The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-07 00:00:00

10)111' NARESTr--(TRIS DAL)

Two o'Ciocia.
Tiers are few transactions in the Stock Ex-
change to-day, yet the tendency of prices is rather
firm. In the railway market London and North
Western stock has improved, the ball-yearly divi-
dend just anouneed being regarded as satisfactory.
The English funds, foreign securities, and
financial shares exh.ibit no alteration of importance.
The discount market is very quiet to-day, but the
rate for the best paper is maintained at 4 per cent.
Short loans are obtainable in the Stock Exchange
at 24 per cent.
At Paris today, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at
68fr. 060., showing a fresh rise of 4 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 894 to 90, both
for money and the Bth instant., and 904
to 4 for the September account. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 90, 891 ; ditto, for account,
891 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, 4 ; New
Three per Cents., 894, 4 ; Bank Stock, 2474 ;
India Stock, 220 ; ditto Fonr per Cent. Certifi-
cates, 99f.
Foreign stocks are quiet, and prices generally
unchanged. Turkish Consolidis have receded per
cent. Some of the present quotations are sub-
joined, viz.:—Greek, 204 to 21 ; Turkish, 1858,
74 to 4 ; ditto 1862, 73 to 4 ; ditto Con-
-491 to ; Spanish Passive, 284 to
; ditto Certificates, 134 to 1 ; Con-
federate, 7 to 8 ; and Mexican, 234 to 4.
Transactions are recorded as follows :--Egyptian,
984, 98 ; ditto, 1864, 941 ; ditto 1001. bonds,
944, 4 ; Italian, for account, 634, 64 ; Mexican,
for account, 231, 4 ; ditto, 1864, 221 ; Moorish,
05, 4, ex di,. ; Portuguese, 1856, Ac., for account, I
471 ; Russian, 1859, 561 ; ditto 1862, 924, 1, 4 ;
Spanish Passive, for account, 281 ; Turkish, 1854,
_ for account, 944 ; ditto 1858, for account, 75;
ditto 1862, for account, 73 ; ditto 100/. bonds,
731; ditto 1865, 444, 1.
International Financial shares are now quoted 4 to
14 prem.; General Credit, 14 to 11 prem. ; Lon-
don Financial, 64 to 4 prem., ex div. ; Imperial
Mercantile, 14 to 11 prem. ; Credit Fonder and
Mobilier of England, 34 to 4 prem. ; Ottoman
Socidtd Gindrale, 21 to 4 prem. ; Hudson's Bay,
151
The nominal quotations for the shares of some
of the new companies are subjoined :—Hodges'
Distillery, par to 4 prem. ; Anglo-Greek Steam, 14
to 24 prem. ; General Exchange Bank, 24 to
prem. ; Massa-Carrara Marble, 2 to 4 prem. ;
Marseilles Extension Railway, 14 to 2 prem. ; In-
ternational Sugar Refineries, 1 to 14 prem. ; Over-
t
end, Gurney, and Co., 2 to 3 prem. ; and Hop
and Malt Exchange, 3 to 4 prem.
The preference shares of the Atlantic Teleasph
Company continue to decline, in the absence of any
satisfactory intelligence respecting the cable ; the
present quotation is 21 to 21 discount, being 7s. 61.
lower than on Saturday. Telegraph Construction
and Maintenance have also receded to 1 to 4 dis-
count.
About 16,000 sovereigns from Lisbon were sent
into the Bank on Saturday. There were no with-
: drawals.
The Persia, from New York, has brought 20,000/.

in specie.
It is understood that legal proceedings are about
to be taken against the directors of the South Afri-
can Land and Finance Company fora return of the
deposits, on the ground that the decision of the
Committee of the Stock Exchange refusing a set-
tlf ment was based upon the alleged fact of there
being a material discrepancy between the prospectus
and articles of association.
The report of the London and Lisbon Corkwood
Company, to be presented at tbe meeting on the
10th instant, states that the available balance for,
the past year amounts to 5,751 L, and recommends
a dividend at the rate of 7* per cent. for tbe past
six months, making a total distribution of 15 per
id cent. far the year, free of income-tax. The business
of the company is stated to be making satisfactory

progress.
The fifty-eighth ordinary general meeting of the
Bristol and Exeter Railway Company is called for

the 23rd
The directors of the British and Irish Magnetic
Telegraph Company give notice of a dividend for
the half-year ending the 30th June, at the rate of

