The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-29 00:00:00

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This morning the Baird of Trade returns he
the month ending 3lat March, 1868, were issued.
The following shows the declared value of the
exports of British and Irish produce and =sautes-
tures for the month of March in the last three,
years
„ 1967
„ 1868

.. ..... £17,520,354
15,148,707
14,829,249

. .
Although there is a falling off on the correspond-
ing months of the two previous years, the returns
for March show an increase upon the returns of
February, amounting to 488,2701.

,WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1868.

41TETIGV4rET.-(THD3 DAY.)

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In the Stock ll&dmnps an-daNlie dealers are
principally engaged with the keloightly settle-
Meat, which will be annpleisd this afternoon,
and there is consequently little fresh business.
The public show much indisposition to pur-
chase at the moment, notwithstanding the
absence of unfavourable features. Consols are
dull, at the reduction of yesterday. As re-1
garde railway and foreign securities, some of
them have advanced while others have declined.
Colonial government debentures show firmness.
Banking, financial, and miscellaneous shares are
neglected.
There is no alteration in the discount market,
and the rate for loans in the Stook Exchange is
still 14 to 2 per cent.
Consols are quoted 934 to 4 both for money
and the account (May 5) ; and the Three per
Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 924 to 4.
The changes in home Railway stocks are about
evenly balanced. Caledonian' Midland, Great
Eastern, and Metropolitan have declined 1 to 4 per
cent, which London and North Western, Brighton,
and Great Northern (original) have improved 1
to 4. The quotations are as follows :—Caledonian,
' 744 to 4 ; London and North Western, 1164 to
; Great Western, 534 to 4 ; Midland, 1084
to 4 ; London and South Western, 89 to 91 ;
Great Eastern, 341 to 4 ; Brighton, 524 to 4 ;
South Eastern, 74 to 4 ; Metropolitan, 1111
to 1114; GreatNortheni, 103 to 4; dittoA, 980099 ;
London, Chatham, and Dover, 184 to 19 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 1281 to 4 ; York and North Mid-
land, 94 to 96 ; Berwick, 1024 to 103 ; and North
British, 334 to 34.
Peruvian bonds of 1865 are in demand, and have
advanced 4 per cent., viz., to 83 to 4 ; Chilian of
1857 and the Viceroy of Egypt's loan are to 4 better
at 96 to 97 and 704 to 71 respectively, while Italian I
of 1861, the Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan, and
Turkish of 1865 have receded 4. Annexed are 1
the prices :—Brazilian of 1865, 734 to 744 ; '
Egyptian of 1864, 794 to 804 ; Italian
of 1861, 481 to 4 ; Mexican, 154 to 4 ;
Russian of 1866, 854 to 861 ; ditto Orel, 79 to 4 ;
Spanish of 1867, 354 to 4 ; Turkish of 1858, 594 to
604 ; ditto of 1862, 631 to 1; and ditto of 1866,
341 to 4.
The Indian Five per Cent, stocks are still in re-
quest, and has experienced a fresh rise of per
cent., the present price being 1164 to 4. The
Four per Cents. are at 1014 to 4 ; the Bonds, 235.
to 28s. prem., and the Five per Cent. Debentures,
1105 to 4 ; Bank Stock, 243 to 245 ; and Exchequer
Bills, 12s. to 17s. pram.
Bank shares are in moderate request. Austral-
asia, 531 to 644 ; London and Westminster, 671
Ito 681 ; Oriental, 431 to 1 ; Anglo-Austrian, 41 to
* prem. ; London and Brazilian, 28 to 26 dia. ;
Imperial Ottoman, 4 toe prem. ; and Consolidated,
i to 1 Pram.
Miscellaneous shares are unchanged. National
Discount, 54 to 4 prem. ; General Credit, 24 to
die. ; Credit Foncier, 71 to 7 die. ; International
Financial, 2 to 14 din.; London, 23 to 21 die. ;
Hudson's Bay, 144 to 4 ; Egyptian Trading, 5 to I
44 dn. ; Telegraph Construction, 124 to 13 ; Atlan-
tic Telegraph Eight per Cent. nference, 54 to 4 ;
and Anglo-American, 234 to 1.
The United States 5-20 bonds are unchanged,
lat 704 to 4. Erie Railway shares are
quoted 464 to 464, being 1 per
cent, lower. Illinois Central, 944 to
1951, showing an advance of 4 ; Atlantic and Great
Western Railway Debentures, 294 to 1, a rise of
; and ditto Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 334 to
34.

The Spanish Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan, fully
paid up, has improved to 914 to 811; and the
Scrip, to 21 to 11 dia.
The Right Hon. G. J. Gosehen, M.P., was this
morning elected by the committee for managing the
affairs of Lloyd's as their chairman, and took his
seat accordingly.
A special meeting of the Midland Railway Com-
pany will be held on the 14th of May, for the pur-
pose of considering, and, if thought fit, approving
certain bills now pending in parliament.
An extraordinary meeting of the London and
Provincial Telegraph Company is convened for the
15th of May, for the purpose of considering a reso-
lution in favour of converting the capital of the un-
dertaking, or part thereof, into stock.
♦ petition for the winding up of the Provincial
Union Assurance Company (Limited) is to be
heard before Vice-Chancellor Malins on tho 7th of
May.