The Press. — London, England, 1854-10-14 00:00:00

982 cial, which at other periods would have excited spe culation, appear at present to have stifled it. The announcement of the victory on the Alma, and the expectation, almost equivalent to a certainty, of the capture of Sebastopol, have produced a barely appre ciable effect upon the quotations. In all probability the actual occurrence of the latter event would occa sion little, if any, influence on prices, so utterly in sensible is the pulse of the Stock Market at the pre sent moment. Great insensibility is shown also to the symptoms of commercial embarrassment which have been rife in many quarters lately. Notwith standing, therefore, the triumphant despatches from Lord Raglan, or the accounts of failure or difficulty among some of the largest trading firms in Liver pool, the price of Consols has undergone a barely perceptible change in either direction. The daily fluctuations seldom exceeded *, or * at the utmost. The mean quotation continues to be, as for so long past, at 951, and the widest range of prices during the week has been from 95 to 951, the extremes in both cases being merely nominal. On Wednesday the quarterly balance-sheet of the public revenue expenditure was published in due course. Govern ment organs diligently praised the extended and im proved form in which the national accounts were rendered, and extracted from it a proof of the satis factory state of the imperial finances. In commer cial circles these eulogies passed for what they were worth, and upon 'Change the publication of the revenue tables produced not even as much effect as could be measured by a variation of * per cent. in the price of Consols. Money has continued much in demand, although the transit of gold to the Continent has altogether ceased, and the dealers have sent some considerable consignments of bullion to the Bank in default of find ing profitable vent in the foreign markets. Some large cash payments have, however, fallen due during the week, and others are approaching their turn within the next few days requiring anticipatory pre parations. The last instalment (23 per cent.) on the B series of Exchequer Bonds became payable on Tuesday, and absorbed 460,0001., together with a heavy call on the shares of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. Upon the 17th the last instal ment of 18 per cent. on the A series of 2,000,000/. Exchequer Bonds also fell due, amounting to 360,000/. ; and on the 20th 320,0001. will be requ red for the second instalment of the new Turkish loan. This la ter amount, however, will have to be provided partly from the Paris Money Market. On the side of receipts there have been some extensive remittances reported, which must before long find their way into the market. 100,0001. on London account arrived on Monday from Boston, and 280,000/. more on Wed nesday from New York, Brazil, and Sydney. The arrival of the Queen of the South, Australian steamer, with nearly 350,0001. on board, was also telegraphed this afternoon from Southampton. To-day the dividends on the October stock be came payable at the Bank, and rendered money somewhat easier. The opening of the books for transfer in several descriptions of securities tended to stimulate transactions, and the market has ac cordingly presented somewhat more activity. Prices are, nevertheless, barely a shade better. Consols were quoted early in the day at 95 for transfer, but have been done since at 954 fi, and