The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-26 00:00:00

EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1861.

SHARE .L1978.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Cwcz.

The railway share market continues very in-
active. Apart from preparations for the fort-
nightly settlement, which have commenced this
day, scarcely any buainess has been done. The
only feature of interest is a rise of
per cent. in Great Western stock. London and
North Western has declined per cent. Other
descriptions are generally quoted the same
as yesterday. London and North Western
stock is quoted 954 to 96 ; Great West-
on', 71i to 72 ; Midland, 127 to ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 11 I ; South Eastern,B3i to 841 ; and Eastern CoCounties, 49i to 50.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares have de-
clined to 1 to 14 dis. East Indian Railway stock
is iu fair demand. Canadian railway shares are
very quiet.
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11.000
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110,600,
12,000
10,000
16,000
16,000
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418,000
16,000
10,000
106,616
00,000

10,000
100,000
00,000
41,114
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116.000
110,0001
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to I p.m.
100 11l Alkalis aft Lynne., 65 70
K 100 Boni. Bazoke.lag.lop.c. 8? Of 901
18 all Do. do. B 10 161
101 all Ballaloaldkalluron/11 41 6
VI all Preform* —
100 100 Flaff.Do. ,Brant,..fOodarich 6 7
Spa. Bda., Au. 1.1872
aodorasdbyllsettL H. TS 80 .o-
-100 118 Ds. July I. 1874 ditto- 66 70
160 100 Do.ina• 1. 1874. ditto. as 70
6 all Odutta &8. Eastern- 41 6
11 8 CapsMaDockflp.c.gua. 1( 1
41.1
SO 71 Ceylon, cillitsr cent. 1 1
NI &Warn
84 10160 lasi Indian
90 all De. Initiatives* —
100 all Do. 44 p. et. Dieing 67 II
106 all Do. 6D. et. do.
100 all Do. do. do. 1626-70 11 01 Cs
98 all Geelong & 61sIboorne —
Bt. 100 Grand Trunk of Canada 201 211
100 all Do. 0 per et. 9rst.
100 all Do.Bec.Pref.tl p.ct.Be —
100 all Do. 6 par ct. Debmt 4O 42
100 all Do. 7 pot ot 1882 45 50
100 all Do. do. 1867 3B 42
100 all Do. do. 1872 BB 41
11. 100 Grog Indian lsobtrals 041 664 641
19 8 Da Now ll
88 WO • S. (Iliad's,. 6p. CO — 11 Slt 137
20 18 Do. Do I o
101 all 04.111444 Canada. Share§ 13 11 11
1 dl
111
101 U Do. New 9l dB
100 all Do.flgo.eßdapay73.w.op 96 98
100 all Do. 61 do.. 77.1.11.0 p 9O 98
100 all Do. do. 78 wlthostop —
100 all Do.6dop.olßda,pay.77
86. 100 Madras Guar. Al per it. U OS -.•
U. 100 Do. do. 6 per et. 92 93
Bt. 100 Do. Al pct. et Moen 66 88
N 1 all Do. 6 per cent. do.
Bt. 100 111•18.Corp.6p.c4.11snds
10 all N. Brunei& & Cna4
Naas A cap.
10 all Do. do. land do 6 7 .os
10 all Do. 11 cep.
90 all Do. do.do. land do 6 7
10 Ila o (Limited) —
U. 198
10 16 Do. Paab 2 3 Sla ..-•
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110,000
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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'O&o
The funds remain very quiet at yesterday's prices.
There is no feature of interest whatever. Attention
is chiefly directed to preparations for the fortnightly
settlement in shares and foreign stocks, which have
commenced this day. The only movement of
importance in prices is a rise in Great Western
stock.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted
68fr. 10c., being 1 per cent. lower than yesterday.
Consols are officially marked 913 and 1 for
money, and 9n for the account. The present
quotations are 912 to for cash, and 92 to
1 for the 10th of April. The official business
report is as follows :—lndia Five per Cent. Stock,
100, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1858, 951 ; ditto 1859, 951 ; Four per Ceut.
"enfaoed" rupee paper, 77 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half
per Cent., 991, 100; Exchequer Bills, 95., 75.,
13e., be., 135., dia.

Exchequer Bills are more offered, and have
fallen ; sales have been pressed at 134. dia.
The transactions in the foreign stock market
have been upon a very scanty scale. Turkish Bonds
show a drooping tendency. Mexican are steady.
Sales are recorded as follows : Dutch
Four per Cent. Certificates, 101 ; Mex-
ican Three per Ceuta., 24 ; Portuguese
Three per Cents., 1853, 46} ; Turkish Six
per Cents., 1854, 74.) ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858,
for account, 544, ex div. ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 57
ex div.

