The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-12 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoc.

The present account in shares closing on Friday,
the attention of the dealers has been chiefly engaged
with preparations for the settlement, and the actual
bargains of the morning have consequently not
been extensive. From the magnitude of the
business transacted during the fortnight, and
the extent of the fluctuations which have occurred,
it is to be inferred that the "differences" will be
proportionately heavy, and the result of the arrange-
ments going on is watched with interest. The rates
of "continuation" to the next account generally
rule very heavy, but the pervading feeling of
the market remains &rm. Although in a few in-
stances some slight reaction was observed in prices
at the opening of business, this seems since to have
passed off, whilst for many stocks prices have ,
been steadily advancing all day. Caledo-
nians have improved to Li buyers, though
marked in the official list only 141 to j.
York and North Midlands, Eastern Counties, East
Lancashires, North British and South Easterns,
besides others, have also established an advance.

MONEY MARKET.

THIS •DAY.

Two o'CLocx.

The English funds have been dealt in upon a quiet
scale to-day, and the market presents no feature of
particular novelty beyond the circumstance that
prices have fallen back front the improvement
of 1, to which they attained yesterday. The
slight reaction is partially attributable to the almost
entire absence of speculative operations in this de-
partment, and to the fact that the purchase of the
' government broker is smaller to-day than usual. The
general feeling of the market remains steady. Much
attention is directed to the settlement of the account
in shares now in progress.
Consols have been quoted all morning 961 to for
money, and 961 to for the 10th of April. The
prices of business are : Three per Cent. Consols, 961,
1; ditto for account, 9671. Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 97:, 4. New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., 991, 99, I, 99. Bank Stock, 215, 2151.
There continues to be a good demand for Exche-
quer Bills, the price of which has risen another Is.
All sizes have been negotiated at 525. and 535. pre-
mium. India Bonds arc very quiet.
In the foreign stock market there is a moderate
amount of movement, and prices are well supported,
with the exception of Mexican Bonds, which arc
again rather worse, having been sold at 33. Peru-
vian stocks continue to show an upward tendency ;
the Active Bonds have reached 85, and the Deferred
debt, 39; but some sales have since caused a littlo
reaction in the latter description. The account expires
on Friday, and the ordinary time bargains now con-
cluded are for the next account of the 28th of March.
The official report is :—Brazilian Old Five per Cents.,
921,1 ; Danish Three per Cents., 1825, 781; ditto
Five per Cents., 101, 1001 ex div. Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. Dutch, 581; ditto Four per Cent. Certs.,
911. Mexican Bonds, 33, „; ditto for account
28th March, 331, I. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 1849, 811; ditto for account, 85 ; ditto Deferred,
381, 39, 381. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
small Bonds, 071._ S:pani!th Active Five per Cents.,

19f. Venezuela Deferred Bonds, 121.
The rates of foreign exchange yesterday remained
without material alteration. Bills on Hamburg,
Holland, and Italy, were in fair request at the quo-
tations of last post. The Austrian exchanges showed
a slight symptom of improvement, and were done a
little under 13 florins. Frankfort was rather more
offered, and closed a shade higher, at 1184 to 119.
The latest rates of exchange at foreign places on
London show a tendency to improvement m most
eases. The quotations are as follows :
Previous Latest
Quotations. Quotations.
Amsterdam (short) 11.771 11.771
Ditto (two months) 11.70 11.70
Antwerp (short) 25.071 25.071
Augsburg (1 month)
Berlin (3 months)
Brussels (short)
Charlt,ton
Frankfurt (short)
Gibraltar
Ibrail 661 1 67} 1
Kingston (Jamaica) 90
days
Leipsig (90 days) 6th. 201
Lisbon (90 days)
Milan 29 29
New York (00 days)
New Orleans
541 1
65 3-5 56

Oporto
Palermo (3 months)
Port of Spain (Trinidad)
(90 days)
Paris (short) M. 021 241. PS
Rio Janeiro
St. Petersburg (3 mo.) 3715-16 Id. 3711165.13.16
Smyrna llO4 1 1101 11
Trieste
Venice
Vienna
INOLDIU VUNIK—Tua Dam.

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9 per Ot. Auatrtan Hoak 1 per CL Grenada Ikta. 174 184
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5 per Ct Met. MIL, 33 8
5 per CL litaillian 111... 92 4 P•71.1n111 Ms- 84 5
Ditto Now, 91 3 Portuguew Converted 334 44
8 per CL Huenor Mite. 5.3 5 5 loaf Ct. flu... 11 ..., 110 13
I per Ct. Chills.. D 4.., 105 7 Ditto Sidkniah IWo.. 191 204
Ditto Columb. Def. 114.. 3 par CL Sisolsh Mk. 378 84
Columbian EqUielort 1:41,.. 34 4 Do. Deferrud 8d..,
13 ner Ot. Danish 11.14., 78 83 Ditto Passive 8d.., 48 5
24 per rt. Dutch Mk. 534 9 21 i.cr CL Vonesuela kW.. 31 3
4 per Ct. Dutch Cert... 918 2 V.seturla 11. d...... 14011,18, 11 13
LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.