MONEY MARKET.

STOCH EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

There has been a slight improvement in the price of Consols since our last' and the appearance of the market is decidedly firmer. The demand for Money Stock has been on the increase ; but the proximate cause of the rise was a large purchase of New Three-and-a.half per Cents., made yesterday on behalf of the Aceountant-General of the Court of Bankruptcy. Another circumstance, which in all probability has been in some degree conducive to this improvement, is the belief that the present year will pass over without any funding of Ex- chequer Bills.

We have this morning received accounts from New York to the let instant:

they are not of a mole cheering character than the previous advices. All the hopes of the Americans seem nowt° depend upon the successful circulation of the new Debentures in our market. As these securities have acquired great vogue, we :nay hope that as soon as this fact becomes known in New York, the com- plexion of mercantile affairs there will be materially improved. The amount of specie brefught by this packet is very trifling ; although the rate of exchange had risen, and was quoted as high as 112 to 113. The following are the periods appointed for closing the books of the various Stocks, the dividends on which become due on the 5th July. Shut. Open. C0114011 June 1 July 21 New 3f per Cents June 1 Tidy 14

3 per Cent. 1726 Juue 8 July 13

New 5 per Cent. Annuities June 7 July 12

Annuities for Terms of Years Tune 5 July 21

East India Stock June 6 July 20 South Sea Stock June 9 July 14 New South Sea Annuities June 8 July 13 The Foreign Market has been in a more active state than for some time. The issue of the new Dutch Loan has given some activity to the Dutch Stock Market ; but although the !nice of these securities has declined in II Aland, it has been well maintained lucre. An arrangement has been entered into with the Dwelt Government, by Messrs. I). and J. SA T.OMONS sinuilar to the one emu:huh:1 in 1832 with the sonic Government by the late Mr. lioniscilti.n.; the Oh, of which will be, thnt the Coupons of the Bonds included in this arrangement will lie paid in London, by Messrs. SALOMON!, at a fixed eNchange. These Bonds are about 1 per cent. higher in price than the other Dutch Into per Cent. Stock. The Spanish Active Stock has been in demand, and may be quieted about 16 per cent. above our last quotations. The commencement of active proceed- ings on the part of Christian Generals seems to have given confidence to specu- lators generally ; as the markets at Paris and Amsterdam have improved in nearly the same proportion as our own. Portuguese Bonds are also higher, now that the uncertainty about the Divi- dend is at an end. The Railway Shares are generally firmer than last week; the Southampton and Greenwich excepted. The recent issue of new shares seems to haye weighed down the price of the former, :mil the disappointment experienced in the returns of the latter during the three great holydays of this week has caused a depression of more than 11. per share.

this moment we have not had a single bargain in Consols for Account recorded in the Oficial list : the price, however, is nominally the saline as for Money, viz. 91,`, 6. Considerable business has occurred in Spanish Stock, at.an advance of 1 per cent. on the closing prices of yesterday. 'Die opening price of Active Stock was 24 1, ; and the market has since improved to 2.3;, 29. Deferred Stock is fl.,3, a, and Passive BA ii. November Coupons are 33 to o5, and the May 32 34. Portuguese Bonds are steady, at yesterday's prices. . The Railway Shares are without material alteration—London and Birming- ham 36 to 38 prem. ; Great Western 04 to 11 prem. ; Southampton 24 to 23

We had

little business in the English n m ti,,and u to FSuATZsRtiniiass, Tossr:irl.er., oa'ctocptt•

have very die. ; and Greenwich 3 to '2 din. 3 per Cent. Consols, sellers.. 911 1 Ditto for Account. buyers 912 1 3 per Cent. Reduced

New 31 per Cent Anus ex.tliv 991 f W1 .1

Bank Stock 21161 India Stock 2601 32 34 Excheu ster Bills Belgian 5 per Cents ex. div 991 100/ Brazilian a per Cents e4f Danish 3 per Cents. Dutch 2/ per Cents

Mexican 6 per Cent... Portuguese Regency 5 p. (713.

Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 5 per Ceuta 1836 Sct ip Prussian (181S) 5 per ('set Itu.sian (1822)5 per lent,

Spanish (1835) 5 per Cent 72 73

531 4

32;01: 4311

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