The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

WED:IISOAT Evitrixe.
The English stock market to-day was firmer,
Consoli closing at an advance of }. The improve-
ment appears to be mainly attributable to the fact
that the settlement of " options" this afternoon left
the dealers short of stock. Monet was easy in the
Stock Exchange, and, on the whole, rather easier
out of doors, after the pressure attendant on the
mercantile settling of the 4th, although there is still a
good demand for accommodation. The rates current
in Lombard-street are the same as those of the Bank

of England.
Consols opened 991 to 4, and after being invested
in by the government broker at 991, closed 99,1 to
for money. The contango for April ruled at 4to 1.
The official bnsiness report includes :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 991, » ; ditto, for account, 991, 1.
Three per Cents. Reduced, 1001, 1. Three-and-a-1
Quarter per Cents., 1031, 1, 4. Long Annuities,
1860, 64, 7.16. South Sea Old Annuities, 991, 1.
Bank Stock, 2274,228#.
The transactions in Exchequer Bills continue very
limited, but the tone of the market, in sympathy
with Consols, was a shade firmer. The June bills

ruled at Bs. to 13s. prem., whilst the new bills are
quoted is. to 10s. prem. fee the smug out This
last price, however, is little more than nominal.
In the foreign stock market there was a reactinu
in Spanish, the Deferred stock closing only 23; to
24, after being as low as 23a to The political in-
telligence from Madrid is interpreted less fa-
vcurably. The Committee's Certificates were
bought at 8 per cent. in the morning, but
closed weaker. Mexican Bonds showed a rally,
closing 2& to The news from Mexico is
considered favourable to the bondholders, as, besides

the receipt of 52,000 dollars for the overdue divi-
dends, a reduction of some of the import duties had
been decided on, and the proportion of the customs
receipts belonging to the foreign creditors had been
respected by the revolutionists. Turkish scrip was
good at 1 to 2 prem., in consequence of Lord Cla-
rendon's letter. Granadian stocks were also firmer.

