MONEY MARKET.

STOCK ETCH/MIT, FRIDAY .AZIKKNOON.

The English Stock Market was very firm at the commencement of the week; Consols for Account having reached 89. Several large quantities of Stock were brought to market at that price; and the quotation, after falling to 88j, has fluctuated within per cent of that price till this morning, when, upon the pro- mulgation of the news from Vienna, the price fell to stai. A purchase of an influential character to the extent of 100,0001. occurred late in the day, and cea- sed some improvement towards the close; the last quotation being 88i1

In the Foreign Market, some rather extensive business has occurred, and prices generally are higher. Peruvian Bonds, after falling to 44, have fluctuated be- tween that price and 48, and are nominally quoted this afternoon at 47 to 49. The other Non-dividend Stocks are still in request, though without any great improvement in prices. Dutch and the Northern European Bonds are well main- tained at prices rather in advance of those of last week. Portuguese Stock has been steady between 25 and 26k; but there does not Beare to be so much demand for it as there was last week. Money is rather more in demand in the Stock Exchange; but the rate of commercial discount is nearly the same. The Railway Share Market has been in a more active state than usual, and the transactions more extensive. Shares are, however, with few exceptions, nearly at the same prices. The demand for the Preference Shares of the various lines may be said to be rather increasing; and the quotations have improved. A retrospect of the year about to close exhibits a melancholy destruction of Railway property. The North-western Shares, at the end of last year, were 149; the price today is 124. Midland were then quoted at 109; and are today 85. Great Western were then 94; and are today 80. The depreciation in the less important lines has been nearly to the same extent per cent though not per share. Upon many of those which are yet uncompleted the calls paid during the year have been to the extent of 101. per share, and two-thirds of that sum at least has been lost to the shareholders; the present prices not being generally above 21. or 31. higher than those of last year, while the actual amount paid upon the shares since that period has been in most cases about 101.

The accounts of the Bank of England for the week ending the 23d December exhibit, when comp tred with those of the preceding week, the following results— Barters,, DEPAITMENT. Increase. Decrease.

Rea • • £3,614

Publie Deposits 653,420

Other Dep,,sits

£298,576 Seven-day and other Bills

2,649 Government Securities, including Dead-weight 155,150

Other Securities 144,898

Notes unissued 62,935

Actual Circulation 139,745

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued 220.610

Bullion 210,804

This ,wet.

Last week.

Total Bullion In both Departments 15,000,676 14.789.879 Actual Circulation 16,875,460 16.735,715

SslohnAr, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The English Stock Market is in a quiescent state; the price of Consols for Ac- count being 88 II. At the commencement of business Reduced Three per Cents were done at 884 for Money, and there was a momentary indication of improve- ment; but the price has since declined, and is now the same as that of Consols. In the Foreign Market, Peruvian Bonds are the chief attraction. The agent of the Government has consented to a modification of the proposed terms of conversion. The Stock is now quoted at from 48 to 50. There is no business of importance in the other Foreign Stocks. The Railway Shares are nearly at the same quota- tions as yesterday.

3 per Cent Consols shut Danish 3 per Cents 66 9 Ditto for Account

88/ 4

Dutch 21 per Cents 49 50 3 per Cent Reduced 861 4 Ditto 4 per Cents 74 5 31 per Cents 891 f Mexican 5 per Cents 1846... 241 Long Annuities 84 11-16 New Grenada 13 16 Bank Stock 190 192 1'ortugueseN.4 perCeuts1842 59 70 Exchequer Bills 38 42 pm.

Portuguese Old 1824

25 26 India Stock shut Russian 5 per Cents 101 3 Brazilian 5 per Cents 74 6 Spanish (Active) 5 per Cents 131 14 Belgian 41 per Cents

73 b

Ditto 3 per Cents 1842

274 lik

Buenos Ayres 23 5

Venezuela

18 29 Chthan 6 per Cents 56 8