The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-06 00:00:00

Consols for the Bth of April, after receding to 983
tot, are now quoted 983, rather " buyers." For money
the present (potation is 981. The Three per Cents.
Reduced (though shut) have been dealt in at 981 ; the
New Three per Cents. (also shut), at 981 to 97 ;
Bank Stock at 2281; Exchequer Bills at 391 to
425. prem. ; ditto, advertised, at 38s. to 41s. prem.;
and Exchequer Bonds, 1859, at 100 e to j.

Turkish Six per Cents. remain flat, at 101 to 1.
Dutch Stock meets with some inquiry, but other
foreign descriptions are dull, and for the moment,
out of demand. Sales are recorded as follows : Buenos
Ayres Deferred Three per Cents., 171 to 171; Dutch
Four per Cent. Certificates, 1011, 1001, 101 ;
Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 80 ex
div. ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1863, 461;
Spanish Three per Cents., for account, 441 ; ditto
New Deferred Three per Cents., for account, 261;
Turkish Six per Cents., 101 ; ditto for account
(March 16), 1011 to 1011; ditto Guaranteed Four
per Cents., for account, 1031.

In the discount market there wee yesterday a fair
demand for money, but 2* per cent. is the highest
rate current for first.class bMs. At the Bank the
applications continue few. The large mass of bills
falling due this week appear to have been well met.
At the Bank of England yesterday,the bullion ope-
rations were again altogether unimportant.

At Amsterdam on Tlinreday the Dutch funds were
unchanged in price, but some influence may have
been exercised upon that Bourse to-day by the an-
nouncement that the entire ministry have placed
their resignation in the hands of the King of
Holland.

The City of Baltimore, from New York, has
brought 8,6001. in specie.

The steamer Pera, from Alexandria, has brought
66,9321. in specie, nearly all silver, from China.
The indications, noticed last Tuesday, of greater
steadiness in the continental exchanges, were yester-
day more decided. There was little demand for bills
on most of the leading continental cities,and the rates
were generally more in favour of this country, espe-
cially as regards bills on Hamburg and Frankfort,
and three months paper on Paris. Drafts on
Naples, Messina, and Palermo, were quoted consider-
ably higher. Bills on Holland and Belgium, how-
ever, ruled much the same as on Tuesday. The
current quotations are shown below, viz. :

Amsterdam, three mouths, 11.164 to 17 ; do., short,
11.134 to 14i ; Rotterdam, three mouths, 11.164 to 174 ;
Antwerp, three months, 26.274 to 324; Hamburg, marks
beim, three months, 13.64 to 6 ; Paris, three day. sight,
26.6 to 124 ; ditto, three months, 26.324 to 46 ; PrenVort-oa-
the-Marne, three months, 1184 to 4; Petersbarg, per
rouble, three months, 344 to 36 ; Vienne, eff. so., three
months, 10.26 to 28 ; Trieste, do., three months, 10.27 to 30;
Madrid, three months, 484 to 4 ; Cadiz, thaw months, 494
to 4 ; Leghorn, three months, 29.66 to 70 ; Genoa, three
months, 2,6.45 to 55 ; Naples, three months, 414 to 424 ;
Palermo, three months, 1244 to 4 ; Merina, throe months,
1244 to 5; Lisbon, 90 days, 614 to ; Oporto, 90 days,
till to 4.
It has been known for some time that Portugal
has created, for railway purposes, a new Three per
Cent. stock, to the amount of 3,000,0001. sterling, of
which, according to a notice from the Portuguese
Financial Agency, 448,00 W. has been actually issued.
This new stock, described as " Portuguese Three per
Cents., 1867," was yesterday placed on the Stock Ex-
change list, and was officially marked 46. This ar-
rangement represents one amongst the many ad-
vantages derived by Portugal from the settlement
which she has been wise enough to make with her
foreign creditors. Upon the mere ground of financial
policy—setting considerations of morality entirely on
one side—it is so clearly the interest of every state
to act honestly, that the few governments which still
venture to defy the opinion of the world deserve to
be stigmatised as much for their folly as for their
knavery.
With reference to the market for American rail-
way securities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as
follows :

Trenmetions in American securities fn London daring the
past week have been on a limited male. The chief feature
has been a demand for Erie Sinking Fund Bonds, owing to
the file reported from New York of 22} per cent. during the
fortnight ending the 16th tilt. Erie shares have brought 28
end 29 which is also a slight ad Tante. Michigan Central Bonds,
of all Climes, are much *ought after for investment, but are
extremely scarce. New York Central Bonds remain quiet at
former rates. The shares are now quoted ex dividend, and
have brought 801 and 81. Pennsylvania Bonds are steady at
former quotations, with moderate transactions. Illinois Cen-
tral Bonds have been inactive without any change in price.
The shares have been dull at a alight decline. We have not
to note any transactions in the new Bonds recently issued.
The options are nominally quoted 6 to 10 premium.

The subjoined weekly summary of the produce
markets is from Mesas. W. J. and H. Thompson's
circular, and dated last evening :
The burner transacted in colonial produce has been upon
rather • more extensive male, bat prices do not present any
material change since last Friday. At the Dutch Trading
Compenre sale of Java sugar, held yesterday, 63,580baikets
found buyers, at the valuations to 2 guilders advance. This
market his been steady, with a fair amount ef business doing
at full rates, particularly for good to fine qualities; low and
nit are also in better request. Color, plantation Ceylon
ootl met with a reedy sale, at an improvement of le. to
is. el. per cwt. A better feeling prevails towards rice, the
trabeing partly speculative at a recovery of 6d. per cwt.
te late lowest point of the market. Spins generally
has been steady at previous rasa, with few sales of Interest
reported. tlahpstre at the commencement of the week ruled
quite L. to L. 6d. dearer, but has since been quiet, and the
shove rise partly lost. The tea market continues quiet.

The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, March 3, compared with the
previous weekly return, shows the following results:
Circulation ism
ObenLake &Oft, 20,013,390 Increase 689,876
Pub&deposits
Other deposits
Orreurnent securities is _ _ _

beiiiinidepZiii;inT. 9,902,460 Names 3,956
Other convince in bankii4
department 17,306,470 Inman 142,327
Cafe and bullion in both-
- - - --- - - ---

departments 17,617,283 Daman 6,968
&ma day and other bills 901,772 lama= 24,664
TM East
Notes in mem .' ..
Toad mem ea (notd coin)
to banking department 12,048,893 Damao, 695,813
- • • •

. .
This return exhibits several changes for which
the public were not prepared. The principal feature
is the decline of three-quarters of a million in the
"other" departs. Bankers are now able to find
more general employment for their funds. For the
first time since the monetary crisis the " other" se-
curities present an increase—unimportant, however,
in amount. The movement under these two heads
principally accounts for the decrease of nearly
600,0001. in the reserve of notes and coin. The
stock of coin and bullion remains nearly stationary.
The increase of close upon 200,0001. in the " Rest "
will be viewed with much satisfaction by the holders
of Bank stock.

The Gamtte statement of the movement of the
precious metals for the week ending Wednesday last
gives the following totals, viz. :—lmporta of gold,
205,1651.; exports of gold, 358,3701.; imports of
silver, 156,2361. ; exports of silver, 207,1511. The
tendency, it will be noticed, was unfavourable.
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