The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-08 00:00:00

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I delis sad has amused fair paellas lams sale el
Two dolma. prices. • Utters d the 11th May, &neared assley,
small favourably of the coming crop, and that ;does were
There are very few transactions in the stock likely to epee oomrarattraly iew
markets to-day,. and prima in most instances are un-
changed. The funds are rather fiat, and have
declined 1-16 to 4 per oent., but English lines,
foreign securities, and financial shares are chiefly
quoted the same as yesterday.
Owing to the payment of the dividends, the
supply of money has largely increased to-day, while
there are few bills in circulation. The general rate
for the best paper is 3 per cent., but exceptional
transactions are reported at 24. In the Stock
Exchange, the charge for loans from day to day on
English government nourities has declined to 11
to 2 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Recites opened at
66fr. 97c., being sc. better than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 90 to 4, ex div., for
money, and 90 3-16 to 5-Id, or 901,* ex div., for
the account (August 8). The official business
report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols for
money, 901, 90 ; ditto for account, 901 ; Three
per Cents. Reduoed, 893, ; New Three per
Cents, 891, 1, ; Bank Stock, 249 ; India Five per
Cent. Stock, 1041, 1; ditto Bonds, 18e. prem. ;
Five-and-a-Half per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper,
1094 ; and Exchequer Bills, 4s. prem., par.
Foreign stocks are inactive, and prices
show no change, with the exception of a
decline of per cent, in Turkish Consolidis.
Some of the present quotations are sub-
joined :—Turkish, 1858, 73 to 4 ; ditto,
1862, 711 to 72, ex div.; ditto Consolidis,
491 to 1 ; Mexican, 281 to 24, ex div. ; Span-
ish Passive, 291 to f ; ditto Certificates, 141 to
4; Greek, 201 to 21; and Confederate, 74 to 81.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—F4OTtlem
271 ; ditto second issue, 1001. bonds, 98
ditto 1864, 941, 1; ditto 1001. bonds, 941,
9i ; Italian, for account, 64, ex div. ; ditto
1885, 771; Portuguese, 1856, ic., for account, 471,
ea div. ; Russian, 1822, 93 ; ditto, 1850, 881,
Si div. ; ditto, 1862, 91i ; Spanish, for
account, 48, ex div. ; Turkish, 1858, 1001.
Bonds, 77 ; ditto 1862, for account, 72, 711,
72, ex div. ; ditto, 1001. Bonds, 721, a, ex div. ;
ditto 1865, 461, 4.
International Financial shares are now quoted
11 to pm.; General Credit, 11,-, to 3 prem.;
London Financial, 74 to I prem. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 1/ to 21 prem. ; Credit Foncier and
Mobilier of England, 31 to prem., ex div.; Otto-
man Societe Generale, 2/ to 39 prem. ; Hudson's
Bay, 151 to 4, ex div. ; and Egyptian Trad-
ing, to I di&
The nominal quotations for the shares of some
of the new companies are subjoined :—Rassian
Iron Works, Bto 10 prem. ; Downs Docks, to 1
prem. ; Atlantic Telegraph preference, Rto 1,
prem. ; London Bridge Land, to 3 prem. ;
morganshire 1r0n,21 to 4 prem. ; London Quays and
Warehouses, par to {preen. ; London, Windsor, and
Greenwich Hotels, 11 to 2 prem. ; British India
Trust and Agency, 14 to 2 prem. ; Peruvian Rail-,
ways, 21 to 31 prem. ; Blakely Ordnance, 31 to 41
prem. ; Hop and Malt Exchange, 11 to 2 prem. ;
Barued's Banking, I to 11 prem. ; Dalbeattie and
Kirlwonnell Granite, 11 to 2 prem. ; East London
Railway, par to prem. ; and London and Mediter-1
ranean Bank, 3 to 1 prem.
