The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-16 00:00:00

MONEY BAREAFT.-(?OIS DAY.)

Two o'Ciocz.
A general recovery has taken place in the
stook markets to-day, owing to the state-
ment from America that the peace negotia-
tions have failed. COusols and some of the specn-
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Wive foreign stocks here risen kperoent. Two

or three of the home railways are likewise stronger.
Confederate and United States Bonds, however,
which rose yesterday, have to-day relapsed.
The government broker has to-day bought
40,0001. New Three per Cent. stock for the sinking
fund.

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There is a large supply of money seeking employ-
ment in the discount market to-day, while few bills
are offering. Nevertheless, no business is reported
below 6 per cent. The rate for short loans in the
Stock Exchange is 4 to 41 per oent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at

67fr. 99c., being the same as yesterday.
°ouzola are now quoted 88i to 90 for money, and
89e to 1 for the aoconnt (March 9). Tile official

business report is as follows :—Thrse per Cent.
Consols, for money, 89, 881, 89 ; ditto, for ac-
count, 891, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
881, f ; New Three per Cents., 88/,
1, 1 ;Annuities, 1885, 14 5-16, 7-16 ; Bank Stock,
24n ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1031, 1; and
15TI
i Exchequer Bills, Bs. to 4s. prem.

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Foreign stocks have partially recovered from yes-
terday's fall. Turkish Bonds of 1868 have risen
i per cent., and those of 1862, as well as
the Oonaolulds and Spanish Passive, I. Mexican
Bonds are I better. Confederate, how-
ever, have fallen 1 to 2 per cent.
Some of the present quotations are annexed, yin :
Greek Bonds, 22k to f ; Mexican, 27} to } ; Con-

federate, 56 to 57 ; filsaniah Passive, 32/ to 1 ; the
Certificates, 141 to 15 ; Turkish, of 1858, 721 to 1 ;
ditto 1862, 70/ to 1; and the Coueorsdolo, 511 to 1.

