MONEY MARKET.
Brous Excisemen, FRIDAT ATTERE0021.
The protracted suspense regarding the Ministry has occasioned an almost total cessation of business in the several departments of the Stock Exchange, especially that of a speculative nature. The feeling has extended not only to our own provincial towns, but to the Continent ; where a lively interest is taken in the future Administration, and is believed to have partly contri- buted to a flatness in French Stocks. The majority against the -Govern- ment on Monday. evening on Mr. Roebuck's motion occasioned a fall of only 1 per cent in our Funds ; and after the announcement last night in both Houses, an improvement of took place ; Consols leaving of this afternoon rather firm at 9If f. The range of prices previously, and up to last evening, had been very slight, namely, from 911 to 91. Should the present Ministerial question be speedily arranged, some important difference in prices would probably succeed, owing to the near approach of the settlement of the Account, which will take place on the 8th instant. The demand for Money has been rather active ; loans on Government Securities being worth from
to 4 per cent. The gold brought by the Calcutta steamer from Australia amounted to 460,0001. ; a part of which has been taken for remittanoe to the Continent. A large portion that lately arrived by the Great Britain has been already sent thither. The rates of the Foreign exchanges generally continue very firm. The average amount of bullion in both departments of the Bank of Eng- land for the month ending 23d December was 14,010,3621. ; being an in- crease of 433,0121. compared with the preceding month, but a decrease of 1,413,6781. compared with the same time last year. The Corn-market has been flat, and has declined about 3s. The Foreign Stocks have exhibited little change, and the operations gene- rally have been of secondary importance. Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents are f better. Buenos Ayres have fallen 1 per cent. Turkish has under- gone a few trifling alterations, and is now the same as last week. French is f higher. Railways have been influenced by the state of political perplexities more than other securities; but a partial recovery has taken place today. Some of the leading descriptions, however, still show a decline of 7s. 6d. to 15s. ; including Great Northern, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Lon- don and North-Western, and Midland. London and South-Western has been maintained, and North-Eastern—Berwick has improved 108. Foreign Shares hayie been better supported ; but Eastern of France has fallen 5s., and Rouen and Havre 10s. Paris and Orleans has improved 11., Paris and Lyons 5s., and Northern of France 2s. 6d.
The English Funds are 1 lower this morning ; Console for Money and Ac- count are now 911 f. Exchequer Bills, 4 7. The bullion return by the Bank of England shows an increase of 192,1851. In Foreign Stocks the only change is in Spanish Three per Cents, which have improved 1. Turkish is 76 f, and French Scrip 4 1 premium. In Railways there is no particular feature, except in London and South-Western, which are 1 better; they have been done at 851. Caledonian, 62; Great Western, 66; Louden, Brighton, and South Coast, 102 ; London and North-Western, 100/ ; South- Eastern, 59.
3 per Cent Console , Ditto for Account 8 per Cent Reduced New 3 per Cents Long Annuities
91 a 91
91 91 /1 4j Bank Stock 210 12 Exchequer Bills 4 7 India Stock 222 5 Austrian 5 per Cents 82 4 Brazilian 5 per Cents 99 101 Belgian 41 per Cents 98 4 Chilian 6 per Cents 102 4 Danish 5 per Cents 102 4
8•7011DAT, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Danish 3 per Cents 80 3 Dutch 21 per Cents 611 221 Mexican 3 per Cents 21 Ditto 4 per Cents 92 4 Peruvian 4i per Cents 70 Ditto 3 per Cents 49 51 Portuguese 4 per Cents 41 3
Russian 5 per Cents 100 2
Ditto 41 p.er Cents 89 91 Spanish 3 per Cents 381 7 Ditto Deferred 171 18 Sardinian 5 per Cents 84 6 Swedish 4 per Cents 84 7 -
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