The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-11 00:00:00

L Extension shares of the East Indian Railway
Company by the 18th Febroarj.
The meeting of the United Discount Corporation
was held yesterday. The gross profit for the hall
year amounted to 17,3771., including the sum
brought forward, and a dividend was declared at
the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. The deposits
reach about 2,000,0001.
Subjoined are the quotations of insuranoe, gas,
dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the
Stock Exchange list of last evening :
Laurance—Commercial Union, 4/, j, T ; Eagle, 7 ;
Guardian, 47 • Imperial Firs, 330, ex ; London and
Provincial Multi*, 1/ ; North British and Mercantile, 15/,
I ; Ocean Marine,. 21, 20/, 1/ ; Rook Life, 8 ; Theme
and Mersey Mums (limited), 4 11.16; Union Marisa
Live (Limited), 8/ ; Universal Marine (limited), 4).
• ht and Coke—Bombay (Limited), 41, 1,4, ex div.
Ditto New, 21, 2, ex die.; Equitable (New), 31/, ; Grua
Central, 124, g ; Imperial, 61, 60, ex ; Imperial Cot.
tinentM, 941, 4 ; London, 61; Western, 14/ ; Ditto B,
7/, E.
Docks—East and West India, 124/, 5.
Waterworks—Berlin, 13, 1, 13.

FRIDAY EVENING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 92/," sellers,"
for the Gth February, opened and dosed to-day
at 92/, " buyers. For money the price was
almost exactly the same as for the account. The
Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three
The
Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock ,21,- to f Th•
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 92, 3, ex dir. • ditto,
for account, 92;, ex div. ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 92, ; New Three per Cents., 92/, 2, ;
Bank Stock, 240 ; India Stock, 216, ex div.;
ditto, Five per Cent., 111/, ex thy. ; ditto
Four per Cent., 10011 • ditto Five per Cent.
" enfaced " rupee paper, 103} ; ditto Bonds, 355.,
335. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was tolerably
firm. _ _

Exchequer Bills remain at 225. to 275. prem.
The changes in foreign stocks were not numerous.
Egyptian Bonds rose ?: to 1 per cent., and Italian
of 1861, : while Sardinian fell tit ; and Turkish
of 1858 and 1862, it to 1.
Egyptian Nine per Cent. Scrip was last quoted
dia. to i prem. ; Portuguese Scrip, I to 1 prem.,
being 1 higher; and the Honduras Government
Railway Loau, 1 to 1 prem., ex coupon.

MINE.S.-(TllI8 DAY.)

On o'CLocz.

There are fewer transactions in the mining
market to-day, and, with the exception of a decline
in West Chiverton, viz., to 664 to 674, prices
generally present no &nge. Great Retallae.k
are quoted 3,4, to I ; Prince of Wales.
645. to 334. ; West Great Work, 31. to ; Wheal
Grenville, 325. 6d. to 335. ; East basset, 12i to
14 ; West Drakewalls, is. to 9s. ; Wheal Seton,
&I to 93; Wok Kitty, 12s. 6d. to iris. ; New
Lovell, 7s. 6d. to 10s. ; and Chiverton Moor, 511

to
bt. John del Rey shares exhibit a fresh fall of
21. 10s., the present price being 311 to 37/. Don
Pedro ure quoted 2i, to prem. ;
dia. to par ; Choutales to 11 dia. ; Rossa
thende, 12s. to 14.. ;Angle talian, to
and prem. ;
Protium, and Bolivia, 17s. to 19s. ; Port
,Phillip, lA to
The stiuioined report on the metal market is
front the circular of Messrs. Von Dadelazen mid
North:
The first week in the new yes: has brought no improve-
ment in tie metal trade. fluidness is exceedingly dull,
and price< are with difficulty maintained. Iron—The
demand for Welsh and Staffordshire iron is of a limited
character ; prices are irregular. Scotch pig iron hes ruled
from :di. tel. to 7.2 e. Std. cash. Copper—A very limited
amount of business has been reported, the difference
between buying and selling prices almost stops trannietions ;
ces are nominal. English continues very dull. Chili
IS:LWaft (motel at 671. in Liverpool. Tin oontinues de-
pressed. with sellers of Straits at S7l. spot B..eca
neglect-NI. In Holland the price has receded te 7.2 g.
English tin unsettled. Tin plates show no signs of im-
provemcnt. Lead remains dull, with the exception of a
little irnre demand for LB. Spelter has recovered about
lilt pt.,- tea front the lowest point touched, some few
hnnilred taus having changed hands on the spot here
at 211 f. 53. to O. 10s. On 20f. 20f. lie. for special
brands ; v. and s., 20/. to U.