The Press. — London, England, 1854-09-02 00:00:00

to carry over accounts to next settling day. Next day the quotations established an advance in most de,criptions of shares, varying from 2/. to 10s., ac cording to circumstances. Yesterday and to day the heaviness in Consols has brought down shares again. The prices are now quoted in many cases with out the dividend, and stand this evening as fol lows :—Caledonian, 651 5 ; Eastern Counties, 12 111 x d ; Great Northern, 87 x d ; Great Western, 741 4 xd ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 721 8 ; Lon don and North-Western, 1041 14 ; Midland, O 9 1 1 d; Norfolk, 461 x d. Closing I lUOTATION. LceB. 100 67A 41 4 20 4xl 70 7 BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, eap. 82 for the week ending on Saturday, the 26th day of Aug., 1884. ISSUE DZIPARTMENT. Notes issued .... X 26,143,6951 Government Debt 111,015,100 Other Securities .. 2,984,900 Gold Coln dc Bullion 12,943,695 Silver Bullion .... 520,943,0 5 lILNICING DLYIRTIIIENT. ProPlielars'Clipital £14,558,000 ,Government Seen- Rest Public Deposits* 8,974,574 DeadWeightAn.) .C 10,900,279 Other Deposits Seven Day a other Notes 0,896,180 Bills 126,948,696 12,97,997 I 432,957,997 • including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending Aug. 12, exhibits the following changes. In the Public Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved Seven-day Bills DECREASE of 14,6'4 Coin and Bu llion Government Securities Other Securities DECREASE of 339.368 The Rest DECREASE of 55,165 The amount of active circulation in Notes AN 047,515 Do. in Seven-day and other Bills 1,060,180 FORE] Mond. 6 idi pi 3.(11 Coin and Bullion in both Departments lON RAILWAYI nada,. wanes. 1 11 d 3 Is id 61 idle 8 3 d Antw. & Rttrilm. Bezrs.to Grates. Belgian East. J. Charle. & Erque. Dijon & Reining. Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Ot. Indian Pen Grand J. of Frs G. W. of Can.,Sh , B. (2d is.) 18711 La.& Pis.b pePf. Luxembourg Lyons & Geneva Madras Maria Antonia Na.&Lge.(w. in) Nrthrn. of Frnce. N orw. Truk. Prf. Paris & Lyons Paris & Orleans Paris & Rouen Paris & Strasbg. P., Caen & Cher. Qbec. & Rohmnd. Rouen & Havre Royal Swedish Sambre & Meuse S. E. of France Sthrx of France Upper lnd.Scrip Wet. Flanders Wetn. of France Westrn. of S wits. Zealand 3 20 2i PI ,id dii in —3 sl kt I Pt 11 Pdl 1 17 - P It i ; P 1 -- 7 i g dis - Ip gs ir S 9 18i 9!ps 138 4oxdi 124 disl 341 S 9 19 ip 48 10 138 40 pill 3i 4 6 t 7 i P d 4e 3 IREIG 31 - 4 P U r p 14i 34 ro: 1 p id i t Ipl p Per Cent. Belgian 44 Ditto 24 Brazilian 6 Do. New .. d} Buenos Ayres 8 Chilian 6 Danish 6 Ditto 3 Dtch. (Fa la Guil )2 4 Ditto 4 French 3 Do. 4 . _ 7i 8 34} Z, 8 9 19,i 20p 48 CA 38 40 P dis 24 die 23 f d 7 i I Do. Bank Stock Granada Deferred Mexican 3 Do. Account 3 Peruvian 4} Peruvian Scrip .... Portuguese 4 Russian 5 Ditto 4} Sardinian Spanish 3 Do. New Deferred 3 Do. Pass. Convert. Turkish Scrip 6 3 4 0 6 i P -- die, c 1144; si dial I FUNDS. Tuesd., Wed. Mond., 101 96 hl 107; 194% 4' 31 50c 1100 f 2950 f. , 73( 800 100 f c .29b0f. l e 14p 5 244 71 - I 100} 0, 4f 6''o ,8f 75c1 100:40 10uf 751 2950 f. 29451.1 24e f 24e 25 431 Iserri 24i - ,87i f 8 69} 70xd 90 - 11 8 - 7 it :1s 18 t 2 2 8 1 5i - i' #p • 61 r 1 CA CI rttropolitan ;this. (Reported erehntively