The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-06 00:00:00

IM

MONEY MARKET.

THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocx.
This is quite an " off-day" in the Stock Exchange,
business in the several departments being very quiet,
with the single exception of the foreign stock mar-
ket, in which the operations of the week have in-
duced a moderate degree of activity during the morn-
ing. Notwithstanding the absence of movement,
however,a general feeling of firmness prevails, and
prices are well supported.
Consols have undergone no change from yesterday's
rates, ruling at 974 to s for money and F'riday, and
974 to for the next account of the 13th April. The
list of actual business is limited, comprising only the
following, viz. :—Three per Cent. Consols, 971, 3 ;
ditto for account, 971. Three per Cents. Reduced,
981, t. New Three•and-a-Quarter per Cents., 992,
4. LOng Annuities, 1800, 7 1-16, 4.
There is no alteration whatever in the unfunded
securities. Quotations are supported, at 821. to 645.
prem. for Exchequer Bills, and 725. to 755. prem. for
India Bonds.

The foreign securities dealt in so extensively du-
ring the week have met with a few transactions, but
as prices are unsupported by the previous demon-
stration in their favour, a drooping tendency is
in several cues apparent, including Granada,
Peruvian, and Spanish. Most other stocks are
firm. Chilian Threes mark 70. The bargains of
the day are thus reported : Austrian Five per Cent.
Bonds, 77. Chilian Three per Cents., 70. Equador
Bonds, al, Granada One-and-a-Hall per
Cents. ex Dec., 1849, Coupon, 221; ditto De-
ferred, 9. Mexican Three per Cents., 1848,
331 1, 321. Peruvian Five per Cents., 1849,
1031; ditto Deferred, 55 to 54. Portuguese Five
per Cents. Converted, 1841, 341; ditto Four per
Cents., 331. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
1021. Spanish Actives, 25 ; ditto Old Three per Cents.,
421, 42 ; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 181 ;
ditto Committee's Certif. of Coupon not funded, 21.
3 per cent. Venezuelan Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., 411,1, 42; ditto Deferred, 181.
The small -amount of subscriptions to the British
Guiana and Trinidad loans was assigned yesterday
at tho treasury to the Economic Lifo Assurance
Society, which tendered for the former at the rate of
1091. 12s. 9d. per cent., and for the latter at 1091.35.
per cent. The total amount offered is only 90,0001.,
which bears interest at the rate of 4 per cent. gua-
ranteed by the British government.
A meeting of the Mexican bondholders is called
for Wednesday next.
The supplies of silver by the West India steamer
Avon were sold to-day. Bar silver realised .ss. 0:!d.
per ounce standard ; ditto with gold, ss. 01d., being
a reduction of Id. per oz. compared with the price
previously ur
crent. Dollars were unchth anged, the
price being 4s. 10 d. per ounce. At se rates
there was a fair demand, chiefly for the eastern mar-
kets. It is not expected, however, that the ship-
ments of specie by the next Alexandria steamer, which
will leave on the 19th, will be by any means so large
as of late.

