The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-10 00:00:00

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LITEEPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS.
(THIS DAY.)
(DT ITLIORAPIL )

(ram ou's °lnv onsagioirniorr.)
Connie.—The market steady. Bales probably about
10,000 bales.
Coss.—Attendance at market fair. Wheat in good
demand, at 2d. to 3d. per cental advance on white de-
scriptions since Tuesday ; red Arm, at late rates. Flour
in moderate request, at former prices. Beans, oats,
and oatmeal steady. Indian corn—Mixed American un-
changed from Tuesday, closing at 36a. 6d. ; Danubian 6d.
per qr. dearer.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
OJT maientere.)
(ram OUR my 001MOSPONDENT.)
Fresh wheats no lower, and in fair demand. Other
articles steady.

CORK BUTTER MARKET.—{THIS DAY.)
(IT TELIIOIArH
(mow ova owx cosav3rownimr.)
Ordinary, 105 e., 1025., 991., 911., 785., 615. ; 1,770 firkins.
Mild cured, 1145., 108 s., 103 s. ; 130 firkins.

MINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)
StiOAß.—There is a more active demand at the previous
value for British West India; Jamaica, 325. to 345.,
Berbice and Demerara, 31s. to 335. ; Dominica and Trini-
dad, 31s. 6d. to 32a.; St. Vincent, 334. ; Nevis, 325. 6d. to
335. ; Manilla unclayed, 275. 6d.; Refined, without
change•

Cot—m.—The market continues steady, at fully pre-
vious prices. Plantation Ceylon, ordinary to fine ordi-
nary, Us. 6d. to 665. ; fine fine ordinary' to low middling,
665. 6d. to 675. 6d. ; middling, 68s. to 765. 6d. ; bold, 80s.
to 81s. ; native Ceylon, 46e. 6d. to 475. 6d. ; bold, 60s. 6d.
to 51s. '6d.

Tom.—The sales progress heavily, without further
change in prices,
Ritz.—The market continues quiet.
Hun.—A small parcel of Jamaica sold at 3s. ld. to 3s. 2d.
1:W.7.m-rm.—The market continues quiet.
Carrom.—The demand is less active and prioas rule in
buyers' favour.

Jvrx.—Business continues to be transacted at full prices.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Town tallow, 4lc 3d. ; Peters-
burg Y.C., on the spot, 435. 6d. ; July to September,
436. 3d. to 43e. 6d. ; October to December, 44e. 6d. ;
December, 44.1.4.

AIDE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
LEAurrn mu—Bides..66lbn. to 641b5., 30. to 31d.;
64Ihs. to 721 be., 3id. to ; 721bs. to 901bs. 3}d. to ;
Nibs. to 881 be., 4d. to 4}d. ; Nibs. to 96115., 41d. to 41d.
Home hides, 9s. 6d. to 1 6d. ; calf skins, light, 2s. to 45.;
full, 7s.
BERNOWDRXT.—Sheep skins.—Lambs, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 44. ;
shcarlings, Is. 2d. to ls. 3d.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report an improvement in
the demand for hops, the accounts from the plantations
being rather more unfavourable owing to the extreme
drought.

COAL MARKET.—(TIII9 DAY.)
Walls End Hetton, 18e. 6d. ; Walla End Haswell,
165.. 6d. ; Walls End South Hatton, 18a.; Walls End Tees,
18a. ; Walls End Hartlepool, 170.; Walls End Braddyla
Hatton, 16s. 9d. ; Walls End Russell Hatton, 16a.; Walls
End Kelloe, 165.; Walls End Eden Main, 163.; Walls End
Tunstall, 15.. 6d.; Walls End Hatton Lyons, 15s. 6d.;
Walls End Framwellgate, 158. 34.; Wylsm, 14a. fkl. ;
Holyu ell, 143. 9d.—Ships at market, 27; at sea, 25.

