MONEY MARKET.
STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING.
The gloom which pervaded the Money Market at the close of the last week, has continued throughout the present. On Monday and Tuesday, little business was done; the English Funds with difficulty maintaining their prices ; but on Wednesday a decline of 4 per cent. in the 3 per Cent. Consols took place, that Stock having been sold at 884. During yesterday, the market was heavy; and this morning various unfavourable rumours on the subject of our Foreign rela- tions, combined with an increased scarcity of money, produced a temporary panic among the holders of Stock. Consols rapidly fell to 886; at which price some considerable purchases having been made, the market gradually rallied, and closed this evening at €38 4.
In the Foreign Market, little or no business was done in the early part of the week ; every description of Stock receding from the prices mentioned in our last ; with the exception of Brazilian, which, in consequence of the arrival of letters from Rio Janeiro, stating that an advance of 3 per cent. had taken place in the local Stock, was considerably in favour, and was at one time as high as 75 ;sit however speedily fell back to '73. Portuguese Stock was slightly in de- mand on Tuesday ; but ekaggerated statements having been confidently circu- lated to-day as to the strength of the army under BOUAMONT and his intention to make a decisive effort against Lisbon, the Scrip fell to 20i; it has since re- covered, and left off at 211 22. The Bonds, which were done on Tuesday at 90, closed to-day at 86i to 87. In the Belgian and Dutch Stocks, very few trans- actions have taken place ; the former left off at 951 to 96, the latter at 501 I. Spanish Stock has been done at 211, and closed at 22*.
The only Shares which have been at all sought after, are those of the Com. pany for the Improvement of the Navigation of the Rio Duce, which are at about 1 premium. The Shares in the proposed Banking Companies are as yet very little inquired for.
SATURDAY, TIVELvE O'CLOCK.
We have but little doing in the English Market; and Consols, which left off yesterday at 88i 4, are now quoted 88/. In the Foreign Market the chief speculation is in Portuguese Scrip, which, har;ing been at 20i, is now 21 4.
SATURDAY. FOUR O'CLOCK.
The English Funds have rather defined since the morning, although not from-
any visible cause; the price last quoted for Consols was 88* In the Foreign Market, the greatest excitement prevails among the holders of Portuguese Scrip- and Stock.
3 per Cent. Consols 894 1 Belgian 5 per Cents. 94195 Mexican 6 per Cents. 40441 Ditto for Account 894 1 Brazilian 5 p. Cts. 704 Portuguese 5 p. Cts. 854 t New 34 p. Cent. Ann 954 1 Danish 3 per Cents.. 74 Do. ItegencySc.5p.Ct.20} t Bank Stock.. 212 Dutch 24 per Cents. 494 Prussian(1818)5p.Ct. 101
India Stock French 3 per Cents. — Russ. (1822) 5p.Ct. 1054
Exchequer Bills 44 Greek (1825)5 p.Cts. — Spauish(1821) 5 p.Ct. 214
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