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MONEY MARKET.

Derhasia does
to-day.

MONDAY EVENING.

Although the accounts received to-day from Con-
stantinople were regarded as definitively proving
that the attack of the Russian fleet upon the Turkish
squadron at Sinope was made whilst the latter was
lying inactively at anchor in the Turkish port, and
u consequently indicating a decided act of offensive
warfare on the part of the Czar; and although the
broker who usually acts for the Bank of England,
and for the government, was a seller of stock to-day
to the amount of 170,0001.—0 f which 100,0001. was
in Consols for the account, and 70,000/. in the
'three-and-a•Quarter per Cents. for money—the
English stock market was, on the whole, marked
by increased strength, and finally closed
per cent. higher than on Saturday. On the
whole it wou!d appear that real stock is rather
more freely supplied at present. The market still
derives its chief support from the purchases of ope-
rators for; the fall, to cover previous speculative
sales. The rise in the price of corn tends to cause
some dulness of tone, but the prices of securities are
little affected by it. Support appears to have been
afforded to the market to-day by the statement in the
Paris Moniteur to the effect that the resignation of
Lord Palmerston will not diminish the cordial under-
standing relative to the Turkish question hitherto
existing between the British and French govern-
ments. The Paris Bourse to-day closed a shade
firmer than on Saturday.

Consols were first quoted 941 to 1 ex div. for the
18th of January, advanced to 941 to 1, and declined
to 941 to 1, which was the quotation current at the
official close. At 4 o'clock, however, the price had
rallied to 911 to 1. The official business report is
as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for the open-
ing, 18th January, 941, 1,1, 1 ex div.; Three
per Cent. Reduced, 941, a. Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents., 951, 961, 951, 961.

Exchequer Bills again declined Is., closing 2s. to
&s. prem. India Bonds were quoted par to 4s. prem.
The foreign stock market wu quiet,. at about
former rates. Russian stocks remain well supported.
In Peruvian there was not any further depreciation,
but little disposition was shown to operate in this
stock. At 4 o'clock Mexican Bonds were quoted 241
to a. Peruvian Three per Cents., 44 to 46 ; ditto
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 64 to 66. Sardinian, 901
to 911 ex di,. Spanish Deferred, 22 to 1. Russian
Five per Cents., 112 to 114 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 98 to 99. Granada Active, 21 to 22;
ditto Deferred, 7; to 81. Sales are recorded as fol-
lows :—Belgian Four-and a-Half per Cent Bonds,
96 (exchange 23f.). Brazilian Five per Cents., 99;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 931 ex div.
Mexican Three per Cents., 24a. Peruvian
Three per Cents., 46, 43. Portuguese Four
per Cents., 423 ; ditto Three per Cents., 1848, 371.
Russian Five per Cents., 114 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 981, 1. Sardinian Five per Cents., 91.
Spanish Old Three per Cents., 461; ditto New De-
ferred Three per Cents., 22.

Money continues in good demand, as usual at this
period of the year, but accommodation is easily ob-
tained. We hear of first-slabs abort dated paper
being discounted as low as 41 to 4; per cent., but
this, it should be observed, is a minimum and excep-
tional rate.

It is stated that agents of the French government
are making active inquiries in the English ports,
with a view to learning what amount of shipping
could be readily placed at the disposal of the French
government for the conveyance, if necessary, of troops
and stores to the Levant.

Notwithstanding the diminution in the demand
for silver for the East, the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Colombo, which is fixed to leave
Southampton to-morrow for Alexandria, takes out
specie and bullion to the value of 241,4361., of which
33,1201. is in Fold and 208,3:51. in silver. The des-
tination of this shipment is shown below, viz.: For
Malta, gold, 20,0001.; for Alexandria, gold, 2,500/. ;
for Ceylon, gold, 10,000/. ' • for Bombay, silver,
57,4501.; for Madras, silver, 15,5001., and gold, 6201. ;
for Calcutta, silver, 9,4501.; for Penang, silver,
13,0001. ; for Singapore, silver, 14,0001. ; for Hong
Kong, silver, 66,6001. ; for Canton, silver, 31,3131. ;
and for Shanghai, silver, 1,0001.