for "Ms Passe.") CORN-EXCHANGE—Rather large supplies of new English wheat, upwards of 4,000 quarters have come to hand this week, in excellent condition. The demand has ruled heavy, at a decline of from 6a to, in some instances, 13s per quarter. Old English wheats have moved off slowly, at a fall of from 5s to 6s per quarter. Foreign qualities have met a slow inquiry, at from 4s to 8s per quarter less money. In English barley very little is doing. Foreign parcels have sold heavily, at is per quarter less money. The malt trade has been very dull, on former terms. Oats have ruled heavy, and prices have given way 6d to Is per quarter. The hour trade has been in a depressed state. Town-mails qualities have fallen ss, ship parcels 2s to 3s per sack, and American, 2s per barrel. ENOLISH—Wheat, Essex and Rent white, 56s to 70s; red, 51s to 65s ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 50e to 565. Malting barley, 908 to 33s ; grinding ditto, —to —' • distilling, to —. Malt, 64s to 725. Feed oats, 22. to 26s ; potato, 26s to 295. Rye, 38s to 40s. Tick beans, 41s to 49s ; pigeon, 43s to 565. Grey peas. 35a to 37s ; maple, 38s to 40s ; white boilers, 45. to 50s per quarter. Town-made flour, 50s to 555; country marks, 40s to 48s per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Bata. Flour English 1620 .. 20 .. 2360 .. 330 .. 860 Irish Foreign .. 8910 .. 3740 .. .. 26420 .. 120 AL 480 bls. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY— Wheat, 2020 quarters, Cgs 34; barley. 110 quarters, 30s 10d ; oats, 232 quarters, 20s id ; rye, 27 quarters. 4Us ld; beaus, si quarters, 41s 104; peas, 112 quarters, 45s 10d. I.tlYktIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 631 74; hur ley, 32. bd; oats, 28. 34; rye, 445; beans, 47s 4d; peas, 43s 4d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 86s; barley, 35e Id; oats, 29s 9d; rye, 43s 7d; beans, 47s 8d; peas, 43s &L --- ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 58,555; barley, 2,412; oats, 8,842; rye, 91 ; beans, 1,711; peas, 534 quar,ers. 'LEA—The public sales held this week have gone off slowly In prices very little change has taken place. The private market is dull, and we have numerous sellers of common sound Congou at 100 per lb. The total clearances up to Saturday last were 29,049,7301b5, against 29,00d,3131bs in 1856. SUGAR—Our market has been heavy this week, and the quotations have given way 6d per cwt. Barbadoes ha changed hands at 31s Ctd to 37s ad ; Jamaica, 318 to 33s ; and Penang, 2Ca 1341 to 34s per cwt. Several cargoes of yellow Havannah, afloat, have sold at 215 9d to 23e per cwt. Relined goods have met a dull inquiry, at from 44s to 49s per cwt. To the 2Gth uh. duty was pa►d on 4,537,632 cwts, against 4,325,347 cwts hut year. MOLASSES—Our market is flat, at about stationary prices. Antigua, 15s 04:1 to its; other kinds of West India, 13s 641 to 145; Porto Rico and Cuba, 146 to 15s ; Bengal and Mauritius, 18eto13s6dperowl, COFFEE—About 2,000 bags Costa Rica have sold at 49s to Ns 6d; and 1,000 bags plantation at 545 Gd to 63s Gd per cwt, Good ord native is quoted at 44s to 458 per cwt. COCOA—The supples being moderate, prices are supported; but the business doing is rather limited. Grey Trinidad has sold at 31s to 335; red, 13s 64:1 to 398 ; Granada, 29s to 