The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-05 00:00:00

HONEY NABERT-(THIS DAL)

Two o'Cuww.

The funds remain dull, at yesterday's closing
quotations. Apart from the preparations for to-
morrow's settlement, very little business is going
forward. English railway stocks are buoyant, and
an almost general improvement has occurred, while
there is a less active demand for Mexican and some
other foreign stocks. Grand Trunk of Canada
Railway shares have declined. Generally, how-
ever, prices are firm.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes
were quoted 71fr. 45c., being Sc. better than
yesterday. The Italian Loan was quoted 68fr. 20c.
The scrip of the Moorish Loan is quoted 51 to
Prem.

Consols are officially marked 921 and 93 for
money, and 921 and 1 for the account. The present
quotation is 92f to 1 both for cash and
to-morrow's settlement. The official business
report is as follows :-Bank Stuck, 2384, 240 ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 921, 93; New Three per Cents.,
93, 921, 93 ; Thirty Years Anna , 1885, 15 9-16;
India Five per Cent. Stock, 1061, 4 ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 991 ; ditto
Bonds, 245. pram. ; Five per Cent. " enfaoed”
rupee paper, 1011, ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per
Cent., 107 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 15s. prem. ;
ditto June, 19s. to 18a prem.
Business in the foreign stock market is less ac-
tive ; but, although the demand has slackened,
there is little relapse from the late ad-
vance. The Turkish Loan of 1864 is
quoted 86 to ; and that of 1858, 76 to 1, being
per cent. higher than yesterday. Mexican Bonds are
last marked 351 and 344, andVenezuels.,2sl and 251.
Sales are recorded as follows :-Brazilian Old
Five per Cents., 1024 ; Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents., for account, 641 ;
Equador New Consolidated, 171, 18, 171;
French Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Relates,
98fr. 75c. (exchange 25fr.) ; Italian Five per Cents.,
68, 671 (exchange 25fr.) ; Mexican Three per
Cents., for account, 35, 341, 364, 341;
New Granada Deferred, 61 ; ditto Two
per Cents., 264 ; Portuguese Three per Cents.,
1853, for account, 461; Russian Five per Cents.,
for account, 99 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
921, 93 ; Spanish Three per Cents., for account,
54,1, 54 ; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., for
account, 431, 44 ; ditto Passive, 19, 181, 19 ; the
Committee's Certificates, 74,1 ; Turkish Six per
Cents., 1854, for account, 86}; ditto Six per
Cents., 1868, for account, 751, 764, 76, 1 ;
ditto 100 h Bonds, 78 ; ditto Guaranteed Four
per Cents., 1021, 4,4, ex div. ; Venezuela
Three per Cents., for account, 26, 251, ; ditto
One-and-a-Half per Cents., 121.

FOUR O'CLOCK.

Console, which improved to 921 to 93 soon after
2 o'clock, are now quoted on to;, both for money
and to-morrow's settlement. For the new account
the price is 93 exactly.
Yesterday being the 4th of the month, the discount
market was active. A fair demand was experienced
at the Bank of England, and in Lombard-street
n to 21 per oent. was asked for good bills.
The amount of gold taken from the Bank yes-
terday for exportation was 13,0001, chiefly foreign
coin.
The Maxima dollars by the last packet were sold
yesterday at ss. Okd. per ounce, being id. above the
price obtained for the previous remittance. In the
interval, however, sales have occurred at se.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
rather firmer. A slight advance occurred in the
quotation for bills on Vienna. Subjoined is our
usual list :
Amsterdam. 3 months, 11.18 to g ; ditto, 3 days,
11.15 g to 16 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.18 to if;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.374 to 424 ; Hamburg, ma. beam,
3 month, 13.7 to 1 ; Paris, 3 days, 25.10 to 174 ; ditto
3 months, 25.40 to 3 ; hunkfort-on-thealaine, 3 months.
1184 to g ; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 324 so f ;
View, IA no., 3 months, 14.20 to 5; Trieste, eff.
3 months, 14.20 to 5 ; Madrid, 3 month, 484 to g ; Cadiz.
3 months, 484 to g ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.57 g to 60;
Genes, 3 months, 25.574 to 60 ; Min, 3 month', 25.571
to 60 ; Naples, 3 months, 40 to I ; Palermo, 3 months,
1194 to 120; Messina, 3 months, 1194 to 120; Lisbon, 90
days, 51g to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days, 52 to g. _ _ _

on Copenhagen were quoted yesterday 9.10
- lii r -
to 9.12.