for account at 951 Speculative dealings are much in abeyance, and the quotations for time remain within a small fraction of the money prices. The next account day in Consols is the 14th of November. The amount applicable this quarter to the reduc tion of the national debt is 264,6991., being the fourth part of the surplus for the year ending the sth of July last. In the present state of the revenue, this sum will be wholly absorbed in the redemption of Deficiency Bills, and will go but a small way towards accomplishing that object. FOREIGN. Dealings in foreign securities are extremely li mited, and present few features of interest. The announcement made on Wednesday that the Egyptian tribute is now duly hypothecated ;'or the payment of interest on the Turkish loan has brought that stock forward at improved prices. The quota tions this afternoon were as high as 31 premium ex New. The stock yields a high interest (6 per cent.), and is getting into favour with investors. RAILWAYS. Shares have been firm, generally speaking, during the week, but the transactions continued to be ex tremely limited. To-day the market showed signs of heaviness, and the quotations gave way in many instances. Great Northern, however, are an excep • - rathr firmer. The foreign lines are Iteration, but dull. The miscel tgs, comprising mining, banking, is' shares, are at previous values. shares have slightly advanced, and lion, heing rather I , in -ok-Uligif particular all sr 11 1.4 i - 1 0 % , Taheous undertakings ~ k , s ," a ' companies' ~,, - k...." "•Its' C alace share •., : ,_ atc.i. ~. *c) at 21 3. t $ 4 .' - kkh. il t . 1:t • .•.••• ~,, , ~ . • I. -..... 1 i 4 - 1 lik ::4 N, THE PRESS. SHAT Mond. lf 2il: A ed. 2i 27tur. / 21a 2 tl 5 8 9 1 lid is a l ci i 95 T 621 ii z& 10 I-I 14 $ 14 r a 7 EA !LW/AD.-. Aberdeen Moberg., Nottng., Betn & East Junction ... • Stour Val. Birk., Lau. & Ches. J unc . Do. Ches. & Dirk , 601.4 25W Do. do. 201. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Dublin & Belfast J unc. Dundee, Perth, & Aber. deen Junction East Anglian Eastern (Intim East Lancashire E. & W.l.Dks.& Bir.Jn I Edinburgh 4 Glasgow' Eastern Counties .. • • Ednbrgh., Perth, Dund Great Northern (It. 9th. and Wet of Ire. Great Western Hull and Selby Irish South• Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle' Leeds Northern Lou., Tilbury, &Stliencll Lou., Brighton, &c London and Blackwall I London and Nrth•Weat. Londndrry. & Coleraine Londndrry. & Ennsklln. Man.,Shef.,& Lncolnsh Midland Do. Birm. and Derby; Newmarket Newp.,Abei.& Hereford Newry and Enniskilleni New.,Warrnynt.,& 1 1 6 1 1 70[ .4 42 411 id at a ! 6 10 1 41 U+ 7 iP 42 4 NorfOlk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Devon North Staffordshire North-Western N.& Stb.-Western J until Oxf., Wrostr., and Wolv. Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birming. Shrewsbury & Hereford Shrewsbury & Chaste Shropshire Union .... South Devon South-Eastern and Dov 1 South- Western South Wales SM. Yorksh. & Riv. Dun Stockton & Darlint,ton Thms. Haven Dk.ct Rail. Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick . West Cornwall Wimbledon & Croydon Woodford York, Newc., and Her. York and Nrth Midland; BANKS— I Australasian Chartered Bank of Asia ¢d par 4d par Ch. Bauk of India, Ans ; I tralia, & China Eng. Sctch & Aust. Ch 31 21d 31 kid Lon. Bnk of Atm.& India' ' ; Lon. Char. Ink of Aust. 2 1 4 2 21i 2 Oriental Bank Corpor. 