The Press. — London, England, 1854-02-11 00:00:00

142 been confirmed. by the Cabinet at Washington. The Minister of Mexico in Londo i has written to the committee of Mexican boulholders, stating that it is the intention of the Santa Anna to pay off the arrears of dividends, and to place the finances of Mexico on a sound foundation, so that the foreign debt may be extinguished. Without placing too much faith in any Mexican promises, which have been so often broken, we be lieve that the prospects of the bondholders are brighter than they have been for some time past. Mexican Stock has been done at 26, and closes to day at 251. Russian Stock has fluctuated, but the Five per Cents. still remain at about 105. This would hardly be the case if some hopes of peace did not exist. Spanish Bonds remain heavy. In other foreign stocks but little business has been transacted. RAILWAYS. The market for railway shares has been remark ably firm throughout the week. Some anticipations as to favourable dividends have been fully realised. Great Northern Stock has, perhaps, shown the greatest amount of firmness, and has been done at 88. The London and North-Western dividend is 5 per cent., and a surplus of 85,0001. is to be carried forward to the next half year. The South-Western Company are offering to renew their debentures at 44 per cent. interest. The Railway Market to-day, although good, closes rather lower, in consequence of the fall in Consols. BRITISH FE OFFIC 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto for Account 8 per Cents Reduced 8} per Cents Long Annuities Bank Stock, 7 per Cent India Stook,lol per Cot. Exch. Bills, Id. per diem India Bonds, (1,000) 18.— Closing Prices. QUOTATION. Tams& Wed. Thurs. Friday. 9 . 914 1 9 911 92 92 94 92 991 2 193 99i 94 9i 616-16 64 -- 9164 216 i 292 -- 14 20p 20 17p 18 17p -10 p 10p BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Saturday, the 4th day of Feb., 1854. 181036 DIPiRTMENT. Notes issued .829,523,820 Government Debt . £11,015,100 Other Secu.itles .. 2,984,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 15,524,820 Silver Bullion R 23,523,620 I BANKING DEPARTMENT. 129,423,620 Proprietors'Capital 614,55.9,000 Government Seen. Rest Public Deposits* 2,121,71d Dead Weight An.) £12,537,716 Other Deposits Seven Day ct other Notes Bills A 33,777,749 £33,777,749 seloners of • Including Exchequer, Savings Banks, National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the precetlin week, ending Jan. 28, exhibits the following changes. In the • - Public Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reurved feoen•day Bills Coln and Bullion Government Securities .. DECREASE of 995,000 Other Securities The Rest The amount of active circulation in Notes 822,557,115 Do. in Seven•clay and other• Bills 1,144,582 23,301,697 Coin and Bullion in both Departments 16,226,6b3 ATS FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Waterford k Kilkenny .4 t tist 154 t i 6t t cwt. 'town tallow, ti2o no per cwt. ttougti rat., as op per 8103. Waterford & Limerick 24 6 24 6 24 6 34 6 r 24 6 OILS-Linseed oil has sold at 34s to 34a ad per cwt. Com- 1 3 51ado I y ci W 3 edir die 3 Thu 2 re cile Friday. y d . West Cornwall - - - - - - mon fish oils have moved off slowly, on former terms. Turpen- Antw. & Rotterdam Ar 3 2 di. ii Wimbledon it Croydon - - - - - - tine inactive. Spirits, 21 155 ;in puncheons, 21165; rough, 14e Rezieresto Grain. 4 3e 4 34 4 3d4 9 4 4 311 Woodford - - - - -- per cwt. Belgian Eas. June. 1 13 1 13 1 11 111 1 13 York, Newc., and Ber. 68 9 :;75 8148 968 9 671 8i COALS-Holywell, 265; Old Adair's, 20s; Hetton, 3 0 5; Charleroi & Erque. .. York and Nrth Midland 185 91 . 