The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET-THIS DAY

Two o'CLoci.
The stock markets to-day are steady in character,
but it would scarcely be inaccurate to say that there
is no business going forward. The funds an

quoted almait exactly the same as yesterday after-
noon. In the share markets also prima are nomi-
nally unaltered._

The New Indian Loen, both stock and scrip, re-
mains quoted 103,1 to 3.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuters
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentz* were quoted
69fr. 80c. for the account, showing a reduction of
be. since yesterday.

Consols are officially marked 96 and 961 for money,
and 96/ for the account. The present quotations are
961 "sellers," for money, and 961 to 1 for the 6th
Dec. Bank Stock has been dealt in at 226 ;
the Three per Cents. Reduced, at 941
and # ; the New Three per Cents., at 941, 1,
and # ; the Five per Cents., at 1111; India Stock
at 228; the New Indian Loan (stock), at 1031
and # ; the Four per Cent. Debentures of 1858.
at 961; ditto, 1859, 951, 96; India Bonds, at
21. die. to le. prem. ; and Exchequer Bills at 275.
to 30s: prem. •

Turkish stocks are again rather more offered the
Loan of 1854 is quoted 761 to f, and that of 1868,
85; to 68. Mexican Bonds are lower, and have
been sold at 221. Russian scrip is also heavy,
and is marked 1 and 0; die. Buenos Ayres Bonds,
however, are inquired for. Sales are re-
corded as follows :—Brazilian Old Five per
Cents., 102 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
1852, 961; Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., 82f ;Dm&
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., for account, 661;
ditto Four per Cent. Certificate., 99f • Mexican
Three per Cents., for account, 221; Portuguese
Three per Cents., 1853, 461, 46 ; Russian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 991; ditto Three
per Cents., 1859, 85f ; ditto scrip, 1,0;
dis. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 44; ; ditto
New Deferred Three per Cents., 321; Turkish.
Six per Cents., 1854, for account, 781; ditto Six
per Cents., 1868, 65, 64 ; ditto, for account, 851,
88; Venezuela Two-and-a-Half per Cents., for ac-
count, 28.

The shares of the Ocean Marine Insurance Com-
pany are rather flat, but still command 11 to 11
prem.
About 5,0001. in bar gold was yesterday sent late
the Bank.
A telegram received yesterday from St. Petersburg
reports 6 degrees of frost (Reauniur). The Galf
between St. Petersburg and Cronatadt was conse-
quently full of ice, and the communication was
stopped. The total shipments of tallow for the
season have amounted to 88,334 casks. The letters
received this day describe little abatement of the
pressure in commercial and monetary circles. The
rate of discount at St. Petersburg ranges from 7 to
si per cent., and at Moscow from 12 to 16. The
obligations of the Grand Russian Railways, which
recently stood at 102, have fallen to 931. Ali other
securities were equally depressed.
An auction of the foreign redeemable debt of Spain
is to take place at Madrid on the 29th instant. The
sum assigned by the government is 375,000 reale.
Complaints are made in the Stock Exchange an
connexion with a point arutng ont of the pending
issue of Debentures by the But Indian Railway
Company. When the advertisement inviting sub-
scriptions to the extent of 1,600,0001. appeared,
application was made to the company by various
members of the Stock Exchange, who pre-
sumed that they would be allowed the customsry
commission of 1 per cent. upon subscriptions for-
warded through them. The answer was that it
would not be allowed. Now, however, that the com-
pany are in want of about 200,0001. to complete the
total, they have intimated to the Stock Exchange
• that the commission will be allowed upon this stun.
• It is urged that one and the same practice ought to
have been pursued in respect of the entire loan ; and
• latter of remonstrance, signed by several leading
Stocffk Exchange firms, has been sent in to the coos-
Pan.
The London and North Western Railway traffie
return shows this week an increase of 7,679.. ; the
South Eastern an increase of 1,6131. ; the Great
Western an increase of 2,1541. ; the Great Northers
an increase of 1,9031. ; and the London and South
Western an increase of 2,7241.
The shares of the Ocean Marine Insurance Com-
pany have declined to 1/ to 11 prem. The deposit
of 11. on the company's capital would represent
40,0001., but the applications have been so large
that a total of nearly a quarter of a million has been
paid in. It is, therefore, improbable that the allot-
ment will be made until two or three days beuce.
An extraordinary meeting of the Oriental Inland
Steam Company is called for the 21st inst., zo
con-
firm the resolution passed on the 30th August.
The position of the market for American securities
is thus noticed by Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite:
We have had a firm market in London during the pest
week for American state stocks. In railroad secnritie• there
has been a sudden fall of 4 dole. per share in Illinois abates,
causel by the fear of an early call of 10 dole. , as, however,
the money is wanted to redeem the debts of the company,
there will be a saving of interest, which would otherwise
continue to form a charge on revenue and @wharfage the
finances of Ithe concern. Construction Bonds have slightly
given way, but Free Land Bonds are more wanted.

WIDNEBDAT Bvxwaro.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 961, " sellers,*
for the Bth December, opened this morning at 96),
advanced to 981 to 4, which was the quotation at
3 o'clock, and closed at 96/ to 1. For money tho
lest price WWI 96 to 1. The official business report id
as follows :—Thres per Cent. Console, for mocoy, 96,
981, 4, ; ditto for account (6th Dee.), 981, 961;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 944, 4,4, f; New
Three per Cents., 94)5, 1,1, 1, 4 ; Thirty Yeam
Annuities, expiring in April, 1885, 17 15-16; Bank
Stock, 226, 2271, ; India Stock, 226, 228; the New
Indian Five per Cent. Loan (stock), 1031. 1, I,
1 1,4; the Indian Four per Cent. Debenturee,
1858, 961 ; ditto, 1859, 96, 954, 961.
The New Indian Loan, after being marked i 034,
closed at 1031 to 4, being nearly the same as yester-
day.
The Indian Four per Cent. Debentures of 1855
were quoted 984 to 4 ; those of 1839, 954 to 981,
being rather lower •, India Bonds, 2s. des. to Se. prem.
and Exchequer Bills, 275. to 30s. prem.
The business in the foreign stock market was to
only a moderate amount. Turkish Bonds were quiet,
but were fairly supported, at the improvement which
took place yesterday afternoon. The L,an of 1864
closed at 761 to 77, and that of 1858 at 851 to 061.
Mexican Bonds were a trifle firmer, at 224 to 4.
Bank shares remain very steady. Ottoman Bank,
however, were dull, at 16 to 17. Union Back of
Australia were inquired for. In the market for
miscellaneous shares there was no variation of im-
portance. London Discount and Peninsular and
Oriental Steam met with some inquiry. London.
Dock and Southampton Dock stocks were each
marked 661, and British American Land shays 21.
The Victoria Government Six per Cont. 13 3011
were rather weaker, at 1091 to 110.