MONEY MARKET.
STOCK EXCHANGE, VRIDAT ..kFTERNOON. The English Stock Market has been heavy, without any material varia- tion in prices. The fluctuation of Consols has been from 95i to 964; the closing price this afternoon, 96 to 964 both for Money and Account. The only operations of moment, apart from the purchases of the Government Broker on account of the Sinking-fund, have been speculative sales, made, it is said in expectation of some revolutionary movement in Paris. The re- pressive measures of the French Government are doubtless regarded with alarm by the capitalists in both countries. Perhaps some of the present gloom may be fairly due to the unsatisfactory nature of the late accounts from the Cape of Good Hope. It cannot be denied that, from some cause or other, an uneasy feeling exists among capitalists, and that speculative por- tion of the community who interest themselves in the fluctuations of the money-market. Money is unusually abundant, and the flow of the precious metals into this country may be said to be almost continuous. At the usual half-yearly meeting of the Bank proprietors, held yesterday, a dividend of al per cent was declared upon the capital stock of the company for the half-year ending the 30th August. 'Attempts were made on the part of the proprietary to increase the dividend to 4 or 31 per cent ; but they were successfully resisted by the Directors. The grounds of resistance were, that the profits for the present half-year were 13,394/. less than those of the last, and that it would be necessary to take rather more than 9000/. from the resty to make up the proposed dividend of 31 per cent. The Foreign Funds are all lower than they were last week ; the declipe of' the better class of dividend-paying Stocks having been from 1 to f per ..ent. Sardinian Scrip continues very much depressed, and has declined to 4 diss count, while the paid-up Stock has been done at 801. The Scrip of this loan is now becoming heavy ; as, when the payment of 15 er cent due upon it tomorrow shall be made, the amount paid m all will be 00 per cent. Mexi- can Bonds still continue to decline, and have fallen to 26. The market was cleared of some large amounts of Stock upon the last settling-day, when a great deal was taken by bona fide purchasers ; but it still continues heavy. No material change has occurred in Portuguese or Spanish Stock : the latter may, however, be considered as having a downward tendency. The business in South American Stocks has been insignificant. The appearance of the Share Market has on the whole been one of,more firmness than usual. The result of the week's fluctuation has been to esta- blish the closing prices of the principal Shares today from 158. to 308. per share higher than last week. Very little business has been done in the French Shares ; the markets for which have been heavy, at lower prices, and without the stimulus usually afforded by the purchases of French houses. Rather better quotations have been generally obtained today, and there is evidence of a slightly increased vitality.
SATURDAY Two o'cLoca.
The English Funds close at the morning's quotations, with no business of importance. The transactions in the Foreign Market have been confined to
the following—Mexican, 264; Portuguese Four per Cents, i 321; Sardinian Stock, 81; Spanish Active, 201; Ditto Three per Cents, 361 f ; Dutch Two- and-a-half per Cents, 581, The Railway Share Market continues firm : there has been an advance of nearly 1/. in Midland; Lancashire and Yorkshire are about 108. higher. The transactions in French Shares have been trifling, and at lower prices. The following are the principal transactions of the afternoon—Ambergath, Notts, and Boston, 4k 1-; Eastern Counties, 51 1 ; East Lancashire, In ; Great Northern, 151 ; Ditto Half-shares A deferred, 41; Great.Southern and Western, (Ireland,) 36; Great Western, 7611 4; Lancashire and York- shire, 511 4 21 ; Ditto Fifths, 21; London and Blackwell, si ; London and North-western, 113 124; Ditto 10/. Shares, M. and B. C. 24' Midland, 441 1 1 554 ; Ditto 50/. Shares, 151 ; North British, 5 North Staf- fordshire, 81 ; South-eastern and Dover, 185 1 1; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, ; Ditto G. N. E. Purchase or Preference, 544; East Indian, CL
9.51 96 . Danish 3 per Cents 76 9 9.51 96 1 Dutch 24 per Cents .58 9
shut Ditto 4 per Cents 92 3 I shut Mexican 5 per Cents 1846 251 261
shut Peruvian 6 per Cents 894 901 shut Portuguese 4 per Cents 1842 32 3 44 47 pm. Portuguese 5 per Cents 1824 87 9 260 2 Russian 5 per Cents 1 111 113 8390 Ditto 41 per Cents 10144 93 5 Spanish (Active) 5 per Cents 201 I Ditto 3 per Cents 1842 ass i
1014 24 Venezuela —
SATURDAY TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The opening price of Consols was 96 to, k; but as the French Funds fell. 35 centimes yesterday in Paris, our own market is rather flatter, and after being at 951 Consals are now 95/ 96 both for Money and Account.. The only change in the Foreign Market is a trifling improvement in Span- ish Stock, occasioned by a revival of the often-repeated report of the death of Lopez and complete dispersion of his invading forces. The Share Market is firmer, and there are buyers for most of the current varieties of Shares at a trifling improvement upon yesterday's prices. The following are the prin- cipal bargains recorded—Great Northern, 151; Great Western, 761 f; North- western, 113 112f; South-western, 80; Midland, 441 1; South-eastern, 181. The French Shares are all lower, in consequence of the decline of prices in Paris.
3 per Cent Consols Ditto for Account
3 per Cent Reduced
31 per Cents Long Annuities Bank Stock Exchequer Bills India Stock
Brazilian 5 aer Cents
Belgian 41 per Cents Chili= 6 per Cents Danish 5 per Cents . .....
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