The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-26 00:00:00

The market for the home funds opened at yester-
day's range, but under the influence of a few buy-
ings” which have offered, and the continued action
of the government broker, who has taken
off another parcel of Reduced, an improve-
ment of 1 per cent. has been established, at
which the market is now supported. Business
in all classes of stocks is upon a very moderate
scale. The settled appearance of the weather
and the near approach of the dividend season, when
larg amounts of capital will be released, aro
circumstancs very favourable to the stability of the
market, and upon these considerations parties aro
inclined to ground their confidence in the mainte-
nance of the present high rates, or even a further
upward movement whilst the absence of any specu-
lative movement for a fall would seem to imply
that bearing operations are considered to involve too
much risk unless in the development of some fresh
influence tending to a fall.
Consols have improved from 961 to 1 to their pre-
sent range of 961 to ex div. for the 17th July.
The official report of business consists of:—Three
per Cent. Consols for the opening, 961, 1, ex div.;
Three per Cent. Reduced, 971, 1; New Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents., 981, ; Long Annuities, 1860,
7.!.; ditto 30 years, 1859, 74; Bank Stock, 212{.
Exchequer Bills rule steady at 435. to 465. prem.,
with a moderate demand. 1.40 r India Bonds there is
uo inquiry.
In the foreign stock market the only change is a
slight improvement in Spanish, consequent upon the
more stable appearance of the ministry. Mexican
bonds are flat. The arrangement of the ac-
count has partially occupied attention, but there
is not the least disposition to operate for the
16th of July. The prices of actual bargains are thus
reported :—Brazilian New Five per Cents., 1829 and
'39, 861, 88. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
921, 931. Danish Five per Cents., 101. Dutch Two
and-a-Half per Cents., 601, ; ditto Four per Cent.
Certificates, 91. French Five per Cent. Rentes, 92f.
30e. Exchange 25.. Le. Mexican Bonds, 34!. Rus-
sian Five per Cents., 111; ditto Four-and-a-Half per
Cents..lo2l. Spanish Active Five per Cents., 201,
ditto Passive, 6, 51.
The traffic returns on all the chief lime, and most
of the minor ones, are now known, and in general
fully bear out the favourable anticipations enter-
tained, although contrasted with a very good week
last year. The London and North Western shows
the extraordinary increase of 11,0231., this week's
receipts being swelled to a certain extent by
the extra traffic arising out of the Newton
races which fell earlier in the season last year. The
Great Western is also very good, showing an in-
crease of 5,8781. Part of this increase is owing to
the Ilenley Regatta. The Lancashire and Yorkshire
return is 1,454/. more than last year; the London
and South Western, 1,9211. more ; the York and
North Midland, 988/. less; the York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, 3191. less ; the Midland, 1,2211.
less ; the Manchester and Sheffield, 827/. more ; the
Great Northern, 8,2411. more. The returns are as
follows: London and North Western, 59,010/. against
47,987!. in 1850; the Great Western, 21,8831.,
against 19,9051.• the Midland, 21,4261., against
22,6471.; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, 16,5211.
against 15,067/. ; the London and South Western,
15,9561. against 14,0321.; the York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 14,578/. against 14,8971,; the York and
North Midland, 7,280/. against 8,2651.; the Manches-
ter and Sheffield, 6,920/. against 6,0931.; the Great
Northern, 11,6221. against 3,3811.; North Stafford-
shire, 2,817/. (canal stopped eight days for repair)
against 4,47131., exclusive of receipts under agreement
with London and North Western.
Very little business has been transacted in Bank
shares this week, but prices are supported, and
Union of London shares have realised a higher
figure. The sales inchale : Australasia OW. paid), at
3.4 Commercial of London (20/. paid). 251; Provincial
of Ireland (25/. paid), 41; Union of London (101.
paid), 12„t, 131.
Dock shares are unchanged, being quoted as fol-
lows : Commercial stock, K 1; East and West India,
144 ; London, 113 to !, ; St. Katharine, 77; South-
ampton, 15.
In steam-boat shares there is no material altera-
tion. Peninsular and Oriental maintain their price,
being marked 69 and 701 cx div.; but the new
shares (with 51. paid) have fallen to General
Steam Navigation are quoted 28 to ; Royal Mail
Steam, 76 to 751. In Eastern stoma navigation but
little has been done.

