The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-17 00:00:00

MONEY MeIRKET.—TEAS DAY.

Two o'CLoOlt.
The funds remain quiet, at yesterday's reduction,
but the market is, perhaps, a trifle firmer
in character. Little business is going forward
in any department, and the changes in prices are few.
Two or three of the British railway stooks are slightly
lower. Grand Trunk of Canada stock exhibits a
partial relapse. The Brazilian Railway shares have
also received a check from the preliminary announce-
ment that a new Brazilian line is to be brought
forward.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at
70fr. 46c., ex div., for the account, showing • fall.
of I per cent. _

Console are officially marked 951 and 1 ex
div., for the account. The present quotation
is 951, "sellers," ex div., for the 10th of January.
The Three per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in
at 951, 1, and 1; the New Three per Cents.,
at 961, 1, and # ; the Indian Four per
Cent. Debentures of 1858, at 971 and 1; the New
llndian Loan, for account, at 1041 an div. ; and
Exchequer Bills, at 28s. to 325. prem.
The New Indian Five per Cent. Loan has slightly
receded, being quoted 1041 to ex div.
The Turkish Loan of 1868 remains heavy, and is
quoted 85 to 1. The Loan of 1834 is called
77 to 1. Other foreign stooks exhibit no alteration.
Bales are recorded as follows :—Chillian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., 871; ex die.; PernvianFour-
and-a-Ealf per Cents. 911 ; Portuguese Three per
Cents., 1863, 481; Spanish Three per Cents.,
46 ; ditto; for account, 46j; Turkish Six per
Cents., 1864, for amount, 77j; ditto for account,
651, 851, 661; Venezuela One per Cents., 141.

HALP•PAST Two o'Ctocit.
Consols remain quoted 961 to 1, ex die., for the
account.

We understand that a new Brazilian Railway
project, bearing a guarantee of the same nature
and amount as the Pernambuco and Bahia, will
shortly be brought forward, under the title of the
San Paulo Railway. The line will ran from the
coast into the interior of the province of San Paulo.
The capital required will be about two millions
sterling. The calls will be spread over a period of
eight years.
Monday, the 26th Deoember, will be observed se
a close holiday in business circles. The Stock Ex-
change is expected to be closed.
A portion of the 272,0001. by the Norfolk ham
been purchased for transmission abroad, and it is
understood that the rest will be sent away, as well
as the gold recovered from. the Royal Charter.
The shipments of specie by the Calcutta and China
steamer of the 20th inst. are expected to amount to
abuts 900,0001., includes of 16,0001. for Hong Kong
es government account.
The foreign exchanger yesterday showed firmness.
The rates for bills on Holland were quoted slightly
higher. The quotations are given below :
Ameterda=e three months, 11.16 i to 16 ; short, am tot;
months,: 11.15} to 16; Antwerp three
° Amonths,erdl2.26 to 30; Romberg, marks harm, three months,
13.6 to f; Perla, three days' eight, 26.10 to 111; ditto,
Wee months, 26.32} to 7}; Prenl*rt-on•the-fileine, three
meths, 117 to i; Pasersbarg, per rouble, three months,
; Vienna, of. 60., three months, 12.66 to 136 ;
ToieMy ditto, three months, 12.60 to 65; fdadnd, three
meths, 496 to;; Cadiz, three months, 491 to 60; Leg-
horn, three mouths, 30.20 to 30; Gram, three months,
26.421 to 5 ; Naples three month., 44/ to 4 ; Palermo,
three months, 121 to three monthe, 1214 to
122; Lisbon, 90 days, 621 le 1; Oporto, 90 days, 621 to
Share, in the Central Oude Railway Company are
to be sent in at once, preparatory to the return of
the second deposit of 2s. 6d. per share to those share-
holders who responded to it, and to the division of
the remaining assets among all the shareholders.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,2021.
The annual meeting of the Puget's Sound Agricul-
tural Company is called for the 28;11 inst.
We are informed that the directors of the London-
bridge Railway Hotel Company have had a satisfac-
tory interview with the board of the Brighton Rail-
way Company, by whom the plan of the hotel is
approved of.
The half-yearly dividends are advertised on Por-
tuguese and Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cent
Arica and Tacna Bonds; and on New Orleans, Jack-
son, and Great Northern Railroad Bonds.
The subjoined weekly summary of the produce
markets is extracted from the circular issued last
evening by Messrs. W. J. and H. Thompson :
The colonial markets continue to present a degree of ant-
elation unusual at We time of the year, end fir many articles
of produce the prices tend upwards. There hes been a briek
demand for coffee, end the business done on the spot has been
at en advance of fully 2.. per owl. Two &Mem cargoes
have also sold at improved rates. The tranaactions in sager
have not been eo extends* as last week, as some holders are
asking higher terms, but the sales made generally show ea
advance of Is. to le. Bd. per owl. There hes been a Mir
inquiry for rice, and several parcels hove changed hands at
fall prior. Saltpetre has been sold at higher quotations.
There hoe been less demand for mamas., awl the previous
quotations have bean barely maintained. Pimento hoe again
improved to the extent of id. to id per lb. Tea is firmer,
end the public Wee have gone off with spirit. Common
oengou has obtained en dunce of id. per lb.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Dee. 14, compared with the pre-
vious weekly return, shows the following results:
Circulation Wee 630.791.306 Increase .647,490
Pa Circulanon active
deposita
Other deposits
Government securities in
banking department
Other mmuitses in banking
department 19,405,667 Incases 64,746
Coin and bullion in both
departments
Seven day and other bills , 785,830 Demises 6,792
The Beet
Notre in reserve
Total reserms(notest coin)
in banking department 10,728,732 Increase 485,352
The reserve has experienced an increase of nearly
half a million, in consequence of the iecresee of the
deposits. The alteration under the heads of securities
and bullion is unimportant.
The Gaulle statement of the movement of the
precious metals for the week ending Wednesday
last gives the following totals, viz.:—lmports of
gold, 310,4311. ; exports of gold, 284,8201. ; imports
of silver, 50,0221. ; exports of silver, 24,386/.

DA NZ 9► ZNOLAND.—Iia
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