345; Para, 29s &I to 30s Od; Bahia, 278 to 23s ; and Guayaquil, 318 84 to 835 per cwt. CHICORY—Our market is very flat, as follows :—British root, 9110 e to 111; powder, 161 to 201; foreign root, in bond, 101 10s to ill per ton. RICE This article is heavy, and lower to purchase. About 500 bags Bengal have changed hands at Ile to Ils Ud per owt. SEEDS—The supplies of new seeds on offer are on the in crease. As yet only a moderate business has been transacted in them. Oki reeds are dull, and rather cheaper. There is less inquiry for cakes, the value of which has a downward ten dency. SALTPETRE—ScarceIy any business has taken place this week, and the quotations are almost nominal. PROVISIONS—There is a good inquiry for Irish butter, the prices of which are, in some instances, Is to 26 per cwt higher than last week. Fine foreign commands full quotations; but inferior parcels, including English, command very little atten tion. We have a good inquiry for bacon, at an improvement of from Is to 25 per cwt. All other kinds of provisions are very slow in sale. METALS—Scotch pig iron has been in but moderate request, at from 82e to 83e. Manufactured parcels are steady. Spelter, on the spot, is quoted at 211 108 ; and for forward deliveiy, 221 10. per ton. Lead and copper aro steady. In tin plates very little is doing. INDIGO—There is less firmness in our market Prices, however, are well supported. COTTON—The transactions are confined to immediate wants, on former terms. HEMP AND FLAX—The sale for hemp has fallen off, and Petersburg clean may now be had at 611108 to 621 per ton. Flax is steady, on former terms. WOOLS—Scarcely any imports have taken place this week. English wool% command very full prices. In foreign and colonial exceedingly little is doing. TALLOW—P. Y. C., on the spot, has been dull, at 658 exi to 66e ; and for delivery during the last three months, 67. per cwt. Town tallow, Glis per cwt net cash. Rough fat, 9s 8d per Albs. OlLS—Linseed oil is steady, at 34e 6d to 340 fid per cwt. In other oils very little is doing. Turpentine is easier to purchase. Spirits, 212 e; in puncheons, 21 Is per cwt. COALS—Holywell, 19s ; Wylam, 19s Ad; Eden Main, 24s 3cl ; Belmont, 21s ; Braddyll, 24e 13d ; Csasop,24s ; Stewart's, 25a ; Tees, 25. per ton. SPIRITS—In rum eery little is doing, on rather easier terms. Proof Leewaids, le lid to 28 Id; East India, is 10d to is lid per gallon. The brandy market is active, and the quotations are on the advance. Sales of Cognac, best Wands of IASI, 10s Id to lea 3d ; 1850 ditto. 10. 2d to 108 4d; 1849, 10a 3d to 10s sd; older, 10s 4d to les 8d ; and low to middling, 7s to 105 per gallon. British-made spirit, 10s 5d to 10e fld cash; Geneve, 2s Ad to 3s 8d per gallon. POTATOES—The supplies continue good, and a steady bust ness is doing, as follows :—Regents, 75s to liOs ; Shaws, 658 to 80s per ton. SMITHFIELD—This market has been well supplied with stock in very middling condition. With the exception of calves having given way 2d per sibs, very little change has taken place in the qu3tatione. Beef, from 38 2d to ; mutton, 3s 3d to 5s ; lamb, 4s 2d to is 3d; veal, 211 10d to 4s 2d; pork, 35 to Is Ad per Albs to sink the Mikis. NEWGATE AND LEA D ENHALL A very moderate business, has been doing, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d: mutton, 8s 4d to 4a 8d ; lamb, 4s 3d to Cos 2d ; veal, 28 Ad to 48 ; pork, 3,3 d io 4. 