The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-02 00:00:00

JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET

THURSDAY EVENING.—In Consols there were few bar-
gains made, but the market bore an improved tone. For the
Account the price was at one period of the day 90, but closed
89/ sellers ; the last money quotation was 89/ to The
greater part of the business was directed to the Reduced se-
curities, which closed firm ; Three per Cents. Reduced were
finally marked 90 to k ; Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Reduced,
981 ; and New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 98 to /. Bank
and India stocks have, however, further declined—Bank
Stock leaving off 167 to 169, and India Stock 247 to 249.
Exchequer-bills were quoted 4s. to 6s. premium, and India
Bonds 10s. discount.

Very little business was transacted in the foreign securities,
whilst the preparation for the settlement of the half-monthly
account did not fully employ the jobbers. Upon the whole
the market is considered rather firmer. Spanish Actives,
21i to 25 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 32 to ; ditto Three
per Cents., 20 to ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 50
to 4 ; Dutch Five per Cents., 984 to 994 ; Mexican, 28 to 4-;
Colombian, 23 to 4- ; Brazilian, 73 to 71; Belgian, 98 to 99 ;
and Danish. 78 to 79.

FRIDAY EVENING.—It was mostly money business that
was done in Consols to-day, and there was a slight decline in
values both for money and the account as compared with
yesterday : the former left off at 894 to and for the latter
891 to !‘c. Sales for realization were made in Bank Stock
which reduced its quotation to 165 to 167 ; and' India Stock
closed 246 to 248. The Reduced Stocks were also rather un-
steady; the 3 per Cents. left off 891, 31 per Cents. 98f, and
the New 31 per Cents. 97+; Long Annuities, (expiring sth
January, 1860,) 13 3-16 ; India Bonds, 10 to 5 discount; and
Exchequer Bills 4s. to 6s. premium.
The settlement of the foreign stock account to-day was
attended with no difficulty ; in fact, the business done within
the last fortnight has not been large, and was chiefly confined
to Spanish bonds, in which, however, the extreme fluctuations
have not exceeded 1 per cent. Portuguese bonds have scarcely
varied so much. Dutch and other securities, which formerly
used to be objects of speculation, are now quite neglected as
such, and the few transactions which occur are almost exclu-
sively limited to bond fide sales and purchases for money,
and the quotations are steady. Spanish Actives closed 241
to j ; Portuguese 5 per Cents., 32 to 4 ; Ditto 3 per Cents.,
20 to 1 ; Dutch 2+ per Cents., 50 to ; Ditto 5
,per Cents.,
98+ to 991 ; Danish, 78 to 79 ; Brazilian, 73 to 74 ; Belgian,
98 to 99 ; Mexican, 27+ to 88 ; and Colombian, 22+ to 23+.
SATURDAY EVENING.—A large sale of Consols to-day,
to the extent of upwards of £lOO,OOO depressed the price for
a time to 89+, but eventually the quotations recovered and
closed at 89+ to -a. for money and 891 to j for account. Bank
Stock was 166 to 7. India Stock 247 to 9. Exchequer Bills
4s to 6s premium. The Stock Market was evidently in an
uneasy state, and it is clear the jobbers are holding them-
selves prepared for any untoward event in financial affairs.
Whilst the Home Stocks continue in such an indecisive
position, business in the foreign market is, and is likely
to continue, comparatively inactive. Spanish Active with
the Coupons were 25. Portuguese Five per Cents 32 to 1,
the Three per Cents 20 to 1. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents 50 to 4, the Five per Cents 98+ to 94. Belgian 98 to
8. Mexican 271 to 84. Colombian 224 to 34.