The transactions in the market for Home Securities this week
have been by no means extensive. Prices, however, have tended upwards. Consols, for money, have been done at 941, 1, and for the 4th of June, 921, 93. The closing money price, yesterday, was 948, 1, with the dividend. Reduced and New Three per Cents. have marked 924 to 93, and Exchequer Bills, 8s. to 12s. prem. Indian Bonds have been firm, at 17s. to 23s. prem., and Indian Five per Cents., 1151 to 1161. A fall of 2 per cent. has taken place in the value of Austrian Securities, otherwise, the Foreign Market has been firm. We have no particular change to notice in the value of Railway Shares. Money has been in fair request, at 2 to 21 per cent. for the best short bills. The stock of bullion in the Bank of England is 20,291,388/. ; and in the Bank of France, 46,371,000/.
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