The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-28 00:00:00

MOIGIT MARKET.-(THIS DAL)!

as Vans&

Business in the markets for public securities is
rather active to-day, and the tendency generally
is favourable, the transactions showing a prepon-
derance of purchases. Consols have improved
1-16 per cent. The impression seems to be some-,
what stronger that the English funds may go
beyond 95, notwithstanding the relapse on several
occasions within the last few months from that
quotation, owing to the limits which were placed in
the hands of brokers to sell. It is believed that
many persona are becoming more dissatisfied
with the low rates now allowed for money on
deposit by the joint stock banks and discount
establishments, and that an increased disposition
will be shown by the public generally to invest in
comparatively sound securities yielding a much
higher rate of interest. Most of the English rail-
way and foreign stocks are better. Attention is
still directed to the fortnightly settlement, which
will be completed to-morrow.

The charge for good paper in the discount
market is 1; to 1i per cent., showing no change.
Short loans are obtainable in the Stock Exchange
at 1 per cent.

Consols are quoted 041 to 05, with Idiv., for
money, and 93# to 1, ex div., for the account
(December 5). The Three per Cents. Reduced and
New Three per Cents. are firm, at 93/ to l.
Home railway st.,cks aro in request, and better.
York and North Midland has improved 2 per
cent. ; Berwick, 1 ; Caledonian, ; and the other
lines, with one or two exceptions, 1- to IF Subjoined
are the prices. Metropolitan, 1171 to 118 k!; Great
Western, 44 to ; London and North Western,
114 to ; Midland, 110} to I ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1211 to 122; Caledonian, 714 to 72;
South Eastern, 85.. to./ ; Great Eastern, 301 to ;
Great Northern, 1041 to 105 ; ditto A, 109 to ;
London, Chatham, and Dover, 18 to ; North
British, 32/ to 2 ; Brighton, 51/ to # ; Berwick,
98} to # ; and York and North Midland, 231 to
941. _ _ _ _

Foreign stocks continue in demand, and have
further improved. Spanish securities have risen
tto per cent. ; Italian of 1861, f ; Turkish of
1865, I ; Mexican, H, &c. The quotations
are as follows :—Turkish of 1862, 62 to
63 ; ditto of 1865, 33 to ; Greek,
13 to I ; Spanish Passive, 249 to f ; ditto New
Three per Cents., 354 to 9 ; ditto Certificates, 12
to 1 ; Italian of 1861, 46,1 to 9 ; Egyptian of 1864,
84 to 86 ; and Mexican, 161 to I.
United States 5-20 bonds are inquired for, and
have advanced 9 per cent., viz., to 709 to f. Erie
Railway shares are quoted 46f to 471, showing a
decline of 1 per cent., and Illinois Central 851 to
861, being unaltered.

Anglo-American Telegraph shares are firm, at
181 to 1, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent.
Preference at 4 to 41.

Bank shares have been dealt in to a moderate
extent, and prices generally are maintained.
London and Westminster are at 69 to 70 ; Alliance,
12 to 11 dia., being 10s. lower ; Imperial Ottoman,
i to i dis. ; London and County, 51 to 52 ; Unica.
of London, 33 to 31 ; and Chartered Mercantile of
India, 30 to 31.

The only variation in financial shares is a rise of
2s. 6d. in Credit Foncier, viz., to 61 to 61 dis.
International, n dia. ; General Credit, 2i
to 1 dia. ; and London, 24 to 23 dis.
At Fates this morning the Three per Cent. Renter
opened at 69fr. for the account, being Sc. higher.
The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tance of 4491. be. Bd. on account of the dividends
on the debt of Ecuador.

The following relates to the New Granada debt :

Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. yesterday received
a remittance on account of New Granada Dividends of
2,6981. 2s. 6d. from the Custom-hones of Santa Martha.
About 57,000/. in bar gold was withdrawn from I
the Bank yesterday for exportation to the Conti-
nent, making a total of 324,0001. since the date
of the last return ; while only 26,000!. has been
sent in, including 6,000 sovereigns yesterday from
Lisbon.

The City of Limerick, from the River Plate, has
brought 62,00 W. in specie.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 7,1301. over
last year ; the Midland an increase of 7,5471. ; the
Great Northern an increase of 3,4921. ; the Great
Eastern an increase of 7381.; and the Great
Western an increase of 3,5991.
It is stated that the directors of the North
Eastern Railway Company are about to issue a
circular describing the present financial position
of the various branches of the undertaking.
At a meeting yesterday of the Mauritius Land
Credit and Agency Company (Limited) a resolu-
tion was passed in favour of a sub-division of the
shares.

At the meeting of the Imperial Continental Gas
Association yesterday a dividend of 21. 10s. per
share and a bonus of II per share were declared
upon tho 28,000 shares of the association for the
half-year ended the 30th June last.

An extraordinary general meeting of the Isle of
Wight Railway Company is called for the 12th
December, to determine whether application shall
be made to government for the abandonment of
the company's central and western lines.
A dividend meeting of proprietors of the Royal
Exchange Assurance Corporation is fixed for the
18th December.

The preparations yesterday for to-morrow's set-
tlement in the railway market showed a general
scarcity of stock, in consequence of which, instead of
" continuations," " backwardations," or premiums
for the loan of stock, were in many cases given. With
the exception, however, of Caledonian, for the loan
of which fully 1 per cent. was in some instances
paid, the rates generally did not involve a greater
sacrifice to the speculators for a fall than those
current on the last occasion, while, as regards many
descriptions, moderate rates of " continuation "
continue to prevail. Lancashire and Yorkshire and
Midland may be specified as chiefly scarce for the 1
settlement. The following shows the terms gene- I
rally current at the commencement and end of the
day's business:

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RATES OF CONTEWATIONS.
Caledonian
1 to I .. I to ! leek
Great Eastern l4l to 34'4 .. 1-.0 to .....-
Great Western l-16 to 3-16 .. 1-16 to 6.16
Great Northern A even to e
London and Brighton
London and North•Westere even .. 1-16 to 3-16
London. Chat., and Dover 1-3! to IE6 .. 1.32 to 1.16
Lancashire and Yorkshire Ito I back I to / back
..
Manch. Shelf., and Lincoln. even to A .. i to I
Metropolitan
lildbad ilto i back -. itoi back
Dover
Luxembourg
tinted States 630 Bonds 2 to 4 p. e. p. ann. .. 2to 4p. C. p. sea.
Grand Trank of ()sande
Great Western of Canada Os. 3d. to tat .. Os. 3d to All.
The subjoined report on the market for Ame-
rican securities is from Messrs. Satterthwaite and
Co.:
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