The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-01 00:00:00

MONEY M.

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Oita o'Cruot.
The amount of business in public securities to-
dai is small, and the market remains dull. The

funds are unaltered, but a reduction has occurred
in some of the British railways, the most important
movement being a fall of 2 per cent. in Midland, in
consequence of the announcement of a dividend for

the half year at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum,
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against 6} for the corresponding period of 1865.
American stocks have also declined upon the re_

ceipt of lower quotations from New York. Other

securetiee have been very little dealt in.
The discount market is quiet, and the rate for

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good paper unchanged, at Bto 9 per cent. In the
Stock Exchange short loans on English Government
securities are not obtainable below 7} to 8 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 881 to i for money,
and 881 to i for the account (August 9).
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Italian Bonds of 1861 and Brazilian scrip are
in demand, and have improved per cent., but
Spanish Passive have declined 1. The Com-
mittee's Certificates, Turkish Bonds of 1865,
and Mexican are steady. Turkish Bonds of
1862 are now quoted 51 to 53 ; ditto of 1865,
271 to 28; Greek, 11/ to 12 ; Spanish Passive, 191
to 201 ; ditto Certificates, 141 to 15 ; Italian, 1861,
51f to 52 ; Brazilian scrip, n to 21 dia. ; and
Mexican, 171 to 1.
United States 5-20 Bonds have declined 1 per
cent., the present price being 681 to 1. Erie and
Illinois Central Railway shares are also lower, at
41 to 42, and 741 to f respectively.
International Financial shares are now quoted
lf to I}. dis. ; London Financial, 12 to 111 f dia. ;
General Credit, 11 to 11 dis. ; Credit Foncier,
31 to 21 dis., ex di v. (81. paid); and National Dis-
count, if to 8 prem., ex div.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares are firm, at
121 to or 21 to prem. ; but Atlantic Telegraph
Preference are ss. lower, at 31 to 11.
The following notification has been issued by the
Bank of England under date of this day :
Notice is hereby given—That in order to prepare
the dividends due on the 10th October, 1886,
the balances of the several accounts in the fol-
lowing funds will be struck on the night of Saturday,
the let September, 1868, vie.:—New 31. per Cent
Annuities, Reduced 31. per Cent. Annuities, Annuities for
Thirty Years, Annuities for Terms of Years, India 4/. per
Cent. Stock. On Monday, the 3rd September, the above-
named funds will be transferable without the dividend due
on the 10th October next.
BANK STOCIL—Shut, Wednesday, 12th September ;
open, Thursday, 11th October.
The amount of gold sent into the Bank yesterday
was 41,0001., chiefly sovereigns, from Alexandria.
The greater portion of the Mexican dollars by
the last packet were sold yesterday at 4s. Ild. per
ounce, being the same price as that recently cur-
rent. The bar silver has not yet been disposed of.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
firm, except as regards those on Austria, which
were rather lower. Subjoined is our usual list.
Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.01 to 12.1 ; ditto, short,
11.16 to 11.18 ; Rotterdam, 3 mouths, 12.0 i to 12.1 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.47 i to 25.521 a • Brussels, 3
months, 25.471 to 25.521; Hamburg and AltOna, 3 months,
13.91 to 13.9 f •, Berlin, Cologne, tic., 3 months, 6.27
18 • - Peterahiug,_3 - iths, 27.6.10 27 ;P. short,

'HIS DAY.), it and da•ad at 88} to i• For money the last price
was 88k to 4. The official business report VI as
follows :—Three per Cant doneobs, for musks:
I ; ditto, for account, 88 ; Three per
Reduced, 874, 4,4; New Three per Cents., 874,
k, 4 ; Bank Stock, 250 ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 103, 4, 21, ; ditto Four per Cent., 91 ; ditto
Five per Cent. " entered" rupee paper, 100, k ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1004 ; ditto
Bonds, 18s., prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was quiet.
The March Exchequer Bills remain quoted 4a. dia.
to w, and the June 2s. to 6a. prem.
The amount of business in the foreign stock
market was exceedingly limited, and few changes
were observable in prices. Mexican, Spanish
Passive, and the Committee's Certificates were in
slight demand, and rose a to 1 per cent., but
Egyptian Bonds of 1864 declined 1 per cent.,
Portuguese k, and Brazilian scrip 4. The chief
movement was a fresh fall of 6 per cent. in Vene-
zuela Bonds of 1864.
ColonialGovernmenteecurities showed no change,
with the exception of a rise of k per cent. in New
Zealand Six per Cents.
United States 5.20 Bonds and Erie Railway
shares were in request, and improved 4 and 4 per
cent. respectively. Prices closed as follows :-5.20
Bonds, 694 to k ; Erie Railway shares, 4$ to 4 ;
Illinois Central, 744 to 75 ex div. ; Atlantic and
Great Western Railway Debentures, 49 to 60;
ditto Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 434 to 44k.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Oils o'CLooL.

The mining market is rather more active to-day,
with a demand for Mineral Rights,Chontales,West
Caradon, and Tresavean shares. Prince of
Wales, however, have experienced a fresh decline.
Some of the present prices are as follows :
Prince of Wales, 275. 6d. to 30s. ; West Caradon,
sto 6 ; Tresavean, 5 to 6 ; Great Vor, 181 to I ;
North Treskerby, 26 to ; Caldbeck Fells, 245. to
26e. ; Chontales. to die. ; Mineral Rights,
die to par ; Frontino and Bolivia, to ft ; East
Caradon, 61 to 7 ; and East Cam Brea, 20s. to
225. 6(1.

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