The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

FRIDAY EVIININO.
The English stock-market was firmer to-day,
though without any increase of business. The go-
vernment broker made another purchase of Consols
at !Mb and the prim ruled throughout the day at
an improvement of k on yesterday's rate, leaving off
at 981 to t both for money and the 13th of April.
The official business list embraces :—Consols fur
money, 981, t ; ditto for account, 98t. South Sea
Stock, 109,1 ; ditto, New Annuities, 081; ditto,
Three per Cent. Annuities, 1731, 981. Bank Stock,
for account, 221.
Exchequer Bills remain steady at 641. to 71s.
prem., but the June bills are 2s. lower, ut Ws. to
89s. prem., it being thought that the position of the
money market may tend to a reduction in the rate
of interest when these bills become next renewable.

In the foreign stock market the movement in
Mexican Bonds was continued, and the price further
ascended to 34?„ being a rise of nearly 2 per cent.
within the last two days. The cause of this rapid
advance is to be found, as usual in such cases, in the
receipt of private information by the last New York
coltsg ; and much indignation is expressed by the
olderilf flto thatinco of may official lodination
during two entire days, in which a private clique of
specalators is enabled to prosecute its operations at
pleasure. Considering the liberal manner in which
the columns of the press are invariably thrown open
for the circulation of intelligence interesting to the
creditors, many of whom reside in the country, and are
consequently kept in total ignorance of the influences
affecting the value of their property in the metropolis,
the absence of prompt information from parties who
ought to be, by their position, guardians of the bond-
holders' interests, is certainly deserving of grave re-
prehension ; and the more so, us the present case is
by no means an isolated one. So far as can be
gathered from the sources of information open, the
Messrs. Barings will be ready very shortly to dis-
count the order for the American Indemnity money,
the recognition of the document by the United States
government, which completes the requisite forniali-
tics, having been received by the last New York
steamer. By the same opportunity we are ailvised that
offers have already been made to the Mexican go-
vernment by eminent capitalists to farm the cus-
toms revenue of the republic for a term of
seven years at the price of seven millions of dollars
per annum. The realisation of this proposal would
not only meet the entire interest of the debt, but
would further suffice for the formation of a perma-
nent sinking fund; so that the interest felt in the
decision of the question is rely great. It is also
positively stated that the next packet will bring over
at least 97,000 dole. on dividend account.,
Spanish Bonds were also in increased favour to-
day, and a good many transactions were likewise
concluded in 'Peruvian at full prices. The list of
actual sales is as follows :—Brazilian Old Five per
Cents., 991„ •' ditto, Five per Cent. (Rothschild's),
991. Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., 74, 76. Dutch
Two-and-a-Hall per Cents., 60; ; ditto, Four per
Cent. Certifs. 921 ex div. Ecuador Bonds, 51.
Granada Deferred "Bonds, 10, 91. Mexican Bonds,
331; ditto, for account, April 15, 331, 341,1, ,1 ;
ditto, Now Converted Three per Cents., 271, 2411.
Peruvian Actives, 1031, ex div. ; ditto, Deferred,
661, 67, 66, 1, ex div. Portuguese Five per
Cents. (Brazil guarantee), 100; ditto, Four per
Cents., for account, 36. Russian Four and-a-Half
per Cents., 1031, 1. Sardinian Five per Cents.,
93, 1. Spanish Old Three per Cents., 45 ; ditto,
for account, 44, 431, 441; ditto, New Deferred
Three per Cents., 201; 1„ 1; Venezuela Actives, for
account, 48, 1, 471; ditto, Deferred, 181.
The market for foreign exchange was but scantily
supplied with bills to-day, and the quotations are
consequently in several instances in favour of sellers.
The demand, however, was not sulllcketiy pressimg
to produce a sensible decline in the rates. Short
Paris was done at 23.321 to 35; ditto, three months,
at 25.50 to 55. Amsterdam receded to 12.01 to 1,
and Frankfort to 121; to /. Hamburg maintained
its previous rate of 13.101 to 11, and no variation of
importance occurred in the rates on Italy, Sicily,
Spain, and Portugal. Vienna was decidedly higher,
and difficult of sale at 12.44 to 46. The quotation
for Trieste is 12.46 to 48. The prices negotiated are
as follows:

Amsterdam per C fasort
Duo

Prices negotiated.
Front To
I IR. 1r.... IN. °Av.
121. sty. 111. air.