The ;demand for Greek bonds continues, and they
were to-day done at 9. The scrip of the new Peru-
vian loan was to-day officially masked 5 prem. at
which it closed, buyers. The list of sales is annexed:—
Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 1031; ditto Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 1832, 971, 98, 97t. Buenos
Ayres Six per Cents., 64. Dutch Four per Cent.
Certificates, 981. Ecuador Bonds, 51. Granada
One-and-a-Half per; Cents., ex Dec., 1849, coupon,
122} ; ditto, Deferred, llt, 1. Greek Bonds, 1824
and 1825, ex overdue coupons, 9, Bj, 9. Mexican
Three per Cents., 241; ditto, for account, 16th
March, 25/, Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cent.
scrip, 5 prem; ditto Deferred Three per Cents., 65.
Sardinian Five per Cents., 991, 981. De fe Spanishrred Old
Three per Cents., 471 ; ditto New Thr
per Cents., 231 • the Committee's Certificates, 8, 71
per cent. Swedish Loan, 14, 14 die. Turkish Six
per Cent. Scrip, for account, 14 prem.
The subjoined is from the committee of Mexican
bondholders:
The oonunittee of Mexican bondholders have advice'
from Mr. Paleoanst dated Mexico, the 2nd and 3rd ult.
The political news in those letters are, therefore, eight
days older than those published in the newspapers to-day ;
and the only passage of mach interest in them is the fol-
lowing :—" Partial change" have taken place in the tariff,
under a decree of the President CevaLos, dated Jan. 24, and
several articles which bad hitherto been prohibited are sow
admitted. The import duty on raw cotton has bean re-
duced to 1 dol. per quintal. The export duty on dollars
has been lowered to 4 per cent. Tnese reforms will have al
favourable influence on the revenue from the customs, and
we may therefore look forward to a gradual increase of the
produce of our 25 per cent." The 70,000 dot,. balance
of the cotton licenses were still in Mexico, and would be sent
as soon as it should be considered safe. The packet brings
to Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., on account of the bond-
holders, 45,000 dole. from Vera Cruz, and 6,999.17 dull.
from Tampico.
Via Panama dates have been received from Sydney
to the Bth Dec., being nearly a month later than
those to hand by the Formosa steamer and the over-
land mail, and a week later than the meagre items
of intelligence received by way of the Cape of Good
Hope. The yield of gold continued abundant. Six
large ships had arrived at Callao from Port Philip.
By the courtesy of Messrs. Millers and Thompson,
of Liverpool, we are informed that the Antelope
steamer, which sailed from 'that port on Monday
morning for Australia, took out about 30,0001. in
gold, besides a very large quantity of jewellery. She
also took out a Nll complement of goods, and 160
passengers. Although numerous vessels have
left the Thames for Australia during the last
few days' there is a comparative pause in the demand
for coin for export. The only shipments we hear of
are 10,0001. by the Competitor for Adelaide, and
1501. by the Lion for Launceston. The Marco Polo,
however, will take out a considerable sum from
Liverpool
The supplies of silver brought in by the'rhames from
the West Indies were sold to-day at former prices,
being all taken for shipment to India. The present
quotations of the market are thus reported by Messrs.
Sharps and Wilkins: Bar gold, 775. 9d.; bar
silver, without gold, ss. ltd. per ounce standard;
dollars, 4s. 11141. per ounce; pillar ditto, ss. per
ounce.
Notice has been issued that the allotment of the
shares of the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company
(Darien Ship Canal) will be carried through on
Thursday week, the 17th instant.
Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum for
the half-year ending the 31st March, is advertised as
payable on the shares of the Antwerp and Rotterdam
Railway Company from the 4th April.
In the House of Commons last night, Sir Herbert
Maddock moved that it be made an order of the day
that the second reading of the Upper India Railway
Bill should be postponed till the 12th of April next,
to enable the government to receive a communication
shortly expected from the Governor-General of India.
This view was concurred in by Mr. Robert Lowe,
who spoke in favour of the bill on. the part of the
government; and Sir H. Maddock's motion was
agreed to. With reference to this line the Friend of
India of the 13th January, received by the Overland
Mail, observes:
A new company has also been established in London,
with names of high commercial reputation on its committee,
for constructing a railway from Allahabad to Delhi, and
onwards, and it is not improbable that the court of directors,
encouraged by the low and decreasing rate of interest, may
be induced to sanction the appropriation of three millions
sterling to this undertaking.
Another meeting was held to-day of the committee
appointed by the silk trade, and a sub-committee
was elected to draw up rules (which might be sub-
stituted for those established on the I 1 th June,
1802) respecting the sales of silk to be "condi-
tioned," and to draw up a declaration for signature
by those members of the trade who agree to the adop-
tion of these rules.
The shares of the Australian land companies closed
more firmly this afternoon. London Chartered Bank
of Australia and South Australia Bank were heavy,
bat otherAustralianßank 'byes were steady. Oriental
Bank shares are still rising. There were dealings in
the shares of the London Joint Stock Bank at 21;
East and West India Docks, 1674; St. Katherine
Hocks, at 100 ex div.; Crystal Palace (51. paid), 51,
4; Netherlands Land Euclosure (21. paid), 21;
Royal Mail Steam, 82.
There has been a more extended inquiry this
week for the shares of insurencc companies, and
prices generally have shown an upward ten-
dency. The present quotations of the market
are subjoined :—Albion, 90; Alliance, 231; ditto,
Marine, 55; Atlas, 21; British Commercial, 7 ;
Church of England, 31 ; Clerical, Medical, and Gene-
ral, 201; County, 121, ex div.: Crown, 171; Eagle,
7} ; Equity full Law Life, 51; English and Scotch
Law Life, 31; European Life, 20 ; Family En-
dowment, 31 ; General, 51•' Globe, 1491; Guar-
dian, 61; Imperial Fire, 310; ditto Life, 191; In-
demnity Marine, 58 ex div. ; Law Fire, 41;
Law Life, 30; Legal and General Life, 54;
London Fire, 281; London Ship, 281; Marine, 22;
Medical, Invalid, and General, 3; Minerva, 6;
Monarch, 11; National Loan Fund, 24; National

