The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-06 00:00:00

'HIS DAY.)

Ou o'Ozsgst.
There is not much business in the Stock
Exchange to-day, but the general tendency of
prices is somewhat better than yesterday. The
English funds, in which the monthly settle_
ment is now in progress, are in request, and
have advanced per cent. A slight improvement
is also observable in a few of the British railways
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and foreign bonds. The inquiry extends to colonial
government securities, which are higher in several
cases, consequent upon the suocessful negotiation
yesterday of the Victoria Debentures. The flatness of
the corn market, and the increased firmness of the
Paris Exchange, leading to the inference that a
portion of the recent arrivals of gold may be re-
tained here, are regarded as favourable features.
The applications for discount to-day are upon a
very limited scale, the rate for the beat paper is un-
changed, at si to 4 per cent. Short loans on
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Stock Exchange at 4 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 84 to i both for money
and to-morrow's settlement, and 891 to 1 for the
new account (December).
Spanish Passive and Mexican Bonds are in-
quired for, and have risen 1 per cent., but the
other speculative descriptions are unaltered.
Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 59
to 60 ; ditto, 1865, 31 to 1 ; Greek, In to 141
Spanish Passive, 211 to a • ditto Certificates, 131
to f; Italian of 1861, 551 to f ; Mexican, 161
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United States 5-20 Bonds have improved f per
cent., viz., to 68f to 1 ; but Erie and Illinois
Central Railway shares are without change, at
501 to 511 and 761 to 77f, respectively.
Anglo-American shares are quoted 141 to 7r, and
Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference,
4 5-16 to 7-16, showing a decline of 2s. 6d. in each
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The new Victoria Government Debentures are
quoted 104 to 104 i, or to 2 prem.
International Financial shares are quoted 1 a
to 11 die. ; London Financial, 14 to 141 dis. ;
General Credit, 21 to 11 dis. ; Credit Fonder,
4 to 4i dis. ; National Discount, 9i to 101 prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 161 to /.
In the Stock Exchange and in financial circles
generally, a great deal of attention was directed
yesterday to the result of the biddings for
850,0001. of Victoria Government Six per
Cent. Debentures, tenders for which were
opened yesterday at the London and West-
minster Bank. The total applied for was no less
than 3,075,0001., of which 1,526,0001. was at and
above the official minimum or reserved price, which
was 1021. 10s. The total number of tenders was
418, and all those below 1021. 15s. 6d. will receive
no allotment. The lowest tender was at 881., and the
highest at 1041. 10s. The largest amount applied
for in any one tender was 300,0001. (at 1031. 55.),
and the lowest 100/. The allotment will be made
in a few days. The success of this transaction
is doubtless due in part to the fact that the new
stock is obtained at a price somewhat below that
now current for other colonial government securi-
ties, especially considering that the price in-
cludes interest from the Ist of July last.
It is evident that the public are waver-
ing between their wish to invest their large
surplus funds and their distrust of existing secu-
rities. Hence the eagerness with which they sub-
scribe for these new loans.
About 50,0001. in bar gold was sent into the
Bank yesterday, while 36,000 sovereigns were
withdrawn for Alexandria.
The True Briton and Omar Pacha, which left
Port Phillip Heads on the 2'2nd of August, both
reached Gravesend on Sunday, thus completing
the yissage in 74 days.
No Australian gold ships arc known to be now
at sea, but the mail from Melbourne, which is ex-
pected to be distributed in London about the
middle of next week, will report fresh remittances.
Subjoined is a copy of a private telegram re-
ceived yesterday from China :—" Latest dates.
Hong Kong, 15th Oct., 1866 ; Foo Chow Foe, Bth
October, 1806 ; Shanghai, Bth October, 1866. Ex-
port of tea for the fortnight, 7,000,0001bn. Market
dull. Exchange in Hong Kong, six inonths sight
Bank paper, 4s. 61d. (1). Freight at Whampoa
under 2/. per ton.
The suspension is announced of Messrs. l7ttley
and Lee, manufacturers, of Burnley,with liabilities
for about 20,0001.
The traffic receipts of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway for the second week in October
amounted to 145,365 dols., against 130,867 dohs. in
the corresponding period of last year, showing an
increase of 14,498 dols. The receipts for the fort-
night were 260,061 dols., against 260,075 dole. last
year, exhibiting a decrease of only 14 dols. The
total receipts from the Ist January to the 15th
October amounted to 4,401,098 dols., against
4,059,873 dols. in 1865, showing an increase of
341,225 dols.
The directors of the West London Wharves and
Warehouses Company have this day made a call of
21. 105. per share, payable on the 27th instant.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Dart-
mouth Creek Paper Mill Company (Limited) is
called for the 16th inst., to consider the position of
the company's affairs, and, if deemed desirable, to
wind up the undertaking.
Vice-Chancellor Wood has appointed Mr. G. A.
Cape provisional official liquidator to the Rich-
mond-hill Hotel Company, which has been ordered
to be wound up.
Creditors of the Fresh Provision Preserving
Company (Limited) are required to send the par-
ticulars of their claims to Messrs. Klaiber and
Ellis, the solicitors of the liquidators, by the 30th
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MONDAT Evxaiae.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 89. to 1,
both :or money and next Thursday's settlement,
opened and closed to-day at the same quotation.
For the December settlement the last price was
891 to $. The official business report is as follows:—
Three per Cent. Consols, for monef, 891,1, 1, 1 ;
ditto for account, 891, ; Three per Cents. Re-
dueed, 86/, 7 ; New Three per Cents., 861, 7 ;
Bank Stock, 244, 7 ; India Stock, 213, 12 ; ditto '
Five per Cent., lost, 5 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Debentures, 1021.
The India Government Five per Cent stock
was rather more offered, perhaps for account of per-
sons desirous of re-investing the proceeds in the
new colonial loans.
The amount of business in foreign bonds was
thanmoderate, but prices were somewhat firmer
on Saturday. Turkish Bonds of 1858, 1862,
and 1865 were in good request, and rose 1 to 1 per
cent. Mexican of 1864 also improved 1, and Por-
tuguese of 1856, &c., 1, while Spanish Passive and
Certificates experienced a further decline of 1 to;.
There was little inquiry for bank shares, and the
only changes were a rise of 10s. in Union of Aus-
tralia, and a reduction of 11. in Australasia and
London and South Western. Imperial Ottoman
closed at 1 to 01 dia., showing no movement.
There were very few dealings in the shares of the
financial companies, and prices dosed the same as
on Saturday, being as follows : International
Financial, 11 to lit dis. ; General Credit, 2 1-16
to 1 15-16 dis. ; London Financial, 14 to 14+
dis. ; and Credit Fonder of England, 41 to 411 dis.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares were in strong
demand in the morning, and attained a fresh rime ot
nearly 155., but afterwards telapsed ; nevertheless,
the closing price-14 to I—was1—was 7s. 6/1. betterthan
that of Saturday. Atlantic Telegraph Eight per
Cent. Preference left off at 4 7-16 to 9-16, being
2s. fkl. to se. higher.

Own o'CLoon.
The mining market is rather dull to-day, but
there is not much change in prices :—Prince of
Wales shares are quoted 28e. to 30s. ; North
Treakerby, 31 to ; West Caradon, 151 to 1414.;
East Caradon, 51 to 6/1 ; Chiverton, 6to ; Csld-
beck Fells, 225. 6d. to 255. ; North Crofty, 30s. to
325. ; East Lovell, 11} to 12; and Tincroft,
84 to 9.