The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

BATIIIDKI Evi311319.
The following are the extreme prices at which
Consols and Exchequer Bills were negotiated each
day dating the week:
Mewl Lowest Cimbg
Prim. Prim Pries.
Ilcmday—Cosed• kr =my .4 B .3 to
lurmemit (March IS) 999 .... 93
Tomday Pee sang 93 MI to
Per simmt 96 1 949 to 96
Wadamday We maw es
Pm aminst ri 91 969
Thursday 199 now 94) to 93
Rd eewee ea 94 ......M to
Frklay Per
Pm ... 93
t 3 94 99 lo
93 96 to
lataday Tor wow 91., till AS to
Par am. et
Ibis tisk. Let teak.
214171070111 k. Thirkst. Lowed. filgberd. Lomat.
Monday
Turaday o7s. pm.... Ms. pm ... 675. pm.... 644. pm.
Wednesday
Thunalay
Friday Os. pm .. 54.. pm. ... —4. pm... 644. pm.
Saturday

The transfer books, at the Bank of England for the
undermentioned Stocks, on which the dividends are
due the 5.h of April next, will be closed on the fol-
lowing dates:—Bank Stock, on the 12th inst. till Fri-
day.the 12th of April; Three and a Quarter per Cent.
Annuities, from Tuesday the 12th instant till Friday
the 191 of April ; Reduoed Three per Cent. An-
nuities, from Tuesday the 12th instant till Thursday
the 18th of April; Long Annuities, from Tuesday the
12th instant till Thursday the 18th of April ; Annui-
ties for terms of years, from Tuesday the 12th inst
till Thursday the 18. h of ApriL South Sea Stock.—
The transfer books will be closed from Tuesday the
12th instant till Friday the 12th of April next. East
India Stock.—The transfer books will be closed from
Tuesday next the sth instant till Thursday the 11th
of April.
The statement of the liabilities and meets of the
Oriental Bank, on the let inst., is as follows :

Depmite and other llaMlitiea --
.
£1.447,421 1 5
Capital paid up, and reserved fond

Total liabilities £1,304,147 I 3

Nab and severnazent securities— 375,178 • 0
BUY outstanding, cash credits. sad os
Dead stoada

11.1aztoot doe by other bulb awl heroin
Total mob ...........
The export of the precious metals from the port of
London during the week ending Thursday lut was
only 23,000 ounces of silver, in bars, shipped to
Belgium.
We have to record soother week of depression in
the share market. The decline in prices which fol-
lowed the publication of the London and North
Western accounts a fortnight ago has since continued
with little interruption, and has received additional
impetus from same rather considerable bong fide sales
of stock thrown open the market by a few of the
more timid holders. The distrust thus evinced,
eembined with the general absence of buying
on the part of the public, and the cha-
racter of the half monthly account, which,
sostrary to general expectation, turned out to be on-
tivearable to an improvement, must be regarded as
the sure proximate causes of the continued decline
noticed in the value of railway property during the
week. Yesterday and to-day, however, the market
bas been decidedly better in tone, and hopes appear
to be entertained in well-informed quarters that most
descriptions of railway shares are now at their mini-
mum point of value in the market.
The fall which has lately occurred in Berwieks is
owing to rather heavy sales caused by a rumour that
the forthcoming dividend will not exceed 2 per eent.
per annum. The decline in Midland stock is said to
be caused by sales on account of some of the Scotch
banks; but the comparative steadiness of the SOL
shares is attributable to the announcement made by
the chairman at the meeting on Wednesday, that the
call 0(51. will be postponed till July, and the belief
that the directors are not unfavourable to a proposal
for converting them into NI. shares, giving a gua-
rantee of 41. per cent. on the 201. uncalled. It is
stated that the Lancashire and Yorkshire dividend
will be 3 per cent., which will leave a surplus of
about 3,0001.
The amount of the railway call, this month is
1,315,3271., distributed as follows :
Amt. per Share.

211,139 i i

Due Already Number
Da* paid. Celled. *Sher*
Bolton, Blackburn, Chian*
mod Welt Yoriuttire, A 1 24
Bristol sad Exeter, C100
DA* 1i 331
CaIaWCSI Calibre*, ke.
Ditsberilk Pertkaad Dundee,
IL Ournalsid 113
Greet !totem undivided ZIS 1 20

1 00
• 00
S 00
1 00

12,000 11,000
13,000 120,000
13,000 73,000

fo;000 io;eeo

—Mit; —il lialres.: 1 34
Bortbspool Deck sad Railway,
See SAO lO
Lewarldre sad Yorkshire,
11. owl L, 8100
Dna ditto M. 13 St B. 8100 IS
Ditto ditto M. Ss L. PO 49
Ditto ditto 1..8111. £lO 49
Ditto ditto W.R. U. tre 10
Loodotiderry sad Anal
'Ulm Cl2l
awed:Ad sll Birmingtism, A 123 015 3
Do. de. 11 35 11 I 00
South Waite
Writ Cornwell 9l ti 110 0