The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-01 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

alat. AWAY EYINING.
There is no change to notice as havitg occurred in
the money market this week. The arrival of 2,000,000
dollars by the West India packet has added to the
mass of specie already in the market; but whilst the
demand for silver for export to the continent conti-
nues as active as during the last three or four months
the price of silver is not likely to decline, the export
cf this metal counteracting the effect w'Lich the large
receipts from the west and other quarters otherwise
might have on its value in the market. The abund-
ance of money seeking employment continues, and
the withdrawal of considerable amounts out
of the French Rentes it is expected will throw
more capital on the market, and add to the difficulty
which already exists in no small degiee of giving it
eligible employment. Exchequer Bills were done
to-day at 675. prem., establishing an advance of 2s.
since last week. The rates of discount continue at
2; and 2; per cent. for three and six months' bWs,
and prime lots, not having more than two months to
run, can be done as low as 2 per cent. with the regu-
lar brokers, whilst the "outside " men are willing to
do business at a shade below these rates. Money
can be placed on call at 11 per cent.; but in certain
quarters there exists some hesitation in giving 2 per
cent, the rate at which it has been quoted.
The following are the extreme prices at which
Consols and Exchequer Bills were transacted each
day during the week: . _

Higbee! Lowest Chain
Price. Price. Prim.
Monday—Consols for money lnt 951 951 to
Fors:count (April 11).. 953 953 95 to
Tuesday For money 95 MI 95
For account
1
Wednesday For money 95 95 951 to
For account . 95 9 951 to
Thursday For money 96 934 95 to
For account
Friday
Wards, (lie business).
Poe money 9B 934 96 to
For account
F.,qler Bills. This week. Let week
SLOW Highest. Lowest. Highest. Lowest.
Moothy
Tuesday 6se. pm. ... 61s. pm.... elle. pus. ... 10e. sae.
Wednesday
Thursday
Frlday --s. pm. .. —s. pm.... 65a. pm... 61s. pm.
675. pm. ... 61s. pm. ... 651. pm.... 625. us.
Suavely any business has been done in Joint Stock
Bank Shares this week, the dealings being limited to
Bank of Australasia (401. paid) at 241 ex. div., and
London Joint Stock (101. paid) at 17.
The market for Dock Shares has been rather more
active. Among the week's transactions are the fol-
lowing :—Eut and West India, at 141 ; Eut
Country, at 21; London, at 119 to 1191; St. Katha-
rine, at 801 to 801.
The total amount of the precious metals shipped
from London during the week ending the 28th inst.,
was only 100 ounces of gold coin to Hamburg, 1,800
ounces of silver coin to Belgium, and 36,000 ounces
of silver in bars, exported to Rotterdam.
The transactions in railway shares during the week
have again been of a very trifling character ; indeed
the brokers are nearly unanimous in their complaints
of the slackness of busineu. The settlement of the
account has proved very conclusively, that there exists
a considerable scarcity of stock in the market, but
notwithstanding there is an absence of the firm tone
usually attendant upon such a state of things. South
Eastern and Caledonian shares have experienced
considerable depression—the former in consequence
of an injunction in the Rolls Court, restraining the
company from paying further dividends until after
the completion of the Ashford and Hastings line;
and the latter on account of the directors' report
issued on Monday last. In both cases, how-
ever, a partial rally in price has since
occurred. North Stafford, have maintained their
recent improvement. The variations in price gene-
rally have not been of much importance, to-day's
closing rates showing only the following changes
from last Saturday. Great Westerns 21. lower ;
South Eastern 11. lower; Caledonians 16s. lower ;
South Westerns, North Westerns, Midlands, and
York and North Midlands, 10s. lower; Edinburgh
and Glaagows, and Lancaster and Carlisle., 11. higher;
Brighton°, 10s. higher.
The total amount of the railway calls for the month
of April is 304,7761., distributed as follows :
Amount per Share.
Dr. Is Aran, 1850. arc VP lf=

-
d. X
Ainterirate' Nottingham, I II 71 010 0 95,000 47,300
*Anglo-11am
Cockermouth and Work-
ing/Thilcmds, Newreeterencej 13 41 0 0 3,761 7,329
r
Dublin aedßeltestJuse IS 40 210 0 18,671 46,676
Madero Ude% 443 Peel 23 31 110 0 10,000.13,000
Leeds and fleck, Peed 1 3 110 0 43,000 67,500
PlBha
Shlewskal and Choler 23 181 110 0 20,500 30,750
.ClO
South Yorksblee 23 13 1 0 0 37,500 37,500
Whitetuwen mad Fur' 110 16 30 0 13,739 37,518
-C304,776

Total called In ISM ta.5.19,962
• The proportion ealled by Forties Companies is £le,lloB.
The following are the extreme prime at which
business has been done in railway shares during the
week :

Me Lanett
Pak/. Price.ted trim
50 berdeen
20 A
BEnthegleun end Oxford Junction 10f 100
(morittejunnuitee)
90
MI 101
ti 90
Eastern Coma** l7
50 Edinburgh mad Gamow ...... ls II& OV -
14
22 Geese North ern
100 Greet Nceth cd England. us 220
100 Great Western _ s7e 63
60 Hull and Idly es
90 Lames mad Oulleke —...-.. ..„..... • 52 ••-••••
100 lAmerake eked Tenable, ..... .. ...... 361 ....---
00 Leeds ad eradiord... .... ..—..—... 99 .......«..« 36
11+ Leedom mad Mr etyma
100 Leask" Dry, madavaliOmeme.„
100 Leadonand Norte Wedges .. ... „ 1061 171
100 Loran malimettli wa5ter5...„....... .199
100 Mold .. .
100 Norte& ... FI
ESNora Enda .. ........»«........«..... 11. ex. die 0
.

lie North Illallordehlre.
13 Soottla Antra* ......... ....... 12:1
Sii Boa* Butern 1 oz. d 1,....
47 Routh Wake fe .... . .., J 1
60 WM,. Ilemmeet, end Weymouth Sti .. ".
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.....
15 Tart, Illmorastle., and Dervish 1 ...:.,0:::
~.., 042
AO Tore sad Nora teldlond /
Th.
f°lll2:ll:yalaultir ..11°01117140 11
.
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per annum
the average of the prime which
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