The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-31 00:00:00

MONEY MARKE2.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoci.

The funds to-day show renewed firwnees. An
advance of I per oeut. has taken place. Business
is limited. In the British railway share market,
in which thin is settling day, the tendency of prices
is likewise upwards, particularly as regards Great
Northern and Midland stocks. The share markets
generally are firm.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter'a
telegram, the Three per Cent. Beattie opened at
67fr. 60c., but improved to 67fr. 70e., being 6c.
better than they closed yesterday.

The Indian Five per Cent. lean has boon dealt
in at 991 and 99 for money, and 991 for the ac-
count. India bonds continue decidedly heavy.
Consols are officially marked 911 and / for
money, and 911 for the account. The
present quotations are 911 to 1 for cash,
and 911 to 92 for the 7th of February.
The official business report is as follows :—Bank
Stock, 232, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
91i, ; New Three per Cents., 911, I ;
India Stock, 217 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 1859, 991, 99 ; ditto for account, 991 ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1858, 951 ;
' ditto Bonds, 20a, 125., 18s. dis. ; Five-and-a-Half
per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 100 ; Ex-
chequer Bills, 75., dis.
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There is au improvement of f per cent in
the Turkish Loan of 1858, which is quoted
511 to f. The Loan of 1854 is firm, at
70 to 71. The principal movement in the
foreign stock market, however, has been in Mexi-
can bonds, which are in great demand, and
have been dealt in at a further considerable
advance. The last transactions reported are
at 23f. Sales are recorded as follows :
Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 991 ; Buenos
Ayres Deferred 281 ; Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents., 64„,„ (exchange 1211.) ;
Chilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents, 83 ; Mexican
Three per Cents., 231 ; ditto for account, 231,
I, , ; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
90 ; Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 921 ;
Sardinian Five per Cents., 821, 811 ; Turkish Six
per Cents., 1858, for account, 66f.
At the Bank of England yesterday the demand foe
money was moderate. In the open market the rate
for good bills was 61 to 7 per cent.
The price of English wheat varies consider-
ably, its bad condition rendering much of it unfit
for millers' use.

The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was again
very duU, and the sales were limited to 6,000 bales.
At St. Petersburg ou Tue*lay the exchange on
London fell from 351 d. to 351., being a movement
of 1 per cent. against Rwtsia. The cause is not
stated in the telegrams.
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The subjoined circular announces a meeting of
the creditor's of Messrs. F. Ede, Son, and Co., for
Tuesday next :
16, Takenhowa-yard, E.C., London, Jac. 30.

RE F. WE; nos, Asti CO. -
At the request of several parties, who are deeply in-
terested in this estate, we have delayed convening a meet-
log until after the arrival of the next mail from Constan-
tinople and Sniyrua, which is due on Friday or Sattuday
next.
We now beg to inform you that a meeting will be held at
the London Tavern. Bishopegate-etreet, LC., on Tuesday
next, the sth day of February, at one o'clock in the after-
noon punctually, when a statement of the affairs of the
above firm wilt be submitted, in order that the creditors
may be enabled to consider and determine on the bast
course to be adopted for their general benefit.
Soliciting your attendance, we are,
Your obedient servants,
Cotimix, TUSQUAND, YOUSGO, AND CO.

The following notification, relating to the encou-
ragement of cotton cultivation in Nicaragua, bus
been issued by the minister of that republic in Lon-
don and Paris :

