The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-10 00:00:00

MONEY itAILEBT.-effilti Y.)
Two o'CLoox.
The stook markets to-day are generally rather
better, owing to the fine weather, the easy state of
the money market, and continued purchases by the
public. The funds have risen to per cent.
546,9731. has to be invested this quarter for the
sinking fund. Home railways, in several cases, are
fractionally higher. As regards foreign bonds,
Greek, and Spanish Passive and Certificates, are in

chief request.
These is little business in the discount market
to-day, and, with a large supply of money,
transactions have taken place in the best
paper at 31 per cent. The more general
quotation, however, is 4. In the Stock Exchange
loans from day to day on English government secu-
rities are freely offered at 2 to 2} per cent., being

again lower.
Consols are now quoted 901 to 91 for money, and
91 to k for the account (May 9). The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 901, ; ditto, for account,
911, 91; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891,
881, 891; New Three per Cents., 89, 1,88 k, 891;
Bank Stock, 240, 242 ; India Stock, 215 ; ditto
Five per Cent. Stook, iO6l, ; ditto Bonds, 143 e.

prem. ; and Exchequer Bills, 3a. prem.
Foreign stocks are firmer. There is a rise of
} percent. in Greek, and Spanish Plosive Bonds
and Certfioates. Turkish Consolidfia, how-
ever, are dull. Confederate Bonds remain quiet.
Some of the present quotations are annexed,
viz.:--Greek Bonds, 21} to 1 ; Mexican,
27 to } ; Confederate, 32 to 34; Spanish
Passive, 311 to 321 ; the Certificates, 17} to 1 ;
Turkish, of 1858. 72} to ; ditto 1862,
74} to 3; and the Consolidds, 541 to 1.

TranasetiOns are recorded sa follows :--Austriau,
1869, 761; Brazilian, 1852, 1858, 1860, 831 ;
Danish, 1863, 84 ; ditto, 1864, 100 ;
Danubian, 831 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Hslf per Cents.,
63 ; Equidor, 121; Egyptian, 1864, 941, /, ex div. ;
Greek, for aooonnt, 211; Italian, for account,
651; ditto 1865, 73j, ex div. ; ditto scrip,
31 dia., ex div. ; Mexican, for account,
271; New Granada, 13 ; Portuguese, 1866, dm.,
for account, 481, 1 ; Russian, 1850, 87/ ; ditto,
1862, 911, 91 ; Spanish for account, 481;
ditto New Deferred, 411 ; ditto Passive, 311 ;
ditto for account, 32 ; ditto Certificated), for ac-
count, 171, ; Turkish 1854, 91/ ; ditto
1868, for account, 721 ; ditto 1001. bonds, 771 ;
ditto 1862, for account, 741, 1 ; ditto 1001. Bonds,
75 ; Venezuela, 1862, for account, 401, 411.
International Financial shares are now quoted
11 to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 21 to / prem. ;
London Financial, 71 to/ pram.; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 11 to / prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16 ;

Ottoman Socift6 Ginsfrale, nto prem.
The quotations for the shares of some of
the new companies are subjoined :—Metropoli-
tan District Railways, 9 to 10 prem. ; Atlan-
tic Railway (debentures), 3 to 5 prem. ; China
Steamship and Labuan Coal, 2 to 1 dis. ; Rio
Janeiro Gas, Ito 14 prem. ; West London Docks
and Warehouses, Ito 04 dis. ; Varna Rail-
way, sto 4 prem. ; Millwall Freehold Land and
Docks, par to 4 prem.; City of Moscow Gas, 1 to 14
prem. ; South African Land, 4 to 14 prem.; and
Anglo-Egyptian Navigation, I dis. to 4 prem.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
67fr. 75c., being sc. lower than on Saturday.
The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will begin to-morrow (" continuation day")
and end on Thursday.
About 5,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank on
Saturday.
The first call of 31. is to be paid on the shares of
the Imperial Mexican Railway Company (Limited)
by the 10th of May.
The Freehold and General Investment Company
(Limited), an undertaking which was formed last
year for the purpose of purchasing freehold and
other property in London and elsewhere, and which
has acquired three estates,. viz., one at Camberwell
and two in Westminster, is inviting applications to
complete the Rest issue of 5,000 shares of 251. each.
The number already allotted is stated at upwards
of 3,000. Applications are to be sent in by the 15th
inst.
A general meeting of the Antwerp and Rotter-
dam Railway Company is to take place on the 4th
May, at Brussels.
Messrs. Thomson, Boner, and Co. have published
the numbers of 190 bonds, representing 43,3001., of
the Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Uribarren
debt, which have been cancelled by the half-yearly
sinking fund.
Messrs. Durant and Co.'s monthly silk circular
remarks as under :

We ere still unable to give any favourable account of silk.
During the early past of March the market woe imemally
dull and belay, sad prices generally reoeded a little; but
me the swath programed the necessities of consumers be-
came more urgent, and transactions proportionably more
inquest, although there was nothing I. the stens of trade
to make bnysn less raluctaat This, actin upon
inn en.

Meanly limited stook, has restored Prices to highset
point previously obtained for China silk, and almost the
highest point for Japan silk. The deliveries too show some
improvement epee those of February, while the arrivals
have been very small. Bengal silk continues to bold its
improved position ic the peers! oonsumpties. In Fenian
silk also there ban been some business ; the extreme soar.
city of the lower qualities and coarser sizes of China and
Bens' silk main it especially acceptable.
The annexed is from the monthly hide circular
of Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and Co., dated Sa-
turday
The hide market has not undergone any alteration of im-
portance. during the past month, the prices obtained being
in some matinees rather higher, while in other cases they
have slightly receded. The farther redaction in the Bask
este of discount to 4 per cent hu not had any material
wee: upon this branch of trade. Hides—Salted Ox mad
Cow—South American sell slowly at about previous rates.
Australian have slightly receded in nine. Caps have
barely realised late ratite. Bores bides have been in limited
request East ladle kips—With a small stuck, an improved
demand from the limns wade, and • steady inquiry for ex-
= refatieel aad
min acme taw 11",:rerid.it", have
l
The leather ;mast. :Led, busi is reported,, Inwivtla::
any change in value. North and South Ams;ican hum
sad skias.—The usual spring sales commenced on the fhb,
sad concluded on the 24th of March. For the first time for
wavy years •saile took place prior to that of the Hudson's
Bay Company's, we having preceded it with • gamma
tandem, of which raccoon and musquash formed the
bulk ; it is only necessary to remark that these two descrip-
tions sold at prices fully equal, epos the average, to those
obtained is the succeeding sales. A good general demand
was experienced, notwithstanding the supply of some de-
scriptions was large. Otter, martin of the Badmen's Bay
Company's import, beer black, raccoon Lt sad tad
qualities, welcome, Amok white and common sorts, sold
rower ; but fisher, fox white, martin bear brown and
pey ; wolf, opossum and badger realised improved rates.
dileabilla, &leo bastards, swing to tke abort sly,,brotight
advanced prism. Other descriptions sold at about previous
gootations.