The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-28 00:00:00

MONEY L

Own o'CLocrt.
The stock markets continue dull, with very little
business. The disposition of the speculators is
still to press sales, in the absence of any bond fide
purchases of importance on account of the public.
The transactions at the moment, however, are I
chiefly confined to the fortnightly settlement.
which has just commenced, and will be concluded I
on Friday. The funds are still offered, and show I
a fresh reduction of 1 per cent. English railway
\
securities and foreign bonds are fiat, but prices
generally are unchanged, in the absence of business.
Colonial government debentures have been pre-
judiced by the introduction of the Queens-
land Six per Cent. loan for 400,0001., the
whole of which has already been subscribed,
although the official announcement has only just
been published. The number of tenders sent to
I the Union Bank of Australia this morning was 42.
Banking and financial shares remain neglected.
General Credit have declined Sc., upon the pub-
lished reports of the discussion at yesterday's
meeting.
The discount market is quiet, but the rate for
choice bills is firm, at 31 to 4 per cent., owing to
the comparatively moderate supply of money offer-
ing. Provision has likewise to be made for the
payment on Friday next of 850,000/. on the recent
Victoria Loan, less 5 per cent. already paid. The i
charge for short loans on the Stock Exchange is 3
I per cent.
Console are now quoted 891 to g, cunt div., for
money, and 88 to 1, ex div., for !the account (6th
December).
Foreign stocks are inactive, and prices generally
are quoted the same as yesterday. Turkish Bonds
of 1862 are flat, and have declined , per cent. The
scrip of the Russian loan is quoted lls to 11 prem.,
being 1 lower. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted
58 to 59 ; ditto 1865, 321 to 331 ; Greek, 131
to 141 ; Spanish Passive, 201 to 211 ; ditto Cer-
tificates, lai to 14 ; Italian of 1861, 551 to g ;
Mexican, 181 to !.
United States 5-20 Bonds have declined 1. per
cent, viz., to 691 to 701. Erie Railway shares are
quoted 47 to 48, being 1 per cent. lower ; and
Illinois Central, 77 to 11, showing a reduction of 1
per cent.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares are quoted
141 to 151, and Atlantic Telegraph 31 to 4, showing
no change.
Petitions have been presented to the Court of
Chancery for the winding-up of the Anglo-Italian
Bank and the Albion Bank.
International Financial shares are quoted 21
to 2 die. ; London Financial, 16} to 151 dia. ;
General Credit, 2g to 21 dis. ; Credit Fonder,
5i to 5 dis. ; National Discount, 91 to 4 prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 164 to i.
HALT-PAST THREE o'CLoex.
Consols are 1 per cent. better, at 894 to i, clan
div., for money, and 881 to 1, ex div., for the
account.
No bullion operations have occurred at the Bank.
The demand for money has been fair.
At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.
Rentes opened at 69fr. 67c., showing no change of
importance.
About GO,OOO sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday, for transmission, it is said, to
Ireland, to meet the demand for coin resulting
from the Fenian agitation.
There is no general inquiry for bar silver for the
East, but a parcel of about 50,0001. has been bought
during the last few days for China. This amount
is understood to be for the Hong Kong Mint, where
it will be used for the new dollars. The recent
slight advance (id.) in the price of silver was,
doubtless, caused by this operation, there being no
demand for ordinary commercial purposes.
On Change yesterday afternoon the rates for
bills on Hamburg, and for three months' drafts
I on Holland were quoted less favourably for this
country. As regards other places, no changes oc-
curred. The list is subjoined :
Amsterdm, 3 months, 11.181 to 11.19 ; ditto, short,
11.15 i to 11.16 i ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.18 A to 11.19 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 23.421 to 23.47 ; Brussels, 3 months,
25.421 to 25.471; Hamburg and Altona, 3 months, 13.81 to
13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, kc., 3 months, 6.2.4 to 6.26 k ;
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 34 to :dell ; Paris, short, 25.15
to 25.23 ; ditto, 3 months. 23.37 i to 25.424 ; Marseilles,
3 months, 25.371 to 25.4'2i ; Frunkforbon-the-Maine,
3 months, 1191 to 120; Vienna, 3 months, 13.0 to
13.10 • Trieste, 3 months, 13.0 to 13.10 ; Madrid, 3
month's, 471 to 470 ; Santander, 3 months, 48 to 471 ; Cadiz,
3 months, 48i to 48! ; Seville, 3 months, 4s A to 484; Malaga,
3 months, 481 to 47i ; Valencia 3 months, 4811 to 4711 ; Bar.
celona, 3 months, 488 to 481; Bilboe, 3 months, 471 to
471 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 48 to 474 ; Leghorn, 3
months, 27.15 to 27.20; Genoa, 3 months, 27.15 to
27.20 ; Naples, 3 months, 27.13 to 27.99 ; Palermo, 3
months, '27.15 to 27.20 ; Messina, 3 months, 27.15 to
27.20; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 51i to 54; Oporto, 90 days'
date, 511 to 51i.
A Queensland government 6 per cent. loan for
400,0001. is announced through the Union Bank
of Australia. The colonial legislature having
authorised a sum of 1,170,950/. to be raised, of
which 200,000/. is for immigration, 875,9501. for
railways, and 95,0001. for other public works, de-
bentures for 600.0001., being the first portion of
this loan, have been transmitted to the Union
Bank of Australia for negotiation, of which
400,0001., as above stated, is now offered. The
interest dates from the Ist July last, and the de-
bentures will arrive at maturity in 1891. The
