MONEY MARKET.
STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AETERHOGN.
The Stock-market was firm on Monday, at the closing prices of last week ; but in the afternoon of that day, a large sale of Stock by an influential broker, followed by some similar operations by the parties connected with the pigeon- expresses, produced a temporary panic, and a decline of i per cent. occurred in less than half-an-hour. All were eager to sell ; and one broker, who had on .Saturday been a large buyer at 89 for April, sold nearly 100,000/. at 88h: the quotation of Consols for Account was at one time as low as 871. All sorts of yumours were immediately current ; and as the Acadia:steam-ship was known to have arrived with Late intelligence from Boston, it was stated that her ad- -vices were of a very unfavourable nature. The publication of the Standard, with a summary of the American news, soon dissipated these reports ; and it was then rumoured that an -express had been received from Paris, bringing in- formation of the resignation of M. GenoT and the dissolution of the French Chambers; while reports were also prevalent of the immediate dissolution of Parliament, in order to spare Ministers a certain defeat on the discussion of Lord STANLEY'S bill. The alarm created by these various rumours, however, subsided before the close of haziness, and the lastprice of Consols for Account was 88+ + : the market has since continued to improve; and has gradually, though slowly, recovered ; the price of Consols for Account having been to-day ne high as 88i, the point from which the decline commenced. It is difficult to account for the sadden panic created, without, as it afterwards appeared, the slightest foundation, unless it were produced by the coincidental appearance of several sellers in a very limited market.
The promulgation of the intelligence to-day received ftom the United States, by which we learn the forced return of Mr. Al‘Laori to confinement, produced a temporary decline in the market ; but it almost immediately recovered, and clams at 8811 i. Bank Stock has been as low as 162, but has improved, and is to-day 165. India Stock has been to-day quoted at 247+; which is an im- provement of l+ per cent, upon recent prices. The premium upon Exchequer Mills has been as high as 8s., but has given 2s., and is to-day 4s. to 68. There were a few transactions in the Northern European Stocks on Monday, and Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents advanced in consequence about + per cent., which improvement has been maintained during the week. Russian have also advanced, and have been quoted at 113+. Brazilian Stock is rather firmer than last week, as are some other of the South American Bonds. Buenos Ayres has been done at 26. Chilian maintain their prices, and are quoted at 64 to 66. Columbian and Peruvian are unchanged; the former is, however, rather firmer at the current quotation than it was last Ili
week. There is no alteration in Mexican. We can eport any transac- tions of importance in Portuguese or Spanish Active. 11 be necessary to
remind our readers who may be holders of Portuguese B ds, that if they in- tend to avail themselves of" the provisions of the decree of 2d November last, and convert their stock into New Bonds, notice of their intention to do so should be given at the office of the Financial Agent to the Portuguese Go- a_exament, Finsbury Chambers, Loudon Wall, on or before Saturday the 27th -instant it is not oa,asaery that any .apecification of the numbers of the Bonds should be sent in, but only a declaration of the holder'adeeire to coaaert a given amount. The Spanish Stock-mtu-ket is heavy, and the business trans- acted has been very limited; as indeed have the operations in the Foreign
arket generally, speculation appearing to be quite paralyzed.
`SATURP.AY, TWSLYE O'CLOCK.
We are without any fluctuations or business of importance, and the prices of all the English and Foreign Funds are nominally the same as yesterday. SATURDAY, RHIN. o'Czocit. A sale of Consols by an influential stock-broker has caused a momentary depression, and there were for a short time sellers at RI for Account ; the market has, however, recovered itself again, and closes at the morning's price, viz. 88a 4. We cannot quote any transactions in the Foreign Market, and all the Foreign Funds close at the opening prices.
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:.. per Cent. Consuls
Vino fur Account It per Ceut.11edneed 31 per Celli. Ditto New 3} per Cents Bonk Stock Exchequer Bills India Stock for Account Brazilian 5 per Cents
881 I laa; }
881 971 8 971 1 166 4 4 6 pm. 246 8 711 21 Belgian 5per Cents Golurabiau 6 percents Danish 3 per Cents Dutch 21 par Cents Mexican 5 per Cents. Cons& Portugueseitegeucydr per ets Ditto 3 per Ceuts Russian 5 per Cents Spanish (Active) .* 9.8 9 22} 3 771 8 50} 1 44 $ 31 i 2 194 t 113 14 23} i
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