The Press. — London, England, 1854-12-30 00:00:00

1254 Paymasters--Charles S. Giles to the Imperious° ; James F. Phillips to the Amphion. Clerks—W. Evans to the Monarch ; William /I. Richards to the James Watt. PROMOTIONS. Commanders—T. Hunt, J. A. P. Price, J. H. Ricketts, W. J. Pollard, and C. T. Compton, to the rank of Captain. Mates—His Serene Highness Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Lanburg, of the PowerfUl; Thomas T. Bullock (acting), of the Trafalgar—to the rank of Lieutenants. rpm Starke anb Citlinnitiligtita. FRIDAY EVENING. Tu past has been a holiday week in almost all business circles, and the speculative transactions on 'Change have consequently proved dull and circum scribed. Probably in anticipation of the approaching - - interval of inaction, prices declined on Saturday to the extent of / per cent. in Consols, and the market closed flatly. On Tuesday, when the Stock Exchange reopened, there was some partial recovery exhibited, owing to a few purchases for the account made in anticipation of possible results from the mission of the new Prussian envoy. The closing range of quotations was nevertheless almost the same as on the previous Saturday. Next day the market was unfavourably influenced by the reports from Paris of the Emperor's speech upon the opening of the Legis lative session. The announcement of extended armaments, and a new loan which it also transpired was to comprise a sum of 500,000,000 francs, or twenty millions sterling, led the speculators to apprehend a drain upon the English market for capital, and induced a decline of the quotations, which left off weakly at a shade above 911 per cent. Business still remained very circumscribed, and the fluctuations either way were upon an exceedingly limited scale throughout tho day. Yesterday a similar inactivity prevailed. The transactions pre sented little variety, and no change of importance was notified in the quotations. Consols were dealt in between 981 and 911, and closed at the lower limit of that slale. To-day the market has been somewhat more active. It is now apparently understood upon 'Change that the French war will be, like the last, a national one, of which the whole, and more than the whole, will be offered for among the native popula tion, without requiring any aid from this side of the Channel. Stocks have accordingly evinced more firmness, and prices advanced fully 1 per cent. Consols for the January account were quoted at 911 to 1; Reduced Three per Cents. were dealt in at 91, and New Three per Cent. Stock 911, 1, 1. Bank Stock has been at 208 to 2091; India Stock 226 ex. div.; Exchequer Bonds 991; ditto Bills ss. to 7s. premium. The only artival of gold during the week of any magnitude is that of the Tagus, with 100,0001. in gold bars, shipped from Calcutta on account of the East India Company. On the other hand, the Madrid has taken out 71,500/., chiefly in gold, to Lisbon, Cadiz, &c., principally on account of payments for grain. Money continues in good request in the Discount Market, but the demand does not exceed that which is usually observed at the close of the year. SHARES. The traffic returns continue to present a favour able aspect, the increase on the revenue of last year being considerable on all the principal lines. The " making up " for the half-monthly account was completed on Thursday ; and, Stock appearing scarce, the market exhibited much firmness. Ope rators were, nevertheless, extremely cautious, and speculation may almost be said to be extinct. This afternoon prices have been :—Caledonian, 601 1 ; Eastern Counties, 111; Great Northern, 91; Great Western, 691 701; London and Brighton, 107; London and North-Western, 101 ; London and South-Western, 84 31; Midland, 681 01; Oxford and Wolverhampton. 31; South Devon, 121. FOREIGN. There has been little doing in Foreign Stocks, and prices have ruled dull. Turkish have shown some tendency to improvement, and at one moment reached 76, buyers for the new account. To-day this stock receded again to 551, but may still be called better than during the previous depression. The Bank of France has declared a dividend of 82f. fur the last six months of 1854. BRITISH F oFFiI rNDS.