The Press. — London, England, 1857-07-18 00:00:00

' 710 The specie imports of the week have been large. They amount to 973,930/. ; the exports have been under 100,3001. It is expected that the next packet for India will take out 500,0001. in silver. The bullion purchases wade by the Bank during the week amount to 3)9,0001.; and it is understood that they are being continued. The Continental Exchanges are without any material alteration upon the rates of last week. Consols have been heavy all the week with a preponder ance of sales. The Bulls have been effectually discouraged by a fall of fully one per cent since this day week, and by the possible consequences of the Indian mutiny. Last Friday the closing price of Consols for the August account was 9:4 to b ; yesterday they closed at 91 f to f, after having been done so low as 91i to f. The reduction in the rate of discount caused a fall of three-eighths by the pres sure of sales by which it was followed. To-day they again closed at 91f to j, but were firmer than yesterday. In the Foreign Market Turkish Six per Cents. have receled about threelourtlis per cent., but to day they partially recovered. Peruvians have not recovered. Business hag been rather active in some descriptions. Railway Shares have been aff2cted by the settlement which was brought to a close a day or two ago; but on the whole they are about one half per cent lower than this day week. Yesterday, however, they were but little effected by the weakness of Consols, and it is said that stock is short. This was to some extent proved to day, by an advance of about one half per cent in some descriptions. The joint-stock banking companies are in course of holding their half-yearly meetings, and the result, so far, shows that their prosperity is uninterrupted, and in several instances increasing. Indeed, con sidering the activity of the demand for money caused by the extension of commerce, and its relative scarcity, the issue could not be otherwise. Men wanted money, and they were willing to pay for it. It paid them to do so. This, combined with judicious management, is the true explanation of the success of joint-stock funk enterprise ; and it is to this cause that we may attribute the strengthening of their reserve funds which appears to be the general policy. No country in the world can present such a flourishing_ result of genuine financial capability and enterprise as that which has distinguished the princi pal joint-stock banks of Great Britain during the last three or four years. They reflect credit upon us as a nation. The City Bank, one of the youngest of our banks, have dividel at the rate of five per cent. per annum. leaving a reserve fund of 28,0 ; the London and West minster at the rate of eighteen per cent. per annum ; the Union at the rate of twenty per cent.; and the London Joint-stock at the rate of twenty two and a half per cent. per annuns. There is some talk of a Turkish Six per-Cent. Loan, with the view of paying off the Sultan's private debts; but the amount and t rms are deemed preposterous, and little or nothing is thought of it in London. The Colonial Wool Sales have commenced, and they will nut conclude before the 22nd August. Australian wools have advanced from Id. to lid. per lb., and Capes Id. Today the advance was confirmed. The Great Northern Railway Capital Bill, which is in• tended to provide for the frauds of ltedpath, finally passed the House of Lords yesterday, the opposition of a section of the preference shareholders having proved fruitless. though they had the legal