11,4;tierdaiiii
Busbat am! Alr!A pa, els
vas

1211. 134 lid,.
limos. 10/etbl. 13aseft. Met.
121411 Okr. 121111. Car.
In. 1211. 4611 r.
126. 46kr. 124. 4nkr.

iii;a-
Thaw

amt

St*. Mfr. 33e.
. 54 c. 25fr. 530.
50e. 43tr. Lk.

Paris .••.•
~ oOrt 1.4.1iie. ::: Fair: ire:
Ditto —.... ,, 9 Iloses2SCr. Os. ... 231 r. Ms.
Hans ...... ....„ „ . /Hr. 0245. ... USA.. 510.
liordspas. ~, . . 25tr. 514 c. ... 251 r. She.
=O. ... . „ I.llr. 52p. ... 25fr. 370.
25tr. 570, ... IStr. 11p.
Ones
=
Sul?. 134 ... SO& NO
PX:e in n
per duvet . 419 penes ... 41. pre
per map „ 121 pease ... 1219 per
Merles
Madrid per lass ~ 4$ pence ... 49 peon
1...011a „ „ pow ... 114 perm
cislaZer „
PP PPPO a pens ... 49 pre
Neville„ „ 49 pose ... 49 IHOS9
Russia= ar O. 45 pass ... 49 plus
811 boa
WWI% per 901.1 „ Se pale .. S 3 pre
°port., „ U pose ... 53 per
St. Petersburg per Fable „ 27, pews ... 27 j peas
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The bullion market being quite bare, no change
has taken place in prices. The arrival of the Con-
way, now many days overdue, is daily looked for.
Meanwhile bar silver is flat, and the quotation given
in the annexed price current, issued by Messrs.
Sharps and Wilkins, is merely nominal :—Bar gold,
775. Od. per oz. standard; American gold eagles,
76e. 3d. per oz ; Spanish doubloons, 78s. 6d. to 795.
per oz. • bar silver, without gold, Cis. 00. per oz.
standard ; ditto, containing gold (all gold above A
grains in the pound to be paid for), As. 02d. per oz.;
Mexican and South Amencan dollars, 4s. 101.1.)per
oz. ; Spanish pillar dollars, OStl. per oz.; plating,
16s. per oz. ; quicksilver in bond, 3a per lb.
Tho shipments of specie to the eastern markets are
materially diminishing. The Euxine, l'eninsular
and Oriental steamer, which will leave Southampton
for Alexandria to-morrow, will take out only 32,0004,
chiefly in gold bullion.
Tho account of the position of the Bank or Eng-
land for the week ending Saturday, the 27th of March,
is as follows:
BAN IL Ob INGLAND.—AOOOnt for the week salmi Mar. ST. 1861
NoNti haat .-........133.30,466 Otaanunatt DNA— £11.01,.11d
other deaaNtlas. 2.001.50
0.,1•16n1n and Mali 10.257.0150
Minor Bathos 33.376
133.290,465
1•11,111111/.
ildnrarnent eseoNle.
daeiu J. Dead Wage'
AAnuicr ..... C13.r.1.J
al
OtlkrlccurtUct
Nola . . . 13.140.n0
oets eOlti 10;90

433.Z.0,465 ',

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pant,. DI
Prereeen'Oaretel 414,563,103
Res
Public Drpoeitejnel
NIS
11000.0111. ul )4111111
Debt, .1 Ihr. Aro94 7.978,820
Other le —' 11,644.776
,even-darancl other kW, 1.12444/0

f i31,922.0P1 / i1,114.-r2-2
April LISA M. MARSHALL. CIAO ("Aim
The above returns, when compared with those for
the week preceding, exhibit the following changes:
Circulation iNIUO
Circulation active 20,160,245 Increase 170,216
Public deposits 7,978,820 Increase 458,427
Other deposits
Uevernment securities in

banking department 13,567,693 Without alteration.
Other securities in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both _ _ _

departments - 19,616,74.5 Increase ! 09,816
Seven day and ether bills 1,124,590 Increase 63,070
The Rest
The Reserve
The stock of coin and bollion is moving steadily
upward, though from the absence of the usual im-
ports from the United States, owing to the decline in
the exchange, and front the Australian supplies
being kept hack by the contrary winds, the ratio of in-
crease is less marked than it was a few months ago.
The increase in the public deposits during the week
must have been very large, as payments have been
in:progress from this account for official salaries, and

'other expenditure. This fact also explains the in-
crease in the circulation active, and the decrease in
tho reserve. The difference noted in the private de-
posits is rather considerable, but this item is too
variable at the present season to admit of accurato
conclusions being drawn from every fluctuation.