The Giornale di Roma saya:—" The Pontifical
Academy of Archaeology held a sitting recently under the
presidency of Professor Berti. The Perpetual Secretary,
M. Visconti, read an account of fresh exearations made
in the ancient marble-depot alongside the Tiber. An in-
credible wealth of Oreek, Asiatic, and African sculptures
bare been discovered ; and they prove how sedulous were
the Roman Emperors to ornament their capital. There
were pi cent at this meeting the Canlinal do Angelis, and
Cardivak Sacconi, Pitra, Bilio, Bernardi, and Mertel,
honorary associates ; as were also several members of the
diplomatic boar."

The American letters continue to give excellent
accounts of the prospects of the grain crops. With regard
to thore of tobacco and cotton the greatest uncertainty
beeMS to prevail owing to the labour question.

The original autograph tnanu.scripts of many of
Sir Walter Seott's celebrated novels and poems were
twterduy dhpmed of by Measm. Christie, Munson. and
'Woods, at their rooms in King-stroet. St. Jaine,'4, by
order of the truKteen of the late Mr. Robert Ca hall, of
Editibuigh. The whole realised 1,0731.
NATIONAL EXIIIBITION OF WORKS OF ART AT
Una, 1868.—Return of admissions. Thursday, July 9:
By season tickets, 796; by payment, 3032;, bat , 44375.

1868.

MONEY MARIET;-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.

In consequence of some stiodeaste boa Ms Islas
on account of the public, dm goffindl hinds are
dull, and have declined 1-16 me omit. The railway
market is rather fiat, but primal at present,
with one ce two unimportmit exceptions, are
quoted the same am yesterday. Some of the
foosign bonds have improved, but Spanish
of 1887 are again somewhat lower, upon
the unfavourable character of the accounts
from Madrid. de indicating a want of faith in
the future stability of the country, it is notioed
that some extensive purchases of our Modes have
been made for some time past on &mount of persons
of high standing in Spain. At the same time the
Russians have boon large buyers of their own
securities in this market.

Tho applications for diseofmt are upon, a very
moderate scale, and good bills aro taken at 11 to
11 per cent.
Consols are quoted 941 to I, ex div., for
money, and 941 ox div., for the seoount
(Aug. 6), and the Three per Cents. Roincod
and Now Three per Cents., 942 to 1.
Homo railway stocks are Meetly°, and prices
generally unchangod. Metropolitan has improved
per cent., whilo Brighton has declined 1. The
prices aro as follows :—Caledonian, 71 to 1 ; Lon-
don and North Wostern,ll3; to 114 ; Groat Western,
481 to 49 ; Midland, 1042 to 1 ; London and South
Western, 914 to 921; Great Eastern, 361 to ;
Brighton, 51 to ; South Eastern, 741 to 1 ;
Metropolitan, 113/ to 1 ; Great Northern, 1011 to
1021 ; Ditto A, 951 to 96 ; London, Chatham,
and Dover, 191 to 1; Lancashire and Yerkshiro,
1271 to 1281 ; York and North Midland, 924
to 931; Berwick, 1021 to 1 ; and North
British, 34 to 4.
In the foreign stock market Egyptian Bonds of
1864 have improved 1 per cent. ; Russian of 1866
1; and Italian of 1861 and the Orel Vitebsk Rail-
way Loan, 4. Spanish of 1867, however, have
declined 1. Subjoined are the prices :—Brazilian
of 1865, 764 to 774; Chilian of 1867, 921 to 931;
Egyptian of 1864, 83 to 84 ; Italian of 1861,
531 to 1, cx div. ; Mexican, 151 to 16 ; Peru-
vian of 1865, 801 to 1, ex div. ; Russian of 1866,
91 to 92 ; ditto Orel, 844 to 1 ; Spanish of 1887,
361 to 1, ex div. ; Turkish of 1858, 66 to 67
ditto of 1862, 631 to 64, ex div. ; and ditto of 1863,
411 to 42.
The Indian Five per Cents. are quoted 114;
to 1151 ; the Four, 104; to 105 ; the Bonds,
288. to 335. prem. ; and the Debentures, 105 to
1. Bank Stock, 243 to 244 ; and Exchequer
Bills, 16s. to 20s. prem.
Very few dealings have been recorded in bank
shares. Australasia, 521 to ; London and
County, 49; to 504 ; Union of London, 331 to ;
London and Westminster, 694 to 701 ; Anglo-
Austrian, 41 to 51 prem., ex div. ; London and
Brazilian, 30 to 23 die. ; Imperial Ottoman, 11 to
1 prem., ex div.; and Consolidated, 1 to 1 prem.
With the exception of a fall of ss. in Hud-
son's Bay, viz., to 14; to 15, miscellaneous
shares are without variation. National Dis-
count, 6/ to 7 prem. ; General Credit, 21 to
die.; CreditFoncier, 3 to 1 per share; International
Financial, 11 to 1 dis. ; London, 22 to 20 dis. ;
Telegraph Construction, 131 to 141; Atlantic
Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 4; to ;
and Anglo-American, 211 to 1.
American securities are steady. The 3-20 Bonds
are quoted 724 to 731 ; Atlantic and Groat
Western Debentures, 341 to 4; and the Consoli-
dated Mortgage Bonds, 381 to 36.
The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and
North British railways shows this week an increase
of 1,5271. over last year.
The first ordinary meeting of the Indo-European
Telegraph Company (Limited) will be held on the
7th of August, when a report will be presented
with reference to the progress of the works.
The annual meeting of the Australian Agricul-
tural Company is called for the 28th inst.

