MONEY MARKET.
STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENINO.
The alarm occasioned by the assembly of the Congress of Sovereigns has sub- sided. During the week, some extensive speculations for the rise have been entered into ; and Consols for Account have been 38/1 tc,- for the last two or three days. Exchequer Bills have rather improved on last week's price. India Stock is quoted 242i and 243i.
SATURDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The business of the morning has been entirely confined to Foreign Bonds. Consols for Account are 88i; a shade higher than the closing price of yester- day. The recent arrivals from Lisbon have caused some fluctuation in Portia - guess Bonds and Scrip; and as it is known that the Echo steamer has arrived with despatches of the date of the 12th, and the Countess Pembroke, which left Lisbon on the 13th, is reported at Lloyd's as off Falmouth, great anxiety is felt by the speculators as to the accounts brought by these conveyances. The oFe- rations of the market do not, as usual, afford any clue to the mystery, as the buyers and sellers during the morning have been nearly equal, and the parties acting on both sides are those who are generally supposed to be in the receipt af early intelligence. SATURDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK.
The only variation which occurred has been in Portuguese Scrip ; which his been at 19)2, and closes at 21i. Nothing certain is known as to the intelligence brought by the last arrival, and it would be idle to give all the rumours.
3 per Cent. Consols .. Ditto for Account... 88i New 34 p. Cent. Ann. 964
Bank Suck..
India Stock 2434
Exchequer Bills 47 43 Belgian 5 per Cents. 94151
Brszilian 5 p. Cts. 69470 Danish 3 per Cents.. 74 4 Dutch 24 per Cents. 41. French 3 per Cents. — Greek (MI5) p.Cts. — Mexican 6 per Cents. 35 36 Portuguese 5 p. Cts.. 75% Do. Regenec.5p.Ct. 284 Prussian (1818)5 p.0 t HMS& (l8d2)5p.Ct 102...9E Spanish(1821)5p.Ct. 224 In the Foreign Market, Dutch Bonds have in their fluctuations kept pace with the variations of the market in AmLerdam. A disposition to speculation has arisen with the improved appearance of the political horizon ; the 2i per Cents, are to-day at 49, and the 5 per Cents. at 95. We should doubtless have had to quote higher prices, but that the tendency to improvement has been checked by large speculative sales on Dutch account. Belgian Bonds have also improved ; several small investments having cleared the market of the floating Stock.
The last advices from Rio Janeiro are very favourable ; the exchange had risen to 40; and an improvement of nearly 6 per cent. had taken place in the local Stock. The Brazilian Bonds here have risen to 74.
Russian and Danish Bonds are rather higher than last week.
Portuguese Bonds and Regency Scrip have not fluctuated so much as of late; the difficulty which has hitherto been experienced by the speculators in carrying over their accounts Was not so great last Monday as on previous occasions, as several speculations for the fall have been entered into, which facilitated the ad- justment. The recent arrivals from Lisbon, which speak very favourably of the state of that city and of Don PEDRO'S forces, have not been without their effect; and the Scrip, whichwas on Monday at 19b has considerably improved. In the course of the afternoon, a report of the defeat of the Miguelites has gained credit ; and the price is 21i. Spanish Stock has been comparatively steady. The improvement which has taken place in the Portuguese Securities has affected the Cortes Bonds, although in a slight degree; the market has improved to 22, and closes to-day at 22i Money has been rather more in demand ; 4 per cent. has been given for loans on Foreign Stocks, although, on less objectionable security, advances may easily be obtained at 2i and 3 per cent.
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