The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-71118 DAT.

Two o'CLocii.

The funds to-day are inanimate at yesterday's
closing quotations. In every department of the
Stook Exchange there is a lack of business. There
is no variation in prices worthy of special notice.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted
at 70fr. 60c., ex div., being per sent. better than
yesterday.
The New Indian Five per Cent. Loan is steady,
at 1044 to f, ex div., for the amount.
Consols are Mfloially marked 961, ex div., for
the 10th of January. The present quotation
L 951, " sellers." Bank Stock has also been
i dealt in at 2284; the Three per Cent/. Reduced, et
911, 4, and 4; the New Three per Cents. at
964 and ; the Indian Four per Cent. Debentures
of 1868, at 98; ditto 1859, at 971 ; the
New Indian Loan, for account, at 1041 and 4, ex
div. ; India Bonds, at 9s. prem. ; and Exchequer
Ms, at 281. to 295. prom.
The foreign stock market is likewise inanimate.
There is, however, a trifling recovery in
Turkish stocks; the loan of 1854 is
quoted 781 to 77, and that of 1858, 631 to
844. Dutch Four per Cents. are firm. Russian
snip is marked dis. Mexican Bonds are
dulls Bales are recorded as follows:—Bra-
zilian Old Five per Cents., 1024 ; Chilian Six
per Cents., 1044; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
881 (exchange 128.) ; ditto Four per Cent.
Certificates, 101; Mexican Three per Conti.,
for account, 224; Russian Three per Cents., 1869
(scrip), dis.; Turkish Six per Cents., 1864, for
account, 77 ; ditto, Six per Cents., 1868, 834; ditto
for account, 644.
The shares of the San Paolo (Brazilian) Railway
Company are quoted 3-18 to 6-18 prem., and Ocean
Marine Insurance, 1 1-18 to 1 3-18 prem.
The demand for money continues good, though
not pressing, and 24 per cent. is the ordinary rate
for the best bills. At the Bank a fair amount of
business was done.

The Sultan, from the Peninsula, hu brought
3,6301. in specie.
The steamer Colombo reached Aden on the 11th
inst., with advices from Calcutta to the 23rd Nov.,
and from Shanghai) to the 12th idols. The exchange
at the latter port is quoted 6.. 7id., !Mowing little
variation. The letters are expected in London to-
wards the latter end of next week.

The Butern Counties Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 1,4411. • the Lancashire and
Yorkshire (including Rest Lanoishire) an increase of
4,2201. • the North Reetarn sn increase of 9691.; and
the Midland an bureau of 1,8681.

The traffic on tit; Trieste'li;eof the Lombardo-
Venetian Railway Company for the week ending
the 11th Deo. was 31,9401., being 13,5081. more than
in the corresponding week of last year; and that on
the Lombardo-Venetian line 12,5661., showing an
increase of 3,2901. The aggregate increase on both
lines linos Ist Jan. is 727,2841.
On Monday next the Jerusalem Coffee-house will
be closed at two o'clock, and the Baltic immediately
after the morning delivery of letters.
In the Bankruptcy Court yesterday there was a
dividend sitting, under the estate of Messrs. Strahan,
Paul, and Bates.
The London and China Telegraph has the
following :
The coutract for the Falmouth end Gibraltar submarine
cable has been taken by Seam. Gleam, Elliot, and Co., of
Lesttanhall-street. That for Rangoon and Singapore is not
yet settled, and it la just possible that the Gibniltar cue may
ha used for that liek. Nothing has been decided by govern-
ment as to main a steamer from Alexandria to Candle i
for the purpose ad carrying telegrams, as noticed in oar
lsat lase&
With reference to the market foe American securi-
ties, Mews. D. Bell, Bon, and Co. report as under:
The market it, American sersoitlas remake slthent any
change of importance. There continues to be a steady
demand for State stooks, and more Inquiry for railroad bootie
of the first class. The huskies during the first week ham
not been large, and pricer generally are without material
alteration.

The Egmont has arrived from China with
750,600 lbs. of tea and 106 bales of silk.
Advice* have been received of the sailing from
Aden of the steamer Salsette, with the English mail
for Australia of November.

THrasDAT E•nRRO.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 961 to f, ex
div., for the 10th January, opened this morning at
the same quotation, and closed at 961 to 1. The
official business report is u follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for account (10th January), 961, 1,
ex div.; Three per Cents. Reduced, 961, ; New
Three per. Cents., 961, 4 ; Thirty Years Annuities,
expiring in April, 1886, 171 ; Bank Stock, 226/,
228; the Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, 1868,
971, 1; ditto, 1869, 971; India Bonds, 9s. prem.;
the New Indian Five per Cent. Loan, for account
1041, 1041, ex div.
The Indian 6 per cent." enfaoed" rupee paper was
also officially marked 98.
The New Indian Five per Cent. Loan, after ad-
vancing to 1041 to .1, closed at 1941 to 1, ex div.,
for the account, being the same as yesterday.
The Indian Four per Cent. Debentures continue in
demand, with an upward tendency.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted 28s. to 311. prem.
A fresh fall of 1 per cent. took place this after-
noon in Turkish stocks : the loan of 1864 closed at
761 to 77, and that of 1868 at 631 to 64. Mexican
bonds were dealt in in the morning at 221, but de-
clined in the afternoon to 221 to 1. Swedish Four
per Cent.. were marked 79, ex div.
Bank of Egypt shares were quoted rather lower
to-day, other bank shares remaining steady. Com-
mercial Bank of London were dealt in at 191 and
191. An improvement took place in Canada Land,
Elecrio Telegraph, and Royal Mail Steam shares.
North British Australuian were also inquired for.
London Dock stook was marked 66 and 661.
The shares of the San Paulo (Brazilian) Railway
Company were last quoted 3-16 to 1 prem. We an
informed that the applications already amount to
considerably more than the capita/, and that the list
will be closed to-morrow (Friday) night as regards
town subscribers and on Saturday night as regards
those in the country.
The shares of the Ocean Marine Insurance Com-
pany were quoted 11 to 11 prem., and Universal
Marine, par to pram.