The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-21 00:00:00

April SO. lea.

Tauzin:az EVIINING.
Console, which closed Yesterday at 914 to 91 for
the 9th of May, opened this morning at to
91, and closed at 901 to I. For money the
pr
was 901 to 4. The official businees report is
as follows :=Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
914, 4, 4 ; ditto, for account, 903, 1, 91 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced. 89, 4, 884 ; New Three per Cents.,
89, 4, 884, 891 ; Annuities, 1885, 14 • Bank
Stock, 240, 242 ; India Stock, 2171 ; &tic) Five
Per Cent. Stock, 1074, 1064, 1674, 107 ; ditto
Bonds, 155., 19s prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was rather
dull, yet with little change in price. India Bonds
were dealt in at 15s. to 19s. prem., being rather
higher. Exchequer Bills remain at 4s. to 7s. prem.
In the foreign stock market the tendency of prices
was again downwards. The chief change was a
fresh fall of 3 per cent. in the Confederate Loan.
There was also a reduction of 1 per cent. in
Egyptian Bonds of 1864, 4 in Danubian, Greek,
and Turkish of 1854 and 1862, #in the onsolides
and Spanish Passive, and 4 to 4 in Spanish Cer-
tificates and Mexican Bonds. Italian Scrip was
rather weaker, but the 5 per cent. stock showed
firmness. Venezuela Bonds of 1864 were in ex-
ceptional demand, and rose 2 per cent.
In the market for bank shares an improvement
took place in Continental, London and County,
London Joint Stock, and Union Bank of Australia.
Anglo-Austrian Bank shares were likewise in
active demand, and rose ss. On the other hand,
a reductiost took place in Bank of Australasia,
Chartered Bank of British Columbia, Brazilian
and Portuguese, Chartered Mercantile Bank of
India, London and China, Eu Bank of
Hindustan Bank of London, erc nt, and
National Bank new shares. Imperial Ottoman
Bank shares have also declined to 64 to 4 prem.,
owing to some large sales on Paris account, com-
bined with a report that the directors of this bank
will probably decline to take part in Mr. Laing's
project for a conversion of the Turkish home debt.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted to-day
15# to 1 ;
; Egyptian Trading, 4to 4 du.. • National
Discount, 10 to 4 prem. Joint-Stock Discount, 3
to 24 die. , Ottoman SociEtti Gin•Srale' 24 to
prem. ; and Milan Improvements, 53 to 64 prem.
English and Australian Copper, MillwaLl Iron
Works, and National Steam Shares, were inquired
for, while Quebrada Land and Mining and Rio Im-
provementa receded. A fresh fall took place in
London and Glasgow Engineering shares, which
have now descended to 121. to 101. discount on 151.
paid.
The shares of the Financial Companies were quiet.
International and London Financial were a trifle
weaker. Credit Foncier and Mobilier gave way in
the tuorning,but were inquired for after the meeting,
and closed firmly, at fully yesterday's prices.
The closing quotations are annexed, viz.:—ln-
ternational Financial, 14 to 14 prem. • General
Credit, 24 to 4 preen. • London Financial, 74 to
71 per. • Imperial Mercantile Credit, 14 to 14
prem. •, &edit Fowler and Mobilise (old abarell)s
44 to 54 prem. ; ditto New, 44 to 4 prem.
The closing (but in some oases nominal) quota..
lions for shares in new undertakings are subjoined :
—Metropolitan District Railways, 9 to 10 prem.
Varna Railway, 6# to 71 press. showing a fresh
rise ; Rio de Janeiro Gas, Itoll prem. ; South
African Land and Finance, 1 to 14 prem. ; Russian
Ironworks, 24 to 24 prem.: Anglo-Egyptian Navi-
gation, 3# to 34 prem. being rather higher ; and
Millwall La and Docks, 14 to 1 dia.
The letters of allotment of the Anglo-Egyptian
Navigation Company were distributed this morning.
There was a fresh rue of 14 par cent. is United
States 5-20 Bonds, which closed at 65* to
L."
advance of about 24 per cent. also took p
Virginia Six per Cent. Dollar Bonds.

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