The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-08 00:00:00

M07.11Y M4RIERT.-(THI8 DAY J

Two &Moo&
The funds have been further strengthened to-day
by a continuance of investments for account of the
puhlio, and a fresh rise of 1 per cent, has taken
place. This is the monthly settling day in Consols.
Foreign stocks, in some oases, are also better. Home
railway stocks, however, are dull, a bad effect hav-
ing been produced by the dreadful accidents on the
Great Western Req way : this company's stock has
fallen per cent.
The weekly omit: at the Bank of England has
broken up without altering the rate of discount.
There is rather more business in the discount
market to-day, bills which had teen kept back in
expectation of a fresh reduction in the Bank rate
being now brought forward. The rate for good
paper, however, is not above 34 to 3} per
oent. There is still a good demand in the Stock
Exchange for loans from day to day on
English government securities, chiefly in con-
nexion with the payment on the A stock of the
Metropolitan Extension Railways of the London,
Chatham, and Dover Company, and the charge
is S to 34 per cent.
The purchase by the government broker to-day
comprised 15,0001. New Three per Cents.
Consols are now quoted 904 to I, ex div., for
money, and 904 to e, ex div., for the new account
(July 6). The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money,9o, ; ditto, Ice
account, 90j, 4 ; Three per Ceuta. Reduced, 891, j
New Three per Cents., 891, ; New Five per
Cents., 731 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 104 ;
ditto, Four per Cent Debentures, 1866, 991 ;ditto
Bonds, 188., 21s. prem. ; Five per Cent. "enfaccd°
rupee paper, 101 ; and Exchequer Bills, par.
Foreign stocks are firm. Anglo-Turkish Bonds
have risen } per cent., and the Consolid4s about
}. Spanish Passive Bonds are 1 better. Very little
business is going forward in this department
Some of the present quotations are annexed, viz :
—Greek Bonds, 21 to it ; Mexican, 244
to 25 ; Confederate, 7 to 9 ; Spanish Pas-
sive, 31} to ; the Certificates, 154 to
; Turkish, 1858, 73 to 74 ; ditto, 1862,
74} to 75 ; ditto Consolidee, 491 to 4, ex div.
Transactions are recorded se follows I—Brazilian,
1863, 81; Egyptian, second issue, 1001. bonds, 97 ;
ditto 1864, 944, 94 ; ditto, 1001. bonds, 944 ;
Mexican, for account, 25, 241 ; Monte Videan, 64 ;
Peruvian, 1862, for amount, 79 ; ditto Dollar
Bonds, 72 ; Portuguese, 1866, dca, for account,
49, } ; Russian, 1862, 91} ; Spanish Passive, for
account, 311, ; Turkish, 1862, for account, 744, 1 ;
ditto 1001. bonds, 751; Venezuela, 1864, 40, 394.
The scrip of the New Ottoman Loan is in de-
mand, and has improved to 14 to 1 disoonnt. The
application for a settlement is before the committee
of the Stock Exchange to-day.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Beare opened at
67fr. 42c., being about the same as yesterday.
International Financial shares are now quoted 14
to 4 prem.; General Credit, 11 to 2 prom. ; London
Financial, 8 to } prem. ; Imperial Mercantile, 21 to
} prem. ; Credit Fourier and Mobilier of England,
41 to 1 prem., ex div.; Ottoman Soci6t4 Gindrale,
21 to 3 prem. ; and Egyptian Trading, lj to 1 dia.
The quotations for the shares of some of the new
companies are subjoined :—Russian Iron Works, 7 to
8 prem.; Anglo-Egyptian Navigation, 4} to 4 prem.;
Varna Railway, 94 to 104 prem. ; Ottoman Com-
pany, 14 to 2} prem.; Lion Brewery, 11 to 4 prem.;
Northern. Assam Tea, old shares, } to 1 prom. ;
Dublin Grand Trunk Connecting Railway, 1} to 2
prom. ; Peruvian Railways, 2 to } prem. ; Ply-
mouth Shipbuilding, 7 to 9 prem. ; London-
bridge Land, 14 to 4 prom. ; Metropolitan Exten-
sion Railways A stock of the London, Chatham,
and Dover Company, 41 to 5 prem.
The Northern Assam Company (Limited) have
this day paid the Assam Company the first instal-
ment of sq,ooot. of the purchase money for the
estates lately acquired by them.
The amount of gold bought by the Beak yes-
terday was 5,0001. During the week 81,0001. has
been sent in, and 75,0001. withdrawn for export.
The steamer Saxon* from New York, has
brought 105,0001. in specie for England.
The bidding' for 30,00,000 rupees (300,0001.) in
bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of
England. The proportions allotted were—To Cal-
cutta, 19,57,747 Rs. ; to Madras, 25,000 Ra. ; and
to Bombay, 9,15,000 Rs. The minimum price was
as before, via., Is. 104 d. on Calcutta and Madre'',
and la. 101 d. on Bomy. All tenders on Calcutta,
Madras, and Bombay, at and above Is. 101 d., will
receive in full.
Cape of Good Hope Six per Cent. Debentures for
29,0001., the sum required to complete the improve-
ment of the harbour of Algoa Bay, were disposed
of on Tuesday by the crown agents for the colonies,
at prices varying from 1001. to 1071., the minimum
being 1001. The total amount applied for was
31,0004
The Greet Northern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 4,4491. over the correspond-
ing week of last year • the Great Western an in-
crease of 8,9431. • the Midland an increase of
4,4231. ; and the London and North Western an
increase of 8,7281.
The Ebbw Vale Company have made a second
call of 51. per share, payable by the 4th July.
A sixth call of 11., making 91. called, is to be
paid by the Ist of July on the new 101. 4} pre-
ference shares of 1861 of the Lancashire and York-
shire Railway Company.
The directors of the National Provincial Bank of
England have announced a half-yearly dividend, at
the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, and a half-
yearly bonus of 11 per cent., as payable on the 10th
of July.
The Ocean Marine Insurance Company have
notified the payment of sa. per share, by way of
interest, on the Ist of July. The transfer books
are to be closed from the 24th to the 30th inst.
At the general meeting of the Guardian Fire and
Life Assurance Company, held yesterday, the sour-
Rocca in the Life branch in force were stated as
4,519,0001., lees 199,0001. re-assured, the assets at
1,657,0001., and the income from premiums and in-
terest at 213,0001. The balance of profits at
Christmas last was nearly 101,0001. The usual
dividend of five per cent., free of income tax., was
declared.
With reference to the market for American secu-
rities, Mr. E. F. Sattertbwaite reports as follows :
We have had seemly so week activity is the Diodes
market for Answiese securities mime our last an far the
previoea fortnight. Oa the arrival of the Asia. repotting
as advance la the premium en gold, prime gave nay, bat as
eactioestel nomad to-day there has bees monies, and
the market closes very arm, United Stens s.3lYs=
67 to 4. Erie shares, after deaden to 484, have ,rusted,
sod close 491 to 50. sod the last quotation for Illinois Cen-
tral is 76 to 4. All deseciosioas of Atlantic and Gres*
Weston aaeuritise have bent is request, the Bentad Meat-
fags Bonds, which are now mares, beteg mod ii.quked