The Press. — London, England, 1856-02-16 00:00:00

1(4 taneously with Consols was maintained until yester day, when transactions showed rather a downward tendency in quotations. T.) day the announcement of the loan caused a fall in most descriptions equal on the average to 1/. per cent. Business has been on a very moderate scale. The settlement disclosed a light account; but the rates for carrying over were very high, particularly in London and North Wes tern and Great Western Stock. Foreign Securities have been generally good, but there is now a disposition, from the causes already &scribed, t..) decline. The principal transactions hive been in Turkish, but a fair amount of business has been done in other descriptions. The Turkish Six per Cents are firm. Exchequer Bills 4s. dis. to par. Th 3 South Sea Company have adopted the last measures required from them as a corporation, be. fare the final dissolution of that great and historical corporation. The assets remaining to be disposed of are stated to be 137.9051. Deducting 44,000/. to meet outstanding liabilities and unclaimed dividends, and 364/. for rent and salaries, the amount divisable is 93,5411. Five per cent on 1,864,7351. South Sea Stock will absorb 03,t236/., leaving a balance of 3001., which is to be appropriated among the officers of the company. This famous company is now virtually extinguished. Several undertakings in the nature of Joint-stock Banks have been projected, with a view to take ad vantage of the commercial activity in the East, which is likely to be the first result of the return of peace. One of these is the " Alliance Bank," an English and French undertaking, with a capital of 800,000/., in 201. shales, on which a deposit of 51. is to be paid. The head office is to be in Paris, with branches at Constantinople and London : it is to be administered entirely under the French laws, but the majority of directors are to be English. Another undertaking is the Ottoman Bank, with a capital of 500,0001., in 201. shares. Mr. Layard is the chairman, and the direc tion is good. But a third is about to be announced, under the authority of a firman from the Sultan, which will, it is said, surpass both the others in all essential respects. It is observable that in each of these undertakings care has been taken to prevent undue speculation by the payment of a deposit upon every application for allotments. This, however, has not been found an entirely adequate remedy, for a speculative demand has been prevailing ail the week, in consequence of which the scrip went to a con siderable premium. But it is now lower upon all, while the dealings are fewer, and more caution be gins to be manifested in the support of enterprises of this description. The drafts of the Tipperary Joint-stock Bank were refused on Tuesday by their London agents, Messrs. Glyn and Co., but the next day they were duly honoured, and the affairs of the bank go on as usual. This bank has eight branches, and its last dividend was at the rate of six per cent. The City Bank have announced the issue of 1,500 new shares of 1001. each, at a premium of 8/. One new share is to be allotted to every two old shares, and the amount realised by the premiums, 120,000/., is to be applied to the commencement of a guarantee fund. BRITISH FUNDS.— Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QcOTAI lON. Mond. Tuesd. Wed. Tliurs.• —— I 3 per Cent. Consols • • 11 i 911 92 1j 91j 2 Dttto for Account I per Cents Reduced 8 per Cents Long Annuities Beuk Stock, 7 per Cent — 314 I I Omnium — I Exch. Bills , 2fd. per diem i 7d7 3d d l 7d India Bonds, (1,0001.) 1 I 7d 3d BANK OF ENGLAND. 90} 1913 01' 921 1 4 Id 9d An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th end sth Victoria, eap. 32 for the week ending on Saturday, the 9th day 01 Feb.,1826. WWII DItP•IITMENT. I Notes Issued .... 1224,407,875 Government Debt 1211,015,160 Other Securities .. 3,459,96 Gold Coin a Bullion 9,932,573 Silver Bullion .... 824,407,878 I LUCKING DI Proprietors'Capitalll4,3s3,ooo Rest Public Deposits' 3,8e3.827 Other Deposits Seven Day & other Bills 124,407,875 rities ‘including lleacll%eightAn.) £11,422.361 Other Securities .. 