The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

THIS DAY.
Two o'Cr.oe,w,
The market for the hems funds is very ste-,d, to.
day, and though the operations have not b,jeo "of $
chuseter calculated to impart soy decidr,o.
to prices, quotations coutuis, to show s'impteses
recovering from the depression eanista by the late
unexpected measure of the Bulk directors. COSI&
opened at the last quotativa of yesterday's market,
961 to 1 ez die, for the epecing, and soon improved
to 961, but a little fiste,eas then supervened, the pries
receding to 961, ar,•;, being now muted the um,. at
the commencement of business.
The Reduced Three per Cents. have been dealt WI
at 971 and ; the New Three-and-a-Quarter pee
Cuts., at 981 and 1. 0 her stocks were without
transactions.
The market for the unfunded securities continues
heavy, there being a preponderancy of parties desist-
ons to sell, and few balers. Exchequer Bills el
1,0001. have been sold at 60s. and 595. prem.; do.
6001, at 64e. and 595.
In the foreign stock market the only fluctu-
ation that has occurred is in Mexican Bonds,
which are a good deal better, bargains having
been concluded as high as 351. This really is
more than was to be expected, after the
late success of the " bears " in this stock in their
at knocking down the price. The sales re-
to-day are as follows :—Dutch Two and a
elf per Cents., 581; Mexican Bonds, 35, ; Do. fee
the 31st lust., 35/, 1 ; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 1849, for account, 791 ; Do. Deferred,
351. Russian Four-and-s-Half per Cents., 981.
Spanish Active Five per Cents., 171; ditto Par
sive, 31.
According to the official returns published in the
Gazette of last Tuesday, the total note circulation of
all the private banks of England and Wales during
the week ending the 14th of December was
3,459,0151. In the preceding week the amount was
3,481,1011.; there is consequently a decrease of
22,0661.
The note circulation of the Joint-stock banks dining
the same week as 2,682,9471. ; and the previeus
week's return being 2,705,3111., the decrease is shows
to be 22,3641.
On taking into consideration the active circulatke
of the Barak of England, which, in the week is
question was 18,279,6651. (being 427,045/. lees the.
the week preceding), we find the aggregate nets
circulation of England and Wales to he 24,421,6271,
which shows a decrease of 471,4934 as compared
with the returns for the previous week ending,
December 7.
As re gards the fixed issues, the priest° backs were
1,329,8684 and the joint-stock banks 727,0401., below
the amount authorised to be issued.
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COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
PRODUCE MARKET.
Corn& —The market opened for the year with a very
large and active speculative demand, which remmenesd in
November of tin preceding year, founded on the presumed
inadequacy of the growth to the consumption in Europe.
Oa the let of January the penis of native Ceylon (the con-
sols of the article) was bat ; on the 14th of the Stime month
11 was wired at 65e. 64., 'which we. the highest point of the
year ; it then gradually receded, and on the 31st of May wee
quoted at 39.., the lowest point Tnis reaction was very
prejudicial to wi sk speculators, and they disappeared from
the market. The large holden, how, yer, showed great
strength, and they pretty generally held their stocks. From
Jane to the present time prime hive gradually al-
voiced, and are now quoted at 566. 6d. The spe-
endation now appears to be cooliced to • few
powerful operators, who still maintain that the improved
conditioa of the continent of Europe wi:l stimulate consump-
tion, and that our importations will not equal the demand.
This, however, it a problem to be solved. As regards the
home consumption, It Ins lamentably fallen off from the
fret admixture of chicory, which government still sanctions,
to the deliinunt of the , and the disgust of the
consumer, who pays the retail dealer the price of coffee, and
rewires hut half of that article, and the remainder baked
dandelion or some such spurious article &led chicory. The
rock of coffee in London is rather lager than at %balsams
period 'sulfur.
Annexed are the prices of native Ceylon soiree at the
einscuacement of each month of the you : January, 664. ;
February, 634. ; March, 60s. ; April, 61s. ; May, 41s. ;
June, 41a. ; July, 434. 64. ; August,l3e. ; September, 46e. ;
October, Rs.; November, 64e. 64. ; December, 63e.