The following very satisfactory report has been
issued by the Imperial Mercantile Credit Associa-
tion (Limited), in anticipation of the second ordi-
nary general meeting to be held on the 13th inst. :
Tbs. directors have the satisfactim of submitting the an•
nosed statement of amounts, made up to the comlosioa
the past half-year, from which it will be seen that, after
discharging all expenses of the establishment, and provides
for rebate at Interco* on lens and bill+ not yet ma-
tared, writing off all lance and mating .mph pro-
ei,joe for every foutingenoy, there remains for die.
weal the sum of 103,9751. le. Bd. This amonat the
directors recommend to be appropriated as follows :
To dividend of 10s. per share, or 23 per cent. per smarm
free of inconse-tax, 50,000/. ; to income-tax, 8331. 61. Bd.
to balimm of profits unappropriated. 63,11111.
15u-103,9751. Is. Bd. The operatics,' of the
amalgamated company have sow extended over a
period of thirteen month. The sums* of
profits distributed in Jemmy last, added to that new
exhibited, shows a total of 153,9751. le. Bd. The
diredon madder they are justified in coagratu'ating the
proprietors upon a result which, bearing in mind the
difficulties which almost invariably attend new under-
takings, and the exceptionally unfavourable conditices of all
monetary affairs during a ooesidersble portion of the time,
cannot be regarded as otherwite than satisfactory for the
pest, and seceouraging for the future.
Harr-ran Two otCrowr.
Consols are still quoted 90 to 1, ex div., for
money, and 904, ex div., for the account.
About 130,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for Brazil, iu addition to 5,000
for Alexandria.
The Scotia, from New York, has brought only
about 6,000!. in specie.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon showed
oontinued firmness. Subjoined is our usual list :
Loutorthim,
_months, 11.191 to 12 01 ; ditto. 3 days,
11.18 to ; Redeems, 3 months, 11.191 to 1209; Aat-
weep, =oaths, 25.40 to 45 ; Bamberg, me. bases. 3
months, 13.9/ to 10 ; Paris, 3 days, 25.15 to 20 ;
ditto, 3 mouths, 25.379 to 429; Frankforten-thelfaine,
months, 1201 to 9 ; 81. Petenberg (per rouble). S months,
31 to 9; Vienna, off. do., 3 months, 1L 20 to 2i ; Trieste,
eff. So., S months, 11.20 to 25 ; Madrid, S atenthe,
479 to ; Gediz, 3 months, 489 to : Leghorn, 3
26.50 to 55 ; Genes, S mouths, 25.50 to 65 ; ragas.l
months, 25.50 to 56; Naples, 3. months, 25.50 to 65;
Palermo, 3 zweihs, 25.50 to 55 ; lfamiss, 3 months,
25.50 to 55; Lisbon. 90 days, 511 to 9 ; Oporto, 90 dam,
519 to 9.
The weekly return of the Bank of France shows
the following changes :
bi
Coin and bullion
Bills discounted
Government deposits Decrease 1,200,000
Notes I. circulation. Lorene 2,266,000
Private deposits
Advanees
The note circulation shows a large increase, yet
there is, at the same time, a farther addition to the
stock of coin and bullion.
The bills have been returned of Meesrs. Watson,
Bogle, and Co., shipping merchants, of Manches-
ter, a'firm connected with Messrs. Scott, Bell, and
Co., whose stoppage has just been announced.
A meeting of the creditors of Mesas. J. T. Bell
and Co., East India merchants, who failed on the
3rd inst., is convened for Monday next.
The directors of the Union Bank of Australia
have resolved upon a dividend of 21. ss. per share,
being at the rate of 9 per cent. for the half-year.
It is notified that the share certificates of the
South African Land and Finance Company may
now be exchanged for the bankers' receipts.
A dividend of 5 per cent. has been declared by
the London and Southwark Insurance Corporation,
payable on August 1.
We are requested to state that the share list el
the Hop and Malt Exchange and Warehouse Coo- ,
pany (Limited) will be closed on Wednesday next,
the 12th inst.
The mails from Calcutta, China, and Australia,
via Marseilles, are expected to be distributed in
London about the 15th inst.
