On this page
-
Text (13)
-
No. 510. Dec. 31, 1859.] THE LEADER. 142...
-
. GENERAL TRADE REPORT-
-
FniDAT Evening. — Though the Mincing-lan...
-
Continental Bailwats.—TIio works of tho ...
-
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.
-
The liquidators of the Liverpool Borough...
-
RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
-
The London and North Western Railway tra...
-
New Submakine Cable.—A movement is on fo...
-
PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL STOCKS AND SHARE...
-
Last This Week Week STOCKS. 3 per cent. ...
-
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday, Decemb...
-
Christmas at Malta.—A correspondent of t...
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
Fkiday Evening.— Money Is In Dcmanj, As ...
ever complicated , and more than ever is attention directed to the movements of the Emperor . Remembering what he said last New Year ' s Day , what he may say on the approaching New Year ' s Day is expected with intense interest . He seems still emi-• nently master of the position , and the world , as far as it can depend on one individual , waits on him . The funds were tolerably steady to-day , as they have been throughout the week . They have undergone some temporary fluctuations , but they have OTavitated about Consols at 95 £ . To-day Consols closed at 95 $ , sellers ^ Other stocks and shares are also steady . At Paris there was yesterday and the day before a considerable fall in the funds , and yesterday the Three per Cent . Rentes were done the
at 68 f . 80 c . To-day , telegram brings a recovery to 69 f . 20 c , so that the decline there , which is said to have had a local cause , is stopped . More , however , depends in Paris on . the stock market than here . It gives the line to general business , and busine ss people get dispirited there when the funds fall . That they have recovered is for France in general an advantage . There is no demand for money on our Stock Exchange , where the settlement of accounts to-day was accomplished without any difficulty . At the close of the year all parties are desirous to stand as well as possible in their bankers' books , and in consequence speculation is now eschewed . There is no activity in the markets . We subjoin the Bank returns .
BANK OF ENGLAND . An Account , pursuant to the Act 7 th and 8 th Victoria cap . . 32 , for the Week ending on Wednesday , the 2 Sth day of December , 1859 : — ISSUE DEPARTMENT . Notes issued . £ 30 , 609 , 455 Government Debt £ 11 , 015 , 100 Other Securities .. 3 , 459 , 900 ( Sold Coin ABullion 16 , 134 , 455 . ¦ silver Bullion .... ' £ 30 , 609 , 455 £ 30 , ( 509 , 455 BANKING DEPARTMENT . Proprietors' Capi- Government Seeuv tal £ 14 , 553 , 000 ritios ( including-Best 3 , 150 , 573 Dead ¦ "Welsh t Public Deposits ( in- Annuity ) .. £ 10 . 025 , 157 eluding Exehc- Other Securities .. 19 , 007 , 580 < iuer . Savings' N ' otes 9 , 7 SU , 9 S 0 Banks , Comniis- Gold and Silver sionors of Na- Coin 075 , 599 tional Debt , and Dividend Ac' counts ) 9 , 804 , 730 Other Deposits .... 13 , 071 , 410 Severn l ) ny and other Bills 703 , 003 __ £ 41 , 289 , 311 ! £ 41 . 269 . 310 M . MARSHALL ,, Chief Cashier . Datod December 29 . 1 S 59 .
No. 510. Dec. 31, 1859.] The Leader. 142...
No . 510 . Dec . 31 , 1859 . ] THE LEADER . 1425
. General Trade Report-
. GENERAL TRADE REPORT-
Fnidat Evening. — Though The Mincing-Lan...
FniDAT Evening . — Though the Mincing-lane markets arc , as usual at this period , closed for the holidays , there has been during the last few days a brisk demand for the articles usually sold there , which has continued to-day . There arc no public sales , but privately a good business has been done , at what prices has not transpired . A speculative demand , however , is said to have arisen , which would indicate a rise in the markets when thoy re-open . The corn market continuos steady—rather dull than otherwise — throughout the kingdom . At Mark-lano , to-day , tho trade was slow , . without any material change in prices . Steadiness , in truth , has now taken the place of fluctuation . In all quarters of tho empire business continues good , and wo can only hope that the new year niay come in even better than the old ono closes .
