The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-18 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

THIS DAY.
Two o'CLoct.

There is very little business going forward in the
railway share market, but the depressed feeling of
yesterday has passed oft', and prices are in all cases
well supported at previous quotatior.s, whilst in
many instances a fractional improvement has oc-
curred. There is a slight rise in Midlands, Great
Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshires, South East-
erns, and some others.
I In French shares there is more movement, and
prices are all higher.

SHAILLI-AND STOCKS ONOOARANTESD.

alga to-4y up
.to 1 p.m.

MONEY MARKET.

THIS DAY.
Two o•Ccocx.

Though with only a slight increase in the amount
of business offering, the English funds to-day are de-
cidedly firmer, the market being supported at an ad-
Tame of I percent. On the Paris Bourse yesterday after-
noon there was a rise of per oent., carrying the
price to 11,. above par, and this produces a better
feeling here, as the Paris market is attentively
watched, even by those who profess to place little
faith in the rise, when considered as an exponent of
the stability of the new government, and the confi-
dence felt by the moneyed classes of France. The
regular purchase on account of the sinking fund also
assists in supporting the English market.
Consols opened at an advance of 1,, being first called
981 to Z ex div. for the opening of the 16th Jan.,
and at this quotation they now stand, though
at one time sold as low as 961. The government
broker bought a parcel of Reduced Threes at 97Z.
The official business figures are :—Three per Cent.
Consols for Account, 96Z, 4, I; Three per Cent. Re-
duced, 971, I ! ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., 98:,!. Long Annuities, 1860, 7. South Sat
Old Annuities, 961, Bank Stock, 214;. 2131.
This last-named stock maintains its value welL
The unfunded securities are firm, at 48s. to 51s.
preen. for Exchequer Bills, and 395. to 625. prem. for
India Bonds, with rather more movement than of
late. _ _ .

