MONEY MARKET.

STOCK EXCHANGE, FEIDAT Arraaroax.

The week commenced gloomily. Early on Monday it was announced that Messrs. Truman and Cook had suspended payment. These gentlemen have been long known as Colonial brokers, and have enjoyed a first-rate reputation, not more for their extensive operations than for their knowledge of business and gene- ral intelligence. The amount of their liabilities is considerable, and is stated at 350,0001. This calamity produced an unfavourable effect upon the prices of the Public Securities; Consols having in the early part of the day fallen 1 per cent. A further decline of per cent wasproduced by the effect of large speculative

sales made upon the receipt intelligence . of by telegraphic express from Paris of a fall of 2 per cent in the French Funds in the Passage de l'Opera on Sunday, ascribed to the dangerous illness of the King of the French. Two telegraphic expresses with this intelligence were received in Londe; one by a member; of the Stock Exchange, the other by a mercantile house; and both obtained credence. It has since been discovered that the whole intelligence was a fabrication; and though strenuous endeavours have been used to trace out the perpetrator, no satisfactory clue has as yet been obtained. The alarm occa- sioned by the promulgation of the above news was very considerable, and Consols, which in the morning had been 84i, declined to 83k. The market rallied on Tuesday, when the truth became kuown, and has since risen about 1 per cent from the lowest quotations. Some large sales for Account were commenced on

Wednesday by influential brokers, and were continued during yesterday. The price of Consols consequently declined until this morning, when it was as low as 83*. As the same parties who sold have since been buying largely for the January Account, an improvement of 1 per cent has occurred, and in the course of the day's quotation 84* has been reached. For the remainder of the day the price has fluctuated between 836 and 843, and at the close was 84 to 3. The fluctuations just recorded are only traceable to the near approach of the settlement of the Account, on the 25th instant; which, by compelling the closing of large speculative transactions of both descriptions, alternately causes extensive sales and purchases of corresponding magnitude. Money has been more in de- mand than usual in the Stock Exchange; though easier generally, commercial discounts being easily procured at 7 per cent, and in some instances upon first- rate short bills at 63. Exchequer Bills have continued steady, and for some days have fluctuated between a small discount and as trifling a premium: a great im- provement, when it is considered that till recently. the range has been from 35s. to 15s. discount.

The Foreign Market has been in a quiet state: though some few investments at better prices in the Dividend-paying Stocks have occurred, there is nothing like a revival of business or activity. Among the Non-dividend Stocks, it may be noticed that Mexican, Spanish Three per Cents, and Portuguese Bonds, are sale- able at from * to 3 per cent higher than last week.

The fluctuations in Railway Shares have not been extensive. For some of the higher class of Shares better prices have been obtained, the advance having ranged from 11. to 31. Today, however, the tendency is downwards, and prices have fallen nearly to our last quotations. The French Shares have continued nearly all the week at the same quotations. A decline of 30s. occurred in Northern France on Monday: an advance of 10s. afterwards took place, and the quotations have since varied but little from the last improved price; thus establishing a de- cline of about 11. per share.

The accounts of the Bank of England, for the week ending November 13, exhibit when compared with those of the preceding week the following results— BANKING DEPARTRENT. Increase. Decrease.

Beet £29,732

Public Deposits 1.000,452 Other Deposits

449,224 Seven-day and other Bills

37,658 Government Securities, including Dead-weight. •

15,000 Other Securities

359,447 Notes unissued 767,725

Actual Circulation

345,780

Issos DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued 421,845

Bullion 528,969

This week.

Last week.

