The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Oil o'Oulos.

The transactions in the Stock Exchange to-day
are upon a limited scale, and prices are flat. Homo
sales have been pressed owing to the publication
of a telegram stating that " the French govern-
ment has still under consideration the question of
the cession of Luxemburg to France." Console
opened at a reduction of per cent., but have
since recovered to the closing prices of yesterday.
English railways have experienced a fresh fall,
though it is not very important. Foreign bonds,
as well as banking, financial, and miscellaneous
shares, exhibit no variation of importance.
There is a good demand for money to-day, and
the supply is rather limited. On Tuesday, how-
ever, when the dividends will be distributed, a
large amount will be seeking employment. The
rate for good bills is 21 per cent., and for short ad-
vances in the Stock Exchange 21.
Consols are now quoted 901 to 91 both for money
and the 10th inst., and 91 to ri for the May ac-
count. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New
Three per Cents. are unchanged, at SBl to 89, ex
div.

Very few transactions have been reported in
foreign stocks, and prices are unaltered, with the
exception of a reduction of to per cent. in
Turkish of 1865 and Mexican. Turkish of 1865
aro quoted 28} to ; Greek, 14} to ; Spanish
Passive, 21i to 0 ; ditto Certificates, 13} to f ;
Italian of 1861, 52} to ; Mexican, 14 to 16t ;
Russian Scrip, to 21 prem. ; Chilian Scrip 3
to 21 die.: and Danubian Scrip, 3} to 3 die.

United States 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central
Railway shares have improved per cent.. the
present quotations being 75} to and 781 to I,
respectively. Erie, however, are without change.
at 37} to 38.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares are steady,
at 17 to ; and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per
Cent. Preference, at n to 4.
International Financial shares are quoted
24 to g dis. ; London Financial, 19 to 18
dis. ; General Credit, 31 to 3 diß. ; Credit Foncier,
Gg to 64, die. ; National Discount, 7h to prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 161 to

Two o'CLocit.

Consols arc still quoted 914 to 91, both for
money and the next Wednesday's settlement, and
91 toy for the May account.
At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.
Renter opened at 68fr., showing a fresh decline'
of j per cent.
The committee of the Stock Exchange have
decided that all dealings in Anglo• Dutch Russian
stock of 1866, must in future be settled in bonds
It is announced in the Stock Exchange that
Messrs. Baring Brothers have received ad-
vices from the Mexican Financial Commission in
Paris, that a further remittance has been received
through the French treasury of 477,764 francs on
account of the " Delegation Anglaise."
With reference to the official announcement that
the government of India are about to raise
3,000,0001. sterling by loans, the Calcutta Price
I",(rrent, received yesterday, remarks that "the
shape which these loans will take has not trans-
pired, but it is expected that a portion will be
raised in England."
About 12,0001. in gold was withdrawn from the
Bank yesterday, including 6,000 sovereigns for
Venezuela.