5 per cent. per annum.
sd It is notified that, "in order to afford increased
time for continental applications, the subscription
list of the Marseilles Extension Railway and Lead
Company will remain open until Thursday next."
The subjoined quotations of the exchanges and
prices of stocks at St. Petersburg, have been re-
ceived from Reuter's Telegram Company :
Sr. PRTVIRIMIRCI. AUGUST 4.—E:champ) as Load" 3
mouths, 31.7-16 ; Hamburg, 3 mouths. 28i ,• Amsterdam,
3 mouths, 1.56 i ; Paris, 3 mouths. 32)i ; Naar Imperial
Loss 1051 ; Imperlales, 622 ; P.Y.C. tallow, for August,
45; ditto with Mad massy, 451.

SATURDAY EMEND.
Consols opened at 89/ to 90 for money and the
present account, and closed firm at 89 15-16,
" buyers." For September the final price was
901 to 1. The official business report is as fol-
lows :---Three per Omit. Consols, for money, 814,
90; ditto for account, 90, 89/ ; Three per Cents.
Reduoed, 891, 1 • New Three per Cents., 891,
; Bank Stock, 246 ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 105, 104.1.
Id India Five per Cent% have been steady, and
14 marked 104/ and 105. Exchequer Bills remain at
par to 4s. prem.
The transactions in foreign stocks have been
insignificant., and the only movement has been a
decline in Turkish Six per Cents. of 1862. The
Int new Loan of 1865 has not been influenced by the
definitive introduction of the conversion scheme.
The preference shares of the Atlantic Telegraph
ad company have again been depressed, led At one
period went to 21 to 1 discount, but subsequently
rallied to 21 to 2 discount.
The variations in joint-stock banks bave been
unimportant, and comprised a decline in Albion,
and an improvement in Alliance. Commercial of
India, and Imperial Ottoman. The latter left off
at 151 to 4. •
National Discount shares were last quoted to-
day 101 toll prem. et div., showing a rise of 7s. 6d. •
Joint-Stock Diaoonnt, 2 to II dis. ; Egyptian
:
Trading. 11 to 14 die. • Ottoman B°olo4 Ganarale,
24 to / prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 tof ; and
Lion Brewery, 11 to 11 prem. In other miscel-
laneous descriptions there was a partial recovery in
Rhymney Iron, and a decline in Eastern Asam
Tea, Rio Improvements, Telegraph Constructio
and Thames and Mersey Insurance.
The shares of the financial companies were
inquired for, especially Imperial Mercantile, which
rose 2s. 6d. to ss. The closing prices were as follows:
International Financial, 1 to li prem. ; General
Credit, 1 9.16 to 11-16 pram. • Loudon Financial,
61 to prem., ex div. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit,
31 toto 11
prom.; and Credit Foncier and Mobilier,
The closing (but in many cases nominal) quota- ,
tions for shares in new undertakings are sub. I
joined :—Overend, Gurney, and Co., 2 to 24
prem. ; Metropolis Sewage, 1001. scrip, 8 to 9 prem.;
I°arkfield Iron, 1 to 11 prem. ; General Estates,
to 31 prem.; General Exchange Bank, 2 to 4 prem.;
Hodges' 4 dia. to 4 prom.; being
lower on the allotment; Anglo-Greek Steam,
14 to, 2 prem. ; London Bridge Land 1 to
prem. ; Railway Credit, 14 to 11 prem. • Marseilles
Extension 14 to 24 prem. ; Massa-Carrara
Marble, 2 to 4 prem. ; International Sugar'
Refineries, to 14 prem. • Hop and Malt Ex-
change, to 31 prem. ; prem.
Marine Insu-
rance, 14 to 2 prem. ; and Menai Park and Hotel,
11 to 11 pan.