The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DA

two o'Cux.x.

T e stock markets to-day have experienced a
recovery from the late decline, the tendency at
the current of spe,ndation having become men
favourable. The funds have risen g per cent., and
most of the principal English railway stocks shoat
1 per cent. A more confident feeling prevails
throughout the Stock Exchange.
The India Five per Cents. have risen frilly
i per cent. The stock is now quoted 1031 to I, and
the scrip 1031 to mi.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter**,
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
69fr. 22c., being about the same as yesterday.
Consols are officially marked 921 and 93 for money,
and 921 for the account. The present quotation is
93 to A both for money and next Tuesday's settle.
meat. Theoflicialbusinessreportisasfollows:—Bank•
Stock (shut), 236 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911,-
1, 1 1 ; New Three per Cents., 911, p,l ; India FIT*
per Cent. Stock, 1031, k ; ditto foe account;
1031, 1, 1 ; ditto Scrip, 1031 ; ditto Bonds,
12s. preen. ; Five per Cent. "enlaced " rupee
paper, 961, 97 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Centa,
1031; Exchequer Bills, March, 2s. prem. ; ditts
small, 2s. prem.. ls. die. ; ditto, June, tie. prem.
The foreign stock market is inactive, but steady. •
The inquiries have been chiefly confined to
Turkish bonds, which bare risen 1 per cent.
The loan of 1854 is now quoted 80 to 1, and that et.
1858, 66 to 1, ex div. Sales are recorded as
follows :—Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Ceuta, 64f
(exchange, 128.) ; Equsdor New Consolidated,'
lb ex div. ; French Four-and-a-Half per Cent
Renters 971 r. (exchange 23fr.) ; Spanish New He*
(erred Three per Cents., 421 ; Turkish Six poi
Cents., 1854, for account, 80, / ; ditto Six pal
Cents., 1858, for account, 66, 1 ex div.
Yesterday being the 4th of the month, a fair do.
maud was experienced iu the discount market, but,
good bills being taken at 3;; to 31 per cent., the ap-
plications at the Bank of England were but limited;
It is probable, therefore, that the result of the day's
business is a considerable diminution in the =omit
of private securities held by that establishment. La
Some departments of the internal trade the numbet
of bills returned last evening seems to have beer
above the average, but they arc mostly fur sma4
amounts.

About 60,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank yes..
tertla), making 267,000/. since the date of the lam
return. The whole of the 287,5001. in gold by the
Mexican and Brazilian steamers goes into the
Bank. The Water Nymph has arrived off the
Wight from Melbourne, with 50,768 oz. of gold.
worth 203,0001., which will doubtless also rcmaa
here.

The Orwell, with 155,0001., and the Kuh-i-noor,
with 4721., are the only gold ships known to be noir
at sea from Melbourne. Fresh remittances will be
reported, however, by the coming Australian mail.
The postscript of a letter from one of the bat
informed Mtn in Buenos Ayres, dated the 271 h
July, states, from information of a private nature
just then received by him, that a settlement will
soon be made with the national government on the
basis of a separation for four years.
The petition from the shareholders in the Poe-
nambuco Railway Company which was published
in our impression of the 17th August was sent up
to the minister last evening. It was numerously
and influentially signed.
The London and North Western Railway trade
return shows this week an increase of 1631. ; the
Great Western an increase of 1,602/. ; and tie
Great Northern an increase of 402/. It is reported
that the forthcoming return of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Company will show an increase of 8001,
At the meeting yesterday of the shareholders hi
the Ottoman Bank a dividend at the rate of 8 pot
oent. per annum, free of income tax, was declared,
in accordance with the recommendation of the
directors' report, which was adopted. The pro-
ceedings are noticed in another column.
The half-yearly meeting of the Railway Passen-
ger& Assurance Company took place yesterday. The
directors' report, which was carried, congratulate@
the shareholders on the further extension of the
company's business during the six mouths ending
June last. The income for railway accident maw
ranee was 3,1791., and for general accident aeme.
rances 22,4541., making a total of 25,6341., against
19,8001. in the same period of last year, and than
showing an increase of nearly 30 per cent. The
sum to be carried forward to the current half yaw
is 13,6601., out of which interest at the usual rani
of 4 per cent. per annum will be paid to the pro-
prietors, and the remainder will be carried forward
to meet the risks on outstanding policies.
The position of the market for American securi-
ties is noticed as follows by Mr. Z. F. Battoop
thwaite :

The dulness we have lately noticed cvntienes to chars*•
terns the market in London for American, securities. Breda
stocks remain unaltered. New York Central and Michicass
Central Beads are wanted, but Mimic ,17oestruction boa;
have been mere premed for sale. Erie shares are steedyc
with modembe transactions ; while Illinois shares are maw
freely offered ; they close heavy, at 39 discount, sellers.
The Olenooe has arrived from China, with
758,900 lbs. of tea.
Mr. G. Wucherer was yesterday appointed egged
for Lloyd's at Maceio.

WEDMIBDAT EVIMIZNII.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 94 to 93 he
money and next Tuesday's settlement, opened this
morning at 921 to 4, and closed at 94 to 4.'
For the 10th October the last price was 94 to
93. The " continuation" was 4
t 0,5-16, or above
3to 31 per cent. per annum. The official busineme
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Console,'
for money, 93, 924, 4 ; ditto, for account (Sept..
10), 924, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 1,4,
ex div. ; New Three per Cents., 914, 4, ex div. ;.
Thirty Years Anntuties, 1885, 15 0-16, 7-16;
Bank Stook, shut ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1034, 4,4, 1; ditto for aooount, 1034 ; ditto scrip,
104 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, Oct., 184
984 ; ditto, April 1864, 981 ; ditto, 1859, 984 ;
ditto Bonds, Bs. prem. ; Five per Cent. " enfacsd "
rupee paper, 961, 974.
The India Fire per Ceuta. were decidedly MOM
offered, and fell ft per cent. The stock closed at
1031 to 4, and the scrip at 1034 to /.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 2s. die.
to 2s. prem., and the June ss. to Bs. prem. Them
were some purchases of India Bonds at Bs. prem.
Notwithstanding the flatness in other depart-
ments of the Stock Exchange, Turkish Bonds were
steady ; the Loan of 1854 closed at 794 to 801, and
that of 1858 at 651 to 661 ex div., being the Mille
as yesterday. Mexican Bonds were likewise steady
at 211 to 1. Buenos Ayres were decidedly firmer.
The closing quotations fur shares in new mdse.
takings to-day were as follows :—Ooaan Marino
Insurance, 41 to 5 prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, 4 to 1 prem. ; Universal Marine limp-
ance, 14 to 1 dim. ; London and Provialial
Marine, par ; Oriental and General Marine, 4 Sip
prem. ; Mercantile Fire, 3-16 to 4 prem. ; Com-
mercial Union Fire, par to 4 prem. ; acid emu-
pressed Coal, 4 to 4 prem.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoot.

The mining market to-clay is rather active.
East Caradon eLare have risen to 294 to.
29, and are very strong. *Arlie Valley
are quoted 10 to 1 ; Bart Basselt,
824 to 85 ; Wheal Beton. 75 to 80 ; Gasper Bak
1124 to 1171 ; North Basset, to 6 ; Provide
=
39 to 41 ; last Devon Great Consols, 1j to 2 ;
Caen Camborne, 14 to 4.
A fresh rise has taken place in St. John del
Mining shares, which have been dealt in et
to Great Northern Copper Month A
are marked prem. ; Bon Accord, prem. ;
United Mexican,

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