FOUR O'CLOCK.

The English funds have declined per cent., the
present prices being 941 to 1 for money, and 941
to 1 for the account.
As regards railway stocks, Great Western has
declined :per cent., viz., to 481 to „while Brighton
is 1 higher, at 31Z to 1. Caledonian, 70 to 71: ;
Metropolitan, 1132 to ; South Eastern, 741 to
Z ; Midland, 1041 to ; London and North
Western, nn to 114 ; and Lancashire and York-
shire, 1271 to 1281.
The speculative foreign stocks have declined
Ito 1 per cent. Italian of 1861, 331 to ; Orel,
831 to 841 ; Spanish of 1867, 361 to ; and
Turkish of 1865, 411 to 1.
About 22,000/. in gold has been withdrawn from
the Bank for the West Indies.

At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rents!,
opened at 70fr. 30c. for the account, being 3c.
better.

The outgoing steamer for the East, which will
leave Southampton to-morrow, is expected to
take about 100,0001. in specie, chiefly Mexican
dollars for China. _

It will be remembered that some time ago the
committee of the Stock Exchange reduced from
ten days to seven the period allowed for the
delivery of registered stock and shares : in
other words, a seller of such stock is now
allowed seven days before the buyer can have
the right of buying in stock against him.
It is found, however, that the alteration
is attended in some instances with a good
deal of practical inconvenience. For example,
when a transfer requires the signature of several
persons (as in the case of trustees, tic.) residing
perhaps at a considerable distance from each other,
it is occasionally almost impossible to get it signed
within the seven days allowed. Accordingly a
well supported memorial has been prepared beg-
ging the committee to reconsider the matter, and
to extend the time allowed to the old period of
ten days.

