The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-7IHS DAY.

Two o'CLocm.

The funds to-day are fiat, owing partly to the
news from Naples. Consols have declined per
oent. Attention is almost entirely diverted to the
market for British railway stocks, which is deci-
dedly buoyant, with a more active business. An
important rise has taken place in North Eastern,
South Eastern, and Midland stocks. Turkish.
Bonds on the other hard have fallen.

At Paris this morning, &wording to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rented
opened at 68fr. 300., being nearly per cent.
better than yesteiday. _ _

Consols are officially marked 931, 1, and k
for money, and 931 and for the account. The
present quotations are 93/ to for cash, and
931 "sellers," for Vie 9th of August. The
official business report is as follows :—Bank
Stock, 2291 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 9311, 1 ;
New Three per Cents., 931, }; India Stock,
2181 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1859,
104, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1858,
961 ; ditto Bonds, 55., 3e. de. ; Five per
Cent "enlaced " rupee paper, 971 ; Exchequer
Bills, le., 4s. prem.
The foreign stock market is rather flat. A fall of
to 1 per cent. has taken place in Turkish Boucle.
The issue of 1854 is quoted 74 to 76, and that
of 1858, 58} to 591. Spanish Bonds are likewise
more offered. Russian Loan scrip is marked # prem.'
Sales are recorded as follows :—BrazilianFour-and-
a-Half per Cents., 1858, 88 ; Belgian Four-and-a-
Half per Ceuta., 97 (exchange 25fr.) ; Dutch
Four per Cent. Certificates, 1021, >1 ; Peruviaa
Three per Ceuta, 73 ; Portuguese Three
per Cents., 1853, 441, 1 ; Russian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 1860 (scrip), I prem.; ditto Three per
Cents., 1859, 641 ; Spanish Three per Cents., 481 ;
ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 391; Turkish
Six per Cents., 1858, 59},. 1; ditto for account,
Illinois Central Railway shares are in demand
to-day, owing to the receipt of better prices from
New York. American railway securities generally
are firmer.
The Atrato has arrived from the West Indies,
with about 390,0001. in specie.
HALF-rear Two o'CLoca.
Consols are quoted about the same as at 2 o'clock,
viz., 931 to for money, and 931 for the account.
In the Stock Exchange money continues abun-
dant, at 2 per cent. on English government seen-
• cities.
• The particulars are published of Peruvian Uri-
barren bonds to the amount of 66,700/.' which
have been purchased under the half-year's sinking
fund, and cancelled.
20,0001. in bar gold was withdrawn from the
Bank yesterday for exportation.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
generally steady. The rates are shown below :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.161 to 17 ; ditto, short, 11.14
to 15; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.161 to 17; Antwerp,
months, 25.30 to 35 ; Hamburg fms. banco), 3 months,
13.51 to 6 ; Paris, 3 days, 25.10 to 15 ; ditto, 3 months,
25.35 to 40; Frankfort-on•the-Maine, 3 months, 1171 to a ;
Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 34i to 35 ; Vienna (etf-
flo.), 3 months, 13.00 to 13.05; Trieste ditto, 3 months, 13.00
to 13.05; Madrid, 3 months, 491 to ; Cadiz, 3 months,
494 to I ; Leghorn, 3 months, 30.35 to 40 ; Genoa, 3
months, 25.40 to 5; Naples,
_3 months, 33i to 4 ; Lisbon,
90 days, 524 to 53 ; Oporto, 90 days. 53 to l•
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an incrtee of 1,0441.
The directors of the Queen's Hotel Company have
issued a notice announcing the closing of the share
list, and drawing attention to the fact that the
betel has been in the possession of the company
since the 10th of May last.
The Post-office authorities have issued the fol-
lowing notice :
As many newspapers intended to be sent to Gina end
other places eastward of India, via Southampton and Sues,
continue to be posted insufficiently prepaid, 4he public are
reminded that newspapers for any of those places are liable
to a postage of 2d. each, and that, unless that postage be
prepaid, the newspapers will not be forwarded.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, July 25, compared. with the
' previous weekly return, shows the following resulta:
Circulation issue
Cirtaulation active
Public deposits r 3,960,021 Increase 474,514
Other deposits 14,828,614 Decrease 436,698
Government securities in
banking department
Other securities in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both
departments 15,914,834 Decrease 93,009
Seven day and other bills 712,156 Decrease 48,445
The Rest
Notes in reserve .
Total reserve (notes& coin)
in banking department 8,271,659 Decrease 35,019
The Bank's reserve has scarcely varied, the
increase in the public deposits having been almost
entirely counterbalanced by the decrease in the
other deposits.
The Gazette statement of the movements of the
precious metals for the week ending Wednesday
last gives the following totals, viz. :—lmporteof
• gold, 193,157/. ; exports of gold, 278,4191. ; im-
ports of silver, 56,6001. ; exports of slivez,
331,2221.

id

BANK OF ENGLAND —An k
end nth 32, for the we
25, 1860.

TM= ViP,
Notes lamed 1L29,t;14,440

£2:)7614,440.

ant pursuant to the Act tilt
ending ou Wednesday, Jul/

PA RI'IIINT.
Government debt L 11,015,11111
lOther accuritiea 3,450,9U0
Gold coin and Bul-
lion
Sliver bullion

429,614,4 Y

Dl
Proprietor& Capital t1i,5:..1,u00
Rest
nth& Dept.lts In-
cluding Excheq.,
Say. Banks, Com-
mis. of National
Debt, sad Div
)
Other D.poaita 14,828,014
Seven day and other
Bills

£37,445,407.

'AMMER%
Government Secu-
rities including
Dead Weignt An-
nuity)
Other Securities
Notes
Gold and Sib er
Coin 773,3a4

July !us 1800.

L37,418,40T
MARSHALL, Chief C.ahler.

FRIDAY Evzinsra.
Consols, whichclosed yesterday at 93} to for
the 9th of August, opened and closed to-day at the
same quotation. For money the last price was
931. The official business report is as follows
:
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 93i, I ; ditto
for account (August 9), 93t1 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 931, , ; New Throe per Cents., 93t,
; Thirty learn Anna., expiring in April, 1885,
161 • India Stock, 217 i, 217 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 1859, 1041 ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, 1868, 97 ; ditto 1859, 97 • ditto Bonds, 75.,
35., din. ; Five per Cent. " onfLed " rupee paper,
97# ; ditto Five-and-a-Hell per Cent, 1020, 1.
The Indian rupee paper was steady. The
Indian Five per Cent. Stock of 1859 was quoted
1041 to • India Bonds, 7s. to 3s. die. ; and Ex-
chequer Bills, L. to 4s. prem.
Very little business was done in foreign stocks.
Turkish Bonds were dull, and declined about per
cent., the Loan of 1854 leaving off at 761 to and
that of l'&68 at 591 to 60. As regards other de-
scriptions, the variations were too slight to call for
notice.
Bank shares remain generally flat. City and
London and Westminster Bank were more offered
to-day. Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, Lon-
don, and China were quoted rather better. Aus-
tralian Agricultural shares were Oat, whilst Crystal
Palace Preference and Debenture stocks were in-
quired for.
The closing quotations for shares in new
undertakings were as follow :--Ocean Marine
Insurance 21 to 2} prem. Thames and
Mer-
cey Marini.), to Fein. ; Univeroll Marine In-
surance 3-16 to k prem. • London and Pro-
vincial Marine, it to : London and South
African Bank, to dis. • Algerian Railways,
to prem. ; and Units(' Kingdom Telegraph, I tI
Prem.