The Press. — London, England, 1853-12-17 00:00:00

788 i t is not a matter of surprise that the funds should fall, when, for the security of the country, the utmost unanimity of feeling should exist in the Cabinet, or that capitalists should feel alarmed when its moat efficient member suddenly retires at so critical a j tincture as the present. Be this as it may, we have only to look upon the matter in a commercial sense, and we state, without fear of contradiction, that a state of affairs will soon arise that will compel whatever Ministry may exist to terminate this state of suspense in regard to the Eastern question, so detrimental to the commercial interest« of the country ; for we understand that both in England and France the trading interests are suffering severely from the uncertainty in which the question of pellet) or war is shrouded. Money has been rather more in demand in the Stock Exchange, the rate being 3 per cent. Exchequer Hills have been rather heavy at 3 to tt premium. Money in the Diseontit Market has been rather easier; still no material alteration has taken Owe in the nominal rate of money, which may be quoted 4i to 5 per cent. The foreign exchanges remain steady and with. out alteration. The bi,t quotation ha (0n54014 iv 1111 to I. IMILWAYS. Notwithstanding the bill in the English Mu& the market for railway shares has been thin, and the public eontinue t.. absorb whatever Rtilek ix otli.rell for sale. The settlement or the aecoutit whielt Lug jnat taken plum e clearly proves this as tank for mom. of the line 4 1184 been very Prime. The traffic returns also continue tottisfaetorv. Largo f 4 RIP% have taken place in french shares during the week by influential portieft. FoltEltiN HINDS. More business than us u al has been transacted in foreign stock, especially in Russian Bonds, and the idea prevails that the market has been supported by purchases in them by the Ititssian Government. Spanish stock has been rather heavier in eOW44-- (111eliee Of the 4111101'4M of the fortes. Permian It have been rather more in de mand, the publi coniideration, t linking that the are perfectly well secured PRICES CURRENT. BRITISH FUNDS. - Closing Prison. 1)1 . 1 m 42:0EATiox. Mood. Tue4.l. • por Cont. Commie I mint etoo,shin blue for Ai .wilt $ per !eta Itediteril '65 15.1 5 54 f sat S 1 per Cents 417 07 91 041 81 I.eog A Mem — 515.18 Hoek Stark, 7 per Vent 2911 7190+ s ludir mtoek,lol per Vali.. flp6 6p a epl 7p, 4 II p India BOWLS, (1,0U11) •-•• I— 9 Wed. i Ttuirs. l 'Wog. ! , 14 1141 le 11110 - BANK OF ENGLAND. Alt Aer. 1111 l t. purittaut t I the Aet 71 It owl tqh Victoria, rip. V!. for th• %%yeti endow ou :Nautili), the loth 11.1) Of tee., 1t.5,;. ISM:IL DEP. 11 nit: s r. Notes issued £2.-(,690,4;35 Government Pal . :11.ntr.,1( 0 Other securities .. 2,u54,900 Gold Coin d Rttlliun 14,6•;0,c;15 Silver Ituillon - A 2A,620,6.171 V 5,1.20,636 BANKIXO DEPARTMZNT Prnprietors'earital 111.555.500 Governnieut Seen. Rest Public I hiociits• Other Itop,o.its 10,510,077 Other Securities .. 16,111007 Mire's I )*y otlu•r Notes 111Ile 1,1: , :.711 Uold S Silver Coin 140,559 gso,s(4,wit FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 1189,1,411,6111 Momium.;Thes.lo4. II (INV'S. , Marc (Frlthqi. Aptly.. Rotterdam 4 1.10. ....4 If .11 11 die 9 14d1111 11 Ilipriere•tii ( (hairs. v 1 11 i 1 V 1 1y V 1411.1 .i II (3 I llelniisii I.'Ar., .1110,.. 1 11 1 11 11 1 11 1 11 rlini Irvin & Etittii.. 1:1 1:. l3 r. 13 15 113 13 •13 P a Dki.ni .t• Ile-iiii,,,io VI 31 11 !,1 ill 3; r 4 . 