The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-16 00:00:00

bills, it is intended at the adjourned half-yearly
meeting on the 30th mat- to propose a further ad-
journment of the meeting to a day to be then
:ed."

The traffic receipts of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway for the third week in March
amounted to 116.134 dots., against 113,762 dole. in
the corresponding period of last year, showing aa
increase of 22,37.2 dots.

The tr 'receipts of the Great Western Rail-
way of Canada for the week ending the 2ilth ult.
show an increase of 1,0301. over last year.

MONDAY EVENING.

Consols, which closed on Saturday at 90$1 to I,
both for money and the 9th of May, opened this
morning at 90i to ;, and closed at 91 to 11.
The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per
Cents. were last quoted 89} to I. The official
business report is as follows:—Thres per Cent.
Consols, fur money, 90; 1, 944, 1 ; ditto for ee-
-1 count, 901, 1,9 K, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
1891, I, • New Three per Cents., 89, , ;
Bank stock, 252 i, 3, ex div. ; India stock, 919 ;
ditto Five per Cent., 109 i, ; ditto Bonds, 525.

The India Five per Cent. stock was firm.
Exchequer Bills remain at 16a. to 20s. prem.
With the exception of Venezuelan Bonds of 1864,
and Chilian Scrip, which fell f and per cent.
respectively, the changes in foreign securities,
although not numerous, were favourable. There
were not mare dealings, owing partly to the settle-
ment. Turkish Bonds of 1802 and 1865, as well as
Mexican, rose per cent. ; Italian of 1861, and
Spanish Certificates, ; and Passive, and Russian
scrip, 3. The Viceroy of Egypt's loan was
lower. . . _

There was a somewhat increased demand for
bank shares, and prices were firmer. Bank of
British Columbia and Union of London rose 11.,
and London and County, London Joint Stock,
London and Westminster, Oriental, and Union of
Australia, 10s. Standard of British South Africa,
however, declined 10s.
. .

Financial shares were rather firmer. London
Financial and Credit Fonder rose H. and 2s. Od.
respectively. Prices closed as follows :—lnterna-
tional Financial, 21 to dia. • General Credit, 31
to 21 die. ; London Financial, 224 to 211 dia. ;
and Credit Foncier of England, 61-to 1 die.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares were in active
demand, and, after extensive transactions, closed
at a further advance of 12s. 6d., viz., at 181 to 1.
Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference
were ss. to 7s. 6d. better, at 4g to ; ; and the
original Atlantic Telegraph stock improved to 52
to 55 per 1001. Telegraph Construction, however,
' declined 58., leaving off at 21 to ! dia.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 14 to
1, being ss. better ; and National Discount, 61 to
71 prom.. showing also a rise of ss. Royal Mail
Steam shares were in request, and rose 2/. 10a.,
while English and Australian Copper and English
and Foreign Credit declined 2s. &L to ss.
Colonial government securities showed no varia-
tion, apart from a rise of 1 per cent. in New Zea-
land of 1891 (June and December).
The amount of business in American securi-
ties was small, but the 5-20 Bonds and
Erie Railway shares advanced I to 1 per cent.
Prices closed as follows :-5-20 Bonds, 74 to
; Erie Railway shares, 38 to 1 ; Illinois
Central, 761 to 77 ; Atlantic and Great Western
Railway Debentures, 31 to 32 ; Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds, 22 to 1.