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Leasing Closing Prices Business
RAILWAYS. Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. !
Companies. this day this day
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Closing Prue. 1 Business dons
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. ahr. Paid EALLWATS.-.._ -....-.....
--Eir 100 Bnckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 92 - 94
this day. this day.
-o„____ St. 100 Clydesdale Je. Coder-lon_ 95 - ti 94 6
• . CITY, Two O'CLOCK. - - 25 all Col.Stour Vy. E.U.drE.O 12 - 14
Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Ist 10 imbg. Nottng. Bost. St. 100 B.Litt. g. 6 p., Gt. North! 128 - 132
& Eastn. June.... 44 - 1 5 all E. Un, H. Sh. E. Count. 31 - 4
Market yesterday closed dull, but steadily, and 50 ' all Belfast &.
Itallymen. 8 - Si ._ St. 100 Gla.s. Barr. & Caldonian
prices were without any material alteration. The 13i all aiming. Wolverb. & Neils. Direct.
sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, 1,500 of which Stour Va11ey......... 68 -70 St. 100 Do. New 'Do .. - .
St. 10.) Wrkenhil. Lancsh. & 2; all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. •11.t.Westa.. ... - ...
were taken by the exporters, and 1,000 by the spe- Cheshire Junct..... ••• - ... 50 all Hull az Selby. Y. & N.M. 1.05 - 106
curators. In the Railway Share Market an easier 25 all Blackburn
25 , all tßlyth & Tyne original 91 -9/ 25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do .. -..
feeling was manifested, and quotations of all thel2l all Do. 4 Shares. Do
£25 (is:i. at .£45).... ... - ... 121 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l2 -13
leading stocks were a shade lower. St. ,100 Bristol & Exeter.... 84 - 88
100' Caledonian.2o all Do. Preference Do 23 -24
St.
The amount of gold sent into the Bank sestet- - 811 - 824 811 2 St. 10C1 Lou. Tit., &S. Peto &Co. 92 -94 93
St. 100 Chester & Holyhead 33 .- 35 ' 10 94 Do. Bark. Sh, Do 1 - 4 o
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day, including a parcel of sovereigns, was 240,0001., 50 all Cork and Bandon.... 7 9 51; all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W.
and the total influx since the last weekly return 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. ••• -•• • I and Matlock & Midld. 21 -21
20 all Cornwall 35 - •41 4 St. 1100 Mald.Bradfd. Midland... 89 - 91 90 5
presented to the public was completed, is thus 10 all Da. A .. - .. 64 54 Newmarket
raised to. more than a million sterling. There 10
__ 8 Do. B - •• • BuryE.G.spc. E. °omit.. par - 1p
is every reason to believe that the movement 50 45 DublindzßelfastJune ... - ...d 60 all NaSiEst.s p.c. Do 5l -66 555 5
25 all Dun• P. &Aber.Junc. 8 - N 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do ... - ...
will continue, as the receipts from the United St. 100 East'Anglian ... 184 -19 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do -- .
States are now becoming important. The -Fulton 20 all Eastern Counties...,. 57i -58 a 584 74
St. 100 Eastern Union A.stk 40 - 44 25 all Prost. & Wyre L. &N. W. ... - ...
121, all Do. 4 Shrs...4 Do
just in has brought 860,0001., and intelligence has St. 100 Do do. B. ' .30 32 .- ..
St. 100 Roystn.&llit. Gt.Nort i .128 - 131
arrived by that vessel that the New York City 25 81 Do. New A ...... . ..... ••• - - 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 74 - n ri 4
25 171 East Kent ........- 17 - 18
12 all S. Staffordsh.. M.MClean 4 - 9
Banks have resumed payments in specie. This will St. 100 East Lancashire ...... 91 93-- 50 all WearVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. ... - ...
no doubt stimulate the efflux of gold to this country, 20 all East Suffolk ... ..... ••• - - ••• 25 all Do Do SO4 - - 314 31
and the amounts thus imported, together with the 10 4 Do.
62 St. 100 ;Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn. 82 84
St. 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 61
Australian supplies, will probably cause a material , 0 all Edinb. andPeebles ••• - PREFERENCE SHARES.