Provincial, 11; Palladium Life, 3; Pelican, 45;
tthcenix, 173; Professional Life, 1- prem.; Provident
Life, 41 ex div.; Rock Life,Bl ; toyalExchange.236
Sun Fire, 211; ditto Life, 55; Union, 220; United
Kingdom, 41; Universal Life, 45; Victoria Life, 51.
The Equitable Reversionary Society's shares are
quoted 120; General Reversionary and Investment,
1021; London Reversionary, 14.
Of canal shares the latest Stock Exchange quota-
tions are subjoined :—Ashton and Oldham, 135, 140;
Brecknock and Abergavenny, 621; Birmingham
(guaranteed 4 per cent. by the London and North
Western Railway), 105; ; Derby, 63 ; Ellesmere
and Chester, 351.; Grand Junction, 601; ditto,
Guaranteed Six per Cent., 12 ; Grand Union, 24
Kennet and Avon, 71; Leeds
and Liverpool, 550
Leicester, 68; Leicester and Northampton, 441
Loughborough, 510; Macclesfield, 50; Oxford, 132
I'eak Forest, 70; Regents, 161 ; Rochdale, 42;
Stafford and Worcester, 405; Stourbridge, 290;
Severn and Wye Canal and Railway, 24 ; Warwick
and Birmingham, 40; Warwick and Napton, 28;
Wilts and Berk:, 7, 71.
Shares in bridge associations command the follow-
ing prices —Hungerford, 12 ; Soul hwark New
Seven-and-a-Half per Conte., 16; Waterloo, 3;1;
ditto, Old Annuities of 81., 26 ex div.; ditto, New,
of 7L, 221; Vaarlall, 21.
Prices of Gas and Coke Companies' shares range
as follows :—British Provincial, 23; Brighten, 16 ;
City of London, 125; Continental (third Capital),
69; Equitable, 27; Great Central, 141; Imperial,
831 ex div.; Independent, 46; London Parliamentary
Preference, 24; ; Phcenix, 27 • United General, 19;;
Westminster Chartered, 39; ditto, New, 72.

Waterworks stocks are thus qtioted :—Last Lon-
don, 125#; Grand Junction, 69; Kent, &1}; New
River Company, 60; Southwark and Vauxhall, 90;
West Middlesex, 1114 ex div.
Other miscellaneous shares are thus quoted in
the official list :—Auction Mart, 35; Australian
Trust, 25 ; Canada Company, 35, 53 ex div. ; Elec-
tric Telegraph (A shares, 201. paid), 22 ; ditto, B
(101. paid), 10Z; Hudson's Bay stock, 220; Price'.
Patent Candle Company, 25!.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLoca.

The English stock market is firmer to-day, but
business is very restricted, owing to the transfer
books of several descriptions of securities being now
shut for the dividend,including Rank Stock, Reduced
Threes, Long Annuities, South Sea Annuities, and
India Stock. Consols are steady at 991 ta for
money, and 991 for the 13th April. The settlement
of the account has pasmd off quietly. No announce-•
meat has been made as to the result of the weekly
board meeting at the Bank to-day. There have been
transactions in the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents...
at 1031 to f, ; and in the June Exchequer Bills, at
Bs. to 13s. prem.
Foreign stocks are also firm, with a quiet business.
Mexican,Granadian,andTurkisb show an upward ten-
dency. Turkish Scrip mark 2 prem. ; Peruvian Scrip, 5
prem.; Mexican Bonds, 251 to ; Equador, 51
.to
; Granada Active, 22t ; Greek; 84 to t ; SpanTh
Old Threes, 481; ditto Deferred, 24; the Commit-'
tee's Certificates, 71 per cent. ; Russaian Fives, 1181
to 1 ex div.