MONEY MARKET.

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

The interruption to which our inland and foreign communications have been subjected by the rigour of the season, has rendered this a week of com- plete inactivity. In the absence of intelligence, the English Money Market has been firm, at an improvement of N per cent, upon our last quotations. The pacific tenor of the speech of the King of the French to the Chambers, which was received here this morning, has caused a further improvement ; aml Consols for Account close per cent. above Saturday's price. Money is not so much in demand as it has beeu. The premium upon Exchequer Bills con- tinues to iucrease, and has been to. day 23s. The Foreign Exchanges are without any material variation ; but the tendency appears to be upward. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Stock remained without any fluctuation of importance till this morning ; when it receded from MA to IS j ; but closes about A per cent, above that price. Portuguese Stock was also steady till this mornieg • but a sale of Three per Cent. Stock to the extent of 25,000/., by an eminent broker who is known to net for capitalists intimately connected with Portugal, has caused a depression of per cent. Some Myth y has occurred to-day for Columbian Bonds; which have advanced nearly 2 per cent. ; the approaching acknowledgement of the new Republics by the Court of Madrid having agam awakened the hopes of the Bondholders.

The Railway Shares are without any material alteration from our last quotations.

SATURDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The first price of Consols for Account was 89.k, but the mar ket has since improved per cent., and the euetation of 90 has been reached ; the price is now 69 EKL Exchequer Bills are 26s. prem. In the Foreign Market, Dutch and the other European Securities are at improved quotations; as are also Spanish and Portuguese Bonds ; Spanish Active being 19.1 j. Portu- guese Five per Cents. 441, and the Three per Cents. 2S!, 9. Several transac- tions have occurred in the South American Storks, at prices from Ito 2 per Cent. above those of yesterday. The Stock most in vogue is the Columbian' which has been dune at 24, and is now 24 to h. Mexican ri per Cents. are 24 to 24; the 5 per Cents, have, however, been neglected. Peruvian Bonds are quoted nominally at IS to 20. The Railway Shares are without material variation from yesterday's prices.

SATURDAY, FOUR o'cr.oce.

The Consol market closes nearly 4 per cent, above the opening price. In the course of the afternoon it had receded eee`.i ; but it huts again improved, and, after being at 90g buyers, closes at 90A A. The South American Stocks still continue in requeet. Columbiau has been at 26, and closes at 251 i. Mexican Six per Cents. are 25 A :3, ; and the Five per Cents. and Peruvian Bonds are both nominally quoted at la to 20. In addition to the recognition of the Republics by Spain, another cause for the improvement of Columbian Bonds is to be found in the reported ;: tention of the Government to adopt the plan followed in 1830 by the Mexi,ans, viz, to fund the arrears of Dividend in a Deferred Stock, aud their anxiety for a general reformation of their financial

system.

3 per Cent. Consols shed

Danish 3 per Cents. 74 75

Ditto for Account

89/ 9)

Dutch 24 per Cents 541 55

3 per Cent. Reduced

884 9 Mexican 6 per Cents 234 4

New 34 per Cent Anus

shut Portuguese Regency 5 p.Cts. 444 India Stock shut Ditto 3 per Cent. 2S4 9 Bank Sleek 209 Ditto 5 per Cents 1836 Scrip. 464 Exchequer Bills 26 prem. Prussian (ISIS) Spec Ceet .. — Belgian 5 per Cents 1004 101 Russian (1822)5 per Cent... 1084 9

Brazilian 5 per Cents

824 4 Spanish (1835) 5 per Cent...

194 i