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THIS DAY.
Two o'Czoes.
Although the general tenor of the accounts from !
the Continent is calculated tocreate uneasiness, under
the influence of which the Paris Bourse is declining, I
the English stock market is well supported.
The closing rates of Console for cash yes-
terday was 961 to at which it opened
this morning, but the usual purchase on account of
the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt carried it to 961, and the market is now steady
at 96/ for money, and 961 to i„ for the account of
the 14th of October. The steadiness with which
prices are maintained at within a fraction
of the highest point of the late advance,
and this, too, in face of the unsatisfactory aspect. of
continental politica, must be regarded as a convincing
proof of general confidence in the soundness of our
monetary and commercial position, notwithstanding
the cases of individual embarrassment which have
been from time to time brought to light, and which
by some have been deemed to afford sufficient
ground for the indulgence of gloomy anticipations of
the future. The official business list to-day embraces
the following only : Three per Cent. Consols, 961, 1,
; ditto for account, 961, Z. South Sea Stock, 108.
There is no change whatever in the market for the
floating debt, and very little business is going for-
ward. Only tke smaller amounts of Exchequer Bills
have been dealt in, at 435. and 465. prem., whilst
India Bonds also preserve their former quotation of
475. to 50s. prem.
Business in the foreign investments is extremely
limited, and confined to the execution of a few
routine orders, as under present circumstances very
few descriptions afford an opening for speculative
action. The transactions of to-day are at former rates,
and embrace the following stocks, viz.: Belgian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents.,934. Dutch Four per Ck•nt.Certs.,
901 ex div. Mexican Bonds for account, 17th Oct.,
27t. Portuguese Four per Cents., 32i. Russian
Five per Cents., 1822, 1111. Spanish Three per
Cents. for account, 37i.
With the publication of the railway traffic returns
for the last week we have again exhibited a large
increase over the same period of last year, extending
to all the leading lines, but chiefly shown in those
having termini in the metropolis. The London and
North Western return is 59,3381., against 48,033/.
in the corresponding week of last year, being an
increase of 11,303/.; the Great Western, 26,4451.,
against 18,0271.—increase, 8,4181. ; the London and
South Western, 16,4461., against 11,6891.—increase,
4,5571.; the Midland, 24,346 L, against 24,313/.—
increase, 331. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, 17,3891.,
against 16,0231.—increase, 1,3661.; the York, New-
castle, and Berwick, 15,816/., against 15,1461.—in-
crease, 670/. ' • the York and North Midland, 10,487/.,
against 9,4,31/.—increase 1,0361.; the Great Northern,
14,2601., against 9,333/.—increase, 4,9271.
The following prospectus for a land loan has been
issued to-day :
Prospectus of a Four per Cent. Swedish Loan to the
Hypothecated Estate Association of Guthenburg.—For
Hamburg Bco. 14k. 4,000,000—at 93 per cent. Negotiated
by Messrs. Anderson Huber and Co., Hamburg; and Meows.
John Bcrenberg Gensler and Co., Hamburg.
This loan is issued on the security of landed property in
Sweden, situated in the most fertile and productive pro-'
vinces in the vicinity of Gothenburg, named lilfsborg Lan
with Dahlsland, Gothenburg and Buhus Lim. 'fhc mort-
gage bonds on these estates possess priority of claim by the
statutes of the association, sanctioned by Itoyal mandate.
The advance is not to exceed one half of the value of such es-
tates, as fixed for the collection of taxes, and the buildings
not being included in these valuations, are an important
additional security. An official statement of the annual
audit will be duly published, according to the statutes, in the
Swedish Galwito. The bonds, which will be ready and pay-
able towards the end of this month, will consist et :
Series A. 500 of 3,000 80. 14k. Beo. Idk. 1,500,000
„ B. 500 „ 2,000 „ „ 1,000,000
„ C. 1,000 „ 1,000 „ „ 1,000,000
„ 1). 1,000 „ 500 ss 50%000

3,000 Bco. Mk. 4,000,000
to bearer, but on application of the holder they can be in-
scribed in specific nature, and may also be re-transferred to
bearer. The loan will be paid off at par within 40l years
(agreeable to the plan of amortisation mentioned in the
bonds) by half yearly drawings, of which three months pre-
vious notice must be given in the public journals. The re-
demption commences on the Ist of June, 1852, the directors
of the association reserving the right, after the expiration of
ten years, to pay off the remainder, or any portion thereof,
at pan The half-yearly Coupons attached to the bonds are
payable by the contractors at Hamburg on the Ist of June
and let of December, as well as the drawn bonds, the
holders of the latter enjoying the right to demand payment
at Gothenburg from the association at the rate of exchange
axed in the bonds. Application. addressed to the con-
tractors will be received and forwarded by FREDERICK.
Stases, 3, Adam's-court, Old Broad-street.—London, Oc-
tober 1, 1851.
It is very seldom that these estate or land loans
have been offered in this market, having generally
been disposed of at Hamburg, where they rank well
as preferable securities. We give the details of the
undertaking in full, because they will be regarded
with some interest, not merely by commercial men,
but others. These land loans for the provinces of
Sweden and Norway have been the means of very
slush improving the agriculture of those countries ;
the money being obtained on eligible terms, a good
security being offered, the dividends punctually paid,
and the sinking fund rigidly applied. The applica-
tion of this system to the encumbered and other un-
improved estates of Ireland, has been strongly advo-
cated by many able men.
Persons have been occupied, as customary, in dis-
cussing commercial difficulties, and more particularly
in reference to one house ; but as the details are not
of public importance, no advantage can result from
enlarging upon them.
The financial advices from Paris are of considerable
interest, as though the exchange on London is un-
altered, the prise of gold is rising. For bar silver
there is no market.
At a time when so much anxiety is expressed in
many quarters about the condition of the money
market, it is of interest to know what our resources
are. In this month dividends on English stocks to
the extent of seven millions are payable, including
the following bums :
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities £3,506,000
Three per Cent. Reduced
Bank Stock
Long Annuities 613,980
Annuities ending 1859
South Sea Three per Cent. Old Annuities 45,000
Besides these there is a considerable sum for divi-
dends on India Bonds.
The amount of American stocks held by English
capitalists is estimated at upwards of forty millions
sterling, or two hundred millions of dollars, on
which probably nearly one million of interest is now
forthcoming.
The dividends duo on other foreign stocks arc as
follows :