support of Lord St. Leonards and Lord Wensleydale. The French Government have made a reduction of a half per cent. in the interest on Treasury Bonds. No alteration had been male since January, 18136, when au advance of one per cent. was adopted. The Bank of New South Wales (Sydney) has appro- priated 30,000/. to a dividend, being at the rate of twenty per cent per annum, after adding 1:1,00111. to the reserve fund, and leaving 1,4231. to he carried forward. The reserve fund now amounts to 140,0001. A petition in bankruptcy has been opened 9n behalf of the assignees of the Royal British B tnk against Mr. Lnrtn de Wolf Cochran, shipowner and merchant of South Sea House, one of the directors of the bank. The dividend dechaed by the directors of the St. Katherine Docks is two and a quarter per cent. for the half year, free of income tax. leaving a balance 0ft,9.30t. to be carried over. The rest, 66,0821., remains intact. The receipts, however, have diminialird 8,0001., by a falling off in the warehouse rents, attributable to high prices having caused small stocks to be kept on hand. • The Peel River Land and Mineral Company have declared a dividend of Is. per share for the year, being at the rate of five per cent. per annum. The guaranteed interest of six per cent. will accrue upon all the shares of the Ceylon Railway Company from the fish inst. Mr. W. Strachey has been appointed ex• officio Director on behalf of the Government of Ceylon. The Scottish Australian Investment Company propose to divide at the rate of ten per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of 1,0741. to he carried to the reserve fund, which will then be 5.9461. A profitable sale of the Bon Accord property has been made to the Bon Accord Copper Mining Company. Trade is quiet and steady ; but in Lancashire there is a renewal of apprehensions with regard to the supplies of cotton, and short•time working is extending. BRITISH FLY OFFICIA 8 per Oen LConsols Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Reduced 3 per Cents Long Annuities Rsnk Stoc► 7 per Cent New 2; per Cent Anniut F.xoh. Bills, (June), India lionde,(1,00014, • NDS.— Closing Priem QUOTATIONS. ,Mond. l Tatesd. Wed. Thurs. Friday Il9li 911 92i (191 !If 91i 911 1121 14i91 911 1 21 32; 91; 2 92,a, 9.4 '92id 9.1 3 92} i 311 3t G 1a 3d p 10d ; par 1 4d p' d 201 101 4d p FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday, July 14. BANKRUPTS.—F,nwAtto PACK BARBER, Smithfield, glass merchant—Titost As WATSON, Ruswarp, Yorkshire, shipowner — WILLIAM JorttNo, Wolsinghstn, draper—Jon x Wa,too, Ben., She:held, cutlery manufacturer—Enwin WATERHOUSE, Dews bury, carpet manufacturer—JosePts PIPER,High-street, Shore ditch, furnishing it nmonger—Tnom‘s ButtxtrAst CLARK, Mittories, licensed victualler—JAMES CLARK, Alphington-street, Saint Thomas the Apostle, Devon, tea dealer-1)Am) JOHNS, Carditf, draper—Envikan DAVIES, Harrow-road, Middlesex, Italian warehouseman—CHAßLES DUVALL, Crosby-row, Wel• worth-road, provision merchant— STAFFOßD MooRE LANE, Swallowclitfe, Wilts, corn and seed dealer. Friday, July 17. DANKRUPTS.WILLTAM O. BALLS, }slington•green, tailor —EDWARD B. BOWMAN, HlgllbUrY New Park. Islington, apothe cary—CHAßLES ItusT, Surrey-place, Old Kent-road, cheese monger—WlLLlam IIERor, Huddersfteld, cloth merchant — HENRY SPILLER, St. John's Wocd•terrace, lime merchant — JOHN W. Guar, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, commission Agent—RALPH WHARTON, Nottingham, engineer—WlLLlAM LAKE. Topsham, Devonshire, brewer--STEPH EN ROWLEY, Cam bridge. farmer—JOSEPH NELSON, Oxford -street, auctioneer — PHILADELPHIA BRAVERY, Union• lanes, Brighton, furniture broker —All person. claiming to be creditors of the London, Harwich, and Continental Steam Packet Campany (Limited) are to pre sent and prove their claims at the Court of Bankruptcy, on Mondry, the 2ith Suet., or they will be precluded from all beneAte. THE PRESS, JULY 18,1857. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Ath Victoria, cap. i 2 for the week ending on Saturday, the 11th day of July, 18b7. 'ARUN PgPARTKENT. Notes issued .... 126,413,391 Government Debt 411,015,106 Other Securities .. 3.459,9ni Gold Coin ,t Bullion 10 038,393 Silver Bullion 125,413.39 S BANKING DCPARTUIENT. £25,413,39S Proprietore'Capltal6l4,ss3, ooo , Government Seen. Rest Public Deposits'.. 3,; 70 922 Dead WeightAno 40.218 724 Other Deposits Seven Day & other I Notes 5,672,745 Bills Z 32,778810 I £32,778,840 • Including Exchequer. Commissioners of National Debt Savings' Banks, and Dividend Accounts. Brazilian Danish ULch. ( Ex 12 Gull : French Do. Do. Bank SI Ni.xican Peruvian 4i Portuguese 4 Russian 4i 4panish 3 furkish Acc.6 Antw. & Rttrdm. Belgian East. J. Dutch Rhet.ishi East Indian Gt. Indian Pen W.o f Can.,S h t,yons & Geneva, Madras NaruuM Lie4e Nrthrn.of Frna4 Norw. Truk. Prf. Paris & Lyons Paris & Orleamy ?arts & Rouen Rt Ltictie— Aberdeen Sinn. Wolv.*Stour Vail Bristol alld Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cub:in* Belfast June. East Anglian Eastern tinioc( East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. Stli. and Wet of Ire.' Great Western Lancashire& Yorkshire Lon., Tilbury,* S. Brkg. Lon.,Brighton“ke London and Blackwell London and Nrth-West. Ilidland Newmarket. Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk Nrthrn.Counties Union North British North Staffordshire North-Western 0 xf. , Wrcstr., and Wale. 4cottish Central Scottish Midland South Devon .... South.Easternand Dot. South. Western South Wales Waterford & Limerick M ISCELLANEOUS— ustraliauAgricultural Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of France north British Aus. Land Peel River Land & -Icottish Aust. invest South Australian Law' Van cowmen'. Land ..J FOREIGN FUNDS. Per Coot. Mond., Tuesci. Wed. i Thurs. Rai Gixd 64t xd 60f 90c 66(809 t c to f f. 251 22t 81 60N5c; 1 f— -11 i xd 66f 9 Sc 9601 . 40 aii 22 8O - 97' 6i - 40 :1 40 9 93 493; 4i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. lirond.Tnesday. Wednes. 1 1 e It tr. t t e le e 4e 4d ! 44 4 1 4e 44i: _ 7 104 0_ 2 .2 1; /81 Ti 19 Et! lie}; 31 3 ' $4 fti 531 51; 53 2 01 2:1 I2G 7 9 20 I 7 i 8 3 1 I 34i 4 . 9.1 b2i ;56 58 215 i 26 ; 19 20 31 Si 2tl di 9i ni 2 • 60 5s Friday. 1c1; 96 40i 95 4i Ilium Friday. 6 1' C 1 11 1 1 41 4 d I 44 1 3ld I 100#1? 20 1 20 211 2 21i 21 28 7: 26 7 181 121 181 91 71 81 71 8 Sli 4 32, 1 81 11 1 84 91 SIS 2, 621 1 53 67 be 8 SHARES 62 64 id ;3 4 4 ; id 7i 9 33 L. 104 6' '9 71 1 17 Es 100i1C 49 91 1 20 21j 13 42, li it i" 21 1 : 1 138 42 ilt - ''t jli 21 I 33 3. ! 11 12! Frid. 8f 9 91 23 7C} 7 3 7 20 21 35j 6i 17 8 114 99 104 5. 