The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARVITr-(THIa DAY).

Two o'Cwm

There is still an absence of animation in the
stock and share markets. Very few dealings have
occurred to-day, and prices generally show no
variation, compared with those last current on
Saturday. The funds and most foreign securities
are quoted *meetly the same, but some English lines
have declined, though not to any important extent.
Financial shares are steady.
The demand for money to-day is moderate, while
the supply is abundant, no transactions, however,
are reported in choice bills below 3 per cent. In
the Stock Exchange short loans on English govern-
ment securities are freely offered at 2 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Ranks opened at
66fr. 72c., showing no change of importance.
Consols are now quoted 90f, ex div., both for
money and next Thursday's settlement, and 90}
to 1, ex div., for the new account (August). The
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Console for money, 90, 1 ; ditto for account,
90, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, ; New
Three per Cents., 89f, ; Annuities, 1885, 14} ;
Bank Stock, 250, 248 ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1041 ; ditto Bonds, 17a., 2114 prem. ; and Ex-
chequer Bills, ts. prem., par.
Foreign stocks are inactive, and quotations gene-
rally unaltered. Consolidies and Mexican Bonds
are rather firmer, while Turkish of 1858 and
Spanish Passive have experienced a slight decline.
Some of the present quotations are sub-
joined :—Turkish, 1858, 721 to 73 ; ditto,
1862, 701 to 71f, ex div.; ditto Consolid4s,
49 to f ; Mexican, 232 to 24, ex div.; Span-
ish Passive, 291 to ; ditto Certificates, 141 to
15 ; Greek, 201 to 21; and Confederate, 6 to 8.

Transactions are recorded as follows t---Brazilian,
1863, 81 ; Dutch Certificates, 99 ; Egyptian, 96 ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 97 ; ditto, 1864, 931,
f, 94 ; ditto 1001. bond's, 941; Greek, for ao-
count, 21 ; Italian, for *copilot, 63k, ex div.; ditto
1865, 76/, 76, i ; ditto Maremmana Railway,
69, ex div.; Mexican, 231, ex div.; ditto,lB64, 231,
ex div. ; Peruvian, 1882, 77, ex div. ; Portuguese,
1866, ,tc., for account, 471, ex div.; Russian,
1862, 911 ; Spanish New Deferred, for account,
403, 40, ex div. ; ditto, Passive, for account, 29/ ;
ditto, Certificates, for account, 143; Turkish,
1854, for account, 94 ; ditto, 1858, for account, 723;
ditto, 1862, for account, 701, 711, ex div. ; ditto,
1001. Bonds, 711, 701, 711, ex div. ; ditto, 1865,
48k, 1, ex div.; ditto Scrip, n dia. ; Venezuela,
1864, 41.

