MONEY MARKET.

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY APTERNOON.

The English Funds have been more steady than for some time. Consols fell from 914 to 914, but afterwards rallied again; closing this afternoon at 921,—a rise of nearly I per cent from the lowest quotation. The demand for money has considerably diminished, and the pressure of Stock upon the market has been un- important. This is partly the result of absorption by investments, and partly owing to large amounts of Stock being temporarily held as security for advances by bankers and other large capitalists. It remains to be seen, whether upon the settlement of the Cense' Account, on Tuesday next, the speculative buyers of Stock will be able to take it out of market. The continued advance of the French Funds, which is taken as an indication of the stability of the present Government in France, has not been without its effect upon our own Public Securities. The books of Stocks for the 5th of April dividend will close and reopen upon the days stated below. The books of all of them, however, will be open for pri- vate transfer on the 6th April.

Bank Stock Friday 9th March Three per Cent Reduced Long Annuities h Tuesday 13th Marc

Old South Sea Annuities..)Three-and-a-quarter per Wednesday 14th Aped

Cents India Stock Tuesday 6th April Thursday 12th April.

The business of the Foreign Market has not been extensive. The Dividend- paying Stocks have continued firm nearly at our last quotations. Mexican Bonds. are rather better; being today in demand at 27. Portuguese Stock is without market alteration. The Scrip of the new Danish Five per Cents is still in favour,. and has today been done at 84. A considerable purchase of the Danish Three per Cent Stock occurred recently; and the Bonds of that loan, after being for some time neglected, are in demand. Very little Stock of that description is held in London, and from its scarcity large transactions in it are difficult. Spanish Bonds of all descriptions are without material change. The business transacted in Railway Shares has not been important. Prices of most of the current varieties are rather lower than they were last week. The ten- dency to speculation and investment in the French Shares continues; but, though- the business transacted in them has been considerable, we cannot notice any ma terial variation in the prices; which, after some fluctuation, are today nearly the same as those of last week.

SATURDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The rise of 2 per cent which is reported to have occurred in Paris yesterday has given firmness to our own Funds. The opening price of Consols both for Money and Account was 921; the price has since reached 921; and is now 921 I. In the Foreign Market, the Non-dividend Stocks are all in demand; Peruvian being quoted at 52 53, Venezuela at 28 30, and the others being all at better prices than yesterday. The Northern European Stocks are firm in consequence of the improvement of our own. The transactions in Railway Shares are not in- dicative of any material change; the following are the principal bargains recorded: Caledonian, 244 i; Eastern Counties, 101; Hull and Selby, 1024; Leeds and Bradtbrd, 103; South-western, 884; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 201; Reading, Guildford, and Reigate, 134; York and Original Newcastle and Ber- wick, 254; York and North Midland, 494; East and West Riding Extension, 241- 8 per Cent Consols 92i Danish 3 per Cents 67 9 Ditto for Account 921 1 Dutch zi per Cents 481 91 3 per Cent Reduced 921 i Ditto 4 per Cents 74 91

31 per Cents 93 1 1 Mexican 5 per Cents 1846... 27 /

Long Annuities 8 15.16 91-16 New Grenada 17 1

Bank Stock shut Portuguese N. 4 per Cents 1842 25 6 Exchequer Bills 41 44 pm. Portuguese Old 1824 75 8

India Stock shut Rusgan 5 per Cents . • .ex. d. 104 108.

Brazilian 5 per Cents 81 3 Spanish (Active) 5 per Cents 17 1 Belgian 41 per Cents 82 4 Ditto 3 per Cents 1842 291 30

Buenos Ayres 25 7 Venezuela 28 30

Chillan 6 per Cents 95 7

The accounts of the Bank of England for the week ending the 3d March exhibit, when compired with those of the preceding week, the following results- BANSINti DEPARTMENT. Increase. Decrease.

Rest • ...• •• £340,803 _

Pilate Deposits 324,643 - Other Dep.sits

£144,988-

Seven-day anti other Bills 10,672

Government Securities, includthg Dead.weight -

Other Securities 923,473 - Notes unissued

330,495 ActualiCtrculation

239,666

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UWE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued .-- 90,830 Bullion - 152,678

This meet. Lass v-e.A.

Total Bullion in both DePartmegbl 15.176,864 /5,329,532 Actual Circulation 18,372,110 18,132,445

Friday 13th April. Weduesdayl8th April. Tuesday 17th April. Thursday 19th April.