price of issue is 91 per cent., of which 10 per cent.
is to be paid on application, 40 per cent. on the
14th December, and 41 per cent. on the Bth January
nexe. Tuesday, the 4th December, at 2 p.m. is
the latest period allowed for sending in applica-
tions, but the allotment is to be made strictly in
the order in which the tenders are received.
With reference to the Lombardo-Venetian Rail-
way bonds, which are about to be offered here
through Messrs. Rothschild, and also in the chief
continental markets, it is expected that the sub-
scription will be open next week. About three and
a half millions sterling is the total amount of bonds
authorised, but whether the whole of this will be
offered at once is not known.
The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 2,1611. compared with the
DESPATCH OF TROOPS TO IRELAND.-All Admi- corresponding period of last year • the Metropo-
ratty telegram received on Monday afternoon at Ports- litan an increase of 1,366/. ; and the Glasgow and
mouth dockyard directed the immediate coaling and
preparation of the screw transports Tamar, Captain South Western a decrease of 8141.
Sullivan, C. 8., and Orontes, Captain H. W. Hire, The traffic earnings of the Great Western Rail-
for the embarkation of troops for conveyance to Ireland.
way of Canada for the week ending Nov. 16 were
Gangs of men were immediately told off to coal the i 13.340/ showing a decrease of 3,3111., compared
ships, which was to be carved out through the night, 1 .' ''
as was also the issue of all other stores required from the
various storehouses of the yard. Both vessels were to be 1 We are informed that the assents of share-
ready to embark the troops, understood to be two in- , with the corresponding period of 1865.
fantry regiments, by 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
Metropolitan and Provincial Bank (Limited) have
order was also received by telegram at Chatham, An
from ! holders to the scheme for the reconstruction of the
the Admiralty, directing tbe screw gunboat Sepoy, 2, 60
horse-power, Lient.-Commander H. J. Dyke, to proceed general meeting to decide upon the alteration in
forthwith to Queenstown, there to await Further orders. come forward in such large numbers that the
the shares and in the name of the bank has been
In accordance with a sudden order received from the Admi- convened for the 12th December, the earliest day
ralty, the following officers and men left the head-quarters Permitted by the articles of association.
of the Chatham division of the Royal Marines, before day- -
light on Monday morning for service in Ireland, viz.:- Atanextraordinary meeting of the Eastern Bengal
Cap•ain J. F. Sanders, Pint Lieutenant 0. Traoey,Second- Tea Company (Limited), held yesterday, a reco
up
Lieutenant H. S. G. Schoenberg, four se eta, four oor• tion was passed that the undertaking be wound up
porals, one drummer, and 88 privates. The detachment
proceeded by railway to Plymouth, where they embarked Chancery and Mr. Frederick B. Smart (of the
firm of Smart and Snell, accountants), was
for Queenstown. voluntarily under the supervision of the Court of
FOREIGN LETTER POSTAGE.-A letter can now li uidator.
be sent to Belgium or Holland for 3d. ; to France or Den- appointed q '
mark for 4d. ;to Switzerland for sd. ;to Spain, Portugal, The London Rice Mill Company held their first
Prussia, Austria, India, Australasia, West Africa, British
annual meeting yesterday, when a dividend of 31.
was declared, being at the rate of i per
America, Turkey, Italy, or the Germ's States for rid. ; to
r s
Norway or Greece for &L ; to Russia for 9d. ;to the Papal Pe
hi
States for 11d. ; to China, Japan, South and Beet Africa,
cent. per annum.
United States, West Indies, Mexico, south-eastern Ame- Amongst the plans which are being put forward !
rica, or British Columbia. for Is. ; and to south-western with a view to the reconstruction of the London,
America for 2a.
EMPLOYMENT or PRIRONERB.-The Louisiana
received one framed by Messrs. Engelbach and
State Penitentiary at Baton Rouge is undergoing repairs. Chatham, and Dover Railway Company we have
the Acirorate :-" The labour of 100 convicts, steadily ap- cannot find apace for the long printed statement
It is proposed to teach the criminals the shoe trade. Says Salomons, accountants, of Corrihill, but regret we
plied, will result in the manufacture of 48,000 pairs of furnished to us.
shoes per annum. This alone will keep within the State A petition for the winding_ up of the Anglo-
averyttelirge MR
that
is
now
paid direct to
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Creditors of the London and Mediterranean
Bank (Limited) are required to send the particulate
of their claims to the liquidators by the Bth.
January.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gaup.
and other shares, as given in the Stock Exchange
list ut last evening :
Insurance.—Alliance British and Foreign, 11l ; Com-
mercial Union, ; Equity and Law, 7i ; Guardian.
471! ; Imperial Fire, :MO Impericl Life, 14} ; Indemnity
Marine, 114 t; London and Provincial Law, 4i, e : Marine
90 ; Ocean Marine, 20f, 11. 201 ; Phoenix, 107 ;
Exchange, 303, ; Sun Fire, 185 ; Thamesnd
a Manor
Marine (Limited). 4, X.
Gaslight and Coke.—Bombay (Limited), 4}, ); Ditto,
new, 2A ; Commercial, 34i ; Louden, (24, el are' 11"-
nix, New, 27 ; Surrey Consumers, LSI ; ditto New. 7 ;
United General, 2S, i ; Western, 14, ex div. ; Ditto B, 7,
ex div. ; Ditto C, 4i, ex die.
Waterworks.--11crlin, 11.,; ; West Middlesex, 111.
At the sale by auction held yesterday by the Lon-
don Stock and Share Company (Limited), the num-
ber of lots offered was 178, and the number sold
85, of which 79 consisted of lots offered without
reserve.

