The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocK.

The funds have experienced no variation from
tho closing quotations of yesterday. Jo all the
other departments of the Stock Exchange business
is extremely languid, and prices arc generally
unaltered.

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Console are quiet, at 93 to 931 for money, and 93'
to} for the Bth April. Exchequer Bills are marked
Is. prem. ; and India Bonds, 2e. dis.
Turkish Six per Cents. remain firm, and are
marked 981 and 981 for the 31st inst. Mexican
Bonds have receded, having been dealt in for the
account at 231 and 231. Spanish Passive Bonds
are marked 51. In other foreign securities no
business whatever is reported.
The remittances of specie by the steamer Sultan,
which left Southampton on Tuesday for the Penin-
sula, reached only 22,4001., although previously
estimated at a larger sum.
A sum of 10,0001. in silver was yesterday per- I
chased for exportation to India by • sailing vessel.
The exact amount of specie and bullion shipped on I
board the Pera, which will leave Southampton for ,
Alexandria to-day, is 787,587!., of which 11,2551.
is in gold, and 776,3321. silver. The sum destined
for India proper is 591,8841., and for China, 147,337!.
The details are as follows—viz.: for Alexandria,
gold, 9501. ; for Bombay, silver, 244,0301. ; for Cey-
lon, gold, 3,4211. ; for Madras, gold, 6,7841. ; and
silver, 26,8751. ; for Calcutta, silver, 314,095!., and
gold, 1001. ; for Singapore, silver, 43,9951.; for Hong
Kong, silver, 9,3761. ; for Canton, silver, 1,0151. ;
and for Shanghai, silver, 136,9461.
The total shipments from Southampton for the
East in March are thus raised to 1,579,7471., against
1,648,443/. in February, and 797,5231. in January.
The Annie Longton has arrived from Foo-ehow-
fee, with 429,00016. of tea on freight.
The Peet-office authorities gave notice to-day that
a mail will be made up in London on the evening of
the 24th inst. for conveyance to the Cape of Good
Hope by the steamer Transit, which will leave Ports-
mouth on the 25th with troops for China.
The half-yearly meeting of the Fast London
Waterworks Company is called for the 2nd April.
A meeting of the South Metropolitan Gas Com-
pany is called for the Bth April, when a half-yearly
dividend is to be declared.
The annual meeting of the Paris Omnibus Com-
pany is called for the 31st March, at Paris.
The Paris General Gas Company announce the
issue of the fourth series of their capital, amounting
to 40,000/.
Amongst the calls at present hanging over the
Paris market are the following, vu,:—General
Maritime Company, 61. per share; Huiva Copper
Mines Company (new shares), 20f. per share; Great
Central Railway Company H. per share ; Turin
" Caisse" of Commerce anelndustry, 21. per share ;
General Spanish Credit Company, 4/. per share ;
Madrid and Saragossa Railway Company, 41. per
share; General Bank of Switzerland, 31. per share;
Auchy-au-Bois Mining Company, 51. per share ; Jura
Industrial Company, 21. per share.
On the sth of April an interest coupon to the
amount of Bf. 75c. per share is to be detached at
Paris from the quotation of the shares of the Beziera
and Graisaessac Railway Company.
The subscription to the Thames Steam-boat Com-
pany is advertised to be closed in Paris on 25th inst.
The Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway
Company are inviting tandem for the supply of rail-
way materials.
The position of the market for American securi-
ties is thus noticed by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. :
la the market for American securities there is no material
change to notice. During the past week business has been
lees active, but prices remain without alteration.

THVILNDAT EV72IIXO.
The immediate demand for money being more mo-
derate, the funds have shown much firmnems. An
Zi t of ; per cent. was temporarily attained,
llewu'eseinsing quotations were the same as those of
yesterew. English railway stocks were also firm.
Irreach dares exhibited buoyancy in the morning,
but aasewards became flatter, in response to the
intelligence received from Paris. Spe-
=B 11111miness is languid in nearly every depart-
Mint dam Stock Exchange, owing to the excite-
ment eels vowel election. In " the house" money
b sealer be aort periods, bat for loans on Consols
tp to the Bth April 6 per cent. is still readily ob-
tainable.
Consols opened and closed at 93; to ; for the
Bth April, the only intermediate variation consisting
at a temporary advance to 93f, "buyers." For
Raney the last price was 93 to 1. The official
bedews report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 931, 93, 931 ; ditto for account,
Bth April, 931, 94. India stock, 223. Bank stock
ter amount, 2221, 223, 221. Three-and-a-Half per
Oast inehequer Bonds, falling payable in 1868 and
16111,
Exchequer bills were quoted 2s. dis. to 2s. prem. ;
and Exchequer Bonds, 981 to 99.
Mexican Bonds were again larrly dealt in to-day,
but realisations predominated. Sales were effected
as low as 231, and the closing quotation was 24 to
Tbeing 1 to 1 per cent. below that of yesterday.
urkish Six per Cents. retain much steadiness, and
closed at 971 to 981 for the 31st inst. The Guaran-
teed Four per Cents, were quiet, and left off at 1001
to 1011 for the account. At 4 o'clock Russian Five
per Cents. were quoted 107 to 9; ditto Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 97 to 99; Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 641 to 651: ditto, Foe, per Cents., 98* to
991; Spaniah Deferred Three per Cents., 26 to 1;
ditto, Old Three per Cents, 41; to 1; and Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 77 to 79.
Ottoman Bank shares closed to-day at 113114
prem. Bank of Egypt were again flatter.
Australasia and Union Bank of Australia stocks were
quoted If. lower. National Discount left off at 9-16
to 7-16 dis. Netherlands Land shares were flatter,
and Scottish Australian Investment firmer. London
Omnibus shares were last quoted 1 to 7-16 prem.
North of Europe Steam were marked 161..
Canada Government Six per Cents. improved 1
per cent. Victoria Government Six per Cents. were
marked 106. _ _ _

The shares of the European and Indian Junction
Telegraph Company were quoted par to 1 prem. ;
and General Bank of Switzerland, 2 to 1 die.
The nominal closing quotations for the newly_pro-
jeeted railways are subjoined, flu.: Punjanb Rail-
way, Ito 1 prem. ; Oude Railway, par to prem.;
Northern Bengal Railway, par to 1. preen ; Central
Oude Railway, 146 to 346 prem.; Eastern Bengal
Railway, }to prem. ; Naeaau Railway, par to 1
prem.; Calcutta and South Eastern Railway, par to
1. prem. ; Euphrates Valley Railway, par to 1
prem. ; Italian Junction Railways, 11 to Of, dia. ; Riga
Railway, 11 to 2 prem.