17.11644,429 Notes 6:604:400 Gold * Silver Coin U 5,576,134 I E 35,576,131 • Including 'Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commitiaioners of National Debt. and Dividend Accounts. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antw. & Rttrdm. Belgian East. J. Dutch Rhenish Eut Indian Ot. Indian Pen G. W .of Can..Sh Lyons & Geneva Madras Ns. * Lge.(w.in ) Nrthrn.of Frac. . Korw. Truk. Prl. Paris t Lyons Paris t Orleans Paris A Rouen Mond. Tuesday. Wednes. $ 3 ;i1 3 8 2.1 3 24 . 1 i d t l P tr tr # 204 t 204 204 t 23 4 254 628 19 st 9)p 8 ) 9 1 4 0 4 94 p 10 p 5 644 854 6 36t 7 374 ; 374 7 7 454 8 3'481 9i :484 8 93 4A4 94 1 69 —6O 49 _6O Thurs. Friday 8 8 i 3 214 3 2 d b fp 211 ria 1 131 61 3 10p 9 p 10 191 t 19 e & 11 Si pi 7i B 19 50 8 4S J hi, THE PRESS. r DS. Wed. !74t 051 57: 50. Per Cent. Brazilian Danish 5 Dtch. ( Ex 12 Liuil )2e French 3 Do. 44 Do. Bank Stock Ideslean 3 Peruvian •j Portuguese • Russian Spanish kt Turkish &cc. 6 RAILWAVI— Aberdeen Birm. Wolv.& Stour Val Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holynead Cork and Bandon Dublin & Belfast Juno., East Anglian Eastern Hulot (B) East Lancashire Eastern Counties Great Northern Gt. Sth. and Wet of Ire Great Western Lancashire& Yorkshire Lon., Tilbury, & Sthend Lon., Brighton, dc London and Blackwell London and Nrth-West Midland Newmarket. Newry and Enniskillen Norfolk Nrthrn. Counties Union North British North Staffordshire North-Western Oxf., Wrcatr., and Wolv Scottish Central Scottish Midland South Devon South-Eastern and Boy. South- Western South Wales Waterford it Limerick di ISCELLANEOUS- Australian Agricultural 1 Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Palace of France North British Aug. Laud Feel River Land & Scottish Aust. Invest. South Australian Land Van Diernon'a Land ..1 :lON Mold. Treed. 1 1043 j di 72: 25c 73f 75c 06! 71.ve97: 25cl f.I f. 7900; 47g -- -- 104; 1 73; 73e1 197:25e; I -- j 42/ ! 93 I 931 04 1 94 1 SHAREd. Mond. Thad. Wed. 25 8_ 25 7 1-- 8 -41 j 5 7 1 8 _ it- 104 6 1 75 7 11e 2i, .i2i liii 94 6 71 3 SZ G' 127 32 4 1 1 :).2} Frid. 25 7 8 i 85 7 3 a 12a 8a 4 2 d 12 8 90 2 71 3 01 10e 1.0 1 104 0 51 I 81 1 27 8 el 100 i 69 i 49 51 a 19 $0 7i 7d 23 5 104 6 73 7 11 2 CS' 4 91i 2 71 3 26i Ci i 27 32 21 I • l 2i 354 6i Di 6 Rit4ro.potitan 'parkas. (Reported exelusirelp for "Tna PRzes.") CORN EXCHANGE—The receipts of English wheat up to our market this week, coastwise and by land carriage, have been very moderate, and greatly out of condition On the whole, the demand has ruled somewhat firmer than oi late, and prices have been fairly supported ; in some instances is more money has been paid. Foreign wheat—the imports of which have in creased—has sold rather steadily, at full currencies. Floating cargoes have met a dull inquiry, at late rates. We have had a dull inquiry fur berley, at Is to 2a per quarter less money, and malt has given way 2s, with a heavy demand. Oats have sold slowly, at is decline. Both beans and peas have hung on hand, though factors have lowered prices quite 2s per quarter. No change has taken place in the value of any kind of flour, and the trade has slightly improved. ENOLISH—Wheat, Essex and Kent red. 58s to 73e; white, 601 to 765; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 586 to 71s. Malting barley, 30a to 345; grinding ditto, 29s to 31s; cistilling, 39s to 935. Malt, 60a to 765. Feed oats, 24a to 25.; potato, 251 to 295. Rye, 50a touts. Tick beans, 32a to 365; Harrow, 35s to 40s ; pigeon, 38s to 425. Grey peas, 34. to 356 ; maple. 34s to 375; white boilers, 44s to 46s per quarter. Town-made flour, 65s to 67a; country marks, 49a to 54a; households, 64s to Oa per 2601b5. ARRIVALS 11119 WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English ....1730 .. 2010 .. 2060 .. 120 .. 720 Irish .... • . •••••• Foreign .. 18110 .., .. .. 2950 .1 ski 17650 We. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRID aa—Wheat, 3,652 quarters,72s 4d; barley, 1.916 quarters. 37s 7d ; oats, 4,749 quarters, 21s 8d ; rye, quarters, —; beans, 507 quarters, 38s dd: peas. 517 quarters, 43s Cd. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, 73s 8d; bar ley, 37s sd; oats, 24s 6d ; rye, 512 4d ; beans, 43s 4d; peas, 42. 