MONEY MARKET.
STOCK EXCHANGE, FBIDAII AFTERNOON.
The Market for Consols was steady during the first two days of the week, though without much animation ; but the second editions of the papers on Wednesday, inducing great distrust of the course of events on the Continent, quite upset the market. Some considerable speculative sales and a supply of money stock further depressed the price, and they touched the lowest point on Thursday, being done at 921 for Money and 93t for the Account. They close 921 3 kr Money, 93 f for Account. There have been consider- able fluctuations in the Share Market, after being very firm on Monday and Tuesday, and the settlement having been nearly accomplished without difficulty, or excessive rates being charged for Contango.
The markets, partly on the foreign news, but principally on an attempt to force sales to realize, suddenly gave way about lf per cent. This fall has been followed by still lower prices, but the markets seem to have steadied themselves, and have today been rather firmer. Caledonian, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, have showed great strength all through. The dividend is now taken of many of the stocks and makes them look cheap. The proposed Caledonian dividend is 41 per cent. The following are the prices—Caledonian, 941 t; South-Eastern, 89f 1; London and North-Western, 1021 ; Great Western, 72 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1061 .1 ex div. ; Midland, 125 f ; South- Western, 92 3; Eastern Counties, 55/ ; Great Northern, 11718; North- Eastern Berwick,. 96i 7; North British, 64i 5.
The French prices have been very much depressed ; Lombardo-Venetian have been done as low as 11 1 discount. The Canada Share Market has been tolerably well supported, that for American shares good, and the Ti unk Bonds no worse, notwithstanding the general depression. Miscellaneous shares have been dull, the price for Gellivara about 1 f prem.
As might be expected, the Market for Foreign Securities has been exceed- ingly dull, and all stocks are offered. Sardinian has been depressed in con- sequence of the new loan contracted for abroad. Spanish Stocks are some- what firm, and the certificates have improved a half per cent. The Account passed off satisfectorily, and money was in full demand at 4 per cent. Mexi- can, 201 1; Peruvian 95 0; Buenos Ayres, 87 9; Chiller], 103 5: Grenada, 14 15; Portuguese, 43 4; Spanish Three per Cent, 48 9; Sardinian, 82 3 ; Turkish Six per Cent, 731 4j; Venezuela, 223.
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