The tallow market again advanced 6d. per cwt. to-
day, closing at 575. 6d. for Russian, for delivery in
January to March. As an illustration of the disturb-
ing influence exercised on the market for Russian pro-
duce by the present threatening aspect of politics, it
may be mentioned that the price of tallow at St. Pe-
tersburg is fully 101. per ton lower than the quota-
tion current here, after making allowance for freight,
insurance, loss of interest, and all other charges. Of
course dealings in Russian tallow are for delivery
next year, the present shipping season having closed.

Letters were received to-day from St. Petersburg
to the 10th inst. They report business in exports as
stagnant, but that in imports, on the contrary, was
rather brisk. This, of course, results from the position
of politics, the dealers being little disposed to enter
into engagements for making shipments next year,—
' contracts which war with Great Britain would render
impossible of fulfilment; whilst, on the ether hand,
the p ossibility of supplies of goods from Western
Europe and elsewhere being put a stop to, causes
more disposition to speculate in imports. The ex-
change on London comes quoted 38 15-16 to
39,1-16 d., showing no important variation.

The supply of home-grown corn at market to-day
was small, but the foreign arrivals of grain last
week were to a fair extent. Notwithstanding the
presence of many country buyers, the trade was not
so brisk as on Friday, but very firm. English wheat
was quoted 4a. per quarter, and foreign off the stands
3s. to 4s. per quarter over last Monday's rates. Flour
was 2s. per sack and Is. per barrel dearer. Barley
brought 25., oats 6d. and la., beans and peas Is. per
quarter advance. For floating cargoes on passage,
extreme prices were asked, which checked sales, and
prices are 2s. to ss. per quarter dearer than last
week. Most of the cargoes arrived off the coast
were sold whilst on their passage.
The attention of the mercantile community may
be usefully called to the report given in another
column of the proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court
this day, "InreS. L. Oppenheim, merchant." The
commissioner refused to grant the bankrupt a first-
class certificate, merely owing to his having accepted
bills which, though dated in Natal, were actually
drawn in London. As all bills drawn in London, to
make them legal, require a stamp, an expense which
by this manoeuvre it was intended to avoid, the paper
in question proves wholly worthless in a court of law.
It is to be feared this is only too common a practice.

At the special general meetings of the Norfolk
Railway Company and Eastern Counties Railway
Company, held to-day, a mutual traffic arrangement
was unanimously agreed to.

Hamburg letters complain that the London mails
reach that city with the most disgraceful irregu-
larity. Only once since the direct steamer has been
given up has the London mail arrived on the day it
was due, and for this irregularity the mercantile
community are made to pay exorbitant rates. The
British newspapers that came free by the steamer aro
now charged from 3d. to 11d. each. On the other
hand, if the order for the newspapers be given
through the Hamburg Post-office, only the usual
anbscnption is charged, and about Id. per copy more
for postage. _

At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Iterates closed
for money at 74.60; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
at 101.10; and Bank shares at 2,940. I hese prices
of the French funds show an improvement of sc. to
10c., compared with the closing rates of Saturday.
Land shares to-day were steady. South Aus-
Italian Land shares were in demand, and rose 11.
Bank shares were well supported, except Oriental

Bank. which declined 11. Crystal Palace shares
closed 2 1-16 to 2 3-16 prem. The shares of the
Australian Royal Mail Steam Company (Si. paid)
have been dealt in at 21.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLora.
Toe funds remain firm, and the tendency is still in
the direction of improvement. Consols opened
to ex div. for the 18th January, have since been as
low as 94: to ~1, and as high as 941 to 1, and are
now quoted 94 to The Three per Cents. Re-
duced have been dealt in at 94j to 1; the Three-and-
it-Quarter per Cents., at 96 to 96: ; lank Stock, .at
219 ; and Exchequer Bills, at 21. to ss. prem.
In the foreign securities scarcely half a dozen
transactions are recorded. Mexican is quoted 2 to
; and Spanish Deferred, 22,1 to z. The sales com-
prised only Granada Deferred Bonds at 81 ; Chilian
Six per Cents. at 103 ; and Brazilian Five per Cents.,
11820 and 1839, at 99i.