The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-05 00:00:00

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MONDAY Evisurs.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 874 to 4,
ax div., both for money and next Thursday's
settlement, opened this morning at the same quo-
tation, and closed at 87 9-16 to 11-16, or 873,
"buyers." For the 7th January the last pries
was 88 to 1. The " continuation" was 3to 7-16 per
oent. The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 871, ;
Redo, for account, 87f, ; Three per Cents.
RedUced, 871. 4, 3 ; New Mr" Per 004114 874, it
3, ; Bank Stock, 249 ; India Bonds, 18s., 14s.
prem. ; Five per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper,lol.
Indian Government securities were quiet. The
March Exchequer Bills remain quoted 435. to 2e.
die., and the June, 9s. to 4e. dia.
Foreign stocks were heavy. Greek Bonds fell
to the evidence
no less than 11 per cent., owing
afforded in the last advices of the disorganisation
which prevails in the government of that country.
Turkish securities were likewise depressed, owing
to the statement that a new loan is impending.
The bonds of 1854 and 1882 fall fully 1 per mu t. ;
those of 1858, 4 • those of 1863, 2 ; and the Five
per Cents. of 1865 only f per cent. There was
also a decline of 1 per cent. in Egyptian Bonds of
the let loan, 4to in Spanish, including the Pee-
sive Bonds and Certificates, in New Granada
"ex all " Bonds, and in Brazilian scrip.
In the market for bank shares steadiness pre-
vailed. A slight improvement took place in Metro-
politan and Provincial, Scinde, Punjaub and Delhi,
and London and Brazilian Bank, while New Zea-
land Banking Corporation and Bank of Hindustan
new shares were quoted lower. Imperial Ottoman
Bank shares left off at 153 to a, and the new shares
at 23 to fl prem.
The shares of the financial companies were dull.
Credit Foncier and Mobilier were again rather
more offered. The closing quotations were as fol-
lows :—lnternational Financial, to 1 prem. ;
General Credit, 2to f prem. ; London Financial,
6to prem. • Imperial Mercantile Credit, 23 to
3 prem.; prem.
Foncier and Mobilier, 33 to 4
prem., ox div. and new ; and ditto new, 33 to I
prem.
National Discount shares were last quoted 121
to 3 prem. • Joint Stock Discount, to 4 die.;
Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16 ; Egyptian Trading,
Socu
f •-.(4 dis. ; and Ottoman
of St 4
4Odn4tele,
1 two
prem. The shares Overend, Gurney,
and Co. continue to decline, and closed at 6 to f
prem., being 7s. 6d. lower than on Saturday. The
miscellaneous share market WY heavy : a reduction
took place in British American Lend, Peel River
Land, Van Diemen's Land, Smith, Knight, and
Co., Northern Assam Tea, Gellievara,
Ebbw Vale,
and Berlin Waterworks. Peninsula and Oriental
Steam shares have exceptionally improved 11.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings were as follow:
Bank of Turkey, 2* to 3 prem. ; Naples Public
Works, 34 to 3 prem. ; American Oil Wells, 14
to 24 prem. ; Anglo-Swedish Steel, par to prem. ;
Ganef Petroleum, 2 to 3 pram. • Fredk. Symons
and Co., par to 1 prem. ; and London Steam Tow-
ing, 3 to If prem.
United States 5.20 Bonds and Illinois Central
Railway shares were a trifle flatter, but Erie shares
were firm at the late advance, and Atlantic and
Great Western Debentures improved to per
cent. The following were the latest prices, viz.*
Bonds, 64/ to 3 ; Erie Railway shares, 59 to
; Illinois Central, 82E to 831 ; Atlantic and Great
Western Debentures, 84 to 85 ; ditto Small Bonds
85 to 86. This company's new Consolided More-
gage Bonds cooed rather better than oneaturday,
at 14 to 11 prem.