The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(77118 DAL)

Two o'Czoca.
The stock markets to-day are rather quiet. The ,
funds are quoted the same as they closed yesterday. /
A cheek has apparently been given to the ten-
dency to improvement by the news '
the great Bombay failure referred to below.
Spanish Oertificatee have faCeo, but as regards
other stocks little variation is observable to-day.
The disontint market is quiet to-day, and
transactions continue to take place in the beet
paper at per cent. below the bank mini-
mum. In the Stock Exchange the rate for,
short loans on English Government securities
is higher, at 3 to 3* per cent, a considerable
amount of money having been withdrawn by an
eminent Hebrew firm, to pay for some of the gold
which has recently strived from Australia.
Consols are now quoted 90i to with div., for

money, and 894 to 1, ex div., for the account
(June 8). The official business report is as follows :-
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 904, 4,4;
ditto for account; 894, 4, ; Three per Cents., Re-
duced, 88f, 1, ; New Three per Cents., 01,
; Bank Stock, 242, 240 ; India Stock, 216 ; ditto
Ave per Cent. Stock, 1064, 4; ditlito Four
per Cent., 981; ditto Bonds, 16e. to 4:911. prem. ;
Five per Cent. "enlaced" rupee part, 100; ditto
Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1084.
There is a reduction of s 4 per cent. in
Spanish Certificates, but an if iprovement of 1
to in the Passive. 9i Mexican Bonds
are firm, and Turkish /of 1858 better.
Some of the present qubtations are annexed,
via.:-Greek Bonds, 19}'k0 20 ; Mexican, 244
to 4; Confederate, 8 to 10 ; Spanish Pas-
sive, 294 to ; the Certificates, 161 to
16 ; Turkish Bonds of 1858, 104 to 714 ; ditto,
1862, 72 to 73 ; ditto, Consolidis, 474 to 4, ex div.
Transactions are recorded as follows ;--Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., 63 ; Egyptian, 96 ; second
issue, 96 ; ditto 100/. bonds, 954 ; ditto 1864,
921, 92, f ; Italian, 1865, 44 dia. ; Mexican,
for account, 241, 4,4, 4 ; ditto, 1864, 234,
; Moorish, 97 ; Portuguese, 1856, &c.,
for account, 48f ; Russian, 1862, 901,
ex div. ; Spanish, for account, 474 ; ditto
Certificates, for account, 16, 1, 151 ; Turkish,
1854, for account, 91; ditto 1862, 1005 bonds, 724,
734 ; Venezuela, 1862, for account, 394.
The scrip of the new Ottoman Loan has expe-
rienced a further decline, the present quotation
being 24 to If discount.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Routes opened at
67fr. 35c., being the same as yesterday.
International Financial shares are now quoted
13-16 to 15-16 prem. ; General Credit, 17-16 to 9-16
prem. ; London Financial, 64 to f prem. ; Imperial
Mercantile, to 1 prem. ; Credit Fonder and
Mobilise of England, 3to prem., ex div. ;
and Egyptian Trading, 11 to 1 dia.
The quotations for Um shares of some of the new
companies are subjoined :-Metropolitan District
Railways, 94 to 101 prem. ; Moscow Gas, 11 to 1
die. ; Russian Iron Works, 9 to 10 prem. ; Anglo-
Egyptian Navigation, 4to prem. ; Varna
Railway, 9 to 10 prem. ; Plymouth Shipbuilding,
21 to 31 prem. ; Ottoman Company, 24 to 3 prem.;
Lion Brewery, 3 to 4 prem. ; and Peruvian Rail-

