The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-24 00:00:00

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the 6th Feb., opened this morning at 931 to t,
touched 931, bayou," sad were lastnoted 934
" Belles." For money the cloning price was 934 to
1. The official busies report is as follows :
—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 931, 1,1 ;
ditto for account, sth Feb., 931, 1. Three per
Cent. Reduced, 931, 94. New Mrs per Ceuta.,
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941, 4, 94, 941, i.rties, expiring is
lan., 1860, 21. • Years Annuities, April 1885,
18. Bank Stock, 217iLong Annuities, .
India Stock, 220. Three-
and-a-Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, payable
in 1859, 991. India Bonds, L. dia.
The new Two-and-a-Half per Cents. arc also
officially marked 761.
Exchequer Bills were quoted ls. dis. to 2s. prem..
Turkish Six per Cents. have receded about -
per cent, closing at 041 to 95. The Guam:.
toed Four per Cents. left off at 1034 to I,
showing considerable steadiness. Other foreign
securities were quiet.
The reported news from China, although not im-
plicitly credited, excited considerable discussion in
the tea market, and caused a rise of fully one penny
per lb. in common congest, business to some ex-
tent being done, chiefly on speculation, from
ls. Old. to Is. Id, per lb. There were few sellers*
the market at the latter price. Public Mill of ts;
are appointed for Tuesday next.
Bank of Egypt and Ottoman Bank shares Warn
rather better to-day. The stocks of several of the
London banks, especially those of the London sad
County and London and Westminster, were also
inquired for, owing to the favourable detailsi afforded
at the meetings now in prover. The stock of tin
London Chartered Bank of Australia remains flat.
That of the General Bank of Switzerland was quoted
11 to 14 dis. Canada Land shares ruled rather
lower, and Electric Telegraph 11. higher.
Mail Steam shares were officially marked 6111 ;REa!
and West India Dock, 122 and 121 ex div. ; London
Dock, 101 ex div. ; and New South Wales Govern-
ment Five per Cent. Debentures, 99.
The nominal closing quotations for the newly pro-
jected railways are subjoined, viz.: Nassau Rail-
way, to 4 pram. ; Panjaub Railway, to I pram. ;
North Holland Railway, to prem. • Oude
way, per to prem. Central Oa& Railway, 1-16 to
3-16 prem. ; &Man Bengal Railway, 4 to 1 pram.;
Ceylon Railway, Ito 11 press.; Calcutta and South
Eastern Railway, 1-18 to prem.; Riga and Duna-
burg Railway, 1 to 14 prem. ; Euphrates Valley
Railway, to prem.; New Brunswick and Canada
Railway and Band A shares, 4 dis. to par; ditto B
slums, to 1 dia.; Copiapo Railway, dis. to par;
Italian Junction Railways, 2 to 14 ffis.
The nominal quotations for some other new pro-
jects are as follow :—West Ham Distillery Can-
=die. to par; Levant Mineral, to die •
Collieries, par to prem. ; California 'Wate;
Gascony, Ito prem.; National Guaranteed Manure
Gaspany, to prom.
; British Agricultural Com-
=to prom. ; European and Indian Junction
to 1 prom.
The new issue of shares of the Great Indian Penin-
sula Railway were quoted 4 to 1 prem.
Tenders will be received by the Emigration Com-
missioners on the 29th inst. for the hire of a ship,
which must be rmdy to receive passengers, for can-
veyance to Sydney,iffiween the 10th and 17th of
March.

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two O'CLOCK.

The market for Britishmining stocksremains steady,
with a good amount of business. The inquiries aro
chiefly for sham in United Mines, North Frances,
Treweatha, South Frances, Sortridge Consols, Great
South Tolgus, Pednandred, Trelyon Console, North
Buse, and Great Hewes. The advance in the price
of copper just announced is an important point in
favour of the copper mining interest-
In the Stock Exchange to-day Cobre shares haws
been dealt in at 58 and 58l; Great Wheal Vor United,
at 7 ; and Nouveau Monde, at 2s. fid.
Subjoined is a list of yesterday's transactions in the
Mining Exhange•
Alfred Cons
ole, 20, 1; Deskawalla, 21 ; Had Duvet, 78,
711, 721, 701, 711, 76,76, 771; Beet Alfred, 27e., 275.
27e. 6d.; Greet Hewes, 21e., Va., 23e. ; Great Alfred, 101,
1,1, 10; 0 Mel Beath Tg=tl:s2 lb" 1,1, 1, id ;
North croftT, 61, 7,1; Per 25; Rosewarne and
Berland, 10; BortridgeConeola, 24 ; Day Mated, 12a. 6d.,
16e. • Tamar Console, 32a. 6d.; rreweatha, 31 ; West Gren-
ville: lc ed., ea. 6d., 3a. 6d, 4a., 42. 3d., 4e. Ed. ; Wheal
&wet, 306, 310; Wheel Edward, 2 6-16, 3 ; Wheal
Harriet 21e, 20e. 9d., 21e. 9d.; Wheel Kitty (Wain),
141, 1, I, 1; Wheal Margaret, 421.431; Wheel Pollard, 16s.
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In the Stock Exchange:
Alfred Consols, 201; North Buret, 351, • Providence
Nino, 731, 74; Tincroft, 31; Great Whml 'Allied, 101;
Booth Care BMA. 18$; North Prances, 121, 13; Bedford
United, 7$ 8; Wheal Edward, 3, 1 ; Drakewalls, 2; Wiled
Harriet,Pi; Wheal Pollard, lbs., 16s. ; South Ceedarrow,
Ile. 6d.; Lady Bertha, 22a. 6d. • Port Phillip, 4s. 6d., 62.
An advert, ct Id. pear:diva taken place in the price et
rim; as r•Pedad
Mom. Moscga, Co.an, are as rollowe .—Mantr—
Ineemed. lid. Will tough cake sad tale, 1361. per ton;
yellow alba sad bolts, 130. per lb.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

TALLOW MARILET.-THIS DAY.

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The =whet Is firm at the subjoined quotations. Yowls
tallow, 60e. Od. nett cash; Peter Y. C., on the qv;
625. bd.; Jan. to ILarch, 61s. 9d. to 625.; Much to
June, 66.. 9d.
MAaLIT Minnow:—Tows tallow, 620.6 d.; fat by ditto.
Oa. 4d.; yellow Roman, 635.; melted stuff, 465. 6d.;
rough ditto, 28e.; tallow graves, 17s. ; good drags, 7s.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-THIS DAY.
11r. E. J. Davis reports the supply hrge, slid trade
without alteration. Prime meadow hay, 63e. to 66e. , supe-
rior ditto, 70e. to 76e.; inferior ditto, Ws. to 660. , rowen.
60e. to 65e.; clover, 70e. to 1060.; second cut, 700. to 901.;
straw, 240. to 28s.