The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-24 00:00:00

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Consols, which closed yesterday at 89 616 to }
for the 9th of March, opened and closed today
at 84 to 0. For money the last pries was 891 to }.
The official business report es as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 89}, 1, }, 1, } ;
ditto, for account, 89} ; Three per Cents. Re-
doted, NI, 89, 884 i ; New Three per Cents., 89,
881, 89; New Three-and-o Half per Cents., 93;
Bank Stock, 248 ; India Five per Oeut. Stock, 104 ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1866, 981 ; ditto
Bonds, 15e. prem. ; Five per Cent. "sawed "
rupee paper, 101*, 102 ; ditto Five-and-Ralf per
Cent., 1091, 110.
The India Five per Omit. Stock was firm.
There were some purchases of India Bonds at
15e. prem. Exchequer Bills were quoted 3e. to
7a. pram.
In the foreign stock market one of the chief
movements was a relapse of * per cent. in Spanish
Passive Bond.s. The Certificates, however, were
well supported. Russian Bonds declined about *
per cent., and Mexican Old Three per Ceuta., 1.
On the other hand, there was an improvement of
1 per cent. in Confederate, 1 in Turkish 1864 Bonds
and Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., and is
Turkish Consolichis.
In the market for bank shares the tendency of
prices was downwards. Alliance Bank left off a
trifle lower than yesterday, at 12 to 1 prem. After
the recognised hours a decline to 111 to 12 prem.
took place. Chartered Bank of India, Australia,
and China fell 21. Continental Bank, Consolidated,
European, East London, London Bestial Scotland,
Metropolitan and Provincial, Provincial Banking
Corporation, and South Australian Bank, were all
quoted lower. Provincial Bank of Ireland, Lon-
don and Brazilian, and Imperial Bank shares were
exceptionally better.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 15} to 1;
Egyptian Trading, * to } prem. ; National Dis-
count, 9} to f prem.: Joint Stook Discount, 1}
to 11 dies. ; Ottoman Socitite Chi:tirade, 2 to 2* prem.;
and City of Milan Improvements, 4 to 41 prem.,
showing a rise of 15t., in anticipation of the settle-
ment. Bombay Gas, Millwall Iron Works, Otto-
man Financial, Royal Mail Steam, and Rio
Improvements shares were better, while Inter-
national Land Credit, Smith, Knight, and Co., and
London and St. Katharine Dock stock declined.
The shares of the financial companies were
quiet, at yesterday's quotations. The closing
quotations are annexed, viz. :—lnternatioital
Financial, lf to prem. ; General Credit, 2 3-16
to } prem., ex div. ; London Financial, 6} to 7
prem. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, 11 to 21 prem.
and Credit Fonder and Mobilier (ad shares), 3}
to prem.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) %nota-
tions for shares in new undertakings are subjoined:
—Metropolitan District Railways, 3} to 4 prem. ;
General Irrigation of France, 1 to 1 prem. ; China
Steam and Labuan Coal, f to 1 Mot- ; Rio de
Janeiro Gas, I to 11 prem. ; Wart London
Warehouses and Wharves, 2* to 21 prem. ; Varna
Railway, } to 1 prem. ; Dagenham Docks, 1 to 1
prem. ; and Regent's Park Estate, to 1 pieta.
The letters of allotment, accompanied by the
banker's receipt of the City of Milan Improve-
ment* Company, can be exchanged for share certifi-
cates on and after the 27th instant.
United States 5.20 bonds were about 1 per cent.
lower, closing at 52f to 531.
New Zealand government bonds have improved.

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