In the Stock Exchange, the leading feature of the week

is a somewhat improved feeling in the demand for railway shares, and although business has not increased to any extent, the quotations have had an upward tendency. The shares of new undertakings have changed hands as follows :—Land Mortgage Bank of India, 3 to 3} prem. ; Anglo-Austrian Bank, par to I prem. ; Privileged Bank of Austria, * dis. to k prem. ; Egyptian Trading, lf to 2 prem. ; International Financial, 41 to 5 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 1 to 0 dis. Greek and Mexican Securities have continued heavy, and prices are quoted 1 per cent. lower than on this day week.

Consols, which left off this day week at 93* +, closed yesterday evening at 93 to 93*, both for money and time.

In Foreign Stocks the changes in prices during the week have been :—

Greek Do. Coupons .. Mexican Spanish rassive Do. Certificates Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858.. ,1862.. Conaolidev..

Friday, Oct. 28. Si

14 42

95

19 70 71 58 Friday, Oct. 80. 30 14 41 13 70 71

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The changes of prices of British Railway shares were :—

&Caledonian Great Eastern .. Great Northern Great Western.. .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Loudon and Brighton .. London and North Western London, Chatham, sod Dover Midland ..

North Eastern, Berwick ..

Do. York West Midland, Oxford Friday, Oct. 28.

120 51 1281 06 1111 112 1(121 46 128 101 88 41 Friday, Oct. 30. 120i

4■04 130

86 111I

1121 105 4tii 130

1021 89 41