The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-14 00:00:00

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shareholders on his basing wieselted to mere, and aceord-
ingly recommend him to the shareholders for election.
In accordance with Article of Associatio• No. 117, Mr.
Wm. H. Grey, one of the auditors, will retire, bat will
offer himself for re-election.
A petition for the winding up of the "London
Biscuit Company (Limited) " is to he beard before
Tioe-Chanoellor Kindersley on the 23rd inst.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stook St-
ohmage list of last evening
Itumnsocco—Alliance Marisa, 32.1 to 2 ; Ann* Lik/01
to 1 ; English sod Sc sttish Marine (Limited). 3 ; Guard a, •
43 to 7f ; Imperial Firs 350; Imperial Lite, 201 toil;
Law Life, 871 to f ; Legal sod General Life, 71 to j;
Lapdog, 471 to I ; Ocean Mario*. 211 to 1 as div.
Boohoos., 295, as thy.; Thomas and Money
(I.,initad),7l; Uoiversal Marin* (Limited), 31,1, e.
Gaslight mid Ooke.—Bombe' (Limited). 51; City of
Leedon A, 281; Eurasian, New, 6f, ex div. ; Great
Centre,. 14 ; Imperial, 741 to j; Imperial Continental„
951 to 6 ; London, 721. 2,1; Para (Limited), 91 ; Phoraix,
New, 15e: div. ; Westuiinstar Chartered. 661 to 51 ex div•l
ditto, New, 441 to f or div. ; Western, 151.
Docks.—London sad St. Estharios. 74 to 3 ex div.
Waterworks.—lierlio, 11 ; Chelsea, 281; div.
doe.
124 to 5 ; Lambeth. 110 ; West Middle's:. 111.
The indigo sales commenced yesterday. The fol-
lowing report is from Messrs. H. W. Jewesbuly
and Co. :
We beg to inform you that the quarterly sales of bid*,
commenced this day, consistiog of 6,632 chest. (including
3,216 chests of old goods, bought in at, or withdrawn from,
former Balm, and 1,320 chests in second burls), oohpri
a total of 6,652 chests. There was • fair atteodaree, earl
the sale has goes steadily, good and Lie Bengal. were is re-
quest, and sold at high prices, the ordinary kinds
aso sold dearer than in October ,• prices for Ms.
dros at the commencement realised full rates, bat
were Dot so well supported athe sale progremed, three
opossum; to be but few orders for this description. Nerpah
and Plant nodes sold steadily, the former at 3d. to 401.,
sod
the tutor at 4d. to 6d. above October rate& 0011111161
podes sold at about 3.1. odvanee. The following ere tbe
roportions of the different sorts, viz. :—Beapl, orie-6fth
goood sod floe, and four-fifths middling and ordinary. The
Madras, one-third good and fine, and two-thirds middling
sad ordinary. The Kurpahe, chiefly ordinary and very on
a few chests good sod flee. The Godes, me-fourth
pod sod fine, and three-fourths middling and ordinary.
The Manilla, chiefly ordinary, a few chaste good and fine.
The following see the quotations as oonipored with the
October sales, 1865, viz. :—Beogal, good and fins. 6d. to Bd.
higher; Bengal, middling and ordinary, 3d. to 4d. highs,;
Madras, per to 2d. lower •, Kurpab, 3d. to 4d. higher
Onde (plant), 4d. to 6d. higher ; Gude, sommon, 3d. higher.
1,165 cheats have passed to-day, of which 189 were with-
drawn, 240 bought in, and 736 said.

TONSDAY Svm4.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 871 to f for
the Bth of March, opened this morning at the same
quotation, and closed at 871 to 4. For monev.the
last price was 871 to 1. The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Gonads,
for money, 861, 71, 7 ; ditto, for account, 8711.0
Three per rents. Reduced, 87, 610 New
Three per Dente., 861, 71; Bank Stock, 247
India Five per Cent. Stock, 1021, 4.
Indian Government securities were steady.
Exchequer Bills remain at 7s. to 2s. die.
There was a good demand for foreign stooks,
and prices advanced. Turkish and Brazilian Bonds
of 1863, as well:as New Grenadian Two per Cents.,
rose 1 per cent. ; Ital
ianian of 1861, ; Mexican and
Brazilian scrip, ; rs of 1862 and New
Granadian, 1 ; and Turkish of 1865 and Spanish
Passive, 4. The latter, however, closed below the
highest point of the day, having been dealt in at
one period at 271. Moorish declined 1 per cent.
National Discount shares were last quoted 10/ to
prem., being 2s. 6d. lower ; Joint Stock Discount,
6 to 51 die., showing a further decline of 2s. 6J.
Overend, Gurney, and Co., 41 to prem.—a rise
of 7s. 6d. ; General Ottoman, 31 to prem. ; and
Hudson's Bay, 17/ to 1, showing a fresh advance
of 2s. 6d. Joint Stock Discount shares were marked
as low as 61 die. at one period. Amongst the mis-
cellaneous shares, a rise took place in East India
Irrigation, North British and Mercantile Insurance,
and Royal Mail Steam ; while Home and Colonial
Insurance, Millwall Freehold Land and Docks,
New Zealand Trust and Loan, and Smith, Knight,
and Co., declined. The latter are now quoted 151.
to 141. dia., with 131. paid.
The shares of Charles Laffitte and Co. were
nominally quoted 3to prem.; London, Asiatic,
and American Company, par to prem. and Mont
Cenla Railway, 1 to 11 prem.