The Express.
London, England, 1858-12-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARRE7-THIS DAY.

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THURSDAY EYRNINO.
The funds to-day were heavy, and at the Mom of
business a decline of 5 per cent. was established.
Two wow& ' The depression appears to have been chiefly caused
by sales to close outstanding operations for the rise.
The funds remain dull at yesterday's reduction, ' Against these sales, however, there has been, during
with very little balkiness. The government broker the last day or two, an increased band fide absorp-
has taken another parcel of 15,0004 Reduced Three Lion of 'stock for investment. The government
pee Cent. stock. In the other departments of the broker made his usual purchase of about 16,0001.
Stook Exchange general dulness prevails, but there Reduced Tome per Cent. stock. The new projects
which are announced almost daily, with Indian and
is little change in prices. colonial: guarantees, assist to check any tendency to
Consols are quoted 965 to 97 ex dir. for the 11th buoyancy.
of January. The Three per Cents. Rethused have In the other markets some heaviness likewise
been dealt in at 97 to 975 ; the New Three per prevailed.
Ceuta. at 97 to 975 ; Bank Stock, at 225 5; the Consols, which closed yesterday at 971 to sex
Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, of the first issue, die, for the 11th Jan., opened this morning at the
+same quotation, and gradually declined, closing at
at 995 ; Exchequer Bills, both March and June, at 1965 to 97. The official businessreportia asfollows:
66a. to 38a. prem., being Jinn ; and Exchequer Three pew Cent. Console, for money (shut), 981, 265
Bonds, falling payable in May next, at 1001 to 5. con ; ditto, for account (11th Jan. 97jax
In the foreign stook market the transactions have div. t Three per Cent. Reduced, 975, 971, 975. V 74
best limited. Venezuela Bonds are more offered ;
the &tire are last marked 44, sad the Deferred 227, 2255; Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, of the
New Three per Cents., 975, 5,1, 5 ; Bank Stock.
first issue 995.
175 sad 175. There have also been a few sales of the Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, of both imam,
scrip of the Chilian Loan, which has been dealt in were steady at 995 to 100.
from sto 5 prem. The Brazilian Loan of the pre- Exchequer Bills of both issues advancedl.. to-day,
sent year is likewise flat. The Turkish Loan is dosing at 365. to 38e. prem. India Bonds were
firmer, the scrip of the first series being quoted dealt in at 13s. tolas. prem.
In the market the principal &Lana-
I to 5 dis., and that of the mecca aeries 5 din . to
tons w irenistock
Venezuelan Bonds. The Active Bonds
par. The Six per Cents., of 1854, have recovered
quoted in the morning 46 to 47, but had re.
925 to 933. New Granada Active Bonds ere seded at the close to about 45. The new Turkish
were
more inquired for. Sales are recorded as follows: Loan was heavy : the scrip of the first series left off
Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1858 at Ito 5 dim., and that of the second series at sto 5
961, 95 ; Chilian Four-and-a. Ralf per Cents. die. The Six per Cents. of 1854 fell 5 per cant,,
closing at 921 to 93. P • Bonds were lees lit-
-1838 (scrip), 5,5, 5, prem.; New Granada Two- titoto for. Buono, Aron Bondsremain
very firm.
and-a-Quarter per Cent. Active Bonds, 21 ;
Spanish Three per Cents., 475 ; Turkish Six
per Cents., 1854, for account (December 30),
93; ditto Six per Cents., 1838 (scrip of
the first series), for account, 5, 5 die.; ditto, second
aeries, for acoonnt, 5 die.; Venezuela Five pee
Cents., 445; ditto, for account, 43, 435, 44 ; ditto
Deferred Two per Cents., 175, 175. 175.
At Paris to-day (Friday), according to Mr.
Router's telegram, the Three per Cent. Bodes
opened at 73fr. 400. for the account, 'howls(
fresh rise of about 5 per cent. compared witit
dosing price of yesterday.
The demand for money was again active yeetattar,
and 25 per oeat. was the minimum rate in all quar-
ters for choice bills. At the Bank a fair amount of
business was done. In the Stock Exchange, how-
ever, the rate for short loans on English Governmest
securities is again as low ss 15 to 2 per oent.
We are enabled to state that the government of
