The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-18
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THE LONDON MONEY MARKET.
From the London Times (City Artice), May IL
The Improvement in the Eogiish funds this morning,
consequent the Mr. Disrseu with re-
gard his entire confidence in France and and the
absence Of secret agreement between Them
than half per cent and the market at the close
again Co o were . first guoted s0 and after
small investments Of the public extremely numerous
snd the consequent scarcity of stock such that the price
Bank and India stocks left Off at 2l5 220 reduced and
new three per cents ss'+ X; India bonds 2os los
new India loan has recovered to discount.
The demand for discount at the bank to day was
usually heavy, and further advance in the rate on Thurs
day next il considered not improbable.
The Bank Of France has raised It's rate Of discount from
three per cent at which it had stood since the 23d of Sep
TENDER last, TO four per cent.
The Bank Of Frankfort raised its rate from per
cent 10 AZ FER cent.
There has been no general change in foreign stocks
but in some there was tendency TO recovery.
Austrian i've per cents, not payable in Lon Ion,
goated at 361s ex dividend, showing fresh decine
Chilean Elk per cents 90; Mexican 17M IL Peruvian
four and half per cent Urbarren bonds, 49, Russian
four and half per cents, 90 "a; Sandman for the
count 69s, 6s 81; Venezuela deferred two per cents
lax.
French rentes opened this morning 60c &c., and de-
terday. The closing prices failed to arrive
In the foreign Exchanges this afternoon there de-
cline in the rates on Amsterdam, Frankfort and Ham,
burg The quotations for Vienna and Trieste almost
nominal and operations could only bean elected on
very Instantaneous terms.
About s2s GOO DIR gold taken from the bank to-
supplies fast they reach London also bought for
expectation.
The adcits from Paris state that during the pas, ,osek
sersral forsgn banking houses hare failed The Credit
Mober, a. their meeting Saturday, decided making
further distribution for the year 1855 The total pro.
fits during that period bave been about f4sooo Of which
fl20t divided 81 share in January last. The
remaining $3.50 geo carried to the losses
by depreciation since the commencement Of the present
year
/. reported that the Dutch government today have
applied to the Chambers for credit of 900 guilders
CISCO 000) for defensive purposes.
The scrip Of the Austrian loan, 40 per cent paid,
was purchased this afternoon at 80 discount.
The railway market has shown grea. duness, aud no
general movement has taken place. Business throughout
the day has been very limited Foreign and colonial dc.
scrptions have also been nactve but some instances
there has been an improvement Lombardo- Venetian
closed without alteration at 2 "a discount old, and
discount new American securities were flat espe-
ciay the bonds Of the Michigan Central New York Gem
t-a! New York and Erie, and Philadelphia and Reading
Nova Scotia and South Australian government debenuree
lett OH per cent lower.
PARIS BOCRsE.
PARIS Tuesday, May 3-1l 40 A. NJ
Rentes commenced the Bouevards at 6N s0c. but
fell Immediately TO 60f. 65c.
222P.M
The Bourse is very inanmate. Rentes, COZ. 75c.