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rid 721 b.,, 1 .; 721 b. to 8011;e., 11d. to 2d.; 90lbs. to MIN.,
2d. to 2.; Ulhe. to 961 b., 21t1. to 214.; 96Ibe. to 1041 b.,3d. to 3 . Horse Hides, its. Calf-skins, light, Is. to 2s. 6d.;
fall, 6e.
BMILMONDCBT. —Sheep Skins, polled, 6s. to 7s. 6d.;
Kent', 6s. 9d. to 7s. Od.; half-brads, fos. 3d. to Os. Od.;
Downs, 3s. 10d. to 4e. 104. ; shoullage, 114.

MONEY MARKET.
THIS DAY. _

Two o'Ciocc.

The English stock market has been stronger to-
day, the intelligence of an extraordinary rise in the
Paris Bourse producing a sympathetic feeling of
limners here. The detailed intelligence, however,
published in the third edition of the Daily',
News, relative to the Burmese war, has'
operated as a check upon the market, and the
improvement of I, at which prices opened, is at this
moment barely supported. The attention of specu-
lators continues concentrated in the foreign stock
market.

Consols have been dealt in at 971 to 4, being an
improvement of on yesterday's rates, and they are
now quoted 971, both for money and the 11th, and
971 to 1 for the 13th April. The government broker
has made another purchase at 971. The official
business includes: Three per Cent. Consols, 974, 1,
1, ; ditto for account, 91, 4. Three per Cents.
deduced, 984, 1. New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., 994, 1, 1. Long Annuities, 1860, 7 1-16, 4;
ditto 30 years, 1860, 6 13-16.
The market for the unfunded securities is quieter
to-day. Exchequer Bills are quoted without change
at 625. to 68a. prem. India Bonds mark 735. and
72e. prem.
Onset activity still prevails in the foreign stock
dmisimast- - The chief change in prises coosists of a
rise in Dutch Four per Cents., Sardinian and Vene-
zuelan. Granada Deferred have also rallied. The
price of the Spanish committee's certificates for the
half of the coupons not funded, marks to-day 3 to
34 per cent., after being sold yesterday afternoon at
24 per cent. The actual business figures of the morning
are annexed, viz.:—Brazilian Old Five per Cents.,
971. Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., for account, 16th
March, 684. Danish Five per Cents., 1024, 102 ex
div. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 5L04, 3 ;
ditto, Four per Cent. Certificates, 03, 921. Ecuador
Bonds, 54, 4. French Three per Centlientes, 68f. 50e.
(exchange, 25f. 35c.) Granada 11 per Cents., ex
1849. Coupon, 22 ; ditto Deferred, 91, 1' 1, 104.
Mexican Three per Cents., 1846, 334, 33. Russian
Fear-and-a-Half per Cents., 1034,1021, 103. Sardi-
nian Five per Cents., 894, 1, 90, 891, 901. Spanish
Actives, 251 4; ditto Old 'Three per Cents., 421, 1;
ditto New 1/rferred Three per Cents., 191, 1, 181 ;
ditto Committee's Certif. of Coupon not funded, 34,
34, 3 per cent. Venezuela Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., 414, 41, 421, 42; ditto Deferred, 184, 1,
Business in American stocks this week has been
quiet, and prices remain as last reported.
The market for bank shares this week has been

quiet. The sales comprise:—Commercial of London,
at 23 and 251; London Joint-Stock, ; London
and Westminster, 291, j,l ; National Provincial of
England, 401; Provincial of Ireland, 43; ditto New,
16 • Union of Australia, 33,1; Union of London, 15.
Dock shares are in demand, especially East and
West India stock, which has risen to 151. Com-
mercial stock is quoted 001 ; London, 122, 1, 1211;
St. Katharine, 81, 82; Southampton, 171, 181.
Insurance shares are firm. Globe shares are goal,
at 1341 and Law Fire at 31 • but Allianco Marine
have receded to 411. Other ;hares are unchanged
in price.
The great increase in the import and consumption
of sugar during the last twelve months, is lucidly
shown In the subjoined statement, which is from a
practical authority :
low la Great liestala fur tha twit" melba audio, the ath February,
tram goveruatent ratans.

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1430. 11131. 1632.
Tom. Tons. Toes.
RAW
Rased
Yolasass.. ..... .... 19,763
Told tow .... 392,374 314,220 433,979
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!SSC...—. 1151. 1561.
T. Yaw. Tcea.
Raw
Refined
Molars

Total teas 512,122 29 svasst
The molasses in the above table are reduced to
sugar,
ri, at the rate of 7, of the former to of the latter.
traffic returns for the last week on the under,
mentioned English Una of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows:
1862. 1851.
London and NorthWeetern .... £41,111 .... £41,069
Midland
Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,626 .... 14,501
London and South Western 8,819 .... 8,707
London and Brighton
Chest Western
South Eastern
York and North Midland
Exeter and Crediton
Bristol and Exeter
York, Newcastle, and Berwick 12,748 .... 13,143
Shrewsbury and Chester 1,414 .... 1,384
Great Northern 10,572 .... 7,699
Leeds Northern 9OB .••• 818
North Staffordshire
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock,
and Midlands Junction
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire 6,738 .... 6,856
Shropshire Union
Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
port
Bolton, Blackburn, & Clitheroe 725 .... 667
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 5.52 .... 5.50
Kendal and Windermere
Eastern Counties and Norfolk 13,267 .... 12,638
East Anglian
Manchester, South Junction,
and Altrineham 604 .... 410
Chester snd 1I,,lyhead
South DOTOII 1.540 .... 1,501

Total £186.361 £177,432
The total receipts upon the corresponding lines
being 186,2681. this week, against 177,4321. in the
same week of 1851, the increase is shown to be 8,8341.
or 5 per cent. The number of miles open on the
above was in 1852, 4,149 i ; and in 1851, 3,926 t ;
being an increase of 153 i miles, or 3j per cent. The
aggregate average return per mile per week was, in
1852, 44/. 17e. Bd.; and in 1851, 441. 70. 11d. The
general comparison is thus shown to be satisfactory,
showing a difference of a few shillings per mile in
favour of the present year. The comparative mile-
age return of a few of the chief lines, however, pre-
sents a slight falling off.
The return per mile per week is subjoined:
1852. 1851.
London and North Western .. £76.20 .... £79.29
Midland 41.06 .... 39.61
Lancashire and Yorkshire
on London and South West;
Great Western

London and Brighton 44.28 44.04
South Eastern
Bristol and Boiler
York and North Midland .. 27.10 .. . 26.40
York, Newcastle, and Berms* 41.86 .... 44.85
Great Northern
Leeds Northern
Eastern Counties and Norfolk 41.20 ... , 38.93
Chester and Holyhead
Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
port 17.44 .... 14.40
The returns on Scotch lines are as under :
1862. 1851.

Aberdeen
Caledonian 7,648 .... 7,463
Glasgow and Bonth Western 3,587 .... 3,417
Edinburgh and Glasgow 3,263 .... 3,398

Total
On these lines the increase is 4081.
The Irish returns are:

Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Down—
Dublin and Belfmt Junction

1832.
£617 ....
174 ....
724 ....
863

Dublin and Drogheda -
Dundalk and Enniak
Londonderry and Enniskillen
Ulster
Waterford and Limerick

218 ....
211 ....

1861.
1685
166
874

791
134
144
795
388