The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-04 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE HAREEM

LMRPOOL. JAN. 3.-Sala today: Caledonian, 1261 -Lanes-
*lire and Yorkshire, 1221 4-London and North Western, 1251 1
4-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 6214-Metropolitan,
1354 1 84 4Hi 51-Midland. 19.34 3 34-Ditto new 181 shares,
1 15-16 p. -North Eastern, Berwick, 111-South Eastern 74-
Commercial Bmk, 184-Mercantile and Exchange Bank, 44 d. 74-
-
North Western 41 -Empire Marine, 11-16 p-Live and
London and Globe. 99-16 p -Union Marine, I 11.161} feeds
and Liverpool Canal, 4624-National Steam Navigation Cop-mpany,
11 li 1 1-16 It 1 1-16 It 13-16 d.
BIRMINOHAN, JAN. 3.-The transactions reported to-day were
as follow :-Birmingham Joint-Stock Bank, at 38 ; Lloyd's Bank.
at 94 prem. : Staffordshire Joint-Stock Bank, at 94 prom ; and
Leeswood Cannel and Gas Coal, at 4 die. Birmingham Bank
closed 30 to 31 British and Foreign Railway Plant, 6to 3 dia. :
Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wag.n Third lane, 4to 1
dia. ; Bendel Slate and Slab, par tot prem. ; and Steam Cooper-
age and Caak, par to 1-16 prem.
sisteffileffiffia. JAN. 1.-There was a moderate business, tout
generally at lower mice& Buffalo and Lake Huron, 64 13-16-
Consolidated Bank (Limited;, 61 p.—Eriee, 674 4 7 61
Great Eastern, 421-Great Northern A. 144 4-Orand Trunk of
Canada. 36 61 6 41 5 4 1-rlreat Western of Canada
Great Western, 681 4-Illinois, 78-Lancashire and Y
1114-London and North Western, 13201,--Mancheder, .
and Lincolnshire. 621 4-New di 6 per cent. p_ehriletil.lllS
paid), d. -Metropolitan, LW: 16 SI fie 61 1-Iffidiand.
123 4-South Eastern, 74 4 4-Thames and Mersey Marine Insu-
rance (Malted),
use-16 p. -United States 540 Years' Bonds, OH
-Innesatike Lanoe is-Sambre and Men" le.

The stock markets are all somewhat lower, in
consequent* of the fresh advance in the value of
money. Consols have receded * per cent., and
some foreign bonds to The reduction in several
of the British railways amounts to *per cent.
Consols are now quoted 87 to it, ex div., for
money, and 874 to for the account (Jan. 9).
Foreign stocks are flat, and a decline of per
cent. has occurred in Turkish of 1865, Spanish
Passive, and Brazilian scrip ; and in Spanish
Certificates. Mexican Bonds have improved 4.
Some of the present quotations are subjoined,
viz. :—Greek, 141 to 1.14 ; Turkish Five per Cents.
of 1865, 42 to ; Spanish Passive, 274 to 1 ;
ditto Certificates, 141 to 15 ; Confederate, 6to 8 ;
Brazilian scrip, 1 to 1* prem. ; and Mexican, 221
to 23, ex div.
United States 5-20 Bonds are slightly firmer, at
654 to it, but Erie Railway shares have declined to
564 to I, and Illinois to 71 to 2.

International Financial shares are now quoted
1 to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 2 to 1
prem. ; London Financial, 4i toil prem. ; Impe-
rial Mercantile, 21 to prem. ; Credit Foncier
and Mobilier of England, 3i to ft prem.,
ex all; Overensi, Gurney, and Company, 61 to
prem.

The shares of Charles Lafitte and Co. are
quoted 22 to 3/ prem. ; English and American Bank
1 to I/ prem. ; and London Steam Towing, 1i to 2
prem.

