The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARK.II2.-(TRIS DAY•)

ORE o'Cloar..
The transactions in the stock markets to-day are
upon a limitel scale, yet the tendency of prices is
upwards, the weekly returns of the Banks of Eng'
land and France being regarded as satis-
factory. The English funds are prominently
firm, and have risen e per cent. The
demand extends to English railways, which
are again better in some instances, but most other
securities, including foreign bonds and financial
shares, show no variation of importance.
Owing chiefly to the approach of the Christmas
holidays, there is an increased demand for money
to-day, but no pressure. The rate for the best
paper is 6 per cent. In the Stock Exchange loans
on English government securities till Tuesday next
are in active request, and the charge is sto 6 per
cent.
The changes in the weekly return of the Bank of
France are of a favourable character, the coin and
bullion having increased to the extent of 547,0001.,
while the bills discounted have experienced a dimi-
nution of 1,090,0001.
Consols are now quoted 81 to }, ex div.,
for the account
for money, and 87e to I, ex div.,
(January 9).
The foreign stock market is quiet, and
prices generally exhibit no alteration.
The amount of business is very limited.
Some of the present quotations are subjoined,
viz.. :—Greek, 15t to 16k ; Turkish Five per Cents.
of 1865, 43 to ; Spanish Passive, 27i to 28)/ ;
ditto Certificates, 15} to ; Confederate, 7to
8 ; Brazilian scrip, to 11 prem. ; and Mexican,
251 to
American Securities are steady, at the closing
id prices of yesterday. 5-20 Bonds are now quoted
661 to if ; Erie Railway shares, 581 to ; Illinois,
82 to I ; and Atlantic Mortgage Bonds, scrip, 1

to li prem.
International Financial shares are now quoted
li to * prem. ; General Credit, 2i to tl prem. ;
London Financial, 5k to a prem. ; Impe-
rial Mercantile, 2a to 3 prem. ; Credit Fourier

and Mobilier of England, 3.1 to 4 prem.,
ex. all; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 6j to ;

