MONEY MARICET.
STOCK EXCHANGE., FILLDAY AFTERNOON.
The past week has been one of great excitement upon the Stock Ex- change, and the fluctuations in the public funds have been frequent, sudden, and in many cases extensive. The question of peace or war remains still undecided, and while the speculative public are alternately operating in one direction or the other, the investing public are deterred now from em- ploying their spare capital in its natural course; and the consequence is an unusually large accumulation of cash in the coffers of the various banking establishments and a very low rate of interest. The Ministerial reply to Lord Palmerston's question this evening is awaited with almost as much anxiety as the result of Lord Cowley's mission to Vienna : in the meantime the Government Broker continues his daily purchases on account of the Savings' Banks, which clearly indicates the prosperous condition of our working classes. Consols were first quoted on Monday, 951,- 4, have since been 944 Sand 954 4, and finally close today with a drooping market 954 buyers only. New Three per Cents and Reduced both 951 96. Bank Stock, 229 231.
The only thing worth especially noticing in connection with the Foreign Market is the fact of the amended terms proposed at the meeting of Bond- holders of Venezuela on Wednesday last being accepted, viz. : 3 per cent on the Active and lf per cent on the Deferred Stock. These terms are now to be submitted to the 'Venezuelan Government for ratification ; the quota- tion is rather lower, but the market is not heavy ; Active 424 31 and De- ferred, 161 17. In other things scarcely any business has been doing, the dealers today being occupied principally in continuing accounts to the middle of March ; Mexican is rather flatter, 191 20k; Peruvian Four and-a- half per Cent, 93 94; Ditto Three per Cent, 78 74; Ditto Uribarren, 83 84 ; Grenada, 19 20; Spanish, 444; Ditto the Committee's Certificates, 54 6; Portuguese, 454 46; Sardinian, 80 81. A good deal of business has altogether been transacted in Railway Shares, and the variations, like those in the English market, have occasionally been severe, but the last quotations of this afternoon show only a slight altera- tion upon last week. Caledonians and Sheffields have declined the most, the former leaving off 414 to 42, and the latter 37 4; Great Westerns are precisely the same, 561 4; Midland, 1011 1014; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 951 ; London and North-Western, 951 i; and London and South- Western, 914 924; Brighton, 1085 1095; Great Northern, 1044 ; North Staffordshire, 5 44 discount ; Berwick, 924 93. The traffic returns generally show an improvement again this week. The market today is mostly engaged in arranging for Monday's settling. The Indian market continues steady, a large quantity of shares having been again bought for investment. East Indian, 1021 1034; Madras, 20/., 194 201. The French Market has been comparatively quiet, looking at existing circumstances, and, although considerable fluctuations have taken place, no fall of importance has been established. Paris and Lyons, 321 33; Nor- thern of k ranee, 364 37; Paris and Strasbourg, 2644; Lombardo-Venetian, old, 844; New, 71 8.
SATURDAY, HALF-PAST TWELVE.
In consequence of the satisfactory reply of the Chancellor of the Exche- quer to Lord Palmerston's inquiry last night, the Funds opened this morn- ing at an advance of 5 per cent. Consols, 9544. Foreign Stocks and Railway Shares are also 108. higher. There has been a good deal of excite- ment all the morning, and prices are well supported.
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