The appearance of the foreign bond market is
good, and an advance has occurred in Dutch,
Spanish, and Portuguese, Peruvian likewise show-
ing a tendency to improvement. Rather more
business is offering in this department. The
sales of the morning, as officially recorded,
are as follows :-Brazilian Old Five per Cent. Bonds,
94. Dutch Two•and-a-Ralf per Cents., 59i •, ditto
Four per Cent. Certificates, 901, 891. Mexican Bonds,
281; ditto for account, 31st of December, 261, t.
Peruvian Five per Cents., 1849, 90, 1 for account.
Portuguese Four per Cents., :33. Russian Four-and-
a-Halt' per Cents., 103. Sardinian Five per Cent.
Bonds., 841, 1;64, 1. z•panish Active Five per Cents.,
201; ditto for account, 21, 20Z ; ditto Five per Cent.
div. from May, 1841, 191; ditto, 1842, 191; ditto,
1813, 184; ditto, 1844, 181; ditto, 1843, 171 ; ditto,
Three per Cents., 40, 1. Venezuela Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents., 33% French Five per Cent.
Rentes, 100 fr.; ditto 'Throe per Cents., 621 r. 30e.
(exchange in both cases, 23fr. 23c.)
The market for the Californian gold shares is
quiet. Agus. Fria shares are quoted Ito prem. ;
Golden Mountain, par to ,1 prem.; West Mariposa
and Ave Maria, Ito din. ; Anglo-Californian, to
1 prem. Nouveau Monde, Ito 1 prem. The engi-
neers and staff of this last named company, number-
in 24 parsons, fully equipped, we are advised, let
Southampton yesterday, on their voyage to Cali-
fornia.
To-day's advices from Liverpool report another
large import of specie from the United States, being
822,300 dots., or 175,000/., by the Atlantic.
From the same port we have intelligence of another
mercantile failure, but the liabilities arc small.
The traffic returns on the majority of the English
lines of railway continue highly satisfactory, and the
aggregate comparison still shows a large difference
in favour of the present year. he London and North
Western receipts for the last week were 41,268/.,against
41,481/. in the corresponding week of 1830, being a
decrease of 216/. ; the Midland, 22,1961., against
20,8931.-increase, 1,303/. ; the Lancashire and York-
shire, 16,306/., against 14,1821.-increase, 2,3241.;
the South Western, 9,1941., against 8,3931.-in-
crease, 799/. ; the Great Western, 16,3381., against
15,632/.-increase, 706/. ; the York and North
Midland, 7,3181., against 6,6591.-increase, 8391.;
the Bristol and Exeter, 3,3151. against 3,5471.
-decrease, :321.: the York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
13,1021. against 13,2121.-decrease, 110/. ; the Great
Northern, 10,402!. against 6,8141.-increase, 3,5881. ;
the North Staffordshire, 4,688/. against 4,3141.--in-
crease, 1741.
The Spanish financial commission have issued
notice of the due payment of the dividends payable
on the Ist January next, on the Consolidated and
Deferred Three per Cents. The commission state
that, in proportion as the new stock of the Three per
Cents. lkferred is issued, the holders will receive the
dividend they may be entitled to.
There is a moderate amount of movement in the
market for bank shares this week, and good prices
are obtainable. British North American shares are
marked at a considerable advance, but Provincial
of Ireland are rather weaker. The sales reported
are:-Australasia (40/. paid), 391. British North
America (50/. paid), 481' 49; Colonial (251. paid),
231; London Joint Stock (101. paid), 18, ; London
and Westminster (20/. paid), 29, 1; Provincial of
Ireland (231. paid), 44, 431; Union of Australia (251.
paid), 331; Union of London (10/. paid), 13, 1,4,
.4.
Dock shares are firmly supported at the late nes.
and London stock has further advanced to 120.
Commercial stock is worth 831; East and West
India, 145 ; St. Katharine, 81.
In Steam-boat shares the feature of the week is a
considerable rise in Peninsular and Oriental, which
have advanced to 75; whilst the new shares (10/.
paid) are marked 17, 1, 18, 171' and 181. Royal
Mail Steam arc quoted 801. General Steam Naviga-
tion, 271.
In the market for insurance shares, prices are well
maintained, and there is an advance of 41. in Royal
Exchange stock, besides an improvement in British
Commercial shares The latest quotations of the
market are as follows :-Albion, 86 ; Alliance, Bri-
tish and Foreign, 21 ; ditto, Marine, :421 ; Anchor,
1 ; Atlas, 171; British Commercial, 71; Church of
England, 21, 3 ; Clerical, Medical, and General Life,
271; Crown, 15 ; Eagle, 61; Equity and Law, 41;
English and Scottish Law Life, 3 ; European Life,
12; General, 51; Globe, 133; Guardian, 33!,, 53;
Imperial Fire, 243; Imperial Life, 18; Indemnity
Marine, 48 ; Law Fire, 31 ; Law Life, 461;
Legal and General Life, 42 ; London Fire, 201 ;
London Ship, 201 ; Marine, 15 ; Medical, Invalid,
and General Life, 24 ; Monarch,l9s.; National Loan
Fund, 24 ; Pelican, 38 ; Phmnix, 160 ; Professional
Life, Z ; Provident Life, 30 ; Rack Life, 64 ; Royal
Exchange, 223 ; Sun Fire, 209 ; ditto Life, 48 ;
United Kingdom, 4 ; Victoria Life, 5, 51.
The General Reversionary and Investment So-
ciety's shares are quoted 93 ; Equitable Reversionary,
1071 ex div. • Loudon Reversionary, 44 ; Reversion-
ary Interest Society,lool.
Miscellaneous shares are quoted as follows in the
official list:-Assam Tea Company, 9; Australian
Agricultural, 15 ; Australian Trust, 20,1, ; Anglo-
/leak:an Mint, 241; Canada Company, 49; Hud-
son's Bay Stock, 206; South Australian, 231 • Van
Diemen's Land, 1; Electric Telegraph (A) shares,
201. paid, 20.
The latest quotations of exchange at foreign places
on London are as follows:
Previous Latest
Quotations. Quotations.
Alexandria
Adelaide, 8. A.
Amsterdam, short
Ditto, 2 months
Antwerp, short
Berlin, 3 months 6.231 6.231
Bahia 29 d. 281 d.
Buenos Ayres
Bombay (document
bills), 6 months
Calcutta (document
bills), 6 months
Canton
Copenhagen, short
Ditto, 3 months
Christiania, 1 month
Galata
Frankfort, short
931 1191 1 1191 1
941
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Gothenburg, 90 days WM if
Hamburg, short l3m. 7 13m. 61
Ditto, 3 months
Leipzig, 3 months
Lisbon, 90 days
Manilla, 30 days — 48. 76. 71d.
Ditto, 6 months ...
Moats Video
Mauritius 7l per et dia. 8 10 per et. dis.
Madrid 60.60 60.60