Miscellaneous shares are quoted as follows in the
official : Assam Tea Company, 9 ; Austra-
lian Agricultural, 15; Australian 'crust, 20 ; Anglo-
Mexican Mint, 25; Canada Company, 46 to ; ditto
Five per Cent. Bonds, 95;; Hudsons Bay Stock,
205; Price's Patent Candle Company, 23; South
Australian, 24; Van Diemen's Land, I.
The market for insurance shares firm, and in
' several instances rather better rates are obtainable,
including English and Scottish Lase Life, Law Fire,
and Marine shares. The present range of quotations
is as follows :—Albion, 86; Alliance, British and
Foreign, 211 ; ditto, Marine, 371, ; Atlas, 171 ;
British Commercial, 7 ; Church of England, 21, 3 ;
Clerical, Medical, and General Life, 201 ; County,
80 cx div. ; Crown, 15 ; Eagle, 6 ; Equity and Law,
•.5 English and Scottish Law Life, 21, ; European
Life, 12 ; General, 5; ; Globe, 136 ; Guardian, 561;
Imperial Fire, 245 ; Imperial Life, 181 ; Indemnity
Marine, 50; Law Fire, 3 ; Law Life, 451, 46 ;
Legal and General Life, 41 ; London Fire, 19 ;
London Ship, 19 ; Marine, 16 ; Monarch, 1 ex div. ;
National Loan Fund, 2j ; l'hienix, 156 cx div. ;
Professional Life, ,-', ; I'rovidcnt Life, 30 ; Rock Life,
13? ; Royal Exchange, 221; Sun Fire, 209 ; ditto,
Life, 48 ; United Kingdom, 4 ; Victoria Life, 5, 5.
Shares in the Equitable Reversionary and Invest-
ment Society have improved to 92 to 93. Equitable
Reversionary are worth 101 n; Reversionary Interest
Society, 100.
Specie to the atnount of 200,0001. has just reached
Hull by the Helen M'Gregor steamer, from St.
Petersburg, which vessel, after discharging a portion
of her cargo at Hall, will come on to London with
the remainder. Oar anticipations of extensive arri-
vals from this quarter thus continuo to bo realised.
This large amount, in addition to the numerous and
heavy imports from other quarters, will have an im-
portant effect, and will much strengthen the position
of the Bank.
By order of the committee of management of the
Paris and Strasburg Railway, the tenth payment
is required to be made on the shares at Paris on or
between the Ist and 20th of July next, amounting
to 25 franca per share, from which will be deducted
7 francs 85 cents. for interest due on the Ist of July,
leaving to be paid 17 francs 15 cents. on each share.
37.3t0L1811 YUNDS.—Tins nor.
Dank Stock. 113 13 Lung Annuities, 75-16
3 per Ct. Itealueett, 971 1 Intl a `neck. 259 61
3 per et. Conottle. nitut, DI W, Itetebt.
31 per Ct. Cuutattlo. 541 1 ELacykillf Lt W,1.00(.,43+. Le 44g.
Coatol.fer dlr.
YOUNION FUNDS.
si Per Ct. Wotan. 91 3 pa• Ct. MClield, 31f 1
5 per Ct. Brost loan, BS 3) per ct. Peruvian. bit el
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6 per Ct. Clanton, I,a; 5
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COTTON.—IIAVRE, JUNE 25.
The market ha% bee■ tou.:h more (Ara, and up to two
o'clock only 4;6 bales were sold, at price; a little lower.

WEATHER AND CEOPS.—BARNiLEY, JUNE 25.
Tho potatoes, whit& had their tops injur.4 in this neigh-
bourhood last week by the Mrong winds, h-.ve, through the
genial weather we have since had, quite r. eover,..d. Crops
of every kind look all that could ho wi-hed. The hay
harvest hay etennVeeed, and, should the weather con-
tinue favourable, it will became general around Darnley
next week. The bay crops are very heavy, and the yield
is a full average one.