MONEY MARKET.
STOCK EXCHANGE. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. favoured of all the Foreign Securities ; the former closing at our last week's depress the new Stock. The disposition fur speculation in the Scrip is, how- ever, very general ; and if the political state of Spain continue favourable, there day at 100. The Mining Shares are generally in demand, at slight advances great difficulty in supplying the demand. and by the efforts which are being made by a party of the Bankers of Faris to is little doubt of its reaching a very high premium. operated very favourably upon the prices of almost all descriptions of Stock ; and the disposition for investment, which has for some time been repressed by yesterday and to-day, that one of the first measures of the new Government of Mr. BARE en ; but that illusion has been dispelled by the contradiction which conjunction with the excess of capital, caused a rise of more than 1 per cent. are termed the Heavy Stocks, viz. the 33 and 4 per Cents., the dealers find from 1 to 4, and even 5 per cent. The greatest rise has taken place in the cannot in any case be traced to favourable financial intelligence known to have been received from any of the countries whose Bonds are thus in request. course of the morning they advanced about 2 per cent. on our last prices. Portuguese Bonds, after having been at 931, closed at 923. a, realizing an im- provement of more than 2 per cent. since Saturday.
prices, and the latter being about 13 per cent. above them. Both markets have been kept down by the unfavourable nature of the intelligence from Madrid, upon our last prices. the fear of a political change, has again revived. It was roundly asserted, both would be the establishment of a silver standard, one of the commercial hobbies the report has received from some of the most influential men in the City, who from their politics and previous connexion with the members of the existing in Consols : the price for Account was at one time to-day 9 ; but just before the close of business, sonic large sales were effected, which caused a depression to 921 II. Stock for immediate delivery still continues very scarce ; and in what Mexican Bonds have not till to-day partaken of the general impulse; but in the Government, are supposed to be well-informed. Both these reports have, in South American Stocks, especially Columbian, Chilian, and Brazilian; but it
Dutch Bonds maintain their prices, as do Belgian, which have been done to-
The Spanish Cortes Bonds and Scrip of the New Loan have been the least
In the Foreign Market, every description of security has improved in priee, The abundance of money caused by the issue of the January Dividends has
SATURDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Money Market has been very heavy during the whole of this morning. The hope of the stability of the Ministry is stated to he considerably diminished ; and a further decline of i per cent. has occurred in Consuls, which are 923. In time Foreign Market, the South American Stocks have all declined from 1 to 2 per cent. —Columbian are 34i i ; Mexican 421; and Chilian 43. Brazilian Bonds are 84 Spanish and Portuguese Securities are also lower, the price of Curtiss Bonds being 5413, and Scrip 23. Portuguese Bonds are, however, steady at 911 92. India Stock, which has been at 260, has declined to 259. Intelligence of some misunderstanding between the authorities at Canton and the new Commissioner, Lord NAPIER, have been received:
8 per Cent. Consols 91 4 Dutch 24 per Cents 54 4 55
Ditto for Account 92 4 French 3 per Cents -
New 34 per Cent. Annuities 994 1001 Greek, 1833, 5 per Cents - Bank Stock 224 Mexican 6 per Cents 42 4 India Stock ... 260 259 Portuguese 5 per Cents
Exchequer Bills 43 Da Regency scrip,5percent 911 92 Belgian 5 per Cents 99 4 Russian, 1822, 5 per Cent... 1084 9 Brazilian 5 per Cents 85 4. Spattisle 1821, 5 per Cent-. 544 i
Danish 3 per Cents .. 761 77 Ditto New Scrip 2; pm
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