The Press. — London, England, 1854-05-20 00:00:00

MAY 20, 1854. THERE is a Itmarkable man connected with the New York Customhouse, a Spaniard. His business is to r eceive and test money. He will pour the contents of a bag of gold and silver coin into a scale—for it is weighed, not counted—and in a trice announce the amount in dollars and cents ; then running his fingers through the shining pieces, and applying his nose to them, immediately take out every counterfeit coin. He was never known to make a mistake in pronouncing money good or bad, and his infallible instinct for detecting the spurious metal is located in his olfactory organs.—Mobile Tribune. GREAT complaints are expressed at the abolition on the part of the omnibus proprietors of half-fares on the two great lines of road from the West•end of town to the City. At present passengers who wish to ride the length of a single street must pay as much as if they went the whole length of the journey. ygontg Prtlat an Citg 3nttiliput. FRIDAY Erxurso. THE funds opened at a rise of about per cent. Consols were first quoted at 88$ to $, and closed at the same price, both for money and the 6th of June, but after the official hours business was transacted at a shade lower. The new Exchequer Bond scrip was pm. on 001. 16s. Exchequer Bills were from 2s. die. to 2s. pm. There was no renewal of the demand for gold for importation to the Continent, whilst con siderable sums had recently arrived, and much more was expected. The commercial advices by the over land mail from India were satisfactory. On Tuesday Consols were done at 881 and 1, and for the account the price was the same. After busi ness hours transactions were effected at a lower rate. The market generally exhibited weakness. Exche quer Bills, however, rose Is., while Exchequer Bonds were; to $. There was a slight demand for gold for the Continent, and part of the 100,0001. worth which arrived by the Marco Polo was expected to be ex ported. The discovery of extensive bill forgeries at Berlin was announced today. On Wednesday, after some fluctuations, the funds closed at an advance. The supply of stock of all kinds was abundant, except Consols. They opened at 881 to 2, and closed at 88$ to 2, both for money and the 9th of June. Exchequer Bonds are at prem. Money is in moderate demand, but it is rarely obtained at a lower rate than the minimum of the Bank of England. Meetings have been held to oppose the plan of the Chancellor of the Exchequer for stamping foreign bills of exchange, on account of the practical difficulty and labour it will oppose. On Thursday the funds again advanced. Consols were first quoted at 88} to 89 ; and after reaching that point finally closed at 88j to 89. The unfunded debt remains the same as yesterday. It is intended to register the new Exchequer Bonds, and this will perhaps slightly enhance their value; as, in case of loss or destruction, there will be less difficulty in procuring payment of the amount they represent. Consols to-day have been buoyant, 89 to 89$ for transfer, and 89 to 891 for the account. Exchequer Bonds are at 1 to I prem. FOREIGN FUNDS. Russian Five per Cents. are at 95, and the Four and-a-half per Cents. at 81. This price is, however, owing to speculative transactions and the limited amount of stock in the market. The rate of discount has been lowered at Berlin, doubtless to facilitate the raising of the new loan. The foreign funds generally have