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

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENIN9. FEBRUARY 2, 1866.

ISt. ld.; Cssorausent securities (Egyptian). 31,336/. Os. 3a. ;
other securities, 193,4071. Os. 3d. Tosal-900,3341. 184.11 d.

Profit and lou, Dec. 30, 1865 :—Dr.: To dividend for the
half-year, at the rate of 10 per out. per annum, payable on
the 9th February, 12,5004; to bonus of 10a. per share,
5,00014 to amount added to reserve fund, 4,4001.; to
balance carried to next account, 4,9601. 124.
26 8501. 12s. 6d. Cr.: By balance of undivided profits
30th June, 1865, 4,4661. 18s. 31. ; by net profits for the
last six months, after providing for bad and doubtful debts,
rebate of interest, current expenses in London shod Egypt,
and directors' remuneration, 22,383/. 14s. 31—tutd,
26,8501. 12s. 6d.
The report was adopted.

'Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
1 qrs. qrs. qrs. T. bris. lacks.
lingual andSootah: 243 4010 2910 2240 .. 1310
&Oh
rocalipi 112160 2160 3310 1600 1393
14441 I 39140 1 6110 2910 ' 7617 1390 2700

dIIARE LISTS.—(THIS DAY.)

Ows o'CLocri.

The railway matket is inactive to-day, and the '
principal stocks exhibit no alteration, with the 1(
exception of a rise of per cent. in Lancashire and
Yorkshire. i

London and North Western atonic is now I I
quoted 1241 to 1251 ; Great Western, 581 to ;
Midland, 1221 to 1231 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, I
120 to ; Metropolitan, 1341 to 135/ ; South II(
Eastern, 731 to 74 ; Caledonian, 128 to 129 ;
Great Eastern, 381 to ; Great Northern, 126
to 128 ; ditto A, 144 to 145.
Grand Truuk of Canada Railway stock is quoted
391 to 401, showing a fresh rise of per cent.
Great Western of Canada shares are unaltered, at
161 to

II& 1 PL 1 san.wars.

MONEY MARK Iff.-;TEIM DAY•)

ON °Twin.

The transactions in stocks and shares continue
upon a limited scale, and the tendency of prices is
still dull. The high value of money in the Stock
Exchange, as well as in the open market, combined
with the absence of any real improvement in the
Bank of England accounts, tend for the moment
to prevent a recovery in quotations. Consols are
quoted the same as yesterday, and the only altera-
tion in the chief British railways is a slight rise in
Lancashire and Yorkshire stock. Grand Trunk
of Canada is again better. Amongst the foreign
securities the most noticeable feature is an ad-
vance in Greek and Egyptian scrip. In the market
for miscellaneous shares, London Financial have
declined 2a. 6d., and Joint Stock Discount are
heavy. _ .

The applications for discount to-day are to a fair
extent, and no transactions are reported below if
per cent. In many cases Bis charged, even for the
best paper. In the Stock Exchange short loans on
English government securities are not obtainable
under 8 per cent.
Amongst the changes in the Bank of France
return are a decrease of 140,0001. in the coin and
bullion, and of 82,0001. in the bills discounted.
Consols are quoted 86* to ft for money, and
86* to I for the account (February 8).
Greek bonds are in demand, and have risen 7 per
cent. Egyptian scrip bas also improved I, and Spanish
Certificates 4. Brazilian scrip, on the other hand,
boo receded 4. The transactions are limited. The
quotations are as follows :—Greek, 12 to 13 ;
Italian, 61k to 7 ; Mexican, 20* to *; Spanish Pas-
sive, 24* to *; ditto Certificates, 13* to 7 ; Turkish,
1865, 38* to # ; Brazilian scrip, I to ft prem. ;
Egyptian scrip, tto 7 prem. _ _ _

American securities are unaltered. 5-20 Bonds
are now quoted 66# to # ; Erie Railway shares,
53 to 4 ; and Illinois Central, 744 to 75.
International Financial shares are now quoted
par to / prem., ex div. ; General Credit, lf to #
prem. ; London Financial, I to 4 prem., ex div.;
Imperial Mercantile, 4 to 1 prem., ex div. ; Credit
Fonder and Mobilier, 3 to I prem. ; Overeni,
Gurney, and Company, 34 to 4 prem. ; and Joint
Stock Discount, 154 to 51 dis.
the City of Baltimore, from New York, has
brought 28,0001. iu specie.
The "fine" bar silver by the Mexican packet

was sold yesterday for India at 3i. lid. per ounce,
being the same price as that realised or the supply
by the previous steamer. In the interval, how-
ever, transactions have occurred at somewhat
higher quotations.
The advice. from Melbourne, dated Dec. 26,
announce that the shipments of gold to England
during the month had reached 341,0001., while
those to India amounted to 192,5001.
The subjoined notification has just been issued
by the Bank of England :

