The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-02 00:00:00

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M. MARSHALL. axle Quialer.

FRIDAY 'VINING.
The funds continue to rise daily. To-day there
were some influential purchases, and some large
speculative sales, but throughout the day the market
evinced great strength. In the afternoon decided
buoyancy became apparent, and the closing quota-
tions were I per cent. above those of yesterday, and
the highest yet touched. In all the other depart-
ments of the Stock Exchange the tendency was also
towards improvement. The speculators are now
turning their attention to securities which occupy a
less prominent position, and in which the improve-
ment has been relatively less important. During
the last two or three days Canadian and Belgian
railway shares have met with much favour.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 931 to i en
div. for the Bth Jan., opened this morning at 93*
to 94, and, after receding to 931 to i, steadily ad-
vanced, closing (at four o'clock) at 94} to f. The
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for account (Bth Jan.), 93i, 931, 94,
941 ex div.; Three per Cents. Reduced, 94, 934
04k; New Three per Cents., 94, 93i, 941, 94;
Bank Stock, 217, 218 k. India Bonds, 16s. dis.

Exchequer Bills were firm, at par to 4s. prem.
Turkish Six per Cents. rose nearly 1 per cent, to-
day, closing at 98! to 99. The Guaranteed Four
per Cents. were last quoted 103 i to 104, showing
a rise of fully 1 per cent. since yesterday.
Spanish and Mexican Bonds were inquired for.
Spanish Bonds, as well as Russian Foor-
and-half per Cents., Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Gents., and
Portuguese Three per Cents., were to-day quoted
minus the January dividends.
There were some transactions to-clay at Ito dis-
count in the shares of the Copiapo Extension Rail-
way Company. These are 101. shares, with 21.
paid, and the number issued is stated to be 18,000.
Rigs and Dunaburg Railway shares, so long out
of favour, also met with some attention to-day.
In Bank shares to-day the chief feature was a con-
siderable advance in Bank of London. Union Bank
of London were also firmer. The new shares of the
Union Bank of Australia were marked 17 to 18
(21. 10s. paid). Canada Land, Crystal Palms,
Netherlands Land, and English and Australian
Copper shares were all inquired foe. London Ge-
neral Omnibus have advanced.
Canada Government Six per Cents. were to-day
quoted 109 e to 1101, minus the half-yearly dividend,
showing a farther advance.

MINES-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocw.

The market for home mining stocks is somewhat
firmer to-day. Some of the prices current are as
follows:—Wheal Edward, 7;; Sortri4ge Consols,
1 to 1$; Wheal Russell, 3}; North Basset, 12;
and West Basset, 21i to 22.
Foreign mining shares are also firm. Coke
Copper are quoted at 40 'to 41 ; C'mpiapo, at 11} to
11t; and St. lohn del Rey, at 12 to 13.
bubjoined is the ofikdal list of closing prices in the
Mining Exchange yesterday
arAlfred Consols, 13*; Header, 2 , Pandora, 31, I ; Tamer
Consols, 18e., 205.; West Frances, 16; Wheal Tralawasy,
2426.
Annexed is our usual weekly report of the instal
market :

There is a tendency to improvement showing itself in soma
metals, whilst nearly all have assumed incresaed Annum.
Copper found buyers. and there are many inquiries, bat
the importations of foreign are agsinet prices. In iron
Welsh are stronger by 6s. a ton generally, but Stafford-
shire iron. which ha. kept up so long, has been reduced 20e.
a ton at the quarterly meeting to-day. Lead is mill rather
dull of sale. Tin has some attention, and foreign has ad-
vanced. Tin plates are firm.

FRIDAY EVA:NINO.

A slight improvement is observable in the market
for home mining stocks, the present low prices in-
ducing inquiries for shares of a bone fed• description,
The following may be given is some of the quota-
tions current to-day, viz.:—East Russell, 3; Whoa;
Edward, 7 ; Sortridge Consols, 1f ; Alfred Consols,
12 to 12; ; Wheal Trelawney. 23 to 28; Herodstoot,
; West Basset, 21} ; Tamar Consols, 18s. tid. ; Tin-
croft, 34. Great Wheal Alfred shares were flatter,
whilst North Frances and Wheel Buller were quoted
better.