31 DECEMBER 1853, Page 11

MONEY MARKET,

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY ATIRILMOGX.

A greater feeling of anxiety has been exhibited this week regarding the Turkish question ; and the English Funds have ruled more in concert u ith the political views of the public. Up to last evening, Consols had ranged between 94f and 93g. The fluctuations have been frequent ; and no favour- able impression was produced yesterday upon confirmation of the news that the Turkish Government had accepted the collective note of the Four Pot era, and would name a plenipotentiary to treat for peace : the effect of such in- telligence being counterbalanced by the belief that the Czar will yield only to coercion. The Funds would no doubt be much lower, if it were not for the knowledge that the speculations for a fall have been carried on to a great extent, and that such accounts sooner or later must be closed. Om Monday the return of Lord Palmerston to the Ministry caused a fall of about I in French Funds: they have since rallied, but, like our own, have under- gone frequent changes. Today they came about higher, and Console ad- vanced to 94 : the English Funds subsequently receded, through some specu- lative sales, and close at 931 Bank Stock is lit lower this week ; Exche- quer Bills are 2s. better. Money has been in demand, and worth from 4 to 4.per cent on Government Stocks. Foreign Securities have been heavy, in sympathy with other markets, and the following have declined-Danish, Russian Five and Four-and-a-half per Cents, Swedish, and Buenos Ayres, 1; Mexican, Granada Deferred, and Spanish Certificates, 1; Ditto Deferred, h. Dutch Four per Cents have im- proved Mexican was not affected on Tuesday by the news of a piratical encounter in Lower California. A meeting of Peruvian Bondholders is to be held at the London Tavern, on the 12th of January ; at which, no doubt, questions connected with their interests will be discussed. Railways were firm on Tuesday, and an improvement of 5s. to 108. oc- curred in several cases ; which was maintained until yesterday, when, upon the settlement of the Account, they became flatter ; and at the close, the depression in some of the leading lines, compared with last Saturday's, was to the following extent-Norfolk, 4/. ; Lancaster and Carlisle, and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 2/. ; Aberdeen, and South-Eastern, I/. 108.; Caledonian, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, London and South-Western, North British, and York and North Midland, 1/.; Midland, 15s.; Chester and Holyhead, 10s.; London and North-Western, 5s. The decline in Foreign Shares has been -Luxem- bourg, 12s. fid. ; Paris and Lyons, 10s. ; Northern of France, Paris and Strasbourg, and West Flanders, 5s. Today both the English and Foreign lines are rather better.

SATCHDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The English Funds are very heavy this morning, and have declined f : Consols for Account are now 931 1 ; Exchequer Bills 5 8 The bullion return by the Bank of England shows an increase of 375,785/. In Foreign Stocks there is nothing doing, and they remain at yesterday's quotations. Railways are rather dull, and at present there is no disposition to deal; the only bargains have been these-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 66} ; London and North-Western, um ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 64.

3 per Cent Consols shut Danish 3 per Cents 83 5 3 per Cent Reduced 931 I Dutch 21 per Cents 64 5 Ditto for Account

Long Annuities 4 Mexican S r Cents 231 41 91, 5 I Peruvian 4 per Cents

Ditto 4 per Cents 68 70 96 7 81 per Cents 9 Bank Stock 21 19 Ditto Deferred 3 per Cents .• 48 50 Exchequer Bills 5 8 Portuguese 4 per Cents 42 4 India Stock shut Russian o per Cents 111 18 Austrian 5 per Cents 95 7 Ditto 41 per Cents 97 9

Brazilian 5 per Cents 98 100 Spanish 3 per Cents 46e f

Belgian 41 per Cents 95 7 Ditto Deferred 21 Chilian 6 per Cents 101 3 Sardinian 5 per Cents 90 8

Danish 5 per Cents 102 4 Swedish 4 per Cents 90 4

BANK OF SEGUED.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th Victoria, cap. 32. for the week ending on Saturday, the 24th day of December 1863.

Notes issued 529,128,433 Government Debt 411,014.100

Other Securities 2.941,905

Gold Coin and Bullion 15,128,135

Silver Bullion —

-- -- X29,128.435 £29,128,435

IIMIR IWO D PAATKENT.

Proprietors' Capital £11,513,000 Government Securities (in- Rest 3,198.445

clod. gDeadWeightAnnultyl £15.013.7730 Public Deposits.

11,1 37,721 Othe Securities 16.613,661 Other Deposits 10,607.922 Notes 8,318,140 Seven Day and other Bills 1,179,166 Gold and Silver Coin 690,693 £40,696167 £40,690,267 • Including Exchequer, Savings-Banks, Commlasionersof National Debt, & Dividend Accra. .