14p j ., 2 1 2 _ 1 :11 10iteli liliviiiNli .. V 1 11 ilia 2 14 all 14J 9 lAiiii ; . I, ii Eivit lutlian 'll 4p 3„ 41 , :11 4 PO 4 PIS al' 11 4 1 ) : I : 3 .‘ il m in " t N i i' ll i i:l;i * „ . . F, " 11 „" l i ur l •,. 'r:11 7. 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Ito. New Deferred Litt) (Paasive) Veuttuela llll HAI LMAYR—. A berdeen Alnherg.,Nottng.,HMni & East Junction ll I lint. Wol v. & ritour Val , liirk.,Lati.drhes..ltine 1 lin. Ches. dll , 5014 Ho. du. 241/. Bristol anti Exeter Caledonian Chester and Mayhew, 1 cork and Hendon Dublin & Belfast June.. Huudee, Perth, de Aber deep Junction it East Anglian Eastern Onion • East Lancashire 1•:.& W. 1.14,4.& Ilir..ln. Eilholitirgli & tilasgos Eastern Counties F:ilubrgli., Perth, Dula4l 1: Orval Northern lit. Silt. and Wet of Ire (treat Western !lull and Selby I HAI Mont Lus I 4.111 I.atiensiiired Yorkshire Lancaster and (iullidell I.ecils Northern 1.4)11., Tilbury, d stheinl•l Lon., Brighton, do 11 A.lllllOll and ISlsekwall l i Loudon and NrthAVest. I.uutiudrty. & I :444 , 1111110 Loud ulrry. Entisklin. Liteolitmh. Wilma 1).). itinn. and lierbyl , Nes nuirkoi Newp.,Abet.it Hereford; Newry and Enniskillen : New., Warrolintbot flue.! Norfolk Nrtlint.Connties Union ) North British North Devon North Statforti.-Itire 1 NortluWestern N.& stli..WesternJunc. l Oxf., Wrcatr., and %Voir.' Scottish Central 1 Scottish Midland Shrewsbury d finning. Shrewsbury & Herefortll Shrewsbury it 'herterl i+.l 7 9 7 11 1; PI 71 14 8 1 48 7 144 7i 11 9 4 ;1. 4 . 5 4:1 .1 41 - 4' 64 61:: 04 06 4 131 5 1301 r2l 3 12 3 38 . 3 0 104 6 1 A; bisai 4 1100 14100 111 1109 64 Oil% ICP Ob 1 1131 41 1 131 4 1101 4 1 04 1103 i 4 Itsii f iles e iiil lei r 4 i 37 U 47 9 37 9 154 6 54 6 54 6 i 4 814 4 si B J 4 316 , ; 21 4 tit tit 8 !6 8 6 till # I 5 a ai kt if las a; si is s C )4 1 541 61'34 11 I 810 $ lit 8 10 1 151 61d151 51 fd \ 191 1 1 81 i s 6sl 9t par iplper Ip,par 2p! 1 3914#1,39 40 199 40 i '9l ib2,91 92191 2 1 1 ;6 7 ,4 , 6 1 6 _ 7_! 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Neu' ln Si 7 1 11e 7; Si 111 t sLa— Brazilian Imperial 4 (1115} 61 3} 81 Do. (Mt. John del Rey)l37 9 37 9 37 I , i'obre ('upper 46 7 15 7 45 1 I Menial (Acid :a il 1 1 1 1 1 1 IN ourean Monde ... ..;11 p MIbCP.LI.ANEOUM 1 Anatrallan Agrieultitral;47 847 8 N f , lirit. Amerieati 1.1111.1 .. ' ll 9 75 8075 Id Canada — Cryotal l'alnee t} )p li tip tilt errata! Polite' , of et afield p I ti p Il i I North B i British Aus.l.audj p i ris i ho. Preference - •- Peel 111% er Land Mini tpa Ipi seotfiqh Aust. Inve.l.ll If plli Ilp i I South Autdralian I.Allii 311 41,111 431 4 Vun llivita tf, Land 'ls} 0:1.5i C} l ,lB} CI Obi (AI wi 163 6 611 5/ mll 60 1411 64) 1181 6 49 - I 981 ij SHARES. .1/raid.! 4 !°! 11210 d 17 19 'reds Wed. 02 4:24 4 I Ll' IT 19 jai ti 1 to lo) ill 9d 17 0 44- 9 4.1 9 40j 4Gi 74 ;i et 0 13/ 23 II 11 1 4 11 1 iWk 100 1 1 1103+41 l on ft i it 41 47 75 AO I 21 p i i P if li P p 9 4 lit -ic 00i xd :641 24; - 67 68 91 WI 1.4 4619; 81 4 2 1 ( 4 4 i 11 Ott 4 2 P 8 14) Friday. 22 24 51 51 9 19 11 9 dim 17 19 ba 4i ilia 97 99 56 Si;l 10 1, 14 16 4G 47} k4e be Ai 44_ 44 G 6 67 04 141 13 131 22 24 1441 $5l 104 106 $l4 $1 109 111 Bit Get 14 ia~ 11 l. 991 lut 1 H 8 [ lO3 10i 24i Vie eat e4i Si a 9 54 NI 4 - 41 b Or al- 53 55 Al 31 d 34 35 11 10 51 d $ 'J 'u 2p 39 40 91 91 5(.1 5:4 641 62 21 d 14 116 81 Std 16 le G 3 61 7:1 7el 33 34 4 2 d 27 10 2 A 15 1 l6 6 7 18 3t. to 64 6i 481 4.. 1 1 8$ SI II Of d 11 Old i l P 48 50 i 4 Par !I5 7 SATURDAY petropolitan Varktts. (Reported erettutrely fur " Tuz rums.") CORN•EXCHANGF.