7 8 /48 948 9 481 21 Haswell, 30s; Lambton, 29s Old ; Stewart's, flOs; Tees, 30a Dijon & Besancon - pm - p - p - p - Wag Ka- per ton. Dutch Rhenish .. 34 23 Mt 53 23 d3l 23 p 4 31 23dia 31 21d A ustra l as i an -6 8 .76 876876 8 77 0 SPIRITS-Rum is still in good request, at very full prices. East Indian 3 11 1 %it 3 3 P 2 l 3 t 2 1 3 5 1) 2 t 3 31 ) Chartered Bank of Asia -d-d l - d - d - - Proof Leewards, 3a 9d to 3s 10d; East India, 3s 74 to 3s 8d per Do. Extension d _ pin - - - - - - - - C h . Ba nk o f I n di a , A ug . ga ll on . S uper i or J ama i ca i s worth 13s 4d to Os 9d. The market 02 i Indian Penin 3i„sf„4f„ 4 4„ 4 3 p Valhi, & China lld 1 034,1 Old iOl d 1 Old for brandy is very firm. Sale.; of Cognac, best brands of 1851, Grand Junc.ofFra. - ,- , - o - ,- - Eng. Sctch it Aust. Ch 21 4 4 1 21 11i:1 , 2113d 2 4 lid 24 14 4 9s 10d to 108 ; 1850, ditto, 9s lid to lOs Id ; older, 10s 21 to Gt.Wt.ofCana.,Sh. 4 I ' d 2 l ' cl 2 1d 1 d par i d par Lon.BnkofAus.& India - - - -.-.. - lOs fki per galon. Geneva and corn spirits are quite as dear as Bds (241511878 Lea.&Pia.spcprf - die - die - sits - die - - Oriental Bank Corpor. 15 745 7.5 745 743 7 HAY AND STRAW-Meadow hay, 31 to 51; clover hay, Luxembourg .... 84 i 73 Si 71 8 71 461 71 Ro y . 41 to 61 es; and straw, 1116 s to 21 58 per load. Trade steady. Lyons& Geneva .. - pm -pm - pm -pm - - Ans.Bnking & Old Importing Company - - - _ ___ WOOL-The public sales of colonial wool have commenced. Maria adra A ntonia.... id iPid iPid it, id 3,, id 3P South Australia - - - - - Up to the present time they have passed off steadily. In prices Union of Australia Nam.&Lge.(wtbin 71 575 t 73 8 73 87/ 3 Do. New Northern of France 3t) i 29 4 4 295 i 293 i 29 MINER- 451; half clean, 401; and outehot, 421 10s per ton. There is a Norwe.Trunk Pref. 71 51 71 8 1 71 81 1 84 74 S llrazilian Imperial Paris & Lyons.... 13 1 p 1 21 3 p 12 ip l 2 by 12 3 Do. (St. John del Rey) 29 31 ?I; 30 28 30 28 90 28 30 COTTON-Our market is dull, at the late decline. Surat, 23d Paris & Orleans .. 41 3 41 8 4 34 1 3 41 3 Cobre Copper l3 5 135 43 543 5 44 6 to 3 44 for ordinary to fair; Madras, 3id to 4id for mid to fully Paris it Rouen.... 57 937 9 37 9 87 9 37 9 Colonial Gold Pox I P Par t p WV par } p par I p fair Tinnivelly. Paris I Strasbourg 29 5 284 i 284 5 383 9 981 9 Nouveau Monde PCaen & C herb. - p p - p .-. p .... ...-- mieciumuous _, mend is less active, as follows:-Kent and Essex Regents, 130 s Quebec& Itichmnd. 3 14 31 d 3 1 dis 3 Idle 3 1 d Australian Agricultural 42 4x4 10 2xd 10 2x4 41 43 41 3x4 to 160 s; other kinds, 1105 to 140 s per ton. Rouen & Havre .. 173 181 171 81 17 8 17 8 17 8 Brit. American Land Royal Swedish.... - dis -51 - dis -d - - Canada flambr64litupo ~ t 488585 1 4 74 8i Crystal Palace ll4pl.lipl 4 p i It p 3 15p rather more money, with a steady inquiry. Mutton and pork as Sth.E4* M e l 1 4 ' i-•I. , P - P-P - - Crystal PalaceofFianee -p-p-p-p-- last advised. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 104 ; mutton, 9s 4d to Southert o ~.. - p - p p -pm - - NorthßritishAus.Land Idipid 1 p }dip /di p id ip 5s 2d; veal, 4s to 5s Gd ; pork, 8s 2d to 4s 11/51 per 81bs to Uppe dlinaddri ....t ..- m - P - pm - - Do. Preference - - - - sink the offals. 1 W , s re". 31 1834134 44 33 4 4 , Peel River Land Min. idip id par l id par 1 d par id ar NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL-Each kind of meat has Wes of Thine 3 i P 2 i' 34 P 2 4 33 p 2! 