The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-03 00:00:00

MONEY K

,ARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Owe °Twos.
The share markets remain dull, with little busi-
ness. Consols are unchanged, but several of the
British railways and foreign stocks have declined.

Mexican bonds are decidedly heavy, upon the
announcement from New York that the Emperor
Maximilian has not left Mexico. Turkish secu-

rites are still prejudiced by the conflicting charac-
ter of the news from Candia, with respect to the
insurrection.

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In the discount market to-day the rate for the
beat paper is firm, at 3i to 4 per cent., owing to the
moderate supply of money offered. The applica-
tions at the Bank have consequently been nume-
rous. It is believed that the quotation in Lom-
bard-street will be maintained at its present point
till the turn of the year, and that, consequently,
there is no immediate prospect of the Bank
minimum being lowered. Short loans are obtain-
able in the Stock Exchange at 3 to 3i per cent.

The scrip of the new Russian Loan opened flatly
this morning at I to 1 prem., upon sales by al-
lottees, but the price is now quoted 1* to 1*
prem., being t per cent. higher than on Saturday.
Applicants fur moderate sums have in many cases
obtained half the amount applied for, while
numerous persons who applied for largo amounts
speculatively have received no allotment whatever,
Consols are now quoted 89f to I, with div. for
money, and 88k to g, ex div., for next Thursday's
settlement.
In the foreign stock market the chief feature is
a fall of / per cent. in Mexican Bonds. Turkish
of 1865 have also receded t, and Spanish Pas-
sive and Certificates, *. Turkish Bonds of 1862
are quoted 57* to 581 ; ditto 1865, 32i to * ;
Greek, 13; to 14! ; Spanish Passive, 20 to ;
ditto Certificates, 13* to * ; Italian of 1861, 543
to ; Mexican, 18f to 19.
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American securities show no movement of im-
portance. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 70g to
Erießailway shares, 4511 to 46; and Illinois Central,
761 to 771. I
Anglo-American Telegraph shares are unaltered,
at 14,a, to 1, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent.
Preference, at 3} to N.
International Financial shares sr* quoted 21
to 21 dis. ; London Financial, lii to 16i die. ;
General Credit, 21 to dis. ; Credit Foncier,
5g to 51 dis. ; National Discount, 9 to a prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 16g to /.
In proportion as the floating supply of money is re-
duced through the large payments lately made into
the Bank by the liquidators of companies winding
up, that establishment naturally derives benefit,
by the accession at once of business and of avail-
able resources.
The steamer Seine, from the West Indies, has
brought 480,0001. in specie, being less than was
expected.
The Australian advices just received at South-
ampton rid Panama, state that "a commercial panic
prevailed at Sydney. hlan~y failures had occurred,
and others were expected.
Mr. Slaughter's lreck/y .~dare List gives the fol-
lowing as the only railway calls as yet of
announced fur payment in the month of December,
so that the amount is greatly below the average :
Amount per Share.

Due Already Niiniber
Due in Nov ,1200. Date. rani Call. of Shares. Amount.
Midland Nov Convert-
ible t'Ae l'ref 3l 10 20 0 114,722 129.41$
Ditto Le aluirvi

Total In December 1:167,1!A

Total In the whole of IS G.... £11,015.103

It is understood that the liquidators of the Joint
stock Discount Company (Limited), have now
funds in hand representing about Bs. in the pound,
and that they have made application to the Court
of Chancery for authority to pay at once to the
creditors a dividend of tis. Bd.
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The annual meeting of proprietors of the Lon
don and Westminster Bank is to take place on the
16th January.
The report of the directors of the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Company, will be submitted at the
annual meeting on the 6th inst. The directors' re-
commendation as regards dividend has already been
published. This company have just adopted a step
of a somewhat unusual character, having issued a
pamphlet entitled " A Statement of the Position
and Operations of the Company, from its In-
corporation to the present Time." The matter
presented by the directors is divided into
the following twelve heads, viz., the charters, the
postal service, the passenger service, the transport
service, the establishments at home and abroad,
the consumption of coal, the consumption of pro-
visions, the employment of agents, commanders,
engineers, officers, and others, the expenditure
and revenue, the shareholders, the direction and
' management of the company, the parliamentary
committee of 1866. From the magnitude of the
company's operations, this resume naturally pos-
sesses considerable interest.
A general meeting of the Indian Tramway Com-
pany (Limited) is convened for the 7th December.
A call of H. 10s. is to be paid on the new ordi-
nary share capital of the Metropolitan Railway
Company by the Ist January.
A second call of 11. is to bo paid on the new
shares of the Berlin Waterworks Company
(Limited) by the 31st inst.
The Great Luxembourg Company announce that
the annual drawings for the reimbursement of the
obligations of 41. and '2O/. each will take place at
Brussels, on the 6th inst.
The receipts of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern
Railway Company for the month of August were
4,1061., and for September, 5,6421. For the last
four weeks reported upon the traffic has been
as follows :—Week ending 30th September,
1,214/. ; ditto, 7th October, 1,157/. ; ditto. 14th
October, 1,2041. ; ditto, 21st October, 1,329/. It
appears that the great storm at Buenos Ayres has
not in any way affected the works of the Great
Southern Railway.
Notice is given that a petition for the winding
up of the Bank of Hindustan, China, and Japan
(Limited), presented at the instance of the National
Bank, is to be heard before Vice-Chancellor Stuar.
on the 14th inst.
Mr. Arthur Cooper, liquidator of the Orental
Commercial Bank (Limited), announces that he
has made out a list of contributories, and that he
will proceed with the settlement of the list on the
4th, sth, and 6th inst. .
A petition for the winding up of Frederick
Symons and Co. (Limited) is to be heard before
the Master of the Rolls on the Bth inst., and a
petition for the winding up of the Cadiz, Oporto,
and Light Wine Association (Limited), before
Vice-Chancellor Wood, on the same day.
Petitions for the winding up of the Nowgong
Tea Company of Assam (Limited), the National
Standard Life Insurance Company (Limited), and
the Thames Mutual Insurance Association, are to
be heard before the Master of the Rolls on the Bth
inst.
Creditors of the Tividale Company (Limited) are
required to send the particulai s of their claims to
the liquidators by the 31st inst.

