The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-24 00:00:00

JOINT STOCK BANKS.

TriSDAT livincroo.
In the English stock market, e,cd throughout the
Stock Exchange, business has t:o.day been very quiet,
and prices have shown a ":brooping tendency. The
unfavourable appearance of the weather at this criti-
cal harvest period, co,:pled with the decided upward
tendency of the corn market, excites apprehension,
the more especially as it is now placed beyond doubt
that the wheat yield in this country will be a de-
ficient one, and that we shall be compelled to import
breadstuff; much more largely than usual. As we
anticipated months back, the still unsettled Turkish
question continues to weigh upon the market, and
combines with the other adverse influences now in
operation to check any tendency towards improve-
ment. The fluctuation of the day's market has been
extremely trifling, and business in every departinent
is unusually dull.
Console opened at yesterday's closing quotation of
981 to 4, but soon declined to 981 to I for money
and the Bth September, at which range they te•
maineci until the official close. At 4 &clock the tone
was flat, sad the quotation stood at 981 exactly. The
official business report includes :---Three per Cent.
Co noels, for money, 114/1, 1,1; ditto for account, litiehl
PApt.,4lBl, 1. Three per Cent. Reduced, 991, '99,
1. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 1014„ 4. Long
Annuities, 1860, 515-16, 6. India F.,tock, 2.57.
Bank Stock, 2281, 229.
Exchequer Bills were firm at par to r,s. pram.
Business in the foreign stock market was very re-
ttricted, and, the transactions being totally devoid
of animation, there was no change ira prices worthy of
notice. The dividend payingstocksar e generally steady.
At 4 o'clock, Mexican Bowls were quoted
281 to 27/ ; Peluvian Deferred, 59 to 61 • Spanish
Deferred, 231 to 1; the Committee's Certificates, 61
to 61 per cent.; Granada Active, 23 to 24 ; ditto
Deferred, 101 to 1. Theliat of sales embraces :—Bra-
:Wan Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds, 1852, 100,
99. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 641. Equador
Bonds, 51. Granada Deferred, 104. Peruvian Four.
and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds, for account, 31st
August, 85/. Russian Five per Cents., 1171,
1181 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 102. Sar-
dinian Five per Cents., 961, 1. Spanish New De-
fiered Three per Cents., 234, 4, r. The Committee's
Certificates, 64, 6Z per cent.
Money to-day was again easy, but the general rate
for discount of first class paper out of doors appears
to be maintained at 31 per cent., notwithstanding
eiscadonal transactions of an exceptional nature at
31. It is understood that the discount houses have
shown less willingness to accept money on call at
their present scale.
In the market for foreign exchanges to-day. there
was but little actual alteration in rates, but indica-
tions were presented of a downward tendency. There
was great inquiry for bills on Hamburg; and paper
on Pane was also in request, especially at 3 months'
date.
The total amount received by the East India Com-
pany for bills on India, from the 7th to the 23rd
inst., is 129,6921.