The quotations of foreign exchange last afternoon
Feeented no material variation from the rates of
last poet, but in some instances the tendency was
rather downward. In Vienna and Trieste a decided
decline occurred, which is ascribed to a better feeling
on the Vienna Bourse, in consequence of the pro-
jected financial scheme of the government. Vienna
was in demand at 12.38: it left off 12.34 to 38; and
Trieste, 12.38 to 40. Short Paris was negotiated at
126.321 to 371; ditto, three months, 25.471 to 621.
Amsterdam was rather lower, closing 12.01 to t.
Hamburg maintained its previous exchange of 13.11
to 1, notwithstanding the. considerable advance on
the other side. Frankfort was a trifle higher, there
being barely buyers at 1211. Italian paper experi-
oed no change. Bills on Spain were not much in
demand, but drafts on Portugal were done in favour
etaellets. The prices negotiated are as follows:
Tins. Prase negotiated.
Prom To
•
per.o abort 114 hm a. ... 111. 1914 e.
=• ..... Markel IX Alen. 121. 014,,,,
„ ISM 0,M..... leer.
„ Ilene. 1 Isebt. 13rnaL 1 loch.
pot 10 „ 12155. Ott. _l2lO. Oar.
pre,/ „ 125. 341‘r. 151 561 r.
" "124
Mr. 122.1. tit
251.. 50e. ... 25fr. 554.
25k.23fr. 55e.
IlliOrt 25k. 345 e. Mr. 350.
„ 2 Moatbs2Wr. 474 e. 23a. 5114
231 r. 500. 25tr. 5.5 e.
25f1. 25fr. 55c.
• „
25fr. Soc. 25a. 554.
2.5 fr. 500. 251 r. 550.
Onaes
•• • 2.51 r. 570. ~. 251 r. 624 a.
Mr.! NU. 90a. ... 301 r. 950.
7 "„
501 r. 15e. ... 801 e. 20e.
P=, per diast 40. a pence ... 41,4 pence
pet oake „ 12191 peace . 1214 pence
121 peace ... 122 petit*
MOON per. is 7, 4 peace ... 401 pence
„ „ 30 59 peace
=ear es 491 peace ... 49 peace
„ 494 peace ... 4 peace
&WM ... „ ~ 491 pesos ... 40 pence
aleaelsaL „ „ 495 penes ... 49 pence
Mae „ „ peace ... 4 peace
tagena ......per „ Si pease .. 51 peace
„ 1134 peace ... 51 pence
=Wawa .„.. per „ $7 oar ... 375 penes

The price of gold on Thursday at Paris was about
par (new tariff rate), which, at the English mint
price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 23.17 ; and the exchange at
Paris on London at short being 25.321, it follows that
Sold is about 0.616 per cent. dearer in London than
in Paris.
By y'esterday's advices the price of gold at Hamburg
is 428 k per mare, which, at the English mint price of
31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 13.61 ; and the exchange at Hamburg
on London at short being 13.81, it follows that gold
is 0.76 per cent. dearer in London than in Ham-
burg.
According to the last accounts the course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at 60 days'
sight is 1101 per cent., and the par of exchange be-
tween England and merica being 109 23-40 per
cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally
0.67 per cent. in favour of England. After making
allowance for difference of interest and charges of
transport, we find that the present rate leaves
a small profit on the importation of gold from the
United States.

The account of the position of tho Bank of Eng
land for the week ending Saturday, the 28th of Feb-
ruin', is as f 01l :
BANAL (IYILIMAIIows

Notes Wand .... ...... Azarrsl

for the inset seam Feb. fa, 1862.
oars'''.
Goverment Debt.— £11.01‘,110
Other Bea rake • 7,961,1110
(heel Quo Ana klalboo 1h7a1k750
Aber Ihalloa

f 33.732.116

iasaiii• D
=Mon' Oipiu I ....01,t410.,
3.101386
?seri
tegirigew 6.113.106
Wsdgaodahrr MMI 110:73

tr.•;;;Te.iiit elsoreitio.
I
thhiud. V Nat Weigbt
Ll3l/4.01.9 AmmoU
Wm eisamitlee
12,306.6k$
u old aid tillw Coin 604.71/0

Arosou.s,36 kii:iimea
Merck Men K. MARSHALL. fitter. (ismer.
The above returns, when compared with thaw for
the week preceding, exhibit the following changes:
Circulation issue
Circulation active 20,623,470 Increase 336,060
Public deposits 6,723,106 Increase 330,926
Other deposits
Oevemment securities in

banking department 13,538,099 Increase 7,367
Other securities in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both

departments
Breen day and other bills 1,121,792 Decrease 27,060
The Rest
The Reserve
This return affords evidence that the more easy
terms conceded by the Bank of England have had
the effect of relieving the establishment to a small
extent from the accumulating pressure of unemployed
capital. The increase in the private securities, it
will be seen, is very considerable, amounting to
407,1031. How far this result has been occasioned
by the requirements of the settlement in progress in
the Stock Exchange during the week embraced in
the return, and in anticipation of the remarkable
speculative movement in foreign bonds that has since!