been steady, with little doing in them. SHARES. Railway shares generally have advanced from ss. to 15s. In joint stock banking companies and in Australian Land shares an advance is perceptible. Crystal Palace shares are also higher. . . BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATION. Mond. Tuesd. Wed. Thurs. Friday 3 per Cent. Consol e BB4 884 881 1 881 989 Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Reduced 84 per Cents Long Annuities Bank Stook, 7 per Cent 202 5 209 5 204 204 5 205 India Stock, 114 per Cot 233 235 Exch. Bills, 2d. per diem 2d 1p 1 p par par 2 2p 1 d 2 p India Bonds, (1,0001.) —5 d stl —10 d BANE OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Aot 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Saturday, the 13th day of May, 1854. ISSUE DEPARTEIGNT. Notes issued .... 125,857,270 Government Debt 111,015,100 Other Sect.lties .. 2,984,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 11,857,270 Silver Bullion .... 525,887,270 125,857,270 THE PRESS. BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors'Capital 914,553,000 1 Government Seen- Regi Public Deposit s * Other Deposits Seven Day .2 other Notes Bills --- Z 32,214,907 £32,214,907 • Including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Dividend Acoounte. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending May 6, exhibits the following changes. lu the Public Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved Seven-day Bills Coin and Bullion Government Securities Other Securities INCREASE of The Rest The amount of active circulation in Notes 121,143,990 Do. in Seven-day and other Bills 1,111,563 22,255,553 Coin and Bullion in both Departments 12,582,366 SHARES. ‘, 7: 3 111. , fl 3 ed. 2 7 3 7tu 4 r. 1 81 4 71 8 7I 8 ' 13 12 1 12 1 19 7 15 1 - •d 8 7dB 189 91 90 134 4 5 i NI 4 8 10 8 10 '4l 3 1 41 3 7 8 7 15 G 1; Friday. 23 4 8 41 1 13 1,2 d 115 7 ' 7( 2 IS 6 :59 60 59 '63 . 5 43 . I 15 17 8 7d 90 92 14 5 4 14 9 11 42 3 12 12 98 4 2 _3 4 1 884 84 se 7 83 90 88 9( 2t 8} 78i i 101 3,101 I 091601 83 7 Hi 4 In 7 1 1 1 f 2! 7 8 15 g 59 60 69 6 124 I 23 4 864 7 58 20 734 101 103 80 83 7 12 i I in P 100 1 8 i i 964 7 194 2 st4i 32 8 4 2} i 8 8 45 7 Si I S 3811 li t i - -Fil 27 9 83 7 51 3 51 3 3 21 d 13 IS 4 31d 13 5 601 77 6 34 IS 4 2 d 30 2 3 1 17 8 4 5 20 2 65 8 46 7 77 9 1 id It id 4d £ntw. & FOREIGN R [LWAY Mond. Tuesday Wednes. Thurs. Friday. Antw. & Rttrdm. 91 4 d 31 4 d 34 4 dis 31 4 di. 31 ed Bezrs.to Grain. 4 34d 4 34 4 34d 3d 4 3 d Belgian Eaet. J. 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 I'4 1 Charle. & Erque. Dijon & Besang. pin p r Dutch Rhenish 44 4 14 4 d 44 4 d 414 crii4 . l 4 - 4 East Indian 14 2is 1 2p14 p 2p 1 Pr Do. Extension 1 04 1 04 1 [l. Gt. Indian Pen 4 1„ 4 1„ 4 1„ 4 1„ tp Grand J. of Frs — ei G.W.ofCan.,Sh 194 204 19 20 184 94 18 94 184 die die dis di. Luxembourg 4l 54 44 54 41 54 4¢ 54 It Lyons & Geneva 1 41 2 1 tUe 2 1d 2 1 d 21 d Madras Maria Antonia — N.. & Lge.(w. iu) 6/ 74 64 74 61 74 61 4 74 i 4 f 1 Nrtbrn.ofFrnc*. If 314 1 311 2 324 8 Norw. Trak. Prf. 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 Paris & Lyons 144 15 4p 161 Gp 164 p 161 1 Paris B Orleans 43 3 43 543 543 3 43 Paris & Rouen 36 835 786 7 95 736 T Paris & Strasbg 3Ol 4 304 1 291 j 301 4 30 4 P., Caen & Cher —p— p Qbee..t fichmnd — dis dis, Rouen & Havre Royal Swedish —di d die —dl Sambre & Meuse 84 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 S. E. of France p p p SthrL of France p p p —pm -- Upper Ind. Scrip —p Pm 4 3 4 1 ) 3 .