A large amount of loans have to be repaid to
the Bank between Tuesday, the 9th inst. (when
the payment of the dividends will commence), and
the 17th, and in this way a good deal of the divi-
dend money will be absorbed.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have just
issued the prospectus of the expected loan for
the Argentine Republic. The amount is 2,500,0001.,
but only one-half of this is to be issued at
present. The loan is iu a 6 per cent, stock, to
be issued at 75 per cent., with a sinking fund of 1
per cent. per annum. The dividends are payable
in London and Amsterdam. The list is to be
closed on Tuesday, the 9th inst. No deposit is
required on application. The proceeds of this loan
are of course to be applied to the expenses of the
war against Paraguay, and the subscription will
be filled the more readily owing to the prospect
that the faithful adherence of the Argeutine Re-
public to the alliance with Brazil seems likely to
bring this struggle to a speedy close. Moreover,
the holders of the existing debt of Buenos Ayres
are not likely to overlook the punctuality with
which the funds for the dividends and sinking fund
have been provided since the settlement made with
the government.
About 50,000 sovereigns were taken from the
Bank yesterday for Alexandria, making a total of
160,0001. withdrawn for exportation during the
week.
The City of Boston, from New York, has brought
19,0001. in specie.
The steamer Manilla, which will leave South-
ampton to-day, will take 115.180/. in specie for
China and the Straits, the whole of which is silver,
except 6001.
The silver market remains dull, with few transac-

tions, although the government bills on India were
disposed of yesterday at somewhat higher rates.
The quotation for bare is ss. litd. per ounce.
The bidding++ for 35,00,000 rupees in bide on
India took place yesterday at the Bank of England.
The proportions allotted were :—To Calcutta,
22,73,000 rupees ; to Madras, 2,27,000 rupees ; and
to Bombay, 10,00,000 rupees. The minimum price
was as before viz., Is. 114 d. on Calcutta and
Madras, and is. I lid. on Bombay. Tenders on
Calcutta and Madras, at Is. 114+1., will receive
about 24 per cent. ; and on Bombay, at 2s. 110.,
about 27 per cent. Above these prices in full.
The Midland Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 6,9801. over last year; the
London and North Western an increase of 6,1701. ;
the Great Eastern au increase of 2,1441. ; the
Great Northern a decrease of 3491. ; awl the
Great Western an increase of 1,7271.
After the close of the Stock Exchange, yesterday,
the publication of the traffic return of the London
and North Western Railway caused the stock to
decline to 125 k to
The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway
of Canada, just received, shows an increase of
3,1681. over last year.
At the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of
the Colonial Bank, held yesterday, the net profit
was stated at 45,6251., and the ordinary dividend of
6 per cent. for the six months was declared, in
addition to an "extraordinary" dividend of 2 per
cent. The directors in their report draw attention to
the favourable position of the bank, and state that,
according to their latest advicea, the operations of
the branches were proceeding satisfactorily, except
in Jamaica, where business bad been temporarily
interrupted by the disturbances, but was gradually
resumiag its accustomed course.
The prospectus of the Galatz Candle Company
(Limited) is issued. The capital is fixed at
100,0001., iu 20,000 shares of 5/. each, with a first
issue of 2,000 shares, or 60,0001. The object is to
purchase and extend the candle and soap works of
Messrs. Faulquier, Blanc, and Co., at Galatz, and
which are now in full working order. The purchase-
, money for the lauds, buildings, plant, good-will,
d:c. is 38,0001. It is mentioned that " a minimum
dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum for
three years on the present capital of the company—
, viz., 60,0001.—wi1l be paid half-tear', by the
Imperial Bank (Limited), upon presentation to
them of the coupons which will be attached to the
share certificates." The prospectus also gives the
assurance tbat " unless the whole of the present
issue is subscribed, no allotment will be made, and
the deposit will be at once returned in full"
The ordinary general meeting of the National
Discount Company (Limited) is convened for the
24th instant.
The first drawing of the Ottoman Railway Corn-
?any% Debentures of 1863 took place on the let
instant, and the numbers of the drawn bonds are
published.
The St. James's Hotel Company (Limited) have
paid an interim dividend at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum to the 31st ultimo.
With reference to the market for American secu-
rities, Mesas. E. F. Sattertbwaite and Co. report
as follows :
Naos our last the Londoo market for American securities
bus, as is usually the came at this time of year been very
inactive. On bigher quotations from New York, Vetted
! States 8.20 Bonds have improved Dearly 1 dollar. closing
651 tog. Illinois shares are sow quoted (ex dividend) 771
to 78, equivalent to an advance of ball per cent., but Erie.,
&her improving 1 dollar, close Sat at half per cent. under
last weak's prices, viz., 561 to 7.