With reference to the silk market, the monthly
circular of Messrs. Durant and Co., dated this day,
°outline the following :
We have little to report se to silk. Steaks are named to
a point unknown for many years—prises, use, in many cases
are above the h*heet plat in the lest thitty years, sad
branzeolions are limit
to the semelled wows attest, is ,1
feet esidlsed to the alseelute reqdremeate of the wary sewn
ansonst of machisery that is new gape. Speakieg of China 1
mid Javan silk these is seedy aey is first heads ; speeels-
ten edentate that beers too arrvral of now ilk all the, is I,
here will be seeded, bat eves they see more or hie tames
at the GM of few quiet dale. The dared= en is imp

MONNY

Puma armor's
Cone* which closed yeaterdisr at 901 to 1, .ex
div., for the Bth of Angus opened this morqing
at 301, and closed at 901 fo I. For mow the rpat
pica was 904 to 4. The official business report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols for money,
901, 4,1; ditto for amount, 901 1 ; Three_ per
Cents. Radioed, ME 1 ; New Three psr Oasis.,
891, 4, ;
_Bank Stock, 248, 4, 249 ; India Fire per
Cent Stmt, 104. 1, ; Five per Cent. I"esfaced "
rupee paper, 102, r ; ditto Vire-and-a-Half per
Cent., 110.
The India Five Ter Cent. Stock was stead The
$ pee cent rupee paper was inquired for. Rube-
quer ESL; remain quoted par to 4a. rem.
The foreign stock market was fiat, cepecialli in
the afternoon, when a reduction of 1 to 1p per cent.
took, place in many of the stocks! currently dealt
in—including, Greek, Egyptian, Mexican, Turkish
Consolidis, and Spanish Passive and Certificates.
There was also a fresh fall of 2 per cent. in Danu-
bian Bonds, although it is understood that the
collection of the revenues assigned to this debt Con-
tinues to be made with regularity.
The shares of the financial companies were qniet.
Imperial Mercantile Credit declined 2a 6d. The
closing quotations are annexed, viz. :—Liternatiqnsl
Financial, 14 to A prem. • General Credit. 111-16
to 13.16 prem. ; London Pinnacle, 7} to prem. ;
Imperial Mercantile Credit, 2to 1 prem. ; Credit
Fonder and Mobilisr, 31 to prem.
The closing (but in many cases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings are sub-
pined :—Peruvian Railways, 21 to 31 prem. ;
London-bridge Land, to prem. ; London and
IHediterranean Bank, 3 to 1 prem. ; Blakely
Ordnance, 31 to 4 prem. •' (1 prem.
Iron and
Coal, 24 to 1 prem. • Fast London Railway scrip,
to prem. • Railway Credit, Ito 2 prem. ;
Phosphate of lime, to 11 prem. ; Cheshire Salt,
Apo si prem. ; Barned's Bank, 1 to 14 pram. ;
London, Greenwich, and Windsor Hotels, 1 to 2
prem.; Samuel Bestow and Co., 1 to 14 prem. ;
Liverpool and Dublin Steam, 1 to 2 pram • Hop
and Malt Exchange, 11 to 24 preen. ; demand
Exchange Bank, 4 to 11 prem. ; and Parkield
Iron, 11 to 21 prem.
Bank shares were dull. A reduction was quoted
in City Bank, London and County, London Joint
Stook, Union Bank of London, and London and
South African Bank. Other descriptions were un-
altered.
National Discount shares were last quoted to-
day 104 to 111 prem. • Joint Stook Discount,
Ito dm.; Egyptian Trading, Ito i die. • Ottoman
Ginirale, 21 to prem. ; Hudson's Bay,
154 to 1, ex div. •, Milan Improvements, par to 1
prem. ; and Lion Brewery, 11 to 2 prem. Eastern
Assam Tea and Royal Mail Steam shares were in-
quired for ; Oriental Financial and Rio Improve-
manta declined.