The Press. — London, England, 1856-11-29 00:00:00

1148 at a cheaper rate than the Bank. In this sense the Money Market is unquestionably easier; but we fear that the im• provement has not yet extended to any of the lower branches of trade. Next week the approach of " the fourth " will cause a good deal of pressure; bat we antici pate that it will be got over without mush difficulty, as all parties who had it in their power have for some time been restricting their operations and limiting their credits. The foreign exchanges are no better than they were last week. Perhaps on France there is a slight improvement; but on other places there is none—rather, indeed, the reverse. The Bank Directors must have been partially influenced by this circumstance at their meeting yesterday. The Indian mail is telegraphed; and from the rates at Shanghai being quite as high as they were a fortnight ago, we may expect to see further large exports of silver to China. The demand for India is already great. The next packet, which leaves on the 4th, will take out a very large amount both for India and China. The pr.ce of silver has increased this week. _ . Specie to the valne of about 80,0001. has arrived during the week. (tithe vast sum received last week, rather more than 1,550,0001., the Bank of England has obtained about 700,0111.; and, according to our advices from Paris, the Bark of France 780,0001. The amount was, therefore, about equally divided ; and the feeling manifested in both capitals has improved in proportion. We do not expect any arrivals from Australia for the present. The West India packet due next week will probably add to our stock of silver, now very low ; but the exchanges with the United States are not favorable to large receipts from that quarter. Owing to the better aspect of affairs, English Securities of all descriptions have shown a further upward move ment since our last. The public have been buying less, but speculation has been doing more; and the tune re mains with a disposition not unfavorable to still higher prices, although, considering the present value of money, the maximum has certainly been obtained. Consols closed last Friday at 9:34 to / ; yesterday at 914 exactly. The improvement consequently has been equal to about a half per cent. During the week there have been several fluctuations within a range of a half per cent. ; bat the im provement may now be regarded as established for the remainder of the present account, which terminates on the 4th. The final quotation to-day was 941 to 4. The mar ket was very strong at the close to-day. The new account is fixed for the Bth of January. The highest price for that time has been 951 ; to-day it was, at the close, 951 to ' In the early part of next month Consols will be oat in ex-dividend, as the transfer books will be shut for ti e p irpose of making it up. E schequer Bills have again improved. Last Friday they were quoted at Is. dia. to Is. prem. They now stand at '2B. to ss. prem. Railway Shares have derived great benefit from the im provement in the Money Market. Some lines, such as Great Western, are between two and three per cent. better. The general rise has been equal to from one and a half to two per cent. This improvement has taken place notwithstanding the arrangement of the account, and in some quarters an opinion is pretty strongly expressed that railway property will be viewed still more favorably by the public. Indeed, we should not be surprised, unless some great change takes place, to see a considerable por• tion of the January dividends appropriated to this class of investments. Today there was a further rise of from one hill to one per cent., especially in London and North Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Great Westerns. The latter have attained to the high price of 70, a price unprecedented for the last two years. In the Foreign Market the most remarkable feature is the continued firmness of Turkish Securities. All others are comparatively stationary, and with fewer transactions in them than are usual on the part of the principal dealers in this market. The Turkish Six per Cents. are about two p.