TUZIRDAT EVENUO.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 880, ex
div., for the 6th December, opened this morning
at 88k to 0, and closed at 88k to k. For
money the last price was 893 to f with div.
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 89k, ; ditto, foe
account, 88*, 4, ; Three per Cents. Reduoed,
871, ;New Three per Cents., 870, k, ;
India Stock, 215 ; ditto Five per Cent., 106*, 6 ;
ditto Five per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper,
101 k, 100/ ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures,
102 k, k ; ditto Bonds, 25e., 20e. prem.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Owi O'CLOCK.

In the mining market to-day, there is very little
business apart from that connected with the settle-
ment, and prices show no variation worthy of
notice. The few transactions reported are confined
to East Grenville, North Crofty, South Frances,
West Caradon, Wheal Grenville, North Treskerby,
and Prince of Wales shares.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LA.NE.--(THIS DAY.)
The supply of English wheat on sale here today was
almost wholly composed of parcels left over from Monday.
For all kinds the demand ruled inactive, at prices barely
equal to last week.
Foreign wheat, the show of which was by no means ex-
tensive, was a slow sale, and inferior qualities were a shads
lower in price.
Floating cargoes of 6-rain were held on former terms.
Fine barley was scarce and quite as dear as last week.
Grinding and distilling sorts were heavy, at barely late
rates.
There was a fair demand for malt, the supply of which.
was tolerably good, on former terms.
Good sound oats commanded very full prices, but
heated parcels were neglected.
Beans were a slow inquiry, at previous quotations. The
supply was on the increase.
The transactions in peas were limited, at late rates.
The Hour trade was very quiet.
Linseed, rapeseed, and cakes were firm in value.

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CURRENT PRICE&
ENGLISH.
Per Qr.
Per Qt.
B. 1
OATS. I. I.
,
f.e. to 601 I !Scotch potato
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&•1 to COI BEANS
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41 to 44
41 to 44
43 to 48
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FLOUR.
Town made, per 230
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32 to 34 • Household
43 43 to 61
Comdry to 46
33 to $0 Norfolk and Suffolk,
2t to ship 43 to 6I
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CARNIAGE, FR.OII NOV.):