-1 —4 Wet. Flanders 3 4 3 Wain. of France 3 4 64 1 3 4p 3 4p 3 4p I 4 Westrn.ofSwits. 31 43444 d 51 401.1 4451 Zealand 6 6 sdm 3 dis 6 5 dis I I . -..- A d 8 40 2 71 3 8 4* 5. 81 '4O 2 1* I 46 6 86 76 76 85 6 i 7 iP 11 i Id Si h 86 d ni 24 RAILWATG- Aberdeen Amberg., Nottng., Betn. & East Junction Birm. Wolv. & Stour Val . Birk., Lan. & Ches. J unc . Do. Ches. &Birk , 501.3 251 C. Do. do. 201. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Dublin it Belfast Juno . Dundee, Perth, & Aber• deen Junction East Anglian Eastern union East Lancashire E. & W. I. Dk s. & Bir. Jn Edinburgh & Glasgow Eastern Counties Ednbrgh., Perth, Dund Great Northern Gt. Bth. and Wet of Ire Great Western Hull and Selby Irish South-Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle! Leeds Northern Lon., Tilbury, et Sthen ion., Brighton, &c..... London and Blackwall London and Nrth-Weet Londndrry. it Coleraine, Londndrry. & Ennoklln Man., Shef.,& Lncolneh. Midland Do. Birm. and Derby Newmarket. Neap., Abet .& Hereford Newry and Enniskillen New., Warrnpnt.,& Ros. Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Devon North Staffordshire North-Western N.& Sth.-Western June. Oxf., Wrcstr., and Wolv. Scottish Central Scottieh Midland Shrewsbury & Binning. Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury & Chester Shropshire Union South Devon South-Eastern and Dov. South-Western South Wales Sth. Yorkeh. & Riv. Dun Stockton & Darlintton' Thms. Haven bk.& Rail . Vale of Neat!' Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon & tl ti I 12( 15 7 13Sit . 1 4 8 1( 17 8 15 8 59 CO I - Ip_ a, 89 9; ti 41 8 11 41 ,7 8 15 i - 59 I 11j ite 12 1; 23 4 23 4 851 6186 6 88 90 88 90 72i 31, 7 2 i 31 101 3 IUI 3 1 601 1591601 1 “ilB3 7 !83 7 111 21i 11f 21 11i981 4 I 154 I I 6 -4 P 6 51 8 Woodford York, Newc., and Ber York and Nrth Midland 51 8 is Sec 3 5 ,4 119 I :7 8 r 2 4 1 Id BANKS— Australasian Chartered Bank of Asia Ch. Bank of India, Aus tralia, & China lf id 'lf id Eng.Sctch & Aust. Ch 5 4d 5 4d Lon.BnkofAus.&lndi I Lon. Char. Bnk of Aust. 24 2d 21 2 d Oriental Bank Corpor. 43 5x3 43 51d Roy. Aus.Bnking& Cild i Importing Company ) I South Australia t 37 9 37 Union of Australia Do. New Minns— Brazilian Imperial Do. (St. John del Rey) 29 3 Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Nouveau Monde ... Niacin-LA:moos— Australian Agricultural 9 Brit. American Land Canada Crystal Palace 6f Crystal Palace of Franc North British Ans. Lan r Do. Preference Peel River Land Min f Scottish Aust. Invest ti South Australian Lane I Van Diemen's Land ~ 10e _ If 1 -- FOREIGN FUNDS. i Tuesd i Wed. Per Cent, Mond. Belgian 44 Ditto 24 Brazilian 5 97 Do. New 44 Buenos Ayres 6 Chi Han 6 Danish a Ditto 3 Dtch. (Pa 12 Guil )94 1 59) 9 1 ,594 9 1 59 Ditto 4 88 74 87 1 84' 871 I 87' i. ranch 3 67f 68 80c b7f 40.; 68f 2.. Do. 44 93f 75 94f c 94f 20c 9W I Do. Bank Stock 2810 f. 2810 f. ' 2810 f. 28201 Granada Deferred —l 54 6 Mexican 8 244 I 241 Do, Account 3 241 I Peruvian 44 621 2 Peruvian Scrip.... Portuguese 4 Russian 6 96 5 96 95 6 956 I Ditto l4 814 84 Sardinian e 81 814 2 82 so Spanish 3 88 7138 71 381 Do. New Deferred 3 184 4181 4 14 Do. Pass. Convert. 