Transections are recorded as follows :—Bramlian,
1862, 1868, 1880, 831 ; ditto, 1863, 83 ; Claim
Four-ando-Half per Cents., 81 ; Colombian Six
per Cents., 82 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
631, 63 ; ditto Certificates, 981 ; Egyptian, 98 ;
ditto, second issue, 971, 1 ; ditto, 1864, 951 ; ditto,
scrip, for account, 11 prem. ; Italian, for ac-
, count, 641, 1; ditto 1865, 751 ; ditto scrip,
4,1, dia. ; Mexican, for account, 271, ; ditto,
1884, 26}, 1 ; Portuguese, 1856, &c.,
for amount, 471 ; Russian, 1822, 914 1,
; ditto, 1862, 89} ; ditto 1884, 91 ;
Sardinian, for account, 471 ; Spanish Passive,
for account, 321; ditto Certificates, for so-
mount, 141; Turkish, 1854, for account,
92 ; ditto 1868, for account, 721 ; ditto 1862, 701;
ditto 100/. Bonds, 701, 71; Venezuela, 1862, 421.
International Financial shares are now quoted
to prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 2} tof prem.,
sex div. ; London Financial, 1:4 to j prem., ex div. ;
Imperial Mercantile, 2to } prem.. ex div.; End-
me. Bay, 15} to f ; Ottoman &Mai Gimbals,
• } prem., ex div.
The quotations for the shares of some of
the new companies are subjoined :—City of
Ma Improvements, 31 to 4 prem. ;
Regis-
heed Land, par to } prem. ; Metropolitan Dim-
inish Railways, 2} to 1 prem., being lower ;
General Irrigation of France, par to } prem. ;
and China Steamship and Labuan Coal, 11 to 2
pram., showing a ries.
About 170,0001. in bar gold was withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for exportation—it is said, for
Spain. There are no supplies in the market at
the moment, while the demand for abroad is
strong.
The Canada, from Boston, baa brought 32,5001.
ins pecie.
The bidding& for 30,00,000 rupees in bills on
India took place yesterday at the Bank of England.
The proportions allotted were :—To Calcutta,
15,39,000 rupees • to Bombay, 12,00,000 rupees ;
and to Madras, 2,611000 rupees. The minimum
price
is, was as before, viz., la. I.lld. on Calcutta and
and ls. hid. on Bombay. Tenders on
Calcutta and Madras at is. Md. will receive about
43 per mint, and on Bombay at la. 11/d., about 92
per cent. above these prices in full.
The Stock Exchange Committee have just
passed the following resolution, expunging from
the official bat the name of the " International
Bank (Limited)," a concern which, it will be re-
membered, was formed by a junction of the Lon-
don and Colonial Bank, and the British and
American Exchange Bank :
The dirooten of the latarastissal Beak having as two
eassakaa, via, the 16th disgust sad the 23rd Dee, 1564,
teed polder settee that the amelossation Wines thew
selves sad the London sad °amid Bask was easspinim
sad bads( Mooed to register toeselers of stenosiat=
to amok socket, neared that the ens of the
Beak be struck out from the edictal link
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this Fmk an increase of 4,2191. over
last year • the Ldndon and Smith Western an
increase Of 2,029/. ; the Midland an increase el
1,5561. ; the Great Eastern an increase of 9791. •
the Great Northern an increase of 4,054/. ; and ths;
Great Western an increases of 2,9671.
At the meeting yesterday of the Berlin Water-
works Company the general revenue account showed
a balance of 12,544/. for disposal, out of which
dividend of Eps. per share, free of income-tax, was
declared, leaving 9291. for future appropriation.
The directors regard the increase of water-rates
during the past year as highly satisfactory, espe-
cially considering the political state of Prussia
during that period.
The meeting of the Maritime Credit Company
(limited) took place yesterday. The available
balance was stated as 10,2671 , and a dividend was
declared of se. per share, free of income tax, being
at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum.
An extraordinary general meeting of the China
and Japan (Coast and River) Steam Navigation
Company (Limited) will be held on the 23rd Met,
when the agreement entered into with the China
Steamship and Labnan Coal Company (Limited)
will be submitted for approval, and also resolu-
tions to voluntarily wind up this company, and
appoint liquidators.
A general meeting of the British and Irish Mag-
netic Telegraph Company (Limited) is called for
the 21st inst., at Liverpool.
A general meeting of the Great Luxembourg
Company is called for the 21st inst., at the London
Tavern, preparatory to the general meeting adver-
tised to be held in Brussels on the Bth of March.
The director of the Cadiz, Oporto, and Light
Wine Association (Limited) are about to issue their
report to the shareholders, in which they Teems-
mend a dividend at the rate of 10 per eent. per
annum, together with a bonus of 4a. 6d. per share
for tbelialf -year ended 30th November last. The
balance to be carried forward to the current half-
year amounts to 2,9991. Os. Ild.
The share list of the China Steamship and La-
bum Coal Company (Limited) will be closed to-
morrow, the 17th inst., at 4 o'clock, for London, sad
on Saturday, the 18th, at 2 o'clock, for the country.
The share list of Renter's Telegram Company
(limited) is to be closed on Saturday next at
o'clock.
The letters of allotment of the General Irrigation
and Water Supply Company of Frame (Limited)
were issued yesterday.
Wean requested to mention that Best.-Oolonel
Evelyn, of tie Army and Navy Club? and Hartley
Court, Rest, has joined the direction of Brill 's
Brighten Baths Company.
Messrs Dept, Palmer, and Co. have announced
the dividend due the Ist of March on the Turkish
Loan of 1858.
Mears. C. J. Hatable and Son have *monism'
the interest dm the let of Minh on the Danish
Four per Oust. stage of 186041.
The ship Claraniont, from Sbanghse for Louden,
with 766,90011 m of tea, arrived at Ascension as

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the 6th of Dec., and left on the Bth, since whink
she has not been heard of. The rate of immune
upon her has consequently advanced at Lloyd's to
2101aimsa. premium.
The indigo sales yesterday went off with more
spirit, and prices for nearly all descriptions were
dearer than yesterday. 1,168 chests passed yester-
day, of which 340 were withdrawn, 146 bought in,
and 683 eokl.

