The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-07 00:00:00

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Owing abbey*, the announcement that a re-
solution has been pooped in the House of Re-
presentatives of Washington, " ordering the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to take immediate
action on the maltreatment of American citi-
zens by the British authorities in Ireland,"
the English funds are fiat to-day, and have de-
clined 4 per oent. The reduction would probably
be more important, but for a short supply
of stock at the settlement, which will be
completed this afternoon. Some of the
English railway stocks are rather better,
but Great Eastern has declined 1 per cent, upon
the notification that Mr. Watkin, M.P., has re-
fused to accept a meat at the board. Transactions
took place in this stock at the commencement of 1
business at 291, but a partial recovery is now ob-
servable. Foreign bonds meet with a slight in-
quiry.
The demand for money is moderate, and, in
anticipation of the payment of the dividends to-
morrow, there is an increased desire to take the
best paper at }per cent. below the Bank minimum.
Loans are obtainable in the Stock Exchange at 1
per cent.
Consols are quoted 921 to 1, ex div., for money,
and 921 to 1, ex div., for the new account (6th
February). The Three per Conte. Reduced and
New Three per Cents., are at 924 to 4.
The railway market is rather firmer, owing to
purchases to cover recent sales for a fall. Yost
and North Midland stock has improved 4 per cent.;
North British, 4; and Metropolitan and Midland.
4. Great Eastern, however, has receded 4. The
prices are as follows :—Metropolitan, 1134 to 1141;
Great Western, 44 to 4 ; London and North West-
ern, 1131 to 4 ; Midland, 102 to 4 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 1224 to 4 ; Caledonian, 73 to 1;
South Eastern, 671 to 4 ; Great Eastern, 30 to 1 ;
Great Northern, 105 to 106 ; ditto A, 1071 to 4 ;
London, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to 181; North
British, 33} to 341; Brighton, 474 to 484 ; Berwick,
981 to 99 ; and York and North Midland, 911 to
924.
Spanish New Three per Cents, and Italian of
1861 have risen 4to 1 per cent., viz., to 341 to 1
and 411 to 42 respectively, but other foreign stocks
are unchanged. Turkish of 1862 are at 56} to 571;
ditto, of 1865, 301 to 4 ; Greek, 124 to i ; Portu-
guese scrip, 4 to 1 prem. ; Egyptian of 1864, 85 to
4 ; and Mexican, 151 to 4.
a United States 5-20 bonds have declined 1 per
amt., the present price being 711 to 721. Erie and
Illinois Central railway shares are without varia-
tion—the former at 481 to 4, and the latter at 881
to 89.
Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight
per Cent. Preference shares are steady, at 191 to 4
and 41 to 51, respectively.
The market for Bank shares is quiet, with little
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354 to 36} arl:quoted1
Alliance, 12°
..-- to 11 dis.; Imperial Ottoman, 11 to II die., ex div. ;
Chartered Mercantile of India, 28 to 29 ; and
London and County, 54 to ob.
Financial shares present no change. Interns-
-111— tional Financial, 24 to 1/ die. ; London, 23 to 22
dim. ; General Credit, 21 to 21 dia. ; and Credit
ddPo-4 Foncier, 34 to 4 per share.
HALT-PAST Oyu O'CLOCK.
ono The English funds are / per cent. lower than the
prices given above. Other securities show no ,
\ rd movement of importance, the amount of business
= being small.
The Union has: arrived from New York with
4. = 204,0001. in specie ; and the Teutonic, from New
71 id Orleans, with 4,0001.
1" —an No gold was sent into or withdrawn from the
ea
Bank yesterday, but upwards of 600,0001. re-
ceived from the United States, including yesterday's
arrivals, has been taken for the continent. The
activity of the demand is partly attributable to
the small supply here of short bills on Feast , com-
bined
The welihntcleclifdinagae i:illthe corn
nve tenderse. on the
15th inst. for bills on Calcutta and Madras to the
: amount of 200.0001.
—. The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows
—74 this week a decrease of . 2,089/., compared with
$ 6 I the corresponding period of 1867.
ad • The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway
II _.. of Canada for the week ending the 14th ult. shows
z 7, — an increase of 4931., compared with the cone-
PM sponding period of 1846.
"Ps/I id We have received the following the direr
tors of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway
= Company :
TO ran IDITOS or vita rumps.
Sir,—l shall b. obliged by your permission to state that
the report issued by a so-called committee of debenture
holders of this railway has been forwarded by me to the
- board of directors, for instructions as to ;named*
wird its authors for its libellous statements. I beg to
add that active negotiations are in programa for an early
ion of payment of coupons, and seek
will be made to the debenture holders as will resumpt=redly secure (moral acceptance, and thus re-
ad store the credit and position of the Atlantic and
Great Western Railway. Shoe the appointment of the
committee of investigation it has been considered proper
to refrain from any official statements is reply to the wild
a charges so freely and continuously mole against the arm.
