The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-19 00:00:00

MOS.

NO. I 1949113. I Pl. 1 CL prices. I gales.
..... .. Ons.Nov.4 p.c., 137746 lOO 1081 1001 ' 100-81-1
.... .. Do.Speret.leb.l44/6 100 100 108 1061
_,•___ .. Do. II per et Mar.allep. 10 100 108 -
4144,1111111 .. Do. 6 per cent.
WRNS .. D. Ilpercent. la Stook MS 67 SO -
010,0441 .. ore Nopeep.e4.lB73 109 106 110 -
.... .. do. 1840 100 11l 113 -
do lift 100 112 114 -
D.
do 1831 ISO 114 116 -
100,000.. ylon,Nov.lB6l. 6 p.et. 1001 - - -
- .. Mauritius 6 per cent lllOl 100 110 1091 1
ei .ong. .. NatalGor. 6 per cent -
MOW .. Neer Drensectiov. ats el 101 1071 1081 -
-.. .. N. 8.Wa15e00.59. c. 1016100 101 1021 1011
.... .. Do. sp. o. 1871 to 1170 100 101 10* ...
.... .. Do. 6p. C. 1888 92 lOOl 101 1011 -
-. . .. New Zealand @per ant lOO 111 113 -.
MOAN .. Nora Scotia 09.0.,875 1001 WS 104 -
74000 .. Queensland Gov.atteent 1001 110 112 -
.... S. Aust.Gor. 6 me. bloods 1001 111 113 -
...- .. Vlc.Gov. Op.c.Jan.eluly 100 - - -
.... ..1 Do. d0.6p.0. • ell 4t O. 1001 1081 1(91 1001 81
FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS.
B. llt I salami Closing igloos. I Bales.
4 all o.l.szsobossi6p.teal i4l -
IS a Do. Yowl al Ma
101 all Lamas' had lfriboars/ -
10 WI North. al Imes Sp. et. 121 -
30 all Do.rlat•Ciarlsrel3ll p.c. - - -
49 all Parts& *or& percent. - - -
2in Do. Neer3 per cent... 1 12001 -.
4 all RoyalSweasUper cent 2 2 -•
10 ill 11.1•&& Losk.Ves. Ip. o. 10 1 101
10 ell Southern dreams 36.4. 11 12 -
100 aD Victor Eramanueltip.et. 1 1 -
90 all WAN.W.otlrrance26.4. 12 121 -
BEIM= MINZIL
lice 16b. I Mow 1 Pd. ( Ct. prime I Bales.
70.010
.1 , Carden Co.. Geid,L
ill
2t Ism 11
-.
016
b 00
4912 ..• D
Halev• G•
(legatO ..) 111/ 61 aid =
40, 1 EGA Clow Gold (La) Is. 1 pen „.
41 .. led Camino
0. „ East C 81.3 Bras
6. - B.Wh.ltsmil traWslll ) VW Si t -
461 .. Gremblar a 11t. Anbyli l4l 14 24 -.
4 - Grog loath Taigas
11. -G. WU. Vas (5111•91 4l 4 SI -
4, .. Oresvllls -
1, .. Hared elFeet .- .. -
8.000 - illiapioa Dowd 411731d 10 41 .-
4, .. lady Bertha ROA 11 11 -
Margaret (Guy Leleat) lll 40 42 zd ad
5,000 - Marte Valley
irl. 91 -
ill. 4 awry', Iron Ore 44 pez -
400 - New Teton -
4'O ... North Downs .l „.
.. N. wia. Basse6(111000) 11.17. Ift ....
6,040 .. North Mild aolq
6, - YU CawWassyl
1.110 10 Providence (U. Want) M.11.7. 41 43 id -
11,010 .. Sortridge Oon. Mb. 00 1 1 - - -
611 .. S. Walton OW Ober -
4000 .. S. Oarn Brea (Mogan) 4115000 21 3 -.
06 .. S. W. hisses (Mow) 111.19.9 WI -
11) - Nisi Park. 111.9 .37 $9 -
1401 11 Tsar r 111.aLssdlts.C. 41 I / -
11. 10 Ma Croft -
11. - Tab at toaam )laa. it - - -
moo .. we
it
( ) II 13 14 -
1,1184 .. W. Oradea ( i 27 29 -
400 .. West Sates -
RS - 11111. Benet -
1150 .. wh. Buller 5 110 52 -
4,000 .. WIL Id ( 7.9.6 - - -
1.1144 _ WY. Kitty (Du. Want) 3.0.4 71 * -
.. Wbeal Ludcott 2.10.8 9 11
1,41111 .. W.Mairy Awl tglenueu ,1 4 14 .61 -
1.049 .. WS. nelson*, lu.s ~ 7 16 II -

