The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-04
Markets.


Joupos Monty MARKH1, SRIDAY EvnJss, DaC ~, 1856.
The Directors OF ,he Bank Of England rs suer weekly
meeting yesterday reduced tne rnte OF Discount son Oh
psr cent o. which stood snce tie 4th maj, % per
eent Although partially pecsea. the euurss OF mo
directors given general Abstraction ana has areA,y
exercised favorable II Guence on tho Voice q All poolic
secuYnies. Many persons vel inormed % o. ntnsrcm
sslis feared tbss he reduction wosd not We made una
amer the payment Of me civteu 1ssheref,ra 90 raif
Cssrmas day fanny On the ass q tho mex. wsec
meeting Of the eueotvf. rho tint stock hanks have
gwen notice that snsr rate d interest allowed for deposits
q money TN cal At toa days. notice VIII be per cent
TIE DISCOUNT horaer viii Sye 81 o. three dsys notice "
oah.
yoyabie and although the demand for ACCOMMODATION du
spg shs week Las ben active the supply ha, been sua
~ Gold Continues 70 how iuto the Bank Of Enslsad
whlo tee export 10 The ContreDt has a,moG entirely
ceased The arrvoof specie have been moderate, but
, very large mpors OF gold hon Australia, per the
psn;. 70 ss esst ~ the steamer Indus ssvns s,a
smpton 10 morrow, likely " exceed half million
s.erlng-chkay In silver Il 10 sppreseaded in soue
quarters at the threatened war With Persia S te1a to
STIMULATE the tflux OF silver 70 the cast.
m The return from The Bank OF England for the week
ending the 18th Of December gives the following results
" Ben q impaired with the previous wees -
PCblc deposits 80 3o0696 increase. f4s9 9l6
Other depos,s... s,os2sl2.. .Decrease... 2aaa7i
Re,s............ 1920, b75 Increase 90. 1l,s7
On the other side Of the account
Govt securities. alo e4o se1 No alteration 80,
Other secnrue... 40 sas 7ss.. decrease. &sSs %,
The smouHt OF In circulation 10 SIS 100 $40 being
decrease OF casa $780, the stock Of bullion IN DE-
par Dts ID 0 69A525 showing iucrease l0o a2s
when compared with the preceding return
ThtIe has been Improved demand for bullion this
wee end prices OF si have advanced Large orders
given Tor the East and Ire maYket ~ clesred the
quotations Dcubloous Of both NEE. ready safe
ful prices 8. d.
Foreign gold IN bars, (ssandard,) Per oz.....s
Hfver r cara, (etandaro,D per oz..............0
Gold coin, Portugal pieces, per ox..........3 Is
Dcnoloons, patriot per o.. 10
No. Spsnish, per on. ,.,.,..............Sl ~
NeioieoLss Per c1..s. .ss.s.'....'.....o 10
Ten cri,der pieces, per oz... 10
SILVER com. Mexican and y. Am. dollars, per OF o
Spt nnh pillar dollars, per or. .............0 10
Tho BlitiAk rsnas dull, ard rather depressed,
with . cowhward teut ency In ouotssons during tue
early part .. the week, bu: reaction took place on the
nc1nct men of the reduction Of The bank rate oil dts
count The depression caused chiefly the appre.
nenA0D Dat the conn ced heaviDess the Paris Bourse
may be consequent upon some polisca fscis uokuo
10 tie general public, end the article Ia the Acru~
bouncing the withdrawal Of France from fur ~
hmps at mediation between Prussia and Switzerland,
Yeste lay TIE market opened quietly " the dull quota
tons Of tho I-evious day, and remained without any
material charge uni. the breaking cp the Bank Court
o nsoh, which had been quoted s3 y TO 93I dividend
for January, then advanced to 9a 10 e5, ard subse-
Quer,y went TO 81. They then became less lrn, and
the doa quotation. was 9s to 9sts Consols for the
count cosed a. So q 70 g3ZS
Tho following table will show the fluctuations In Con.
sos since the l2n inst -