The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-31 00:00:00

RAIL WAYS

THIS DAY.

Two O'CLOCK.

The settlement of the account in shares has been
completed to-day, and ammently without the
occurrence of any, difficulty. On the whole,
prices have been much better maintained in this de-
partment than in the English stock market.
Daring the earlier part of the day the full rates of
yesterday's improvement were readily obtainable;
and though, since the decline in Consols, a slight
feeling of fiatness has manifested itself, most rail-
way stock/• are pretty well supported.
Frencl‘ahares are firm, in sympathy with prices
at Paris, bat there is not so molt doing.
IDAILIN AND eructs UNGUANAN rut).

MONEY MARKET.

THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocw.

It is noticed, as somewhat singular, that the Eng-
lish stock market has for the last few days presented
an aspect very different from that of the foreign
stock and railway share departments, Consols showing
a decidedly drooping tendency, whilst the other
classes of securities have established a marked rise
in prices; and the dissimilarity is rendered the more
worthy of notice from its being analagona
with the course of the Paris Bourse, where

railway shares have excited great atten-
tion, contemporaneously with a sensible down-
ward movement of the Bentes. To-day's mar-
ket shows the anomaly even more strikingly, atten-
tion being very. prominently attracted to some de-
scriptions of foreign bonds, and certain classes of rail-
way sharce,whilst Collie's rule 1 per cent. lower than
yesterday. 'With the increasing importance of the
railway share market, however, as attained in late
veers, it is highly probable the same effect may
henceforth be more frequently observed, one depart-
ment withdrawing speculative attention almost en-
tirely from the others.
To-day the English stocks have been decidedly
flat. Consols opened 971 sellers, and after improving
to 971 fell to 961 to 97, but without any business
being done at this reduction. They arc now rather
better again at 97 to :7 ex div. for the 16th January.
The government broker has taken another parcel of
Reduced at 94. Actual prices are :—Three per Cent.
Consols for account, 971, 1; Three per Cent. Re-
duced, 971, 98,1; Long Annuities, 1860, 7 ; South
Sea Old Anne., 971; India Stock for account, 265.
The market for the unfunded securities remains
very firm, hut the advance in Exchequer Bills has
restricted business. This morning's quotation is as
high as 575. to 60s. prem., being a rise of tis. since
this day week. In India Bonds the only transaction
marked is at 635. prem.
The settlement of the account in the foreign mar-
ket is now being effected. The market is very good,
with stocks in demand. Sardinian have risen 11 per
cent. since yesterday, and Peruvian 3 per cent.
Spanish Actives are close upon 22. Some trans-
actions in French Itentes have taken place. The
following is the official report of the dealings
which have been effected this morning :—Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 601. French Five
per Cent. ltentes, 100 fr. 50c., at an exchange of
25fr. 25e. Mexican Bonds for January account,
281,1. Peruvian Five per Cent. Bonds, 921,1, 95,
931; ditto, Deferred, 47, 47/. Portuguese Four per
Cent. Bonds, 331. Sardinian Bonds, Five per Cent.,
87, 87 Spanish Active Bonds, 211 ; ditto Old
Three per Cent. Bonds, 42 ; ditto Three per Cent.
Deferred, 17!, Vemzuclan, 37.
The Gold Mining Share Market is quiet. Agua
Fria shares are quoted to 1 prem.; and Nouveau
Mondes, rather flatter at 1 to Iprem. Monday
next has been fixed by the Stock Exchange Com-
mittee as settling day in the English and Australian
Copper Company's shares, which rule at „to 1 prem.
The subjoined table shows the extreme prices at
which business has been done in the principal rail-
way stocks during the account now closing :
Paid. MAW. Lowest.
60 Caledonian l 6;
20 Eastern Counties 7
25 Great Northern
190 timid. tae-tare BSA
100 Liincsalcre and Yorkshire
100 London, Crichton. and width °mat 95
100 Looton unl Nurtb;Wtsters
100 London and coons aimswee
NO Manchester, ,Indleld, ant Lincolnshire 33 32
100 1111,11,nd
171 North StattordMire
271 201
an Saab Kasten
53 Yore, Newcastle, & Send* ll
50 Tort and North 76ittlsd

This statement shows a good deal of fluctuation,
which is altogether in the nature of a rise. The
improvement during the fortnight has been of a re-
markably steady character, and to-day's prices arc in
nearly every case the highest of the account. The
fall caused by the coup djeut at Paris has now been
fully recovered, and in many instances prices stand
at a considerably higher range than just prior to
that event.
The tendency in the market for foreign exchanges
yesterday was rather upward. Short Paris, being
much offered, was done at 25.221 to ; ditto, three
months, 25.40 Or 45. Bills on Antwerp and other
places in Belgium were rather in demand, and sold
at 25.35 to 40. Amsterdam continues very heavy, at
the advanced rate of 11.181 to .1. Hamburg was
also higher, closing 13.10 to 1. Bills on Italy pre-
sented no change, but little money was offered for
Spain and Portugal, which were negotiated in favour
of buyers. Vienna and Trieste were again lower,
the former ruling at 12.12 to 15, and the latter at
12.15 to 20.
The bar silver and dollars brought in by the West
India steamer Avon, have all been sold at former
prices.
Sovereigns at Paris have followed the movement
of short paper, and have risen 5 centimes. Louis
d'ors are likewise more in demand, and are now
quoted 31 to 4 p. mills premium. Pillar and Mexican
dollars have further considerably advanced.

ZNOLISLI FUN

3 per Ct. Itedeetet. 974 2
3 per Ct. Conaote. *hut
Cow.* for Ate. 37
31 par Ct. Camels. 981
170REIG'
44 pee Ct. Deliteet, 92 4
6 per Ct. Braelltaa, 87 8
De. New. 83 6
6 per Ot. Bueette A 71... 49:2
6 par Ct. Citiltaa, 93 191
3 per CI. Cle/1t5e.172 4
3 per Ct. Dralab. 70 8
21 pee Ct. Dutch, t. 7
4 per Ct. Dela. 999
qaekti. 3
1 per Ct. Grenada. 14 16
!Miguel/A 6 per(

Loss Auttugw—
I Steck. shut

-TI/ 19 DAT.

Vitt° 14.1..1,4.000/.. 66. Mo.
lix3m4uA.T Stio. Um.

IN FUNDS.
3 per Ct. Medea. 23*
5 for Ct. Peruv um. 91
Ditto Deferral. 46 7,
3 per Ct. Portugue.,l4/ 3
;. per Ct. Itu...timo. 112 14
4i per CI. Itta.lian, 102 3
5 per Ct. stanißh. Aetir4. 211 I
5 per Ct. Sptoish. 411
Do. Pa.ive, 511
24 pa Ct. Verialuels. 75 7
Do. Deferral. 12 13
dent...B4lto 87.