The foliating is from the report of the directors
of the Alliance Bank (Limited), to be presented at
the general meeting on the 16th inst. :
The directors have to report thatthenet profits of the bank
for the last half-year (after making the Accessary deduc-
tions for interest on current and deposit accounts, current
expenses, bad debts, and rebate on bills not yet due) amount
to 16,4161. 18e. 9d., which, with 9,7001. 6s. 7d., balance
from the previous half-year, makes& total of 26,117/.45.4d.
now to be disposed of. The directors, therefore, recom-
mend that a dividend for the last six months of 7s. 6d.
per share, or 31. per cent. per annum, free of income tax,
be now declared, which will absorb 14,8461. 17s. 6d.;
and that 1,2001. be written off building and furniture
accounts, leaving 10,0711. 6s. 10d. to be carried forward
to profit and loss new account. Since the' last meet-
ing the directors have elected Jam Grant Morris, Esq.,
in Liverpool, to a seat at the board, which election they
have now to ask the shareholders to confirm. It is pro-
posftl to forward the dividend warrants to the share.
holders on the 27th inst.

A telegram from Birmingham states that at the
quarterly meeting of the iron trade yesterday the
tone was cheerful, and that there was a tendency
to advance in the price of iron, both pigs and bars.
The following is the official return of the cheques
and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-hoes*
for the week ending Wednesday, July 8 :
Thurrday, July 2 £10,328,000
Friday, July 3
Saturday, July 4
;Monday, July 8 9,311,000
Turmlay, July 7 11,787,000
W,Nluesday, July 8 10,4491000

£66,934,990
G. DERDTEIHIRS, Chid lasp3otor,
Beans' Marin-Wu" July 9.

It will be men that the clearances on the 4th Of
July wean bat very little beyaid them of an -ordi-
nary day. For the same week of last y ssr the
total was 67,489,0011 L, being abet half a million
more than now.

Tbe weekly return of the Bank of Prune shows.
the following changes :
Cote sad bullios.... Deorease £eo.oolll
Bills discounted Decrees% 170,000
Notes in circulation Inoresaa. 603,500
Private deposits Decreessl,46o,ooo
Advances inareass, %Ole
Treasury Winos Domes% SYY,OS•
-- -

Tie decrease of 890,0001. in- the metallie stock
is ef no importance whatever, seeing that the total
held is still no lees than 48,177,3001. There •' have
been some considerable withdrawal' of private
deposite, leading to an 'increase in the circulation,
but the diminution of 170,0001. in the discounts
affords no countenanoe to the idea' that business
is reviving.
The return of the Bank of England for the wank
ending Wednesday, July 8, compared with that
for the previous week, shows the following-
changes :
Circulation Moe 236,388,460 Decrease £!71,761
Circulation active
Public deposits 4,396,418 Decrease 2,624,6311
Other depoeita 23,168,434 Increase 1,661,172
Government eectivitivo in

banking cleparlreent .. 14,614,394 herniae 1,400,060
Other reeurittesm bent_

ing department
Coll and bullion in both

departmente 72,651,642 Decrease 99,670
Seven day and other bills 499,604 Increase 1 47,133
Ma Rest
Notes in reserve
Total reeerve (notes & soin)
in banking department 12,828,812 Decrease 160,824
This return shows the effect of one day's dividend
payments, these having commenced on Wednes-
day, the Bth. The government deposits have been
drawn down to the extent of 2,624,6301., plea a
sum of 1,400,0001. which the Bank appear to hare
advaneed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by
way of loan on some description of government
security, in consequence of the low condition of
the state balance. Inasmuch, however, as the
private deposits have been swelled by 1,661,1721..
while the Bank have likewise had repaid to thorn
2,038,8461. of advances on. private securities, the
diminution in the reserve is only 150,8241. The
decrease in the coin and bullion is only 199,6971..
notwithstanding the recent shipment of specie to
Buenos Ayres on account of the Argentine loan.
FIiGLAND.
act 7th sod 6th Victoria, sep. 31,
Wednesday, July 8, 1666.

1;;;;ii-inent Debt —111,016,1 M
Othes Securities 3,98t,900
Gold Coinsad Beillica 41,318,41311
Silver Bullica

t 34384461

lic;veromen. t Semi-

. 7.77: . 114,414,104
Other Securities MMUS*
Notes
Gold apt Saves Otis MUMS

144041al
0. FONSI., Chid Caihiee.