prem.
noted
The shares of the Colonial Company are q
par to tr prem. ; Charles Witte and Co., 2 to
prem. ; English and American Bank, 2 to
prem. ; and London Steam Towing, 1} to 2 prem.
The following official notification has been issued
ad by the Turkish Embassy here with regard
, to the
new Ottoman Six per Cent. Loan : • In reply to
the observations published by the representatives of
Mr. Samuel Laing, the Ottoman government con-
fines itself to the simple declaration that it has
come to the resolution of issuing the new loan
because it had the perfect right so to do, because
this loan is in no opposition to the existing laws,
and because the securities granted are legally con-
ceded."
About 31,0001. in gold was withdrawn from the
za Bank yesterday for abroad.
The Kent has arrived from Port Phillip, with
276,0001. in gold • and the Allemania, from New
York, with 15,0001. for England. The steamer
Great Britain, from Melbourne, with 498,0001.,
has now been at sea 62 days, and may therefore be
almost daily expected.
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 5,606/. over
last year North Eastern, an increase of 5,481!.
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an
° increase of 3,0671. ; the London, Chatham, and
Dover, including th Metropolitan Extension and
branches, an increase of 1,3871. ; and the Me-
tropolitan Extension an increase of 8001.
The traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway for the month of November were
731,270 dollars, against 381,810 dollars in the cor-
responding month of last year, showing the large
increase of 349,460 dollars.
The Metropolitan and Provincial Bank will hold
an ordinary general meeting of shareholders at the
London Tavern, on Thursday, the 18th January,
to declare a dividend for the half-year ending the
31st inst.
The South Eastern Railway Company will hold
a special general meeting on Thursday, the 11th
January, for the purpose of considering the policy
proposed to be pursued by the company in the en-
suing session of parliament, as explained in a
circular of this date addressed to each proprietor,
and authorising the directors, should the meeting
think fit and so determine, to proceed with the
measures referred to in enoh circular."
The Joint Stock Coal Company (Limited) will
hold a meeting on Friday, the 29th inst.
The Pars Gas Company will hold an ordinary
general meeting on Friday, the 29th inst., when a
dividend is to be declared. An extraordinary
general meeting will then be held, for the purpose
of obtaining the sanction of the shareholders to an
increase of the capital of the company.
The second call of W. is to be paid on the 181.
inconvertible 5 per cent. preference shares of the
Midland Railway Company by the 15th January.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have announced
ad the dividends due the Ist January on Mexican
Three per Cents., Russian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. of 1850, Canada Sterling Debentures, Nova
Scotia Six per Cent. Sterling Bonds, New Bruns-
wick Six per Cent. Sterling Bonds, Maryland State
Sterling Fiveper Cent. Bonds, Boston City Sterling
Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds, Eastern Railroad
of Massachusetts Six per Cent. Bowls, and South
al' Carolina State Sterling Five per Cent. Bonds.
The coupons due the let proximo on the shares of
the Southern Railways of Italy are announced for
payment in due course.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Dec. 20, compared with that
for the previous week, shows the following changes ;
Circulation iilloo
Circulation active
Public deposits
Other deposits
Government securities in
banking department
Other securities in booking
department
Coin end bullion in both
departments
, 146,994
Seven day end other billy 49.2.455 Decrease 36.514
The Rest
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes & coin)
in banking department
These changes are not of striking important*.
The increase in the government deposits exceeds in
amount the decrease in the private deposits, but ,
! TALLOW. MA RKE. DuA yo.)
as the securities (chiefly government securities held
by the Bank on its own account) have also been pitinere.brgri.;.`e7 quiet
oiePrposs, 48,a1 toridB.. 6dl; ;
all the
' year, 454.; J &Unary, 4135. ; March, CM. ; ADnI to Jane,
added to, the increase in the reserve is only
42,8461. The amount of gold taken from the Bank 4 is. 93. to 495. ; October to Deomabwr, 49.. 6J.
for exportation during the week was as much as
405,000/. and as the decline iu the coin and bullion, HIDE
:TiesMARKET.—(HIS DAY.)
as above ebown,ia only 148,994/., a continued reflux LEADMIALL. —Hides : Prime .to 641bt, 21
3d.
41.
of coin from the provinces is distinctly indicated. 331. ; • tilt. t,1241; 31±dt.'w3i4a.a ;; 788211b1-be. to
oto B°96llbs.be
Upon these figures the Bank directors would not ..?
. '4 %lbs. to 10411; 4411. to 4fa. ; 1011bs. to
have been warranted in raising the rate of discount aid. to 52. Rome hides, 9e. to 10s. ; Calf skins, light, 2a.
to-day. I to 4s. ; full, 6e. 6d.
- - BElMOXlMY.—Shespeibis 11s. to 14s. ; MG.
BMOC Of INAn Account pursuant to Olenct 7tb brads, 9s. 6d. to lls. ; Downs, 75. to 6a. 6d.
an 81h IN
. LARD. the week 'man on eelay,
December 20, 1866.

Iqs7rf: PWPARTMENT. ' BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Notes issued 127,03,tts Goeemment debt.. £11,015,100 : Memos. Pattenctsa and Smith report no alteration what.
I Other securities .... 5,C34,940 i ever in the hop market sines last week, prams couuniusg
1 Gold coin and ha- to rd. Um in all instances where sales are effected.
; Non
. Buyer bullies ... -------

£‘27.693,315 ' Lord Brougham has taken his departure from
iARTIMIT.
Government Sett-
dues (including The municipality of Auxerre (Yonne) has just
Dead Weight An-
a1q..,.)
....... £9,891300 decided that lie wipborn children may be registered at
C 6111" "'"-- " 21'8'271543 the residence of Vas parents by as officer appointed for that
Notes 7,531.i55
Gold and Silver purpose. instead of being takes to the snairie, as •their lives
Cola 825064 are is cold weather greatly iodinated by .sa memento
the open air within two days of their birth, as required by
• , law. Suet a measure has bees frequently proposed for
E 3 ).67.9.7i; Paris by medical men, without, however, yet having oh-
mama I
Dec. V, U. W. WILLER, Chid emitter. tatted the approval of the authorities.

L 27.691.315

saiLter3 Di
props eery OapHal L 14,663,000
1.738,Vh3
Public Deposita (In-
cluding Itscheq.,
Ist. Banks, Cooi-
ng'. of National
Debt, and Div
womanly
Other Deposits 14,060,138
Seven dity saletber
BLAB 422,405