The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-21 00:00:00

poration, held yesterday, it was resolved that " the
dividend for the half-year ending at Lady-day,
18137, be aus. per share, free of income tax."
The subjoined report on the market for Ameri-
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can securities is from the circular of Messrs. Sat-
terthwaite and Ca.
A moderate amount of business has been transacted in
American securities on the London market dluting the paat
week. but without any materiel change in quotations.
United States 5-20 have been steady, with hut
slight variations, leavin; orf 744 to d. For Illinois Central
shame there him been some demand on both American and
home account, the Litter being stimulated by rumours
that the fortlicomini annual report would prove very
favourable ,• they have hens taken to-day as high as 79.
tries have been firm at about 40 ; they close 404 to g, the
best price of the week. In Atlantic and Great Western
securities the debenture, have been in request at from 32
to 34, while the Consolidated Bonds remain steady at 241
to si. Pennsylvania Railroad Second Mortgage Sterling
Bonds continue in good demand for investment at 92 to
94, thus establishing an advance of 10 per cent. during
the last three months. For Virginia Sixes there are nu-
merous inquiries, at an improved quotation of nearly 2
per cent., the last price being 444 to 44i.

It is notified that the coupons of the Egyptian
Government Loan •of 1864, due lst of Apr 1, and
the bonds drawn for redemption, will be paid at
the office of Messrs. Entitling and Goschen, on and
after that date.

Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have advertised
the dividends due the Ist April on the Russian
Anglo-Dutch Fit..., per Cent. Loan of 1864, as well
as on Boston City Sterling Four-and-a-Half per
Cent. Bonds, and New Brunswick Six per Cent.
Bonds.

WRDIIISDAT EvEnxo.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 to 1 foe
money, and 911 to 1 for the 10th of April, opened
and .sed to-day at the same quotations. The Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents.
were unaltered, at 891 to ex div. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 91, 1, 90/ ; ditto, for ao-
°punt, 911, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, 1,
ex div. ; 'New Three per Cents., 89j, 1, ex div. ;
Annuities, 1885, 121, 9-16, ex div. ; Bank Stock,
shut : India Stock, 2154, 17 ; ditto Five per
Cents., 1091, 1,9; ditto Five per Cent. " enlaced "
rupee paper, 103 ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures,
1031 ; ditto, Bonds, 445. to 455. preen.
Indian government securities were firm.
Exchequer Bills remain at 14a. to 18a. prem.
' The foreign stock market was inactive. Chili=
B and Egyptian of 1884 (100/. bonds) and Railway
Debentures, however, improved to 1 per cent.
Mexican Bonds were a. better, a-bile Portuguese
declined 1, and Turkish of 1865, 4.
In the market for bank shares there was a de-
mand for London and County and Midland, which
rose 10s., but Oriental declined to the same extent.
llmperial Ottoman were 55. lower.
The amount of business in financial shares was
exceedingly small, and prices closed the same
as yesterday, as follows :—lnternational Finan-
cial, 2 9-16 to 7-1'; die.; General Credit, 3 to
dis. ; London Financial, 181 to 171 dis. ; and Cre-
dit Foncier of England, 6/ to 6 iris.
Atlantic Cable shares declined 2s. 6d. to 5e., the
late rise having induced some realisations. Anglo-
American left off at 151 to ; Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per Cent. Preference, at 3 7-16 to 9-16 ; and
Telegraph Construction, at If to 01 dis.
Hudson's Bay shares closed at 161 to 4, being
se. better ; National Discount, at 71 to 8 prem.,
showing a decline of 2s. 6d. ; and General Ottoman
at par to 1 prem. Peel River Land, Peninsular
and Oriental Steam, and South Australian Land
shares were fiat, and declined It. United Discount
Corporation were 10s. lower, but New Consolidated
Discount improved ss.

MINES.--(THIS DAY.)

Os: o'Cioat.

The mining market is moderately active to-day,
shares in tin mines being in fair request. some
of the present quotations are as fol-
lows :—North Treskerby, 21 to • Chiverton Moor,
8 to 4 ; Chiverton, 7 to *; 'West Chiverton,
60 to 61 ; Prince of Wales, 561. to 565.; Tina^
15 to 16 ; Great Vor, 21 to 22 ; Wheal Seton, 102*
to 1074 ; East Grenville 2/ to *; Wheal Gren-
ville, Vb. 6d. to 255.; East Lovell, 10 to 1 ; Pro-
vidence, 33 to 35; Great Retallack, 31 to ; and
East Russell, 3/ to I.
The meetings of the Alamillos, Fortuna, and
Linares mining companies are called fur the 29th
instant. _ .

The Scottish Australian Mining Company
(Limited) notify that the dividend at the rate of
7i per cent. per annum is now payable.

RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.)

Oars o'CLocni.

The railway market is dull to-day, with few
transactions. Metropolitan, South Eastern, Great
Eastern, and Lond. et, Chatham, and Dover stocks
have declined to g per cent. On the other hand,
Great Western is in request, and has improved
Metropolitan stock is now quoted 120/ to 121 ;
Great Western, 410. to 3 ; London sad North
Western, 117 to ; Midland, 1151 to ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 125 to / ; Caledonian,
112 to 113 ; South Eastern, 661 to 67 ; Great
Eastern, 28 to ; Great Northern, 1151 to 116 i ;
ditto A, 122 to I ; London, Chatham, and Dover,
16 to 17/ ; and North British, 32 to 33.
Foreign and colonial railway shares are steady.
East Indian are quoted 1073 to 1081; Iwmrhardo-
Venetian, 163 to ; and Grand Trunk of Canada,
194 to
[For to-day's Share List see page 4.]