THE MONEY MARKET.
With the exception of the reports relative to the King's illness, there has not been anything stirring in the Money-market during the week to create excitement. The unfavourable statements made in the preceding week had the effect of checking any tendency to a rise, by inducing some timid persons to sell out, but more particularly in deterring others from making proposed investments until something more satisfactory than the report of the Court Circular should transpire to show that the alarming accounts which had been in circulation were either untrue or grossly ex- aggerated. On Monday morning Consols opened at 86k, with a steady but not a brisk market ; and as the accounts of the King's improvement gained ground they rose gradually, until on Thursday they had risen to 87i. A few bargains were, we believe, reported at 874, but the amount of Stock transferred at that price was not considerable. On Friday the price fluctuated from 87* to 86i. The closing price was 87. There were no foreign arrivals between Monday and Friday to affect the English Money-market, nor, indeed, were there any reports at all talculated to raise or depress them. Even the affairs of Ireland, which for some time past had been a theme of almost constant discussion among the jobbers and speculators, ceased to excite interest, and the transactions for the week were altogether more in the real order of transfer than those of any similar period for the last two or three months.
In the Foreign Market the operations were by no means extensive. Russian Bonds, which opened on Monday at 93$, rose gradually to 941 upon some reported purchases by Russian merchants, and upon the gene- ral impression that as the campaign had nearly terminated for the pre- sent year, nothing could well occur for some months materially to affect the Market for this kind of property. In Austrian and Prussian Bonds little was done. French Rentes were very steady during the week, and on Friday they were in such demand, that the 5 per cents. had risen to 1061, with an exchange of 23f. 30c. In the South American Mar- ket there was great dulness. The differences between Peru and Colombia, and the armament which is fitting out at the Havannah, make people cautious how they invest property in securities which seem destined to undergo another revulsion. The preparations of the Spaniards, considerable as they are said to be, would probably at any other time excite but little uneasiness among the holders of South A me- rican Bonds: but taken in connexion with the quarrel between the two Republics, they are regarded with some anxiety. Columbian Bonds have fluctuated during the week between 171 and 19, which was the price on Friday afternoon. At this improvement, however, no large sales were effected. Mexican Bonds, on Friday, closed at 34g. Brazilian Bonds were
nearly at the same price as a week ago, viz. 641 Danish at 624. Por- tuguese Bonds had fallen from 56 to 55/, but no cause was assigned for the depression ; and for Greek Bonds there was no quotation. Spanish
Bonds remained almost nominally at 10 to 11.
BRITISH FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols, 861 to 7 Ditto, for Acct. 27th Nov. 861 to 7 3 per Cent. Reduced, 861 to 3 3* per Cent. Reduced, 951 to 3 4 per Cents. 102 to -1 4 per Cents. 1826, 1031 to 4 Long Annuities, 19 7-16 to 1 India Stock, 238 to 40 Bank, 2081 to 9* Exchequer Bills, 75s. to 76s. India Bonds, 85s. to 87s.
FOR El GN FUNDS.
Brazilian 5 per Cents. 64 to 1 Buenos Ayres *1 per Cents. 47/ to 8i Chilian, 6 per Cents. 261 to 71 Colombian, 1824, 6 per Cents. 19 to Danish 3 per Cents. 62 to 3 French 5 per Cents. 1053 to 6 Ditto 3 per Cents. 743 to Greek 5 per Cents. 171 to 181 Mexican 6 per Cents. 34/ to 1 Ditto .5 per Cents. 261 to 271 Peruvian 6 per Cents. 161 to 17/ Portuguese 5 per Cents. 551 to 1
Russian, (Sterling Bonds) 5 per Cents. 944 to Spanish, 1822, 5 per Cents. 101 to American 3 per Cents. 7.5 to 76 Ditto 1815, 6 per Cents. 92 to 93 New York, 1845, 5 per Cents. 96 to 97 Pennsylvania (1850) 5 per Cents. 94 to 95
Bank Shares, 7 per Cent. 25 to 1
S HARES.
Anglo-Mexican, 271. 10s.
Bolanos, 4101. to 430 Brazil 601. to 62/. Colombian, 151. to 161. Del Monte, 1401. to 1601. United Mexican, 151. 10s. to 161. 10s.
SatuanaY.-Consols for Account, 86i Russian Bonds, 9-1k. Co- lumbian Bonds, 19 to 20. Brazil do. 64*.
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