The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY.

Two o'CLossz.

The funds opened this morningst en avenge of

I per cent., owing chiefly to the farther ries which
took place on the Paris Bonne yesterday afternoca ;
bat ales followed, especially of the New and Re.
clued Three per Cents.,and prices are now quoted the
same as at the close of the market yesterday. Little
business ie going forward in any department. Indian,
Lombardo•Venetien, anti French railway shares are
firmer. In other respects the share market exhibits
no feature of interest.

The first official quotation for the Three per Cent.
Renter at Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram,was 69fr. 66c. for the account, bet the mar-
ket soon afterwards gave way to 69fr. 66c. The latter
prioe, however, is still 6c. better than that of yester-
day afternoon. - -

-Consols opened this morning at 951 to 3 for the
August settlement. The present quotations are 941
for money, 96 "sellers," for the 9th inst., and 95
" buyers," for the 7th of September. The Three per
Cents. Reduced have been dealt in 951 to 1 ; the New
Three per Cents., at 951 to 1 ; the New Two.and-
a-Ralf per Cents., at 791; India Stook, at
220; the Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, 1858 r
at 941 ; ditto, 1859, at 931 ; India Bonds, at 7s. dis.;
and Exchequer Bills, at 275. to 30s. prem.
The transactions in the foreign stook
market have been rather more numerous. Priem

are firm, at yesterday's quotations. There is a
moderate inquiry for Turkish Bonds, which
are quoted 813 to 821 the old, and 711 to 721 the new.
Sales are recorded as follows:—Brazilian Old Five
per Cents., 1041, 1031; Dutch Two-andA,Half per
Cents., 861 (exchange 128.) ; ditto Four per Cent.
Certificates, 1001 ; Chilian Six per Cents., 1031;
Danish Five per Contr., 1826, 86 ; Peruvian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., for account, 901;
Russian Five per Cents., 1121; Sardinian Five
per Cents., 851; the, Spanish Committee's
Certificates, 41; Turkish Six per Cents.,
1884, for account, 82, 811; ditto, Six per Cents.,
1868, for account, 721, 72f ; ditto, Guaranteed Four
per Cents., 102 ex div.

Fooa o'CLocx.
Consols are quoted 941 to 95, both for money and
the 9th of August, being the same as at 2 o'clock.

The 260,0001. in Australian gold ex the Lightning
was delivered yesterday ; 36,0001. was sent into the
Bank and 70,0001. was taken for the Continent, toge-
ther with a parcel of Russian half-imperials. The con-
tinental demand, however, has somewhat slackened,
and it is not unlikely that a further amount may re-
main here.
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Bu silver and Mexican dollars declined in price
yesterday, owing principally to the expectation that
large supplies from Mextoowill soon be placed on the
market. The quotations were irregular.
The amount of specie engaged for transmission to
the East by the steamer Indus to-morrow, is
622,6841., of which 9,3061. is gold, and the rest silver.
The sum remitted by the government to Calcutta is
268,000/. Annexed are the particulars : For Cal-
cutta, 296,2001. ; Shanghae, 102,2261. • Hong Hong,
96,2661.; Singapore, 20,6881.; Manilla, 3,8701.; Ma-
, drat, 3,4361.; and for Ceylon, 2,0001.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
firm. A considerable advance has taken place in the
exchange on Belgium. The rate on Paris was also
rather better. On the other hand, bills on St. Pe-
tersburg come quoted rather less favourably for this
country. The quotations are shown below :
Amsterdam, three months, 11.14* to 16t ; ditto abort
11.12 to I; Rotterdam, three months, 11.14} to
Antwerp, three months, 26.26 to 30;
Mato, three months, 13.4{ to I ; Perla, throe de=
76.7{ to 12; ; ditto, three rude, 26.30 to 6;
on.tes-Maino, three meths, 117 to ; Peterehmg, per
enable,' three months, Mel to I ; Vienna, en. 10., three
months, 12 to 12.15 ; Trieste, ditto, three meths, 12 to
12.15 ; Madrid, them months, 49{ to I; Can., three
months, 491 to ; Leghorn, thus mouths, 30.6 to 10;
Genoa, three months, 26.70 to 80; Naples, three months,
401 to I; Palermo, three months, int to 123 • Mama,
three months, 123 to ; Lisbon, 90 days, '6lt to I ;
Oporto, 90 days, 613 to 62.
The steamer Northam arrived at King George's
Sound from Suez on the 30th May, with the Eng-
le& mail for Australia of April, and left on the fol-
lowing day.
Mr. F. Maynard, on behalf of the liquidators of
the Western Bank of London, announces that a re-
turn of 201. per share will be made on the 22nd inst.
He states :

I have much pleasure in forwarding to you the annexed
announcement of payment of 201. per ahem on the shams of
this bank, being a fulfilment of the assurance I gave the
shareholders at the first meeting, Mk of May, sad repeated
to them at the second, on the 2lst of June. I have no doubt
whatever that I shell have the pleasure of the full wan-
pliehment of the assurance that upwards of 401. will be re-
turned, of which this is the first instalment.
At the meeting of the London Discount Company,
held yesterday, the dividend declared was at the rue
of 5 per cent, per annum, as recommended in the
directors' report, leaving a balance of 1591. to be
carried to the next account.
The half-yearly meeting of the Southampton
Dock Company is called for the 24th inst.
The half yearly meeting of the Mid-Kent Rail-
way Company is called for the 15th inst.
The position of the freight market is thus noticed
by Messrs. Sharer, Lamb, and Co. :
Our market for the last fortnight has exhibited an aspect
of great inanimation. Very little burins bee been done.
and that little, fee the most part, at reduced rates. Medi-
terranean freights, both out and borne, are much lower. The
export of coal was based in prolonged hostilities. Stocks an
now, therefore, heavy, and so have been the arrivals of reek-
ing ships abroad. American orders are nearly steady at
framer figures, recent rates being occasional exounad.
Baltic charters from the Gulfs of Finland and Riga are not
numerous, and rates at Cronstadt and Riga very low. From
Gulf of Bothnia and Prussian porta a fair demand exists.
In Rut India coal freights little alteration, and the inquiry
only partial. Advice, from the other side still unfavourable.

TUZIDAT EVENING.

Bank shares to-day were quiet, London and West-
minster Bank were more offered. Royal Mail Steam
shares were quoted at a recovery of 11. Peninsular
and Oriental Steam, and Oriental Gas, were also
firmer. General Steam Navigation shares were
marked 231 ; East and West India Lock stock,
1191; London Dock, 71 to 71; ; and St. Katherine
Dock, 83 and 81, ex die.
Nova Scotia Government Bonds have again ad-
♦anced # per cent.