Feb. 1, 1866.
Noll°, is hereby given, that in order to prepare the divi•
deeds due on the sth April, 1866, the 'inhumes of the
'event soaounte in the following funds will be struck
on the night of Thursday, the let March. 1866, via.:—
New Three per Cent. Annuities, Redacted Three per Cent.
Annuities, Annuities for Thirty Years, Annuities for Terms
of Years, India Four per Cent. Stock. On Friday, the 2nd
March, the above-named funds will be transferable without
the dividend due on the sth April next. Bank Stock—
Shut, Wednesday, 14th March, 1866; open, Friday, 6th
April. 1866.
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 4,655/. over
last year ; the North Eastern an increase of 4,0191.;
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire an
increase of 2,413/. ; the North British an increase
of 1,9821. ; the London, Chatham, and Dover,
including the Metropolitan Extension and branches,
an increase of 1,3421. ; the Metropolitan Extension
an increase of 6051.; and the Kent Coast au increase
of 2201.

The dividend on North Staffordshire Railway
stock will be at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum,
against 4i for the corresponding period of 1864.
The meeting of the Loudon and Provincial
Marine Insurance Company took place yesterday.
The directors' report, which was adopted, recom-
mended the payment of a bonus of 5 per cent., in
addition to interest far the half-year ending De-
cember last at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum,
free of income tax.
The half•yearly meeting of the North and South
Western Junction Railway Company is convened
for the 27th inst.
The half-yearly meeting of the North London
Railway Company will be held on the 24th inst.
The directors propose to take powers to issue the
additional capital of 50,0001. authorised by the act
of 1864, and 100,0001. authorised by the act of
1865.
A call of 21. is to be paid on the shares of Smith
Knight and Co. (Limited) by the 12th July.
A private letter, dated Toronto, the 18th Jan.,
says :—" Galt and Howland are at Washington,
and rumours prevail that they will ultimately
effect some arrangement of the reciprocity question."
Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and
Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales :
At the second series of bide sales for the year a fair
demand prevailed for salted hides, but kips were in limited
rNuest, end receded in value id. to Id. per lb. East
and sew.--Calcutta were dull of sale, and we
quote prices os the average about id. per lb. lower. The
home trade were the chief operators, a very limited business
being transacted for export, and only a portion of the hides
offered found buyers. Madras, A.z., were sold at the above
decline. The analysis of the sales is 90,106 Calcutta,
new parcels, 14,901 brought forward from former sale., and
5,680 Madras, fr.c., in all 110,087 hides, of which 74,500
were sold. East lodic —Buffalo were in limited request,
and upon those sold we have to note a further reduction in
price. leather.—Australian watt in good request, and
rraliasd frill to slightly advanced pries.. Salted Hides.—
Australian were is fair demand, at shoal late rates. South
American mostly bought in. Cape realised late rates.
Dry Hides.—Afrrean mostly bought in. South American
sold well. Horse Bides.—All bought in. Bark.—Mimosa
was dull of sale, and mostly bought in.

The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Jan. 31, compared with that
for the previous week, shows the following changes :
Cieselation tem £27,0,10,125 Increase £92,910
Circulation active
Public deposits
Other deposits 13,390,352 Decrease 739,739
Government securities in
banking department 9,845,546 Decrease 436
Other securities in backing
deportment 19,414,016 Decrease 9,157
Coin and bulls in both
departments
Seven day and other bills 418,4,9 looms, 13,6 44
The Rest
Notes In reserve
Total reserve (notes k oohs )
is basking department
The chief movements are the increase in the go-
vernment deposits, and the decrease in the
private deposits; as these are almost equally
balaooed, and as the securities have scarcely varied,
the reserve is almost stationary. The 150,0001. in
gold which was withdrawn from the Bank during
the week for export to the Continent has been fully
made up by the return of sovereigns from Ireland,
Scotland, and the provinces, and, in addition, the
Bank's stock has increased 94,7201.

