The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-31 00:00:00

MONEY ILIBILMT.-(THIS DAY.)

Oats o'Oweis
In the Stock Exchange to-day the dealers are
chiefly engaged in the completion of the fortnightly
settlement, and few transactions have taken
place in stocks and shares. The tendency
of prices is dull, in consequence of a
strong demand for money, combined with the with-
drawal of gold from the Bank yesterday.
Consols are without change, and the varia-
tions in British railways are few and unimportant,
with the exception of a reduction of 4 per cent.
in Metropolitan. Foreign bonds, however, show
heaviness, especially Spanish. Amongst the mis-
cellaneous shares the principal feature is a fresh
decline of se. to 7s. 6d. in those of Overend,
Gurney, and Co. (Limited). Joint Stock Discount
remain heavy, at 5} to 5 discount.
There is a good demand for money to-day, but
. chiefly for loans in connexion with the settlement
' in the Stock Exchange, where the rate for advances
till to-morrow on English government securities is
as high as 74 to 8 per cent. The charge for the best
bills in Lombard-street is 71 per cent., with excep-
tional transactions at 7}.
Consols are quoted 861 to a for money, and 86
to 87 for the account (February 8).
Spanish Passive Bonds are heavy, and have
declined i per cent. The Committee's Certificate's
Turkish of 1865, and Greek have also receded }, and
Brazilian scrip and Mexican }. The quotations
are as follows :--Greek, 121 to In ; Italian, 611
to a ; Mexican, 20 to } ; Spanish Passive, 24} to
1 ; ditto Certificates, 13} to 4 ; Turkish, 1865,
38} to 39} ; Brazilian scrip, 4 to f prem. ; Egyptian
scrip, } to 4 prem.
American securities are steady. 5-20 Bonds are
now quoted 664 to 1 ; Erie Railway shares, 56 to
4 ; and Illinois Central, 75} to 4.
International Financial shares are now quoted
par to } prem., ex div. ; General Credits 14 to 1
prem. ; London Financial, 4 to i prem., ex div.;
Imperial Mercantile, 14 to 2} prem. ; Credit Fonder
and Mobilier, 3a to f prem. ; and Overend, Gurney,
and Company, 31 to 4 prem.
London Steam Towing shares are now quoted 1}
to 2 prem.; Charles Laffitte and Co., 2} to 1 prem.;
and Galatz Candle, } to 4 prom.
- The General Credit and Finance Company of
- London (Limited) have received a telegram from
Turin stating that series B of the Italian States
Domain Loan has been drawn for reimbursement at
Par-
The following relates to the Venezuela Six per
Cent. Loan of 1864 :
The General Credit and Finance Company of Londoa
(Limited) are in receipt of advice from their agents, Messrs.
H. L. Boulton and Co., dated La Guaira, January 9, of
duties collected, add remitted, on account of the above
loan, as follows :-Per statement No. 73, from Porto Ca-
bello, 6,820.68 dole. ; ditto No. 74, from Porto Cabello,
578.92 dole.; ditto No. 60, from La Guaira. 649.80 dole.;
ditto No. 61, from La Guaira, 2,437.54 dela. Total,
10,486.94 do's.
The following relative to the New Granada Debt
was posted up yesterday in the Stock Exchange :
- Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received by this
IL- mail, on account of New Granada dividends, the following
remittances :-From Custom-house of Santa Marta. 2.700/.;
ditto Sabariilla, 4791. ss. 9d. ; ditto Cartagena, 3741. 16e.
Total 3,5541. Is. 9d.
The scrip of the Ottoman Six per Cent. Loan of
1865 is now ready for delivery at the Imperial
Ottoman Bank, in exchange for the allotment letters
and banker's receipts.
The sum of 150,0001. in bar gold was withdrawn
from the Bank yesterday for transmission to Paris.
The 56,0001. in gold by the Mexican packet will
also be sent away.
In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon the
firmness noticed on Friday last was fully main-
tained. The list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.11 to 2 ; '
ditto. 3 days, 11.174
to 184 • Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.11 to 2 • Antwerp, 3
months, 25.50 to 55 ; Hamburg, ms. bsaeo, 3 months,
13.91 to f ; Paris, 3 days, 25.124 to 174; ditto, 3 months,
25.474 to 521 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 3 month; 1201 to
11 ; Petersburg, per rouble. 3 months. 291 to 1 Vienna,
off. 110., 3 mouths, 10.80 to 85 ; Trieste, ditto, 3 months,
1 i 10.80 to 85 ; Madrid, 3 months, 464 to 1 ; Cadiz, 3
months, 474 to 1. Leghorn, 3 months, 25.65 to 70; Genoa,
3 !moths, 25.63 to 70 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.65 to 70 ;
Naples, 3 months. 25.65 to 70; Palermo, 3 months,
25.65 to 70 ; Messina, 3 moths, 25.65 to 70 ; Lisbon,
20 days, 511 to 4 ; Oporto, 90 days, 511 to 4.
Advices from Paris, of Monday's date, state
that the Credit Mobilier had announced in the
evening paper that a general meeting will be held
on the 12th February for the purpose of obtaining
the assent of the shareholders to the proposal for
doubling the capital. The directors appear to be
so certain of obtaining this assent that the new
shares are offered for sale from the let February.
They will be issued at 5161 r. 66c. each, viz., 5001 r.
the par, and 16fr. 66c. to represent the two millions
4 of reserve. One new share is to be given to the
holder of each present share. The new shares carry'
interest at 5 per cent. to the Ist January, 1867, and
afterwards will participate in the same dividends
