The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-20 00:00:00

We are repeated to state that "owing to con
plaints having been made that the notice for
closing the list of the South African Land and
Finance Company has been too abort, the directors
have determined to defer the closing till Tuesday
for London, and Wednesday next for the couotry.'
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have announced
the dividends due the Slat inst. on the Chilian Biz
and Three per Cent. Loans, and have at the same
time notified the particulars of the progress of the
sinking fund on the various Chilian stocks:

filwroamy Emma.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 891 to k for
the 6th of April, opened this morning at the same
quotation, and so closed. For money the last
price was 89k to 1. The officialbusinese report is
as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money.
891, k ; ditto for account, 891, 1,1 ; Three per
Cents Reduced, 87k, ; New Three per Cents..
871, k ; India Five per Cent. Stook, 104 k, 1 ; ditto,
for account, 105 ; ditto Four pee Cent. Deben-
ture*, 1866, 99.
The India Five per Cent. stock was again in-
quired for and firm. Exchequer Bills were quoted.
Se. to 7s. prem.
In the foreign stook market the changes were not
of much importance, with the exception of a decline ,
of 2 per cent. in Danubian scrip. Greek Bonds,
Egyptian scrip, Spanish Certificates, and Turkish
Bonds of 1862 met with inquiry, and were firm,
while Spanish Deferred Three per Cents. and Mexi-
can and Italian stock showed flatness.
There was a fair demand for bank shares. An
improvement was quoted in Agra and Master-
man's, Brazilian and Portuguese, British and Cali-
fornian, Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and
China, City, English, Scottish, and Australian
Chartered, London Charterd Bank of Australia,
and London and South African Bank. Bank of
Australasia, and London, Hamburg, and Conti-
nental Exchange Bank shares, however, have
receded.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted to-
day 15 to k ; Effi ptian Trading, Ito rem.-
National Discount, 9k top prem. ; Joint Stock
Discount, 1; to l 3 die., being again weak end Ott-
oman Socuitel GldniSrale, 21 to 2k prem. ; City
of Milan Improvements, 4,1 tot prem. There were
inquiries for City of Loudon Real Property, Conti-
nental Union Gas, City Offices, and. Peninsular
and Oriental Steam shares. Humber Iron Works
and Ocean Marine Insurance have receded.
The shares of one or two of the financial compa-
nies were a little more offered, but the alteration in
prices was immaterial. Credit Fonder and Mo-
bilise shares continue to meet with inquiry. The
closing quotations are annexed, viz :—lnterna-
tional Financial, 11 to 14 prem. ; General Credit,
2k to 1 prem. ; Loudon Financial,to 61 to 6k ;
and
;
Imperial Mercantile Credit, la 11 prem. ;
Credit Foncier and Mobilise (old shares), 4/ to 5

prem.
The closing (but in some CMG nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings are subjoined:
—Metropolitan District Railways, 84 to 94 prem.;
Varna Railway, 44 to 54 prem. ; Rio de Janeiro
Gas, 4to 1 prem. ; IVest London Docks, Ito dis.;
South African Land and Finance, 14 to 14 prem.;
and Rhos Hall Iron, to 14 prem.
United States 5-20 Bonds were rather firmer, at
534 to 4. Atlantic and Great Western debenture
scrip was quoted 5 to 7 prem.
A fresh advance has taken place in Canada
'Government Six per Cent. Debentures.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Cuoi!.

There is little business in the mining market
to-day, and prices exhibit very few variations.
Wheal Buller, Clifford Amalgamated, and Wheal
Grenville shares,ho waver, are inquired for. Subjoined
are some of the present quotations, viz. :—Bast
Lovell, 1 to 11 ; Wheal Buller, 22 to 24 ; South
Grenville, 34. to bs.; Clifford Amalgamated, 30 to
31 ; Wheal Grenville, 4k to I ; Great Vor, 32 to
; Great Laxey, 19 to 20 ; Great North Downs,
3to k ; and East Russell, 4. to t.
Cape Copper shares are dull ; and other colonial,
as well as foreign, mines inactive.
An extraordinary meeting of the East India Coal
Company (Limited) is called for the 29th inst..
"to consider the general position of the company.
and particularly an offer that has been made to
purchase the property and shares of the company,
and to authorise the directors to sell the property
of the company, and to take such stsps either be
wind up the company or otherwise, as may erg
deemed expedient."