The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-22 00:00:00

110NEF MARKET.—CfiIb DAL)

Two o'Cloaw.
There is very little business in tbsinookandabate
markets to-day, and prices in moat instances are
unchanged. Console and the chief British railway
securities are quoted the same as on Saturday, and
the variations in foreign bonds are few and unim-
portant, with the exception of a reduction of I per
cent. in Mexican, which have been unfavourably
affected by the news from America. Financial

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shares are inactive.
There is little business in the discount market
to-day, and with a large amount of money
seeking employment, the rate for the beat
paper shows a somewhat downward tendency,
transactions having been elected at 4g per mat.
Short loans are obtainable in the Stock Exchange,

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at 21 to 3 per cent.
At Paris to-tisy, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegrams, tke Three per Cent. Rental opened at
67fr. 15c., showing no change.
Consols are now quoted 901 to 4, with div., fee
money, and 89 to I, ex die., for the amount
(June 8). The official business report is as follows :
—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 9014
; ditto for account, 881, 89 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 88, ; New Three Per Cents., 881, 89,
; India Five per Cent. Stock, ; Five per
" enfaced" rupee paper, 10L
Mexican Bonds are heavy, and have declined
per omit. Greek have alai receded I. On the other
hand, Consolides and Spanish Certificates have risen
4. Some of the present quotations are annexed,
vie.:—Greek Bonds, 191 to 20 ; Mexican, 24
to 1 ; Confederate, 8 to 10 ; Spanish Pas-
sive, 291 to ; the Certificates, 151 to
16 ; Turkish Bonds of 1858, 70 to 71 ; ditto, 1862,
72 to 73 ; ditto, Oonsolides, 471 to 4, ex div.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brimilimos
1852, 68, 60, 83 ; Dutch Certificates, 96/ ; Danu-
bian, 90 ; Egyptian, second issue, 1001. bonds, 951;
ditto, 1864, 921, 92 ; ditto ; 1001. bonds, 921; Greek,
for amount, 191 ; ditto Coupons, for account, 74 ;
Italiac, for account, 644 ; Mexican, 24 ; ditto
Ifor account, 24, 1, 234, 244 ; ditto, 1864, 231
Portuguese, 1856, dm., for account, 48 ; Russian,
1850, 89 ; ditto 1862, 871, ex div.; ditto 1864,
92/ ; Sardinian, for amount, 78 ; Spanish Pensive,
for account, 29 ; ditto Certificates, for account,
161, 4, 16 ; Turkish, 1864, for account, 901; ditto
1862, for account, 721, 1.
The scrip of the new Ottoman Loan has declined
to 2 to 11 dia.
The Africa, from Boston, has brought 61,0001. in
specie, and the True Briton, from Melbourne,
45,0001., making a total of 108,0001.
Considerable transactions are reported in the A.
stock of the Metropolitan Extension Railways of
the London, Chatham, and Dover Company. The
price is 31 to 4 prem.. and for the fully-paid-up
Certificates, 41 to 5 prem.
International Financial shares are now quoled
to prem. ; General Credit, 11 to prem.;
London Financial, 61 to 7 prem. ; Lupe:lel
Mercantile, to 1 prem. ; Credit Fowler and
Mobilier of England, 3 to 1 prem., ex div. ;
and Egyptian Trading, 14 to 11 die.
The quotations for the shares of some of the new
companies are subjoined :—Metropolitan District
Railways, 91 to 101 prem. ; Moscow Ghia, 14 to 1
die. ; Russian Iron Works, 9 to 10 prem.; Anglo-
Egyptian Navigation, 4to prem.: Varna
Railway, 9 to 10 prem. ; Plymouth Shipbuilding,
2 to 1 prem. ; Ottoman Company, 21 to 31 prem.,
showing a rise ; Lion Brewery, 24 to 31 prem. ;
and Peruvian Railways, 1 to i prem.
About 8,0001. in gold was taken to the Bank on
Saturday.
The steamer Great Britain has arrived in Liver-
pool from Melbourne, in 64 days, with 189,0001. in
gold, which is expected to be sent into the Bank.
"ffuTfifessageries Imperiales steamer Moeris left
Marseilles on Saturday with 41,0801. in specie for
Alexandria, and 29,1601. for India and China.
The issue of the A stock of the Metropolitan
Extensions Railway of the London and amazes.
Company, announced on Saturday morning, has
already proved a successful operation. Wogs
issue has attracted attention from the large
profits which have accrued in a comparatively short
period upon the existing metropolitan lines, com-
bined with the judicious plan adopted in this in-
stance of offering the stock at a price sufficiently
low to leave a fair margin of profit to the subscriber.
Notice has been given by the Royal Swedish
Railway Company that the directors will be pre-
pared, on the Ist June, to pay the sum of 21. per
obligation on account of interest due thereon.
The letters of allotment and " regret " to appli-
cants for shares in the Ottoman Company were
posted on Saturday evening.
Notice has been given that the share list of the
North German Ship Building Company will be

