The Express.
London, England, 1858-06-22 00:00:00

Nagai MARKS?-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocr.

The funds opened with mere steadiness this
morning, and have since exhibited an upward ten-
dency. Speculative purchases have predominated
and a ries of 1 per cent. has been established,
although news has just been received by telegraph
of a fresh decline on the Paris Boars.. English
railway stocks have experienced a trifling improve-
ment during the last hoar, bat there is no anima-
tion in any neuter.

Consols were first marked this morning 961 and
934
Theandr e
Threen pe oC
Iwu°
t er Cents.
d 96} to
Reduced a a (in d d for the Bth
Jlwhich
the government broker hu made anotherpurehase of
about 12,0001. this morning) have been dealt in at
95! to 96; the New Three per Cents., at 951 to
96 ; Bank Stock at 2191 to 2`21; the India Loan
Debentures, at 991; the March Exchequer Bills, at
325. prem. ; ditto June, at 18s. to 194. prem. ; and
India Bonds, at 17e. to 21s. prem.
The foreign stock market remains very quiet, and
prices exhibit no variation worthy of notice. Turkish
Six per Conte. are quoted 96 to 1, and the
scrip of the New Brazilian Loan to I dim.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Bros Ayres
Six per Cents., 831 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 661 (exchange 128.); Peruvian Pour-and-s-
Halt per Cents., 871 ; Russian Four-aad-a-Halt per
Cents., 1011 ; Spanish Three (par Cents., 455;
Turkish Guaranteed Four per Cents., for account
(June 30), 104, 1041.
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At Part to-day (Tuesday), according to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rental
opened at 88.10, ex div. for the account, but
shortly afterwards receded to 68.6, showing • fur-
ther decline of nearly it per cent. compared with the
last quotation of yesterday.

A call of twenty dollars per share has bees
announoed to-day upon the shares in the Illinois
Central Railroad Company. The consequence is a
fall la the price to 23 to 20 die.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank yes-
terday..

Of the 111,6801. in gold by the Cambia, 60,0001.
consists of sovereigns, which, if of English coinage,
will go into the Bank, but the gold dust will be sent
away. The 44,3001, by the Indemnity (the arrival
of which, from Melbourne, was announced n few
days ago) was yesterday taken for the Continent.
The whole of the Australian gold vessels recently
advised as actually at sea have now arrived, with
the exception of the steamer Royal Charter, which
is 71 daysout, with 406,0001.
The wheat market yesterday was steady, at Mon-
day week's rates.
The Faerie Queen bas arrived from China with
161,300 lbs. of tea.
A fresh fall took place yesterday in Great Western
Railway stook, the current rumour being, that if any
dividend is paid by this company for the half•year
now drawing to a close, it will be at the rate of not
more than pee cent. per annum.
The Brighton Railway traffic return presents
decrease of 1,4721. ; but to the corresponding week
of last year took place the Handel Festival at the
errt Palace.
fhe weekly traffic return of the Great Western
Railway of Canada presents a decrease of 2,2731.,
making a total decrease of 42,7311. in 18 weeks. •
The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed Friday, the 23th of June, a special settling
day in the Jubbulpore shares of the East Indian
Railway Company, which are to be marked in the
official list.
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company
invite tenders for the construction of 332 miles Company
railway, comprised in three separate contracts.
It appears, from the prospectus of the Victoria-
station and Pimlico Railway Company, that of this
676,0001., forming the share capital, 460,0001. ie to
be taken by the Brighton Railway Company, who
" receive no dividend on their subscription, but look
to the increase of traffic alone for a return for their
The The directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland

annouuoe a half-yearly dividend at the rate of 4
per cent., and also an extraordinary dividend of 1/.
10a. per 1001. share, and 12s. per 101. share, payable
an the 16th of July.
The annual meeting of the Peel River Land and
Mineral Company is called for the 6th of July.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. advertise the
half-yearly dividends falling due on the let prox.,
on the Russian Sterling Four-and-a-Half per Cent.
Loan, Canada Sterling Debentures, Nova Scotia Six
pe Cent. Sterling Bonds, New Brunswick Six per
Coat. Starling Bonds, Virginia State Sterling Five
per Cent. Bonds, South Carolina State Sterling Five
per Cent. Bonds, Boston City Sterling Four.and-s-
Half per Cent. Bonds, and Norwegian Sterling Seven
per Cant. Bonds.

MONDAY EV-I.N 1110 .

Business in the Stock Exchange to-day was agaia
extremely inanimate. The funds showed increased
flatness, and experienced a fresh decline of a per
cent. The continued investments by the government
brokers, which represent abut 100,0001. per weeks
are inadequate to arrest the drooping tendency. The
market is evidently prejudiced by the large amount
°foto& held on speculation. In the absence of a
bone fide demand on the pert of the public,
even the realisations to which many of the
speculative holders have been driven have
not given the market a healthier basis, foe
a men nominal transfer of stock from one specu-
lator to another avails little. Meanwhile opt-
rators in this duration seem to rest their chief hope,
upon the prospect of an absorption of stock upon the
release of the July dividends.
In nearly all the ether markets the tendency was
again downweeds. As regards English railway
stocks it is considered • discouraging feature that
the 1111110 whisk has weds &haat daily progress
kilowdsserid his aJtopobox ailed to stimulate
a dressed, The dopresmen is aggravated by the
fear of unfavourable statements at the approaching
railway meetings, as well as by the circumstance
that the traffic of some of the northern lines during
tie next three menthe will contrast with the excep-
tional movement cessioned by the Manchester Ex-
hibition of last year.

The dieoount-market presents the inersgoilliaalo-
vity usual at this period of the quarter. la Wimp%
markot it is difficult to get even first-class paper die-
counted below 2f per cent. At the Bank the business
exhibits a moderate increase.

Console, which closed on Saturday at 951 to 1 ex
div. for the Bth July, opened this morning at the
ease quotation, and closed at 951, "tellers." Atter
the recognised hours, the market wee slightly firmer,
at 95 9.18 to 11-18. The official busizees report is
ea follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for amount
(Bth Jul)y, 951, 961, 951, ex div. ; Three per Ce4e.
Redue4 95/, 961 ; New Three per Cents., 961, 1,
1; ladle Bond., 17e. prem.
Exchequer Bills were rather dearer, the Mart&
butte being quoted 30s. to 38e. prem., and the June.
18..14 title224husil)relanes; wee done in foreigasl44llllll
pbre in nearly all came were nominally en
Torkhh Six per Cents. were marked 951 tit
morning, but closed flatly et 96 to 1. The soap ague
new Brazilian loan was dull, raj to # dia. Waren
recorded aa follows ;...-Breailiese Four.and-e-Llill per
Osnb., 1868 (scrip), 1 di.; Baena Ayrea Deferred
Bonds, 181 ; Chilian Six per Cents., 1061 ; DesiCh
Pied per Cents., 103, 1021; Peruvian Fenr-and-a-
Half per Cents., for aseount, 87 ; ditto. Three per
Coate., for amount, fie; Portugeese Three per Cents.,
1814, for aesount, 46 f ; Raarien Fourand-a-Half per
rarkw; Biz per Ceuta, for account
emin.; 1011,102 ; Spardeh Three per Cents., for ea-
; Venezuela Deferred Toro
ditto, Ounaateed Four per
cesaa(c4mjunsil4t,
nalacsorseicts.
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