31 1 31 Venezuela 34 - _ - - littmolitan Markets. (Reported eretutively for "Tni Pause.") CORN-EXCHANGE Since of home-grown wheat, coastwise and on a very limited scale. For all steady, at an advance in the quotations quarter, at which good clearances be , wheat—the receipts of which havt steadily, at from Is to 2s per qua cargoes have realised en improvemeni has come steadily to band, and been doing in it on former terms. quarter, owing to the rise in the dt 6d to is per quarter more money. peas we have no change to notice. an improvement of Is per barrel; , has not been extensive. The imports Esomert—Wheat, Essex and 70e to 855 ; Norfolk and Lincoln; 40a to 43s ; grinding ditto, 36s Malt, 66s to 88s. Feed oats, 97s Rye, 48s to 505. Tick beans, 45s Grey pea., 445 to 46. ; maple, 47s t 59s per quarter. Town-made flour, 58s to 61e per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. If arley. Malt. Oata. Mbar. English 440 .. 1360 .. 4080 .. 1280 .. 410 Irish Foreign .. 37790 .. 4400 .. 50460 .. 1230 eke. 2520 Wit LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY— Wheat, 2,101 quarters, 801 4d; barley, 879 quarters, 38s ild; oats, 2,897 quarters, 29s 6d ; rye, 113 quarters, 46s 7d ; be an s, 212 quarters, 47s 7d; peas, 67 quarters, 48s 9d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES--Wheat, 781 9d; bar ley, 375 Id; oats, 29s scl ; rye, 520 ld ; beans, 48s lid; peak 46s 9d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVEIIAGE.S—Wheat, 78s 3d; barley, 36s lid; oats, 28s 2d; rye, 50, 7d; beans, 40, 8d; peas, 44s 3d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 57,450; barley, 19,218; oats, 14,885; rye, 82 ; beans, 4,877; peas, 854 quarters. SEEDS—There is a steady business doing In linseed, at very Nil prices. All other seeds are dull, on former terms. Cakes command extreme rates. TEA—The public sales held this week have gone off steady, at full prices. Privately, our market is firm, on f ormer teed. Common sound Congou, Is per lb. Upto Saturday last duty will paid on 16,389,9911b5, against 11,219,599115 s in 1853. SUGAR—The business doing In raw sugar Is not to extensive, yet the quotations are well supported. Fine ye liarbadoes has sold at 89s to Cm; mid to good, 35s to Bft ; low, 33s to 34s &I; low to mkt yellow Mauritius, 34s to Kis good to fine, 38e to 375; good to fine crystallised yellow, 40s per cwt. Crushed is held at Hill currebeies. Maned are rather active. Brown lumps era sailing at 408 tO our la-it report the arrivals of nd by land carriage, have been ill kinds the demand has ruled cations of from Is to fully 22 par es have been e ff ected. Foreign lave been liberal—has moved off quarter more money. Floating emeut of 2s per quarter. Barley 1 about an average business has [s. Malt has advanced 10s per duty. Oats have sold at fries ey. In the value of beans and American flour has realised rel ; but the business doing in ft sports have been but moderato. Kent white, 745 to 911 ; r t o, red, 70s to Ms. Malting barley, to 395; disttning , 87s to lit. 75 to 30s ; potato, 110 s to US. Is to 525; pigeon, 47s to Oh. 7e to 49s ; white boilers, 1175 ti our, 86. to 70s; country mutt, Pridap. .... 964 - - ..- 7 7- WI 11 24 i i 624 - 95 81 83e 39 19i $ ••• =NO 0 il 11 I 2 led lj Oii [44 0 45 7 128 40 39 4 ii 7170 2 Di 7i f 7 8 29 1 319! 31 ' i id 2 2 ii 5 P 4 45 7 48 7 65 75 65 75 74 8 74 $5 61 7 81 7fp -- -- f 1 f 1p 2* 1 11 i t 11 12 14 21 c*.i'y~ 99 11 8 1 1921 571 13 32 - I 6 6 45 7 , 3 }dl 30 1 1 6f — id! i 7 65 g 51 3 1 3 Aid 13 5 1 4 3111 IS 15 594 60 3 7 4 7 8 5 1 4 Ad: 30 A I 1 51 3 51 3 13 Re( 13 5 I n 5 I 1 4c 1 q 8 1 15 7 irr"T : 3 :~, .:A I . J