The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-24 00:00:00

MONEY MAREB2.-71118 DAY.

Two o'CLooi.

The hinds experienced an improvement of per
cent. this morning, but have since returned to the
closing quotations of yesterday. Little business is
going forward. The share markets are firm. British
railway stocks are in better demand.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentsr were quoted
at 70fr. 36c., ex div., for the account, being i per
ant. lower than yesterday.
The New Indian Five per Cent. Loan, after being
marked 104}, is now quoted 1041 to I, ex div., for
the account.

Consols are officially marked 951 and $ ex div.,
for the account (10th of January). The present
price is 961, " sellers." The Three per Cents. Re-
bud have been dealt in at 961 and ; the New Three
per Cents., at 961 and f ; the New Indian Loan,
for account, at 1041 and 1, ex div.; the Four per
Cent. Debentures of 1868, at 981 ; and Exchequer
Bills, at 28s. to 31s. prem.
Few transactions have taken place in foreign
stocks. Turkish are rather firmer, the Loan of 1864
being quoted 761 to 771, and that of 1858, 631
to 64/. Other foreign stocks are inanimate. Sales are
recorded u follows :—Portuguese Three per Cents.,
1863, 46, 461 ; Russian Five per Cents., 110 ; ditto
Three per Cents, 1869, 681; Spanish New Deferred
Three per Cents., for account, 331, 331; Turkish Six
per Cents., 1868, 635, 64; ditto Guaranteed Four
per Cents., 1041; Venezuela Two-and-a• Half per
Cents., for account, 281.
The shuns of the Su Paulo (Brazilian) Railway
are quoted 3.16 to 6.16 prem. ; Ocean Marine, 11
to 11 prom. ; and Universal Marine, 1 to 1 prem.

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HALF-PAST Two o'CLocx.
The last quotation of Consols is 961 to f, ex die.,
for the account, showing no alteration.
The demand for moaeyhu increased, but there was
no pressure. The terms for choice bills were 2i per
sent. At the Bank a fair amount of business was
done.

