,0001. in
bar gold has been withdrawn from the Bank for
export.
Messrs. J. H. Schrader and Co. have announced
the payment of the half-yearly dividend due the
Ist of March, on the Confederate Seven per Cent.
Cotton Loan. It is at the same time notified that
the third half-yearly drawing for the redemption of
an amount equal to 21 per cent. of the amount of
the loan then unredeemed by cotton, will take
I place in London on the same day.
It is further notified that the second drawing foe
the redemption of the bonds of the Four-and-a-
Half per Cent. Swedish Government Loan of 1864,
took place at Stockholm, on the 2nd January Let,
when bonds amounting to 10,3001. were drawn.
The silver market remains flat, the demand for
the East being still very limited. Bars are quoted
56. lid.per ounce, and Mexican dollars would
further recede in value were any supplies forced
for sale.

The favourable tendency lately noticed in the
exchanges with the continent continued yesterday
afternoon, except as regard bills on Paris and Bel-
gium, which were inquired for. The rates were as
follows .

Amsterdam. 3 mouths, 11.18 to 1 ; ditto, 3 days,
11.141 to 151 ; Rotterdam, 3 maths, 11.18 to 4 ; Ant-
werp, 3 months, 25.421 to 74; Hamburg, me. teem. 3
months, 13.74 to 41. Paris, 3 daye, 23.10 to. 20 ;
ditto, 3 maths, 25.42 to 471 Fraskfort-os-tbridand, 3
months. 1194 Ml2O ; Pstenburg (per rouble), 3 months,
304 to 4 ; VII• 111111. off. flo.. 3 months, 1L 621 to 671 ;Triode,
MT. So., 3 months, 11.621 to 671 ; Mabid, 3 months,
461 to 7 ; Cadiz, 3 months, 461 to 7 ; Lanham, 3 months,
25.574 to 1121 Game. mantes, 25.57} to 621; Milan, 3
months, 25.571 to 624 ; Naples, 3 mouths, 25.571 to
624 ; Palermo, 3 months, 25.571 to 621 ; Noma, 3
maths, 25.574 to 621; Liam. 90 dares 516 to 4 ; Oporto,
90 dad, 514.
The dividend on Caledonian Railway stock for the
half year is announced at the rate of per cent.
per annum against 04 for the corresponding period
of 1863. This announcement had scarcely any
effect on the price.
The directors of the Commercial Union Assurance
Company have decided on recommending to the
shareholders the declaration of a dividend at the
rate of five per cent. per annum, the payment of a
bonus of 2s. 6d. per share, and the carrying of s
aunt of 25,0001. to the reserve fund, after which
there will remain a balance on hand of 117,7001.
At the meeting yesterday of the English and
Scottish Marine Insurance Company a dividend was
declared for the six months at the rate of 10 per cent.
per annum. The chairman, Mr. Alderman Dakin,
congratulated the shareholders upon the results
achieved up to the present time. During the
short period of the company's existence they had
conducted a very large amount of business, and
their bad debts amounted to only 3001.
The directors of Mudie's Select Library (Limited)
have agreed to recommend a dividend for the first
half-year at the rate of 74 per cant, per annum on
the paid-up capital, clearing off preliminary ex-
penses, and carrying forward 4751. 9s. I.d. to next
account.
The half-yearly meeting of the Railway Pas-
sengers Assurance Company is to take place on the
let March.
The share list of the London and Provincial
Mortgage Bank of England (Limited) is to be closed
on Monday next for London, and on the follow-
ing Wednesday for the country.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stookli-
change this of last evening :
loseranoe.—Allianee, British and Foreign. 15 ; Ditto
Nada 381 9 ; Atlas, 124 ; Commercial Tales, 81 ;
Fag* 64 Regal sad flattish Marine (LimitediLitz
Gardara, 50 ; Imperial Ms, 350 ; lodomaity
1221, ex dtv. ; Liverpool sad Lerida sod Globe (6 per oat.
enmities). 121 2 ; Loodoo, 461 ,• Loam sad Provincial
Karla, 34 1 44, ex div. ; North British sad Iter-
motile, 18 ; l'horaix, 140; Teta, 273 ; Fin. 10910 ;
Thames sad Notresy Nada (Limited), 71 1 ; Universal
Xseas (Welted/. 51 4.
Gaslight sod Cokes—Continental Tales (Limited), 101 ;
Groat Central, 164, ex div. • Imperial, 35. ex dlv. ' Impo•
rid Catiaestel, 86 511 • Loudon. 80 ; flerreyOrmanters,
151; ditto New, 74 ; Untied General, 88 1 ; Wortudaster
Obedient 88/ 3 ; ditto New, 52 ; Waters. 151; ditto,
C, 41.
Doelos—Leedon sod St. ilatherise, 094 70, ex dlv.
WaSeertasts.—Berlin, 94 ; Melees. 264 L ex die. ;
Lambeth, 1121.
Casaba —Bhaniagbar (Guar. 41. p. e. Lon. and N. W.),
91 : Kennet and Arm (Gear. by G. W. By.), 151 ; Rignes
(or Loadoel, 231 1.