- posy. In the meantime the railway has been reooveries
sod placing itself in such • cendition as will
: flarathenable it to meet in an ek_uilable aoirit all just
demands.—l am, Sc.,. J. WOOOmAN, tioarstary.
Atlantic and Gres; Western Railway Moo.
5, Westminster Chambers, vietati-street,
1:11 Or Leedom, Jan. 5, MA
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underwriter to the Australasian Insurance Com-

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writing departruent, and commenced his duties
yogiarday.
The light portion of the mails from Calcutta,
China, and Australia a expected to be distributed
in London on the 13th inst.
The annexed, on the cotton trade, is from the
circular of Messrs. Neill Brothers and Co., dated
London, the 4th fast.:
The fallowing detailed statement ol rodeo at New
OTI/lIIIS tram varier soarer op to 14th ult., coo.
eared with agues to dais date lest year, we think will be
found latoresdagoie showing how the yellow fever at
lest, and eftsswards enturadly low riven, have.kert bask
delis= seep of the Bastb-weet. ' •
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Mobile, Pleside, end Tease, 30,192 hike, against 18,281
hot yew wade( the son total to same date 188,230
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ia New from Mobile this year is roots than doable
that of lest year, via., 11l bales, against 13,506, sad it
is of senses aid in the Maropeen =Mists as " Orleans
soften." The Joker Illedireed shows as ismer 0.5,000
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Console, which dosed on Saturday at 921
"buyers," ex div., both for money and to-morrow's
settlement, opened this morning at 921 to 1, and
closed at 921 to g. For the 7th Februarihrtl:
last price was 920, or 92 5-16 to 7-16. The
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cent.
were quoted at 3 o'clock 921 to 1. The official
bumblers report is as fellows :—Three per Cent.
Comas, for money, 921, }, ex div. ; ditto, for
account,
amount, 921, 0, ex div. ; Three per Cents. Re
died, 92, 1, ; New Three per Cents., 92/, 2, t ;
Bank Stock, 239 ; India Stock, 217, 18, 15 ex div.;
ditto Five per Cent., 1110, 1, 11, ex div. ; ditto
Four per Cent., 1001, ; ditto Bonds, 40a.
335. prem.
The India Five per Cent. stock was slightly
firmer. India Bonds were dealt in between 40s.
and 33a. pre.
Exchequerm Bills remain at 22e. to 27a. prem.
Foreign stocks were in request, and the general
course of prices was favourable. Spanish New
Three per Cents. and Deferred, as well as Turkiala
of 1865, rose to t per cent. ; Italian of 1861, 1 ;
Russian of 1866, and Buenos Ayres Deferred, 1 ;
and Rwrian of 1850 and 1862, 1. Turkish of 1854.
howevert declined 1 per cent.
Egyptian Nine per Cent. Scrip was last quoted
die. to prent. ; Portuguese Scrip, tto 1 prem.;
and the Honduras Goyernment Railway Lean,
to 1 prem., ex coupon.
In the market for bank shares, Bank of British
Columbia fell 10s. ; British North America, 11. ;
in
East London and Union of London, 10s.; and
4ra, be. On the other hand, London Bank of
Mexico and London and Brazilian rose 11., and
English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered and
Imperial, 10e.
The market for financial shares was somewhat
firmer, with an increased amount of business, con-
sisting chiefly of purchases. International rose
2s. 6d. to Si.. and General Credit and Credit
Foncier, la. 3d. Prices closed as follows :—lnter-
national Financial, 21 to It die. ; General Credit,
2 5-16 to 3-1 G die. ; London Financial, 23 to 22
die. ; and Credit Foncier, 5 546 to 7-16 per share.
Atlantic Cable shares showed no variation.
Aneo-Ameriten were last quoted 191 to I ; Atlan-
tic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 41 to 5i ;
and Telegraph Construction, 141 to I.
Hudson's Bay shares closed at 14t to 15, show-
ing an advance of 2a. 6d., and National Discount
at 6 to 61 prem. Miscellaneous shares changed
hands to a moderate extent. Crystal Palace and
North British Australasian rose 11, and National
Steam, Ottoman Gas, and United Kingdom Tele-
graph, be., but Copper Miners of England Prefer-
ence fell 11., and Bombay Gas, 23. 6d.
Colonial government debentures were quiet, but
New Zealand Five per Cents. rose 1 per cent.
The variations in American securities comprised
a decline of 1 per cent. in 5-20 Bonds, and a rise
of 1 in Atlantic and Great Western Railway De-
bentures. There was little business. Prices closed
as follows :-5-20 Bolide, 1882, 721 to t ; Erie
Railway shares, 481 to ; Illinois Central, 881
to 89 ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Debentures, 22 to 23 ; and Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds, 18 to 19.