MONEY MARKET.

STOCK EXCHANGE. FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

Although Stock has been brought rather freely to market, prices generally have improved. The range of Consols has been from 831 to 841; the closing quota- tion of the afternoon being &lb b both for Money and Account; thus marking an improvement of about b per cent upon our last prices. Money luta become more in demand: the rate of interest upon loans for short periods, which had been from

i0 2 per cent, may now be quoted at from 2i to 3 per cent. Exchequer Bills have consequently declined; the premium upon March bills was on Saturday 45s., and has today fallen to 37s. The transactions of the week have not been of im- portance; large speculative sales having been rare, and their effect temporary, the market soon reacting from every downward movement. Bank Stock is firm, and is today quoted at 191 and 193. We have also to notice the rather unusual oc- currence of a bargain in Five per Cent Stock, at 108. This Stock arose out of the reduction of the Four per Cents in 1830; the whole amount of it is only about 500,0001., and it rarely figures in the Stock List.

The Foreign Funds have been almost in a state of torpor. Spanish Stock de- clined upon the dismissal of our Ambassador by the Court of Madrid, and has not shown any symptoms of reaction. Portuguese Bonds are also lower. The Eu- ropean Dividend-paying Stocks are without change. The flight of the Emperor of Austria from Vienna cast a momentary damp upon this security; but prices today are nearly the same as last week. The reported difficulties of the Bank of Vienna put a stop to the traffic in Coupons of the Austrian Loan : those which had been readily purchased at about 20 per cent discount were for a day or two totally un- saleable, and there is now but little disposition to purchase them on the part of the usual dealers.

Railway Shares have been without any change of importance. The prices of the most important lines, after having undergone some upward fluctuation, are today nearly at the quotations of last week. Various meetings have been called of the shareholders in the numerous French Railways in order to consider the propositions of the French Government for the resumption or rather confiscation of the various lines. The tendency of prices, in the little business transacted, has been rather upwards.

The accounts of the Bank of England, for the week ending the 20th May exhibit when compared with those of the preceding week the following re,ultb.Z.' BANKING DEPARTMINT. Increase.

£3,502 974,575 Rest Public Deposits Other Deposits

Seven-day and other Bills

Government Securities, including Dead-weight Other Securities Notes unissued Actual Circulation Issas Dzraaratxter.

Notes issued

Bullion

Last tceed.

13,089,606 18,327 270

3 per Cent Consols 841 3 Ditto for Account 543 f 3 per Cent Reduced 823 3 83 per Cents Long Annuities 831 3 83 9-16 Bank Stock 191 3 Exchequer Bills

25 49 prem.

India Stock

Brazilian 5 per Cents

66 9

Belgian 43 per Cents 58 62

Buenos Ayres

20 8 Chill= 6 per Cents

BANK OP ENGLAND.

An Aceonnt, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th Victoria, cap- 52, for the weak ending on Saturday, the 20th day of May 1845.

IHIM DEPARTMENT.

Notes Issued £26,661,410 Government Debt . L11,415,1(0

Other Securities 2.94 900 Gold Cain and Bullion 11,908,757 Silver Bullion 1,452,652 -- — £26,661,410 £26,661,410 RAMMING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors. Capital £14,553,000 Government Securitiea, (fa- Rest 3,442,078 eluding DeadWeightAnnuityl£11,713.410 Public Deposits* 3,417,182 Other Securities 11,630,523 Other Deposits 9,169,604 Notes 19.866,010

Seven Day and other Bills.... 1,026,108 Gold and Silver Coin 717,809 £32,627.972 422.627,972

• Including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt &Dividend Ateta

Decrease.

M5.839 75,162 629,190

185,a,

231,870 Total Bullion in both Departments Actual Circulation 297,320

289,613

Thu week.

13,379,219 16,095,400

. SATURDAY, TwELvE O'CLoCE.

An improvement of 1 per cent in the French Funds yesterday has given firm. ness to our own Stocks; Consols both for Money and Account have been done at 841, the current quotations generally being about b per cent in advance of those of yesterday. There is no change of prices or business oeetinjw, in the Foreign Market. The Railway Shares are rather heavy; the few bar! gains as yet recorded being at prices below yesterday; as the following list icia demonstrate. Caledonian, 31i; Brighton, 324 i ; North-western, 131; Midland, 1011; North British, Quarter-shares, 51; South-eastern and Dover, No. 2, 7i; Great North of England, Purchase, 9,1; York and North Midland, 70; Namur aza Liege, 311.

Danish 3 per Cents —

Dutch 23 per Cents 41 2 Ditto 4 per Cents 61 2

Mexican 5 per Cents 1846 al 3

New Granada IS 13 Portuguese 114 perCents 1842 163 17 Portuguese Old 1824 66 69 Russian 5 per Cents 85 8 Spanish (Active) 5 per Genii in lat Ditto 3 per Cents 1842 213 I. Venezuela 15 20