SATURDAY EVENING.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 88} to i , ex
div., for the 6th instant, opened this morning
at 88f, and closed at 88} to t. For money ,
the last price was 89. to 1 with div. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. ,
Consols, for money, 893, i, t ; ditto, for account,
88i, t, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 87t, t; !
New Three per Cents., 871, li ; Bank Stock,
248 ; India Five per Cent. Stoat, 1061 ; ditto
Four per Cent. Bonds, 225. prem.
Indian Government securities were quiet.
Exchequer Bills remain at Is. to ss. prem.
Very little business was transacted in foreign

stocks, and faw variations occurred in prices. There
was a rise of per cent. in Russian Bonds of 1864
and in Greek and Mexican, and a reduction
of 1 in Italian of 18615- and Turkish of 1858,
in Portuguese, and ft in Italian of 1861.
Russian Loan scrip declined per cent., closing
at to prem. The letters of allotment were
posted 'ilia evening.
In the market for bank shares there was a de-
mand for London Bank of Mexico and Anglo-Egyp-
tian, which rose IF. and 10s. respectively. On the
other hand, National Bank declined 11., and
Oriental 10s.
The shares of the financial companies were inae-
five, and prices showed no movement of importance.
International Financial met with some inquiry. The
closing quotations were :—lnternational Financial,
2g to 21 die. ; General Credit, 21 to 21 die. ;
London Financial, 17 to 16 die. ; and Credit
Fo-icier of England, L 4 to 5} dia.
Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight
per Cent. Preference !lrires declined 2s. 6d., closing
at 14? to and 31 to 2, respectively. Telegraph
Construction were quoted pto dis., showing no
change.
Hudson's Bay shares closed at 1611 to It
National Discount, at 9g to „ prem. ; and General
Ottoman, at 1 to 11 p-em. The amount of busi-
ness in miscellaneous shares was limited, but
Egyptian Trading were inquired for, and rose ss.
Thames and 31enev Insurance also improved
2a. 6d., while Royal Mail Steam declined 10s.,
and London and Provincial Marine and Quebrada
Land, as.
American securities were firm. The 5-20 Bonds
rose per cent. ; Erie and Illinois Central Railway
shares, 1 ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Debentures, ; and the Consolidated Mortgage
Bond., I. Prices closed as follows :-5-20 Bonds,
70i to ft ; Eric Raillway shares, 45,1 to 461; Illinois
Central, 761 to 77! : Atlantic and Great Western
Railway Deben; tires. 551, to 561,, ex coupon ;
ditto Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 41 to 1, en
coupon.

MINES.-(TllIS DAY.)

Oitz o'CLoos..

The minim market is quiet to-day, but North
Crofty and South Condurrow shares are inquired
for. Some of the pret:ent quotations are subjoined :
Great Vor, 16 to ?; ; North Crofty, 3to ; West
Frances, 10 to 11 ; Prince of Wales, 245. to 265.;
South Condurrow, 12s. Gd. to 178.6 d.; Frank Mills,
30s. to 3, s. ; Wheal Grenville, 245. Gd. to 265. Gd. :
Wheal Agar, :Ws. to 325. 6d. ; Chontales, 2i to
: and East I;asset, 20 to 21.
A call of ls. is to be paid on the shares of the
An"lo-Brazilian Gold Company (Limited) by the
2nd January.