aforEy m.4.fticEr.—(THls 047.)

Two o'Cloom.

The funds remain steady. Commis we quoted
for the acoonnt h per cent. better than they
closed yesterday, but for money the quota-
tion is unaltered. English railway stocks ex-
hibit more strength than has been observable
during the last few days, and a fractional improve-
ment has occurred in several lines. Foreign
stocks are well supported. - . .

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Routes opened at
69fr. 85c., ex div., being 3c. lower than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 921 to }, both
for money and the amount. The official
business report is as follows : Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 921, ; ditto for
account, 923, ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 921, 1 ; New Three per Ceuta, 921,
; Thirty Years Annuities, 1885, 14 ; Bank
Stock, 233 ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1071, 1 ; ditto Bonds, 285., 25e. prem. ;
Five per Cent. "enlaced " rupee paper, 104, 105 ;
ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1121 ; and Ex-
chequer Bills, 105., 134. preen.

The foreign stock market isnot very active to-day,
but prices generally are well maintained. The
Turkish Loan of 1854 is quoted 84 to 85 ;
that of 1858, 70 to / ; the scrip of
1862, 31 to 1 prem., being firm ; and the Con-
solidtts, 391 to 1, being likewise well sup-
ported. Venezuelan scrip is quoted 21 to 11
dia. ; Peruvian, 1/ to 01 die. ; and Portuguese,
3/ to 41 prem. Mexican Bonds are more
inquired for. Spanish Passive Bonds and Cer-
tificates and Greek Bonds remain steady.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Buenos
Ayres, 98, 971 ; ditto, for account,
96 ; Dutch Certificates, 102 ; Egyptian,
931 ; ditto second issue, 921 ; Greek, 161,
1 ; ditto Coupons, 61 ; Italian, for account,
711 ; Mexican, for account, 311, ; Moorish, 95 ; New
Grenada Land warrants, 41; Peruvian scrip, 1, 01
die. ; Portuguese, 1862, 471, 48 ; ditto scrip,
4 prem. ; Russian, 1850, 94 ; ditto, 1862,
94 ; Spanish, New Deferred, 461; ditto Passive,
241, 24 ; ditto Certificates, 91, 9 ; Turkish, 1854,
for account, 841; ditto, 1858, for account, 70, 4 ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 731 ; ditto 1862, paid-up scrip,
71/, 1 ; Venezuela, for account, 25, 241.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have sent
copies of the official confirmation of the Venezuelan
Loan to the committee of the Stock Exchange.
As was anticipated, gold is now beginning to flow
into the Bank of England, owing to the decided
slackening of the demand for the Continent.
About 95,0001. was taken to that. establishment
yteterday, and further amounts are expected to
follow. On the other hand, about 65,000 sove-
reigns were withdrawn for exportation to the East.
The advioes from Sydney announce the sailing
for London of the Balclutha with 25,000 sovereigns,
the Hollinside with 20,000, and the Whits Star
with 20,000, making in all 65,000. This raises the
total of Australian gold on the way to about
465,0001., including 400,0001. previously mentioned
as having been despatched from Melbourne.
The amount of specie to be taken for the East
by the steamer Delta to-morrow is 251,5401., of
which 85,8471. is gold and the rest silver. Sub-
joined are the particulars, viz.:—For Alexandria,
gold, 48,5001. ; Mauritius, gold, 25,0001. • Ceylon,
gold, 2,3001. ; Madras, gold, 9,3721., and silver,
5,003/. ; Calcutta, silver, 20,4501., and gold, 4751. ;
Singapore, gold, 200/. and silver, 12,6881. ; Hong
Kong, silver, 112,9681. ; and for 131uuighae, silver,
14,5841.
Owing to the absence of inqu for India the
silver market is very flat, at ss. 1 per ounce, or
Id. below the price obtained for the recent supply
by the Tasmanian.
At Paris the present rate of discount in the open
market is 34 per cent. •, at Vienna and St. Paters-
burg, 5 ; at Hamburg, 31 ; at Amsterdam and Brus-
sels, 4 ; at Turin, 44 ; at Frankfort, 21; and at
Berlin, 31 per cent.
The Great Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week a decrease of 8521. compared with last year ;
the Great Western a decrease of 1,344/. • the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire a decrease of 997/4 the
North Eastern au increase of 2,302/. ; the Mid-
land an increase of 1,4461. ; the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 1291. ;
and the Great Northern a decrease of 7831.
The traffic of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway continues to show remarkable elasticity.
The receipts for July were 10,307 dohs. ; for
August, 15,309 dole. ; for September, 30,039 dols. ;
for October 24,738 dole. ; while for November,
when the number of miles in operation had increased
from 60 to 127, the receipts reached 43,586 dols.
During November, the 40 miles of extension front
Corry to Meadville were in operation for a few
days only, while the traffic of the 27 further
miles from Corry to Titusville is estimated. All
the figures above referred to compare very favour-
ably with those for the corresponding months of
last year.
The second ordinary general meeting of the
shareholders in the Metropolitan and Provincial
Bank (Limited) is convened for the 19th January,
when a dividend is to be declared.

