The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

THURSDAY EVENING.
The business transacted in the English funds to-
day was considerable, and prices improved soon after
the opening, but large sales of stock for Tuesday's
delivery caused a reaction, and Consols gave way,
:eaving off worse than yesterday. Consols opened
at 964 to 1 for money, and 96: t 1 for the 14•11 Feb
from which they soon advanced, and were next
marked 961 for cash, and 961 frr account, the highest
they attained during the day. At this period
some large sales depressed the market, and
they fell to 96 for money, the lowest
point, when they partially rallied, and were last
marked 961 both for prompt and the 14th February,
closing at 96 to
_Z for money, and 961 to 1 for account.
The Three per Cent. Reduced were done at 961, 1,
and last at 961. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. were extensively dealt in at 981 to 1, the first
and last price being 93:.
A moderate amount of business was transacted in
the foreign securities to-day at about yesterday's
rates for most descriptions. Peruvian experienced a
further improvement, and touched 67. Russian were
done at from 107 to 108. Buenos Ayres Bonds ob-
tained 50, and Guatemala Bonds 28. The business
consists of the following :
Brazilian at 831 and 89. Buenos Ayres at
30. Guatemala Bonds at 27 and 28. Mexican at 291
and 29 for money, and 29, 1, and 28Z for account.
Peruvian Four per Cents., 1849, at 661, 1, and 67 ;
ditto Deferred at 22:„I, and Z. Portuguese F..ur
per Cents. at 351, 2, and 36 for money, and 36 and
351 fur account. Russian at 107, 8,7, and last at
1671. Five per Cent. Spanish Actives at 19 fur
money, and 191, Z, and 1 for account; the Three p. r
Cents. at 361, for money, and 37 and 363 for account.
Five per Cent. French Renter at 94h ; exchange,
25f. az. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 901.
Two-me-a-Half per Cent. Dutch at 65 and 1 ; ditto
Four per Cent. Certificates at 861 and 1.
The following statement, prepared and condensed
from various official retires, will be found to present
an intelligible view of the note circulation of the
United Kingdom, and of the coin and bullion held by
the banks indicated, both positively at the dates of
the accounts last made up, and comparatively with
returns for corresponding periods.
The aggregate average of the note circulation of
the United Kingdom, according to the returns last
collectively completed fur ull the banks of issue, steed,
for the four weeks ending the 29th December last, as
follows:
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Bank of=all ....
.... . 317,976,184
Private
30414510* b1e11;.........." .. ......... 2,401,139
lelak banks ..—. —..... 4,631,103
beet& basks ... 3,212,448
Total circulation —weekly ammo ...... 831,994,048
Yor Um lour wells ending Dec. I

Deemer, Dee. 29 £717.287
The decrease was thus compostd :—Back of Eng-
land, less 179,820/.; private banks, less 163,7371. ;
joint stock banks, less 102,3441.; Irish banks, It..
39,6281.; Scotch banks, less 237,7381.
The fixed issues of the private beaks being
4,805,4231., it follows they were below the amount,
1,263,669/. - -

The fined Manes of the joint-stork bloke being
3,409,9871., it follows they were below the amount,
808,8281.
..

The fixed issues of the Irish banks being 6,331,1941.,
it follows they were below the amount, 1,71'9,9911.,
with specie in hand to cover issues for 1,462,3751.
besides.

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The fixed issues of the Scotch banks being
3,087,209!., it follows they were above the amount,
1.56,2391., but with specie in hand to cover the excess,
and issues for 744,6161. besides.

The average amount of coin and bullion held by the
Bank of England in both departments, during the
four weeks ending the 29th ult., was 16,963,2161. ;
increase on the previous month's return, 777,4161.
The average of specie held by the Irish banks
during the same term wee 1,432,6731. ; decrease on
the previous return, 10,3721.
The average of specie held by the Scotch banks
during the same term was 899,833/. ; decrease, 3,1431.
The yearly comparison shows the following dif-
ferences in the circulation :
Bank or England, more si,osn,va
Private bunko, more
Joint Stork bank,, more 34043
Beoteb hake, less
Irish banks, less

£l, ,6to
Deduct Bco:cat and Irish
Increase of the year on Wince C 9444162
The yearly comparison of the coin and bullion
stands thus :
Bank or Ensland,
In.& Bank., lean w 11143,319 „ms,
Moots% Banks, tess. 127,020

Increase on balance, Dee. 29, UM
The commercial intelligence received by the Penin-
sular mail packet u not of much importance.
At (like,!tar, on the 4th, business was dull, and the
exchange remained as last quoted. The quarantine
of six days on vessels from England wee still enforced.
Cadiz advice, of the bth mention that owing to the
ssnitary regulations imposed on vessels from the
North of Europe during the latter part of the put
year the export dealt had fallen off. The stock how-
over on the banks of the river on the lst instant was
not more than 22,000 luta, which is scarcely adequate
to the probable requirements for expart before the
next collection can be made available foe that pur-
pose. The price in consequence had risen since the
let instant to 100 r.vn. per lut,and,u in Portugal, for
the wens reasons, it is stated to have advanced to

5 dole. and 7 dole. per last, according to the port
of export; it is expected that this price will
at least be maintained.
Lisbon letters of the 9th state that the demand for
manufactures was moderate. Of cotton some Bab.'
had been made for consumption. Coffee was in good
request, but Brazil descriptions were scarce. Business
in sugar was only to a moderate extent.
Letters from Malta speak of a marked improve-
ment having taken place during the put year in the
trade of the island, to which the various useful
and important changes introduced through the me-
dium of the Chamber of Commerce had been greatly
instrumentaL

DUBLIN lITOCKIL—Jart. Id. '
$ per Oast Orman . ...... ll6l 1
31 per Ont. Sleek ....... • . WWI
Bank Meek .... .... 9004
116
Witt & Lemma St. Ship Building Company (301. pd ) el
Window Dagger Mime (3l. paid) 11
Dubin and leibet Junction
Debits
Ditt.) and Bingatown Rath
Half Share*
Ditto Quarter Mares
Midland Ot. Weneen and Royal ennakeoulpaw R3
Orem Southern and Waiters Preference 1

IXORANGISi AND (MOONS 1/1110AD.
Biersa, Jam. U.—Voluntary Loin. 1111 k LAMM NM.
CornMereta Marine SoMety's premiums, Mirk Ihnna, 97.
No business done.
VUOIII4 .1.4131. 12.—five per Cent. Iletalikpiss, K 11-16 ; Four per
Cent. ditto, I.!. Beak Shane, 1,131. Eschew ak Frankfort, 1111.
Jam. 13.—Plre per Cent. Metallitines, 96 &M.