The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-06 00:00:00

MOYEY MARKET.--(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCIL

Notwithstanding the uncertain state of political
affairs and the prospect of an early advance in the
Bank rate of discount, the tone of the stock
markets, ou the whole, is not unfavourable to-day.
Consols are steady, at the improvement of yester-
day. Foreign securities exhibit no decided altera-
tion, but Turkish of 1865, and Spanish of 1867,
are inquired for. The latter bonds have
been bought upon the understanding that the
committee of the Stock Exchange will this after-
noon authorise thetu to be quoted in the official
hat. Railway shares show dulness. Bank stock
is in request, owing to the increased profits of that
establishment in their disuitutt department.
Indian stocks are somewhat lower.

The applications fur discount are not very nume-
rous, but the lowest rate for three months' bills is
21 percent.
Consols are quoted 94 to 1. with div., for money,
and 925 to 1, ez div., for the account (June 4),
and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three
per Cents., 925 to N.
The. railway market is dull, and a decline
of k t., k per cent. has taken place in
some of the principal stocks. Caledonian,
751 to 761: London and North Western, 1151
to 1161 ; Great Western, 545 to 1; Midland,
107 d to 5 ; London and South Western, 90 to 9'2 ;
Great Eastern, 341 to 5 ; Brighton, 535 to 1 ; South
Eastern, 74; to t ; Metropolitan, mg to ,r; ;
Great Northern, 1021 to 1035 ; ditto A, 971 to 5 ;
London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to 191 ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1281 ; York and
North Midland, 941 to 95 ; Berwick, 103 to 5 ; and
North British, 331 to 341.
With respect to foreign stocks, Turkish of 1865
are 1 higher, at 341 to 351, while Italian of 1861
and Peruvian of 1865 have declined
to 1, viz., to 481 to 1 and 831 to 1 respec-
tively. Brazilian of 1865, 751 to 1 ; Chilian of 1867,
965 to 97 ; Egyptian of 1867, 79 to 80 ; Mexican,
151 to 16 ; Russian of 1866, 865 to 87 ; ditto Orel
Vitebsk, 79g to ; Spanish of 1867, 351 to 36 ;
Turkish of 1858, 595 to 605 ; and ditto of 1862,
631 to 1.
Indian stocks are offered. The Five per Cents.
are quoted 1151 to 1161. being t per cent. lower ;
the Four. 1015 to 102, showing a decline of i ; the
Bonds, 221. to 275. prem. ; and the Five per Cent.
Debentures, 105 to 5 ; Bank Stock is at 244 to
246, being 11. better ; and Exchequer Bills, 12s. to
17s. prem.
Bank shares are inquired for. London and West-
minster, 681 to 69/ ; Union of London, 331
to 341 ; Anglo-Austrian, 41 to 51 prem., being
2s. 6d. better ; London and Brazilian, 30 to
25 dis. ; Imperial Ottoman, 5 to 5 prem. ; and
Consolidated, to„ prem.
In the market for miscellaneous shares, Tele-
graph Construction are ss. lower, at 135 to 14/ ;
National Discount, 55 to 4 prem. ; General Credit,
25 to dis. ; Credit Foncier, 71to 7 dis.; International
Financial, 2to 1/ dia. ; London, 23 to 21 dis. ;
Hudson's Bay, 141 to 15; Egyptian Trading, 5
to 45 dis. ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. Prefer.
ence, 51 to 1 ; and Anglo-American, 23 5-16 to
7-16.
American securities are in moderate demand.
The 5.20 Bonds are quoted 705 to 4, being .1 per
cent, higher ; Eric Railway shares, 46 to 5 ; Illinois
Central, 95 to ; Atlantic and Great Western De-
bentures, 295 to 30, showing a rise of 5 ; and
the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 33 to 1.
The Spanish Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan,
fully paid up, is at 91 to 915, and the Scrip, 2 to 15
dis.

A special meeting of the London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway Company will be held on the
21st inst., for the purpose of submitting certain
bills, now pending in parliament.
The annual meeting of the proprietors of the
lonian Bank is called for the 29th inst.
FOUR O'CLOCK.

