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MONEY MAREBT.-THIS DAY.

Two o'olsol.,
The funds opened this morning with firmness at
an improvement of f per cent., consequent upon the
announcement that Sardinia has accepted the prin-
ciple of a disarmament. Influential buyers have since
oome forward and operated to a large extent,
causing marked buoyancy. Consols have expe-
rienced a steady advance, and are now quoted f to
f per cent. higher than they closed yesterday. In
most of the other departments of the Stock Exchange
an improved feeling prevails. English, French,
and Lomberdo-Venetian railwayshares are especially
buoyant.
At five minutes behre the official opening of the
Paris Bourse to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Rental were dealt in at
87fr. 80c. for the account, showing a rise of I per
cent. compared with the last price of yesterday.
Consols opened at 96 to i for the 6th of May,
and are now quoted 951, "buyers." For
money the present price is 951, " sellers."
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Bank- Stock has been Cloak in at 223; the Three
per Cents. Reduced, at 931 to 94i ; the New
Three per Cents., at 931 to 941; India
stock at 2201; Lthe Indian Four per Cent.
Debenture, of last year, at 981 to 97 ; India Bonds,
I at 10s. prem. ; and Exchequer Bills, at 33e. to 36e.
premium.

The foreign stock market is generally tirm, with
a hie amount of business. The Old Turkish
Six per Cents. have risen nearly 1 per cent., and the
New Lean, f per cent., the forms: being quoted 87t
to f, and the latter 77 to j. Bales are reoorded u

fbllows:—Bratilian Old Five per Cents., 100,
div.; ditto Foar-and-a-Half per Cants., 1862,
94; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1868,
941 ; Buenos Ayres Deferred Bonds, 181; CM-
Han Six per Cents., 102 ; Dutch Four per
Cent. Certificate*, 98i ; Mexican Three per
Cents., for account, 201; New Granada Deferred
Bonds, 61; Russian Five per Cents., 110,
1110/ ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., MI;

Bpa-nish Three per Cents., for account, 441;
ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 30/;
Turkish Six per Cents., 1864, 87/, ex dip.; ditto for
account, (April 29), 87, 871, az div. ditto Biz
per Gmbh, 1868, for account, 775, 771; ditto
Guaranteed Four per Cents., for account, 1021;
Venezuela Deferred Two per Coats., 17/.
Noon to-morrow is the latest period allowed for
sending in tenders for the Indian loan of seven mil-
lions. It is evident that many of the intending sub-
scribers will act upon the prevailing belief that the
government minimum price will be fixed about 96
per cent.
The drain of gold from the Bank, in payment for
silver obtained on the Continent, continues. The
amount withdrawn yesterday was 112,0001., making
a total of about 280,0001. since the date of the last
return.
The gold by the last packet from the West Indies
has also been purchased for the Continent.
The appearance of the discount market has be.
come rather easier during the last day or two, the
diffusion of the dividend money having a certain
effect. In some quarters the best bills are taken •
fraction below the Bank minimum. The applications
at the Bank yesterday were limited. In the Stock Ex-
change large loans are freely offered on government
securities, even at the low rates of 1 to 11 per cent.
per annum, by establishments unable to employ their
funds in commercial channels.