63:1 100 i 1 - P 119 14 10P I 83k i 63 5 3 id 43t 44à 4i td 7 8 34 5 104 6 101 7i I 4 5i lnOt 191 93 20 ..11 148 42 14 24 33 5 I n 12 Tuesd. Wed. B.i 9 91 93 7 36 37 18 4 9 91 93 ITO 136 37 ttroplitan Biarkeis. (Reportedeiclusivelyfor "Tgz Pavia.") CORN EXCHANGE—OnIy moderate supplieli of English wheat have been received up to our market this week, c oastwise and by land carriage; yet the demand for all kinds has ruled heavy, at a further decline in the quotations of from 3s to 46 per quarter. Foreign wheat—the imports of which have not increased—has moved off heavily, at 3s per quarter less money. In floating cargoes very little has been doing. There has been a fair inquiry for barley an I malt, at full quotations. Good sound oats have realised extreme rates ; but damp parcels have been neglected. Both beans and peas have moved off steadily, at fully last week's currency. Flour, however, has given way 2a to 33 per sack. Exor.isn—Wheat, Essex and Kent red, 51s to Els; white, 32s to 725; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 50s to COs. Malting barley. 3Ge to 4ns; grinding ditto, 23s to 30s : distilling, 35a to 38s. Malt, 62s to 78s. Feed oats, 20s to 23a; potato, 23a to 295. Rye, 32s to 38s. Tick beans, 34s to 38e; Harrow, 353 to 38s; pigeon, 40s to 428. Grey peas, 38s to 40s ; maple, 40s to 42a; white boilers, 40s to 44s per quarter. Town-made flour, Ms to 545; country marks, 408 to 45t; householcle,4sa to 478 per 2801b8. ♦RRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. nglish 2430 .. 3230 .. 60 .. 1410 Trish Foreign .. 9930 .. 3840 14950 .. 390 eke. ble. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 1.5E0 (planers, 67s bd ; barley. quarters,— • oats, 1,609 quarters, 24s 62; rye, quarters, —; beans, 97 quarters, 45s 12; peas, 12 quarters, 42. Sd. INIPERI AL WEEKLY AVE RAGES—Wheat, 63s 10d; bar. ley, 37s ad: oats, 27s 2d; rye, 40s 6d ; beans, 45s 4d; peas, 43s lid. THE: SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, Gis 3d; barley, 38s 11d; oats, 28s lld ; rye, 40a 6d; beans, 44s 11d; peas 43%. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 75,992; ►arley, 1,280; oats, 3,414; rye, 15; beaus, 2,190; peas, 352 quarters. MO: AD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are 8;14 to 9d; of household ditto, 61d to dd per 4lbs boat. TF.A—Advices from China state that rather large supplies of tea wire arriving at the northern ports This news has had a depressing influence upon the demand, and we have sellers at a shade under last week's prices. Congou, Is 2d to 2s Cd; Nina Yong and Oolong, la 3tl to 2s; Souctiong, is 3d to 2s lid Flowery Pekoe, 2s 6d to 4s; Caper,— ; Scented Caper, Is 3d to Is 10d; Orange Pekoe, is 2d to is 4d ; Scented Orange Pekoe, is 8d to 2s 4d ; Twankay, 9d to is 3d ; Hyson Skin, 8d to Is 2d: Hyson, is 4d to 4s ; Young Hyson, 10d to 2s 4d; Imperial, is to 2s 4d; Gunpowder, is to 3s 6d; Assam, Is 841 to 4s 4d per lb. SUGAR—Our supplies are not to say large; yet the demand generally is still heavy, at a further decline in the quotations of from Gd to Is per cwt. Barbadoes has sold at Gds to 61s ; Mauritius, Ms to dls ; Madras, 56s to 59s per cwt. In crushed sugars very little is passing. Refined goods are heavy, at from Gls 6.1 to 72s Gd per cwt. MOLASSES—SaIes have been made at from 2Cs to 29s per cwt. The supply in the market is very moderate. COFFEE—For moat descriptions there is rather more inquiry, and late rates are well supported. Fine plantation Ceylon has realised 100 s to 10Is per cwt. COCOA—This made has moved off freely, at an advance in the quotations of from 2s to 3s per cwt. Mid to (pod red Granada has sold at s V> 66s lid; St. Vincent, 84s 04 to 86s ; and Trinidad, 919 to 91s 6d per cwt. RlCE—Owing to the dull state of the corn trade, all kinds of rice are heavy, and the quotations are next to nominal. PROVISIONS—There is a steady demand for moat kinds of butter, and fine parcels have produced enhanced quotations. Fine weekly Dorset is selling at 106 s to kitis per cwt. Fur bacon the demand is steady. at full