The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-25 00:00:00

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To creditors unsecured
To cre di tors party cured:
Amount of claim
Less value of security

To creditors folly secured:
/13,145 10 2
Value of security
1,927 6 8
Loss amount of claim

Burp'''. per contra 64118 3 6
To lialythUes :
On bills dhatounted
None of which are expected to biome claims
upon the estate.
To annuity of 41,000 to Mr. Abbott. Sin.

By cash at bankers
By goods on consignment:
MASS 111 ••
Invoke prices

By debt on ecceiresesin :
Considered peg
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Two o'Croce.
The funds to-day are firm. The decline of
about 1 per cent. which took place yester-
day has been recovered, although business
is very quiet. A good effect is produced by the
continued rise on the Paris Bourse, viewed in con-
junction with the approaching meeting of the
French legislature. In the share markets there is
scarcely even a fractional variation, the transactions
being very limited.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Ren-
ter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened
at 71fr. 05c.,showing a fresh advance of upwards of
per cent. since yesterday.
The scrip of the Moorish Loan is steady at
5 to 54 prem.
Consols are officially marked 921 and for
money, and 924 for the account. The present
quotation is 94 to 93, both for cash and
the Gth Feb. The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Bank Stock, 243, 241; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 921, 4, ; New Three per Cents., 924,
; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1051, 106 ;
ditto Bonds, 235., 255. prem. ; Four per Cent.
enlaced" rupee paper, 864 ; ditto Five per
Cent., 1004 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent,
1064, 1 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 16s. prem.;
ditto, June, 215., 228. prem.
Mexican bonds continue in demand, with au
upward tendency, and are last marked 291. The
Turkish Loan of 1854 is steady at 834 to 4, and that
of 1858 at 74 to 4. In other foreign stocks
there has been but little business. Sales
are recorded as follows :—Brazilian Old Five
per Cents., for account, 1014 ; Dutch Four per
Cent. Certificates, 1014 ; French Three
per Cent. Routes, 70fr. (exchange, 25fr.) ; Italian
Five per Cents., 631 ex div. (exchange 21:4.) ;
Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 294, ;
Portuguese Three per Cents., 1863, for account,
461, ex die. ; Spanish Three pea Cents., for se-
count, 531, 53, ex div. ; Turkish Six per Cents.,
11854, for account, 834 ; ditto Biz per Cents, 1868,
for account, 74, 1 ; Venezuela Three per Cents., 24.
Max-rarr Two o'CLoca.
Consols are without change, at 921 to 93, both
for money and the 6th proximo.
It may interest some of the holders of the Moorish
Loan fur investment to know that a 6001. bond,
calculated upon the basis both of the issue price
and the drawing price, yields a return of Is. per day.
There was a strong demand yesterday for g.old for
the Continent, the exchanges being now sufficiently
low to allow of a profit on its transmission. About
15,0001., chiefly foreign coin, was taken from the
Bank, and the whole of the iars by the Etna and
Borussia, from New Y ork, was also purchased for
abroad.
The shipments of silver to Bombay continue
large. The total for that port by the Mooltan,
which will leave on the 27th mst, is 289,0781., of
which 18,9911. is gold and the rest silver. There
is also 13,0001. in gold for Alexandria.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
steady. Subjoined is our usual list :
Amsterdam, 3 mouths, 11.174 to 18 ; ditth, 3 days,
11.15 to 16 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.174 to 18 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.40 to 5 ; Hamburg, ma. hence,
3 months, 13.7 to ; Path, 3 dem 25.15 to 224 ; ditto
3 months, 25.424 to 74 ; Frankfort-on-lb• Alaine, 3 months,
1134 to ; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, &Ai to ;
Vienna, off. flo., 3 months, 14.25 to 30; Trieste, eff. flu.,
3 mouths, 14.25 to 30 ; Xadrid, 3 months, 481 to 4 ; Cadiz,
3 months, 481 to ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.60 to 5
Oeinoe, 3 menthe, 25.60- to 5 ; Men, 3 months, 25.60
to 5 ; Naples, 3 months, 40 to ,• Palermo, 3 months,
1194 to i ; HOOIIIII, 3 months, 1194 to 4 ; Lisbon. 90
days, 514 to 52 ; Oporto. 90 days, IX to i.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday is de-
scribed as steady, but the sales were only 5,000
bales.
The suspension is announced of Messrs. John
Forbes and' Co., wholesale warehousemen, of
Lawrence-lane, Cheapaide. The amount of the
liabilities is not known, but the assets are pre-
sumed to be considerable. Mr. White, of Iron-
monger-lane, is the accountant engaged.
The members of the Stook Exchange have re-
sponded with their wonted liberality to the appeal
on behalf of the sufferers by the dreadful accident
at Hartley Colliery. A subscription was opened
yesterday, and upwards of 700/. was raised. A
list was also opened at Lloyd's with considerable
success.
The directors of the Bank of Egpyt will recom-
mend a dividend for the half-year ending 31st
December, at the usual rate of 7 per cent. per
annum, at their annual meeting on the 17th of
February.
The directors of the National Bank have de-
clared a dividend for the pant half-year at the
rate of 8 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 15s.
per share, both free of income tax, being together
equal to 14 per cent per annum on the paid-up
capital of the bank.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week a decrease of 6541.
The report of the directors of the Australian
Agricultural Company, to be presented at the
meeting on the 28th inst., expresses their regret
that under existing circumstances they cannot
recommend the payment of a dividend.
The following is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks,
and Co.'s report of Thursday's hide sales :
At the second series of hide sales for the year the demand
was limited, and prime generally receded. The home trade
were not such large buyers se at the previous sales, while
for export only a limited incoby was experienced.
East India,—Ox and Cow.—Oalcutts did not meet with
.o active en inquiry as at the first melee of the year. The
demand was chiefly confined to the home trade, exporters
buying very
maintained their previous value, although in some
instances a concession of id. was submitted to ; but com-
mon to middling descriptions were sold at a decline of fully
4d. to 4d. per lb. Madras, Pondicherry, s.4.—Thoee offered
sold at rather easier prices. Rangoon met with good com-
petition. The analysis of the sale is 139,009 Calcutta, new
parcels ; 22,640 brought forward from former melee, and
3,577 Madras, &c. ; in all 165,126 hides, of which 114,895
were sokL
East India.—Buffalo were generally dull of sale, end
prices ruled in favour of buyers.
Leather.—East Indian was rely part sold at about pre-
vious thee. Australian met with but little competitioo,
and was chiefly bought in.
Halted Bides.—Australian did not maintain previous rates,
but as holders were willing to meet the martet a fair buil-
thee Wes dose, at a reduction of 4d. to id. per lb. Cape
The few offered were sold et full prices.
Dry.—River Plate were mostly bought in. Mazatlan
were all sold. West Coast realised rather lower prices.
Horse Hides—Salted South American were withdrawn.
Hide Cuttings were dull of sale. ca
At a meetiug yesterday of the creditors of Mr. E.
verybbott, late of the Bow Brewery, the subjoined
unfavourable statement was presented by Mr.
Sruallfield, the accountant :
lITATEIMT OF AFFAIRS, JAN. 2.
DR.

£3359 IA 0

£1,040 0 0
060 0 0
WO 0 0

£93,98016 0

£l4 $ 1

Estimated to produce 1.1114 11 •
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