The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-26 00:00:00

small, and affords eountenanoe to the belief that an
lother loan is near at hand. The decrease in the re-
serve of notes is less than a quarter of a million,
this item is now reduced to an ununally low range.
On the other band, the further decrease in tbs
other" securities is considerable, and forms a more
favourable feature.
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Notes timed

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Cola and WWI= 9.2003.204
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123.00,201
11000100 i 01
PrOSWIOOOIO. Capital f,14 43.000
Rai ,I. 3 670,90
Public Depart
Lich.A., rev. Hanka.
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403,383,323

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£33SAMS
M. MARSHALL. Mkt Ukdkr.

Aprll 11.1866.

FRIDAI EVINUI4I.

The funds showed heaviness to-day, ppecially ia
the afternoon. The market closed at the lowest point
of the day, and Ito per cent. worse than yesterday.
This depression was mainly attributable to reports
that • new government loan will shortly be an-
nounced. According to the day'a rumour, the amount
of the loan will be ten millions, in addition to a fend-
ing of 5,000,0001. Exchequer Bills. The expectation
that to-night's Bank return would exhibit
• considerable decrease in the bullion also
aggravated the prevailing tendency towards de-
pression, at a time when business is remarkably
languid. It may be pointed out, however, that the
next loan,ublike the lest one, will probably be called
up very gradually, and will thus perhaps, even if
much larger in amount, occasion less pressure in the
money market. The belief that this new floancial
operation will suffice to clear cff all the remaining
expenses incidental to the war will also have a fa-
'crumble influence. As regards the tiflux of gold, it
must not be forgotten that the drain ism present merely
exceptional, being on account of the Turkish loan, the
remittances against which will terminate within a
very few weeks. Moreover, 500,0001. in gold is at
this moment off the coast on board the Anglesey sad
Blackwell, and upwards of half a million more is
believed to b 3 close at hand, though kept out by the
prevailing easterly winds. Despite these reusuriog
considerations, however, the threatened creation of
new stock at a moment when the market is already
well supplied, must necessarily fur the time tend to
check any teodeucy towards improvement.
The general demand for mouty was to-day more
active. In the Stock Exchange short loans on go-
vernment securities were not obtainable below 6 to
61 per cent.
Console were quoted daring part of the morning
931 to 1 for the bill May, but gradually drooped and
closed at 921, exactly. For money the Last price was
921 to 1. The official business report is u follows:
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 921, 93, 94,
931; ditto, for account, Bth May. 931. 93. 931. 93,
931. Three per Cent. Reduced, 911,1. 2, 92. blew
Three per Cents., 921, 1. Long Annuities, expiring
in Jan., 1860, 3 3-16. 'Thirty Years Annuities, April.
1885 (Loan of 16,000,0001.). 17 1-16, 17. Bank
Stock, 2121. Three-and-a-lialf per Cent. Exchequer
Bonds, falling payable in 1858, 981,1.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted par to 3s.
prem. ; the June Bills, 3s. die. to par ; and India
Bonds, Ba. to 3a. die.
The foreign stock market was also flatter this
afternoon. Tutkieh Six per Cents. fell 1 per cent.,
closing at 971 to lex div. The Guaranteed Four per
Cents. left off at 1011 to 1. Slacish stceks were
sensibly lower on sales, chiefly on foreign account.
In the foreign exchange+ this afternoon the chief
alteration was a slight improvement in the rates on
Paris, short bills being quoted 25 40 to 45, and three
months, 25.721 to 774. Bills on Ramberg and Am-
sterdam continued in legman, at last Tuesday'equota-
bons. Bills on St. Petersburg ruled rather lower.
Drafts on Italian plum continue offered.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares were quoted
51 to 51 prem.; Riga and Dunaburg Railway, 1 to
prem.; and Carmeaux Coal Mines and Railway,
par to 1 prem.
Batik of Egypt and Ottoman Bank shares declined
this afternoon to 1 to 1 prem.' and Western Bank of
London to 4to 3 die. Other bank and land shares
were quiet. The Electric Telegraph Company's
stock was quoted rather lower. East and West
India Dock stock was dealt in at 121; London Deck
at 991 to I; and Royal Mail Steam at 721 to 731
ex die. and bonne.
Canadian Government Debentures have attained
a further advance, being in decided request.

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoca.

Business in mining stocks continues generally
quiet. In the Stock Exchange to-day the shares of
tile Company of Copper Miners of England have
been dealt in at 26 ex div.; ditto Preference, at 17;
Linares, at 71 ex div. ; and Australian Minima., at 1.
The shares of the Meriquita and New Granada
Mining Company continue to meet with some trans-
actions, and are marked 15s.
Annexed is a list of yesterday'. transactions in the
Mining Exchange and Sock Exchange :
Mining Exchange official list :
Cabin United, 6e. 61., 61. ; East Rose, 40, 381, 39. 41,
42%; Great Fortune, 61; Rolenbasb. 34. 61., 36..; Yee-
o. en, 9.. ; West Basset, 33. 4, 94; Wboal BdirarJ, 41. 1;
Wheal Z on, 18.. 64.. 19. 6 t.
In the Stank Exchange:
East Wbeul Eon, 41; Tamar Consols, 21; Wheal
Edaard, 41, j.
Tee prices of metals continue firm, and there has
been a fair amount of business done. Copper is in
good demand, and some parcels of foreign have been
sold during the week, the importers having accepted
lower rates in order to move them. Menetactured is
inquired after, and the rolling mills are well em-
pinged. Iron maintains itself generally, as there are
some good orders for rails is the matket ; but there
is no great animation in it, and some of the Stafford-
shire makers are still underselling. It being under-
stood that the miners and colliers in Scotland are
about to rename work, there has been a full of 2.. dd.
per ton in the price of Scotch pig iron, and as the
shipments are rather falling off on account of the re-
cent advances, it is expected that prices may still
further decline. Mixed numbers in good hand. are
now selling at 73e. 6d. to 74e. per ton. Lead remains
gull) steady. Spelter is firmer, and prices have ad-
vanced to 231. 15s. to 241. Se. Tin cootinues very
scaroemind although the present prices are very high
it seems probable that a forth. r advance may take
place it the consumption continues as now. Tin plates
'revery firm.