The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARSBT-THIS PA

Two o'Lloolt.
The funds to-day are dull at the closing quota-
tions of yesterday. Very little business is
going forward, the attention of the dealers
being principally occupied with the fortnightly
settlement is shares and foreign mocks.

English and French railway shares are, in some
instances, a trifle cheaper.
At Paris to-day (Thursday), according to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes
opened at 69fr. 100. for the account,
but receded to 68fr. 98c. at half-put 1

o'clock, showing a decline of about 1 per cent.
compared with the latest price of yesterday.
Consols are quoted 951 to t for money and the
Bth Feb., and 961 to for the 9th March. The Three
per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at 981
to t ; the New Three per Cents., at 981 to ; Bank
Stock, at 227 ; the Indian Four per Cent. Debentures
of the Brat issue, at 991 to 1 ; India Bonds, at 245.
prem. ; the June Exchequer Bills, at No. prem.;
and Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in May next,
at 1001.

The New Turkish Loan is rather steadier to-day,
the first series being quoted 8 to 5} die., and the
second 81 to 6,t die. The Six per Cents. of
1864, after being marked 911, are now rather
dull, at 901 to 91. Mexican Bonds have
improved. Other foreign descriptions are in-
active.B
an OldesFive per are
Cents., 103;
sa
difollowstto Fe:er:
and-a-Ralf per Cents., 1868, 941, 943; Mexican
Three per Cents., for aooount, 191 191; Portuguese
Three per Cents., 1863, 47; Russian Five per
Cents., 113#; ditto Foor-and-selialf per Cents., 100 ;
Sardinian Five per Cents., 85, 841; ditto for ac-
count, 861 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1864, 911,
901, 911 ; ditto, Six per Cents., 1868 (scrip. of the
first series), 781, 791, 791; ditto second series, for
account, 8 die.
The discount market remains quiet, and it is re-
marked that since the advent of the existing poli-
tical complications the supply of bills in many
quarters has diminished. First class paper is readily
negotiated at 21 per oent. The discount department
at the Bank is again almost idle.
The bonds of the first series of the new Turkish
Loan will be issued by the contractors at the end of
next week.
The Calcutta and China mails will be delivered to-
morrow morning.
It is understood that Messrs. Maitland, Ewing,
and Co., a highly respectable house in the China
trade, who failed in April, 1868, will shortly pay all
their liabilities in full. The creditors have already
received a payment of 10s. in the pound.
The corn market yesterday was dull at former
p lonst is officially notified that the provisional certifi-
cates for shares in the South of Austria, Lombardo-
Venetian and Central Italian Railway Company,
will be issued on the Ist of February, in Paris,
• Geneva, Marseilles, and London.
' We understand that the committee of the Stock
Exchange will to-morrow consider of a settling-
day for the Lombardo-Venetian Railway new shares.
The settlement will certainly take place next week,
and in all likelihood Thursday, the 3rd of February,
will be the day.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 4,1701. ; the
Great Northern a decrease of 741. ; and the London
and South Western a decrease of 1871.
The New Victoria Government Six per Cent.
Bonds were quoted today 1071 to 1. Victor Em-
manuel Railway Bonds have declinetto 891 to 901.
A meeting of the Severn Valley Railway Company
is called for the 23rd February, and will be made
special, to consider an agreement for the working of
the line by the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamp-
ton Railway Company.
A general meeting of the London Cemetery Com-
pany is called for the 9th Feb., when a dividend is
to be declared.
The particulars are published of a number of
bonds of the Anglo-Austrian Five per Cent. Loan of
1852 which have been drawn for redemption on the
_ Ist July next.
_ Yesterday was "making up day" in the railway
share market. The progress of the settlement indicates
a decided diminution in the floating speculation for the
rise. Stock has been withdrawn from die market,
partly for investment and partly on borrowed
money. The rates of " continuation" were conse-
quently very light, especially in the afternoon.
The " contango " in Great Western stock, which in
the morning was 1 per cent., fell in the afternoon
to " even "to / per cent. Subjoined is our usual
statement of the terms current at the commence-
ment of business
Louden and North Western from to I per cent. " con-
Great Western „ 8-16 to 6-16 per cent. do.
Midland „ to I per neat. do.
Lancashire and Ycakshini „ 3.18 to 616 per ocnt. do.
Caledonian
Great Northern
Berwick „ 3-16 to 616 per sent. de.
York end North Midland „ to 3 per amt. ditto.
South Eastern „ per cent. ditto.
North British
The steamers Wye and Thames, with the English
mail for Australia of the present month, arrived at
Malta on the 22nd inst. The latter vessel left Malta
on the same day for Alexandria.

WEDNIMIDAT RVISNINO.
During all the earlier part of the day a good deal
of depression prevailed in the Stook Exchange, the
armaments in progress on the Continent and here
having considerable influence. At one period the
funds were quoted at a fresh deeliue of to 3-16 per
cent. Late in the afternoon, upon news of a reco-
very on the Paris Bourse, coupled with a variety of
rumours, according to one ,of which the Austrian
government has consented to make some concessions,
a rather sudden change for the better took place.
The closing quotations of Consols were about 1-16
per cent. better than those of yesterday. All the other
markets, after showing heaviness in the morning,
improved in the afternoon. The advance was chiefly
observable in Fre nob and Lombardo-Venetian Railway
shares. At the close of business, however, a good
deal of hesitation was still observable, and it would
appear that the prolongation of the political crisis
is making a deeper impression upon the public mind.
The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks commenced this day. The prevailing distrust
is now prejudicing a number of securities, which at
first resisted its influence. Amongst these may be
enumerated Belgian, Canadian, and Indian Railway
shares.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 951 to 1, for
money and the Bth February, were first marked
this morning 951 and 951, reoeded to 951, and closed
at 951, "sellers." The government broker made
another purchase of 20,0001. New Three per Cent.
Stock. The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 951, i, I, 13
ditto, for account (Bth Feb.), 951,1, f, 3; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 961, 961, 961 New Three per
Cents., 961, 3 1,1, 96, 961; Thirty Years Annuities,
expiring in April, 1886, 181, 18 3-16 ; Bank Stock,
228; Indian Fourier Cent. Debentures, of the first
issue, 991, 991, 99 .
The ensuing settling day in Consols has been fixed
for the 9th of March; the closing quotations for that
period was 951 "buyers." The rate of " continua-
tion " is only about 3 per cent., stock being scarce in
the market.
Exchequer Bills declined Is., being quoted 365. to
395. prem.
In the foreign stock market the principal move-
ment was in the new Turkish Loan, which fell in
the morning to 7 to 63 die., upon further 61101 by
weak holders in connexion with the pending settle-
ment. In the afternoon, however, a recovery took
place, and the elating quotations were 6 to 51 des.
for the first series, and 61 to 6 dis. for the mond.
showing an advance
with the final prior of yesterday. The tam per Cents. of 1854, after being marked 901, closed at 001
of nearly per cent., compared
to 913, for the present settlement. Sardinian Bonds
have fallen to 845 to 851. As regards Turkish
Guaranteed Four per Cents., as well as Spanish and
Venezuelan Bonds, sellers predominated.