The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

TI: taiIDAT
The funds have worn as gloomy an appearance to-
day as the wi ether. Independently, however, of
weather and political news from the continent, not
altogether construed favourably, the balancing of
books and business in preparation fn the liquidation
of account on Thursday would alone be sufficient to
account fur fluctuations and deplession in prices
more extensive than hav-• occurred today. Consols
opened at WI to Z, ar.d gradually went down to 86,!,
when, upon a purchase of Reduced Threes for money,
the market became slightly better, and fell off 88.;
exact for money and Thursday. Reduced Threes,
from the purchase before mentiot ed, became stronger
also at 86.-; to Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
87 to „f. Exchequer Rills, 395. to 425. premium.
Bank S:ock, 197 w 9.
. . . . .

Foreign stocks were without activity, and quota-
tions manly as before. Mexican were called lower, at
161 to 171. Peruvian, 30 to 3. Br- !Hien, 69 to 71.
Chdian,B3 to G. Spanish Fivos, 11 to 1 ; the Threes,
211 to ; Passive, 21 to 31. Portuguese. 18 to 19.
Dutch Tno-and-a-half per Cents., 43 to 4 • the
Fours 69 to 71. Belgian Four and-et-Half per Cents.
were lower, ut, GG to 70. Russian, 98 to 100.

Fors ign exchange was generally lower to-day,
and in lavour of the drawer, wore especially on Ham-
burg. The negotiations woe on Hamburg, 13.10 to
9 ; on Amsterdam, 12.2 to 11 ; on Rotterdam, 12.21;
on Frankfort, 121 to 1; on Leghorn, 31.40 to 45;
o:t Noples, 37 ; on Madrid, 431—a1l at three months.
On Paris, 25.35; on Vicana, 11.40 to 50, at s'..ort.
On Lisbon, at 90 days, 511.
From Hamburg, on the 4th instant, it is stated that
Rie elan gold was freely offering at 4341, which, it is
observed, with the influx of the paper on London from
Austria and cliewhere, and the difficulty of obtain-
ing silver from this niarket,caused a further reduction
in the exchange on London of 1 per cent.. and paper
at all dates was oft.red 1 better for the taker. The
quotation was 13.6. More confidence was gaining in
Hamburg in the credit of tidier parts of the continent,
and the dealings in foreign exchange were re-assuming
something of their formerimportarce. Itwas remarked
that a great capitalist hoine there, whose bill draw-
ing and dealing operations, formerly on the most ex-
tensive scale, had been almost discontinued since the
commencement of political commotions on the conti-
nent, were recovenng from their fears, and again
carrying on large negotiations with Vienna, Frank-
fort, Paris, and all other chief money marts. Money
continued easy and in abundance, with rates of dis-
count varying from 3 to 2 per cant. Stocks and
shares were, however, dull, on account of the re-
opening of the Schleswig debate and the forthcoming
Danish blockade. Russian stocks were the exception,
and were in favour there, as also they are in Holland.
As many of the merchants with whom we have
conversed to-day did not appear to construe the forth-
coming blockade of the German ports by Denmark

in the comprehensive arose of its application to the
mouth 4 of the Elbe and the Weser, which it i hoped
might be exempt from its operation, it may be useful
for the correction of a dishiest, point to give here a
copy of the official notification of the intended
blockade, with which we have been favoured by the
Danish consul general.
Notwg—By direction of the royal board of trade at Co
penhagan, notice is hereby given, that in addition to the
har:giurs of Swinemiinde,olgast, and Cammin (Kiel, wits
the mouth of the Schleswig Canal at lioltenau), now undo,
blockade, the following places will be blockaded by his
Danish Majesty's f.rces from the 15th cf this month, via.:
Grlefswalde, with the eastern marline, to Stralsund; the
rivers Elbe, Weser, and Jthde. 'lbis announcement has
been communicated to the representatives of the friendly and
neutral powers accredited at the court of his Danish Majesty,
and will likewise be notified by the ;Auer* of the customs to
every vessel on passing through the sound and belts.—
Furrcusit Wthaos, R,yal Danish Comulate-oftioe, Lon-
don, Aug. 8, 1843.
le NOLISII FUNDS.
3 per Ct. Red. Ants., 5611 411 i Krell. DUI& .C1,0a3. ltd.. liar*
3 per Ct. Colts Ants., elf /4 I 42 I: Jun,. 91., 30
New 31 PS Ct. Anne.. 11 11 7 Ditto, Dee. 20., march 44
WADS for Account, i
11 1 Dine Small. 24.1., March, 44 1
June 91, 37 6 40
FORRTO FUNDS.
6 per Ct. Brazilian Reale, New. 41 per Ct. Belem Bond.. EL
1943. 0 24 free,6%
6 per Ct.. Mexican, 1846,17/ 161 24 per Cent. Dutch Etchautte, 13
6 per Ct. Spankh Itendr, dlr. from Owl., 43/
DII1t7;6[11", Hi 4 per Ct. Dutch CerUncetts, 694 9