The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-18 00:00:00

MINES.-effilB DAYJ

EMS-PAST Two o'Cuics.
Consols are fractionally lower, at 891, with div.,
for money, and 871 to 88, ex die., for the account.
At the Bank, yesterday, 54,000/. in gold was sent
in, this being apparently a somewhat exceptional
operation, while 11,000/. was withdrawn for expor-
tation.
The Holmsdale has arrived from Melbourne
with 428,000/. in gold, which will reach London
to-day. The Pera, from Alexandria, has brought
60,0001. The arrivals of specie on Thursday and
yesterday have thus reached 954,0001., but the
whole of this enormous amount is expected to
be sent away. Some withdrawals from
ash
the
the fr thnk
are also not unlikely, in consequence of
decliue yesterday in the continental exclumges.
A further unfavourable movement took place yes-
terday afternoon in the foreign exchanges, espe-
cially as regards the rates for bills on Paris. Sub- I
joined is the usual list :
ussisadass, 3 mouths, 12.11 to 2 • ditto, 3 days. ILI7I
A
, t 181 • Rotterdam. 3 menthe, 12.11 to 2; Antwerp, 3
• meow; 25.521 to 55 ; Headman, ma bane°, 3 months,
13.91 to >!: Pars, 3 days, 25.10 to 15; ditto. 3 months,
Z. 45 to 50; FrinkbXl-00410•XliDD, 3 months, 1211 to
Petersburg, per rouble. 3 months, 301 to 13 Vienna,
eft.do., 3 months, 11.121
11.121 to 171; lladrul, S !months, 471 to ; Codis, 3
mouths, 48 to ; Leghorn. 3 mouths, 25.41 t 065 ; Gaon,
3 months, 25.621 to 65 ; Midas, 3 mouths, 25.621 to 65 ;
Naples, 3 mouths, 25.621 to 65; Palermo, 3 months,
25.621 to Gi ; Morena, 3 mouths, 25.621 to 65; Lisbon,
1,6 days, 511 to ; Oporto, 90 days„ 511 to 1.
The silver market is rather quieter at the
dbi moment, with fewer transactions, further advice&
from the East being awaited.
Subjoined is a list of the rates of discount now
current on the Continent, viz. :—At ParTuis,
rin 4i,
6
per
cent. ; Vienna, 51 : Hamburg, 6i
Amsterdam, 6 ; Berlin, 7 Brunelle, 51 ; St.
me Petersourg, 6 ; and Fraukfort, 51. The rates
abroad are thus shown to be still below
n, though
DOW approximating in some cases more early to,
those current here.
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company,
according to a notification just issued,the have this
day " created further share capital, for general
mimeses of the company, to the extent of
2,000,0001, in 100,000 shares of 201. each, bearing
guaranteed interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per
annum. These shares will be alloted to the pro-
prietors of stock and shares registered in the books
of this company on the 30th day of November
instant, rateably in proportion to the amount of
their holdings."
Under the auspices of the Ottoman Company
Bank
(Limited), the prospectus is issued of the
of Turkey (Limited), which proposes to raise
a capital of 1,000,0001., in 20,000 shares of 501. 1
each, but with a first issue of 10,000 shares. The
prospectus recites that "this company is formed'.
at the express 'elicitation of merchants and others
engaged in trading and monetary operations'
in the Ottoman empire," and reference is
made to the statistics of Turkish
act tra
that
de
and shipping, as well as to the f
there is now only one bank in Turkey, in order to
prove that there is room for the proposed new
establishment. The Ottoman Company confining
itself to mercantile and the Bank of Tu
the twoe
to
financial business, it is proposed
that
eouipauies shall mutually co-operate. It is a
tinctive feature in this undertaking that the
articles of association, instead of being interred in
some solicitor's office, are circulated with the pro-
some solicitors
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,7031. oveT last year.
The traffic of the Cape Town Railway sod Dock
Company for the month of September, on 63 miles
open, was 3,2711
We are requested to state that the share list of
the Real Estate Company (Limivad) closes on
Monday next for the country.

Two o'CLocir.
The mining market is firm, and the amount
of business going forward is considerably above
that usually negotiated on a Saturday. East
Corn Brea shares are now quoted Gi to ;
North Treskerby, 34 to ; East Lovell,
Isk to ; Clifford Amalgamated, 24i to 251 ;
Wheal Set; t to 210 ; Camborne Veen. 15s.
to 17a. 6d.; East Caradon, to to ; Great Vor,
95t to ; Prince of Walla,
6e. to 6s. ; Grumbler
and St. Aubyn, 74 to ; Ding Dong, to 144 ;
and West Caradon, 12 to it.
Foreign and colonial mining abases are inquired
for, but prices exhibit no variation of imp rtanoce.
The subjoined weekly report on the metal
market is extracted from the circular of Mena.
von Dadelszen and North :
We have to report great excitement is capper, while is
other metals an average &mown of business has bale dons,
and prim have bees well maintained. Iron.— There is me
change in the position of Welsh or Stsffordshire iros, the
demand is good, awl prime have if asythieg as upward
tendesay. Scotch pig iron las bees firm at 56a. es&
Copper.—ln omesquorros of the declaration of war bri-
Urns Spain and Chili, and the cessequent blockade of ties
enthral ports, the smelters advanced the min of &DOM
manufactured and raw 104 par ton on the 15th sod 101.
per ton on the 16th, making present quotatioas as
follows :—/daoufactured, 1211. ; best select, U9L ;
mad tough the
oaks and ingot. 1161. A yen IMP
business has been done in second hand lota, which.
offer touch uncles smelters' prices. In foreign
a very large business has bean done. At present we quote
Kapunds, Burrs, and Wallaroo. from 110/. to 1101.;
Spaniel), 1051.; Chili, nosed, 105/. to 1071. ; bars.
961. to 1001. The market is so excited that it is almost
impossible to give exact quonationa, as they vary from hour
to hour. Tin—No change to report ; the market is quiet
bat steady ; Stnits, 951. carob, and 961. 10s. to 97/. with
full prompt and afloat ; Same, 901. 10s. to 971. The Dot*
market is steady at 57t ; Snit& tin in good dennad. Tice
Plated—Makers are very firm and well supplied with orders,
but second hand panels are outer to boy. Lead bus
further advanced 51. per toe, and for good soft English
201. 15s. to 211. is sow demanded. Spotter—,bout 100
tone have changed hoods at 21/. 10s. on the spot here ; the
same price is paid here for common
in ontports, sad for
—led breads 211. 15r. to 224 per ois asked.