The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

011 o'OLool.

There is no new feature of importance in the
stock markets, although the tone is slightly firmer.
The transactions are still upon a very limited scale,
and the variations in prices few and unimportant.
It appears to be the general impression that no
noteworthy increase of business will take place until
the completion of the holidays. The operations of
the public are chiefly confined to Indian securities,
colonial government bonds, and Exchequer Bills,
which, owing to the constant absorption, are
very scarce in the Stock Exchange. Consols
are inquired for, and show a rise of 1-16 per
cent. British railways and foreign stocks are
_ steady, and banking, financial, and miscellaneous
I 043 shares inactive.

The demand for money is moderate, and the
supply large. The rate for good bills is IR to
11 per cent., with exceptional transactions at
The charge for short loans in the Stock Exchange
is 1 to 1 per cent.

100
99 8 100

Consols are quoted 9.4 to p for money, and
94a for the account (Sept. 10) ; and the
New Three per Ceuta. and Three per Cents. Re-
duced, Dto to

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The railway market is inactive, and with the
exception of a rise of 1 per cent. in London and
North Western stock prices show no change.
The present quotations are as follows :—Metro-
politan, 125 to }, ex all ; Great Western, 441 to
45 ; London and North Western, 116 to ; Mid-
land, 1191 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 127
to 1 ; Caledonian, 1121 to 113 ; South Eastern,
67 to 1 ; Great Eastern, 291 to 30 ; Great Northern,
1151 to 116/ ; ditto A, 116 to 1; London,
Chatham. and Dover, 17} to 1 ; North British,
301 to 311 ; and Brighton, 481 to 49.
The purchase to-day by the government broker
for the Sinking Fund is 21,0001. Reduced, at
941.

As regards foreign stocks, Italian of 1861 and
Greek have advanced / to / per cent., while
Turkish of 1865 have declined 1. Annexed are
the prices :—Turkish of 1862, 67 to 68 ; ditto
of 1866, 311 to / ; Greek, 131 to ; Spanish
Passive, 20/. to ; ditto Certificates, 16 to ;
Italian of 1861, 481 to 49 ; Mexican, 14/ to 1 ;
Chilian scrip, 2 to 1/ die. ; and Egyptian, 1864,
83 to 84.

Bank shares are inactive, and prices unchanged.
London and Westminster are quoted 72 to 74 ;
Union of London, 38 to 40 ; Imperial Ottoman,
it to 1 dia. ; Alliance, 12i to 117 r dis. ; and London
and County, 54 to 56.

Financial shares exhibit no alteration. The pre-
mint prices are subjoined :—lnternitional Financial,
23/ to 11 dia. ; London, 23 to 21 dia. ; General
Credit, 21 to 2i dia. ; and Credit Foncier, 5 to
Emi dia.

United States 5-20 Bonds have declined t per
cent., viz., to 731 to 1 ; while Erie Railway shares
have improved L the present price being 441 i to
45. Illinois Central are stewly, at 77} to 78.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares are called 163
to 17, being 2s. 6d. lower ; and Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per Cent. Preference, 3} to showing no
variation.

A meeting of the B and C shareholders (Metro-
politan Extenaions) of the London, Chatham, and
Dover Railway Company will be held on the 27th
inst., to receive a statement from the chairman of
the B and C committee.

The half-yearly meeting of the Tahiti Cotton and
Coffee Plantation Company (Limited), is convened
for the 30th inst.

A seventh call of 50 florins on the shares of the
Netherlands India Railway is payable on the 20th
of September.

The numbers are published of Peruvian Four-
and-a-Half per Cent. External Bonds to the amount
of 44,100/., which have been cancelled. These
bonds represent the amount of the redemption fund
and accumulated interest for the half-year ending
Ist of July last.
_ _ ....

HALT-PAST ONE O'CLo<li.

The markets for public securities exhibit in-
creased firmness. Consols have improved to I
per cent. since 1 o'clock, the present prices being
941 for money, and 941 to for the account.
A further parcel of 10,000 sovereign, from South
America was sent into the Bank yesterday.
The Manchester Examiner of yesterday contains
the following :—" The failure is reported of two
Greek firms, with considerable liabilities, in Man_
cheater. The parties are said to have left the
country."

The following half-yearly railway dividends were
officially announced yesterday :
.

South Eastern.... 2 against 21 for the correap period of 1800
Oreat Western .. 11 „ 2 ditto.
W. Mid. (Oxford). le. „ 17a ditto.
W. Mid (Newport) 10a „ 17a. ditto.
South Wake . 11 „ ditto.
Vale of Ninth .... 5 24 ditto.
The Great Western Railway Company carry over about £20,000.
The Great Western Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 2,7681. over last year ;
the London and South Western an increase of
1,317/. ; the London, Chatham, and Dover, in-
cluding the Metropolitan Extension and branches,
an increase of 2,885/. ; the Metropolitan Extension,
separately, an increase of 290/.•' the Lancaslure
and Yorkshire an increase of 3,0661. ; the North
Eastern an increase of 6,052/. ; the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolehire an increase of 1,628/. ;
and the North British a decrease of 793/.
_

The half-yearly meeting of the London District
Telegraph Company was held yesterday. The ope-
rations of the undertaking have resulted in a defi-
ciency, but a recent revision of the tariff having
been attended with an increase in the receipts the
directors regard the future as promising. Of the
preference shares authorised to be issued at the
special meeting upwards of 4,000 have been sub-
scribed for. The report was adopted.
At a meeting yesterday of Macomb and Co., sack
contractors (Limited), the amount available was
stated at 7,8661., and a dividend was declared at
the rate of 12 per cent. per annum, free of income-
tax, for the past half-year.
The following report has been issued by the
liquidators of the English Joint Stock Bank
(Limited):
London, 29, Clement's-lane, 8.C.. August 21.
Dear Sir,—We send herewith two statements, the one
showing receipts and payments from the date when the
bank passed into liquidation to July 20th, 1%7 ; the other,
the position of the liquidation at the present date. With
regard to the first account, we have divided our receipts
and payments under such distinct headings as will convey
to you a clear conception of the mode in which the funds
that have passed through our hands have been disposed of.
In all cases where debts have been paid in full, or where
compensations have been awarded, we have laid the facts
before the court and have acted under its direction. In
preparing the second account you will observe that we
have not included in the liabilities any amount for inte-
rest which may be claimed by depositors, and we have felt
great difficulty in arriving at a correct estimate of the
value of the outstanding assets. Our estimate of the debts
and overdue bills is the result of a most careful examine-
tioniolehuosition of every debtor at the present time ;
it is Impossible to say with precision what the ultimate
real n may be, but looking at all the circumstances we
feel justified in hoping that these estimates may be
realised. The bank premises have been twice offered for
sale, but owing to the present depreciated state of pro-
perty of this description (which we hope is only tempo-
werary) have not found a purchaser. The amount at
which it stands in the account is its original co.t. Our
exertions shall be directed to realise the outstanding assets
with every care and diligence ; and as the creditors have
already received 16e. in the pound os their rest active debts,
we have reason to believe that they will as t at present
urge as to make a farther call on the shs'ebolders, who
have already suffered so severe)y.—We are, dear sir, yours
faithfully, C. F. KEMP, Liquidators.
HEMET CHATTZES,