3 tP Scottish Aust. Invest. :1 1/ pisll p 11 11p '..4 lip 11 P ip sold steadily, as follows :-Beef, from 3s 2.1 to 45 44 ; mutton, , W. 4 0iSwiflet '-d -.. .d - die - die -- - S out h A ustra li an L an d 36 8p 3..1 3s (83 836 837 9 Se to Se 8d • veal, 4. to 5s 44; pork, 3s 44 to 51 per Bibs by the g 0 , 14 ..... .. • 4 4 . 4 55 45 41s 64 4441 e 55 454 V an Di eme n' s Land , MadlfdßAk r .i. .........-....---............................................_ 251 C, Do. do. 201. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon .. • • Dublin & Belfast June. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen Junction East Anglian Eastern Onion East Lancashire E. & W. I. Mts.& Bir. Edinburgh & GlasgoN Eastern Counties Ednbrgh., Perth, Dund Great Northern Gt. Sth. and Wat of Ire Great Western Hull and Selby Irish South-Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds Northern Lon., Tilbury, & Sthend Lon., Brighton, l‘c London and Blackwall London and Nrth-West. Londndrry. & Coleraine Londndrry. & Ennaklln. Man.,Shef.,& Lncolnsh. . 921 . 92a 941 9 6f 217 231 13 14; 17 20p Gp - Midland Do. Birm. and Derby Newmarket Newp.,Aber.& Hereford Newry and Enniskillen New l ,yarrnpnt.,& Roe. - . Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Unionl North British North Devon North Staffordshire North• Western N.& Sth.-Western June. Oaf., Wrcstr., and Wolv. Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury et Birming. Shrewsbury k Hereford Shrewsbury k Chester Shropshire Union South Devon South-Eastern and Dov. Sou th• Western South Wales Sth. Yorksh. k Riv. Dun Stockton 1c Darlinbton Thins. Haven Dk. k Rail. Vale of Neath Waterford k Kilkenny IS RA I LWAVI--• lifond.l Aberdeen Amberg., Nottng., Bstn. & East Junction ,41 6 Birm.Wolv.&RtourVal.lß Birk.,Lan.&Ches.Junc.ll3 11 Do. Ches. &Birk , 501.1 it id 14 6, 3f d 14 6 61 2 81 2 i 321 f 13 1 d 31 3 At 3 114 8 11"2 w 1; 1 1 32} 1 3 1 t 1 3 23 1 5 1 t. 6 121 2 2 I par 3 3 2f 15 5i 2 SATURDAY, alttopolitan adds. (Reported exclusively for "THE PRESS.") CORN-EXCHANGE—During the present week the arrivals of English wheat., coastwise and by land carriage, have been on the increase, but in very inferior condition. For all kinds the demand has ruled heavy, at a decline in the quotations of from ?s to 3s per quarter, without clearances being effected. Foreign wheats—the imports of which have been moderate—have moved oil slowly, at Is to 2s per quarter less money. Floating cargoes have continued dull, at the same amount of depression. Barley has given way in value 2s per quarter, with a dull inquiry. In malt next to nothing has been doing, at drooping currencies. Oats have sold at a further decline of tid per quarter. Both beans and peas have moved off slowly, at Is to 2s per quarter less money. The flour trade has continued dull, and American I creels have fallen from is to 2s per barrel. The imports front the United States are liberal. ENGLISH—Wheat, Essex and Kent white, 72s to 89s ; red, 08s to 83s ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 67s to 818. Malting barley. 42s to 45s ; grinding ditto, 36. to 41s ; distilling, 40e to 42F. Malt, 67s to 755. Feed oats, 27s to 31s ; potato, 33s to 355. Rye, 50s to 525. Tick beans, 44. to 525; pigeon, 40s to 61s Grey peas, 448 to 46s ; maple, 46s to 47s ; white boilers, 62s to 64s per quarter. Town•made flour, 72s to 755; country marks, 64s to 72s per 2801 be. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English 2820 .. 8154) .. 10e30 .. 3240 .. 4180 Irish -- ' 5730 .. 840 .. 1720 de. 8400 bls. