The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-12 00:00:00

Mr. James Waddell and Mr. H. Thurburn, tie
liquidators of the Umzinto Plantation and Trades
Company of Natal (Limited), have mado a call d
4P. per share, payable in equal instalments on tam
lbth January and the lbth March.
Annexed is the report of the directors of to
Ceylon Company (Limited), to be presented at the
half yearly meeting on the 17th inst. :
The accounts of tle compan
and for the half year end*
the :10tb September last have made up,exhibit
an available balance of 13,773/. 3s. Id. at the credit al
pront and loss. The directors propose to pay an interim
dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum (being M. ea
e.ich original and on each A share) on the 19th day el
December instant, free from income-tax. This dividend
will absorb 9,375/., and leave 4,398/. Us. Id. unappeo-
Iviated.

An extraordinary general meeting of the Calcutta
and South Eaitern Railway Company (Limited)
is called for the 19th inst., to confirm the resolu-
tion paned on the 23th ult., in the sense of
reducing the company's capital to 328,5001., in
115,700 aharos of 5 . each.

The preparati ,ns yesterday for to-morrow's est-
tlement in the railway market showed a generally
limited supply of stock, indicating still a prepon-
derance of speculative operations for a fall, yet the
pressure for stuck was len than on the last occa-
sion. From this fact on. or all of three inferenoes
may be drawn—fl), the public have sold stock on
balance ; or (2p, the outstanding speculation
for a fall has been reduced in amount by repur-
chases; or (3), a number of speculative opera-
tions for higher prices have been entered into, ais
against the " bear" account, the effect of whisk
latter is thus partially neutralised. The scarcest
stock was again Caledonian ; but whereas a " back-
wardation" or bonus of 11. Ga. to it. los. per cent.
was given at the but settlement for the loan of it,
the " backwanlatiou" yesterday dues not appear is
have exceeded lid., and its tendency at
the close was rather to become lighter than heavier.
Metropolitan stuck was scarce in the morning, and
4to per cent. " backwardation" was given, but
the rate changed to "even" terms in the afternoon.
Midland and Laneasitire and Yorkshire were also
wanted for delivery ; and Great Northern "A"
stock, after earrytng" contango," was more L
wanted at the last. The following shows tits
terms on which the carrying over was generally
conducted :

RAT:, OF CONTINTATIONS.t64.
notin
Cainlonian
i°
iol 't.3! g.
Great Eastern .32 1-16 .. 1- 3t .1
Orval Western l-10 to 3-16 .. 1.16 to 346
Great Northern A I to I .. I Welt to es ea
London and Prithtou ..t r even .. I.lsl to 341,
London and North-Westam a to i .. 3-16 to I 11
London. Ghat., at .1 Dover Is. to ft. .. la. to 11 4-I.
I....wvathlre mud Vor.ddre 610 to 3.16 back .. I to a bock
Manch. SAM, and IlacoLa. ? to I .. 1.16 to 3 16
Metropolitan
Midland / hook to even : to I back
Doren ' It to :4 ..3 even to I
Luxembourg
United maw, Amnon...a :.tot p. e. p. ann. .. tto4 p. ct. p. atm
Grand Trunk of eat, to
Great Wiletern of Canada Oa Oct. to 9d. .. cm. tkl. to 3,1_

The subjoined report on the market for Ame-
rican securities is from Mews. Satterthwaite and
Co.:

Since our last the London market for American securi-
ties has been mainly affected by 'potations per toleg
from New York of prices of gold and government Moe ;
to-day, however, although gold was reported lower, them
bas not been a corresponding advance, owing to some con-
siderable isles on continental account. The closiug pries
of 5-'2o's is 71 to f for the loti2Boods,and I per cent. lower
for the letili issue. The probability that the directors et
the Illinois Central 'Company will. during the ensuing
year, declare a ate; bonus beyond the usu4l cash divide
of ten per cent. per annum, has, for boh.e time port,
caused a continuous rise in the value of the shares, Meta
here and in New York, until the quotation has recently
ruled (mite ten per cent. above what it was a few months
back ; at one time during the week they were done as high
as 90i, but from this. on sales to realise m elite, they have
receded to 894 to 3, which is more than one per cent. ender
dative quotations in New York. Erie sh.,tes h.,ve been.
neglected. and Atlantic and Great Westera debentures mei
Consolidated Bonds are dull.

WxnNEs: AY EVIMING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 921, ex div.,
for tho 7th January, opened this morning at 94
to 93, and closed at 93, " buyers." For money
the last price was 92/ to 93. The Three per
Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents, were
quoted at 3 o'clock 921 to;. The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 92/, ;; 3, ox div.; ditto, for account, 921,
3, ex div.; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921, 3,1; New
Three per Cents., 92,2, M,; Bank Stock,243, 2,4;
India Stock, shut ; ditto Five per Cent., 112 j,
3, ex div. ; ditto Four per Cent, 1001 ; ditto
Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 104, ;
ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1094 ; ditto Five
per Cent. Rupee Debentures, 1882, 103 i ; ditto
Bonds, 535. pretu.
Indian government securities were steady.

Exchejler Bills remain at 28s. to 31s. preen.
In the foreign stock marketthere was a demand far
'Mexican and Italian Bonds of 1861, which rose
percent.ptian of 1864 and Peruvian of 1862 also
improved I,Egy and Turkish of 1865 / ; but Neer
Grenadian, "ex all," and Three per Cents. fell f
Ito 1 per cent. ; the Deferred, as well as Greek
Coupons, Spanish Certificates, and Portuguese, I;
Turkish Guaranteed, 1 ; and Spanish Passive, t.
Colonial government securities were steady, at
the closing prices of yesterday.
United States 5-20 Bonds improved per cent.
in the morning, but afterwards relapsed, and loft
off the same as yesterday. Erie andlllinois Central
Railway shares, as well as Atlantic and Great
Western Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, advanced
to 1. Prices closed as follows:-6-20 Bonds.
1882, 711 to ; Erie Railway shares, 48 to ;
Illinois Central, 89 to 1 ; Atlsntio and Great
Western Railway Debentures, 21 to 23; and Con-
solidated Mortgage Bonds, 19 to 20.

MINES.-(TBIS DAL)

Oiga o'CLoos.

There is a somewhat increased amount of busi-
ness to-day in British mining shares, and prices
aru firm. South Caradon are at 400 to 410 ;
West Chiverton, 64 to 66 ; West Caradon, 11
to 12 ; North Crofty, 21t to 1 ; North Treskerby,
30s. to 325. 6d ; Prance of Wales, 495. to
oh.; Wheal Seton, 94 to 98, ex div. ; Greet
ISouth Tolgus, 225. Gd. to 25.3. • New Seton, 65
to 67i ; and Wheal Grenville, 2fis. Gd. to 27a. 6d.
Foreign and colonial mining shares show so
change worthy of notice. St. John del Rey are
quoted 60 to 62 ; Don Pedro, 2; to 2i prem.;
Anglo-Brazilian, par to ; prem. ; Pestarena, dia.
to par ; Chontalos, 1; to 0; dia. ; Rossa Grande,
7-16 to 9-16 ; Anglo-Italian, par to I prem. ;
United Mexican, 10 to IA ; Frontino and Bolivia,
to 1; Port Phillip, 1 5-16 to 7-16 ; Central
American, ; toe die. ; and Anglo-Argentine, j to
prexu.