The English funds are dull, and have declined
I per cent., viz., to 93/ to 94, with div., for money,
and 931, to 5, ex div., for the account.

Railway stocks have declined y to I per cent.
Caledonian, 7:4 to A ; Metropolitan, 112 a to a ;
South Eastern, 74a to a ; Brighton, 531 t to
; Midland, 107} to a ; London and North
Western, 1151 to 116 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1271 to 128/ ; and Great Western, 54 to /.
In the foreign stock market Spanish of 1867
have declined per cent., viz., to 351 to , the
I question of authorising a quotation in the official
list having been deferred fur a fortnight. Italian
of 1861, 48,1. to ; Orel Vitebsk, 79a to ; and
Turkish of 1865, 341 to 35 ; being A lower.
About 29,0001. in gold has been sent into the
Bank, and 7,000/. withdrawn for Sierra Leone.
At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentee
opened at 69fr. 40c. for the account, being about
the same as yesterday.
The Tripoli has arrived from New York with
29,5001. in specie ; and the Lagos, from the West
Coast of Africa, with 4,5001.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
dull, and the rates were rather less favourable to
this country as regards bills on Holland and Bel-
gium. The list is subjoined :

Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.194 ; ditto, short,
11.17 to ILIB ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.194 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 2.3.374 to 25.0 ; Brussels, 3 months,
28.374 to 21.40 ; Hamburg and Altona, 3 mouths, 13.94 to
1.3.10 ; Berlin, Cologne, ke., 3 months, 6.27 to 8.274 ;
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 324 to 324 ; Paris, short, 25.124
to 25.7.4 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.30 to 25.35 ; Marseilles,
3 mouths' Z. 321 to 25.35 • Preakfort-on-the-Maine,
3 months, 120 j to 1204; Vauna, 3 months, 11.80 to
11.85 • Trieste, 3 mouths 11.85 to 11.90 ; Madrid, 3
month's, 484 to 48,; Eltuatander, 3 months, 484 so 484;
3 months, 484 to 484 ; months, 484 to 484 ;
3 mouths, 484 to 484 ; Valencia, 3 months, 484 toaai
Dorothe , monthsa, 49 to 484 ; Bilbao, 3 months,
to 484 ; &rigors, 3 months, 484 to .184 Leghorn,
3 months, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Genoa, 3 month,, 28.20 to
28.30 ; tiepins, 3 months, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Palermo, 3
months, 28.20 to 28.30 ; Messina, 3 months, 28.20 to
28.30 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 514 to 514 ; Oporto, 90
days' date, 51 to 514.
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The ➢letropolitan Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 5181. over the correspond-
ing week of last year.

Subjoined are the quotations of insuranoe, gas,
dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock
Exchange list of last evening :
Insurance—Allianoe British and Foreign, 134, ex div.;
Bock Life, 81,

Gas Liht-Mid Coke--City of London A, 23 ; flap of
MCNCOW Gas, 54, 5, 4 : Great Central, 13, 4, ex die.;
Imperial Continental, 100; Surrey consumers, 124, ex
die. ; Western, 141.
Docks—London and St. Katherine, 474, 64, 4;
Mili-
wall Freehold Land sad Dock, 34.
Waterworks.—Eut Loudon, 1164.
Notice is issued from the offices of the Central
American Association that the term allowed for
registration of the Mosquito and Poyasian Land
Securities will expire on the 12th instant, after
which date "holden will lose the benefit of any
grant from the republic of Honduras."

The Bishop of Exeter is a now
His lordatip was born the May 6, 1778.

to-day.

The Exeter papers record the death of the Rev.
Dr. Matter, at the age of 78. He wan a priest•vicar of
Exeter Cathedral for nearly half a century.

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FATAL RESULT OF SODESAYBULISM.—A shocking
accident to an old man named Gray occurred at Newton
Downs farm, near Yealmpton, Devon, on Saturday morn-
ing. He was in the habit of walking while asleep, and was
se doing when he fell down a staircase and received inju-
ries which soon afterwards terminated fatally,