as the old shares. 50fr. per share is to be paid on
subscribing ; 116 fr. 66c. within ten days of the
promulgation of the act, and the remainder at 1
periods not yet fixed.
The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 1,3111. over the corre-
sponding week of 1865.
The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway
of Canada, just received, shows an increase of
3,158/. over last year.
1 At an extraordinary meeting yesterday of the
shareholders of the City Bank, the resolutions
passed on the 16th inst., for reducing the 1001.
into 201. shares, were confirmed.
The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the
Albion Bank (Limited) was held yesterday ; Mr.
Thomas Cave, M.P., in the chair. The report
stated that the gross earnings for the half year
amounted to 8,2221. Be. tel., and that, after de-
ducting the current expenses and making allowance
for bad and doubtful debts, there remained a din-
ed posable balance of 3,3131. Bs. 10d. The
directors recommended the appropriation of
2,1581. 10s. to the payment of a dividend at the rate
of 5 per cent. per annum, and the remaining sum of
1,1541. 18s. 101 to be carried forward to the next
account.
The annual meeting of the North British Aus-
tralasian Company was held yesterday, when the
directors' report was adopted. The accounts for
the year exhibit a balance of 5,314/., out of which
a dividend was declared of 24 per cent., free of
income tax.
An extraordinary general meeting of tbe Charing-
cross Hotel Company (Limited) is convened for the
12th February, when a dividend is to be declared.
In , The half-yearly meeting of the Mediterranean
Extension Telegraph Company (Limited) is called
I for the 9th February.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, 1
and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock Ex-
change list of last evening :
loserseee.-Argut Life, 31 ; Commercial Unioe, 71 to f
Imperial Fire, 350 ; Liverpool and London and Globe (6 per
......_ ;d::e:fLat'unA Maria;M i liiea
laa:L(Limited).ito(Limited).
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4;, a
e4.;7.'oliandu7c:o'ainBd:LimiPlAronstaddieocinhia7sndiM;sCrit :Ile,:
1 Gaslight sad Corm-Bombay (Limited), 51 to 4; Euro-
id Paw New, e 4 ; Groat Central, Ito3l ; Imperial, 751 6 ;
Imperial GontraentaJ, 954 to 964 : Lorrain, 724 to 3; Phceoix, .
294 to 9ex div. ; ditto, New, 15 ex di'. ; South Metropo-
-1 lizontaree,ao;sterworB:7ol4:;tiviciadSkinr. ratalex.BeriasCooarlitaialetinoloioxsartators,aird.ll,4;
Chtoaeftlies,a;
617:28aiteddii;viagn. General.tb.
The subjoined report on the bullion market is .
from the circular of Messrs. Sharps and Wilkins :
Darin the last few days the Indian demand for silver
has 6rdideMy slackened, the very large motet' purchased
I &trim the earls portion of the fortnight having apparently
Ibeen snakiest for the immediate wants al exporters. Tb e
1 lodise exchanges. however, cooties* to be waist seed .at a
.417_4* Polak aid pure/wee will spin la all probability
1
he elersii mama. The *carrot quotation for bar silver
is
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COllllOlB, which closed yesterday at 87 for the
Bth February, opened this morning at 87,
" buyers," and closed at 861 to 87. For money
the last price war 864 to 4. The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 87, 61; ditto, for account, 871, 7 ; Three
1 per Cents. Reduced, 87,6/ ; New Three per Chinni:.
1 861, 7,6/, 7,6/ ; Annuities, 1885, 13 11-16 ; India
I Five per Cent. Stock, 1021, i ; ditto Five-and-e-
-i Half per Cent. "enfaced" rupee paper, 1071, 8.
Indian Government securities were steady.
Exchequer Bills declined Is., being quoted 7s. to
28. dia.
The variations in foreign stocks were rather
numerous. There was a demand for Egyptian
Bonds, which advanced 1 per cent. The scrip of
the last Government Railway Loan also improved 1,
closing at 4to 4 prem. Turkish Bonds of 1854 and
1862 rose 4 to 4 ; Russian of 1822, 4 ; and Portu-
guese, 1. On the other hand Venezuelan of 1864
declined 1 per cent. ; Mexican and Greek, 4; New
Grenadian and Spanish Certificates, 1 ; and B.paniek
Passive and Turkish of 1865, 4.
London Finaucial shares showed renewed head-
nets, and declined 7s. 6d. Imperial Mercantile
and International Financial were also dull, but
Credit Fonder and Mobilier improved 2e. 6d.
The last prices were as follows :—lnternational
Financial, 1 to 1p General Credit, 1 9-16 to
11.16 prem. ; London Financial, 14 to 4 prem. ;
Imperial Mercantile Credit, 113.16 to 15-16 prem.;
Credit Fonder and Mobilier, 31 to 1 prem.
National Discount shares were last quoted 101
to 11 pram., being 2a. 6d. better; Joint Stock
Discount, 54 to 5 dia., showing a fresh fall of
7s. 6d. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co., 44 to 4 prem.
—a reduction of about 15s. ; General Ottoman, 31
to 4 prem.; and Hudson's Bay, 16 to 4, being 2a 6d.
lower. Atlantic Telegraph, Consolidated Discount,
and Thames and Mersey Marine shares improved,
while China Steamship and Labnan Coal, East
India Land, Home and Colonial Assurance, Madras
Irrigation, Northern Assam (B), and Union Marine
Insurance gave way. Lion Brewely *twee were
quoted 11 to 2 prem. There were some inquiries
for Lemberg-Czeruowitz Railway shares, which
were firmer, closing at 51 to 41 dia.