-r cent. higher than this day week, and the Guaranteed Four per Cents. have improved, but not in the same propor tion. Mexicans are rather lower Business has been active in Joint-stock Bank Shares. The new undertakings have been regarded with more favour, and have improved to some extent; but, generally, there is no change of consequence. Miscellaneous descriptions have felt the effect of a moderate demand. Land Shares steady. Crystal Palaces firm and rather better; and 'Electric Telegraph Stock has advanced about one per cent. The railway and foreign settlement was brought to a close yesterday and to-day. One defaulter was declared. He wea a dealer in Crystal Palace and Omnibus Shares for the fall. The liabilities are not considerable, and the circumstance has produced no effect except upon the parties immediately interested. The Board of Trade Tables for the month and the ten months ending the 31st October were issued yesterday. They are again, with respect to the results shown in figures, of a very favorable character ; but, as we have before stated, we doubt whether our export trade, particu lar'y during the last ' profitable. During t exports amounted to October, 1855, and 6, of 1854. During th( our exports amounted amount as the whole 941 5 , Thum II Fridap 01 7 61 7 tP[ 1 it , 22.1 i ( 22 213 21i 24.1 i I lit 81 Oi p' si 9 /P 191 201 191 20 8 i 371 8 37 89 5 9 521 8 WI 1 49 51 46 50 8i 1 91 8 Ma 91 38 40 ;.4 2817 ii R 81 3 1 01 9 116 7 34 S 193 /108 V P lt Ir 9 P 24 6 84 8 9 1 A 141 2 115 7 el 9 70 67 4 — P 109 10 6j 7 1054 3 82 1 - lOB VP i 104 i " 81 i I 1109 lb di 1105}7 I 182 SATURDAY, 3littrogalitan niarluts. (Reported exclusively for "Tel Past's.") CORN EXCHANGE Although very moderate supplies of Euglish wheat have been received up to our market this week, coastwise and by land carriage, the trade has been in a depressed state, and prices have given way 3s to 4s per quarter. In foreign wheat scarcely any busines has been transacted, at 2s per quarter less money. We have had scarcely any inquiry for floating cargoes. The show of barley hat been large, and the trade has ruled heavy, at is to 28 per quarter less money. In the value of malt—the si.pply of which has been only moderate—no change has taKen pl,•ace. The oat trade has ruled very dull, and new samples have fallen is to 2s per quarter. Beans have given way 4s. peas 2s, per quarter, and great heaviness has prevailed in the demand fur both articles. The ti ur trade has continued dull, and the quotations have had a downward tendency. CNC/WU—Wheat, Essex and Kent red, 53s to 87s; white, 51s to 74e; Norfolk and Lincoln red, as to 675. Malting barley, 365 to 48s; grinding ditto, Ms to 33s 37. to 3ss. Malt, 63s to 78s. Feed oats, 21s to 255; potato, 255 to 31s. Rye, 38s to 425. Tick beans, 35s to 375; Harrow, 40s to 445; pigeon, 42s to 465. Grey peas, 40s to 415 ; maple, 42e to 43.; white boilers, 41s to 47. per quarter. Town-made dour, 58s to 60s; country marks, 43s to 49a; households, 56. to 1595 par 2SUlbs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Oats. Flour. 720 .. 1050 6400 6520 .. 87;10 bla. 100 sks. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 5,056 quarters, this 9d ; barley 1,397 quarters, 43s 8d ; oats, 1,932 quarters, 24s 61; rye, quarters, —; beans, 454 quarters, 44s 9d; peas. 405 quarters, 48s 4d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 638 3d; bar- ley, 46s 7d; oats, 263 7d,; rye, 40s 4d; beans, 466 9d; peas, 433 6d. Wheat. Barley. Malt. English 2110 .. 2870 .. .. Irish leoteign.. 10510 .. 800 .. rah: aIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat,6Ss 2d: barley, 45s cl; oats, 26s sd; rye, 40s IGd; beans, 46a 6d; peas, 143 51. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK —Wheat, 97,973; barley, 99,697 ; oats, 13,219 ; rye, 489; beans, (,221 ; peas ,3,724 quarters. littEAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to gad; of household ditto, 74d to bid per 411 is lost__ TEA. The recent imports of new teas have sold steadily, at very full prices. In old qualities only a limited business is doing, on former terms. The present rates are as follows: Congou, 9d to 2s 6d; King Yong and Oolong, 10d to is 10d; Souchong, 9d to 28 6d; Flowery Pekoe, is 5d to 3s 6d; Caper,— to —; Scented Caper. Is Id to is 10d; Orange Pekoe, lld to is 2d; Scented Orange Pekoe, Is 4d to 2s 6d; Twankay, 6d to is 2d ; Hyson Skin, 6d to Is 2d: Hyson, is Id to 3s 6d ; Young Hyson, 6gd to 2s 4d; lid to 2s 4d; Gunpowder, Sd to 3s 6d; Assam, is Id to 4s 4d per lb. SUGAR—For pearly all raw sugars we have to report an im proved demand, at an advance iu the quotations of 