—The arrivals of English wheat up to our market, this week, coastwise and by lend canin e , h ave been on a vary moderate scale. For all kinds the demand has ruled steady, and, iu some instances, an advance of Is per quarter has been obtaluel for selected runs. The imports (if foreign u heat have been liberal; nevertheless, ha ge parcels have changed hands at is to Se per quarter more moors There lots been more doing iu dating cargoes, chiefly ma continottal account. We have to report an improved inquiry for barley, at full currencies. In malt very few transactions have taken place. Oats, beaus, peas, and dour, have sold lies (Illy a thU prices. Exousrt—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 941. to 00s; red 59s to 745; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 59a to 735. Malting barley 344 to 44.; grinding ditto, 29s to 335; distilling, 31s to 34a Malt, 50a to Ofts. Feed oats, 25r to 275; potato, 27s to 3fet Rye, Vs to 42r. Tick beans, 41. to 50s; pigeon, 411 to bar Bray peas. 395 to 44s ; maple, 42s to 45. ; white boilers, Otis to 63s per quarter. Town•tuads flour, 05. to 70s; country snarls 505 to 61a per 2801ba. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Pinar. Engllalt .. 5470 .. 5010 .. 2vlo .. 1140 Irish _4OO 1510 ...... _ _ Fureigu .. 30840 .. 4630 .. 204730 .. 1400 sks. St/5U 14t. 7.73ND0N AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY— Wheat, 1,263 quarters, 72a 10.1; barley, 3,b1.13 quarters, 4Us G.l; oats, 4,951 quarters, 25s 54 ; rye, 43 quarters, Cued; beaus, 513 quarters, 45s ; peas, 345 quarters, Gls. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES--Wheat, 71s Ilti; bar. ley, 39* 9d; oats, 25s 4d; rye, 439 3d; beaus, Ws 6d; prat* bls 14. TIIE SIX IVEEKS' AVERAGES--Wheat, 72* 43; barley, 41s 4d ; oats, 25e Jd ; rye, 43s &1 ; beau*, Ws 94 ; pars 51s 4d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST Wk.:Eß—Wheat, 70.34 ; barley, 91,795; oata, 19,a31; rye, 139; beans, 5,677; peas, 2,495 quarters. SEEDS--There is less doing in our market. Por arrival, Bombay linseed is selling at at;is ; black t-ea, ex ship, Zias; and beat Caleutui, ails per quarter. Cakes are in very modulate request. The beta English are quoted at 101 ao per ton TEA—Public sales of 20,000 packages have been held dais week. Only about 2,r,00 changed hu n ts at bluely previous rates. Privately, the demand is iiitteUve, and (3.1111M/11 641111 d Culigutt is freely tittered at is 2iil to load per lb. Up to Saturday last duty was paid on 41,:lakatiClbt, agaiust 40,Cilft,blit.114 last Sear. M'( A 11—There has been a steady Liminess doing in nearly all kinds of raw surto., but we have no actual solvanee to notice in prices. Fine yellow liarbaolors lots clumped hands at &Pis lo 331. G4l; hold to goys', 34s to 373 lid ; blown tst. Lotelio, 303 to 3:;4; good to thus yellow, 3:is Gd to 37s C 141; 11,1.1 to fine yellow Ilauritins, 33s Col to 47s 841; brown, 117 p to 32s ; low to good grainy, 33s to ;Ws; brown Penang, Sles to 29s • yellow to gory, 30. to 34s 641 ; white, aos to 3lis; tine lloovuubso ' h, 34. Ca to :w per rent. Bridled good. steady. Brown hoops, 43s to 133 lid ; groeery, 44s to 4;s per rwt. 'The demand for crushed is heavy. The total clearances to the 10th lust. were 11,167,3:11 ewts, against 5,233,Li.13 cwta host year. MOI.ASSES--The iletiontiol i 3 oat so active as. last week; nevertheless, priecs arc supported. W 4 st India, les to 188 Gd ; Cuba and Porto Rico, Is to lfis ; Iletogal and Matto Otitis, 174 to lots per cwt. - - l't/FFEE—Gni , d ord ►entice re3lon luta Fold steadily at Cs to 47s fit per est. Must t.ther Muds ut collie ate held at quota tions. COCOA--tircy Trinidad is selling al .