India has been authorised to inns a notification for
granting bills at three days sight in London, pay-
able at Bengal and Madras (not at Bombay), for
interest on such government promissory notes as
shall have been previously endorsed in India for
payment here.
The exact amount of specie engaged for exporta-
tion by the steamer Parana, which will leave
to-day for the West Indies, is 122,7201., all gold
except 1,2001. in silver. The gold mansta of the,
remittance on aooount of the New Chili= Lost.
The 'ragas, for the Peninsula, is known to have
12,0001. in gold on board.
Although the 316,9001. in Australian gold by the
Orwell has not yet been delivered, about half of it
has been percbaaed for the Continent, principally to
pay for silver ; and it is believed that the bulk of the
residue will also be sent away.
Of the 160,9001. in specie brought by the West
India steamer Ls Plata, 95,6001. is silver, and
65,4001. gold. The ship Golden Creel, from New
Orleans, has also brought about 40,0001. in silver.
According to present appearances, the shipments
of diver for Calcutta and China by the steamer
Indus, which will sail on Monday, will reach, if not
exceed, 200,0001. A considerable amount, it is under-
stood, will also be sent by the following Bombay
steamer.
It is stated that a number of gentlemen officially
connected with some of the Indian railway com-
panies contemplate sending a deputation to
Lord Stanley, in order to urge upon his
lordship the impolicy of a too indiscriminate
grant of new Indian guarantees. Their representa-
tions would certainly demo countenance from the
position of the market for these securities. Several
descriptions, possessing a 6 per cent. guarantee, are
barely maintained at par. The public have invested
largo], for a considerable time past, but the creation
is still in excess of the absorption. Unless more
moderation is observed it is probable that even the
Indian government guarantee of 5 per cent. will ere
long become insufficient to raise free capital.
As attention is directed to the threateaed hos-
tilities between Tern and Ecuador, we give
below, without vouching for the accuracy of the
statements made, an extract of a private letter from
Venezuela, dated Nov. 21, and brought by the
steamer La Plata:
" I hear that Mr. Cope, English minister at I tea. s
Guayaquil, has offered his mediation between Peru --
and Ecuador, which I hope will prevent their
coming to extremities. Privately I have heard that
if Peru refuses his mediation he shall offer protection,
and have the British Admiral at Guayaquil to pre-
vent the Peruvian vessels from destroying the town."
The sales of Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares
are said to be partly occasioned by the rigorous re-
strictions lately 'intoned by the Bank of Vienna,
with a view to prevent the efflux of specie.
The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 8561. ; the Midland an ht
crease of 3,3061. ; the Lancashire and Yorkddep its
increase of 4,6001. ; the East Lancashire an Jurgen,
of 6081.; the Manchester, Shaffield,and Lincolnshire',
an increase of 6661. ; and the North Eastern an is;
creme of 1,5561. (compared with the " actual " re-
ceipts for the corresponding week of last ear).
Au extraordinary grma meeting of Travel-
lers and Marine Insurance Company is for the I
28th inst., to empower the directors to emplets the
purchase of the business of the Medlin"
Assurance Company. An issue of debeetarrineto
be ametioeed.
The halt-yearly dividends are advertised on City
of Flanuilbes (Canada) Bonds, and on New Odessa,
J 1 • and Great Northern Railroad

MINES-THIS DAY.

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In the mining market to-day shares in Wheal
Basset, East Basest, South Cordon, South Frances,
d Wheal Wrey, are in request. The market
generally la steady.
Shares in the General Mining Association (Nova
Scotia), and in the North Rhine Copper Mining
Company of South Australia are inquired for ; the
former are officially marked 201 and the latter f,
prem. Foreign mining securities are very inactive.
,A remittance his been received by the Port
PbiUip and Colonial Gold Mining Company, iris
the resident director of 1,6001., completing the
6,0001. required fortis dividend.
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