In the market for bank shares Bank of Lon-
don continue in demand, and have experienced a
fresh rise of about 21. 10s. Albion, Bank of
Egypt, Hindustan, Loudon and River Plate, and
Standard of British South Africa (101. paid), also
improved. Chartered Bank of India, Australia,
and China, Imperial, Midland, and National of
Australia, were dealt in at lower quotations, and
Consolidated showed dulness. There were inqui-
ries for Anglo-Italian Bank shares, which closed
at 44 to 31 dis. Imperial Ottoman Bank remain
flat, the old being quoted 21 to 31 prem., and the
new 11 to 21 prem.
The shares of the financial companies were ra-
ther dull, and a slight decline occurred in General
Credit and Imperial Mercantile. London Financial
receded about 5.. in the morning, but closed a
trifle better than yesterday. The closing quota-
tions were as follows :—lnternational Financial,
15-16 to 1 1-16 prem. ; General Credit, 2 1-16 to
3.16 prem. ; Loudon Financial, 4/ to prem. ;
Imperial Mercantile Credit, 21 to prem. ; Credit
Fonder and Mobilier, 31 to prem., ex div.
and new.
National Discount shares were last quoted to
121 prem.; Joint Stock Discount, 11 to 1 die.;
Overend, Guruev, and Co., 6/ to 1 prem., show-
ing a decline of 2s. 6d. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to
16/, ex div., being ss. lower ; and Ottoman
SocieitoS Gthutsrale, 31 to 4 prem. Miscellaneous
shares were dull, awl the general course of prices
was unfavourable. City Offices, Commercial Onion
Insurance, Discount Corporation, Egyptian Com-
mercial and Trading, International Land Credit,
Marine luvestineut, Nerbudda Coal, North British.
and Mercantile Insurance, Socidt4 Financiers
d'Egypte, and Thames and Mersey Marine Insu-
rance, all declined. Fore-street Warehouse, Italian
Irrigation, Loudon and Provincial Marine, and
Panama Steam (fully paid), however, improved.
The shares of Hewett and Co. were quoted I.
to 11 prem.
The great fire has to-day caused a fall of about
21 per cent. iu St. Katherine Dock stock. The
shares of some of the tire insurance companies were
also rather weaker.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings were as follow :
London Steam Towing, 1 to 2 prem. ; Charles
Lattitte and Co., 21 to 3 prem. ; English and
American Bank, 1 to 11 prem. ; and. Anglo-

Romano Water, to 21 prem.
United States 5.20 BowNand Atlantic and Great
Western Railway debentures, were steady, but Erie
and Illinois Central Railway shares showed flatness,
and declined 1 and I per cent. respectively.
The following were the latest prices, viz.:-
5.20 Bonds, 63 tog ; Erie Railway shares, 561 to
57 ; Illinois Central, 77i to 78, ex div. ; Atlantis
and Great Western Railway Debentures, 84 to 85 ;
ditto small. 85 to 86 ; ditto Consolidated Sterling
Mortgage Bonds, paid up, 80 to 81 ; ditto scrip, f
to I/ preen.
Cap and Mauritius government debentures were
dull, and a decline of about 1 per cent. took place,
but New South Wales Five per Cents., 1871 to
1n76, improved per cent.

MINES.-(71118 DAY.)

ONE o'Czooi.

The amount of business in the mining
market to-day ii small, but prices generally
show steadiuess. North Treskerby shares are
quoted to ; Clifford Amalgamated, 10}
to 2001 ; Wheal Sewo, 220 to 230 Great Vor, 33
to 34 ; Wheal Boller, 34) to 32 ; East Lovell, 13}
to 14} ; Lady Bertha, 11e. to 131. ; Chivertun
Moor, 6i to ; Wheal Granville, 3k to k ; and
Chirerton, 9} to 10.