IVAli:;;;;Tydividend at the rate of seven per
I cent. per annum has been declared on the stock of
the Commercial Bank of Canada.
A call of 31. is to be paid by the bth January on
the eight per cent. preference shares of the Danube
and Black Sea Railway Company.
It is notified that the share list of the London,
Birmingham, and South Staffordshire Bank will be
closed on Saturday for London, and ou Tuesday
' next for the country.
We are requested to state that the allotment of
the shares in the Oil Wells Company of Canada
(Limited) will not be made until after the Christ-
mas holidays.
Notice has been given to the holders of the bonds
of the loan of 800,0001. to the Victor Emmanuel
Railway Company that the payment of the half-
yearly interest will be made on and after the Ist of
January next, at the banking-house of Messrs.
Heywood, Kennard, and Co.; and in Paris or
Turin, at the offices of the company.
The following is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and
Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales :
At the twenty-fourth and last series of hide sales for the
year, there was a fair demand for both the home trade and
export ; prices upon the whole, remain without alteratioe.
East India.—Ox and Cow.—Calcutta.—The quantity
brought forward wee small, and consisted chiefly of mall
parWs which had been bought in at the former sales ; there
was a fair demand, the bulk of the quantity offered being
sold at about former prices. Bombay realised full prices.
The analysis of the sales is 32,215 Calcutta new
30,237 brought forward from former salsa, atufs7;l2l
Bombay, &a. ; in all 63,173 hides, of which 55,280 Waft sold.
Fiat ladla.—Buffalo sold at full prices.

Leaiier.—Australian brought late rates.
ealted Hides.—Aostralian constituted the bulk of the
sales; these met with a fair demand at folly previous pries*.
South American only a portion was disputed of. Newfound-
land part sold.
Dry Hides.—South American brought late rates.
Horse Hides.—Salted—South American realised previous

prime.
Bork—lemons sold won.

The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Dec. 17, compared with that
for the previous week, shows the following changes
Circulation imme £28,709,830 Increase £120,375
Circulation active ..

Public deposits 007:144 Increase 16:625
Other deposits
Or.vernment secerritiee in_ - .

banking department 11,084,517 No change
Othereecurities in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both

departmenta 15,1111,658 Iscseme 203,595
Seven day and other bills 746,580 DOMINO 18,543
The Bitt
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes k coin
is banking department). 10,05,878 Increase 368,695
This return is the most satisfactory one that has
been issued fur come time past, both the reserve
and coin and bullion having increased.