The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Two o'Ctocz.
The funds attained a further improvement of
A per cent. this morning, but have since
become rather flatter, and are now quoted
about 146 per cent. lower than they
closed on Saturday. Business is dull, but the market
retains much steadiness of character.
Consols, after touching 94Z to I for the 41h. of
June, are now quoted exactly 941. For Money
the present quotation is 93/ to Z. The Three
'per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at 031
to 94 ; the New Three per Cents. at 921 to
; Bank Stock at 212 to 213; Exchequer Bills.
March, at Is. to 4s. prem.; ditto, June, at 2s. dia. to
Is. prem.; Exchequer Bonds at 981; and India
Bonds at 4a. die.
Turkish Six per Ceuta., after being marked 941,
have fallen to 934 to I. The Guaranteed Four per
Cents. are quoted I 00„ to t. The other sales in this
department comprise Brazilian Old Five per Cents.,
for 14th May, at 100; Mexican Bonds, for account,
at 231; Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., at 961;
Sardinian Five per Cents., for account, at 911;
Spaniah Deferred, for account, at 261 ; and the
Committees Certificates, at 61 per cent.
The government broker made another investment
of 30,000/. in Exchequer Bills on Saturday, in addi-
tion to the 30.000/. mentioned on Friday. The im-
pression is thus strengthened that those operations
will be continued for some time to come.
The settlement of the fortnightly amount in shares
and foreign stocks will engage attention to-morrow,
Wednesday, and Thursday next. To-morrow will
be "continuation day."
At Hamburg the rate of discount is a trifle firmer,

at 5 to 0 per cent.
The Etna has arrived at Southampton with
90,0001. in Australian gold, which goes into the
Bank, there being little or no continental demand.
The other imports of the precious metals, reported
' last week, have comprised 4,780 oz. of gold by the
Thames, from Geelong ; 116,2001. (of which 66,0001.
was for England) by the Niagara, from New York ;
and 2,8001. by the Sultan, from the Peninsula.
The total value of the week's arrivals is about
210,0001. Quantities of silver also continue to be
drawn from the Continent. The Custom-house re-
turns this week report the following arrivals in
via.:-27 Osy and 24 oases
by the Dolphin, both from Antwerp ; and 31 boxes
by the Panther (in two trips), and 20 cases by the
Seine, both from Boulogne.
The Custom house weekly statement of the ex-
ports of the precious metals direct from London
during the week includes 4,360 ounces and
3,8501. in gold, and 2,looounces of silver, repress
a total value of about 17,5001. The qtaculara
are subjoined. Cl:—old coiu :to Be 'um, 180
ounces ; to Boulogne, 4,080 ounces ; to amburg,
100 ounces and 3,8501. Silver coin :to Hamburg,
800 ounces ; to Boulogne, 800 ounces ; to Belgium,

800 minas.
The shipments from the outports have comprised
35,7001. by the Medway, for the Brazils, and 19,7001.
by the Alhambra, for the Peninsula.
The total ascertained shipments of the week, as
officially reported, are thus raised to about 73,0001.
The bulk of the specie ex the Niagara was also sent
to the continent.
We learn that at the meeting of the Antwerp and
Rotterdam Railway Company, held at Brussels, the
English directors elected were Captain Shaw and
Messrs. Samuel Laing and If. B. and.
the Belgian directors Messrs. Matthieu and de
Catero. It was stated that arrangements are being '
made for the reception of the heavy traffic.
The second annual meeting of the Bombay, Ba
rods, and Central India Railway Company is called
for the Ist of June ; and the annual meeting of pro-
prietors of the Bank of Australasia for the Bth June.
Vice-Chancellor Wood proposes, on the 23rd inst.,
to make a call of N. per share on the class 1 oontri--
n 5 butoriee of the London and Penzance Serpentine
Company.
'the amount of bills drawn by the East India
Company on their respective presidencies, from the
27th ult. to the oth inst. (Saturday), is as follows:
hate of Exchange.
Beard. 50.595/. 14s. ld• 1 2,,• pee comP') .'s rupee.
'
Madras, 11.844 i. 04. 3d. J
Bombay, nil. 2a, ld. per ditto.
Total, 62,4391.

ISATVILDAT EVININO.
The funds retain a strong upward tendency. A.
further advance of 1 per cent was to-day established,
and the market was good in character throughout
the day.
The demand for money to-day was acti•
eve annt
od the
market still exhibits stringencyentstringencyAn f
375,000/. on the new E capital of the East Indian
Railway Company had to be met to-day. On Monday
a call representing a total of 120,0001. becomes pay
able on the shares of the Pernambuco Railway. Th
fortnightly settlement in the Stock Exchange wl6
also lead to some demand next week.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 94 to 1 for
the 4th June, opened this morning at 94/ to 1, and
closed at 941 to /. For money the las t price 93/
to I. The official business report is as follows:
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 931, 1,1, /,
1, ditto, for account, 4th June, 941, 94/,
94i. Three per Cents. Reduced, 921, 1. Ned
Three per Cents., 921, a, 2. Thirty Years Annui-
ties, expiring in October, 1859, 2 3-16. Bank
Stock, 2111, 213. Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Ex-
chequer Bonds, falling payable in 1869, 981, 961.
India Bonds, 4s. die.
The Five per Cents. are also marked 1141.
The March Exchequer Buie were quoted par to
3s. prem; the June Bills, 2s. die. to Is. prem.; and
Exchequer Bonds, 981 to 1.
Turkish Six per Cents. show a fresh advance of
1 per cent., closing at 941 to 1; the Guaranteed Four
per Cents. were lad quoted 1001 toe, showing areco-
very of per cent. Other foreign stocks remain
quiet.
Bank stocks of all descriptions were quiet to-day.
London and Westminster Bank met with some
inquiry. North British Australasian shares were
somewhat better. Netherlands Land remain firm
at the late improvement.
The nominal closing quotations for the newly pro-
jected railways are sublomed,vis.: Punjaub Railway,
6-16 to 7-16 pm. ; Oude Railway, par to / pm. & Cen-
trd Chide Railway, 3-16 to prem. ; Eastern Ben-
gal Railway, 6-16 to / prem.; Calcutta and Smith
Eastern Railway, par to 1-16 prem.; Euphrates
Valley Railway, par to 1.. prem.; Riga Railway,
to prem. ; North of India Tramroad, par to
prem.; Trinidad Railway, par to 1 prem.;
Italian
Junction Railways, 11 to 1 die.
The shares of the General Bank of Switzerland
were quoted 21 to 2 die.