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Although the supply of money for,coratnercial pnrposes is very large,

the market for national securities has been very inactive this week. Nevertheless, scarcely any change has taken place in the quotations. Consols for money have been done at 89/, 1; ditto, for the,December aeeount, 891, 1; Reducedand New -Three per Cents., 86k, 87; Exchequer Bills, par to 4s. prem. Foreign Bonds have commanded very little attention, but Railway Shares have been tolerably firm in price. The l3ank rate for money is still 41 per cent., notwithstanding that the return is a favour- able one. On some parts of the Continent snowy declining in value.