The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-21 00:00:00

MONEY MARSHY.-THIS DAY

Two &Cuss.

Great dullness prevails to-day in the Stook Ex
change, business being unusually scanty. Consols
are quoted per cent lower than yesterday after-
noon- In the share markets the only features of
interest are a fall in South Eastern Railway stock,
and a fresh rise in the shares of the Grand Trunk
and Great Western Railway Companies of Canada.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Ratites opened at
67.95, being fm. better than yesterday.
Consols are officially marked 941, +, and 1,
for money, and 941 and for the account.
The present quotations are 84 to 1 for cash,
and toti, " buyers," for the 11th of ApriL The
Indian Five per Cent. stock of 1869 has
been dealt in at 1041 ; the Five per
Cent. enlaced rupee paper, at 914 ; ditto
Five-and-a-Half per Cent., at' 106 and 1041
the Indian Four per Cent. Debentures of 1868, at
97 ; India Bonds, at 2s. dis. ; and Exchequer
Bills, at 18s., 19e.., 29a., and 17s. prem.
The foreign stock market is dull. Prices have
scarcely varied. The Turkish Loan of HU is
quoted 7941 to 80, and that of 1868, 624 to
63. Buenos Ayres Bonds are inquired for.
Sales are reoorded as follows:—Buenoe Ayres
Six per Cents., for account, 86; Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per 'Cents., 66 (exchange 121) ;
Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 211, 211 ;
Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1194, 971 ;
ditto Three per Cents., 1859, 64i ; Spanish
Three per Cents., for account, 451 ; ditto Passive,
14.} ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1858, 63 ; ditto
, for account, 63 ; Venezuela Three per Cents., 261.

The letters of allotment of the London and Pro-
vincial Marine Insurance Company were diktri-
, buted this morning. The quotation is to >f prem.
The demand for money continues active, and, as
no business is done below the Bank minimum, the
applications at that establishment yesterday were
rather large.
In the Block Exchange yesterday money was
wanted, and the rate for loans on Consols was 4
per cent.
The 195001. in gold by the Shannon from
the West Indies has been taken for abroad. The
18,0001. in specie by the Europa and a moiety of
the 42,0001. by the Arago oonaisted of Mexican
dollars.
The bar silver by the West India packet has been
sold at se. 2id. per ounce standard, showing no
change. The market is firm at this price. There
being no demand for the Bolivian dollars by this
vessel, they will be melted into bars.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
more favourable, a sli&t advance being established
for bills on Holland, Hamburg, Parts, and Vienna.
The rate on St. Petersburg. has also risen, but the
alteration in this instance is in favour of Russia.
The quotations are shown below :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.159 to 169 • ditto short, 11 13g
to 14; Rotterdam, 3 meths, 11.4t0 161; Antwerp, 3
months, 25.221 to 5 ; Hamburg (ms. balm), 3 mouths,
13.5 to ,• Paris, 3 days, 95.10 to 15 ; ditto 3 months,
95.311 to y; Frankfort•outle•Maine, 3 mouths, 1179 to d•
Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 341 to I ; Vim= (a/
lo.), S months, 13.70 to 60; Triode ditto, 3 mouths,
13.70 to SO; MadLeghorrid,e, 3 asaatta, 491 to ; Cadiz, 3 months,
491 to ; _ 3 WWII. 30.10 to 5 ; Genoa, 3
months, 25.40 to 5 ; Naples, 3 moulln, 401 to 41; Palermo,
3 months, 192 to ; Namins, 3 months, 199 to 1;
Lisbot, 90 days, 521 to ; Oporto, 10 days, 521 to 512.
It as officially announced that the directors of the
Great Western Railway Company of Canada in-
tend to recommend to the shareholders at the
approaching meeting that a dividend be declared
at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the share
capital out of the profits of the half-year ending
January 31, which will leave a surplus balance to
be earned to the credit of the current half-year
of 9,8171. lbs. 11d.
The weekly traffic return of the Great Western
Railway of Canada, just /received, states the re-
selpis at 8,2281, sterling, being almost precisely the
Name as for the corresponding week of last year.
The return of the Grand Trunk Company shows an
increase of 2,7581. sterling.
A special meeting of the London and North
Western Railway Company is called for the 4th of
April, to consider and approve a number of bills
pending in parliament.
A special meeting of the Londonderry and Ennis-
killen Railway Company is called for the sth of
April, to authorise a lease of the undertaking to
the Dundalk and Enniskillen Company.
The half-yearly interest is advertised on the
Dutch Rhenish Railway Company's Loan of
4,800,000 fl.
The quantity of wool arrived up to tresent
date towards the May sales is as follows:-Sydney,
1,958 bales ; Victoria, 9,574 ; Taamania, 2,278 ;
Adelaide, 2,484 ' • Cape of Good Hope, 2,285 ;
making a total of 18,579 bake.
The London and China Telegraph says :—" It is
said that government intends laying down a sub-
marine cable, connecting Penang on the north with
Rangoon, and on the south with Singapore, Bata-
via, China, and the Australian colonies."

TUESDAY ETIIIIIO.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 944, " sellers,"
for the 11th of April, opened this morning at 94
to 4, and after a fractional decline, closed at 04t
to 4. For money the last price was 941 to 4.
The official business report is as follows :—Thres
per Cent. Consols, for money, 944, 4,4, 4 ; ditto,
for account (11th April), 944, 944 ; the Indian
Five per Cent. Stock, 1859, 1044, f, 1 ; the Four
per Cent. " enlaced" rupee paper, 86 ; ditto Five
per Cent., 99ii98f ; ditto, Five-and-a-Rsit per
Cant., 1064, 1 , 104 ; the Indian Four Cent.
Debentures, 1 ,97 ; ditto, 1859, 974 India
Bonds, 2s. prem.
The Indian rupee 'paper was rather more offered,
but closed at yesterday's prices—the Five per Cent.
at 99 to 4, and the Five-and-a-Half pet Cent. at
105 to 4. The Indian Five per Cent. stock of
1859 was last quoted 1044 to 4 ; and Exchequer
Bills, 17s. to 204. prem.
Turkish stocks were rather more inquired for to-
day, and improved about per cent., the Loan of
1864 being last quoted 794 to 804, and that of 1868,
624 to M. Mexican Bonds closed at 214 to 4,
showing no recovery. Spanish Passive Bonds were
more offered in the afternoon.

.13;;;JTOiAust7ral;si;,Iirien Bank of Australia,
and Oriental Bank shares were more offered to-day,
whilst those of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of
India, London, and China were quoted rather
better. Canada Land shares have advenoed. Lon-
don General Omnibus have declined to 1 3-16 to
11. Red Sea Telegraph were quoted fto f pm.
The closing quotations for the shares in new
projects were u follow :_occitripe
to 31 pram ; Universal 13-16 to 16-16
trem.; London and Provincial Marine, f to
prem. ; Bank of Turkey, If to_ lf die.;
and Buenos Ayres and San Fernando Railway,
to 1 prem.