At Visuem ea Monday the Austrian fends fell
nearly 1 per mat., whilst the exchange on London
rem from 115.30 to 117.10.
The sovereigns transmitted to Turkey on account
of the English loan are already flowing back. A
parcel of 25,000 received from Constantinople was
yesterday sent into the Bank. A further sum of
100,000 is expected to arrive in the course of two or
three weeks.
The lodge, from Alexandria, has brought 18,9501.
in specie.
According to the telegrams, the exchange at Bom-
bay presents an alteration of about 11 per cent. in
favour of England.
Government have commenced purchasing silver
for the Bombay steamer of the 27th inst., but the
silver market is quiet, at 62d. per oz. standard.
The Bombay mail will be delivered in London to-
morrow morning.
The exchange on Austria experienced a fresh ad-
vance yesterday afternoon, owing to the fear of war.
The exchange on Holland quoted slightly more
favourable for this country. The rates cm other
places were firm at the following quotations:
animalism. writs smatist 11.161 se 17; Mem Mwt,
11.14 to 16; Botserdene, Owes seam, 11419 to 17;
Antwerp, three months, 26.16 to 30; Nahum, iamb
beams, three meetly 19.694 Pests, three driaZ
96.24 to 79; date, three KM le ;
on-the-Mate" three menthe, 11 le 9; retembsti, pee
rouble, three months, 249 to • Timm, et 10., three
month% 12.10 to 90; Trude, dlttA these maths, 12.16
to 96; Madrid, Ones mouths, to 4; Oadla, three
months, 499 to • bream three necatbs, SAO to 80.00;
Genoa, three montita, 26.329 to 79 ; Naples, three manta,
409 to ; Palermo, three months, 1211 to 122; Yessise,
throe months, 122 to 9 ; Lisbon, 90 days, 621 to ; Oporto,
90 days, 624 to 64.
The English directors of the General Bank of
Switzerland have called a meeting of the English
shareholders for the 2nd of May, when " they hope
to be able to lay before them a full statement of ac-
counts from Perm and Genoa."
The week traffic return of the Great Western
' Railway of Canada, just received, shows a decrease
of 3,3961. sterling.
The London and SonthWeitern Railway Company
having undertaken to work the Isle of Wight Rail.
way, when completed, two members of their board,
viz., Captain C. E. Mangles, M.P., and Mr. Serjeant
Omelet, have become directors of the latter under-
taking.
In consequeoce of the dissolution of parliament
the adjourned special meeting of the Great Western
Railway Company, fixed for today, has been
farther adjourned until the 15th of Jane.
The annual meeting of the Antwerp and Rotter-
dam Railway Company is called for the sth of May,
at Brussels.
The fourth half-yearly meeting of the Danube and
Black Sea Railway and Kusteudjie Harbour Com-
pany is milled for the sth of May, and will be made
special to consider certain resolutions, me 'of which
has reference to the shares appropriated for Turkey.
The half-yearly interest, at the rate of 8 per cent.
per annum, is advertised on the shares of the Copispo
Extension Railway Company.

Tr ESDAT ETENII

Console, which closed yesterday at 95, " sellers,"
for the 6th of May, opened this morning at 948 to
8, and closed at 95, " sellers," the price for money
being at the same time 941 to 95. After the recog-
nised hours tho quotation was temporarily 95,
"buyers," for the account, bat at a still later hour
stock was again offered at that figure. The official
business report is as follows:—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 941, /, 1, 95; ditto, for amount
(6th May), 94/, /, 1, 96; Three per Cents. Reduced,
938, 1, f ; New Three per Cents., 938, ;
Thirty Years Annuities, expiring in April,lBBs, 178,
171 ; Bank Stock, 224, 2241 ; India Stock, 2208;
Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, 968.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted 335. to 38s. prem.
The Indian Four per Cent. Debenture*, issued Intl
year, were dull at 90 to 97.
The foreign stock market was very dull. Turki,h
securities, after showing flatness, left off much the
same as esterday, viz the Old Six per Cents. at
868 to and the new Loan at 788 to 77. Sardinian
Bonds were quoted 77 to 78; Mexican, 208 to 1; and
Spanish Deferred Three par Cents., 30 to 8.
Business in bank shares today was extremely
limited. Those of the English, Scottish, and Aus-
tralian Chartered Bank were more inquired for.
National Discount and Red Sea Telegraph shares
were heavy. Lando* Dock stook was officially
marked 86, and the A shares of the Oriental Inland
Steam Company, 1 prem. The shares of the Mer-
cantile Discount Company were quoted 1 to 1 prem.