8d ner Ali.. by the damage. BRITISH FUNDS.• OFFICIAL Qi ,Mond.i E per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Reduced 31 per Cents Long Annuities Bonk Stock, 7 per Cent, India Stook, 101 per Cn Itxnh. Bills, 21d. per dim India Bonds, (1,0001.) p►ALWAYS-. Aberdeen__ Amborg., Nottng., Bata. & East Junction ... • Birm. Wo'v.& Stour Val. B irk., Lan. & Ches. J unc. Do. Ches. & Birk , 501.4 25W Do. do. 201. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead _ . Cork and Bandon . Dublin & Belfast June Dundee, Perth, & Abor Been Junction East Anglian Eastern I I iiion East Lancashire E. tt W.l.Dks.& 8ir..1n.1 Edinburgh I Glasgow Eastern Counties Ednbrgh., Perth, D and. Great Northern Gt. Sth. and Wet of Ire. Great Western Ilull and Selby Irish South-Eastern Lancashire& Yorkshire , Lancaster and Carlisle; Leeds Northern Lon., Tilbury, & Stheud Lon., Brighton, &c London and Blackwalll London and Nrth-West. Londndrry. & Coleraine Londndrry. & Ennskiln. Man.,Shet.,& Lncolnsh. Midland Do. !limn. and Derby, Newmarket. Newp., Abet .& Hereford Newry and Enniskillen New., Warrnpnt.,& Hos. Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British 4 9 31 Hi Obi 411-16 ( 2095 r 229 .30 j 2 1p North Devon North Staffordshire North• Western N.& Sth..Western Juno. Oxt, Wrcstr., and Woiv. Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birming. Shrewsbury et Hereford Shrewsbury & Chester Shropshire Union .... South Devon South• Eastern and Dov South. Western South Wales Bch. Yorksh. & Riv. Dun Stockton & Darlington Thms. Haven Dk.tt Rail. Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick, \Vest Cornwall Wimbledon 44 Croydon Woodford York, Newt., and Ber. York and Nrth Midland Harms — Australasian Chartered Bank of Asia Ch.Bauk of India, Aus tralia, & China Eng. Sctch & Aust. Ch. Lon. Bnk of Aug.& India Lon. Char. Fink of Aust. Oriental Bank Corpor. Lon. Aus. Bnking & Gld Importing Company • South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Nioxits— Brazilian Imperial De. (St John del Rey) Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Nouveau Monde ... MISCELLANEOUS— Australian Agricultural Brit. American Land 1 Canada ' Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of France North British A us. Laud Do. Preference Peel River Land &Min. Scottish Aust. Invest. South Australian Land Van Diemen's Laud I P3 583 5 Vitt 0 fdxd, 83 5 1 Ofil 24 2d d ; Id I 2} 2d 11; 2d 21 ; 21} 211 8 41 8 46 8 'fl3 5 1 Oil ' al 21 }dl 21} 42 4xu 41 341 541 341 3 66 765 7 65 785 7 17i 817, 81 71 84 74 81 943 4 3 '26 8 26 8 26 '42 4xd 43 4 42 3 4 0 8 42 23 21i 42 I t.'i It it_ 11 2xd 42 3 '44 :4 1 43 4 65 70 65 70 65 70 65 71 90 5 90 5 90 5 ,92 38 ; 3 11 ;y3 1' 3 4 - 4 - It - t - A P t '4 ix( 6 194 1 4 5 gi i 6133 *l 7l 11 2 111 24 111 2111/ 21, 1 1 El A 1 rond.i! 210 1100 i 18} 1 26 8 64 5 15 12 12} 10, ,164 71 36 !C7 9 Friday. 1 45 i 55 11 (9i 1116 61 ill 211 9 16 229 3p4 2p Thur. , Friday. 1 ,22 3i 2.4 3 1 5 9 10x411 11/110i 1164 71 17 Gdxd tluti 'exd lii 3 2e 111 J SI 17 8I 1 1 6870xd' co 1 2 1 24 5 88 72d. 93 sxd i 7314xd1 72} 66 00 19 , 11 1 ( 91 s* l 94 96 1411-16 206e10 I 1p par 3 bpi Tuesd IA ed. 1214 24 22 54 5 9 1 9 10 114104 114104 . 