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increase in the Bank's stock of bullion. A. 100 Edinb.PrthatDundee 29 - 30 294 30 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p.
0 all Forthand. ClydeJunc. • - - ... c.pref.(issd.at 50L) ... - .
There is a general desire in the City to make St. 100 Furness .. - ••• St. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 89 - 91
Saturday as much a holiday as possible. The Stock st. 100 'Glasgow & S.Western 89 - 91 20 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. ... - ...
10 all Great N. of Scotland 9 - 91
Exchange will be closed, and the attendance ofSt. 100 Caledn. £lO op. c. 94 - 96 955 4
st. 100 'Great Northern 974 - 98 971 7 8 St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. ... - ...-
officials at the Bank of England and the various St. 100 IDo., A. Stock - ...
joint stock establishments will be reduced. In fact St. 1100 ;Do., B. Stock - 123 1221 3 61 all Cork &Baudonslp.c. ... - ..,
St. .100 iGt. Sth.&West.(lre) 96 - 93 61 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 6 - 64
only as many as may be sufficient to transact st. 'lOO 'GreatWestern. ..., 54 - 541 51 34 41 1 St. 100 E.Anglian Cls. A Sh. ... - -
matters of routine will be retained, and St. 1100 ,Do. Str.V.R. gua.St 58 - 62 St. 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. 105 -- 110
12 all 'lrish South-Eastern. ••• - •••
as the Mincing Lane markets are closed for the St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7P. C. 106 - 112
5C all :Lancaster &Carlisle. 76 - 79 St. 4.00 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 105 - 108
Christmas holidays very little business will be con- 161; 14! Do., Thirds ...... - 841 St. 100 Do. No. 2 lO3 - 106
eluded. It is satisfactory to perceive that there is 161' 12 Do. Now Thirds ... 7 - 81.; St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St 121 -• 124 1231
St. 1.00 Lancash. &Yorkshire 931 - 934 934 1
a growing inclination to take advantage of any 16 6 Do., do. F £l6 ... I - 4 20 all East Un. G. 6p. c. ... - ...
5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent. ... - ...
favourable opportunity for the observance of a 3 4 Do., Wst. Blair g Un. ••.- • • • 10 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. ..• - ...
20 all Do Southport
holiday in City circles, since it enables a large St. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... - ...
114 all London & Blackwal' 51 - 64 51 6 St, 100 East Lancash.6 p.cts ... - ...
number of employes to obtain a little relaxation St. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 105 - 106 1054 $ 5 all E.&W. York. J. sths ... - ...
dr St. 100 London & N.'Westorn 96 - 961 961 44 6 i 10 9 Edin.al. sp. c. Sh,
which they would not otherwise secure. ... - .
20 all Do. Fifths .. - ...
St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. 67 - 69
At a meeting of Messrs. Charles Nicholson and ~
10 all Do 10/.Sh.,M&B 0 - - ••• St. 100 Furness, sp. c
Co.'s creditors, an offer of 12s. 6d. in the pound 124 5 Do. Eighths ld - 1d 4
St. 100 Glas. dr 5.W.G.5 p.c .. - ..
. ... - .
St. 100 London & S.Weatern 93 - 94 931 i
has been made and accepted. St. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 115 - 117
Z 5 all Lndndrry.&Coleraint ... - ••• St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem.
The official returns relating to trade and naviga- 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. • - ..n. , on , , at 10 p. c. prem.... 106 - 108 107
tion for the eleven months ending the 30thNovem- St. 100 Manch.Shef. &Liman. 39 -3non 4 St. 100 Do. 45 per cent 97 -9997 8
10 1 Metropolitan . ...... .. ••• - ••• 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5
ber have been published. From these it appears 10 1 Do. J. L. Ric,azdo'e p. c. prem.
that the total declared value of exports from the arrangement - ••• 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPre. 94 - -
104
St. 'lOO Midland " 834 --89 884 984 9 20 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) ... - ...
United Kingdom for the eleven months was St. 100 Do. Birming.&Derby 63 - 64 634 20 18 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St. . - .
