The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-15 00:00:00

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floating supply has diminished, and the reAlli of
" continuation " were consequently very modiste.
Alliance Bank shares were wanted foe the settle-
ment, and were carried over on 0 eves" terms
The following shows the rates morally quoted in
the morning, but they because, in SUM oases, rather
sealer during the later hours et basis= :
Gnat tremors to leeaL
Leacwides tad Yorkshire to- o
Loftus and North Weston
Mihail to .
Gnat Nita= A ... .....
Metropolitan
loath Blikeel l-14 to 61 ..
North &stern : Boren&
Ditto 'York 6-16 to 7-16 w
Great Eastern
Griot Wes en of Goods ..•• N. to AL .
Fria 6l. to AL ~
6d. to U. ~
IdresastliMit 46. to W. „
laterestioosl Financial 6l.
grBook
od:ratoLoon ' ' i leek to
1 to ,

Grist l4.
So 3-)

Nesiem ll6 _
Ditto. 1864 1-16 to 3-16
Bpaaish Bunn
Turkish Onmetides -16 to 3.16 „
Subjoined are the quotatimus of insurance, pa,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock Ms
change list of last evemng :
Isseisses—Ommerelal Duke, 84 f ; Ouudisa, 501 )
ladaanday Dana., 121 ; liverposi end Leedom res sad
Life, in ex div. ; Locales, 46; Lades asil ImessaMrs
Two, 24 ; North British sad lteressMe, 17i 18 ,• IPboisiz,
140; Boise, tTO ; Thames sad Dam IbTal• (UMW),
7 ex din. ; Mammal Marisa (LiWited) 61
t cad orb.—Boats (Limited), 6i ;
8.f.:4144; Costbsestal Mites ( 11; Gnat Oswleal,
MI 1 ; 4; DIM. Debaters., 116;
Isparta Osetisests4 • naal; W; Parra, Om-
tumors, 160: Baited tiff 8; Weetiniester Ohm
tired, 78 I ; Wester., 141 ; ataa, O. 44.
Docks.—London sad Bt. 66 ; Barmy 01)
awreisl, 118.
W aterwork s. —Berlin, 6) au die. ; EMI Loudest. 132-
Casale —Birmiesham (Guar. 41. p. a. Lea. sad N. W.),
88i Regent's (or Londe.), 234.
The half-yearly interest due the let proximo on
the Victoria Government Debentures, negotiated
through the associated banks, is announced for pay-
ment in due course.
A public meeting in favour of extending to all
descriptions of insurable property the reduction of
the fire insurance duty to ls. 6d. per cent., as made
upon stock in trade in the last session of parlia-
ment, will take place at the Guildhall to-morrow,
at 2 o'clock. The Lord Mayor will take the chair.

TIMIDAT Erman&
Consols, which closed yesterday at 884 to I for
the 6th of April, opened this morning at the
same quotation, and closed at 881 to 1. For
money the last price was 881 to 4. The official
business report is aa follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 881,4, I,} ,4 ; ditto, for account,
884, ; Three per Cents. Rased. 861, 4, 4 ; New
Three per Ceuta., 864, 4; Bank Stock, 44d,
2474;
India Stook, 217, 216 ; ditto Five per Osat Stoat,
104, 1034 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1866, 99 ; Five per Cent. "enlaced" rupee
paper, 100.
The India Five per Cent stook remains at its
former quotation. Exchequer Bills have scarcely
varied, being quoted Si. to 7s. prem.
Foreign stocks were generally steady, though
the transactions were not numerous, owing to the
settlement. Confederate Bonds improved 1 per
cent. ; Turkish Consolidim and Montevideen scrip,
; Spanish Deferred Three per Cents. and Vene-
zuela Old Bonds, t ; and • of 1864, 4.
Brazilian Four-and-e.-Bialf per Cents. were quoted
rather lower. Italian stock declined 4 per cent.,
but the scrip was not lower than yesterday.
Bank shares in some cases were firmer. Alliance
Bank recovered about 10a., closing at 84 to 4 prem.
Bank of Victoria, European, Land Mortgage Bonk
of India, London Bank of Mexico and South
America, and London, Buenos Ayres, and River
Plate Bank, were also quoted rather better. On the
other hand, Bank of London, Bank of Hindustan
new shares, Merchant, National Bank of Liverpool,
Oriental, and Provincial Banking Corporation
*bares have receded.
Hudson's Bay shares was last quoted to-daay. 141
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to 1.51 ; Egyptian Trading, ito 1 prem. ;
Disoount, 9 to 91 prem., being suer lower ; Joint
Stook Discount, 14 to 14 dia. .; Ottoman Sociiiki
Giludrale, 2 to 21 prem. ; and City of Milan Im-
provements, 4i tot prem. The shares of the latter
company were wanted for the .settlement, and in
some cases a "backward•tion " of 1 per cent. was
paid in the morning. Bombay Gas shares have
again declined. Discount Coeporetion, Home and
Colonial Assurance, West India and Pacific Steam,
and Loudon and St. Katharine Dock stock, were
also quoted lower. There were inquiries foe
Quebrads Laud and Mining and Millwall Iron
Works, the latter closing at to 1 prem.
The shares of the financial companies were more
inquired for, especially Imperial Mercantile Credit,
and in some cases improved 2s. 6d. to fas. per share.
The closing quotatioas are annexed, vm.:--Inter-
national Financial, 1 to 14 prem. ; General
2 1-16 to 3-16 prem. • London Financial, sCtr:-.1
prem. • Imperial Merclntale Credit, 11 tali prem. ;
and prem.
Fonder and Mobilier (old shares), 4
to 4prem..
The closing (bnt in some came nominal) quota-
tious for shares in new undertakings are subjoined :
—Metropoliten District Railways, 64 to 4 prem.,
being again higher ; Varna Railway, 4 to 34 prem.;
General Irrigation of Francs, 4 dill. to par ; Rio
de Janeiro Gas, f to f prem. ; China Steam and
Labnan Coal, 14 to 14 dm. ; South African Land
and Finance, 1 to 14 prem. ; Sea and River Ma-
rine, 1 to 1 prem. ; and Coutineatal Gas and. Water,
4 to 14 prem.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debenture
'scrip was very scarce for the settlement, and •
"bs.ckwardatiou " of Ito 11 par cent. was paid for
the loan of it. The price was gutted Bto 9 prem.
for the present settlement, and 8 to 7 prom for the
new account.
United States 5.20 Bonds were again heavy, and
declined 4 per cent., owing to the supply of stook
by the last packet, the closing quotation was 524 to
54. Canada Government 5 per Cent. stock re-
mains heavy.

MINES.-01118 DAYJ

Two o'Ccoor..

The mining market continues iti;el;•,—with
few transactions. The settlement of the fortnightly
account, which will be completed to-morrow, still
°couples the attention of the dealers. East Lovell
shares are in exceptional request, at 11 to 4, and
exhibit an upward tendency. On the other hand,
East Russell are rather lower at 4k to 4, and
Grist Vor flat, at an to 331. Wheal Seton
are quoted 1974 to 2094 ; Great Laxey. 19 to 20 ;
East Caradou, 141 to 154 ; East Grenville, 31 to 4 ;
Wheal Grenville, 31 to if ; Great North Laxey. 3 to
; Clifford amalgamated, 30 to 4 ; and West
Chiverton, 59 to 61.
Foreign and colonial mining shares aie quiet,
at the closing quotations of yesterday.