The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-18 00:00:00

MONEY M4RKETd-(TED3 DAY).

Two o'Croox.
The stock markets continue inactive, and very
few variations have occured to-day in
quotations. The funds are unchanged
and the movements in some English lien; and
foreign bonds do not exceed i to I per
oont., with the exception of Turkish Con-
solidi", which have advanced I. The shares
of the financial companies are steady. The
scrip of the New Brazilian loan is again better.
There is a fair demand for money to-day, end the
rate for the beet toper maintained at n to 4 per
cent. The charge in the Stock Exchange for
loans from day to-day, on English government
securities, is 31 per cent.
At Paris to-day, aooording to Mr. Reuter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Routes opened at
681 r. 870., being about 1-16 per cent. better than on
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Consols are now quoted 894 to 1 for money, and
891 to 90 for the account (Oct. 10). The official
business report is as follows—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 894, 1 ; New Three
per Conte., 881, 3 ; India Stook, 222 ; ditto Five
per Cent Stock, 1051, 1 ; ditto Bonds, 255. prem.;
and Exchequer Bills, 2s. dia., 2s. prem.
In the foreign stock market the chief feature is a
demand for Turkish Consolides, which have
improved per cent. Mexican Venezuelan
of 1962, and New Granada bonds are also
rather firmer. Some of the present quota-
tions are subjoined, viz.:--Greek, 21 to ;
Turkish Consolid6s, 504 to 1; Spanish Pas-
sive, 291 to 301; ditto Certificates, 144 to 1 ;
Confederate, 61 to 74 ; and Mexican, SO to
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 711; ditto, 1863,
704 ; Egyptian, 941, 54 ; ditto second
June, 1001. bonds, 95 ; ditto 1864, 961, 1;
ditto 1001. bonds, 961; Greek, for account, 21;
Italian, 1865, 80, 1, 1 ; ditto (fdarenunana
Railway), 701 ; Mexican, for account, 241,
4, 1 ; New Granada, 141, 16 ; ditto Two
per Cents., 334 ; Portuguese, 1856, he.,
for account, 461 ; Russian, 1822, 91; ditto
1859, 56 ; ditto 1864, 951; Spanish, few
sowwet, 47 ; ditto Passive, foe sounset,l
30 ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 951, 5 ; ditto
1868, 1001. Bonds, 764, 71 ; ditto, 1882, for as-
count, 741 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 75 ; ditto 1885,
461, 51, 81; ditto 1001. Bonds, 461, 7 ; Venezuela,
1864, 424.
The scrip of the New Brazilian Loan continues in
demand, and has advanced to 21 to 1 prem.
International Financial shares are now quoted'
11 to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 2 to *prem.,
ex die. ; London Financial, 84 to 1 prem.' ex
. div. ; Imperial Mercantile, 11 to 2 prem. ; Credit
Fourier and Mobilise of England, 41 to
prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16 ; and Overend,
Gurney, and Co., 41 to 1 prem., being again
better.
The Persia, from New York, has brought 34,0001.
in sie.
Thpeec&dykes from Melbourne refer to the I
failure
of Messrs. Benjamin and Rappiport, with liabilities
for 21,8331., against assets amounting to 22,4861. ;
there is thus a surplus of 6521.
The directors of the Bank of Australasia have I
notified that a dividend at the rate of 6 per cant.
per annum, and a bonne at the rate of 8 per
cent per annum, free of income tax, being together
equal to 21. 16e. a share for the half-year' will be
payable on the old capital of the bank on the 17th
October. The dividend and bonus at the same rates
will amount to 21. 2s. per share on the new shares.
A special meeting of the Bahia and San Fran-
cisco Railway Company is called for the 12th
October. It is proposed to alter the articles of
sesociation.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Lon-
don Printing and Publishing Company (Limited)
is convened for the 29th inst., when a half-yearly
dividend is to be declared.
It is notified that the half-yearly interest on the
bonds of the Venezuela Six per Cent. Dian of 1865,
negotiated by the General Credit Oompany, falling
due the Ist °etcher, will be paid on the 30th inst.
Messrs. Baring irothers and Co. have announoed
the dividends due the 30th inst., on the Chaim
Loans, and have also advertised the particulars of
the progress of the sinking fund.
The Consolidated Bank have notified that they
will pay in the regular course at the rate of 4s. to
the dollar the coupons due the Ist prox. on Atlantic
and Great Western Railway, New York Division ;
Second Mortgage Bonds, and Pennsylvania Divi-
sion, First Mortgage Bonds.
With reference to the prospects of the iron trade,
Ryland's Circular contains the following :
The tendency of the trade in iron is still towards improve-
ment, and our market, in spite of the otherwise distracting
attractions of the junketting and excursions with which
the British Association usually close their acientisc meet-
legs was well attended, busy, '
and brisk. Quotatloos of
I pig ron indicate increased animas so mach so, that
the 2s. 6d. advance, for which there has been, what may
be cited, an up-and-dewo fight during the pen three
seethe, must sow be taken as establubed. There are
ad those, howeve who are sufficiently memo' no. observe
that, in spite aft the @phi that has shows itself an pigs, we
are sot to expect any advance in plisse of Narked manu-
factured iron on this side ofequarlerday at any MM. Never-
theless we were glad to observe oar North Staffordshire
friends reporting tacireased orders far ban and to notice in
Nam a amuse for quotations and an Wittman to book-
ing farther orders. Importations to Americo meat'oned
is United Beaten trade authorities as having largely in-
Greased within the last three mouths. How impulses this
is to the future of oar trade can be judged from the esti-
mate arrived at by a moot American parliamentary cow •
missioa oa trade—that of British goods exported to foreign
eonstries annually, 7 ante worth were consumed by each
Prussian, 15 ants by each Hessian, 17 cents by each Dane,
20 mate by each Frenchman, while the average consumption
annually of each inhabitant of the Tfeitad States amounted
to 4 doll us and 22 seats. or 402 outs.