— ClOl [AL QUOTA' 'Mond. intent. 'ION. Wed. ▪ per Cent. Consols Dato for Account S per Cents Reduced S per Cents Long Annuities Bonk Stock, 7 per Cent India Stock, 101 per Cnt. Ruh. Bills. 2ld. per diem India Bonds, (1,00014 Thur. Friday. Tre 1911exd 1 90 le( 90e le e , i)le A 4 5-16 209 e 20$ 9 7 4 12 911 91i 1 ol t g 4i5.161 209 (911 ill ,9ut 1, 201 ii IREIG: rDS. Per Cent. Belgian 44 Ditto 24 Brazilian 5. Mewl. Do. New 44 Buenos Ayres... 8 Chilisu Danish Ditto 3 Utah. (Kit Di Guil.)l4 Ditto 4 French B. Do. 4i - Do. Bank Stock Jranada Deferred 14 Ilexican $ Do. Account 3 Peruvian 44 Peruvian Scrip .... Portuguese 4 Russian 5. Ditto 44 Sardinian 5 Spanish 3 Do. New Deferred 3 Do. Pass. Convert. Turkish Scrip (Ace.)o RAILWATO—• Aberdeen Amberg., Nottng., Bstn & East Junction Birm.Wolv.& Stour Val Birk., Lan. a Ches. J uno. Do._ Ches. & Birk , 501. A 2810 Do. do. 201. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhe Cork and Bandon 1 Dublin & Belfast Junc Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen Junction East Anglian Eastern Onion East Lancashire E.& W. I. Dks. & Bir. Jn Edinburgh & Glasgow Eastern Counties ... Ednbrgh., Perth, Dund Great Northern Gt. Sth. and Wet of Ire Great Western Hull and Selby Irish South-Eastern Lancashire t Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds Northern Lon., Tilbury, & Sthend Lon., Brighton, &c London and Blackwall London and Nrth-West. Londndrry. & Coleraine Londndrry. & Ennalln. Man.,Shef.,& Lucolnsh. Midland Do. Birm. and Derby Newmarket• Newp.,Aber.& Hereford Newry and Enniskillen New.,Wiirrnpnt.,& Ros. Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Devon North Staffordshire North-Western N.& Sth.•Western June. Ox.f., Wrestr., and Wolv. Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Binning. Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury & Chester Shropshire Union South Devon Bonth•Eastern and Dov. South. Western South Wales Bth. Yorksh. &Riv. Dun Stockton & Darlington Th m a. II aven Dk. & Rail. Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon & Croydon , Woodford York, Newc., and I3er York and Nrth Midland HANKS— Australasian Chartered Bank of Asia Ch. Bank of India, Aus-1 trails, it China Eng. Saudi & Aust. Ch.! Lon. Bnk of Aus. & India Lon. Char. Bnk of Aust.! Oriental Bank Corpor.l Lon. Aus.Bnking& Old .l Importing Company South Australia Union of Australia Do. New M INES— Brazilian Imperial D. (St John del Rey)! Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Nouveau Monde ... MINCELLANIOUS— Australian Agricultural Brit. American Land Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of Fl ance North British Aut. Laud Do. Preference Peel River Land &Min Scottish Aust. Invest. South Australian Lan ........ 7 Van Dlemen's Land ..1 THE PRESS. 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An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th sod Rtb Victoria, cap. 32 for the week ending on Saturday, the 23rd day of Dec., 1864. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .... £27,478,185 , Goverument Debt 411,016,100 Other Securities .. 2,984,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,478,185 Silver Bullion £47,678,185 427,47(3,188 BANKING DEPABT3INNT. Proprietore'Capital2l4,os3,ooo (Government Seen. Kest Public Deposits• 6,560,414 I Dead WeightArr.r 4 1 1,009,583 Other Deposits even Day et other Notes 8,352,740 Dills 135,202,615 ( 135,202,645 • Including Exchequer, tianngs Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending Dec. 16, exhibits the following changes: In the PublicDeposita lxcEE►ea of Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved INCREASE of Seven-day Bills DncßE►sa of 54,4117' Coin and Bullion Government Securities Other Securities INCREASE of 712,118 The Rest The amount of active circulation in Notes £19,125,145 Do. in Seven-day and other Bills 038.622 Coin and Bullion in both Departments FOREIGN BAILWAYI A ntw. & Rttrdm. Ilezni.to Grains. Belgian East. J. Cherie. (t Erque. Dijon & Reining. Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Pen Grand J. of Fra G. W.of Can„Sh „ B. (2d is.) 1b79 La.& Pis. p c pf. Luxembourg Lyons & Geneva Madras Maria Antonia Na. & Lge.(w. in) Nrchrn. of Frnce. Norw. Truk. Prf. Paris & Lyons Paris & Orleans Paris it Rouen Paris & Straabg P.,Caen & Cher abec.aßchninci Rouen it Havre Royal Swedish 3ambre& Meuse S. E. of France eithrr. of France Upper Ind. Scrip Mit. Flanders iVstn. of France Westrn. of Switz Zealand Mond. [7 4 1 1r 1 le i Si -- P id l ) 1 i PI i p P l let dis I 1 IP I d part 64 7 34 4 8i Pt 19 4 P 46 43 38 40 , 20; le d li I I Se 4 pm 1 4e Sem 7' di Wain. 61 d I 9} P Par } P t t P „ 161 7} 20,664,067 14,026,871 If Thurs. ai i d , ii I p par p 1I a P 1 161 7} rdis d p i (p lef Ti dial die ti tpm lid Pari l dig i d — P Id 4 - I p i d p I 101 44 7 81 91 1 19 3 6 PI 9 3:1 4 1 11 9 ip 4 7 17 9 Cl 7 33i 4 64 9i 181 gip 44 6 38 8 P dis 20i 1 i die 1 i ! digP —Pm 204 it 20 6 7 4 I_l 7 2 2 'mb P se 4 " 4i 5A pi pin pia 11. - i - fil 134 -- P : 1 1 - 84 - 4 1 4 1 bip4l 5 1 P 163 74 1161 11 Vrtroplitarc Parktts. (Reported exclusively for "TRZ PRIGS'S.") CORN-EXCHANGE The arrivals of English wheat up to our market this week have been on a very moderate scale; hence the show of samples of both red and white has been small. Good white qualities have changed hands somewhat steadily, at full quotations; but red have moved off slowly, and prices have had a downward tendency. Barley—the receipts of which have not been large—has ruled heavy, at barely last week's quotations. So little business has been doing in malt that the value of that article has been almost nominal. In some instances rather easier rates have been accepted. The oat trade has continued firm. In prices we have no change to report. Both beaus and peas have moved off slowly, and the quotations have been with difficulty supported. Flour has sold on former terms. Exotasm—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 75s to 87s; red, COs to 765; Norfolk and Liuooln red, 61s to 745. Malting barley, 34s to 39s ; grinding ditto, 316 to 34s ; distilling, 30, to 336. Malt, 67s to 745. Feed oats, 26. to 30s ; potato, 28s to 325. Rye, 476 to 50s. Tick beans, 451 to 525; pigeon, 48. to 61s. Grey peas, 396 to 41s; maple, 40s to 43s ; white boilers, 46s to 506 per quarter. Towu•made flour, 68s to 735; country marks, 676 to 65s per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. T r iMiro English MO .. 1320 .. 3850 .. 850 .. 1170 Irish Foreign .. 2790 .. 480 .. .. 9250 .. 20 eke. 8000 bls. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 726 4d; bur ley, 33e bd ; oats, 27a 4d ; 40a; beans, 47. 10d; peal, 46a Ild. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 73 1,1; barley, 343 Ild; oats, 28s bd; rye, 41s Id; beans, 49e 3d; peas, 48a 10(1. --- ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Whent, 118.798 barley, 115,744; oats, 21.251; rye, 347 ; beaus, 5,727; peas, 2 . 945 quarters. TEA—A small public sale held this week has gone off slowly. In prices very little change has taken place. The business doing in the private market is but moderate. Common sound Congou, 1W per lb. The shipments from China continue SUGAR—Owing to the holidays no public sales of sugar have taken place this week. As the duties in France are about to be reduced, holders are very firm in their demands, and not a few of them refuse to sell except on higher terms. Floating cargoes of foreign sugar are rather dearer, but the stile for them is by no means active. Refined goods are tolerably steady, at from 49s to dits per cwt. MOLASSES—The supply is small, and the demand is steady, at very full prices. Antigua, 17s to Ids; other kinds of Webt India, les to 17s; Cuba, 17s ed to lfis 61; Porto Rico, 17s Id to 18s Ed; Bengal and Mauritius, 15s to 15s dd per cwt. Friday 64 I 1i 101 l