115,007,196/., being an increase of 9,161,565/. corn- 50 I all Midland D.West.(lr.) ... - ••• 50 6 Gt.W.(B.drll.E3r.spc 54 - 6
25 all Do. 4 Shares . ...... .. ... - ••• St. 100 Do. con. red. 44 p.c. 86 •-• 88
pared with the like period of 1856. The increase 100 ' all New tle &Carlisle .. - ... St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 81 - 83
is perceptible in coals and culm, cotton manufac- 25 ' all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd l2 - 13 St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per vent. 81 - 83 82
tures, fish, hardwareq, linen manufactures, woollen 50 1 9 Newry & Enniskillen ... - ... St. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. 93 - 95 95
20 , all Newry, Warr-011point 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. 94 - 91
and worsted manufactures, and worsted yarn. I & Rostrovor .. -.. 10 all Do•ChesterBp.c.P.S. 151 - ltil
St. :100 Norfolk.. 59 - 61 60 594
The importation of the principal articles havelo all Do. do. sp. c. d 0.... 91 - 94
50 ; 34 Northn.Counties Un 31 - 341 St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 67 - 69 68 9
been larger in live animals, barley, oats, currants, St. 100 North British - 504 494 26 all Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh. 171 - 18
hemp, palm oil, raw silk, unrefined sugar, tallow, St. 100 North Devon, Ballot 135 all Do. do. do Bl - 9
I Dock Stock
wine, and sheep and lambs' wool, but there is a 20 al Do, do. do 134 - 13 135
00 Do., A Stock . - .. St. 100 Lan.& York. 6 pc.St. ... - ...
falling off in coffee, raw cotton, corn, hum, and St. 100 Do., B Stock ... ...... 1 • - •• St. 100 Lon.&B.G. 5 pc.No.l ... - ...
tea. St. 100 N.Eastern-Berwick 95 - 96 954 i 5 St. 100 D0.,P.,5p.e.5t.N0.2 ... - ...
25 1 all Do. do. Extension ... ... -
_..., St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. 132 - 137
The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the 25 ' 163 Do do. G N.E Purch 21 - lid. St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 112 - 115
amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade 50 ' all Do. Leeds - 521 52 St. 100 Lon. & N.W., Cov. &
for the entries inwards, and also for these cleared St 100 Do. York B3 - 84 831 43 1 Nuneaton sr. et... ... - ...
St. 100 North London ...... - 95 St. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct.
outwards. 10 31.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp• late 3d Shares ... 150 - 160
In the coastino, trade there is also a satisfactory stead, and City Jn ••• - •• • 121 all Londy.& Color. 1 Sh. ... - ...
20
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North
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viStaealltoarrdnshire -33 - 34 131 14
augmentation of the tonnage employed both in-121 all Londy.&Ennis. 1 Sh. ... - ...
• - ”. St. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 114 - 117
wards and outwards. 10 all N. &S. Westrn. June. 8•-
•9
81 6 41 Do. do. do. £6 ... .. 4 - 5n
St. 100 Oxford Worcester & St. 100 Do. do. 34 per cent. 63 - 66
40.1.......11MM11 Wolverhampton 3O - 31 31 121 all Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. ... - ...
REDUCTION OF THE MINIMUM 20 16 Portsmouth lO -8 d 124 all Do. 41 per cent
10 10 Rhymney .. - *se
124 101 Do. do.
RATE OF DISCOUNT. _ .
St. 100 Scottish Central lO4 - 106
St. 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 24 - 25.. .
St. 100 atid.Consol.6 p.c. St. ... - ... .
After a long discussion, the Bank of England St. 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c. 130 - 131 130 1
St. 100 (Shropshire Union - 48 St. 100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St. 95 - 97
Directors have reduced the minimum rate of dia- 10 6 Sitingbourne &Sheer 4 -3. i St. 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St. 85 - 87
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count from 10 to 8 per cent. A large num- 50 100 South Devon 33 - 35 10 all New., Aber., &c., pr.