The shipment of gold to New York on Wednes-
day, by the steamer Allemania, may be regarded
as quite exoeptional, there being a loss on specie
remittances thither of about 2 per cent. at the
present rate of exchange.
The foreign exchanges yesterday were steady.
The usual list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.191 • ditto, short,
11.17 to 11.171 ; Rotterdam, 3 month; 11.19 to ILI9I
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.371 to 25.40 ; Brussels, 3 months,
25.374 to 25.40 ; Hamburg and Alton; 3 months, 13.81 to
1&9 ; Berlin, Cologne, &c., 3 month; 6.251 to 5161;
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 311 to 31 ; Paris, short, 25.15
to 25.25•• ditto, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40; Marseilles,
3 months, 25.35 to 25.40 ; Prankfort-on-tbe-Maine,
3 month., 120 to 1201 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.23 to
13.30 ' • Trieste, 3 month; 13.20 to 13.30 ; Madrid, 3
months, 481 to 48; Santander, 3 months, 481 to 48; Cadiz,
3 months, 49 to 49; Seville, 3 months, 491 to 49; Malaga,
3 month; 481 to 481• Valncia, months, 481 to 481 ; Bar.
oelons, 3 months, 01 to 481 Bilks, 3 months, 01 to
48 ; &wagons, 3 months 481 to 48 ; Leghorn, 3
months, 27.0 to 27.10 ; Genoa, 3 months, 27.0 to
77.10 ; Naples, 3 months, 27.0 to 27.10 ; Palermo, 3
months, 27.0 to 27.10 ; Messina, 3 months, 27.0 to
27.10; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 521 to 52 ; Oporto, 99 days'
date, 521 to 52.
The rates of discount now current on the conti-
nent are in several instances below those prevailing
here, as will be seen by the subjoined list :—Paris
I'M Frankfurt, 21 per cent. ; Hamburg, 2 ; Amster-
dam, 3 ; Berlin and Brussels, 21, ; Vienna, 5 ;
Turin, ; and St. Petersburg, 8b per cent.
Owing to the prospect of a rupture of our rela-
tions with Spain, a few transactions have occurred
at Lloyd's in war risks. On English ships to
Havana 10s. per cent. was paid yesterday against
the risk of Spanish capture, but little was done.
Accounts from Manchester state that Mr. Law-
rence Ashworth, manufacturer, of Burnley, whose
liabilities reach about 9,0001., has assigned his
estate to his creditors.

We are informed that the traffic receipts of the
San Paulo Railway for the three weeks from the
date of its opening amounted to the large sum of
241. per mile per week, with every prospect of a
continuous increase. _ _ _

The traffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway for the second week in March
amounted to 113,024 dollars, against 97,414 dollars
in the corresponding period of last year, showing
an increase of 15,610 dole.
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway
stock was extremly heavy yesterday, and at one
pe-iod of the day was quoted about 51, per cent.
lower. A demand afterwards sprang up. It is
said that at a private meeting of some of the
directors and shareholders, held on Thursday,
it was announced that only a portion of the
1,537,5001. of the new 51. preferential 5 per cent.
shares, crt ..ted in August, 1866, had been taken up
by the proprietors, yet the board decided to pro-
ceed with certain works, and have met their re-
quirements bythe raising of temporary loans, many
of which are now becoming due. A decided oppo-
sition, it is stated, was expressed at this meeting
against the system of extensions.
The report of the directors of the Bahia and San
Francisco Railway Company (Limited), to be pre-
sented at the meeting on the 11th inst., recom-
mends a dividend of 3 per cent. for the half-
year, and ir;presses an anticipation of " increasing
dividends from the present time."
The half-yearly meeting of the Great Indian Pe-
ninsular Railway Company is called for the 3rd of
May.
' Vice-Chancellor Wood has appointed Mr. Cape
(of Cape and Harris) liquidator (with Mr. Dixon)
of the United Merthyr Collieries Company
(Limited).
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, waterworks, and c..nal shares, as given in
the Stock Exchange list of last evening
Insurance—Alliance British and Foreign, Is, ; ditto
Marine, 211 ; Atlu, 94, ; Commercial Union, 31 ; Guar-
dian, 444 ; Imperial Fire, 340; Liverpool and London and I
Globe (1/. annuity), 20k, a, A ; Liverpool and London Fire
and Life, 6 11-16, ex Jiv.; Ocean Marine, 191, j ; Royal
Exchange, 301, 2; Universal Marine (Limited). 21.
Du Light and Coke—Bombay (Limited), 41 ;
New, 24; Surrey Consumers, 13.
Docks—London and St. Katharine, MA, 8,9 i. 1
Waterworks—Berlin, 124, 12; Grand Junction, 20).
Canal—Grand Junction, 72, 4.

FRIDAY EVEGING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 to both
for money and next Wednesday's settlement,
opened this morning at the same quotation, and
closed at 914 to 91. The Three per Cents. Re-
duced and New Three per Cents. left off at •
decline of A per cent., viz., at 881 to 89, ex div.
The official business report is as follows :—Three