The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-15 00:00:00

JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET

THURSDAY EVENING.—The Funds exhibit no particular
variation to-day, but there was little disposition for specula-
tion. Consols left off at 59,1 for the opening. Bank Stock
1561 to 72, and it may be here noted that the prices of this
stock marked yesterday 157 i to 81, were the prices for time
and not for money. Exchequer Bills, in consequence of
some rather considerable sales towards the close of business,
declined to Is. to 3s. premium.

Foreign Securities remain much as before, with the market
dull. Spanish. Active with the Coupons were 2-la to 4. Por-
tuguese Two-and-a-Half per Cents (falsely called Fives) 34
to I, the One-and-a-Half per Cents (falsely called Threes)
21i- to 28. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents 511 to 4, the
Five per Cents 98 to 4. Belgian 97 to 9. Brazilian 71 to 3.
Mexican 29 to 4. Colombian 254 to 6.
London and Birmingham Railways were 79 to 81, Great
Western 23 to 4, the Half Shares 104 to 11 premium. South
Western 534 to 44 per share. Gosport 34 to 44 premium.
North Midland 27 to 5, the New Shares 3 to 2, Manchester
and Birmingham 14 to 12, Eastern Counties 144 to 14,
Blackwall 44 to 4, Brighton 9 to 84 discount. •
FRIDAY EVENING.—The foreign papers received yester-
day state that a new Russian loan is about to be brought for-
ward, and the letters of this morning from Amsterdam fur-
nish some particulars of the terms on which the contract for
it has been made, in which the house of Hope and Co. of
that city appear to be largely concerned. These letters state
that the loan is for 25,000,000 silver rubles, at a price of 864
per cent. Payment is to take place as follows :--
One-tenth on January 5, with an addition of 3 per cent.
interest.
Four-tenths on January 31, with an addition of 4 per cent.
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interest.
Five tenths on February 28, with an addition of 5 per cent,
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interest

The interest is to run from the Ist of last August, and will
therefore leave a small profit of two months' interest. Cal-
culating at the present rate of 38 stivers per ruble (whereas
40 stivers per ruble are to be paid), the new Four per
Cent. stock will stand the subscribers in 90 per cent.
The English stocks have been nearly stationary all day,
and the only variation in the prices was that of buyer or
seller. Consols for the account leave off 891 ; Bank Stock,
156} to 1571 : Exchequer-bills, ls. to 3s. premium ; India
Stock, 237 to 239 for the opening; 3 per Cent. Reduced,
891; and 3k per Cent. Reduced, 98.

SATURDAY EVENING.—The, funds have been heavy all
day, and although very little business was doing yet the ten-
dency of prices was evidently downwards, which may be at-
tributed to the loans actually contracted and the reports of
others about to be, the pressure of which upon a money mar-
ket before and now in a state of suffering may not be lightly
estimated. Consols declined to 89/ sellers for the opening.
Bank Stock 1561 to 7*. Exchequer Bills is to 3s premium.
Foreign securities generally were affected by the same
cause which operated on the home stocks. Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents left off at 51* to 8, and Five per Cents 984.
Belgian 97 to 9. Spanish Active with the Coupons 231 to 4.
13, Ttugnese Two and. a-Half per Cents (falsely called Fives)
were 33i to 4, the One-and-a-Half per Cents (falsely called
Threes) 211 to 2. Brazilian 71 to 2.

London and Birmingham Railways were 80 to 2, Great
Western 22 to 3, the Half Shares 9 to 10, Gosport 3 to 4
premium. South Western 53 to 4 per share. North Midland
24 to 2, the New 2 to 1, Brighton 9/ to I, Blackwell 41 to +.
South Eastern and Dover 161- to 16, Eastern Counties 141
to discount.
COURT CIRCULAR.—FRIDAY.

Viscount Melbourne had an audience of his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Sussex called, yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited the riding-
school, near the royal mews, yesterday.
Among the visiters al Buckingham Palace, yesterday,
were—Baron Blome, the Danish minister; the Bavarian mi-
nister and Baroness de Cetto, the Saxon minister, Earl of
Pembroke, _Lord and Lady Kinnaird, Lady Langdale, Lord
and Lady Sherborne, Lady Montgomery, Sir John Seale,
M.P., Sir John and Lady Brooke Pechell, General Sir R.
and Lady A. M. Dawson, and Mr. and Mrs. Petre.