/Old! . MARKET. . Broca Excnattos, FRIDAY As-reit:soon. A continuance of

fine weather and the prospect of an abundant harvest, a decline of 6s. to 8s. on the Corn Exchange on Monday last, and increased ease in the discount-market during the early portion of the week, caused a daily improvement in Government Securities, up to Wednesday, when Con- sols for Money reached 951-and 96 for the Account, bei-,g an advance of compared with last Saturday. Yesterday there was a reaction of #, caused by a demand for money on the Stock Exchange, and disappointment that the Bank had made no reduction in the minimum rate of discount : Commis closed heavily at 95 h. Speculative transactions on political ,grounds have been suspended awaiting some positive intelligence respecting the ex- pedition to Sebastopol. The advance in the French Funds has been equal to our own, but yesterday they declined . The tendency of the Continental exchanges generally have been satisfactory. In Vienna, Securities continue very firm; confidence is maintained, and the sub- scriptions for the new loan are said to have amounted to 45,000,0001. At New York, the rate of exchange is still more favourable for this

country ; a demand for bills, and an expectation that 200,0001. of the Mexican indemnity-money would be sent to London, occasioning increased pressure for money, which was worth 12 per cent. Some further failures had been announced, and the Stock Market exhibited no symptoms of re- covery. The specie arrivals have amounted to 205,0001. by the American, -and 825,0001. by the West India packet. The gold from Australia has been valued at 139,372L Today the Funds-opened / higher; and Consols for Money were done first

at 951, and tifterwarde descended, through sales of Stook, to•941 : they hare since recovered, and leave off, after several changes, at 96/ #. and 9.4 i fee Account. Bank and India Stocks are 1 better this week ; Exchequer Bills have improved 24. Foreign-Securities have been well supported And-the lellowin. g have im- proved—Russian Four-and-a-half _per Leets,,3.; Spanish Three elee eseth, If ; Brazilian and •Chilian, 1 ; Spanish -Deferred, I; --Daniah.-Five and Russian Five per Ceetasand Spanish Certificateei ; ..Peruvian Four-and-5half per Cents, and'Mexican 4. Peruvian Three per Cents have declined 1. h Scrip hastuctuatedinteseen 51 and g& closing yesterday at 81 e. Today it is-8 f premium. The Scrip is-now rears'for delivery,and anCtifi- catiou will be publielied next week ler taking the additiona1,800,0001. at 80. The dispute between the contractors of this loan and the concessionaires of the Ottoman -Bank is likely to be speedily and amicably adjusted, and the validity of the guarantee of the Egyptian tribute to be permanently esta- blished. The Committee of the Mexican Bondholders 'received advices on Wednesday from Air. Rickarde, • dated let August; from which it appears, 4‘ thatout of the:money le tie xeceived under the Gadsdep Tr' eats, the Pre- sident had as yet only decided to set aside sufficient to melte en with What there is at the Bank of England one half-yearly dividend, Which ia to be paid immediately ; but mete the other three dividends in arrear, Mr. Riekards can as yet state nothing positive." The packet brought 46,b4A Millers 7g -cents on account of the dividenda, • besides -whieh the amount already de- posited in the Bank of Euglandia 94,3631.4e, lAd. . Railways improved Under this/hatted°, of Reatesle, and were hrmly sup. ported until yesterday, when a decline took place ; andLondon and North- Western, which on the day before were 104 f fe111011. At the _close, the difference in some of the leading lines,- .eo pai•ed With last Saturfitifs,syse Irasbar to the following extent. Increase—East. - e, 31. 15s.; Lancashire and Torkshire,..:3/. ; Great Eertheru, .21. es 64.,• Midlmad and North- Eastern, Berwsols 21.103. • Briefed. and Exeter, 21. 5s.; . Calcdonian,"Edin- burgh and Glasgow, Great 'Weitesin;Nortli-Eastern, 'York, and Oxford, Wor- cester, and Wolverlampto ,ri 2/:; Lond'in and North-Westeen, 1/.108. - Lon- don, Brighton; and South Coast, London and South-Western, Scottish Central, and Shrewsbury and Birmingham, H. -• Chester and Holshead,,North British, and South-Eastern, 10s. . Scottish Midland ,hqyp,.dechned U. In Foreign Shares, Northern of France, and Paris and Lyons, have inineove& 10.situd Great Luxembourg 5s. Today the English lines are rather higher. ' Foreign 'Shares have not altered. The report of the Great Northern Company was not satisfactory ; and the dividend declared at the Meeting was•at the dimi- nished rate of 21 -per cent on the originel Stocksand di per cent on the 11 Stock, caused by additional working expenses and preference charges.

SAIIIRDAY, TWILLVY O'CLOOK.

The English Funds are rather lower this morning, °weekend partly by -the bullion return of the Bank Of England -showing a desrease of 65,868/. -Console are 951-for Money and •95/ 411or Account. Exchequer Bills 2-to 4 -premium. In Foreign Stocks there is nothing doing. Turkish &Lip is 6 f -premium. In Railways no-change has -occurred: the present bargains are these—Caledonian, 65k; Midland, 701; NortheEastern—lerwick, 761; Ditto York, 55f.

3 per Cent Consols Ditto for Account

B per Cent :Reduced

3,4 per Cents Long Annuities Bank Stock Exchequer Bills India Stock Austrian Spar Cents Brazilian 5 per Cents Belgian 44 per Cents Chilian 6 per Cents Danish 5 per Cents

95 f 11 I shut.

41 209 11 2 4 pre. 226 9 81 4 100 2' 92 4 104 6 100 2 ex tic. Danish 3 per Cents Dutch ..24 per Cents Ditto 4 per Cents.... ........

Mexican 3 per Cents Peruvian Peruvian 44 per Cents

Ditto 9 per Cents Portuguese 4 per Cents Russian 5 per Cents DittosI4 per Cents ... .....

Spanish 3. per Genie .. ..

Ditto Deferred Sardinian 5 per Cents .......,.

Swedish 4 per Cents 77 60 ... 61 3

93 5

244 3 69'71ex die.

51 3

40.2

97 9 ex dlr. *8 A0

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. ., 85 7