MONEY MARKET.
STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING.
The aspect of the Money Market has been materially changed during the past week. The appearance of the political horizon is less lowering, and the ap- prehensions of the last few weeks as to the turn of Dutch and Spanish politics aro nearly forgotten. The improvement in the prices of the English Funds has been trifling, but the advance in some of the Foreign securities is considerable. The English Market has been kept down by extensive sales, which 'have been made by the same parties who have for the last-six weeks been bring- ing Stock to market. By some, these operations are. believed to be on behalf of the Scotch Banking Companies ; while others affect to trace in them the agency of an eminent capitalist, who it is sup- posed is thus preparing himself for the creation of Stock, which. must soon occur on account of the West Indian indemnity. Another set of reasoners refer these proceedings to the anxiety of the Bank to contract their issues, and thus prevent the exportation of gold, which has continued for some time. Money, however, still continues abundant, and is easily obtainable on loans on English Stock, at 2 per cent. The large sales of Exchequer Bills, to which we referred in our last report, have been discontinued ; and these securities have been steady during the week. Both Bank and India Stock seem to have reached that point which is considered their value under the altered circumstances of these two great corporations. The transactions in these two descriptions of funds have for some time past been few, and the fluctuations unimportant. Successive arrivals from Holland having brought intelligence of continued-im- provement in the prices of Dutch Stock in the Amsterdam market, a correspond ing rise has taken place in these securities on our Exchange ; the closing price of the 21 per Cents. to day is 491, being nearly the highest of the week. Some large 'purchases have been effected for the Amsterdam market ; and for the first time for some weeks Dutch Stock has beensent from hence to Holland. Belcian Bonds have improved more in proportion than the Dutch Funds ; the higaest price, which is also the closing one of to-day, being 951. Russian Bonds ma in demand, but few bargains have been effected in them. Danish Stock is also rather higher. Brazilian Bonds are steady at654 66. A packet has arrived from Mexico bribgingfifteen thousand dollars on account of the dividends which are now over- due-; but this has produced but' a- trifling improvement in' the price of the Bonds, which have been at 35, but are now 34. Portuguese securities have improved in. price' abort 1 per cent., in conse- quence of the Miguelite defeat before Oporto. The last payment of 74 per cent. was made on the Regency Scrip last Monday; and the price of the Bonds has since been as high as 594,(wbich is equal to 211 prem.on.the Scrip), .and is to-day 59. Spanish Stock has fluctuated between 21i and 221, and closes this afternoon about 22. The acknowledgmeht of the Queen of Portugal by the Cabinet of Madrid is considered as indicative of an approaching change in the Councils of Donna ISABELLA, from which the holders of Cortes Bonds anticipate advantage. Columbian Bonds have been all the week between 21
and 22.
SATURDAY, TWEINE O'CLOCK.
The trifling depression which occurred in the French Funds on Thursday, has occasioned a similar movement in our market ; and Consols for Accountare this morning quoted per cent. lowerthan yesterday. The Foreign Funds generally are lower; but the transactions of the morning have been so few, that -many of our quotations must be considered -nominal. We are without any intelligence from the Peninsula; the Africaine steam-vessel is however expected hourly.
SATURDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK.
A rather extensive purchase of Consols was effected in the course of the after- noon ; this caused an improvement of per cent. in the price for the Account ; which has been as high as Sn t, and is now 874.i. Dutch Stock and Belgian Bonds have also been in demand ; the former have been as high as 491, and the latter at 954- Portuguese Regency Bonds are rather higher ; but the expected arrival of L'Africaine steamer has not been realized. Spanish Stock is 221. 3 per Cent. Consols .. 87} Belgian 5 per Cents.04495i Mexican 6 per Cents.33#3 Ditto for Account... 574 Brazilian 5 p. CM. 651 66 # Portugnese 5 p. Cts.711 721 New 34 p. Cent. Ann. 95# # Daniels 3 per Cents.. 72i 3 Do.Regenc.1.1d.5p.Ct.56i59e Bank Stock for Acet.. — DMA CI- Letr Cents.48/ 4.0e Prnssian(1318)5p. Ct - India Stock 2334 French 3 per Cents. — Reiss. (1822) 5p Ct. 102# Exchequer Bills 34 36 Greek (1825)5p.Cts. — Spanistd11321) 5p.Ct.21e 22
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