The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-16 00:00:00

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" buyers" and "sellers" at 871, and closed
" buyers" so. For money the last prioe was 871
to 4. The official business report is as follows
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 871, 7,1, 1, 4 •;
ditto for account, 871 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
861,1, 7, 61 ; New Three par Cants., 861, 7
Bank of England Stock, 248 SteCk,
\abut ; ditto Five per Cent., 1021, ;
101 Five per
Cent. "minced" rupee paper, 102, ; ditto
Five-and-a-Ralf per Cent., 1081.
The government broker bought to-day 12,0001.
Reduced Three per Cents. for the Sinking Fund.
Indian government securities were unaltered.
, Exchequer Bills were likewise steady, at 6s. to 2s.

die.
Foreign stocks, on the whole, wait firmer.
There was a rise of 1 to 1 per cent. in Italian
stock and the State Domain an, 1 per cent. in
Chilian Bonds, and 1 in Egyptian and Spanish
Three per Cents. Russian of 1862 and Greek
Bonds, however, fell 1 per cent. ; Sardinian, 1 ;
and Mexican, 1.
In the market for bank shares there was an im-
provement in Agra and Masterman's, Union Bank
an
of Loudon, d Bank of Australasia, but a decline
in Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London
and China, and Merchant Bank new shares. The
chief feature, however, was a fall in Alliance Bank
shares.
As regards the shares of the financial companies,
the only change was an improvement of 28.6 d. to ss.
in International Financial. The closing quotations
were as follows :—lnternational Financial, l 4
to 14
prem. ;General Credit, 14 to 21 prem. ; London
Financial, 51 to 1 prem. ; Imperial Mercantile
Credit, 21 to 4 prem. ; Credit Fonder and Mo-
biller, 34 to 4 prem., ex div. and new ; and ditto
new, 34 to 1 prem quoted 12 to
National Discount shares were last
1 prem. ; Joint Stock Disoonnt, i to 1 die. ; Rod-
son's Bay, 16/ to 175, showing a rue of Itm. ;
Egyptian Trading, 11 to 14 du. ; and Ottomaa
Soci‘te Goinfrale, 34 to 4 prem. The shares of
Overend, Gurney, and Co., left off the same as yes-
terday, at 34 to 1 prem.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings were as follow:
Colonial Company, Ito 1 prem.; London Steam
Towing, 11 to 2 prem. ; Charles Laffitte and Co.,
21 to 1 prem. ; Commercial Company of Africa,
Ito 11 prem. ; Anglo-Romano Water, 2 to 21
prem. ; and Railway Finance, 11 to 24 prem.
The shares of the Ceylon Company, as well as
Commercial Union Insurance, Ebbw Vale, East India
Land and Finance, English and Scottish
and Marine In-
surance, Union Marine of Liverpool, ttish
Australian Investment, were better, while Marine
Investment, Italian Irrigation, and Nowgong Tea
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Ows o'Cloot.
The mining market is quiet to-day, but there is
a demand for Chiverton Moor shares, which have
improved to 5;; to i. Clifford Amalgamated are
quoted 22i to ; Bast Condon, SI to 91 ; Chi-
verton, 9 to i ; and Bast Corn Brea, IR to E.
The subjoined report on the metal market is from
mar
the circular of Messrs. von Dadelaron sad North
The metal market romoias to a Javan:obis polities • a
large bulkier sootiness to be doe*, and in most '
prices have an upward tendency. Iroa—Wrish bore 'rein
steady demand, and Staffordshire qaslities hays a decided
upward teadeucy. Scotch pig iron Ims be.. Toy a:cited.
and has advanced to 625. 6d. cash. Cogger—WO have to
report a large amount of business and sa edemas is vale*
from list week's quotatioria. Advice, from Chili report
the blockade strictly enforced ate the five prineipel porta.
Eoglish best select has charged bnds from 1101. to 1121. ;
tough from 1071. to 1091. Foreigs is also better. Kspiisds.
1141. ; Buns, 1191. to 114/. ; Waseca. 1101. to 1121.;
1131. ; Spanish.
from 1094 to 1021.10 s.; Chili, raised ingots,
hers, 991. 10s. to 1001. Tin steady ; priors unaltered sines
our Let. Straits, 961. 10s. to 971., arecediti to quality ;
BMX's, 971. 10s. to 981. ; English firm at official quotatioes.
The Dutch market is quiet at 57tf. to head Tin plates remain
in good demand, prior unaltered. is seals dealer,
and a large of has bees doiare.itiSrlter is very quiet,
no business of any importance re Oommou breads
in London and outports WOAD& y 221. sa. ; sad special
brands about 2a. 6d. to se. per ton eliTll.