The transactions in cotton at Liverpool yesterday
were to the extent of only about 3,000 bales, but
the market warn firm. _ _

—The mails from India. China, and Australia have
reached Alexandria. The dates are :—Calcutta,
Jan. 10 ; Madras, Jan. 13 ; Hong Kong, Jan. 1;
Sydney, Deo. 22 ; Melbourne, Dec. 26.
The dividend on Midland Railway stock was
officially announced last evening, after the
close of the Stock Exchange, at the rate of per
cent. per annum, being the same as at the cor-
responding period of last year. This confirms the
anticipation expressed in the Daily News of the
21st January.
There was a rise of about W. yesterday in London
and County Bank shares, accompanied by rumours
that, owing to the great extension of this company's
business, particularly at the branches, the directors
intend to propose, on the 6th instant, an increase
in the capital, by means of an issue of new shares.
Subjoined are the latest quotations of insurance,
gas, dock, and other shares, as given in the
Stock Exchange list of last evening :
_ _

Insurance.—Al Janos Marine, b7h div. ; Commercial
Union, 2 ; Eagle? 71; General, 41, ex div. ; Globe, 99 8,
ex div. ; Guardian, 49f ; Imperial Fire, 351, ex div. .-
141 w 411 London, 431 • 1•00dOn and Provismal
Marine, 2; irks, 100; Meicantile Fire, 3 ; Ocean
Marine, 11, ex div. ; Pelican, 53 ; Rock Life, 8 71; Union,
264 Gt ex div. • Sun Fire, no ; Thema and Money Marine,
31 ; Universal Marine, 2f.
Light and Coke.—Brighton, 2314 ; City of London,
A. 28 71; Equitable, 81; Great Central, 11; ; Imperial,
81 801, ex div. ; Imperial Continental, 48/ ; London, 68 9;
Surrey Conaumers, 141; Westminster Chartered, 67, ex
div.
Docks.—Viotoria, 99.

It may not be generally known that the amount
of Italian Five per Cent. stock in existence is as
much as 33,000,0001. sterling. It is to the magnitude
of the creation, and the fact that very large amounts
have hitherto been held by weak speculators in
France, that must be attributed the very low price
of this stock in relation to that of Sardinian.
During the last week or two, however, a large
amount of Italian Five per Cent. stock has passed
into the hands of brio fide investors.

TOISDAY EVINIIIG.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 921 ioT,both
for money and Thursday's settlement, opened and
closed to-day at the same quotation. For money
the last price was 94 to 93. The official business
report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 921, 93 ; ditto for account (Feb. 8),
921, 1 ; Bank Stook, 238, 2371, 240 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 921, 93 ; New Three per
Centel., 921, 93 ; Thirty Years Annui-
ties, 1885, 15} ; India Stock, 225+, ; ditto
Five per Cent. stook, 1061, ; ditto, for ac-
eount, 1081,, 1 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1883, 991, '; ditto, 1884 or 1866, 991 ; ditto
Bonds, 245., 275., prem. ; Five per Cent. "enlaced"
rupee paper, 101 k, ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per
Cent., 1071, }, }.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was firm at 106}
to 1.
The rupee paper, being very roam, is still rising.
The Five per Cent. closed to-day at 101} to 1, and
the Five-and-a-Half, at 107 to
Exchequer Bills declined the March issue
closing at 15s. to 18e. prem., and the June at 18e.
to 21s. prem. India Bonds were quoted 245. to
275. prem.
An extraordinary degree of activity continues
to prevail in the foreign stock market, where the
speculative demand has again been strong.
Calcutta telegrams quote freights 77 s. 6d., and.
the exchange 2s. Old.