pricos. Hams and lard are quite as dear as last week. COTTON—There is an improved demand for this article, and prices are a shade higher. HEMP AND FLAX—The transactions in hemp are limited, but we have no actual decline to notice iu the quotations. Flax is heavy, at late rates. • . . . . WOOL—The colonial wool sales have commenced somewhat briskly, and prices show Sr. advance, compared with the pre vious series, of fully Id per lb. SILK—The demand is confined to small parcels, at late rates. They are as follows Fossombrone, best, 37s to 41s second, 34s to 365. Bologna, 39e to 355. Lom bardy, best, 37e to 41s: second, 31s to 37e. Trent, best, 3Gs to 39s ; second and Inferior, 33s to 355. Naples, best, 86e to 39. ; second, 31s to 36e. Sicilian, 31e to 378. ORGANZTNE —Pied mont. 22.24 deniers, 43s to 41s; 24.28 uitto, 41s to 438. Milan, Bergam, 20.22 ditto, 4le to 41s ; .22.26 ditto, 39s to 425; 2.630 ditto, 37s to Ills. TRAM —20.24 deniers, 40s to 44e ; 21.26 ditto, 378 to 40s; 2030 ditto, 358 to 38s per lb. SALTPETRE—Our market has become somewhat active, and prices have an upward ten 4eney. Fine samples of ileneal, on the spot, are worth 41s to 45e—to arrive, 43e per cwt. METALS —Scotch pig iron has moved off heavily, at 73s cash. Spelter, on thespot, has sold at 80110 s to 301 15e; English zinc. 31/ 108 to 351 per ton. There is a good demand for lead, at fully late rates. Quicksilver is worth 2s 5d per lb. Tin and tin plates ruie about atationary. HOPS—The plantation accounts are not quite so favour able, and the duty is called 115.0001. to 120,0001. All kinds of hops are dull in sale, and prices are barely supported. P;;TATO ES—The supplies are but moderate, and the demand is steady, at from Si &I to Ps per cwt. OlLS—Linseed oil hes sold slowly, at 1198 9d to 40s per cwt on the spot. Rape is dull, at 5.31 les for foreign refined, and 501 Ins for brown. No improvement in the sale for olive. Spirits of turpentine, 42e 641 to 43s Gd ; rough, 10a to 10s 6d per cwt. TALLOW—Our market is flat, and prices are • shade lower. P. Y. C., on the spot, 56s fld to 57s—for the last three months, 56s 9d per cwt. Town tallow, 57s net cash. COALS Tantield Moor, 14s; ()Worth, 16a; Horton, 16s; Riddell, lda ; Belmont, 16a; Hilton, 19s ; Lambton, 18s 6d ; Hetton, 17e &I; Stewart's, lie 9d; South Kelloe, 17s td; Tees, 19e per ton. METROPOLITAN CATTLE—The supplies of stock have been extensive, and the trade has ruled heavy, at a general decline of from 2d to 4d per sibs. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 2a 10d to 46 .0d; lamb, 58 to 6s 4tl; veal. 3s 10d to 4s Hd : pork. •Is Mn to is 8d per gibs to sink the offal. I . NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL The trade has continued heavy, as follows:—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s ; mutton, 2s 8d to 4e 8d; lamb, 4. Gd to Go 8d; veal, as Gd to 4s 2d; s pork, 9s 64 to 4s 24 per 81bs by the carcase. lifond. l Ifik sI 911. 03 -5 3U 37 20 21 35i 6 Mt 7c 111 0 ICS:, 64 0 WO 4, - 112 14, 6 i 103 63 tt; • ti 2 lt 33 bx , l .1 12 20 21, 97 e 111 1 :01 4 , ;104 .64 1100 _l2 14 I 60 01 1103 gl ;d3 I 62 64' 1 3} id 43 4 1 4 ; j 4 la 33 5 i 164 6 69 71, 1 ,17 6 174 i jj j Ira 1911 Thur. l • 84 9 11 3 re , 36 371 d! 20 21 Oh 64 1 '97 8 !111 iI 98 99 I, :o4 6i 4i' 1002 1 - I 112 1 4, Lei li 10214, 63 341 !62 63 133 id 433 43 4i td 1 8 53 5 1104 6 169 71 1164 74 74 5 100. i I '9O 91 82 41 341 sdll 4f 4id 74 8 oS IS, 'lO4 6j ,69 711 7 8 1 74 } 10Pi 1 190 91 20 211 lir ri 20 21 1 1943 42. ° 1; 2i ft:3 5 . , 12 Ili 2i Ili I 33 :$ 1 11 12 f -- 0 f a