The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARIERT.-(THIS DAY).

Two o'Cusozi
The stook markets to-day are quiet, with little
change in prices. The weekly court at the Bank
has broken up without altering the rate of discount.
Consols, in which this is the monthly settling day,
are quoted the same as they closed yesterday. Home
railway stocks and some of the speculative foreign
bonds are rather dull.
Then is rather more demand for money to-day,
bills which had been kept back in the hope
of a reduction in the Bank rate being now
brought forward, and the quotation is somewhat
firmer, at 31 to 31 per cent. In the Stock Exchange
short loans on English government securities are
obtainable at 2to 21 per cent. The charge for ad-
venoms on Consols to the next settlement is 3 per
cent.
The government broker has purchased to-day
10,0001. New Three per Ceuta. for the Sinking
Fund.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Beuter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Rental opened at
69fr. 154., being about the same as yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 84 to 90 for money,
and 901 to 1 for the new account (Octo-
ber 10). The official business report is
as follows :-Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 89j, 90, soi ; ditto for account, 901 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 881, 1, ex div. ; New
Three per Cents., 88}, 1, ex div. ; Bulk Stock,
248 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1051, 1.
Foreign stocks are quiet. Mexican and
Spanish Passive have declined 1 per cent.,
otherwise there is little change. Some of
the present quotations are subjoined, viz. :-Greek,
201 to 21; Turkish Consolichis, 48j to 491;
Spanish Passive, 30 tot; ditto Certificates, 141 to 15 ;
Confederate, 61 to 71 ; and Mexican, 241 to 1.
Transactions are recorded as follows :--Egyptian,
951, 1, ex div. ; ditto second issue, 1001. Bonds,
951, ex div. ; ditto 1864, 96, 1 ; ditto 1001. Bonds,
951, 96 ; Italian, 1865, 791 Mexican, for account,
241, ; ditto 1864, 231; Monte Videan, 62, ;
New Granada, 131, t ; ditto Deferred, ;
1822, 911, ex div. ; ditto, 1862, 93*, 1; ditto 1864,
961 ; Spanish Passive, for account, 301, 1 ;
Turkish, 1858, for account, 721, ex div. ; ditto
1862, for account, 741, 1, 1 ; ditto 1001. Bonds,
. 751, 75, 1 ; ditto 1865, 441, 1.
Interrational Financial shares are now quoted
17-16 to 9.16 prem. ; General Credit, 2 to
prem., ezdir. ; London Financial, 81 to 1 prem., ex
div. ; Imperial Mercantile, 11 to 2 prem. ; Credit
Fowler and Mobilier of England, 3i to 41
prem. ; Hudson's hay, 151 to 161 ; and Overend,
Gurney, and Co., 31i to 1 prem.
The steamer Etna has brought 86,0001. in specie
from New York.
The amount of gold bought by the Bank yester-
day was 34,0001., m►king a total of 135,0001. since
the date of the last return, while no withdrawals
for export have been reported.
The steamer Etna is bringing 86,0001 in specie

