The Press. — London, England, 1857-05-02 00:00:00

from the United States, but the whole was on French account ; and the whole of the ,lO,0(N11. brought by the Anglelea has been purchased on behalf of the Bank of France. The exports, in aJdition to these amounts, have been inconsiderable, and there have been nu imports worth recording. The Continental Exchanges have not materially altered, but they are a shade firmer. Tao American are still im proving. The English Funds have been depressed by the position of the Money Market, and by the continued dulness of business. Consuls are three eighths lower, and Railways about one per cent. Consols, which left off last Friday at 931 to receded on Monday and the following days, until yesterday they were for a time quoted at 921 to I. But when the Bank Court broke up without making any further restrictions, they rallied to 9•23 to I, and, finally, lett off at 921 exactl%, which has been about the average price cf the week. The market was then steady, with a tendency m improvement. Today the Stock Exchange was closed, owing to this being the day for making up the half-yearly balance at the Bank of England, when no transfers can be effected. Out side, however, there were some dealiugs at about the highest of yesterday's quotations. The Railway settlement, though it was not heavy, has interfered with the market, while the operations for higher prices are, apparently, discouraged. The Bears, conse quently, have had everything pretty nearly their own way. But there was a decided tendency towards recovenug yesterday, and it. was confirmed by the disposition outside to day. French shares have suffered most. The Paris Bourse has been inundated with stock, thrown upon it, it is alleged, by English: holders, in consequence of the demand fur money in London. A failure was declared yesterday. In the Foreign Market the principal event has been a heavy fall in Turkish Six per Cents, caused, it is stated, by one of the joint stock banks having been a large seller, in order to cover advances. Mexicans are a shade lower. The market. however, is generally without much change. Joint stock Bank Shares have been inanimate. Egypts and Ottcmans are both lower. Mining and Miscellaneous Securities have been ex ceedingly In the course of the week the shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company have been added to the official daily lists of the Stock Exchange. They are of 4001. each, and are quoted at 10s. dis. to par. No business has yet been done in them. Exchequer Bills are now quoted at 2s. dis. to 2s. prem. Two new companies are announced. One is the Pied suontese Alining Company, and the other is for a railway, sixteen miles long, to open up the goldfields of BallJrat and to connect Melbourne and Geelong with a favourable point for shipping at the entrance to Port Philip. A bank at Paris and Havre, that of Messrs. Valle and Co., has stopped. The engagements are not very con• siderable. Messrs. Fox and Henderson have passed their final examination, without opposition, in the Birmingham Bankruptcy Court. In the Bssingliall-street Court, the auditors of the Rona British Bank and Mr. Humphrey Brown have been examined. The proceedings, as disclosed, were lkhly discreditable, to say the least. The London subscription list for the Russian railway scheme has been opened. It is generally supposed to be a failure. The Board of Trade returns for the past month were issued on Monday. The declared value of our exports in the mov.th compared with that for the corresponding month of 18.50 is 1,007,7781. more, and 3,145,0431. more as compared with March, 18.55. L/ndon arm Eastern Banking Company have held a meeting and passed resolutions appointing Mr. Stuart, of the Oriental Bank, to proceed with the liquidation There was no discussion. The Rank of London has at length adopted proceedings to vindicate itself against the allegations of a periodical under the control of a party long hostile to the undertaking. Mr. S. Adams, of the Ware and Hertford Bank, has pissed his adjourned last examination. The Trade Reports of the week are rather complaining. BANK OF ENGLANb. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Nth Victoria. cap. 12 for the week ending on Saturday, the 28th day of April, 1557. ISANC OPPAKTMENT. Notes issued ....123,305,485. Government Debt 411,01!8,140 Other Securities .. 