MINES.--(THIS D&YJ

The mining market continues quiet, with little
business. There is a demand, however, for
Chiverton Moor, Great North Laxey, East
Lovell, and East Grenville shares. The
settlement will be completed this afternoon.
Chiverton Moor are now quoted 6k to 6} ; Great
North Laxey, 1} to k ; East Lovell, 12 to k;
East Grenville, 3} to 1; Clifford Amalgamated,
17 to 18 ; West Chiverton, 78 to 80; North Chiver-
ton, 325. 6d. to 35g. ; and South Darren, 2 to I.
Chontales Gold shares are quoted 2g to prem.,
and Frontino and Bolivia, 6s. 3d. to Bs. 9d. prem.
At the meeting yesterday of the Cobre Copper
Mining Association no dividend was declared.
The Froutino and Bolivia (South American) Gold
Mining Company have received by the West India
packet a remittance of about 500 ounces of gold,
worth 1,6501.

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COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARIC-LANE.--(THIS DAY.)
Only limited quantities of home-gems wheat came fresh
to hand to-day, and nearly the whole of the supply was re-
oei►ed in poor condition. The few fine samples on offer
found buyers at the rates current on ; but damp
and inferior produce wee almost unsaleable, at very ime-
guise prime.
There WY a moderate mipply of foreign wheat on the
stands. In all descriptions sales programed slowly ; never-
theless no alteration took place in the quotations.
Floating carams of wheat were in fair request, hut other
kinds of produce afloat commanded very little attention.
Prices, however, were fairly supported.
Barley, the show of which was moderate, moved off
slowly, but at late rates.
Malt was quiet on former terms. The supply was goad.
Only moderate supplies of oats were on offer ; never:kr
II leas, the demand was inactive, at about st►t °nary cur-
rencies.
The transactioes in beans were on a limited scale, at
Monday's quotations.
The inquiry for peas was dull, on former terns.
The flour trade rol-.1 quiet, at late rates.
Linseed end rapemed changed bands slowly, but at fell
prices. Agricultural seeds were very dull. Cakes moved
off freely at about previous quotation.
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Loss, Kent, rod, old 41 to 62
new 36 to ie
Do.white, olil b 3 to 60
new 41 to 61
DMAsod Liacdn
rwl, old
BAILST
Malting
D4stilling
Grinding u2l 61
2s
MAW.
Norfolk, and
Suffolk 66 So 66
Kingston and Wars 6$ to WI
Brown
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in/04k food it to 36
potato 25 to 30
Bootch, food
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Scotch potato
lrialz, white
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SRAM
Massgsn (1885) BB
82 to 38
Ttek B5 le
Barrow
Pigeon B9 to SI
MY.
$4
Grey
Maple BB to 0
White sB to GI
Boilers