184 4164 74\ 1 7 BO 8d 98 8197 9 85 8 45 154 4154 44\ 11 3 111 9 1 24 10 , 24 1441 17 67 8! 1 164 74 17 8 70 69 71'. 56 GO 58 GO 58 GO 11$ jllj WO 24 5 24 5 94 5 86 787 9 88 9 44 6 194 6 94 0 74 4 i 75 4,751 70 1 71 2 1 ;g6 110 86 9U 111 - i !104 6'165 7, 1 11 105 7 105 7 18f 98a xd 104 4 104 4 - j - I 25t 124} 74 1 71.1 2 641 exd 40 5 i4l 3x1:1 813124!1 111 9t 10631 4 281 41.24 5 o 9 1 70 e 39 41 39 41 - I 8 dd 8 6.1 8 C,i'B Gc 1 21 f 2i 3 i 2/ 9 '2i 3 16 851 6164 61 51 6x. 1 ,46 8 46 8 '47 9 4 6 8d 131 11,31 id 31 td 3i ici' 331 41134 6 341 51 34 5 7 9 1 7 ,9 7 2 .... 9 .1 ii 4d,41 04d 41 3/141 31,1 81 I'6l 161 14; ixdi par 2p par 2p par 2p par 1;) ,33 5 34 6 136 835 7 94 694 694 6 1.35 7! 62 4 62 4 62 4 ;6 2 4 .72 472 4 72 4 1 7 3 6 171 8 71 . 8 ,71 8 . 171 .4 r 181 91 184 flit 90 . 9 2f, 31 Id 3 l ja si id :,i Id 18 6:.8 51° 5 1131 41 851 iB6 / 1661 I 651 6 82 3x3 82 3 ;83 4 183 4 32 3 ,32 3 1321 3/ 321 3i 3 21 1 1 3 31 3za . 3 4 4' 01' 5I c^3 5 , 1 4i si, '3l 3 t 4 Zr I .23 5 54, I 4 6I 23 : 44 511 Wed. ' Thurs. I P I 1 .1 9 5 5 }. - I 951 8 210 a l l 228 1 1 9 , 5 5 i 1951 Go 1 11/ 2 24 6 86 7 93 5 74 i 73 q 86 90 105 7 104 i !4 6I 891 70 41 3 8 6 d 21 3 61 1 47 0 8i *1 34 7 9 14 Std 6 1 oipar ip 35 7 35 7 63 5 70 5 71 8 19 20 3d 13 1 1 41 66 831 33 IT 3 90 13i - I 9 14} 54 25 5 I ' 14 THE PRESS. SATURDAY, MARItIAGES. BALDWIN—WDOUGALL—On the 29th nit, at Kensington , Wm. Wilcock, Baldwin, Esq., son of the Hon. Robert Bald win, C. 8., of Canada. to Eliza, daughter of the late Alexander M`Dougall, Esq., of Weet.m.hall, Grenada, West Indies. FITZWILLIAM—DUNDAS—On the 24th ult., at Barrie, the Hon. Charlas W. W. Fitzwilliam, to Anne, daughter of the late Hon. and Rev. T. L. Dundas. RETALLACK—LEY—On the 26th ult., in Cornwall, Francis Retallack, Esq.. Lieut. of her Majesty's 16th Bedfordshire Regt. of Infantry, to Emma Grace, daughter of Lient,Colonel Ley, of York-house, Penzance. TORRENS—PRICE—On the 10th ult., at Quebec, Alfred Tor rens, Esq., 88th Regt, son of the late Major-General Robert Torrena, C. 8., to Caroline Anne, daughter of W. Price, of Wolfestield. DEATHS. BACK—On the 28th of June. at Palamcottah, Brevet Maior Thomas Back, 2nd Madras Native Infantry, aged 44. BERNAL—On the 26th ult., in Eaton.square, Ralph Bernal. Esq.. many years member for the city of Rochester. BRITTON—On the 2Gth ult., at Easttield, near York, Isabella, relict of the Rev. James Britton, D.D., aged FB. CAITHNESS—On the 23rd ult., in Edinburgh, t Right Neu the Countess of Caithness. CAMPBELL—On the 30th ult., at Reading, Major-Genera l Charles Stuart Campbell, C.B. DALMER—On the `26th tilt, at Hawkhurst, Kent, Lieut.- General Delmer, C. 8., Colonel of the 47th Regt. DICKINSON—On the 27th ult., in Thurloe.square, France. widow of the late Captain Dickinson, R.N., aged 94. ELLIOT—On the 12th ult., at Varna, Lieut.-Colonel Edmund James Elliott, 79th Highlanders. son of the lion. John E. , Elliot, M.P. for the county of Roxburgh. 21,107,825 18,835,424 Thurs. Friday. Gi 131 34 d 3 ad lt \ !lac — tTli r s 0 ) 2 1 1 2 Xl= • 3 Par Par iiP 1 0 - " ..'- 114 Eli .4 8 die die l IP i I kl in d ipP 7 8 74 8 341 5 34e f 8 9 p 8 9 19} f p 19 ip 48 60 48 60 38 40 38 40 P - pm di's -- !Si — f d d 29i i I 87i 8 PI pm, pin - -- 34 4 31 4 6 4 7 1P GI 74P 3i d Tlturs.l l'rfday. 838 68 Si 4} 24 4e 48 lis 3i