6d per cwt. West Inula qualities have realised 46s to Ns 6d; Mauritius, 46s 6d to 545; and Bengal, 47e to 53s per •wt. Several large parc..ls of fureign have been cl •aced off at a similar rise in price. Holined goods—the show of which is but moderate—are firm, at 59s 6d to 63s per owL Crushed is quite as dear as last week. MOLASSES—The supply is very moderate, and the demand is steady. In prices, however, we have no change to report. COFFEE Nearly all descriptions hale been in im• proved request, and full prices have been realised in every transaction. Good ord native Ceylon has sold at 528 to b2s tai per cwt. COCOA—OnIy a limited business is doing in this article, and fine red Trinidad has been withdrawn from auction at 745 per cwt. The stock is very limited. RICE—Low and middling qualities continue in steady request, at full prices. Fine Bengal cannot be purchased under 14s per cwt. Cleaned rice supports former terms. PROVISIONS—The supply of Irish buster is tolerably good, and the demand for it is rather heavy, on former terms. Foreign parcels continue dull, and prices are in favo u r o f buyers. English butter is dull and drooping. There is only a limited sale fur bacon, at is to s per cwt less money. Kama and lard are quite as dear as last week. COTTON-The trade is heavy, and late rates are barely sup ported. WOOL—The public sales—which will be concluded next week—are progressing steadily. In the private market, how ever, scarcely any business is doing. This week's imports aro 8,300 bales. • HEMP AND FLAX Baltic hemp is in fair request, at 371 to 381 per ton for Petersburg clean. Manilla qualities are dull. The flax market is very inactive. INDIGO—The demand has imp.oved, butwe have no advarce to notice iu prices. FRUlT—Valencia raisins, new, have sold steadily, at bfs to Ps ; Muscatele, 70s to 118 s; and currants, 70s to 78s per cwt. SALTPETRE—There has been an active inquiry for all kinds, and prices have advanced is Gd per cwt. Fine Calcutta is worth 495; English retinad, .50s per cwt. SPIRITS—The demand for rum has been firm, at very fell prices. Proof Leewarda, 2e 8d to 2s 4d ; East India, 2s 24d to 2s 30 per gallon. Brandy is steady, and the finest qualt. ties are worth 12s per gallon. Malt•spirit, proof, Us ; Geneva, 2s lod to 4s. HOPd--There is a fair supply of new hops in the market, yet the demand is steady, and prices are well supported. Mid and East Kent pockets, 70s to 115 s; Weald of Kent, 65s to 945; Sussex,6os to 78s per cwt. ,The BANK OF An /mount, pursuant to the A for the week ending on Saturth _ Iseult 14:1 Notes Issued .... 5:23,31,025 /23,761,02 S I BANKING DEPARTMINT. Proprietors'Capitalll4,ss3,ooo l Government Seou 1-lest Public Deposite 5,106,831 I DeadiVeightAn.) 410,454.867 Ither Deposits Seven Day & other ! Notes 4,218 055 IIAL 423,761,026 858,122 133,616,979 • Includinrr Exchequer, Corn . Savings' Banks, and Dividend AI 1 133,618,973 linissionere of National Debt, ,ccounta. Closing Prices. lIJOTAT lONS. BRITISH FUNDS. OFFICIAL QI 3 per Cent.Consols Ditto for Account per Cents Reduced 3 per Cents Long Annuities Bonk Stock, 7 per Cent Omnium Paoli. Bills, 20. India Bonds,( LOW.— FO Per Cent. Brazilian — 6 Danish 5 Dtch. (Ez 12 (3 uil )2} French 3 f c f e' —f.l 66 sa 30u, Do. Do. Bank Stoel Mexican Peruvian Portuguese Russian Curkish ACC abc I e' 1— &art.& Rttrdm. Belgian East. J. Dutch Rhenish East Indian Gt. Indian Pen. G. W.of Can.,Sh Lyons & Geneva Madras /Ca.& Lge.( w.in ) Nrthrn.ofFrnoi. Sorw. Truk. Prf. Paris & Lyons Paris & Orleans Paris & Rouen - 106 k Mead. Wed. Thurt. Friday 94i 1 044 94 411 1! 941 94* ,941 *94 * ,94* *I 9 41 4 934 24 93 * 924 I 93 11 53 931 * 931 93* 1 931 41 93/ 1 217 54 2151 216 j 7 1 217 5/ 4 9p 1 4p 4 5p 2 3p p d CHIN FUNDS. Moud 'Mead. Wed. Thurs. 991 ;GI 2601 I 2 5 p 1 p Friday. - 65i i '94 ,1 I Ft A I LWAIII- During the same period 74,087,4111, but in - present rate of increase t oit the foreign trade 115,000,0001. The Atlantic Tel. whole of their capital Con. The undertaki of the Government States, and there is summer a complete opened between this North America. Aberdeen firm. Wolv.& Stour V al Bristol alid Exeter Caledonian Chester and Itulynead Cork and Bandon & Belfast June. East Anglian Eastern Ilnior.