The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-12 00:00:00

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

N lies Ms-Ifcr- Total. TOtal,
lunArmrs. open. wagers. chaudine. 1866. 1866.
Week ending Anoint 30. A A
Detroit and Milwaukee lBB 7,713 7,627
Week ending Sept. 1
Great Weeteni of Canada . 145
Week ending Sept. 2
Belgian Eastern Junction
Brecon and Merthyr
Week ending Sept. 8.
Cork and BR ndnn
Glavow & Routh Western 2,
North London

12,913 15,348

Tee 176 200 S,S See
egi 627 V. 49 1,470 I,SC2

20 833 225 F. 484
- - 10.073 10,871
11 8,1G9 1,516 4,065 8,623

Week ending Sept. 9
Cambrian
Great Luxembourg
Metropolitan

130 1,758 912 2,700 2,750
134 1,357 4,590 9,947 5,964
41 - - 3,355 2,053

MONEY MARKET.-{THIS DAY.)

thra o'Ouica.
The stock markets are quiet, but, some change

for the better haring taken place in the weather,
the feeling is more cheerful, though no improve-
ments of importance have yet been established in
prices. The settlement in shares and foreign
stocks has commenced , and generally the terms foe
continuing engagements to the new account are .
not higher than on the last occasion. Though
there is some dullness in the foreign market,
Turkish stocks have advanced. There is a relapse, ,
however, in Italian.
The demand for money is moderate at 4 to 41
per cent. for good bilh, and the supplies are still •
considerable. There is a little more demand upon
the Stock Exchange, consequent upon the settle.
meat.

Consols are now quoted 89} to for money,
and 89} ton for tho account, so that the reduction
of 1-16 to h per cent., which took place yesterday
afternoon, has been recovered.

