The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-06 00:00:00

7 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 864, 1,4, ; Rem
Three per Cents., 861, L ; Bank of England
stock, 246 ; India stock, shut ; ditto Five per
Cent., 1021, 3; ditto Four per Cent. " enfaced
rupee paper, 86* ; ditto Five per Cent., 101* ; and
Exchequer Bills, 45., 2s. dia.
Indian goverument -ecurities were rather dull.
Exchequer Bills remain at 6e. to 21. dis.
The foreign stock market was very heavy at the
commencement of business this morning, and the
transactions effected up to 12 o'clock established a
I fall in most cases. A partial reaction subsequently
occurred, yet the closing quotations showed a fall of
1 per cent. in Spanish New Deferred, * per cent. in
Turkish of 1865 and Spanish Certificates, in
Brazilian scrip and Spanish Passive, and in
Egyptian of 1864, Greek, Mexican, Turkish of
11858, and Italianpuf 1861. Turkish Bonds of 1862
were also dull.

Bank shares were again flat, and a fresh fall took
place in prices, Agra, Albion, Anglo-Egyptian,
Asiatic, Bank of Loudon English Joint-Stuck,
Imperial Ottoman, London Bank of Mexico Lon-
don!and Brazilian, London and River Plate, Mer-
chant, New Zealand, and Union of London declined.
Provincial Banking Corporation exceptionally im-
proved.
The shares of the financial companies continue
flat, and a further fractional decline took place in
prices, which closed as follows :—lnternational
Financial, 1 to 1 prem.: General Credit, l/ to 2
prem ; London Financial, 31 to 41 prem. ; Imperial
I Mercantile Credit, 2/ to prem. ; Credit Foncier
and Mobilier, 31 tog prem., ei div. and new.
I National Discount snares were last quoted 111 to
121 prem. • Joint Stock Discount, 1 5-16 to 3-16
l din, beimilower ; Overend, Gurney, and Co., 61 to
1 prem., a reduction of 2s. Gd.; Hudson's Bay, 151
Ito 1, showing a decline of 2a. 6d.; and Ottoman
Societd Gdnerale' 31 to 4 prem. Miscellaneous
I shares again showed dulness, and a reduotion was
quoted in Atlantic Telegraph, City Offices, Dis-
count Corporation, Ebbw Vale, Egyptian Trading,
Loudon ant Glasgow Engineering, Mediterranean
Extension Telegraph, Millwall Ironworks, Thames
and Mersey Insurance, and Upper Assam Tea.
English and Foreign Credit were also flat. Fors
l street Warehouse, however, met with inquiry.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings were as follow :
London Steam Towing, 1 to 2 prem. ; Charles
Laffitte and Co., 21 to 3 prem. ; English and
American Bank, to .1} prem. ; and Hercules
Insurance, to prem.
Erie Railway shares were in demand, and im-
proved 1 per cent., while the 5.20 Bonds declined to
the like extent. Illinois Central shares showed stea-
-1 diness. The following were the latest prices, viz.:—
I 5.20 Bonds, 64 to 1 ; Erie Railway shares, 56; to
; Illinois Central, 761 to 771, ex div. ; Atlantis
and Great Western Railway Debentures, 84 to 85 ;
' I ditto small. 85 to 86 • ditto Consolidated Sterling
Mortgage Bonds, paid up, 80 to 81.
Colonial government securities were again quiet,
and no movement was reported in quotations.

MI.NEII.--(1'11111 DAY.)

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There is still no revival of business in the win-
ing market, the number of transactions to-day
being extremely small. Prices generally are
quoted the same as yesterday, the few variations
which have occurred being quite unimportant.
The subjoined weekly report on the metal market
is from the circular of Messrs. Von Dadelezen and
North :

The metal market has been very quiet. consumers sad
operators actiug very cautiously. Prices generally are lower,
the &drapes io the Bank rate of discount to 8 per emit
having a very bad effect. Iron : Welsh bars are in steady
demand, at about 71. at the works; and Staffordshire iron
is firm. Scotch pigs have further advanced to tisa. 93. cash,
but declined to Si.., and closed at 65.. 3d. Copper : Very
few transactions hare transpired ; some English tough ham
changed hands under smelters' quotations. Business
reported in Burrs at 108 f. ; lispunds, 1101.: and Chili at
95f., in Liverpool. Tio dull and lower. Straits was sold
at 9U., and some at 931. Boom bas been dope at 971.
Eoglish unaltered. The Dutch market is steady, at 574 L
Tin plates in good demand, at a further advance of la.
per box. The price of charcoal was fixed at the quarterly
meeting at 335. 1 C Liverpool. Lead ooptinties
Speller better, with Litanies: at 221. se. The price few
common brands is now 221. 10.., and specials 221. 15s.