from New York.
The biddinga for bills on India took place yester
day at the Bank of England. The proportions at
id lotted were :—To Calcutta, 13,46,000 ra. ; to
Madras, 90,000 rs. ; and to Bombay, 10,00,00 ra.
The minimum price was as before, viz., is. lOid. on
Calcutta and Madras, and Is. 102 d. on Bombay.
Tenders on Calcutta nd Madras at is. 111 d. will
receive in full, and on Bombay at Is. 1114, about
72 per cent. • above these prices in full.
Messrs. J. Henry Schrfider and Co. are inviting
applications for a 7 per cent. loan of 400,0001. for
the Bay of Havana and Matanzas Railway Com-
pany. This company's securities are already
favourably known in the London market, a
loan of 250,000!. having been raised here in
1861, and another of 100,0001. in 1863. The
object of the present operation is to complete the
purchase of the Coliseo Railway, running from
ad Matanzas to Beinba, a distance of 35 miles, and
which is described as of the first importance to this
company. As security for the loan, the company
offer a fair mortgage on the Coliseo Railway, and
also a mortgage of the Bay of Havana and Matanzas
line and its branches (which have cost together
1,056,0001.), subject to the existing mortgages of
350,0001. A sinking fund of 20,0001. a year is to
come into operation in 1877. The subscription
price is 90 per cent., payable at various dates up to
the 10th December next. The brokers are Messrs.
Laurence, Son, and Pearce.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 5,1811. over
last year ; the Midland an increase of 2,895/. ; the
Great Northern an increase of 1,961/. ; and the
Great Western an increase of 1,4041.
The first call of 21. is to be paid on the shares of
the Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway Company
by the 28th inst.
call of V. is to be paid on the shares of the
Public Works Credit Company (Limited) by the
2nd October.
With reference to the market for American secu-
rities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwsite reports as follows :
We have again to report a considerable honoree in the
London market for AMMOID aticurities. There was a die.
position to buy United States 5.20 Bondi, on expectation of
lower rates for gold, until the arrival of the Moraviaa
reporting the probability of a new loan, when quotation;
gave way, and after being 69), they dropped nvarly 1 per
cent., closing 88i to a. For Erie shares there have been
numerous inquiries, and we have to note an advance of more
than 1 per cent. on the week. Illinois, on the other hand,
have been more offered for sale, and 'Waugh they exhibit
no alteration in pries from lut week, the tone is not strong.
In railroad bonds there has bees but little business, except-
ing Atlantic and Great Welter°. The first mortgage of the
New York section have been in request, and have advanced
I doL The debentures have been more sought for by per-
manent investors, and close 866 to 87, with an upward tea-
dewy.

WIDNESDAT Zvi:Kora.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 90, both for
money and to-morrow's settlement, opened this
morning at 90 to 4, and closed at 894 to 90. For
the 10th October the last price was 904 to 4. The
official business report is as follows :—Tbree per
Cent. Console, for money, 90, 4, 894, 904 ;
ditto, for account, 90, 4 ; Three per Cents. Re-
duud, 884, 4, ex div. ; New Three per Cents.,
884, 4 ; India Five per Cent. stock, 1054 ; Five
per Cent. "enfaced" rupee paper, 1024.
The government broker bought to-day 10,000/.
New Three per Cents. for the sinking fund.
i Indian Government securities were steady. Ex-
chequer Bills remain at 2a. dis. to 2s. prem.
In the foreign stock market there was a decline
of about 1 per eent. in most classes of Brazilian
Bonds, owing to the uneasiness inspired by the war
rd with Paraguay, which seems likely to entail a large
I
ad outlay. Mexican Bonds also declined 4 per cent.
With these exceptions foreign stocks were firm.
Chilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. rose 1 per
cent., Dutch Two-and-a-Hill per Cents. and New
a. Granada Bonds about 4, some classes of Turkish
Bonds 4, sod Spanish Passive 4.
The late advance in bank shares is well main-
tained. An improvement has taken place to-day
in Anglo-Egyptian Bank, City, Brazilian and Por-
tuguese, London Chartered Bank of Australia,
English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered, Bank
of New South Wales, and Standard Bank of Africa.
Imperial Bank shares were also better, at 9 to 10
prem. On the other hand, Chartered Bank of
India, Australia, and China, Merchant, Oriental,
and Union Bank of Ireland, have receded. The
shares of the London Joint-Stock Bank were last
quoted 494 to i ; London sod County, 774 to 78 ;
and Imperial Ottoman Bank, 8 to 4 prem.
The shares of the financial companies were firm,
with a good demand and an upward tendency. The
prinsipal inquiries to-day were for Credit Foucier
and Mobilier, which rose les. to 7s. 6d. The closing
quotations were as follows :—lnternational Finan-
cial, 1 7-16 to 9-16 prem. ; General Credit, 2 to
4 prem., ex div.; Loudon Financial, 84 to 4 prem. ;