ways, Ito prem.
The A stock of the Metropolitan Extension
Railways of the London, Chatham, and Dover
Company, is quoted Si to 4 prem. ; and the fully
paid-up shares, 44 to 5 prem.
Telegrams from Bombay, received this morning,
announce the failure of Messrs. Biramjee,
Hormusjee, Cams, and Co., the eminent Parsee
house, whose difficulties have been referred
to, by rumour, for some days past,'
and who have branch establishments in London
and Liverpool. It is understood that the
partners have dealt largely in cotton and in the
shares of the new companies introduced in Bombay
during the late speculative mania, and that their
losses have been very extensive, in consequence of
the decline in prices. Their liabilities are said to
represent an enormous sum.
It appearsthat Earl Russell has informed Messrs.
Baring Brothers and Co. that the British Charg6
d'Affaires in Venezuela has made a strong represen-
tation to the government with regard to their con-
duct towards the British bondholders, whereupon
General Guzman Blanco has replied that he had
made SOON proposal to Messrs. Baring Brothers,
the answer to which he was awaiting ; that he en-
deavoured to excuse the publication of tFe ob-
noxious decree as a financial step and for the bond-
holders' protection ; and finally, that he suggested
to send a commission to London for the purpose of
conferring with Messrs. Bering Brothers and Co.
The amount of gold sent into thc•Bank yester-
day was 8,0001. The 189,0001. by the Great Britain,
from Melbourne, has yet to be dealt with.
The Africa, from Boston, has brought 61,0001.
in specie, and the True Briton, from Melbourne,
45,0001., making a total of 108,0001.
It is worthy of remark that 10,0001. in specie
has arrived from India. This is an uncommon
occurrence,. India having hitherto been quite a sink
of the Famous metals.
A sale of Mexican dollars has taken place yester-
day at 4a. 114 d. per ounce, showing a further fall of
id. The market for this coin continues exceed-
ingly dull in the absence of demand for China.
The South Eastern railway traffic return shows
this week a decrease of 1,9711. compared with the
corresponding week of last year, which was
Whitsun week ; and the Brighton a decrease of
2,8581.
The anticipatory payments in full on the prefer-
ence and ordinary shares of the Lion Brewery Com-
pany (Limited) have reached a sum which, we are
informed, will render it unnecessary for the com-
pany to make any call for a year to come.
The following is from the report of the directors
of the London Chartered Bank of Australia, to be
submitted at the general meeting on the 2nd June :
soeciedattes with the terms of the charier of lemepors•
Mee mid deed of settlement of the company the directors
sow submit to the proprietors their thirteenth mama re-
.r..sta..wsoniosatial by the amounts, duly audited, said 'bow.
the hank's affairs to the 31st Dettanaber,
Cresmagratifyiag to the amid to be able to slate that
the pawed ravens of the pat year's opseahats have bon
suoressfuL From the amounts appended to this report,
it appease that the diviiibls molts ere soenswhat Is mows
of last year, a feet which Uim proprietors will leers with
satisfaction, view* the &praised state of trade whisk
has existed in the Australia' salesiss, as well se the
aware competition this bask has bed to melee& with.
The latest advice' from the embalm exteed- to the 25131
March leek and speak in favourable terms et the rages
aid prospect. of the book. The imposter. Mr. 11111"Willk
arrived is Milhous' sad reamer' the opeseemeet of the
beak's affairs is Memory Wt. The ateseente foe Vie peel
year ars sneezed to this report, below made up, as ass-
tomery, to the 31st Dieembsr last. Os reformer. to them'
it apposes that after the usual dedaetione, sad she after
makiesslloweem for bad end doubt( al debts. there maim
to the credit of relit sad Ices the weed 53,4361. 14e. 91,
cut of which the Alma= recoeiresed that a diehieed be
declared for the half-year et 4 per east, foie of berme to
40.0001.; and they farther naretenewil that • serael 5,0001.
be placed to the reserve feed, which will then amount to
40.0001. • Unwise to be marled to next ammo% a balsam
of 8.43 d. 14a. 9d.
A general meeting cit the Copiapo Zateasion
Railway Ooripaey is convened for the Slat inst.
• general keeling of the British India Steam
Navigation Oonspely (Limited) is called for the
Slat inst., when a dividend is to be declared.
• call of 21. Ws. is to be paid on the shares at
the Balielmary arid Dorset Junction Railway Com-
pany by the 17th Jo"-
We are regarded to state that the share list aid
site Rotten Nate Company (Limited) will be closed
on Tieseday, the 30ii instant. for London, rad on
Wednesday, the Slat, far Rouen. - '•