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY— Wheat. 2,123 quarters, 845 2d ; barley, 2,857 quarters, 42s 8d; oats, 2,477 quarters, 28s 51 ; rye, 16 quarters, 50s ; beaus, 851 quarters, 45s 7d; peas, 326 quarters, 52. 9d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 32s Ad; bar. ley, 41s 8d; oats, 275; rye, 49s id; beans, 485 3d; peas, Hs ed. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 79s 4d; barley, 41s Ad ; oats, 268 bd ; rye, 49. 31 ; beaus, 47. 9d; peas, 51s sd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wheat, 77098; barley, 89,783; oats, 28,139; rye, 350; beaus, 6,239; peas, 2,120 quarters. SEEDS—The demand for linseed continues steady, and last week's prices are well supported. Bombay is selling at 61s to 625; Calcutta, 59s to 60e; St. Petersburg, Otis to 58s per quarter. Rapeseed is dull ; but other articles command extreme rates. TEA—The public sales held this week have gone oil slowly, and green parcels have had a downward tendency. Privately, the demand is very inactive, and common sound Congou is freely offered at is Oici per lb. SUGAR—There has been more doing in raw sugars this week, at fully previous rates. Fine yellow Barbadoes has changed hands a: 38s 6d to 39s 6d; mid to good, 35s to 38s; low, 33s 6d to 34s 6rl ; low to mid yellow Jamaica, 345 to 355; good brown Deuierara, 32s 6il to 335; tine yellow Mauritius, 36s 6d to 385 ; low to good, 33s to 36s ; fine white Benares, 39s to 495; mid to tine grainy yellow, 38s to 40s Ad ; low to good, 31s Od to 35s 8d; Madras, 28s lid to 328 ; ord to tine Havar.nah, 25s 6d to 29s per cwt. Refined goods are on slow sale. Brown lumps, 449 to 445 6d; low to fine grocery, 44s Gd to 48s per cwt. Crushed is held at full prices. MOLASSES—Our market is steady, but the business doing is by no means extensive. West India, 17, to 18s 64; Cuba and Porto Rico, 17s to 19s per cwt. COFFEE—For all kinds we have to report n very inactive de mand; but no further decline has taken place in the quotations. A few parcels of good ord native Ceylon have sold at 49. to 49601 per cwt. COCOA—Most kinds are steady, as follows:—Red Trinidad, 35s to 425; grey, 33s to 355; Bahia, 27, to 28s; and Guayaquil, 33. to 34s per cwt. CHICORY—This article is tolerably firm. Old English is worth 111; new,l2l; old Guernsey, 121; new, 131; Harlingen, in bond, 131 per ton. RlCE—Owing to the heaviness in the corn trade rice is very dull, and lower to purchase. PROVISIONS--We continue to have a very slow sale for Irish butter, the value of which is tending downwards. Fine foreign moves MT steadily, and the currencies aro on the advance. English is dull, at last week's prices. Bacon is very inactive, and ls cheaper. Waterford sizeable, 61s to 639 per cwt. Other kinds of provisions command very little attention. TALLOW—There has been rather more doing in our market, at very full prices. P. Y. C., on the spot, is quoted at 63s to 63. 34 •, and for deliveryin March and April, 133 6 3d to 63s 114 per cwt. Town tallow, 620 tid per cwt. Rough fat, 3s 544 per Albs. FO Belgian 4} p C Ditto 2} Brazilian a Do. New 4i Buenos Ayres 6 Chilian 6 Danish 5 1 Mond. 189 W i ed si Ditto 3 • Dtch: (El 12 Guil )21 • Ditto 4 • French 3 Do. 4l Do. Bank Stock Granada Deferred Mexican Do. Account 3 Peruvian 4l Peruvian Scrip .... Portuguese 4 Kuesian 5 Ditto 4l Sardinian 5 Spanish 3 Do. New Deferred 3 Diets (Passive) .. Venezuela 3l THE PRESS. - I 11 2k 41 ill 911 69(64e, 97f 50, 2676 f. 7 25 } 66 — e 61 7 il lioo 68f 701 XI 50 1 2075 f. I 241 63 1104 5 1990: 40 19k Friday. 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