3,45:1,0011 Gold Coin it Bullion 8.833.45 'Silver Bullion 423,308,465 123 308,4. , 13 BANKING DICPLATUENT. Proprietors'Ospltslll4,333,ooo Government Saint liest Public Deposit/is 5,311,645 Dead Weight-km, 41.333.125 Other Deposits Seven Day & other Nutes Bills 434,303,711 R 33,503.710 • Including Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Savings' Danko, and Dividend Accouuts. Antw.&Rttrdn3.l Belgian East., J.' Dutch RllOl.lOll East Indian 1 Ot. Indian Pen. G. W.of Can.,Sh. Lyons & Lieueve Madras. _ 71 1 it I id LU7 9 t 81 :9 21) 9 t 33 9 5 19 tl;2 59 ISO FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Tuesday. Wednec 7 1 I 7a I.i 1i Idis IoT 9 197 9 21e 1 1 , 2 i I 90 13 3 2 I 31 19 20 19 20 8 Si 38i 9 9 10 811 2 18 60 Thurs. 7 Ai 107 i d 9 21 i !, 90 19 20 ' 71 8+ 3n 8 i 8, 9+ 69+ 56 Fr Gia,. Namur& LiE4e..l Nrthrn.of Froe, Norw. Truk. Prf. Paris & Lyons.. Paris & Orleans' Paris it Rolm.. d % 38% % 9 10 avi i 58 8i [ADVERTISEMENT.] LONDON THE PLACE OF EXHIBITION OF THE ART•INDUSTItY OF ALL NATIONS. THE metropolis of England—indeed we may say of the world—has been long noted for its magnificent exhibitions of national productions. Of late years the skill and inge nuity of labour have been much cultivated both in this country and on the Continent, and, whether it be in the production of articles of luxury or of utility, England has contributed its share, and has stood pre-eminent for its extent of commerce. Foreign nations look to us in a great measure for the introduction of their designs, and which is manifested more particularly in what is termed " the foreign and fancy trade." One of those large and attractive emporiums within whose walls national produc tions are exhibited has for some time past been established at the west end of London, at those beautiful and com manding, premises, 154, Regent-street, and 8, Beak -street, under the proprietorship and able management of Mr. T. A. Simpson. The reputation of that gentleman, from the circumstance of his long connection with one of the leading firms in the metropolis well known to the aristo cracy and the elite of fashion, cannot fail to insure him that success which such an undertaking so justly deserves. It is to repositories such as these that our continental manufacturers consign their goods, thus securing to the public a constant succession of novelties in every style of art. The manufactures of Austria in medieval articles are here seen to perfection. Italy also contributes her share of taste and refinement. India, in her precious stones set in courtly ornaments, and her other resources, is here represented. Japan, also, in her very choice specimens of her various manufactures. Germany and Switzerland send their portion of ingenuity and invention. The productions of France in infinite variety form a most leading feature. And last, though not least, our own British manufactures are deserving of every comment, and are as monuments of our national industry. The estab lishment in question is well worthy of a visit to inspect, bidding fair to outvie all that have hitherto appeared of that class of commercial enterprises. It may indeed justly be termed "An Exhibition of the Art-Industry of All Nations." THE PRESS. BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS. ,Mend. Tuesd. Wed. Thurs. ,Fridny 1— -- 3 per Cent.Consols ! 921 02; /92 / • 92/ /1 Ditto for Account ;23 2/ 92/ 02 192/ 1 ~ 3 per Cents Reduced •9lt 191'1 i i Ol i ; 91 1 11, 3 per Cents i 91/ 01 . 91/ 5 912 51 0 1 Long Annuities ► Bunk Stock 7 per Cent 21.3 .213 01 213 i 2130. 8 New 21 per Cent Annuli 79/ ! x I.:xcit. Bills, 2iti. .. (June) 5d p .3 ;4 5Sd a ad India Llonds,( LIMO.— ,10 5d,1 otl , 9d FOREIGN FUNDS. Per Ceut. Mond.lTurgd. Wed. ,Thurs. Friday. Brazilian b tiq ! 1W 1001 ' Danish 5 i I 101 i . —. Dia. (Ex 12 0 tul )2e ; 65 65i 65 French 8 60f2Uc;681 Mc Ge.f 63c ba'7oo: y; Do. 4i f :.; t e f c : a Do. Bank Stock —f.— f . f.l —f. A Mexican 3 14 3 1 }ni I 23 1 i, 23 i , ....:1 Peruvian 4# 714 - —. 1 — i 2 P ortuguese ILUBSidll 5 f -trianisli 3 —.. 41 41i j Turkish Acc.6 23i 21 941 f 94i SIQ I 'AIM ,Tvesd. Wed. I Mir., Fria. RAILWASO— Aberdeen [Sinn. Wolv.