St. 100 ;South Eastern 69 - 70 691 9 4 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.pm. ... - ...
ber of persons assembled at the national
10 all Do. 45 per 3 . Shares ... - ..• 10 all Do. Porpet. 6 pr. ct. 104 - 114
establishment to learn the result of the de- St. 100 South Wales 785 - 791 • x d 10 all Norfk.Deb.4p.c.Sh. ... - ...
liberations, notwithstanding the general im- 20 all S. Yorksh. River Dun 128 -2. 146 ,ci. St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ... - ... '
20 10 Mo. - ...
pression that an alteration would be deferred 20 all 'Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 9 - 11 St. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. t.,1847 ... - ...
until next week. The joint-stock banks will pro- 25 all 'Stockton & Darling.. 35 -37 St. 100 North British .191 - 103 1014
bably lower their allowance far deposits to 6 per 25 15 Do. do., 1854 - •.. 734 Do. 71. Preference... ... -.,
.. - .... St. 100 N.E. Borw. 4 p.c.Prf. 93 - 95
Ceiat.l7 81 Do. do. do l4 - 4 ,
At the commencement of business the Funds 52..5i.
110056irSriti:ofrocivtal&18HMartlepl. :::
-- ......
20 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 ... - .
St. 100 Do. Prof., No. 1 ..... . ••• - ... 121 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 ..„ - ...
'were quiet but firmer. Transactions, however, were 25 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. ... - ... 25 10 Do.Yorkll. dr S. Pur ll - 41
conducted on a small scale, owing to the suspense 20 all Vale of Neat1a......... 195 - 201 20 20 all North Staffordshire 2ll - 224
20 all liVaterfd. & Kilkenny ... - ... St. 100 Ox., Wor. dr Wolv. 6
In connection with the policy that might be adopted 50 all Waterford&Limerick .
•• - .. . p.c.' Ist guar. - 112 112
at the Bank. Since the change was made, the 20 all West Cornwall.. .. -.. St.loo Do. 6p. c. 2d guar lOl - 103
10 all West End of London St. 'lOO Do. do. Debeatr. St ••• - ...
market has remained inactive at previous prices.
I and C stal Palace. 7 - 9 85 all Scot. Cent. New Pref. .. - ...
This proves that the event had been fully specu- 5 all I Do. Ary ' 3 - 31 St. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 110 - 112 110 11
latod for, and whether it took place to-day or next 5 all ' Do. B - 101
week, was of little consequence, so far as the 20 all West London - ... St. 100 Do. d 0.34 p.c. pf. St. 68 -72
10 all Do. First Class . - 25 all South Devon 94 - IA
majority of the operators were concerned. 20 all Do. Second Class... ... ••• 10 all Do. fixed 44 pr cent ... - ...
• Consols have been 911 4, and they are at present 10 all iweibiedee&creyeee ... - „.
Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 22 - 22
firm at those prices. The New Three per Cents. • BRITISH POSSESSIONS•
St. 100 Do. 44 per cent 94 - 961 951
have been 934 i ;the Reduced, 935 a ;and Ex- leo all .Atian. and St. Law. i ••• .-. ••• St. 100 Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Sh 93 -an
chequer Bills 3s. discount to ls. premium. 18 9 IBembay,Baroda and'
• St. 100 Do. New 41 pr. cent ... - ...
St. 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p• c. ... - ...
I Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c.l 14 - 15 104 1 f
In the Foreign Stock Market very little business 18 all IDo. - ... St. 100 Do, do. 41 p. c • - ...
has been done, and prices remain unaltered. 201 18 'Buffalo & Lake Hun. I 61 - I d 144 20 all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.GUar ... - ...
100 Buff Brut. dr Godch. I 25 all Stock. &Dar., sp. c ... - ...
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 951 964 ; Ditto 4 per 100 . , , 2 180 -85 25 19 Do. do. do.
100 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug., 7 .. - .
Cents. 101 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents. 75 76 ; and Do. do., 1 July, '73 75 - 80 St. 101) Waterfd&Kilk• 6 pc. ... _.
...
Belgian 4i per Cents. 96. 100 100, , Do. do., 1 June,'74' 75 - 80 77 BRITISH MINES.
20 1 9s. 'Calcutta and S. East. ... - ... 4
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
20 2's6dCentral Onde (Lim.) ... - ..• ... 2/ 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk.)l 12 - 13
Stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 56 ; Mexi- 20 10s Ceylon' A shares 111 - lip 20 14 British Iron ... ...... 5- 7
can, 191 19i ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 76 20 1 Do. B. do. - 110
10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 420 - 440
174 all Demerara - ..