Tusaux Evimaa.

Consols, which closed Tes'erday at en to 4 for
the 9th of Mare., opened and closed today at the

same quotation, after temporarily tonehleMli to 4.
For money the last price was 801 to 1. °facial
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 894 80, I,},} ; ditto, for ise-
count, 804 ; Three per Outs. Reineed, 881, el it
; New Three per Cents., 884, 4, I, I. AA*
unities, 1885, 14 7-16 ; India stock, 218, 218 ;
ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1021, I ; ditto lout
per Cent Osrtißoata, 964 ; ditto Four per Cent.
" enfaced " rupee paper, ; ditto Five per Out.,
1011, 4,
The India Five per Cent. Stook was quiet. ix-
chequer Bills roes Is. to 2a, closing at 2s. to 61.
prem.
In the foreign Auk market the changes were not
of striking importance. There was a decline of
per emit in Confederate Bonds, 1 in Turkish Coe-
solidifes, and /in Spanish Native Bonds and Certi-
ficates and Greek Bonds. Brazilian Four-and-a-
Ralf per Cents. of 1863, however, improved per
cent., and Seadinias 1, and there were inquiries for
Russian and Italian Bonds and New Granada Two
per Omuta Ngyptian scrip was rather firmer.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 164 to ;
Rapti= Trading, to 1 press. ; National Mount,
94 to 1 ptem., being again 2s. 6d. lower; Joint
Stook Discount, 1 to 0/ dis. ; and Ottoman
&deo§ Giadnile, 24 to 24 press. OcannerMal
Union Insurance shares improved 6s. upon the ami-
no:moment of the dividend and bonus. Italian
Irrigation, London Mercantile Dieoonst, Oriental
Financial, and Oriental Steam were ail beldam
The shares of the Credit Fl2OOlll. and Mobilier
Company have to-day experimaid a fresh improve
went of 7s. 6d. to 10e., but, with this exception, the
share' of the financial companies were dull. Lon-
don Finn cialdeolined 2s. 6d. The closing quotations
are annexed, viz. :—lnternational Financial, 116.1%
to 21-16 prern. •
,_ Our/ Credit, VI t9Piimq tx
div. ; London Piaasmal, 61 to 71 prem. ; Imperial
Mercantile Credit, 24 to 21 ; and Credit Ra-
cier and Mobilise feM , 44' to prem.
The closing quotations' for shares in new under-
takings are subjoined :—City of Milan Improve-
menta, 34 to 34 pram. • General Irrigation of
France, 1- to prem. •, London and Provincial
Mortgage Bea, to I prem. ; Registered Lind,
to prem. • Brill's Brighton Baths, par to
prem. •, Reuters Telegram Company, to 14 prem. ;
and " Simpson's," to 1 prem.
The shares of the Mebopolitan District Railways
(the subscription for which wee finally closed to-
day, with applications greatly in excess of the
amount to be allotted) have risen to 2} to 3 prem.,
owing to piarahease by previous speculative sellers.
The shares of the newt -announced China Steam
Ship and Labuan Coal Company (Limited) opened
' this morning at 24 to 3 prom., and closed at 1/ to
24 prem.