& StourVal. Bristol col Exeter Caledonian Chester and Ilolynead Cork and Bandon Cub In & Belfast June . East Anglian Eastern Onion (B) East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. Sth. and Wet of Ire. Great Western Lancashire& Yorkshire Lon., rilbury o t S. Brkg. Lon.,Brighton,cto London and Blackwell London and firth-West. Midland Newmarket. Newry and Enniskillen' Norfolk Nrthrn.Counties Union North British Mond. l 8; 9 I 1± , !9 . 04:) 1 66 1 9 134 e, 1 9 9 9 AS 20 1.11 . 1 9 ,3i 18i 9 iBl 9 80 90 ,80 20 'ast 91 63 56 J 4 b 33 b d' d 4i19 141g4 19? 97 98 .08 b llj t 98 7 984 74 1:00 2 100 2 168 f 8t ad i web 1004 1 110 11110 11 10 IS 01.6 (1 64 b• 1044 b 181 s 2182 4 80 82:60 62 3 4 id 34 id 48 4 '42 3 1 54 54&5 6481 14 SC I ft ST 22 30 29 'we dllos / 2 8 17 1 :0 10 17 734 4t74 I 68i 4,87 North Staffordshire— . 1 North-Western Wrcstr., and Wulv Scottish Central Scottish Midland South Ilevon South-Eastern and Doe. South. Western South Wales Waterford B Limerick ISCELLANEOUS— luatralianAgricultural Canada !20 120 ' • 150 53150 5 24 4 1 24 4 I -- i 3 .4 le 1 11C2 1!3 34 11 ) 4 6 i 10 :2 10 12 Crystal Palace ...... Crystal Palace ofFranee' North British Aus.Laud' Peel River Land dt Scottish Aust. Invest. South Australian Land Von nipm..le. i.nn4 d: di 9081 911 3es 71 361 711 97 9d 97 9b Ili I.lli 1 561 Gs USI :02 4 104 41 t& C 146; 91 100 # : !I 1016 -- 108 10 P ,108 10 6 et 6 1031 44 1036 4 1 i el i GO 52 GO 82; 42 dl. id St 1 8 1 4 34 49 4 5 i 5 d bi 24 1 , 7i 8 1 7; B il 2J 30 29 30 106 B'lCB 8 :0 9 '7O 9 14 84 174 84 73 44 1 :34 44 887 1 7 1887 -- 201 141 1 204 14 110 b:160 35 2 2 04 -- t 412 I i 2 1 2 2 6 lit 4 31 0 15 'lO 12 Rlctrupolitan ftarl►cts. (Reporiedexclusivelyfor "Twz Passe.") CORN EXCHANGE—The arrivals of English wheat up to our market this week, coastwise and by laud carriage, have been moderate, and in fair condition. For most kinds the demand has ruled steady, at a further advance iu the quotations of Is per quarter. Foreign wheat—the imports of which have not increa,etl—has sold to a fat: extent, and the currencies have ruled iu favour of sellers. Floating cargoes of grain have commanded extreme rates. Fine E'uglish barley has *peen scarce, and in good request, at full quotations. Other qualitiea have moved tuf slowly. The malt trade has continued steady, on former terms. There has been a fair consumptive inquiry for oats. and good heavy parcels have realised rd per quarter more money. Both beans and peas have improved in value is per quarter. The flour trade has continued lirm, and prices have shown a tendency to advance. Ern:mom—Wheat, Essex and Kent red, 49a to sils; white, 49a to 67a; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 46s to s;.ia. Malting barley, 968 to 465; grinding ditto, 23a to 30a : distilling, :Ms to 38s. Malt, 62s to 78s. Feed oats, 20s to 225; potato, 22a to 28s. Nye, 32s to 365. Tick beaus, 32. to 34a; Harrow, 33s to 355; pigeon, 3ds to 40s. Grey peas, 35s to 37s ; maple, 37s to 39a ; white boilers, 35s to 39s per quarter. Town made flour, 1.16 to 525; country marks, Us to 40a; households,42s to 44* per 2301b5. SATURDAY, ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. barley. Malt. Oats, Floe,. Kngliah 3130 0 1 190 .. .. 2119 Erieh Foreign .. 3230 .. 17190 14040 .. eke. 9220b1;. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON Fatn Vl—Wheat, 4,677 q inners, Oda 1.11 ; barley, BSu quarters, 4Us 9d ; 0at5,1,719 quarters, 21s dd ; rye, quarters, —; beaus, 05) quarters, 37s 7d; peas. U 9 quarters,39s 7d. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 5352 d; bar. ley, 433 id; oats, 22a 9d; rye, 35s 9d; beaus, 39a bd; peas, 39s 3d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVFMAGES—Wheat, 51s 4d; hurler, 45s 10d; oats, 23s dd; rye, 38s; beans, 3Js dd; peas, 395. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK— Wheat, barley, 20,600; oats, 11,834; rye, dl; beaus, 5,2;;7 ; peas, 666 quartere. BREAD—The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolia are scl to dad: of household ditto, ad to 71d per 41big kat. - - TEA—The public sales held this week have gone off slowly, yet they have led to very little change iu the quotations. In the private market only a limited business is passing. Advices trout China state that the shipments of tea, compared with last year, exhibited a decline or 1e,370,0001b5. Coulon, is id to 2s 4d ; Ning Yong and Oolong, Is 2d to 2e; Souehung. is t 1 to 26 Gd ; Flowery Pekoe, 2$ to 4s; Caper,— to —; Scented Caper, Is Id to is Hid; Orange Pekoe, 15 2d to la 41; Scented Orange Pekoe, is 4d to 2s 4d; Twaukay, 9d to is 3d ; Hysort Skin, ad to Is 2d: Hyson, is 51 to 4s; Young Hyson, 10t1 to 2a 4d; Imperial, is to 2s 4d; Gunpowder, 114 d to 3s Gd; Assam, la Id to as 4d per lb. SUGAR—Nearly all raw sugars have sold somewhat briskly, at an impmvemeiit on last week's rates of from tid to Is per cwt. West India parcels have realised its ed to tiOs; Miurnius, to Ws ad; Bengal, ads to W. Ud; Madras, 4ds to 45s 6.1; ilavannah, iSts to elo per cwt. There has been a firm inquiry for refined goods, at Sea 6(1 to 5-ss per owl. Loaves have ad• vanced to Zos per cwt. MOLASSES—Our market is but moderately supplied, and the demand is steady, at full prices7M., 92s GU to 2us per cwt. COFFEE—The amount of business doing in our market has not been extensive, yet prices gemrally nave continued Plantation Ceylon hest:mud buyers at ti,la to 9;is; and good ore native, 623 per cwt. COCOA—This article—the supply of which is still on the iuerease—is very dull, and to effect sales lower rates must he suhtultted to. RlCE—we have no change to notice in prices, and the demand is chiefly confined to small parcels. Bengal, itds to Ids t,d per cwt. 't he stock is rather over 41,000 tour, against about half that quantity lust year. COTTON—Our market, though very moderately supplied, is inactive. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is dull, yet there are no sellers of Petersburg clear. under 351 per tun. Melilla parcels command exumnie rates. In flux very little is passing, and Jute has fallen in value 1:oi to vs per ton. WOOL—The public sales of colonial wool hare commenced heavily, and pikes, compared with the previous auctions, show a decline of Id to lid per lb. In the private market nothing is doing, and the imports are limited. SPIRITS—We have to notice a steady demand for all kinds of ium, at last week's quotations. Pi oof Leewards, 2s :la; proof East India, 2a bd ; proof Demerara, 3s Id per gallon. The brandy market is tirio, and rice old parcels cannot be pur• chased under tis 4d per gallon. Malt spirit is steady. INDIGO—The demand is heavy, and prices are almost nominal. METALS—Scotch pig iron has changed hands slowly, at 76s cash. The shipments front Ulusgew 14;t week were 1 i,!lrea tons, against 11,1.;:i tons in the corresponding week last year. Quicksilver is nominally quoted at Is :Id per lb. Tin is very dull, and Straits has declined to 1421. Tin plates may be had ou lower terms. Lead is quite as dear as last week. Spelter, ou the spot, 2t41 I7s es/ to 281 par tou. SALTPETRE—The market is quiet. A few hundred tons, to arrive, have sold at 4:5 Cd to 42s per cwt. SlLK—There is only a moderate business doing in this article, yet the quotations are well supported. HOPS—Fine parcels move off steadily, at full prices; but inferior kinds are dull. Mid and East Kent pockets, II los to 51 125 ; Weald of Kents, 31 Is to 31 ; Sussex, 3/ to 3112 s ; yearlings, 11 10s to 31 per cwt. POTATOES.—The supplies Pre only moderate, and the demand generally rules steady, at from 100 a to 1804 per ton. OlLS—Linseed oil has sold slowly, at 39s to 399 3d per cwt on toe spot. Pale rape and tine palm are quite as dear a , last week, but other oils are heavy. Turpentine is firm. Spirits, 405 to 41a ; rough, lOs t) 10a 3d per cwt. TALLOW—In the early part of the week P. Y. C., on the spot, sold at lea 3d per cwt. The price has since declined to 555 3d owing to the reopening of the Baltic navigation COALS—Acorn Close, 16a 3d; Heugh Hall, 15s Od; Latubton, 17s 8i1; Belmont, 15a 3d ; Eden Main, IGs 6d; Stewart's, 18s ; Haswell,lBl ; Braddyll, 10s 6d ; Riddell, 15s 6d; Kelloe, 16a Gd ; Caradoc, 18s ; Tees, Diaper ton. METROPOLITAN CATTLE The supplies of fat stock on offer this week hare been on the increase, and the trade generally has ruled heavy, at drooping prices. Beef, Iron Is 4d to ss; mutton, 4s id to Gs; lamb, Is Gd to Ga 8d; seal, 3s 6d to 5a Id; pork, .is 6 d to 4s 10d per 81b1 to sink the offal. NE\VGATF. AND LEADENHALL—Prices have given way, with a dull sale. Beef, from:is to 4a IA; mutton, da 2d to 4s ed; lamb, 5a 2d to t3s ; veil, 36 4d to 4s 8d; pork, 3s bd to Os per bibs by the carcase. I= - .1 o x a 2 e S 440