(15) East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. Stli. and Wet of Ire Great Western Lancashire& Yorkshire Lon.,Tilbury,& S. Brkg. Lon.,Brighton,tto London and flackwall London and Nrth•West Midland Newmarket. Newry and Enniskillen dk 91'II 881 I Stil 1 91 l in fit Is, 9; Pi 17e 6 861 24 ' 80 2 9 4 71 2 113 7 68t 961 ti Thur. 8i 191 931 , iBe 9 ;30 118 9 24 131 3 1911 1 i llb 7, 04 70 , Ink fl , , Newry anti emniskinen h POTATOES—The supplies are moderate, and the demand is hey during the last tour or five months, has been very N or f o lk profitable. Daring the month the declared value of the Nrthrn.Counties Union 3 1 }d 3, id 31 }d 3} gd 3} }I exports amounted to 10,666,9511 , against 8,560 5941. in North British October, 1855, and 6,472,1641. in the corresponding month North Staffordshire 34 gd 5 110,5 I iii 1 . 1 } 4 l spot. Relined rape is worth 645 Gd; brown ditto, 51s Gd; North-Western el 7} G7} 6 x }lB4 7} gi 7} palm, 42s to 46e; cocoa-nut, 49s to sls per cwt. Sperm hue Or 1854. During the ten months the aggregate value of Oxf., Wrcstr., and Woly . 2A 9 - 12 9 - 9289 - 23 9 fallen to 921 and 951 per tun. Turpentine is less active. Spirits, our exports amounted to 95,573,5561., or to about the same Scottish Central amount as the whole of our foreign trade in 1855. Scottish Midland During the same period in 1855 the value was only south Devon .... 74,087.4'111, but in 18.54 it was 83,130,0881. At th e south•EatnernandDev. 711 21 71 g 2 724 3' 78 4 7 34 4} and Is ld for sheet. Tin firm. Banes, 139 s to 1405. South. Western South Wales 79 3 71 80 78 80 78 Si)7B AO t tat the foreign trade of 1806 will amount to more than spot, has advanced to 598 lid per cwt. Town tallow, 575 Waterford & Limerick MISCELLANEOUS— 110,000,0001. net cash. The Atlantic Telegraph Company have obtained the Australian Agricultural 262 25 7 28_ 825725 7 2 COALS—Eden, 18s; Gosforth, 17s; Riddell, 17s; Belmont, whole of their capital subscribed, 350,0001., within a frac- Canada _ _ 117 2 18s; Helton, lini ; Lambton, 185 ed ; Stewart's, 19s; Cassop, Con. The undertaking will receive the active assistance Crystal Palace ...... Or the Governments of Great Britain and the United Cr y stal Palace of Fra nce Braddyil,lBs 3cl per ton. States, and there is no doubt that at an early period next Northßritish Aug Laud I 4 5 I a 5 i i ' Peel River Land - et - Min. 4 21 8 2} - f '2l gi} ' it METROPOLITAN CATTLE Although the supplies of fat stock have been only moderate, the trade generally Las summer a complete electric communication will be Scottish Anat. Invest. 14 4 it $ll i 4 11 ruled heavier, on easier terms. Beef, from 25 8d to 41 80 ; opened between this country and the whole continent of , south Australian Land 35 735 736 735 35 7 mutton, :is tid to 59 2d; veal, 35 ad to 0s; pork, as 8d to hld North America , Van Diemen's Land „ ,16i 01 163 et 13 614 61 lbi 311 per Ms to sink the offal. THE PRESS. Redpath, the man charged with the extensive frauds upon the Great Northern Railway Company, has been ad judicated a bankrupt. The clerk Kent is found to be further implicated than was supposed in the first instance. Mean while the directors and auditors have had the laxity of their proceedings severely castigated; and they must expect to meet with a good deal of honest indignation from the sha-eholders at the next half-yearly meeting. The Trade Reports of the week are written in a more cheerful tone ; but complaints of dear money and of the difficulty of effecting sales at remunerative prices are still heard, particularly from Lancashire and Yorkshire. The working of short time is still going on ; and at the last market day in Manchester it was openly proposed that the spitem should be extended, not merely with a view to ro• clueing production, but to compel the holders of raw cotton to abate their demands, and to force the great buyers of goods, especially for foreign markets, to pay more emunerative prices. This subject is creating quite a little agitation in Manchester. ENGLAfIu. ct 7th and Pith Victoria, cap. 92 ay, the 24nd day col Nov., P 356. Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin it Bullion 0,236 025 Silver Bullion .... -- - .3 14:y L 6 9;4 r`,l/ 3193 a 4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS Mond. Tuesday. Wednes. 5: 7 Gi 7 1 7 lt 1t t 1 3 P 1 gP 1 4 gP 221 t 22: , 22: 21 t 21: 214 24 t 24 t Al 9 1P 9 4 9 $ P' 94 91 P. 191 20,131 20: 191 20: 371 t 111 37 ; 1 87j 8 1 A 9 8 9 113 2: 61} °ll 61: 2 1 19 51 49 61 149 61 1 - i - 1311ARNIL Mond., 8} I ' , I S 37e 81 36 8 Mead, W. 4