Although the dividend payments have been commenced at the Bank
of England, the business transacted in Home Securities this week has been very moderate, and prices have slightly declined. At one period, Cousols, fur money, were quoted at 94I, 95. Yesterday they closed at 941 1, for transfer, and 941 to 95 for time. Reduced and New Three per Cents. have been 941, f. Exchequer Bills, 16s. to 20a. prem. India Stock has marked 212 to 215 ; ditto, Five per Cents., 1141 to 115 ; and the Bonds, 29s. to 345. prem. We have no change of importance to notice in the value of Foreign Securities. A small loan for railway purposes in Russia, has been freely taken up. The Railway Share -Market has been somewhat heavy, at depressed quotations. Money has been in but moderate request at lf, f per cent. for the best short bills. The stock of bullion in the Bank of England is 22,551,542/. ; in the Bank of France, 48,200,000/.
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