2d. TII E SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 75s 11d; barley, 3Ss 2d; oats, 2;s 10d; rye, 55s Id ; beans, 45s 6d ; peas, 44s 4d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WERE—Wbeat, 88,888: barley, 98,438; oats, 18,004; rye,l27; beans, 5,821 ; peas, 1,736 quarters. BREAD—The prices of whe►ten bread In the metropolis are from Sid to 10d; of household ditto, bd to 9d per albs loaf TEA—The clearances of late have been very extensive ; yet the demand has become inactive, and prices are barely sup ported. Tbestock is now nearly 5.000,00u1bs more than at the corresponding period in 1854:—Congou, Aid to 2s tid; Ning Tong and Oolong, 10d to Is 10d; bouchong, 9jd to ts 6d; Flowery Pekoe, Is 4d to 4s; Caper, to ; Scented Caper, Is 3d to Is Ild; Orange Pekoe, to ; Scented Orange Pekoe, Is Rd to 2e ed ; Twankay, IA to Is 2d ; Hyson Skin, 8.1 to Is 2d: Hyson, Is 2d to 45; Young Hyson, 60 to 2s Cal; Imperial, lld to Is 4d; Gunpowder, 84 to 3s 6d; Assam, Is 6d to 4s 4d per lb. SUGAR—Although importers have submitted to a further re duction in prices of from la to Is ed per cwt, the grocers have evinced no desire to get into stock. The business doing, there fore, is wholly confined to small parcels for immediate con sumption. Refined goods move off slowly, and brown lumps are offered at 47s per c MOLASSES—The transactions are still limited, and prices range from Dis to 22s per cwt, according to quality. COFFEE—Nearly all kind. are dull in sale, yet we ha7e very little change to notice in the quotations. Good ord native Ceylon is offering at Ms per cwt. COCOA—lmporters continue firm in their demands, and pris.es are supported. Granada, 4tis to Ws: Trinidad, 45ri to ,62. Para, 40s to Ms 6d; Guayaquil, 4434 to 60s per cat. SATURDAY, HEMP AND FLAX—Baltic hemp is very dull, an pate rs . burg clean is nominally quoted at 371 to 381 per ton. Maidlla qualities have given way 41 se-r ton. The flax market is by no means active. Prices, however, are supported. WOOL—The public sales of colonial wool have commenced briskly, at an advance of trom 2d to 2id per lb. E nglish quali ties are in good request, and rather dearer. Ab ou t 2,000 bales of foreign and colonial have come to hand this w ea k. INDIGO—The quarterly sales are now in progr ess, and t h ey show an improvement in the quotations of from 2tt to is per lb. Privately, holders are very firm, and refuse to sell except at a corresponding advance. METALS—Scotch pig iron has fallen to 68 s on t h e spot. Most inanufactered parcels are selling on former terms. &ins, at the works, 81 5s to 8110 s ; common bars, 81 to AI Is ; na.l rods, 101 to 101 10s: Swedish bar, 141 to 15110 s. Tin continues steady. Banc*. 1315; Straits, 129 s to 130 s; British, 148 to 130 s, and refined, 131 s to 1355. Tin plates command full quotations. I.C. coke. Sus to 31e; I.X. charcoal, 41s to Vie per box. Lead moves off slowly—British pig at 231 lOs to 251 13s ; Spanish, 241 lOs to 251 per ten. Quicksilver. is 911 to Is pad per lb. Speller is selling at 231 105 to 231 1: s per ton on th • at. SPI diTS—We have to report a slow ~.le for rum. I'roof Lsewards, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; East India, 2s Id to 2s Id per gallon. Brandy moves off at about previous rates. Sales of brandy, best brands of 1851, los 4d to los 8d; 1850, ditto, 10s Id to 106 7d per gallon. British-made spirit, 10s Id proof, Geneva, 2s lOs to 3s Ad per gallon. HOPS—The imports of foreign hops this week are over 200 bales. There is still • fair demand for most kinds, at full quotations. Mid and East Kent pockets, Si its to 61 los; Weald of Kents, 31 5s to 51; Sussex, 31 to 41 .5s per cwt. POTATOES—The supplies continue extensive, and the trade is heavy, at from 40s to 95s per ton. TALLOW—The demand is still limited, vet prices are well supported. P. Y. C., on the spot, is quoted at 58s to 58s 6d and 60s per cwt; but we have no sellers for the last thrioe months at 821 to 825 Od per cwt. The imports continue limited. OlLS—Linseed oil has sold heavily, at 33s 6d to 33s 9d per cwt on the spot. All other oils move off slowly, and the quota• tions have had a downward tendency. Turpentine is eelliug— spirits, at 31s Od to 35s ; rough, 9s to 9a 6d per cwt. COALS—Tees, 17s 6d; Hartlepool, 18s; Kelloe, 