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Town ads, 1.o;
48 to 44
ba.
Holusehold B7 to le
82 to IT
Country
Norfolk and Suffolk
4144 a to 14

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—
Xenia Patteaska and Bad* *Wad
eastinuee brisker than for some time past,
stances being fully maintained. Chaste
extremely Karoo, and may be quoted, er
dearer.

FORMSIL
. Ter Qn.
Per Q.
Winn. a. a. OPE s. a I 1 •
Danish, and Hangs Danish aid Swedish 22 to MI
berg 47 to 39 itueataa ... .. 11 to 23
Ratio* & 1111 Madden- Hiaill. I
:nu 44 to 56 Danish 66 to
t I
is to as Egyptian 37 to SO i
Basilan, hard
soft
.
Amelteen, red .
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white.. .. 49 to 84 INIMail Coml. ':I , ,
Amur. White ill to 31
Grinding 24 to 26 Yellow
Distilling
Malting
OATB. Spanish, „ .... 33 to 36 Il•
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Dutch brewing
1 eedieg
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN, do.. INTO LONDON, BY WATER
CARPIAGE, FROM JAN. 27 TO JAN. St, INCLUSIVE
Wheat.' Barley. Malt. Oats.l hoar. I' •
I yrs. ors. . ra I brim. 1
II wets.
Anglia: sedrootcli 120 3220 2ollre G 0 1230 1.. l2 •
I
forishreign , 6`60 I 2170 ..
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.. 4215 I 193 ' IMOI/ I
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Total ' e 530 . 4290 2140 6490 191 , 2050 •. •
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COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF ORME.
rtut THE WKEIL ILNIANO 1 TOR TILS CORLESPONDJNO RUH
.1•11. 21, 804. IN 1806. i ,
Qr Averalte I Qrs. Average. . ,
, .
Wheat 65,11.4 47,5. sd. 1 Wheat 72,610 .. M. ad.
Harley 65,677 .. 335. ld. Barley 71,013 .. 2ge. gg,
.
Oats 8,606 Us. 3d. Oats 7,8011 .. 196. ie.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(sr UNITED KINGDOM Iet&CTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 1
(Piton OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.)
The market steady. Sales about 8,000 bales. 1 .. 1 I i
. ,
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MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) ';
. SVGAL -The demand coatieue steady but not active at
thelprevious currency, the transactions being chiefly ma- I ,
I
Sued to British West India. Re : There bat Vas a .••
more active dowsed at arm prices.
COPPIE competition.- gags of ceon continuo so go
with good Plantation at full prima too
1
slight &leanest, grey and Gee fine ordinary pale, 7:is. to ' , ,
80s. : coloury low middling and middling. 80s. 61. to . i
Ms. 6d. • good and Ann ditto, 86s. to 90s. 6il. ; peaberry,
805. to 84 6d.
TEA.-There is an improved demand fix nearly all de- I . i
scriptiocs, at firmer.prices.
Rom -A. few aulas of Jamaica are reported ; also a small
paecel of Demerara, at Is. 7;(1.
Rum-No sales of importance reported. , i
• SALTPETLE-50 toes sold for arrival at 255., usual allow-
&nee%
COTTON.-Previous prime are unaltered, but the demand i
' is still limited.
Jars-No public atlas were held to-day, but privately • •
then is a contiased good demand at Arm priom.
TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is dull at the following priess :-Town to lane
.... w
45a. 3d. ; Peteesbarg Y.O. on the spot, 46a. ; March, 465. ; ~
Apra to Jame, 46a. ; October to December. 48e. 3d. to 4311.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAT.) 1
f ,
isms. Pattembea and Sad* report 'that the Wads •
r continues brisker than for some time para, prices in all M. I. i
1 stances being fully maintained. Choice descriptions arat .
I extremely Karoo, and may be quoted, Choi
the two, the tea
r dearer. • 1
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