WIDNEIDAY EVECUICI.
° which closed yesterday at 891 to * far
ths9:lll2llLarch, opened this morning at the same
quotation, and chased at 88* to 89. Far
money the last price was 88f to f. The official
business report is as follows :—Three par Cent.
Console, for money, 891, 89, 1, 88}; ditto for account.
891, I, 1 ; Three pat Coats. Iteduced, 881,
New Three per Ceuta, 88f, 4,1, ; India
per Oat. Stock, 103*, f ; ditto Four per •
Cent., 981 ; Five per Cat " mitaad " rupee paper,
102 ; ditto Five and-a• Half per Cent., 109.
The India Five per Cent. Stock has scare*
varied in price. The rupee paper was also steady.
Although the government broker did not make any
purchase of Exchequer Bills to-day, the price has
again risen is. to 25., closing at 3s. to Bs. pars.
The Confederate Loan has risen 3 per cent. upon
the American news, but, with this exception, fo-
reign stooks were heavy, especially the more specula-
tive descriptions. Makatea and Egyptian scrip,
m well as New Grenada "ex all" Bonds, Peruvian,
Turkish (including the Consolider), Vemessele
Bonds of 1862 and 1864, and Brazilian Four-and-
arlialf per Cents. of 1863, fell per cent., Dead-
bian wrap 4, Mexican Bonds and Italian scrip f,
and Greek Bonds and Italian Stock per sent
Spanish Pamirs Beads also declined 1 f per seat.,
but the reduction in the Certificates was limited to
1. The fall in Mexican Bonds was promoted by
the vague statements transmitted from America
relative to the alleged agreement of parties in the
North and South to unite upon the " Monroe doc-
trine," in which case it was imagined that the posi-
tion of the new Mexican empire may be rendered
more difficult.
In face of the decline in nearly all other home
railways, London and Blackwell Railway stock rose
24 per cent. to-day, owing to the confirmation of
the lease of this undertaking to the Great raters
Company.
Bank shares participated in the downward talk
dency observable in most of the other department.;
of the Stock Exchange. Alliance Bank declined
about 11., closing at 7} to 7i prom. British and
Californian Bank, Bast Loudon, English and
Swedish, Bank of Hindustan, Land Mortgage Bank
of India, Metropolitan and Provincial, and London
and Brazilian Bank shares, were all quoted lower..
There was an exceptional demand, however, for
London Bank of Mexico and South America.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 15 to 4,
showing a fall of 7a. 6d. ; Egyptian Trading,
911:
Cm., being ss. lower ; National Discount, to
prem. • Joint Stock Discount, le to 1 •
heavy ; and Ottoman Sakti Generale, 2to
24 wem. The shares of the Ceylon Company, as
well as Contract Corporation, English and fikottish
Marine Insurance, Ocean MbriDO Insurance, Loa-
don and Glasgow Engineering, 'guinea Ira
Works, and Smith, Knight, and Co.. were quoted
lower. There were inquiries for the shares of the
Trust and Agency Company of Australasia.
The shares of the financial companies experienced
a general decline of sa. to 7s. 6d. share. In-
ternational Financial were • ly heavy, and
fell at one period to 111 to If prem. The eliding
quotations an annexed, viz. :—lnternational Maen-
ad, I'9-16 to 1 11-16 prem. ; General Credit, .2
2-16 to 2} pram., ex div. ; Loudon Financial, ei to
f prem. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, 11 to If
rem • and Credit Fourier and Mobilise(old
slearesi, 44 to } prem.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
' takings are subjoined :—City of Milan Improve.
mate, 3} to 31 prem. ; Metropolitan Dielase
Railways, 2f to si prem. ; General Irrigation et
France, par to } prem. ; ondon and Provincial
Ifort Bank, par to 1 prom. • China Steam
and Labuan Coal, f to 1 pram • Registered Land,
par to prem. ; Brighton Blithe par to*
prem. ; Rater's Telegram Company, to 1* prem. ;
and " Simpson's," f to 1 pros.
American securities were very buoyant, owing
to the prospect of peaos. United States 5.30 Bond
were in especial request, and rose 4 per cent.,
closing at Er 4 to 55. Virginia State Six per Cents.
advanced 14 per cent., and Erie and Illinois Cen-
tral Railway shares 1 to 11.