The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-03 00:00:00

MONBY MARKET-THIS DAY.

Two o'OLooL

The funds to-day are steady, at Saturday's prices,
with little busineas. The principal moremectia the
Stock Exchange is still in the market for British
railway stocks, for most classes of which higher
prices have been quoted. The best quotations of the
morning have, however, in few instances been sup-
ported up to the present hour.
Consols are quoted 96i, " sellers," ex div. for
the 11th of January. The Three per Cents.
Reduced have been dealt in at 97 to 971;
the New Three per Cents., at 97 to 971; the Indian
Four per Cent. Debentures of the first issue at 991, ;
India Bonds, at 118 e. to 19e. prem., being in de-
mand; and the June Exchequer Bills. at 375. to
40s. prem. . .

The new Turkish Loan is slightly firmer,
the scrip of both issues being quoted 11 to 11 dis.
The Six per Cents. of 1854,are also somewhat firmer,
81911 to 921. The Turkish Guaranteed Four per
Cents. have advanced. Mexican and Anglo-Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds are alto in better
inquiry. Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian Old
Five per Cents., 102_1; ditto Fourruid-a-Half per
Cents., 1838, 95; Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates,
1011 ; Mexican Three per Cents, for account,
201; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 921 ;
ditto for account, 93, 921; Portuguese Three
per Cents., 1853, for account, 47, ex div. ; Sardinian
Five per Cents. 90; the Spanish Committee's'
Certificates for the Unfunded Coupons, 6/ ;
Swedish Four per Cents., 86; Turkish Six per
Cents., 1854, for account 92; ditto Six per
Cents., 1858 (scrip of the first aeries), for
account, 11, 11 dis. ; ditto, Guaranteed Fonr per
Cents., for account, 1061; Venezuela Five per
Cents., for account, 44!.

The Canada Company's shares have risen this
morning to 120, " buyers."
The steamer Emeu, with 60,0001. in gold,
has arrived at Baez from Australia, and her advice.
annonnoe the sailing for England of the ships Black-
wall, Donald McKay, and Swiftsure, with 199,760
ounces of gold, valued at 800,0001.
In the discount market and at the Bank the de-
mand for money on Saturday was lees pressing than
Friday, yet still considerable. The rates " out of
doors" are equal to those of the Bank.
The dividends will be payable to the public at the
Bank of England on Saturday next, the Bth inst.
About 12,0001. in gold was on Saturday sent into
the Bank.
The Atrato, from the West Indies and Mexico,
has brought 188,8001. in specie ; of which 123,2001.
is gold and 65,600!. silver. This remittance will be
delivered about the middle of the week. The
Persia has also arrived from New York with
135,0001. in specie.
The other imports of the precious metals an-
nounced last week have been considerable. Oar list
includes 390,7001. by the Kent, from Melbourne ;
16,9001. by the Europa, and 34,4001. by the City
of Washington, both from the United States ; 44,000/.
in gold from Ramie; and 3,3801. by the Norman,
from the Cape.
The total value of the week's arrivals, inclusive of
the 324,0001. announced on Saturday, is not leas than
810,0001.
The Custom-house weekly statement of the exports
of the precious metals direct from London includes
8,446 ounces of gold and 3,200 ounces of silver, re-
presenting a total value of about 33,0001. Nearly the
whole of the gold was sew to Hamburg.
The remittances of gold to the Continent rid
Folkestone have comprised the bulk of such portion
of the imports as has come actually to hand.
The steamer La Plata, for the West Indies, will

take out 145,6201. in specie, all in gold, except
1,6001. in silver. Of the gold, 123,0001. is on
account of the New althea Loan.
It is rumoured that the Great Western Railway
Company will be in a position, with the aid of the
balance brought forward from the last half-year, to
pay a dividend at the rate of 2; or 3 per cent. per
annum.
It has often been pointed out that the price of
the several classes of Peruvian Bonds in the market
may be very materially affected, should the holders
abstain from selling, and patiently await the opera-
tion of the large sinking fund. An illustration of
the justice of this view is presented in the position
of :the Pour-and-a-14W per Cent. Peruvian debt
known as the Regan Bonds. A sinking fond, of no
less than 8 per cent. for the present Tear, becomes
applicable on this debt from the Ist inst.; and, as
the debt is in very few hands, the holders refuse to
sell below par. Should they persevere in this deter-
mination, the clause in the bonds relating to draw-
ings by lot will come into force, and the government
will be compelled to pay par.
The object of the London District Telegraph Com-
pany is to establish a comprehensive system of tele-
graphic communication between any places within a
radius of four miles from Charing-cross. One hundred
stations are to be appointed, bat at a "small cost"
Wherever practicable, the system of " over.house
telegraphs" is to be adopted. If well managed this
undertaking will be very useful. The capital is
Axed at 60,0001., but the promoters state that the
estimate of the total cost does not exceed 36,0001..

Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. announce the
dividend falling due the 12th instant on Buenos
Ayres Sterling Six per Cent. Bonds; also the Interest
Coupons on Grand Russian Railway shares.
Subjoined is a statement (from Mr. Slaughter's
Weekly Lilt) of the railway owls falling due during
the present month, so far as they. have been an.
noenced. The total is moderate, viz., 710,9701., of
which upwards of one-half is on account of the East
Indian Railway Company :