BANC OF iNGLAND.—An A
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January 31, IBM
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lotakinnat £21,000,185

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Tatiaansx Emma.
Consols, which clostid yesterday at 861 to /
for next Thursday 's settlement, opened this morn-
ing at 86a to 1, and so closed, after being offered
in the interval at 86. For money the last pries
was 861 to 1, and for the Bth of March, 871. The
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 861 i ; ditto, for
account, 861, ,z, r ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
861, 1,1, 1 ; New Three per Cents., 861' f, ;
Annuities, 1885, 1313-16 ; Bank Stock, 2461, 6 ;
India Five ;er Cent. Stock, 1021, 1, ; ditto
Four per Cent. Lauds, 14s. prem.
The India Five per Cent, stock was dull. Ex-
chequer Bills remain quoted 7s. to 2s. die.
The foreign stock market was decidedly heavy,
and prices generally gave way. Greek and Veins.
zuelan Bonds were especially depressed, and expe-
rienced a fall of about 1 per cent. Moorish and
Mexican of 1864 also declined 1 per cent. ; Spanish
Passive and Certificates, 1 to 1 ;Italian of 1861 and
Tuekish of 1862 and 1865, 1 ; Turkish Guaranteed
Four per Cents., 11 ; and Egyptian scrip, It. Con-
federate Bonds were also flatter. Mexican Old
Three per Cents., however, showed a recovery of 1
to f per cent.
Bank shares were heavy, and in some cases a
rather important reduction occurred. London and.
County showed depression, and fell 31., the closing
quotation being 76 to 78. Bank of London, Bar-
ned's, Chartered Mercantile of India, London and
China, English and American, Hindustan, London
and South Western, and Provincial Banking Cor-
poration, also declined. Bank of Victoria and
English Joint Stock, however, improved. Alliance
Bank shares were last quoted If to 11 prem., ex
div., being dull ; Imperial Ottoman, 21 to 31 prem.,
ex div., showing a decline of 2s. 6d. ; and A.nglo-
Austrian Bank, 1 to 1 prem.
Financial shares were flat, with a pressure of
sales. Imperial Mercantile and Credit Foncier
and Mobilier declined 53., and London Financial
2s. 6d. The latter at one period were dealt in as
low as par. General Credit were slightly lower,
but International Financial showed steadiness.

The last prices were as follows :—lnternational
Financial, 1-16 to *prem. ex div. • General Credit,
1 7-16 to 9-16 prem.; London Financial, 5-16 to
7-16 prem. ex dm ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, I
to 1 prem., ex div. Credit Fowler and Mobilier,
34 to prem.
National Discount shares were last quoted 10
to 10} prem. , ex div.. being ss. lower ;Joint Stock
Discount., 54 to 51 clis., showing a decline of
7s. Gd. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co., 31 to 4 prem.,
a recovery of 2s. lid. ; General Ottoman, 34 to
prem., ox div. ; and Hudson's Bay, 154 to 161,
be'ng 21. 6d. worse. Miscellaneous shares showed
mach depression, and the changes in prices were
nearly all unfavourable. Universal Marine Insu-
rance were especially heavy, and declined 17a. Gd.,
owing to the unfavourable character of the direc-
tors' report just issued. Anglo-Mexican Mint,
Australian Mortgage, Baugparah Tea, City Offices,
Discount Corporation, East India Irrigation and
Canal, Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Mer-
chant Shipping, and Northern Assam (B) shares
also gave way. On the other hand, International
Contract, National Steam, and Thames and
Mersey Marine improved. London and St. Ka-
tharine Dock stuck rose 1 per cent.
The shares of the London Steam Towing Com-
pany were nominally quoted 14 to 2 prem. ; Charles
Laffitte and Co., 21 to prem. ; and London,
Asiatic, and American Company, 1 to 2 prem.
American securities were dull, but the decline in
5.20 Bonds and Erie and Illinois Central Railway
shares did not exceed it tot per cent. Atlantic
and Great Western Railway debentures, however,
receded 1 per cent. The following were the
latest prices, viz. :-5.20 Bonds, 604 to 1 ; Erie
Railway shares, 534 to 1, ex div. ; Illinois Central,
741 to 75, ex div. ; Atlantic and Great Western
Railway Debentures, 824 to 834 • ditto small,
834 to 844 ; ditto Consolidated Sterling Mortgage
Bonds, paid up, 784 to 794, ex coupon ; ditto
44H% I to 2 Prem.
Canadian government debentures were firmer,
but the 5 per cent. inscribed stock declined 1 per
cent.