16s; Wylam, 15s; Hartley, 17s 9d; Stewart's, 189 6d; Lambkin, 18s 3d par ton. METROPOLITAN CATTLE—The supplies of each kind of stock have been on the Increase. and the trade generally has ruled heavy, as follows:—Beet, from 29 10d to 48 6d; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s Ad ; vcal, 4s 4d to 5s end ; pork, 486 d to 4s 10d per 81b8 to Fink the offal. NEWGATE ASD I.F.ADENHALL—These markets have continued dull. at drooping prices. Beef, from .2s 6d to 4s; mutton, 2s (4 to 4s 24; veal, 3a 104 to Ss ; pork, 3s 24 to 4s 10d per Ribs by the carcase. BRIGGS—On the 10th instant, at York, the wife of Major Briggs, King's Dragoon Guards, of a eon. CA Dtiti AN—Oil the 14th instant, in South Audley-street, Lady Adelaide Cadogan, of a daughter. CARLISLE—On the 11th instant, at the Deanery, Carlisle, the wife of the Very Her. the Dean of Carlisle, of a daughter. EBRINOTON—On the 10th instant, at Castle hill, Viscountess k:brington, of a son. MARRIAGES. HAMOND—BUXTON- On the 7th Instant, at Northreppe, Philip Hamond, Esq., of Annnesley Park, Notts, to Rid:ends, daughter of the late Sir T. Fowell Buxton, Bart., of North repps Ball, Norfolk. MORETON—OAKLEY--On the 29th ult., at Sberborne, Glou cestershire, Lady Oeonrina Moreton, daughter of the late Earl of Dude, to the Rev. C. E. Oakley, Rector of Wickear, Gloucestershire. SHOWERS—NIGHTINGALE—OI. the 9th instant, at War grave Church, Berks, Captain Charles L. ShowerF. 14th Rect. Bengal Army, to Frederica, widow of the late Manby Nightin gale, Esq. 215 3 DEATHS. DE VERE—On the llth instant, at LiuderiA, Dowager Lady De Vere. FARNHAM —On the 10th instant, at Leamington, Grace, Countess of Farnham, aged 90. HEYS—On the 2nd instant, at St. John's Wood, Miss Isabel:a Heys, aunt to the Earl of Winterton. HUNLOKE—On the .th instant, in Grafton-street,Sir Henry Hunloke. Bert., of Wingerworth, Derbyshire, aged IS. PLUNKETT—On the 3rd ult.. at Jamestown-house, near Dublin, Anthony Sydney She.ve Plunkett, late Lieut. the Bth Regt. of Foot, son of the late Hon. Mathew Sydney Plunkett, of Bellough Castle, county Tipperary. WINNINGTON—On the 7th instant, at Stanford, near Wor• ce•ter, Annabelle Sonhia, daughter of the late Str T. E Winnington, Bart, M.P. The Best Food for Children,lnvalids, and Others. ROBINSON'S PATENT BARLEY , for making superior Barley. Water in Fifteen Minutes. hag not only obtained the Patronage of her Majesty and the Family, but tam become of general use to every class of the community, and is acknowledged to stand unrivalled as an eon nently pure, nutritious, and light food for infants, children. end Invalids. Much approved for makings delicious custani-pudding , end excellent for thickening broths or soups. ROBINSON'S PA TENT GROAT S for more than thirty years have been held in constant and Increasing public estimation as the purest farina of the oat, and as the best and most valuable preparation for making a pure and delicate gruel, which forms a light and nutritious supper for the aged, is a popular cure for colds and influenza, is of general use in the sick - chamber , and, alternately with th e Patent larley, is an excellent food for infants and children. Prepared only by the Patentees, ROBINSON, BELLVILLE, and CO., Purveyors to the Queen, 64, Red Lion - street, Holborn , London. Sold by on respectable grocers, druggists, and other% in town and country, in packets of 61. and la., and in faintly canisters at 25., 55., and lOs. each. TO NOBLEMEN AND GENTLEMEN. - Old dry bottled PORT, or Wine too long in bottle to please the general taste. The Advertiser has an inquiry for this de scription of Wine. and isprepated to pay a fair price for it. Robt. James, Wine Merchant, 17, Store-street, liedford-equare. HAIR DESTROY ER.-1, Little Queen str eet, High Holborn. —ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY, for re moving effectually f iperfluous hair from the tare, neck. arm.' , and hands, without the slightest injury to the skin. A.R. a ril warrant it not to irritate the Seth In the smallest degree, and the hair to be entirely destroyed.—Sold in bottles at 3s. Rd., sa. t , d., and 10e. 6d.; or applied at the Hair. Dyeing Establishment, at above. 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