The first annual drawing of bonds of the Turkish
Biz per Cent. Loan of 1858 took place yesterday.
97 bonds, representing 50,0001., or 1 per cent, on the
nominal amount of the loan, were drawn, and will
be paid off at par by the contractors on the let of
March next. The present price of the loan being
84, the fortunate holders receive a bonus of 38
per cent. Do not these arrangements partake some-
what of the nature of a lottery ?
No gold was taken from the Bank yesterday for the
Continent. A further portion of that recovered
from the Royal Charter has reached London, and
has been temporarily lodged at the Bank.
The amount of specie engaged for transmission to
Bombay by the deems Ripon, which will leave on
Tuesday, is 189,7951., of which 145,8501. is silver,
and NAM. gold. The whole is on private account.
The Russian exchange experienced yesterday
afternoon a movement unfavourable to this country.
Bills on Frankfort and Holland were also inquired
for. The Paris exchange was firm. The rates
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are shown below :
Amsterdam, 011111 months, 11.16 i to 1; short, 11.13 k tot;
Botierdern, Wee maths, 11.16 k to I; Antwerp, three
months, 16.26 to 30; Namburve, mho bentri, three months,
13.6 to I; Paris, three days! led, 26.10 to 16; ditto,
three moths, 26.324 so 7k; Freakfort-en-tite-lleina, three
mentln, 116} to 117 k; Vetwsburg, per eunhlas three matt as
34} le $6 ; Vienna, elf. tio„ three montle, 12.68 to 63 ;
Weis. ditto, Wm months, 12.63 to 6; Madrid, three
anis, del to ; three months, 491 to 60 ;
IK-
heea, three months, 30.20 to 30; Germs three months,
26.40 to 6 ; Naples, three months, 404 to } ; Palermo,
three months, 121 to k ; Member, three mouths. 121} tort ;
Lisboa, 90 days, 62i to f; Oporto, 90 days,-624 to I.
We understand that the working expenses of
the Lombardo-Venetian Railway Company, which
amounted to 80 per omit. of the receipts when the
line was worked by the Austrian government, are
now being subjected to important reductions. It is
estimated that at present prices these shares will
yield upwards of 10 per cent. per annum.
The Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
notify the payment of the interest, due the Ist of
January, on their first preference bonds, and on the
ordinary Six per Cent. Debentures. The interest at
the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the Consolidated
Stook will be paid, as in July lest, in the company's
Seven per Cent. Debentures.
The Caledonian railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,6211.
The New Five per Cent. Debentures of the East
Indian Railway Company will be ready for delivery
on Wednesday next.
A final dividend is advertised to the shareholders
in the United States Asphalts of Seyssel Company.
The half-year's interest is advertised on the deben-
tures of the Canada Landed Credit Company.
We understand that five tenders were sent in to
government for the manufacture of the cable in-
tended for submersion between Falmouth and
Gibraltar, the one accepted being that of Meters.
Glass, Elliot, and Co., as already stated. The con-
ducting wire is described as the largest ever made;
one half of it has already been covered by the Gotta
Perches Company, and it is stated that Mews. Glass,
Elliot, and Co., will commence the manufacture of
the outer wire covering in January next, and
that the cable will probably be laid about
July. It seems to be understood that
government contemplate ultimately extending the
line to Malta and Alexandria, thereby forming
a connexion with the system of the Red Sea Tele-
graph Company, and so completing the communica-
tion with India. The delays which now occur on the
Continent in the transmission of messages between
Malta and this country testify to the importance of
a new and independent line. We are informed that
fresh attempts will be made next summer to lay a
cable between Candia and Alexandria, thus affording
the choice of another route.
In the Bankruptcy Court yesterday there were divi-
dend sittings in the caws of Messrs. E. and A. Prior,
the coal merchants, and of Messrs. Allen and Smith,
commission merchant', of Mark-lane-chambers, the
latter of whom have now paid in full. Messrs. Mil-
burn and White, merchants, of Cheapside, who
lately absconded, owing 20,0001., were proclaimed
in due form.
The subjoined telegram was received at Lloyd's
yesterday :—" Calais,Dee.23.—Great nuroberof cases
of wrecked goodsut brought in, all marked
' Blervie Castle.'" It is feared that the Bleeds
Castle, Captain M'Hardy, which sailed from
Gravesend for Adelaide on the 17th inst., with 36
passengers on board, has been wrecked. This vessel
was built only two years ago, and was owned by
Mr. Duncan Dunbar. She registered 618 tone.
The Crystal Palace has arrived from China with
672,6001 b. of tea.
The Admiralty have taken up the steamers Kher-
soneee, Sir William Peel, and Tigress, for the trans-
port service. They will probably be employed in
the China waters. The Emigration Commissioners
require a ship to take passengers to Melbourne.
The return of the Bank of England for the weak
ending Wednesday, Dee, 21, compared with the pre-
vious weekly return, shows the following results:
Circulation issue
Oironletket active 20,646,610 Careen 102,610
Paid* deposits
Other deposits
Government menrities in
haald2R4Marbssm_ .1 ..• 10,925,167 No change.
Other securities in baking
department 19,68A996 Increase 181,419
Coin sad bullion in both
departments
81"1 day end other bills , 766,107 Decrease 29,623
The Rest
10,112,016 Isom* 53.830
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes & coin)
in banking department 10,831,130 Increase 104,368
The government deposits have increased consider-
ably, as usual at this season ; but the privets de-
posits having declined, and the private securities
presenting a moderate leery's*, the addition to the
reserve of notes and coin is limited to 104,3681. The
bullion is nearly stationary.
The Gazette statement of the movement of the
precious metals for the week endiag Wednesday
last gives the following totals, viz. t —imports of
gold, 314,8121. •, exports of gold, 383,1311. ; imports
• of silver, 82,4361.i:exports of silver, 391,2951.