The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-21 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

SATIMIDAT EYINTMG.
The English hinds were scarcely so well supported
to-day, and the business done in them was exceed-
ingly limited. Consols opened at 911 to 1, and after
fluctuating between that price and 911 to 1, they left
off at the same price as that at which they opened,
91 to 1 for money and account.
The Three per Cents. Reduced were done at 891,
891, and 90, and the new Three-and-a-Cluarter per
Cents. at 901 and 901.
Exchequer Bills were a trifle lower, having been
done at 441. to 48s. preen. India Bonds were done at
1395. and 714. prem. ; bat in India Stock and Bank
Stook there were no dealings to-day.
In the foreign market there was hitewies: a very
limited Whim i the easial lists comprise the fellow-

ing transactions, viz.:—Brazilian Bonds at 78.
Egnador at 3f and 3!2,. Mexican at 29; and 29, ex
coupons. Portuguese Four per Cents., 281. Ruts4o,
105. Spanish Five Fer Cent.., Active, at 161; Pas-
sives at 31; the Three per Cents. at 33 for money,
and 331 for the account. Austr.an at 75. Belgian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at t. 2 and 81. The Dutch
Two-and•a-Half per Cents. at 491, and the Four per
Cent. Certificates, at 77 and 781.
In the discount market this week money has con-
tinued very easy, and without any alteration in the
rates for good bills. The commercial letters in the
City front Ilamburgh, dated 15th most., advise no
change in the aspect of business: the trade continues '
suspended, and the navigation of the Elbe almost •
closed. A few small craft steal over the shellows •

but the disposition t °enforce the blockade most strictly
is more manifest. The stocks of almost all descrip-
tions of imports are unusually small, but sales are
limited to actual wants; some transactions in coffee
for Russian account had taken place, and
a steamer had got in with a cargo of
4,530 bags and 104 casks Lt Onayra coffer, which
found a ready market. In cotton nothing was doing,
the state of affairs in Saxony, Bohemia, and Silesia
precluding the possibility of transactions in that
article.

There was a fair demand for bills on this country,
which are again noted higher. More paper was otter-
ing on Paris, on Petersburgh very little paper, and
no demand on Austria. Money continued abundant,
and funds sod shares were conasqnently well sup-
ported in the face of the accounts from Baden. The
quotations of exchanges on the above da'e were as fol-
lows :—On London, at 3 months' date, 13.91; rid
short, 13.101; on Amsterdam, 2 motths'Aste, 35.50; at
short, 35.25 ; on Paris, at 3 months' date, 1871; at
short, 1851. Gold was quoted 4391 per marco.
The following calculations show the rate per cent.
per annum yielded by the various securities cited at
the average of the prices which ruled this day.
Where the asterisk (•) is pieced, it is to be under-
stood that the share rate of dividend is less the in-
sane-tax : _ .

8 9
TieThreeTrpar, Oust. Piot Omni% avenge price dirisid ler nest. as 5 71
3430443
36 lf 3
11110.rraillig p ger
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=lids Oat IL per is) . . W. p. 19 91
sod Yorkshire Railway •
(dMind pre end.)
Onst Waling (die. 6 id.)
Lordas awl SIMS Waders a(div. aid ) SS 7 2 1
Ueda and e(div. 494 id.)
Landau eel Sank Waters qdiv. 7id ) 1191 5 8 1
Midland Idtv. 6 id.)
Yak and North 'Mead .01%6 301 » 9 16 81
York, Neirreetie, sad Bawl& o(a1v.
6 id.) 2olw 6 4
In reviewing the state of the markets for colonial
produce during the past week we are enabled to re-
port a continuance at least of the improvement that
was apparent last week in several articles. In auger
the transactions have been large, and the sales of all
descriptions have gone off with spirit, at rather im-
proved prices, and the market closed yesterday with
a strong disposition to buy freely.
In coffee, sales of the lower qualities have been con-
siderable, and prices have been much the name as
those of last week. Ceylon plantation of qualities
higher than 43e. are difficult to move, and if sales
were pressed they would have gone rather lower.
The public sales of tea have not exhibited much ani-
mation. Of 18,000 chests offered up to lent evening
about 6,000 have been sold, leaving about 7,000 pack-
ages to pass the sale : the prices were rather easier
generally than previous to the commencement of the
sale. Saltpetre has given way about le. per cwt.;
and rice continues heavy, and the sales of the week,
which have been considerable, ere a shade lower.
The public males of wool, which commenced on the
10th instant, have proceeded thus far with consider-
able spirit ; about 22,000 bags it is computed, will
be offered in the sales, which will last until the 28th
instant; about half the quantity has already passed
the sale, which have fetched fully the prices current
in the sales of February.