MONEY MARKET.
STOCII EXMIANDE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The prices of ell descriptions of Strode have improved matte hilly in the course of tile week. The extensive sales of Stock and Exchequer Bills to which we I ave recently had occasion to allude have ceased. Money Stock is becoming scarc;_•; and thon;11 a slight demand for money arose in the early part of the week, it haS TIOW 17VVOTTIO MOM 1ilentir,nh, and indeed may be considered as abundant. Consol= for Account have been as high as Sah, which is I per cent. ebove the lligh.•st urban of last week. The reactumn consequent on any ;gent improvement in price has taken- place, and the closing- price of to-day is SS Bank and India Stock are both at higher pnicnas than last week ; but the transactions have been on a limited seide.
Thu despatch of silver bullien to the Continent (luring the week has been vett- extensive. We helieve the unnsual demand which has occurred for this metal La: arisen from the necessity of •aclopting it am a neteitte nee for the pre- natal,: or the last Greek Loan. We have no uric:: mm 11,e nalantity has been reeently sent, but the wee:recant,. immemmummt must le- very large. The improvement -in time Dutch and ihelgiar Stock, has centinued ; and these securiffies are again becoming. favourites for spectdatioru. and investw slit. The in ire of the Dutch tn. per Cents. has been as high as 5U; which is Iper cent. advance on tire closing price of Saturday last The advance in the price of the 5 per Cents. has been more remarkable : the closing price of last week was 92A, time highest price of the present has been 944. In Belgian Bonds the rise has been about 2 per cent. Russian and Danish Stock are also higher ; the flamer being I03A, and the latter 74.k. Brazilian Bonds have been steady at (O
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-latest accounts from Rio Janeiro describe the country as in a state of trammillity and prosperity; of which latter fact, the remittance of nearly two millions of dollars made at one time, may be fairly considered as a proof. Advices have to-day been received from Mexico to a late date. They de- scribe the cholera asstill ringing in the country. The mining operations (which were described as successful) had not suffered any interruption eitlar from the progress of the disease or the scourge of civil war. Seine transactions have omen-red in Calm/dean Bonnie, at a slight improve- ment in price ; and there is a mere general dispositim to speculate in these securities titan has existed for the last month or six weeks. Bortngut se Bonds have been in more demand than usual the price is 7:1,1. A further payment of 5 per cent. on the ever. dim dividend has been advertised ; making, with the previous payments, I V: per ceet. The Reo-enres Bonds have also fannd purchasers at improved prices. Some exaggerated reports iff the strecess of Don Prnno produced a temporary: rise to GOi the price has since declined to 59;1, and is to-day 595 GOA. These securities are more hr favour with capitalists at present than at any filmier period. The speculations of last Account were carried over at a much smaller premium than usual. The unsettlei state of Spain, and the chance of the establishment of a Censtitutianal Government, whicln may possibly. arise from the expected streggle, has not been without its effect on Spanish Stock ; the market has evinced a disposition to advance, and has been for some days between 22 and 221. Some large purchases were made yesterday, and the Stock was as high as 2d; the price bias declined to-day to 23, and closed at 23
Ss:man:iv. TWELVE °mimes.
The business of the morning bas been quite unimportant. Consols for Money 874 SO, and for Account SS h. Exchequer Bills 36 $S pron. In the Foreign Funds, with the exception of Spanish Stock, the business is on as small a scale as in the English market. Some purchases have given firmness to the market for Cortes Finals ; and the price is now 23i A. The Paris letters of Thursday, which have arc iced this morning, bring intelligence of a further imnrovement.in-the French Funds. The accounts from Spam are vague, but • generally represent the Carlists as unsuccessful in their attempts at revolution. •
SATURDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK.'
The afh•rnnon has passed as tranquilly as the morning: the business trans- acted has been quite unimportant. The following are the closing prices.
3 per Cent. Consols .. 87iS3: Belgian 5 per Cenk:.93194l Mexic zn 6 per Cents.. 31 # Ditto for Accoant... 83 1 J Br Izillan Sp. tts. C64. 67 Portugnese p. 68 New 3 p. Cent. Ann. 961, tl Danish 3 per Cents.. 74 f Do.Regenc.lid.5p.C1.. 60 # IlAnk Stock fbr Aect ..210 (..4[ Dutch '2f 1,er Cents.. Si) f Prussian(1818)5 p. Ct — India Stock — French 3 per Cents. RILss. (18A)51/. Cu.. 103
Exchequer Bills 36 38. Greek (lSe5) 5 'Lets. — Spanish (1821) 5p.Ct. 231 EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The Edward Lombe, Freeman, from New South Wales. for ulikh. as no stated. gr‘•at apprehensione had been entertained, arrived at Rioon8th August; met stiledagain on 23.1 for London.
ArrivetlAt Mauritius, July 10th, Ahberton, Shuttleavorth ; and Indiana; Wester, horn London.
Sailed—From Gravesend. October 27th, Meta, Gasket!, for St. Helena ; October 301h, Planter, Freeman: Resource, Coombs; and City of Edinburgh. Bulkley, for Van Diemen's Land. From Liver; eel 29th, Splendid, Stafford, for Manlila. From the CI;de, 20th Eliza Stewart, Muter, for Bombay.
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