78 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 51 53 ; Portuguese 3 per 20 2s. Eastern Bengal -15 i ... 271 East Basset (Illogan) 90 - 100
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Cents., 44 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents, 105 107 ; 120 S 100
1 East Indian ;110 - 111 1104 10 4 i
do. 4i per Cents., -- ; Spanish 3 per Cents,, 00 all Dp00..4C Shares l4 -2p 17
1 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 ... - - ... 71 Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) I - 1
414 4 ; ditto Deferred, 251 26. 100 all Do do do '59 do
20 all Geelong & Melbourne
In the Railway Share Market to-day prices have
guar. 5 per cent. - 191 181 1991121
been depressed, the unfavourable character of the St. 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada 43 - 45 441 4 5 ... 6115 North Wheal Crotty 4 •••• 5
traffic returns of many of the principal lines having 100 all Do. 6p. c. Deben BO --85 81 2 1 •„ 1/ Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 17 - 19
20 all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert 214 - 22 i 214 1 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 4, - 5
Influenced prices, and the decline has been about 20 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c 1 - 14 pi 5i ... Gs. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 15 - 11 15
4to i per cent. Caledonian, North-Western, 204 all ,Gt. Westn. of Canada 19 - 191. 194 f 1 ... 24 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 340 - 350 .
201 10:1I Do New.. 2S. Cara Brea (Illogn.) 35 - 41
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and North- 100 alll2lD ' payable' 571 -14 d
o. Bds., payable 57) ... - - 230 224
Eastern Berwick declined 10s. ; Edinburgh, Perth, 100 all SDo. do., '76, p.'6o 1105 - 110 •5
41 Tam. S. &L.Min. Co. i - 1
and Dundee, and South-Eastern, ss. ; and Cale- 100 all iDo. d0.,:73, do. 1.05 - 110 10 9 Tin Croft 3 - 4
100 all Do. do., 73, without' ... 40 Un.Minee (Gwennap) ... -
donian, 11. ; Great Northern, and Oxford, Wor- 1 option :101 - 103 ... 1256 V. of Towey (Camar.) 4 -i:
... 11 W. Basset (Illogan).. 21. - 22 214
Coster, and Wolverhampton, improved 10s. 20 all !Madras, guar. 41 p.c. 19 - 20
20 all (Do, do., 5 per c. 215 - 221
10 I Do. 44 p. c. Exten id - i P 104 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 100 - 1101
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have 20... 55 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 145 - 155
Lot been active; prices, however, have slightly 20 5 : Do. 3d Ex., g. 403.1 1 - lip 56 6 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 280 - 290
20 5 Do 4th Ex do, 1 - 5... 55 Wh. Eclward(Ca.lstek) 64 -7/
improved. Paris and Lyons advanced ss. ; Lom- 20 ss. Onde (Limited) .,.' l• P 546554 6 -
... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 14 - 16
bardo-Venetian, ss. : Great Western of Canada, 20 5 Scinde, guar. 5 per c. 21 - 3 ' ... 8 Wh.Ma.Ann(Menht.) 45 - 48
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20 all ,Do I ... - . I 41 Wh. Trelawney (Lis. ) 23 - 25
. 6s, ; and East Indian, 10s. _ -
Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are flat. FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES.
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BRITISH FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES-THIS DAY. 10 all Antwrp & Rotterdam' 65 -61• 61 1 20 71 sAustralian
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20 18 Ardennes 1 10s. Bon'Accord Cop. (li.) lel par
(from the Offi 5 all
etal List.)..1 - 15 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued
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Business done. Belgian East. Juliet.
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Min.i aR d aey 1104. - 17 211
h per Cent. Reduced Alllllllllßß
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 93A 1 1 Coal Mines and Ry. 3 - 4410
ladis. Bonds, £lOOO .......... ....•••••". - 20 12 Dutch Rhenish
Ditto, under £lOOO 2O d 20 all Eastern of France ... 26 -27 Co. of Jamaica ..• - _el
Cot soli for Account
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Errthequer 13111 J, 21d. 20 2s. Euphrates Valley .. ... :::
20 18 Gt. Central of France ... -
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E5OO p 20 all Great, Luxembourg... 7 - 71 Co. ... 4d - 4 p
84ell 3dl p 2 p 10 4 Italian Junction •• ••• 20 all General - .fd
I gxchequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cont.... - a 20 all Lake Coast. & Bale .. .•• 131 - 145 15
3 all Linares
Ditto, 1859 - ...d 84 -8/
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS-THIS DAY. 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 41 4ip 10/
Brazilian 5 per Cont. - , 1 all Mariquita
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 96 20 all Lyons and Geneva ... 26 - 2.7 1 all New Granada
Mexican 3 per Cent.., 194 20 all Lyons & Moditerran. ... - ... 1 all Noveau Monde - .
'Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent 76 5 335 all Maria Antonia - .. 20 all Pont.Sil.LlM4 Smlt •5
- 6 51 f
Ditto &count - ,„, 5 1 Port Philip
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20 all Namur & Liege
15 - 2
Russian Bonds, 1622, i; St., 5 per Cent.... -
Ditto, 41 per Cent. 971 20 all Do, do. 6p. c. Pref. 191 - 20
Span6h Be
3 per Cent.
Ditto New Deferred, 3 ler Cent. - 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 8-9 19 MISCELLANEOUS.
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• 'Ditto Account . ... 26 20 all Paris and Lyons 331 -34 341
alitidyl• 2... :if.: - - -_-_.
.. 2..6: 244
Turkish tionds, 6 per cent 9si 20 all Paris and Orleans.... 52 - 54
Ditto Account 9.'4 ii i 20 7 Recife dr San Fran.,
1050 all Beßrrilti.n:maetreicranWoLrkans.d.
304 -_____
115 113
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Coat. - 8 P 9
Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent - - • -
Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. 20 all Royal Danish l4i - 164
111103411214 i
Belgian 21 per Cent., ex. 25 francs
13002
Do. 4a per Cont.. ex. 25 francs - 2
10 all Do 5i per cent ,7 - ' 1111005
2 tI.ABE O'CLOCK. 20 all Southern of Fran' ce. 21' -22 221 •. St. all ;Copper Min. of Eng. 27 -32
Consols account, Jan. 8 93 11 a d 84 all West Flanders - 5 25 all ;Do. Pref. 7g P. cent, 23 -- 25
- lO all Do. 51 per c. Prof B. - 9 5 all Crystal Palace l 15
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Ila dland, 20 all W.&N.W. of France 26. - 271 5 all Do. Preference
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Sbillingford, and Co. was held at the Guildhall Coffee- 20 6 Western, of Austria._ .4- - ••• 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... -
•••
house to-day, when a statement of their affairs was 20 all ;West. of Switzerland :.. - •••
6 , all
all Iwpieos.lBapa.encen..t.:
....... ... - 2 O 2O all Eastern Steam •• -..
St. 100 Electric Telegraph - 1.05
submitted by Mr. C. F. Kemp, the accountant. A 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel ..,
composition of 16a. in the pound was offered by the 20 I all 'Zealand -•"' - "' 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 11 -14 1 f
firm in three i ustaltnents, in three, six, and nine months - ". lO 10s.'Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel, .. _
...
' from Jan. 20,'viz., in two payments of 6s. each, and the 9 all ;Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.) 41 -5154 44
last 4.. After much discussion a resolution was passed JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 20 all Gen, Ir• Sc. Col.(lim.) ... -
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by the creditors present accepti.ng this offer. A meeting -4015 14 'Gen. Steam Navigat. ... - ...
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.--ahis Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)
IN RE STEEDMAN.--ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE.

This bankrupt was described as of Albany-street,
Regent's-park, pianoforte manufacturer, and came up
to pass on accounts, prepared by Me-srs. Paul and
Turner, showing debtor to creditors—unsecured, 1,512/ ;
creditor, good debts, 841. ; doubtful, 163/. ; property
realised, 4501.

Mr. Lawrauce opposed, on the ground that of the
house expenses—amounting to 4331. 200/. was wholly
unsanctioned, and 1911, was not in any way accounted
for, and it was due to Messrs. Paul and Turner to say
they had not attempted to do so, but left the bankrupt
to explain, and if all accountants did so it would save
such trouble instead of confusing the accounts.
The bankrupt not being able to explain, the case was
adjourned sine die for six weeks.