TIM MONEY MARKET.
STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY EVENING.—If the aspect of our Stock Market was not over bright last week, We cannot say that it is now much mended.
On the contrary, the gloom which then hung over it has increased, and is increasing—whether it ought to be diminished, is another question, which must not we suspect be left to the decision of the Four per Cents, to whom this "go back" in Consols is meat, drink, and clothing. The speculations in Consols by which the price was so rapidly pushed up towards the close of last year, were undoubtedly undertaken in the expectation that the public would take the cue from them, and not only sell, but buy more. The public since the
opening of the books, seem, now even, chiefly sellers; and, if the wind con- tinue to sit in that quarter, prices must inevitably decline. In the mean
time, the Mammoth and his friends have been making great exertions to sup-
port the Market, sometimes successfully, but more frequently of late in vain. When the public are passive, or when their operations are pretty equally ba- lahced, this individual is generally successful ; but, how great soever or well- combined is his power, no individual or combination of individuals can, for any length of time, make successful head against a:general pressure from without the Market. This pressure is not yet very great, but it is sufficient to alarm the speculators, such of them especially as are of weaker nerves. They have seen this week that it is possible for prices to fall.
On Monday, the Market opened at 934, and soon advanced to 938, looking well ; but before the close of the day it fell suddenly to 921, 93. On Tuesday morning, it opened heavily at 923; before many minutes fell to 921; and from thence, after a brief pause, to 911. This was the effect of pure panic, every man frightening his neighbour. The Mammoth is always cool ; his friends now appeared resolute buyers, and prices recovered to 921, almost as rapidly as they had previously fallen. On Wednesday, they continued to rise, reaching 93 before the close, and on Thursday 931. At this point sales again began, and sunk the price to 93, on Thursday afternoon, and to 923 this morning; between which two last, it has fluctuated ever since. Money is not scarce, but Exchequer Bills are lower. In the Foreign Market, the thief business has been done in Greek and Spanish ; the former haying reached 37, although now lower; Spanish still keeps below 12. All the South American Bonds are lower, as well as the Shares. The hopes of a resurrection of any of those depends so entirely on Consols keeping a high price, that it is not surprising they should have given way. 038 o'CLoca.—There has been little or no business all the morning. Con- sols for the Account 921 to 93. Irk the Foreign Market Colombian Stock is better ; but everything else is flat, aad some of the Shares are lower.
FUNDS.
Rank Stock, 2193 219 3 per Cent. Reduced, 933 3 per Cent. Consols, 921 34 per Cent. 1818, 33 per Cent. Reduced, 100 973 New 4 per Cents. 1822, 101 4 per Cents. 1826, 105 Long Annuities, (which expire 5th Jan. 1860) 19 11-16ths India Stock, div. 104 per Cent. 232 233 South Sea Stock, div.34 per Cent. India Bonds, (4 per Cent. until March, 1829, thereafter 3 per Cent.) 72 74 Exchequer Bills, (interest Rd. per cent. per diem,) 74 75 Consols Int Account 73 721
FORSION FUNDS.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per cent. 701 714 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. 29 31 Chillan, 6 per Cent. 27 23 Colombian, 23 233 Ditto, 1824,6 per Cent. Danish, 3 per Cent. 753 76 French 5 per Cents. Ditto 3 per Cents. Greek 5 per Cent. 351 361 Mexican, 6 per Cent. 253 26 Neapolitan, 5 per Cent. Peruvian, 6 per Cent. is 183 Portuguese, 5 per Cent. 60 61 Prussian, Russian, 1093 110 Spanish, 111 12
SIIARES•
Anglo-Mexican, 38/. 10s. 891. 10s. Brazilian, Imperial, '191. 801. Real del Monte, 59/. 61/. Bolitnos, 464/. 470/. Colombian, 81. 10s. 9/. 10s. United Mexican. 171. 18/.
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