424 3i 424 3i Lon. Aus. Bnking& Old ; I m porting Company — South Australia Union of Australia Do. New 74 64 74 84, MINIS— I I Brazilian Imperial 3 4 $ s4' SO Do. (St John del Rey) 25 SS SS Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Nouveau Moude ... a i 4 t MISCELLANEOUS— . Australian Agricultural 40 2 40 1 Brit.. American Land Canada Crystal Palace 2i 3 21 3 Crystal Palace of France — .P North British Aus.Lauclif 4 —y 4 4 Do. Preference ; Peel River Land & Min.l3i 44,31 41, i 1 :1 Scottish "wet. Invest. 2 4 4 South Australian Land 35 7 135 7, Van Diemen's Land \94 ezd ,61 4 174 8 46 '3 4 83 4 82 4 624 34 :33 7 , 132} 1 115 7 a ; 17e 84, 41 U ;!24 r i l7i 14! 2 1 24 6 I ,4 4 5 di 9 is 114 la 9 121 f 2; Itt 12 lidil2 lei 1116 e 71: 7 0 al 4d' 95 7 Ili 7 I;2} xd:69 id 1/15 6 Il4e be , 1 10 2 110 9 :3 1 4 . 8 Id. Ilee 7eS 7 9 5 7 112 i id 1 14 e bi 110 2 la 111 l ee 7 'l6 7 87 9 '57 9 57 9 57 9 158 !1:4 plli tili illi 22 1 22 4 92 4 21 4 87 8 87 8 88i 9i 884 94, 90 2 90 2 90 2 90 2 ' ,71} pit 71i 3 7 101 8 101 101 1 01 3 - j - 791 76 U 67 0 72 75 85. I Ili 11i I 163 b 143 8 i 8 i 1014 2:11.1114 24 5 24 70 a :70 41 3 / 41 4 9 8194 8 d ;5 6e51 VC 140 51 49 RI Si id 24 id; 1321 Je 32i ;8 10 8 10 :4' Sid 41 ;G i k 7 4 7 32 4 ',22 4 191 exd 94 exdl .62 4 164 4 17e 8 7t 81 1° 4 i 64 1 89 4 ri .17i 81, ,4} t I 124 _6l 1,54 71 ,7 I - :67 9 1 - '7 l l 2: lie 103 !di 101j2; 124 i 6 14(1 :9 9,1 1 21 1 S 6i 49 64 :32} 4 1 [tiSed 7 4p , 182 4 6xd 162 4 H i pi lia 14} f ,24 8 !82 4 1 82 41 'id poi* d 31 2fd 3 2fdi I i fif 2 I 211 42 4 '42 4 43 543 5 67 9 87 73 4 . 7 i 84 2f V } . 21 ,28 30 28 A 4 ti 4 ,i 4 BRITISH F OBFII 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account 3 per Cents Reduced 3} per Cents Long Annuities Honk Stuck, 7 per Cent India Stock, 10} per Cnt. Exch. Bills, 1 1. per diem India Bonds, (1,0001.) MB. .L Q 1 1)S ll 7 6p BANK OF ENGLAND. 531,706,234 I * including Exch.Nuer, Savings Banks, C, National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antes. & Rttrdm. liezrs.to Grails. Belgian East. J. Charle. & Erque. Dijon & Besang. Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Pen Grand J. of Fre, G.W.of Can.,Sh „ B. (2d is.) 1573 Lc. & Pis. 5 p pf. Luxembourg Lyons & Geneva Madras Maria Antonia Na. & Lge. (w. in) Nrthrn. of Frnce. Norw. Truk. Prf. Paris & Lyons Paris & Orleans Paris & Rouen Paris & Strasbg. P.,Caen & Cher. Qbec.& Rchnind, Rouen & Havre Royal Swedish Sambre & Meuse S. E. of Francs Sthrc of France Upper lnd. Scrip st. Flanders.. Wstn. of France W estrn. of Swill. IWond. Gi 4 3 d Tuesday. 4 9u 11 pal s 2d r 13-21 1 21 4 p 1 t 11;1 Wednes. 64 3 d I 11 13 234 3 t p 17 8" 10 2 40 83 710 65 98 103 38 21 S 4 1 3i 4; Si 12 A 2 i 35 736 121 :I 121 Friday. 93 951 53 102 c2i 2 92i id -'. ,1 dii 1 IP" I lerlrul disl li ip Par tl3 31a 9 34 5 8 9 10 201 119 49 50 38 40 dial i p (parr P • 141 3 9 10 21} p 49 50 38 40 - P.l dl 123 i 23 t 1 - 8 4 - P il - - P 3f 4 : 6 j p P ll3 l 31 4 dt I P tl fl 6 7 118 -7 241 5 71i 1 931 j 05j i 94 I j 7 4 I lop 95i Si )4 Si x 1 4 20e 9i AN Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Rth Victoria, cap. 92, for the week ending on Saturday, the 7th day of Oct., 1851. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued 426,3K1i3U Government Debt 411,015,100 Other Securities .. 2,984" Gold Coin It Bullion 12,350,030 Silver Bullion .... A 26,350,030 BANKING DEPARTMENT. PrOprIBIOTIITIpIIIIIII4,SS3,OOO i Government Secu ftest Public Deposits* 5,766,065 Dead V/ eight Au.) .015.466 Other,Deposits .. 9,562,907 Other Securities .. 