International Financial shares are now quoted
to pm. ; General Credit, 12 to 2 prem.;
London Financial, 71 to 2 prem. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 21 to prem. ; Credit Foncier and
Mobilier of England, 34 to 1 prem., ex div.; Hud-
son's Bay, 154 to L ex div. ; and Egyptian
Trading, Ito die.
The nominal quotations for the shares of some
of the new aompaniee are subjoined :—Russian
Iron Works, Bto 10 prem. ; Downs Docks, to 1
prem. ; Atlantic Telegraph preference, to
; London Bridge Land, to prem. ;
Peruvian Railways, 3to pm. ; Glamorganshire
1r0n,21 to 2 prem. ; London Quays and Warehouses,
par to prem. ; Barned's Banking, 12 to 2 prem. ;
London, Windsor, and Greeawich Hotels,
2 to I prem. ; Blakely Ordnance, 82 to 4 prem. ;
East London Railway ',scrip, to 1 prem. ;
London and Mediterranean Bank, 3to prem. ;
Hop and Malt Exchange Warehouse, 14 to 2 prem. ;
General Exchange Bank, to 14 prem. ; and
Phosphate of Lime, 14 to 2 prem.
The steamer Pera will take tomorrow 21,8951.
in specie, of which 13,996 is silver, for Hong Kong,
4,300 silver for Yokohama, 5241. silver for Shanghae,
3,0001. gold for Alexandria, and 751. gold for
Madras.
The steamer Atrato, for the West Indies, will
take only 3001. in gold and 320/. in silver.
Messrs. F. Osterroth and Co., merchants and
rag, paper, and ultramarine agents, have stopped
payment, but the amount of their liabilities has
not transpired. It is thought that the liquidation
will prove rather favourable. The following cir-
cular has been sent to the creditors :-
41, Upper Thanses•strcet, July 1.
Sir,—We regret to inform you that owing to mint heavy
buses sod the esteem depressionot trade we are under the
painfulosurityofausps ins pay meat. Our books have bens
placed in the hands of Messrs. Price, Holland, and Water-
house, 13, Greshametreet, &C., who will submit a state-
ment of our effeirs to • meeting of our creditors to be can-
vassed at the earliest possible date.—Meanwhile requesting
year kind forbearance, we ramie, yews respectfully,
Fame. 0111211110TH and Go.
With reference to the Agra and Masterman's
Bank, we learn that by an act of parliament which
has just received the royal assent the original 1001.
shares with 50/. paid have each been divided into
two shares of 50/. each, with 251. paid. By this
arrangement the old and new shares form a uniform
capital of 60,000 shares of 501. each with 251. paid,
and as such they will in future be quoted in the
official list.

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The London and Colonial Company (Limited),
the well-known Burton brewers and exporters, an-
— nounce a further issue of shares and debentures.
= The capital of this undertaking is 360,0001., in
3,600 shares of 1001. each, of which 821 shares are
already held and fully paid up, and of the remainder
1,779 ordinary shares are now offered to the public,
leaving 1,000 shares for future disposal. The eons-
= pany also invite applications for 6 per cent. deben-
tures not exceeding 35,0001., redeemable in seven
yaws, such debentures to be exchangeable at the
holder's option during that period for fully paid up
shares at par. The prospectus recites that " the
= past working of the company has resulted in an
uniform dividend of 12} per cent. per annum, paid
to its shareholders each year, to 24th June, 1864,
and in an accumulation of undivided aseeta at pre-
= sent amounting to 80,2811. la. 3d., as shown by the
balance sheet," The board has recently been joined
by Messrs. J. W. McLaren, of Philpot-lane, Samuel
Armitage, of Manchester, and W. J. Nash, of Bed-
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ford.

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A special meeting of the Westminster Brewery
Company (Limited) is convened for the 6th inst.,
to declare an interim dividend.
An extraordinary meeting of the London and
Westminster Assurance Corporation (Limited) is
called for the 11th inst., to confirm the resolutions
for a voluntary winding up.
The first general meeting of the Valencia Slate
Slab Company (Limited) was held yesterday in the
offices of the company, Dr. Lobb presiding, when a
dividend of 10 per cent. on the paid-up capital was
declared.
Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum is
to be payable on the 10th inst. on the paid up
capital of the English and Scottish Marine In-
surance Company (Limited).
A petition for the winding-up of the Cleveland
' Iron Company (Limited) is to be heard before the
Master of the Rolls on the Bth inst.
Vice Chancellor Kindersley has appointed the
13th inst. to make a call of 2L 10s. per share on
the contributions of the Irish West Coset Railway
Oompany.
We are requested to state that there is no con-
nection whatever between the "Estates Bank,

iiinated."Of 156, Strand, London, and 6, D'Olierl
@treat, Dublin, and the " &tate* Investment Com-
pany, Limited," whose position is now attracting
so much attention.

ii;;;;; 11;ziOgtrotb en and Co. have advertised
thedividendsdue sheath inst. on Buenostayres Six
and Three per Cent. Bonds ; also the partionlan of
the sinking fund.
The same firm have announced a the interest of 10
per share due the 13th inst. on Grand Russian