The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-09 00:00:00

MONEY NARzar.—crliza DAY.)

Two o'Ciacx.
The stock markets are generally firmer to-day. The
funds show a recovery of Ito } per cent. This is
the monthly settling day in Console The purchase by
the government broker has been limited to 10,0001.
New Three per Cent. stock. As regards foreign
stooks the only change of important,e kis rally in
Confederate. Home railways, in three or four cases,
are} higher. Much attention is directed to a re-
newed rise in the shares of the Varna Railway,
Metropolitan District Railway, and City of Milan
Improvements, Companies; also in Atlantic and
Great Western Railway scrip.
A large amount of Indian bills having arrived at
maturity to-day, there is a strong demand for
money, and no transactions are reported below 44
per cent., the Bank minimum. Short loans on
English government securities are in fair request
in the Stock Exchange at 4 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cant Bentes opened at
Mfr. 77c., being about the same as yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 86} to 4 for money, and
99 to 894 for the account (April 6). The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cant
Console, for money, 8111, 4 ; ditto for account, 814,
811 ; Three per Cents. Rednoed, 864, 871 ; New
Three per Cents., 87, 864, 87} ; India Five per
Cent. Stock, 104 ; and Exchequer Bills, 6s. prem.
Confederate Bonds have recovered 2 per cent.,
while Spanish Certificates have declined 4, other
foreign stocks presenting very little change. Some
of the present quotations are annexed, viz. :--
Greek Bonds, 104 to 4 ; Mexican, 251 to 28 ;
Claifiderate, 38 to 40, ex div. and drawing ;
*sahib Passive, 32} to ; the Certificates, 154
to 111 ; Turkish, of 1858, 694 to roi, ex div.; ditto
1891, 72 to 4 ; and the Consolida, 524 to 531.
lboomactions are recorded as follows:—Buenos
lAyres Six per Cents., for amount, 90/ ; Egyptian,
1864, 95} • Italian, for account, 631 ; ditto 1865,
=rip, 24 dia. ; Mexican, for account, 26,
154 ; ditto 1864, 25, } ; Monte Vidal:,
scrip, 5} prem. ; Portuguese, 1856, &c., for &e-
-1 °gent, 471 ; Russian, 1862, 894, 881 ; Spanish
New Defeered, for account, 41; ditto Passive, for
account, 32/ ; ditto Certificates, for account, 16, 4 ;
Turkish, 1864, for account, 93 ; ditto 1862, for se-
, count, 72} ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 72.
International Financial shares are now quated
14 to 14 prem., ex div. ; General Credit,
21 to 2} prem., ex div.; London Financial, 1511 to 54
prem., ex div.; Imperial Mercantile, 14 to 14
prem., ex div. ; Hudson's Bay, 144 to 15 ; Otto-
man Sociiiti Weirs* 2 to } prem.
The quotations for the shares of some of
the new companies are subjoined :—City of
Milan Improvements, 4} to 5 prom. ; Metropoli-
tan District Railways, 54 to 6 prem. ; China
Steamship and 'abuse Coal, 11 to 1 din. • Rio
Janeiro Gas, to } prem. ; West London &aka
and Warehouses. to } dia., being lower, on the
allotment this morning ; Varna Railway, 31 to 34
'prem. ; sad South African Land and Finance, 1}
to 1} prem.
The purchase by the government broker yes-
comprised 340001. New Three per Cent.
I stook, and 10,0001. Exchequer Bills.
These were again no bullion questions at the
Beak yesterday, nor have there been any during
the week, with the exception of 4,0001. sent in oa
Manda.
The steamer Oneida will take today 8,5001.1
in silver, and 5,7001. in gold far Brazil.
The undermentioned Australian gold shipsst aren
now on their way to England, vie. :—The
bed, with 16,00 W.; Marco Polo, 18,5001.; Kent,
118,0001. ; White Star, 16,0001.; Scottish Chief,
19,00 W.; and the Asiatic with 35,0001. The total
4s 142,590 L, of which about 35,0001. is due.
In consequence chiefly of the recent rise in the
Shanghai, exchange, there is a fair demand for
Mexican dollars, at 51. pee ounce. The market for
bar silver, however, is dull, with little or no inquiry
for India, at ss. 11:1. per onzos.
At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. P. R.
Arrowemith andoo., of Bolton, held cm Tuesday, the
liabilities were stated at 191,6841., of which
84,9831. is secured, leaving net liabilities to the
amount of 106,7001. The assets, sonsissiag chiefly
of cotton and machinery, to meet this latter amount
are estimated at 63,9321. The depression of the
cotton market and the reduced valuation of the
mills and machinery account for the deficiency. A
committee was appointed to realise such portion of
the awoke as they may deem fit, and to manage the
million account of the creditors. Another meeting
will be held on the 11th of April, to ascertain
from the committee the pewees of the liquidatioa.
The Great Western Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 4,0771. over last year ; the
Greet Eastern an increase of 1,8041 ; the Gress
Western an incases of 2,0781. ; theMilland an in-
crease of 2,428/. ; and the Lonon and North Wes-
tern an increase of 4,8831.
The half-yearly dividend court of proprietors of
the Bank of England will be held o-n
the 4th of
April.
The ordinary general meeting of the Brighton
HotelCompiny. took place yesterday. The profit for
a period of five months amounts to 4,1591. which
is reamed to 2,6851. after payment of interest: on
debentures, mortgage, dm A dividend was declared
at the rate of 15 per cent per annum, leaving up-
wards of 1,0001. to be carried forward.
An extmordinary meeting of the Calcutta and
South Eastern Railway Company (Limited) is con-
vened for the 16th inst., to confirm the resolutions
passed at the special meeting on the 16th ult.
The lint ordinary meeting of the Gellivara Com-
pany (Limited) is convened for the 22nd inst., and
will be made special, to amend a clause in the ar-
ticles of samiciateen.
A general meeting of the Universal Private
Telegraph Company is convened for the 22nd inst.
The- fifth call of Al. is to be paid on the shares of
the National Steam Navigation Company (Limited)
by the 13th of ApriL
The London Beak of Mexico and South America
have made a call of 21. 10s. per share, payable on
the 4th April.
The advantages of the Indian Carrying Compel)
is India are already beginning to be an • ,
especially among the coffee plantations in the Neil-
gberries, where the safe transport of the produce is
a consideration of much importance.
The subscription list for the shares of the Varna
Railway Company was closed yesterday. Applica-
tions have been received for 106,399 shares, the
number to be allotted being 30,000.
With referee°e to the market for American
securities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as fol-

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At a meeting yesterday of the committee of the
fend to decayed members of the Stock Exchange,
it was decided to dispose of the English government
securities sow heid, and to invest the proceeds in
debentures, the steaks of tanned lines, and rumen-
' teed end pretenses stocks in the first dans railways
in )Lad. This resolution awaits merely formal
eGuititatiao.
The inenthly hide wade circular issued yesterday
Masers. Oulverwell, Brooks, and Co., contains
by-
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