16,677 317 Seven Day & other Notes Bills 126,350,030 $31,706,234 issioners of The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending Sept. 30, exhibits the following changes. In the Public Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved DECREASE Of Seven-day Bills INCREASE of Coin and Bullion Governsunt Securities Other Securities DECREASE of 245.526 The Rest The &mount of active circulation In Notes /219,059,015 Do. In Seven-day and other Bills 1,050 , 737 .-------- 21,018 752 Coin and Bullion in both Departments 12,972,460 Thurs. Friday Gi 4 3d 4 3 1 d 1 e I - 342 el d p i i 3 2 :; 2 lici e l i d I aPii P irk ei 174 84 die dis ;,Pi} iP par 4P par IP 238 t d i al et 7 { 84 4 34g 0 10 9 10 2 1 1 P 21 9 i 49 0 4 0 38 40 38 40 .-, .. P 31 c= - 2P dis 16 7 P die 233 tei 233 4! d at ill P pm Pm 31 - pra i 4 3 3 4 di lOA 1 - 6 17 16 7 (ALictrnplitan glathrts. (Reported exclusively for "THE PRESS. " ) CORN-EXC HANGE—Fair average supplies of English wheat have come to hand this week coastwise. The finest samples have moved off steadily, at an ad vance of is to 3s per quiuter. Low and middling qualities have changed hands slowly, on former terms. The show of foreign wheat has been but mode- st rate. On the whole a good b usiness has been doing in mo kinds, and prices have had an upward tendency—the advance being 29 to 3s per quarter. Barley has sold freely, and tine malting samples have commanded is per quarter more nets ey. Malt has sold at very full prices. Although the supplies of are but moderate, the oat trade has ruled dull, on former terms. Both beans and peas have sold steadily, at late rates. The four trade has been lirm, and the top price of English has advanced Is per sack—viz., to 58s. ENGLISH—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 5Gs to 71 5 ; r e & 51s to 68s; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 52s to 58s. sfalting barley, 31s to 3ts ; grinding ditto, 286 to Us ; distilling, Male bailey, 3is. Malt, 62s to 705. Feed oats, 21s to 25s ; potato, 255 to 286. Rye, 38s to 405. Tick beaus, 40s to 486; pigeon, 42s to ate. Grey peas, 355 to 37 s ; m a p le, 38a to 40s ; w hi te boilers, 405 to 455 per quarter. Tow n-made Hour, 535 to 5.85; country marks, 43s to 50s per 21301b5. A RRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English ... 2250 .. 990 .. :;930 .. 2 010 .. 1820 Irish Foreign .. 570 .. 3600 • • Lb. j FOREIGN FUNDS. Per Cent. Belgian 44 I Ditto 2} Brazilian Do. New 4} Buenos Ayres 6 Chilian Danish 5 Ditto 3 Dtch. (Ex 12 Guil )24 Ditto 4 French 3 Do. 4} Do. Bank Stock Granada Deferred 11 Mexican 8 Do. Account 3 Peruvian 4l Peruvian Scrip .... Portuguese 4 Russian 5 Ditto 4i Sardinian 5 Spanish 3 Do. New Deferred 3 Do. Pass. Convert. Turkish Scrip lit and Tuesd. Wet!. 931 I 96 xd 94 xd 99 xd 1 ' 62 62 i - I 92 xd 92 xu 1 , 781 2ic 78f c 7Cf fBc 99: 25c 98f We 98:50c 2980(. 2980 r. , 2980 f. 99 Bxi ^.6fli Otir Mai DisOf.l L 1 11; 1 38 44 - 4 - i 21p 3p3 p 3 1 114 I 103 b ei 1014 2 124 5 ;70 * 141 3 ridag. 21; 2 12 11 16i ' 7 6 95 Ci 7 16 7 89 90 90 2 70/ 11 101 3 _ - 711 1 78 82 lli i 1(1 5. d g i 1 41 3 - - - 2i 5t 6i 49 51 31 12; 3t I 8 10 41 31 1 d I Ai 7 d ip 32 4 34 .7 I 63 4 71 8/ 46 8 13 4 f 83 4 32/ 81 d 35 7 3 XB4 174 4 i 24 6 6 7 82 4 f id s 2 ..... 211 2! 42 4 45 5 ;67 0 1 7 e Ki 21 3} 28 so 4 I 42 40 2 65 70 9f3 103 21 Si q Si ,41 i 96 - 7 3, l l2l 3 SATURDAY, Closing Prices. l IJOTATION. 95 77 , xcl l )4t xd I;; al 46 8 113 4 C,3 182 19.2 i 3i .1 id 6