The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-07 00:00:00

has almost ceased to grow. Some planters my that the
fly, from which is generated the cotton worm, has made ite

aP‘3erncer "tiros Bonn*, JOLT 7. —The weather for the past
week has been 'made up of sunshine, clouds, showers, eel
rain, the latter being especially welcome, as it came in big
doses. We congratulate all whose cottons corn, ke.,
wasted • little moisture. The effect' al thew rains is
visible wherever it WI in quantities to be of benett.
Lanuncim, La.—The &Wiwi says the mops are very

promising.
Eisurviu.s, La.—The Meseesper says : the cotton on the
rosdaide looks well, still, after the quantity of howl runt
the bad stand, and the difficult matter to get week out or
the freedmen. no one need to hope for mare than half a
crop, either of corn or cotton, throughout the parish.
JACLRON, LA., JULY 30.—The crops are lootung
vo-
proved is this motion of country. Our planters are getting
out of the grass.
Sr. LANDRY, LA.—The information which we gather
from different parts of the parish concerning the oroPis
are not so discouraging as it was feared a month or twa
ago. It is true that the (rotten is somewhat backwards,
nevertheless there is reason now to expert a pretty fair
crop, if the caterpillars do not make their appearance.
limirma, TENN., JULY B.—The weather has been ex-
ceedingly fine and warm. The St. Francis River is falling
rapidly. Crops are very promising, and the planters are
exosedinly jubilant thereat.

MoirDAY Bynum.
Console, which closed on Saturday at 874 to 88
for next Thursday's settlement, opened this
morning at the same quotation, and closed at 874.
The last price for money was also 871, and for
the new account (September), 881 to 4. The
official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Coneols, for money, 874, 4,4, 4 ;
ditto, for account, 87; ; Three per Cents Re-
duoBol 87, 4, tit., 71; New Three per Cents., 87,
i, 4 ; Bank Stock, 248 ; India Five per
Cent. Stock, 103, 2i, 31 ; ditto Five per Cent.
" enlaced " rupee paper, 100.
Indian Government securities were dealt in at
steady prices. The March Exchequer Bills were
quoted 6e. dis. to par, being rather better ; and
the June 3s. to Ba. prem.
In the foreign stock market the transactions
were limited, and the tendency of prices was again
unfavourable. Moorish Bonds declined 2 per
cent. ; Turkish Guaranteed, as well as those of
1854, Russian of 1850, and Egyptian Railway De-
bentures, 1 per cent. ; New Grenadian, ex all, 1
Greek and Spanish Certificates, 1 ; and Passive, 1.
On the other hand, Turkish of 1865 and Mexican
were in request, and rose 1 and I per cent. re-
specti v
10-American Telegraph share* closed at 124
to 13Z , being 2a. 6d. better, and Atlantic Telegrapk
at to 4, showing firmness.
Financial shares were dull, and a decline of
2s. 6d. took place in International 1 Financial
and Credit Foncier and Mobilier. Prices closed
as follows :—lnternational Financial, 1; to if
dis. ; General Credit, 2 to lf dia. ; London
Financial, 121 to 114 dis. ; Credit Fonder and
Mobilier, 3 to i dia., ex div. (81 paid).
National Discount shares were last quoted 7 to 7}
prem., being 5s lower ; Hudson's Bay, 164 to i
and General Ottoman, 1 die. to 4 prem. lliece.l-
laneous shares were extremely flat, and prime
gave way in numerous cases. Italian Irrigation
declined 5/. ; City of Milan Improvements,
East India Land, Merchant Shipping, Millwall
Ironworks, Smith, Knight, and Co., and West
India and Pacific Steam, 11. ; Ebbw Vale, Engliak
and Foreign Credit, Millwall Land, and Nortk
British and Mercantile Insurance, 10s. ; Com-
mercial Union Insurance, Egyptian Trading, and
Thames and Mersey Insurance, se. ; and litt
and Australian Copper, and New Zealand
and Loan, 2s. 6d.
American securities were inquired for, and
advanced. 5.20 Bonds improved 1 per cents
Illinois Central Railway shares 4, and Erie 1.
Prices closed as follows :-5.20 Bonds, 681 to f ;
Erie Railway shares, 41 to 4 ; Illinois Central, 76
tea ex div. ; Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
way Debentures, 49 to 50 ; ditto Coneolidateci
Mortgage Bonds, 42 to 44.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Olt' o'CLocri.

In the mining market to-day there is a demand
for Clifford Amalgamated shares, which have rises
to 61 to I, but other mines are unchanged, is the
absence of business. West Chiverton are quoted
64 to 66 ; Chiverton, 51 to 6f ; Chentales, Ito f
dia. • Prentino and Bolivia, 9s. to 9s. 6d ; East
Cars:don, 6} to 7 ; and Prince of Wales, 20a. to
225. 6d.