Total Bullion in both Departments

9,258,520

8 729551 Actual Circulation 20,050,665 20,396,445

It is considered surprising that, regard being had to the known amount o bullion recently recieved, the amount in store should exhibit so small an increase, This anomaly is to be explained by the demand for sovereigns existing in those places where, from the failure of country banks, the local notes are in disfavour. SATURDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Stock Market is in a state of great activity this morning; the general dis- position to purchase having been increased by the failure of a dealer, who, having been operating for the fall, has by, his inability to deliver the stock he has sold caused an increased demand for it. Consols for Account have been at 843; for Money the price has reached 843; and the quotation for Money. and Account is now 843 3. There is no change in the Foreign Market. The following are the only transactions occurring in the Railway Shares: Great Southern and Western of Ireland, 21 3; Great Western, Half-shares, 60; Ditto, New, 171. shares, 73; Hull and Selby, Half-shares, 483; Lancashire and Yorkshire, Half-shares, 33; North-western, Half-shares, G. J., 123; South-western, 501. shares, 283; North British, 263; South Devon, Preference, 10; South-eastern and Dover, No. 4, 4 33; York and North Midland, 753; Ditto, Preference, 153. SATURDAY, Two o'CLocx. The jobber, whose failure we announced in the morning, had sold upwards of 400,0001. Stock, and by his insolvency those who had bought of him in the first instance were constrained to a repurchase of the Stock. To the occurrence of the simultaneous purchases thus rendered necessary may be attributed the rise of the morning. In the course of the day some large and influential sales have occurred, which have caused a depression of nearly 3 per cent; the closing quotation of Consols, both for Money and Account, being 843 3. Money is not quite so abundant. India Bonds are last marked at 30 discount. Exchequer Bills have varied from 3 to 1 discount. Bank Stock is marked at 188, and India Stock at 234. In the Foreign Market the only bargains recorded are the follow- ing: Brazilian 78; Equador, 23; Portuguese Four per Cents, 213; Spanish Active, 17 163; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents, 54 and 543. the trans- actions in Railway Shares have been unimportant. We can only record the following in addition to those given in the morning: Aberdeen, 223; Bir- mingham and Oxford Junction, 183; Bristol and Exeter, 623; Caledonian, 3 1; Eastern Counties, 163 16; Ditto, York Extension, 8; Great Western, 100 993; Ditto, Half-shares, 60; London and Greenwich, 8; London and North-western, 1543 4 5; London and South-western, 553; North-British, 263 ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 193; South-eastern and Dover, 29 83; Ditto, East and West Riding extension, 273 8; Boulogne and Amiens, 143 15; Paris and Rouen, 353; Tours and Nantes, 4; West Flanders, 13.

Danish 3 per Cents 80 2 Dutch 2i per Cents 54 3 Ditto 4 per Cents. 821 31 Mexican 5 per Cents 1846... 151 16 New Grenada 18 19 Portuguese N. 4 per ()cols 1842 202 Poravian Russian 5 per Cents 106 7 Spanish (Active) 5 per Cents 161 17 Ditto 3 per Cents 1842 271 8 Venezuela

622,818,373 £22,858,375

BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capital 511,552,000 Government Securities (In- Rest 3,810,978 , eluding Dead WeightlainuitylE10,352,607 Public Deposits. 6,991,765 Other Securities 18,360,468 Other Deposita 5,312,171 Notes 2,797,710 Seven Day and other BM* .• • . 881.015 [ Gold and silver Coin 410,145 .£33,351.930 I £38,331,830 • including Exchequer, Sayings Banks, Commissioners of N,s8lonal Debt a Dividend Acits. RANK OP ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Saturday the lath day of November 1547.

lastitt DEPARTMENT.

£22,818.375 Government Debt ...... ...„ 511,013,100

Other Securities 2,881.800 Gold Coin and Bullion 7,647,707 Silver Bullion 1,200,668

Notes issued 3 per Cent Consols 841 3 Ditto for Account

841 3

3 per Cent Reduced 823 31

ai per Cents

843 1 Long Annuities

Bank Stock 188

Exchequer BIM 3 1 die.

India Stock 234

Brazilian 5 per Cents 77 9

Belgian 41 per Cents 88 90

Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent

Milian 6 per Cents 86 9