FOUR o'CLoca.
Console remain dull, at 911 to 1 for money, and
92 to i for the account.

The stagnation in the stock markets is more com-
plete than ever. The uncertainties in connexion with
the coming budget, and a belief that the financial
position of government is not good, have a preju-
dicial influence. The national expenditure is upon
an immense scale, and a check to trade generally
involves a check to the revenue. In connexion
with this subject attention has been directed to the
increase of 1,119,3431. in the government securities
held by the Bank of England. It is surmised that
the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been falling
back upon the Bank for the means of paying off
the million or upwards of March Exchequer Bills
which his own severe policy her brought in for
payment. Exchequer Bills are now decidedly
drooping in price. At the same time, the
fact that India Bonds are barely saleable at
1} percent. discount is held to denote the proba-
bility of a fresh creation of Indian Five per Cent.
stock against bills which may be sent in for ex-
change. Were it not for this prospect of a fur-
ther creation, the Indian Five per Cent. stock
would probably rise, for it continues to meet with
mach favour amongst inventors. Amongst the
unfavourable features in operation yesterday was the
rise in the corn market. On the other hand, the
statement from America that Fort Sumter will
probably be quietly evacuated by the handful
of Federal troops who now hold it, was received
with satisfaction, as strengthening the prospect of
the secession being accomplished without civil war.
At this period of the quarter bankers are usually
but scantily supplied with money. Pending the
release of the April dividends, therefore, there is
not much disposition to discount the best bills
below 62 per cent.
About 32,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank
yesterday.
A further large amount of gold, computesrat
about 90,0001., has arrived at Marseilles from
Constantinople for account of Greek houses in
France and England.
The Pere, which will leave to-morrow, will
take 182,2401. in silver and 15,0001. in gold for
Bombay, besides 5001. in gold for Alexandria,
making in all 197,7401.
The bar silver by the West India packet was sold
yesterday, partly for India, at ss. op. per ounce,
being 2d. below the price obtained for the previous
supply. be Mexican dollars have not yet been
disposed of.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was active
and rather excited. The sales reached 25,000 bales.
A fresh advance of it was established, compared
with last Friday's prices.
At the annual election of the committee of the
Stock Exchange yesterday, the 29 old members were
re-elected, and Mr. Hammon Paine was chosen to
fill the place of Mr. Benjamin Baines, who has
resigned.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 2,0051., and the South Eastern
an increase of 663/

The traffic receipts of the Great Western Railway
of Canada, for the week ending March 8, were 9,4101.
sterling, being 677/. more than in the corresponding
week of last year.
The traffic receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway
Company of Canada, for the week ending March 2,
were 13,0081. sterling, being 1,4071. more than in
the corresponding week of last year.
The second call of 21., making 91. paid, is to be
paid on the Five per Cent. Guaranteed Shares of
1800 of the South Yorkshire Railway Company by
the 9th of April.
A call of 31. is to be paid on the shares in the
Bahia Gas Company by the Ist of May.
A general meeting of the Bahia and San Francisco
Railway Company is called for the 18th April, and
will be made special, pursuant to a somewhat extra-
ordinary requisition which has been sent in to the
directors, requiring them
To take steps for the immediate exercise of the borrowing
powers, until they see exhausted, before any further call is
made, which powers amount to six hundred thousand
pounds ; and also for the immediate return to the proprie-
tors, with interest, of the cell that was payable on the tith
day_a February, 1861.
The meeting of the Belgian Eastern Junction
Railway Company, called in London, has been post-
poned to the 26th of April.
The half-yearly meeting of the Surrey Consumers'
Gas Company is called for the 11th of April, when
the committee will report the result of their con-
sultations with the directors respecting the position
of the company.
The following are the Gazette returns of the Irish
banks of issue for the four weeks ending Maroh9

Average •circulation during
1,1 four weeks aiding as above. e 7.•
Name of
Banks. C
giAi
11' 4=l 11:7 MILL !ill:1g
Of Ireland 3,733,423 4436, 1,960,7 • 3,094.760 402.646
Provinlal 967, 21: 479,427 024, 1,104.289 466,177
lieltast =out 91, • 767,787 429,116 2311,336
N..rthern., 244,440 01,217 221.37. 391,194 186,903
... 311,079 124,190 3611,379 480,647 326,189
National . 1159,11119 1119,1198 612,400 1371,000 737,909