The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-05 00:00:00

IM 110
100. 110.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL)

Two ovwn.

The funds to-day are firmer, and in nearly
every department of the Stock Exchange an
improvement has taken place. The fluctuations
in Spanish Certificates are especially noticeable.
The opening price of the new Russian Loan was
about par, but a rise has now occurred toll to I
premium.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were
quoted 7lfr. 20ct being per cent. better than on
Saturday. . .

Indian Five per Cents. are an eighth to a quarter
higher, at 108} to I.

Console are officially marked 931 and 94, for
money, and 94 for the account (May 8).
The present quotation is 94 to 94. The
official business report is as follows :—Bank
Stook, 236 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 92, 91/,
921; New Three per Ceuta., 92, 911, 92/ ; Thirty
Years Annuities, 1885, 15 5-16, ; India
Five per Cent. Stock, 1081, I ; ditto
Bonds, 27e., 30s. prem. ; Four per Cent. " en-
faced " rupee paper, 911, 91 ; ditto Five per Cent.,
1031, 1 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 104 ;
Exchequer Bills, 21s. prem.

In foreign stocks Spanish Certificates improved
in the morning to 114 to 4, but a reaction followed
to 104 to 4. Turkish scrip remains firm, at 3to f
prem., and the Egyptian Loan has advanced
to 2 to 4 prem. Moorish is steady, at 91 to 4.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian Old
Five per Cents., 100} ; ditto Five per
Cents., 1839 and 1859, 994 ' • Dutch Four
per Cent. Certificates, 991; Egyptian Seven
per Cents., 14, 4, 24 prem. ; Italian
Five per Cents., 71, 704 (exchange 26f.) ; ditto
Five per Cents. (Maremmana Railway) Scrip, 14,
2, 14 die. ; Mexican Three per Cents., for account,
32 ; Moorish Five per Cents, 914 ; Portuguese Three
per Cents., 1863, 454, 4 ; Russian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 91; dtto Three per Cents., 1859, 594,4,
ex div. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 54f, 4 ; dittoiNew
Deferred Three per Cents., for account, 444 ;
ditto Passive, 194, i; the Committee's Cer-
tificates, 104, 4, 114, 104 ; Turkish Six per Cents.,
1864, for account, 804 ; ditto Six per Cents.,
1858, for account, 714, 21, 4 ; ditto Six per Ceuta.,
1862 (scrip), SL 3,1, prem. ; ditto paid-up Scrip,
704, ; Venezuela Three per Cepts., for account,
234, 24.

The lifagdalena, from Brazil, has brought
39,5681. in specie ; and the Asia, from New
York, 31,15001.

Saturday being the 4th of the month, there was a
good though not pressing demand for money.
Choice bills were disoounted at 2} to 2f per cent.
At the Bank of England the amount of business
was only moderate.
About 33,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank
on Saturday.
The reticular' are riblishixl of various bonds
of the Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan, which
will be paid off on the let of June.
The third oaf of 21, making b/. paid, is to be
paid on the share* in the Shrewsbury and Hereford
Hallway Company, by the 23rd instant.
A call of 100 franca, or 41. perebare, is aanounoed
in Paris as payable in July on the hares in the
Suez Canal Company.
The Pernambuco Railway Company are inviting
applications for Siz2er Cent. Debentures, for three,
five, seven, or ten years.

E4romm7 EVENING.

Consols, which dosed yesterday at 94 to 9S,
both for money and next Thursday's settlement,
opened this morning at 931 to 1, and dosed at
93 13.16 to 4. The official business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, form oney,
931, • ditto, for account (May 8), 1131, •
Sank Stock, 236 ; Three per Cents. Reduced:
914 ; New Three per Cents., 92, 914 ; Thirty
Years' Annuities, 1885, 151 • India Stock, 228 •
ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 108*, ; ditto
for account, 1081 ; ditto Four per Cent. De-
bentures, 1864, 10%; Five per Cent. "enlaced"
rupee PaPer• 104
e India Five per Cent. Stock was firm at
108} to 4. Exchequer Bills rose Is., being ,quoted
18e. to 21a. prem.
Foreign stocks were firm, and in several in-
stanoes prices have advanced. The Spanish Certi-
ficates were in great demand, and have risen to 10
to 4, it being affirmed that the Spanish government
at last feels the neressity of recognising them. The
statements on the subject, however are very con-
flicting, and this paper has now become a favourite
medium for gambling. It seems question-
able, in any case,' whether a bill for the
recognition of the certificate can be passed in the
present session of the Cortes.
Bank shares were firm. An improvement was
quoted in London Joint Stock and London and
Westminster Bank. In miscellaneous shares there
were inquiries for English and Australian Copper.
Anglo Mexican Mint were fiat.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—Ocean Marine In-
surance, 7 to 74 prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, lt to 1 prem. • Universal Marine, 34
to 3 dis.; London and Provincial Marine, par to
prem. ; Mercantile Fire, 1 to 1 prem. • Commer-
cial Union, to dig. ; Imperial Bank, Ito
1 prem. ; Alliance Bank, 6 to 64 prom, showing a
fimh rise; Northern Counties Union Bank, 2f to S
prem. ; Chartered Bank of British Columbia and
Vancouver's Island, 1 to 1 prem. • Italian Irriga-
tion, per to* prem. ; Metropolitan ?Railway Wagon,
fto f prem. ; Bombay Gas, to f prem.
Turin and lIIIVOII3. Railway shares were marked
in the Stock Exchange 2 and 14 dia.
Canada Government Five per Centa. and Vic-
toria Six per Cents. were in demand.