Hamburg letters of the 20th report a rise in the
rate of discount to 31 per cent., consequent, appa-
rently, upon the shipments of silver from that city.
The steamer which left on the 19th brought over
10,0001. worth of silver for London, and further
sums were being sent to Sweden. Wheat showed
an upward tendency.
The Postmaster-General gives notice that he will
receive tenders for the conveyance of the Australian
mails of the 4th October on the new system, till the
15th September.
One definitive share of 200 francs, or 81., paid in
the Lyons and Genova Company, is advertised as
exchangeable on the Ist September for four shares of
21. paid of the South Eastern of France Railway
Company.
Payment is advertised in due course of the first
interest coupons falling due the Ist September on the
loan of 2,403,000 florins of the Dutch Rhenish Rail-
way Company.
The directors of the Netherlands Land :Enclosure
Company are inviting proposals for the loan of
60,0001. on debentures to bearer, bearing S per cent.
interest, which is to be payable half-yearly in London
and on the Continent
The Australian Royal Mail Steam Company have
advertised the steamer Australian to leave the East
Indic Docks on the 23rd September for Australia.
The lieneral Screw Steam Shipping Company have
also given notice that the Harbinger will proceed on
her sesond voyage to Port Phillip and Sydney as soon
aloha.= be refitted and stored.
The direct ors of the new undertakings known as
the "Charte red Bank of India, Australia, and
Mina," sad the " Chartered Bank of Asia," have
immorally issue d formal notifications to the effect that
charters have been obtained, and only await the
completion e( tL 'a requisite forms.
There was li tole change in land shares to-day.
Australian Agri,. ultural were a shade less strong,
clotting 35/ to 381. Peel River left off Ito 11 prem.
Australian Bank s. bares were dull, and South Aus-
tralian declined 11. Peninsular and Oriental Steam
shares mark 77 to j, and Royal Mail Steam, 72 to 1.
There has been no,. ww feature this week in the mar-
ket for insurance 'her, which have been quiet The
preseut quotations are s unjoined: Albion, 95; Alliance
Marine, 60 ; Atlas, 221 ; Argus Life, 231 24; British
Commercial, 71 .auc, •sh of England, 33 ; City of ;
London, 21; Clerics', 1. Medical, and General, 203311
County, 125; Crown, 21. ; Eagle, 7i ; Equity sat
Law Life, 51; English and Scotch Law Lik
; European Life, 20/ ; Family Endowment, 4 ;
General, 51; Guardian, 6. 11 ex div.; Globe, 150
ex div.; Indemnity Marine, 60, ex div.; Imperial
Fire, 370 ; Law Fire, 41 ex div. ; .aw Life,
56 ; London, 31 Medical, It tyalid, and General,
31; Minerva, 6/ ; Monarch, 11; National Loan Fund,
2/; National Provincial, 11; Ne w Equitable, 11, ex
div.; Palladium Life, 3t exdiv.; F 'elican,4s ; Phoenix,
185; Professional Life, ; ock ' Life, 8:4; Royal
Exchange, 242 ; Sun Life, 65 ; Un.4on, 220 ; United
Kingdom, 61 ex div.; Universal Li fe, 451; Victoria
Life, 5;1 ; Reversionary Interest Soc.'ety, 106; Ge-
neral Reversionary and Investment, 1; 92.
Of canal shares the latest Stock Exchange quota-
tions are subjoined :—Ashton and 01 dham, 168;
Brecknock and Abergavenny, 82%; 13irmingham
(guaranteed 4 per cent by the London and North
Western Railway), 1021 ex div.; Derby, 63 ; Co-
ventry, 200; Grand Junction, 70 ex div.; Grand
Union, 121; Kennet and Avon 71 ex div.; Leeds and
Liverpool, 654; Leicester, 67; Leicester and North-
ampton, 441 ; Loughborough, 550; Macclesfield, 56 ;
Oxford, 1124; Peak Forest, 37 ; Regent's, 161, 161 ;
Rochdale, 66; Stafford and Worcester, 410; Stour-
bridge, 290; Severn and Wye Canal and Railway,
24; Warwick and Birmingham, 41 • Warwick and
Napton, 19; Worcester and Birmingham, 36; Wilts
and Berke, 7.
Shares in bridge associations command the follow-
ing price* :—Hungerford, 12 ; Waterloo, 5; Vauxhall,
234.
Prices of Gas and Coke Companies' shares range
as follows :--British Provincial, 22; Brighton, 16;

Cloning ,
No. Sh. Usu. iPd. plow Dubow doge
Yaderday today.
22, 40 Au Us
11l
30,000 50 !PUP North American
40,tt: 254° Chartorolint. 001. Banks
Banklbakalof""Allateo:. 1116
g—dls 5•57
50,000 20 Chart. Book of Rids, Aug.
20.000
100
icottunntakta and CUP.
_........... :
252
..... 1 pa_
1211
25, 100 'Commercial of
imams —. 1/
25.000 20 .Ens., Scot, 6 Aust. Chart. 10 r) pot
25,000 30 , Lou. Clout Hoak of Lod l5 Sr Po
10,000 50 London and County
60,000 50 ILoodow Joint Stook
10.0(41V0 ;Vogdoo and Vistis 20
10,000 100 !National Prow. of 35
10,000 20 Do. New. .. ..
10, 60 Notional if IteigOtd
23,8T3 15 011ePal Bonk Com:mike all 50g 513 NS 4
20, 100 Prortocial of Ireland 26
4,000 10 Do. New . . . all
60,600 I Royal Aviiiitiii
and Gold lisp. Co. 1 4 dlO —
0,000 26 South Australia .. ... .... 25 43 45
20. 26 Uidoa al Avotrolia oll 70 72 71
B,oo' Do. New Si 3 84
60. 60 Dalai% of Loud= lO I
6,000 40 Dolan of Madrid ......

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