closed today.
The wails from Caleutta and Chins reached Alex-
andria on the 19th inst., and are expected to be
distributed in London about the 27th.

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Consols, which closed yesterday at 89 to 1
for the Bth of June, opened this morning at 894,
and closed at 89 to 4. For money the last pries
was 904 to with div. The official business report
is as follows:—Three per Cent. Console, for money,
901, ; ditto, for account, 89, 1; Three per
Cents. Seduced. 884, $, 1; New Three per
Cents., 884, 4, 3 ; India Five per Cent. Stook,
; Five per Cent. "enlaced " rupee paper,

101.
Indian government securities were steady. Ex-
chequer Bills were dull, at 2s. to be. prem.
Some alight variations took place in foreign
stocks. Mexican Bonds, after again receding, closed
nearly the same as yesterday. Italian stock was
flat, but the scrip was quoted i better. Venezuela
Old Bonds showed heaviness. Confederate were
quoted at a nominal recovery of 4 per cent., and
Peruvian of 1. Greek Bonds and Spanish Certifi-
cates advanad 4 per mut., and Turkish Conso-
lid& 4.
The shares of the financial companies were
steady. The closing quotations are annexed, vis. •.
International Financial, to 1 prem. ; General
Credit, It to 14 prem. ; London Financial, 64 to
prem. ; Lmpsrial Mercantile Credit, I
olato I prem.
Credit looser and Mobilize (both and new
shares), S to 4 prem., ex div.
There were inquiries foe London and Brazilian
Bank, London Chartered Bank of Awitralia,
Metropolitan and Provincial, and Scinde, Punjaub
and Delhi Bank shares, but otherwise bank shares
were dull. Standard Bank of Africa have fallen.
Ottoman Financial shares declined 21. Maud-
tins Land and Ilillwall Iron Works were also heavy.
Trust and Loan of Upper Canada met with inquiry.
Northern Aassm Tea shams experienced a con-
siderable tine, opening at par and closing at I to
14 prem.
The closing (but in some eases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings are sub-
joined ;--Idetropolitai District Railways, 14 to
104 prem. • Rio de Janeiro Goa, 1 to 14 prem. ;
Anglo-Faiitian Navigation, 34 to 44 prem. ; Ply-
mouth Ship Building, 2to prem. ; lama
Brewery, 2t to 4 prem. • Peruvian Railways, Ito
14 prem. ; Ottoman Om:piny, 1 to 2 pima. ; Rus-
sian Iron Works, 9 to 10 prem. ; London and Me-
diterranean Bank, 1 to 2 prem. ; Chichester sad
Midluirst Railway, 1 to 2 pram. ; Estates In-
vestment, 3 to 34 prem. ; Vnia Petroleum,
to 14 prem. ; and Railway ta't, 1 to 9 peen.

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mak 4,905 ; 41010 by mom timmi, 14193 ; 16,0811.