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to the quoted
Bonds Spanish
present quotation being 161 to but Passive are
rather flatter at 221 to I. Italian is again 1 pet
cent. lower, at 561 to 571. Mexican is quoted 161
to 1.
International Financial shares are quoted 11 to
1 die. ; London Financial, 121 to 121 die. ;
General Credit, 11 to die. ; Credit Foncier, 31
to 3 die. ; and National Discount, 9 to 1 prem.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares have advanced
on the notice from the Atlantic Company foe
the purchase of their rights. They are now quoted
at 171 to 1. Atlantic Telegraph Preference 'halve
are quoted 61 to 1.
United States 5-20 Bonds are steady at 711 to /.
The Royal Mail steamer Atrato has arrived o%
Hurst Castle, with the West India mails, which are
expected to reach London this evening.
A total of 641,000/. in gold-viz., 37,000/. in
bars, and 29,0001. in sovereigns-was yesterday sent
into the Bank of England, but, on tho other hand,.
double that amount, or 112,0001., was withdrawn
for export. Of the latter sum 100,0001. was in.
sovereigns for New York.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
unaltered, with the exception of a !slight reduction
in the rates for bills on Hamburg. The usual list
is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to 12.0 ; ditto, shirt,
11.161 to 11.18 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to 12.0
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.50 to 23.55 ; Brussels,3
months, 25.50 to' 5.55; Hamburg and Altman, 3 montk4
13.84 to 13.94 ; P.erlln, Cologne Ice., 3 months, 6.21 r
to St. Petrsburg, 3 months, 294 to 29 ; Paris, short,
25.20 to `25.321; ditto 3 months, 23.421 to 25.471 ; Mar.
aeilles, 3 month. 2.5.421 to 23.471; Franldort-on-the-Maine,
3 months, 14 to 11/4 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.20 to
13.30; Trieste, 5 months, 13.20 to 13.30; aLielrid, 3 months,
451 to 454 ; Santander, 3 menthe, 46 to 451 ; Cadiz, 3
months, 464 to 43 ; Seville, 3 months, 464 to 46 ; Malaga.
3 months, 454 to 43 ; Valencia, 3 months, 461 to 46 ; Bar-
celona, 3 months, 4.4 to 474; Bilbao, 3 months, 464 to
46 ; Saragossa, 3 ' months, 464 to 46 • Leghorn, 3
months, 26.65 to 26.75; Genoa, 3 months, 26.65 to
26.75 ; Naples, :; months, 35.65 to 31.75 ; Palermo' 3
% I months, .63 to 26.75 ,• Mn.,essi 3 months, 26.63 to
26.75 ; Lisbon. 90 days' date, 311 to 514 ; Opoito, 90 days
date, 511 to 514.
In consequence of the downward movement of
the Hamburg exchange, the supply of silver by the
steamer La France is expected to be sold for the
Continent at firm rates.
The 3letropoliLen Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 1,229/. over the corre-
sponding week of last year.
The following is the report of the directors of
the London Bank of Mexico and South America
(Limited), to bo presented at the general meeting
on the 13th inst :
The direatore have the pleurae' of submitting to the
shareholders the accompanying statement of accounts and
lsilance-sheet for the six months coding 30th June last.
On reference to the balanoe-sheet it will be seen that the
net profits for the half-year, including the halmwe brought
forward from last account, and after deducting all charges
and expenses, rehate of interest, and pro iding for bad and
doubtful debts, amount to 20,5271. 14s. 7.1. The directors
recommend that of this sum 15,000!. be appropriated to
the payment of an interim divideud of los. per share,
being at the rate of 10 per cent. per ' and that the
balance, 5,5271. 14s. 7d.. be carried forma.' to profit and
lose account of next balf-yeer, subject to reduction by the
payment of income tax.
The annual general meeting of the Oxford and
Canterbury Hall Company (Limited) was held
yesterday at the Canterbury Hall, when the report
of the directors was adopted.
A call of 2/. is to bo paid by the 28th inst. on
the shares in the Fore-street Warehouse Conipany
(Limited), on which 101. per share has already been
paid.
The half-yearly meeting of the Crystal Palace
District Gaa Company (Limited) is called for the
27th ir.at., when a dividend is to be declared.
The annexed memorandum relates to the Metro-
politan District Railway Company :
At Row-street yesterday (Tuesday), a gentleman front
the office of Messrs. Baxter, Roes, Norton, and Company,
the solicitors for the Metropolitan District Railway Com-
pany, attended the court with Mr. llopw, tid, the secretary
of the company, and applied for the certifiaate of the
magistrate that the required amount of capital had been
subscribed and paid, with a view to the bre rowing powers
of the company being put in force. Mr. Hopwood made
the required proof, from which it appeared that the pro.
visions of the act had been fully and strictly complied with,
and his worship (Mr. Flowers) thereupon granted the ne-
cessary certificate. The company arc now, therefore, in a
position to issue debentures for their borrowed capital.
The undertaking is now in so ive a state that,
with this important accession o vipital, the works a ill
soon be brought to a state of completion, and the public
thereby be placed in possession of another link of inter-
cornmen;cation No much needed in this metropolis, and so
long sought after.
Creditors of the Sablonniere Foreign Hotel Com-
pany (Limited) are required to send the part:eulais
of their claims to the liquidator by the 20th inst.,
the 28th having been appointed for adjudicating
upon them.
Messrs. Seller and Bateman's monthly tea circu-
lar, dated the 10th inet., states as under :
The dull and unestiefactory state of affairs noticed in
our bimonthly circular gradually increased, and quite a
gloomy feeling has pervaded the trade. Public sales coin.
menced on the 4th inst., and are still in piogrese.
i
quantities of tees have been forced off " without reservM
some instances at a decline of fid. to Bd. per lb. upon prices
refused by the importers only stew months before, and of
some of which counterparts are held by the trade, par.
chased by private coutract before the f:3l. Under such
cireumsrmees, and still smarting under the losses ceased
buyers of the new crop Just commencinj to arrive. Ship.
feel
lt hmeirrprasiiiedh purchases
tha
that the as last
cannot
manta of new teasalrewlyamount to 52,a00,11001ba., against
41,000,0001b'. to same date Lit year. The Ariel and
Taipiug posed Deal at ft a.m. on the i.th imt., the Series
at 1 pm. the same day, and on the 7th the Fiery Craw wee
reported. Samples of their cargoes are now on the market,
but are generally considered inferior to those of lam year,
many of the chops being thin and highly burnt. while some
of the finest Kaisows are favourably spoken of.; So far con-
tracts have been made for only a fewsnaall parcels, at prime
ranging from 2s. to 2s. Sd. per lb.

TtrigDAY EVENING.

Consols, which closed yeeterdsy at 801,
" buyers, " for the 9th October, opened this morn-
ing at 891 to 1, and closed at 891 to 1. For money
the last price was 891 to 1. The official business
report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Coos* for
money 894, 1,1; ditto, for account, 991, ;
Three, per Cents. Reduced, 871; New Three per
Cents., 871, 7 ; Bank Stock, 245, ; Indis
Stock, 209 ; ditto Five per Cents., 104, ; ditto
Five per Cent. " enlaced" rupee paper, 1001, 1;
ditto Five-and-a-Ha per Cents., 1051; ditto
Bonds, 15s. prem.
Indian Government securities were steady. Ex-
chequer Bills were quoted 2s. dis. to 3s. prem.
In the foreign stock market the tendency of
prices was downwards. There was a decline of 1
per cent. in Italian stock of 1861, as well as in
Peruvian of 1865, and Turkish of 1854, 1858, and
1862 ; 1 in Chiller', and New Granada " ex all,"
in Portuguese, and 1 in Mexican.