^.o. to 325; low to fine red, 32s to 30s; Granada, 20. to 335; Bahia, 30a to ea; Pitts, 20s to 29s ; and Guayaquil, 33s to 34. per cwt. CHICORY—This market Is very dull, and priees are Imply supported. Engl6h root, 91 10. to 1(71 10.; powder, 101 to 201 per tun. E—Haller large pareels have elianged hands, and pticea have been on the advance. Ilyngal, 14s to 15s; Madras, 131 to 13s nd per eat. PROVInIONS—For all kinds of linter the inquiry is very lime tive, vet we hove searrely sli) cLauge to tit,tire in prices. Bacon Is very dull. Waterford sizeable, Ns to 146 • heavy, bi to b'rs per cwt. Hams, laid. and cheese OHM' oti slUwiy at barely late rate,. 3'Al.l.oW—About 15,00 est4.s hate arrived this week, and the whole of the setoint's supply front litissia has now conic to hand. Our murk( rie Pint. T. e., on the spot, twig to bus gd ; all the year, art- , and for the spring, b 7 it to 57s :Sal per cwt. Town tallow, E,Z.N i;tl Het Lash. lictigls fat, 3* Id per Abb. • of lir quoted at :itir :id per cut. Mont other oils cutuunuiti last %ed.'s currency. Turpentine is dull. Spirit., 21 16* ; in puncheons, 2/ Iris; rough, lts per cwt. COALS—liolywell, 24. tnl; Itedheugh Main, Vis; Wylatit, 23s ; Medley, 26r: Riddell, 265: liradil,U, 365; Cutup, 27s 911; South llsullepool, ter per ton. SPIRITS--littni is in request. Proof Ikewards. 2s 711 to 2.4 ; East India, 2s 7.1 per gallon. Superior Jamaica, 37 to U per cent ovcrproof, is worth fir Itl to tis Gal. 13rsuldy is lens active, yet prices are supported. ltritisli-msde spirit. 10s ed; gin, 22 per ccut turderproof t 911 6d ; 17 ditto, 10 • per gallon. Fine Geneva, $s to da 3.1; and common, Its 7d to 2s 10d. • 11AY tiTRAW —Meadow Lay, 31 to 51 10s ; clot , r Lay, 41 to 61 tis; awl straw, 1114 s to 21 26 per load. 1101'13-11e imports continue large; and our msrlut ls, row sequently, dull, on lower terms. New mid and Fact Ken po:kets. 131 13. to 1;41; new Weald of Kent, 101 104 to 121 lig Suarez, 101 to 121; foreign, 1)1 its per cwt. _ • WOOL—lliere Is a fair demand for wool, at full quotations ; but all other kinds arc much neglected. POTATOES—Althongh the iinports of foreigir potatoes con. thine large, the demand is ,teady, and prices are well an ported. Tork Regents, 110 s to 14014; St otch, 90s so 13Us ; Irish, 961 to lobs; foreign, DOs tones per too. SMITIIFIELD--The supplies of fat stock on offer have bean large this week; nevertheless. a very a:Lien...ire blisiuebs bas been transacted, as follows :—Becf, from 30 2d to 4s Phi ; mutton, 3s to Ls 2d; seal, 4s to is Yd; pork, tls 4d to is 10d ler ribs to sink the offal& . • NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL—A hill average bush tit has been doing in these markets at yin full price°. front 2. 1841 to 4 441; mutton, 3. to as 8J; yeal, to I . urk, 3' 4d to 44. per 81b. by the senate. FO: 91 9 ' flit Wei ;102150! te SOLI 47A 221 4 lON fond. 964 ! - 108 i C4l 96 75f 83 102 f 29b0f. 1110 3: 1041 100 ixd . 4, Wed. 9.4 I 94 i 102 f ; 28341. $1 8 ,r4feoe 101 f 12940 L 110 nit 4i 901 l; 90i )01 !441 I 441 21 Mem 22 4 4 9 9 19' 11 991 17 9di Si 4i ci . J 7 9 Se i 16 7 14 6 161 7i 3 ' 1 394 66 7 13 1 nb 01 104 b *4 4 110§ 11 671 A 93 7 13i UNi ItV ill4l 4 Ti fi 37 3 ib 7 sti t ! I r t ir is Ifyi 41 in! Del • 611 - 921 - 31 -- 74 711 74 91 ri 17 39 44 47