The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY).

Two o'Osocw.
The stock markets, though quiet, are very firm
to-day. Consols have improved about 1-16 per cent.
Preparations forthe monthlyaettlement in this stock
' engage some attention. The chief movement is a
fresh advance in the stocks of a number of the
principal home railways. Moat other securities are
well supported.
The government broker has bought to-day
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There is a large amount of money seeking employ-
ment in the diwount marketto-day, and transactions
continue to take place in the best short-dated paper
at 31 per cent. or f below the Bank minimum.
The rate in the Stock Exchange for short loans
on English government securities is 3 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Routes opened at
69fr. 150., showing no change.
Consols are now quoted 90 to it, both for money
and to-morrow's settlement, and 90/ to
for the new account (Oct. 10). The
official business report is as follows :—Three
pee Cent. Console, for money, 90, 1, 814 ;
ditto, for account, 90, Z ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 881, 1, ex die. ; New Three per Cents.,
881, 1 ; India Five per Cent. stock, 108 f ; and
Exchequer Bills, 2s. dia., 2s. prem.
Greek bonds have declined 3 per cent., and Con-
federate 1. Otherwise foreign stocks are unaltered.
Some of the present quotations are subjoined, viz.:
—Greek, 201 to 21; Turkish Consolidds, 481 to,/ ;
Spanish Passive, 30 toll ditto Certificates, 141 to 15 ;
Confederate, 6 to 7 ; and Mexican, 3141 to 1.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilian,
1863, 79 ; Chilton Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 80 ;
Egyptian, 100/. Bonds, 951; ditto 1864, 961, 1 ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 961, I, I ; Greek for
account, 21 ; ditto Coupons, for account, 81 ;
Italian, 1861, for account, 65, 41 ; ditto,
,1865, 79/, 9 ; Mexican, for account, 241,
1, 1 ; ditto 1864, 231 ; ditto Anglo-French,
50 ; New Granada, 131, 121; Russian, 1822,
911, 92 ; ditto, 1862, 931, I; ditto 1864, 961 ;
Spanish New Deferred, for account,.39/ ; ditto
Passive, for account, 30/ ; ditto, Certificates,
15 ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 041 ; ditto 1862,
1001. Bonds, 751, 41 ; ditto 1863, 71 ; ditto 1865,
1001. Bonds, 441 ; ditto scrip, 6 dia. ; Venezuela,
1862, for account, 39/.
International Financial shares are now quoted
if to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 2 1-1 G to 3-16
prem., ex div. ; London Financial, 81 to 1 prem., ex
div. ; Imperial Mercantile, 1 15-16 to 2 1-16 prem. ;
Credit Fonder and Moldier of England, 31 to I
prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 15/ to 161 ; and Overend,
Gurney, and Co., n to 1 prem.
American securities are steady, at the closing
prices of yesterday ; 5-20 bonds are quoted 68/ to
; Erie Railway shares, 54 to 1 ; Illinois, 781 to
79/ ; and Atlantic and Great Western Debentures,
86/
By the last mail the London and County Bank
received upwards of 2,0001. on account of the inte-
rest on the Colombian Government Six per Cent.
Loan. This sum will make the dividend due in
October safe, and leave a small surplus for the
drawing. There ought to be another mail in be-
fore the interest will be due.
The foreign exchanges were steady yesterday after-
noon, the quotations being about the same as on
Friday. The usual list is as follows :
masterdom, abort, 11.186 to 11.19 ; ditto, 3 months,
12.01 to 12.1; Rotterdam, 3 months. 12.04 to 12.11;
kataerp, 3 months. 25.476 to 25.521; Brume* 3 months,
25.475 to 25.526 : timbre. 3 months, 13.10 to 13.101;
Pars abort, 15.20 to 25.276 ; ditto, 3 mouths, 25.421 to
25.47}; Marseilles, 3 nratbri, 25.45 to 25.50; Frankfort-
ceptlie-Maine, 3 moatbs, 121 to 1211 ; Vanes, 3 months,
11.20 to 11.25; There. 3 moors, 11.20 to 11.25 ;
Prenbonr, 3 months, 901 to 301 ; Madrid, 3 month;
474 to 48 ; Cadiz, 3 months, 474 to 476: Latham, 3
mouths, 25.576 to 15.625 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.55 to 25.60;{
GM," months, 25.55 to 25.60 ; Naples, 3 moors, 25.571
to 25.621; Palermo, 3 months, 25571 to 25-625 11".nal:
8 months, 25.575 to 25.324 ; Lisbon, 3 months, 514 to 514 ;
Oporto, 3 mouths, 511 to 514.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have
appointed Tuesday next a special settling day in
the shares of the Peruvian Railways Company
(Limited), which are not to be marked in the
official list.
It is announced that the Anglo-Austrian Bank
will be prepared to pay, on and after the 15th inst.,
out of profits of the current year, the aunt of 3s. per
share, equal to 5 per cent per annum free of
income tax. The directors "desire to explain that
the rate of the present payment has been fixed at
5 per cent. (instead of 6 per cent. as pail in
October, 1864), solely in order to conform to the
terms on which the shares of the bank are dealt in
on the Vienna Bourse (viz., with 5 per cent. accru-
ing on them)."
Applications are invited by Masai. Everett and
Lucas, instructed by the contractor of the Seven-
oaks, Maidstone, and Tunbridge Railway, for 201.
perpetual preference shares, 6,600 in number, pay-
ing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 5861. over the correspond-
ing week of last year.
The numbers are published of various bonds of
the Riga-Dtinaburg Railway Company, which were
drawn on the 10th (22nd) ult.
Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood prows., on the
30th Oct, to appoint an official liquidator of the
Beariz Tin Streaming Company (Limited).
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock
Exchange list of last evening
Iniarance.—Albert Medical Life and Family Endowment.
2 ; Allures British and Foreign, 141 ; ditto Marine, 38, 1 ;
Atlas, 124 ; British and Foreign Marini (Limited), 4
Commercial Union, 84, ; Indemnity Marine, 126, 4, ex be.;
Oara Marine, 24 ; Provident Life, 38; Thames and Merry
Marine (Limited). 74.
Gaslight and Ooks.—Bombay, 3rd lase. 24. ; City of
London, B, 71 ; Imperial, 83, ex div.; banana) Coati.
Natal. 931, 24, 31, ex div. ; Phamix, 34 ex div. ; West-
mineter Mattered. 761. ex div.
Docka.—Dmienbani Thames, 21; London and St. Kathy
rise, 80, 791.
Carla—Grand Amelia', 70 ; Kennet and Avon (Gear.
by G. W. Ity.), 61.
Materna/b.—Berlin, 114, 4, ex div. • anima, 284;
East Lawton. 125/ ; Southwark and Vauxhall, 1251 ; Wet
Middlesex, 110, 134.
The ship James Duffushae arrived from Trinidad,
with 1,100 tons of asphaltum for the Trinidad Pe-
troleum Company.

TUESDAY EVICIIIO.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 90, "sellers,"
both for money and next Thursday's settlement,
opened this morning at 691 to 90i, and closed with-
out variation at exactly 90. For the 10th October the
last prioe was 90 3-16 to 5-16. The official business
--Tbr- Cent. Consols, for