The legation of Nicaragua hastens to inform the publics
and cspitalists that the President of the Republic has taken
ureter his official and personal protection the cultivation of
cotton in Nicaragua ; and to this effect ho will obtain from
the legislative body, now in ordinary session, all the acces-
sary privileges in eider to encourage and to attract the at-
tention of cotton planters. His vicellosey has already
authorised the minister plenipotentiary of the republic in
London mud Paris, and has widened upon him full tamers
to make large concessions of laud to all the cultivators and
capitalists wishing to go and undertake in Nicaragua this
kind of culture. A treaty of friendship of commerce and
navigation has been signed between Great Britain and the
republic of Nicaragua, the ratification of which was ex-
changed in London the 2nd August last. By this treaty
the respective rights have been assured to the subjects and
citizens of both countries. Those wishing to profit of these
advantages end privileges, which are and which will be
granted to planters, can apply at the legation, now in Park,
No. 38, Rite de La Ville rEvegue, from ton in tho morning
until two in the afternoon.
The Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Nicaragua,
Paris, Jan. 25. T. DE MAIWOLEM.
The Loudon and North Westeru Railway traffic
return shows this weak au increase of 1,057/. ; and
the London and South Western, au increase of WU.
It is said that the forthcoming Lancashire anti
Yorkshire Railway traffic return will show an en-
crease of about 1,5001. over last year,

The heilf•yearly meeting of the Great Northern
Railway Company is convened for the `'3rd Feb.,
and will be made special to approve agreements
with the Manchester. Sheffield, and lillCOillshiro,
and Hertford, Luton, and Dunstable ltailway Com-
panies.
The original coupons, due the let protium, on
the Netherlands Gas Company's bonds, are adver-
tised for payment.
The following is a weekly report on the market
for hide and leather:
There has beau a moderate amount of business done din-
ing the trait week in leather, Lot the transactions have
rather fallen short of tholie at the beginning of the mouth.
At Leadenhall, on Tuea,lay, there was w6itiu a short supply
of fresh leather. Good Leavy Engli..hbutte and heavy
foreign butts mule ii.n.Linilarly were ',olive. There was
scarcely any variation m prices. In hides no chaos has
taken place. Since the public sale of the' 4th about 2,400
Buenos Ayres have becu sold, light or at id. advance.
Awitralian Wei at fernier quotations. Market hides re-
main unaltered.

WEDNESDAY EITISIIIIICA

Consols, which closed yesterday at ill riz.o4icie
the 7th Feb., opened this morning at the same quo-
tation, and, after several fluctuations, closed at
911 to i. For money the last price was 91;', to 2.
The official business report is as follows : —Three
per Cent. ComteLs for money 912, i, i, 2 ; ditto
for account (Feb. 7), 92, 91T, 2 ; Three per ents.
Reduced, 94,1, 2 i ; New Three per Cents., 912, 11,
4, 2 ; flank Stuck,: 233 ; India Stock, 218 ; ditto
Pius per Cent. Stock, 1859, 992, 2, 99 ; ditto for
account, 994 ' • ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1838, 95 ; ditto 1859, 952 ; Five-and-a-Half per
Cent. " enlaced" rupee paper, 100, 99k.
The Indian Five per Cent. Loan is ofileially
marked 991, 992, ant 99 for money, and Tot for
the account. The closing quotation was scarcely
better than 981 to 952. There is s9nie ilisi,,s.ition
on the part of the speculators to effect sales of this
stock for future delivery.
The Five per Cent. rupee paper was qu,..,.1 931
to 94i ; the Five-and-a-Half per Cunt., thi::, to WOL t
and Exchequer Bills, 7s. to a, dis.
Foreign stocks were steady, pith a be-lento
amount of Iva:Mess. The Turkish Loan of IR.; t was
quoted 70 to 4i, whilst that of trz:4 lees improved to
B
54.056. 56. Mei iCtill Bonds Were lA.I. iiintedl.2l, to 24,
There was no alteration in the market for batik
shares. Victoria Dock stock decliued 1 per, cent.
Crystal Palace, En,;lish and Australian Copper,
Peel River Land, awl Australian Agriculture/
shares were inquired for mid firmer.
The shares in the new in:nine insurance compa-
nies were rather flatter pending the explanations
to be given at the approaching meeting of the
Ocean Marine Company.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follow :—Ocean Marino In-
surance, 32 to :.... prem. ,• Thames and Meraey
I Marine, 1 to r, prem. ; Universal Marine In-
surance, I}j to prem. ; London and Provincial
Marine, 1- 6 to 43-16 prem. ; East Imlia Irrigation,
i tot dia. ; and India Cotton, i to 2 prom.