The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-11 00:00:00

MONEY MAREET.-THRIMAY

Two o'CLocw-

The funds show continued heaviness. A farther
decline of 1 to; per cent. has been established to-day.
The share markets are also drooping.

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Consols for the 9th of September are marked
from eq, to 901, and are now quoted 90 6-16 to 7-16,
or 901 exactly. For money the present price is 90.
The Three per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in
at 90} to 00j r the New Three per Cents., at 90/ to
9ot ; the New Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 74 ;
Exchequer Bills, at Si. to Is. die. ; Exchequer Bonds,
at 98} to ; and India Bonds, at 275. dis., being
heavy.
Turkish Six per Cents. retain considerable steadi-
ness, being marked 94, 931, and 94k. The Ouaran-
teed Four per Cents. have been dealt in at 99: to
being a trifle cheaper than yesterday. The
other sales reported in this department are limited
to Austrian Five per Cents. at 81 (exch., 10 fl.) ;
Brazilian Old Five per Cents., at 102 ; Russian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1011 ; and Spanish
Three per Cents., for account, at 39.
Pending the receipt of the Indian news, which is ex-
pected in a day or two, many of the dealers abstain
from operating, and speculators generally confine
their transactions within a narrow compass. The
market derives chief support from the investments
of the public, which are continued upon a moderate
scale. Meanwhile there is no revival of pressure in
the money market ; and the Bank is regaining a
portion of the gold recently withdrawn from it.
In the discount market yesterday there was asteady
demand for money, at former rates. In the Stock
Exchange there was also a fair demand, at 6 to 61
per oent. for short loans on government securities.
The fortnightly settlement in that establishment will
induce some demand this week.

The tramactions in Great Western stock yesterday
again formed the chief feature of the railway share
market. This stock exhibits no sign of recovery
from its recent extraordinary fall. The entire
market for this class of property continue, preju•
diced by the di appointment inflicted upon the Great
Western stockholders. The meeting of this com-
pany, fixed for Friday next, is looked for with great
Interest. . .

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Tomorrow will be making-up day" in the
share market. The settlement of the account in
this and the foreign stock market will be completed
on Friday.
In addition to the 144,0001. sent in on Saturday,
70,0001. or 80,0001. in gold ex the Swiftsure was
yesterday purchased by
.the Bank.
The amount of specie brought by the steamer
America from the United States was reported yester-
day as only 39,2001. The smallness of the remittance
is chiefly ascribed to the circumstance of this vessel
coming red Boston. The exchange on London was
firm, and the private advice, indicate that future
remittances will probably be considerable.
The steamer Ethiope has brought 2,937 m. of gold,
worth about 11,3001., from the West Coast of
Africa.

The steamer Great Britain, homeward bound
from Melbourne, with 400,6001. in gold on freight,
has now been 82 days at sea.
Small quantities of gold continue to arrive from
St. Petersburg. The steamer Moscow, which re-
cently arrived at Hall, brought four cases of specie,
worth a few thousand pounds.
The steamer Sarah has brought from Brussels 67
`casks of silver, worth about 50,0001.
The dollars brought by the Parana from Mexico,
lec.,were sold yesterday for China, at 59.10. per oz.,
showing an advance of td. compared with the price
realised for the supply received in the middle of
July.
The Queen has arrived from Hong-Hong, but bee
only 64,600 lbs. of tea on freight.
The corn market yesterday was dull. New English
wheat was quoted is. to 3a. per qr. lower than on
last Monday. Only four grain-laden vessels have
arrived at ports of call since last Friday. The
French corn markets are flat, and in some aniesrather
lower.
Letters from Galatz, dated the 31st July, mention
that considerable quantities of last year's corn were
on hand, which will have to be sold at low rates.
A demand had arisen for Indian corn, chiefly for
Southern Europe, and the price of this article was
consequently firmer.
Telegraphic despatches received to-day from St.
Petersburg quote the price of tallow as follows, viz.:
on the spot, 187 ro. ; for August, 152 ro., with 10 ro.
down ; and for September, 179 ro., with 10 ro.
down. Here the tallow market has again ad-
vanced.
The Bank of France has issued a notice, calling
the attention of capitalists to the high character of
the security offered by the bonds of the Credit Fon-
cier Society. The Bank has now begun to make
advances upon these securities, as authorised by the
new bank law recently passed.
It is stated in good quarters that the forthcoming
dividend of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Company will be at the rate of 5 per cent. per
annum.
The half-yearly meeting of the Thames Haven
Dock Company is called for the 31st inst., and the
25th general meeting of the Newry and Enniskillen
Railway Company for the 31st inst.
A general meeting of the Lands Improvement
Company is called for the 25th inst.

MONDAY ET1941/10.

The funds opened with a dull appearance this
morning, and soon began to exhibit symptoms of
weakness. The unfavourable tendency was subse-
quently increased by a sale of 80,0001. Reduced
Three per Cents., and at one period of the day a
reduction of 4to 4 per cent. was shown. A partial
rally subsequently took place, and the latest quota-
tions were t to 1 per cent. below those of Saturday.
Consols, which at the close of the Stock Exchange
on Saturday were quoted 904 for the 9th Sept.,
were first marked this morning 901, ft 11 to 904 to
upon the sale above referred to, and closed at 904 to
4. For money the last price was 904 to 4. The
official business report is as follows;—Throe per
Cent. Consols, for money, 901, 1, 4. ; ditto. for
account, 9th Sept., 90i, 4,4, 4. Three per Cent.
Reduced, 004„ 4,4, 4. New Three per Cents., 904,
4, 4. India Stock, 212. Bank Stock. 213. Three-
and.a-Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling
payable in 1859, 981, 984.
Exchequer Bills were quoted 4s. die. to par. India
Bonds were marked 255. to 20s. dis.
A large amount of business was done in Turkish
Six per Cents. Sales were pressed as low as 031, in
the earlier part of the day, the reason assigned being
the diplomatic complication at Constantinople ; but in
the afternoon buyers came forward, and the closing
quotation was 94 to 4, being Ato per cent. above
that of Saturday. Other foreign stocks were quiet.
There was a considerable fall in Eastern Counties
Railway shares this afternoon, the rumour being
that the forthcoming dividend will not exceed 35.6 d.
per share, or at the rate of 11 per cent. per annum.
Bank shares to-day were generally steady. The
chief variations consisted of a decline in Bank of
Egypt and Ottoman Bank, and &slight improvement
in London Chartered Bank of Australia, and Eng-
lish, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank. Na-
tional Discount were flat. Australian Agricultural
shares were quoted rather lower. Crystal Palace
shares were flat, closing at 1 0-16 to 1 11-18. The
sham of the Atlantic Telegraph Company were
officially marked 301. discount (9001. paid).
The nominal closing quotations for the shares in
some of the new undertakings are subjoined,viz.:—
Oleo Railway, par; Central Oude -Railway, par
to 1 prem.; Eastern Bengal Railway, 4to prem. ;
Euphrates Valley Railway, 4 to 3-16 prem.; European
and Indian Junction Telegraph, 4 die. to par ; Pun-
jaub Railway, 4 tot prem.; Rigs and Dunaburg
Railway, t to 4 per share; Paris Chocolate Com-
pany, par to 4 pram.

VALUE OF LAND.—Yekeritty, at the Auction
Mart, Marra. Foster put up to sale the Ditchford Estate, near
Moreton, Worcestershire, containing 1014 sores, let at
1,644 k, 'stied to a land tax paid by landlord of 971. 4s. It
was toil kg 44,0601.