The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoCi.
The funds are firmer to-day, owing chiefly to the
arrival of a heavy mass of gold from Australia.
Prices have recovered 1 per cent. The other markets
are also firmer in character.
Consuls are quoted 921 to 93 for money, and 931
to for the sth Moth. The Three per Cent. Re.
duced have been dealt in at 01 to 1 ; the New
Three per Cents. at 931 to 1; the New Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. at 781; Bank Stock at 218 to 2171;
India Stock at 219 ; Exchequer Bills at par to 3s.
prom.; India Bonds at 2s. die.; and Exchequer
Bonds, 1859, at 981.
Turkish Six per Cents. have recovered to 94 to
, and the Guaranteed Four per Cents. to 1001 to 1
ex div. Other foreign securities remain steady.
The sales arc limited to Dutch Four per Cent.

Certificates at 961; Russian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. 965; Sardinian Five per Cents., for the 13th
February, at 90; Spanish New Deferred Three per
Cents. at 24, ditto, for account, at 23L; and the

Committee's Certifs. at 6.1 per cent.
By the arrival of the ships Heather Bell and
Morning Light from Melbourne, a total of about
822,0001. ill gold has reached this country.
The debate in parliament on Friday night upon the
BankChartcr Act has naturally excited great interest
in commercial circles. However opinwn may vary
respecting the almost unqualified support apparently
given by government to the existing currency
system, nearly every one agrees in expressing regret
that the disgracefully defective state of the laws
relating to the wind;ng. up of insolvent banks and
other public companies is to be exempted for the pre-
sent from special investirtion.
Of the 263,320 dollars or 52,6000 in specie brought
by the Emu, from New ork, 200,851 dollars is stated
to be on French account.
The other imports of the precious metals recorded
last week have comprised 87,000/. (of which 66,0001.
was on French account) by the Asia, from New
York; 46,5391. by the Tagius, from the Deninsubi ;
and 38,6001. by the Alhambra, from the same
quarter.
The total value of the week's arrivals probably does
not exceed 225,0001. Account must also be taken,
however, of the imports of silver from the Continent,
which have comprised this week 37 cases and 8 bags
by the Ravensbourne, and 10 ewes by the Baron
Osy, both from Antwerp ; and 9 boxes by the Vesta,
from Oporto, besides some amounts received from
France, eta Folkestone. In payment for these 'ap-
plies of silver, gold is remitted from this side.
The shipments have been very heavy. The
Custom-house statement of the exports of the pre-
cious metals direct front London during the week
ending Thursday last, includes 7,680 oz. of gold, and
7,200 oz. of silver, representing a total value of about
31,0001. The particulars are zuhoined, viz.: Gold
coin: To Boulogne, 4,680 oz. •to Belgium, 3,000 oz.
Silver coin :To Boulogne, 3,200 oz. ;to Mogaclore,
4,000 oz.
iThe amount of specie engaged up to noon Satur-
day for exportation to the Brazils by the steamer
Medway, which is to leave Southampton to-day, is
119,0001, all in gold. The other shipments from the
outports have comprised 15,0001. by the Harbinger,
for the Cape and Mauritius, and 971,3281. by the
Ripon, for Alexandria and the East.
The te ascertained shipments of the week,
as officiaafyreirported, are thus raised to the extraor-
dinary total of about 1,138,000/. sterling, consisting
chiefly, however, of silver, which has been for some
time in course of collection for the East. In addi-
tion, the private remittances of gold to the Continent
have included the whole of the specie ex the Asia,
from New York, besides an estimated total of at least
150,0001. drawn from the Bank.
The specie and bullion ex the steamer Abate
were in hand on Saturday. The 122,000/. in gold
brought by this vessel goes to the Continent.
It is now stated that the attempt to float the
stranded steamer Tyne will not be renewed for the
present.
The dividend of the Stockton and Darlington
Railway Company has been officially fixed this week
at 11. ss. per 251. share, or at the rate of 10 per cent.
per annum. The dividend for the corresponding
half-year of 1855 was at the rate of 9 per cent. per
annum.
It has been officially intimated from the London
and North Western Railway Company's offices that
the whole of the 201. and 101. Ci-es will be in-
cluded in the vote of consolidation to be takea at the
general meeting. In the ease of such shares as are
arrear of calls, the certificates will be exchangeable
for stock coupons on payment of the arrear and in-
terest, at any time subsequent to the general meeting.
The following railway meetings are newly an-
nounced, viz. :—Grcat Western and Brentford Rail-
way Company for the 20th inst.; West-End of
London and Crystal Palace Railway Company for
the 23rd inst.; Scinde Railway Company for the
18th inst.
The following meetings are also announced
viz., Norfolk Estuary Company for the 24th inst. ;
London Manchester, and Foreign Warehouse Com-
pany (first annual meeting) for the 24th instant ;
Eastern Steam Navigation Company, for the 19th
instant ; Oriental Inland Steam Company (first
annual meeting), for the 20th instant.
The half-yearly meeting of the Indurated Stone
Company is called for the 16th instant. The share-
holders will be required " to take into consideration
the present position of the company."

SATURDAY EVENING.

The funds are still weighed down by the extent
of the outstanding speculation for higher prices, as
indicated at the recent settlement. A fresh decline
of nearly ; per cent. has been to-day established,
speculative holders evincing discouragement, in view
of the continued stringency of the money market.
The downward movement, however, is prevented
from assuming exaggerated proportions by the con-
fident belief that the investments of the public would
be greatly stimulated by any important decline.
Most of the other departments of the Stock Ex-
change were fiat, in sympathy with the funds, but
the reduction in prices was not important.
The general demand for money continues good,
and the market does not appear to be very well sup-
plied. The Bank of England is understood to be
doing a good business, owing to the fact that many
discounters ask terms somewhat above those of the
Bank.
A further sum of about 55,0001. in gold was to-
day withdrawn from the Bank, for exportation to
the Continent, probably to pay for silver.
Console, which closed yesterday at 93) to } for
the sth March, were first marked this morning 93),
declined to 93; to 1 and closed at 93), " sellers,"
For money. the last price was 92) to ). The
official business report is as follows:—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 93, 92), 92); ditto
for account, sth March, 93), 93). Three per Cents.
Reduced, 93), 1. New Throe per Cents., 93), ),
Long Anus., expiring in Jan., 1660, 2,,.
Bank Stock, 216), 216, 217). Three-and-a-Half per
Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in 1838,
98), ; ditto, 1859, 98).
The New Two-and-a-Half per Cents. arc also
officially marked 76).
Exchequer Bills remain quoted par to 3s. prem.,
and Exchequer Bonds, 981 to ).
Turkish stocks exhibit a further decline of to 1
per cent. The Six per Cents. were finally quoted
92) to 93), and the Guaranteed Four per Cents.,
100) to )ex div. Speculative holders of these
stocks continue to show a disposition to close their
accounts. Other foreign securities were neglected.

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