The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocz.

The funds to-clay are well supported, at yester-
day's improvement. At one period of the morn-
ing a further slight advance was temporarily
attained. In the railway market the rise is likewise
maintained. Iu the other departments of the Stock
Exchange, where any alteration is observable
in prices, it is in an upward direction, but busi-
ness is limited.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter
opened at 70fr. 05c., being per cent. better than
yesterday.
Consols are officially marked 94, 1, and k,
cum div., for money, and 921, 1, and 1 ex div., for
the account. The present quotations are,
respectively, 94 to 1, and 94 to 1.
The official business report is as follows:—Bank
Stock, 232, ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
92, k; New Three per Cents., 921, 1,1, 1
Thirty Tears' Annuities, 1885, 14 ; India Stock,
226 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1061, 1, 107 ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1869, 981 ; Four
per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 84 ; ditto
Five per Cent., 94, 99 ; ditto live-aud.a-Half per
Cent., 104 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 10s. prem.;
ditto June, 12a, 15e. prem.

There is a fresh rise of II per cent. in the Turkish
Loan of 1858, which is quoted 72} to }. The
Loan of 1854 is firm, at 81} to 821. Mexican,
Venezuela, and other foreign stocks are very steady.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., 1860, 92} ; Buenos Ayres
Six per Cents. for account, 90} ; ditto Deferred,
30 ; Italian Five per Cents., 68 (exchange
25fr.) ; Mexican Three per Cents., 28 ; ditto, for
account, 28, 271 ; Peruvian Uribarren Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., 96 ; Portuguese Three
per Cents., 1853, for account, 48, ; Russian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 93 ; Sardinian Five
per Cents., for account, 831, 83 ; Spanish Three
per Cents., for account, 51f, 521 ; the Com..
mittees Certificates, 71, 7 ; Turkish Six per
Cents., 1854, for account, 82 ; ditto Six per
Cents., 1868, 72} ; ditto for account, 721, 72, } ;
ditto, 1001. Bonds, 74} ; Venezuela Three per
Cents., for account, 24.

In the discount market the rate for good bills
yesterday was 21 per cent. At the Bank of Eng-
land the amount of business was moderate.
The amount of gold sent into the Bank yesterday
was 36,0001., making an aggregate of 211,000 i.
since the date of the last return.

The Peru will take to-morrow 115,2551 in specie
for Hong Hong, 14,0801. for Madras, 6,4421.
far Shanglee, and 3001 for Alexandria, making a
total of 136,0771 ; 4,5301. is gold, and the rest
silver. The remittances to China show an in-

The bar silver by the West India packet was sold
yesterday for Bombay (on orders by telegraph from
Alexandria and Malta) at ss. Id. per ounce, show-
ing an advance of id.
The rate of insurance on the overdue Canadian
mail stoamer North Briton has advanced to 15
to 20 guineas per cent.
The South Ras:ern Railway traffic return shows
this week a decrease of 1,7151. ; and the Brighton
a decrease of 2641.

The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada, for the week ending the lit inst., were
11,7531. sterling, being 4201. more than in the
corresponding week of last year.
The United Kingdom Electric Telegraph Com-
pany have now opened their wires at the uni-
form rate of la per message of 20 words between
London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool.
A message can now be sent from London to Liver-
pool at the charge of Is. The wires were actively
occupied throughout the day.
An extraordinary meeting of the Pernambuco
Railway Company is convened for the 20th Decem-
ber, to empower the directors to raise, by deben-
tures or otherwise, a sum of 100,0001., in order to
complete the works and to stock the line.
A general meeting of the Intercolonial Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company is called for the 26th
inst., when a dividend is to be declared.
A call of 21. 10s., making 51, paid, is to be paid
on the shares iu the China and Japan Steam Navi-
gation Company by the 17th December.
At the fourth half-yearly meeting of the London
Flour Company, Limited, held on Wednesday last,
• half-yearly dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per
annum, free of income tax, and • bonus of 2s. per
share, were declared. At an extraordinary meet-
ing, subsequently held, the directors were em-
powered, in order to extend the operations of the
company, to raise the capital from 30,000/. to
130,0001., by the issue of 8,000 new shares of 51.
each, applications for which are now being invited.
The Master of the Rolls has appointed Mr.
R. P. Harding (of the firm of Harding, Pulleiu,
land Co.) interim managerof the National Asaurance
I and Investment Association (more generally known
as the " Bank of Deposit "), a winding-up order
having been made on Saturday last. The account-
ant'areport will probably be issued during the
week. It is understood, however, that proceedings
have already been taken which may have the effect
of throwing the matter into the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood has ap-
pointed Mr. It. P. Harding official manager of the
English and Irish Church and University Assur-
ance Society.

MOXDAT Ensure.

Consols, which closed on Saturday at 9211 to I
ex div. fur the sth Dec., opened this morning at
the same quotation, and closed at 921 to I. For
money the last prim was 94 to cum div. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 94, 931, 94, cunt dm. ; ditto fur
amount (Dec. 6), 92}, j, ex div.; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 92, ; New Three per Cents., 92, ;
Bank Stock, 232, 230 ; India Stock, 223 ; ditto
Five per Cent. Stock, 1081 4 cum div.; ditto
for account, 1041 ez div.; ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 1863, 94; ditto Bonds, 155., 12.4.,
The. prem. ; Five per Cent." enfaced" rupee paper,
994. 99, 4, 99 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent.,
104, 4.
The India Five per Cents. were firmer, closing at
104 i to ex div.
The Five per Cent. rupee paper was firm at
99 to I, and the Five-and-a-Ralf at 1054 to 4.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 7s. to
10s. prem. ; the June 12s. to 15s. prem. ; and India
Bonds, 12s. to 15s. prem.
The tendency of prices in the foreign stock market
continues favourable. There were again numerous
speculative purchases of the Turkish Bonds of 1858,
in anticipation of the annual drawing, which will
take place next month. This stock is likewise
strengthened by the increased regularity with which
remittances for the dividend have come forward
since the recent agitation. The price has expe-
rienced a fresh rise of per cent., closing at 714 to
724. The advaros in thn Loan of 1864 was to a
like extent, the final price being 814 to
824. Venezuela Bonds continue in request,
and left off at 24 to 4, being a further
rise of 4. Mexican Bonds opened lower, at 274
to 4, on the publication of the text of the
Convention between the three Powers, which con-
tains no special reference to the claims of the bond-
holders • but there was subsequently a recovery to
274 to 211 The Spanish Coupon Certificates, after
being marked 61, rallied to 7to 4. Other foreign
stocks were steady.

Bank shares were steady. There was • further
slight improvement in Loudon Chartered Bank of
Australia. In the miscellaneous share market
scarcely any change occurred.
The closing quotations for shares in, new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—Ocean Marine
Insurance, 5 to 54 prem.; Thames and Mersey Ma-
rine, 1 to 14 prem. ; Universal Marine Insurance,
4 4 dim. bein again better ; London and Pro-
Tindal Marine,, 4 to I dia.; Mercantile Fire, 4to