Continental Bailwats.—Tiio Works Of Tho ...
Continental Bailwats . —TIio works of tho Jura Railway , commencod some weeks since , are nv full activity . One workshop , which omploys 107 operatives , is opened on tho lino from JBourg to Ueauiic . on , and two othors , at which 106 workmen are employed , on tho lino between Mouchard and Pontarlier and at Mesnay . It is calculated that if tho French railway companies open 1 , 400 kilometres of now railways , us they propose- to do , thoy will roqulro 207 , 200 tons of iron . Tho General mooting of the Leghorn and FloronooRailway Company has approved the purchase of tho twtf railways from Lucca to Pisa , nnd from Lucca to Pistoia . A ho shareholders adoptod this resolution in consoquonco of tho local Government having declined that , it the Loghom to Florence Hallway Company should obtain possession of thoso two branches , it would guarantee to tho shareholders intorost at 0 per cent , on tho entire capital subscribed .
Joint Stock Companies.
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES .
The Liquidators Of The Liverpool Borough...
The liquidators of the Liverpool Borough Bank , which stopped in the crisis of 1857 , have issued a report of their progress for the past year . There has been an improvement in the prospect of the assets to the extent of . £ 10 , 438 , the estimate of the total that will ultimately remain to be returned to the contributories being now £ 1 . , 217 . The outstanding liabilities are £ 285 , 709 , including £ 230 , 000 , the remainder of a loan of £ 250 , 000 raised ; in October to prevent the necessity of a fresh call on the shareholders . From the nature of the property it appears to be considered that the final realisations will still occupy some time , but it is understood that some of the parties interested think it might be conducted with increased dispatch and economy . The liquidators are said to have received already £ 8 , 956 and . £ 16 , 560 has been paid for charges and law . The half-year ' s dividend , at the rate of 7 per cent , per annum , of the South Australian Company , is payable on the 14 th January . V The proprietors of the Union Bank of Australia will declare a dividend at a special general meeting called for the 16 th January . The prospectus of the long-expected National Bank of Turkey is in course of arrangement , and will , it is st a ^ d , be issued very shortly : It is said that the capital will be one million sterling , and that the names connected with the undertaking are English and Greek . Amongst others , Messrs . Rodocanachi and Russell Ellice are spoken of . The head office is to be at Constantinople , with an agency here . At the meeting of the Canada Company , held today , the receipts for the year were stated at £ 51 , 488 , being £ 13 , 958 over those pf 1858 . Out of the available balance a dividend of £ 1 per share , free of income tax , was declared * leaving about jg 1 , 000 to be carried forward . ¦ .
Railway Intelligence.
RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE .
The London And North Western Railway Tra...
The London and North Western Railway traffic returns show this week an increase of £ 9 , 629 ; the Great Western an increase of £ 3 , 242 the Great Northern an increase of £ 57 ; and the London and South Western an increase of £ 2 , 664 . A call of ten dollars per share , payable on the 1 st February , is announced by the London agents of the Illinois Central Railway Company . This call is in accordance with the recommendation of the English committee to the Board of Directors in New York . The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of £ 680 ; the Midland an increase of £ 3 , 253 ; tho Manchester , Sheffield , and Lincolnshire , an increase of £ 1 , 705 ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire ( including East Lancashire ) , an increase of £ 4 , 368 ; and the North Eastern an increase of £ 3 , 929 . The traffic of the Grand TituNic Railway of Canada for the week ending December 10 was £ 10 , 646 sterling , being £ 1 , 258 more than in 1858 . The number of miles open is ninety in excess of last year . ¦
New Submakine Cable.—A Movement Is On Fo...
New Submakine Cable . —A movement is on foot for a submarine cable across the thirty miles between Land ' s End and tho Scilly Islands , which would then be the best port of call for ships r' -rivjng at the Channel for orders . As nn advanced western station , the point " would also bo one of great advantage at any time for a naval rendezvous . Tho exponse would be altogether insignificant , and a subsidy fo , r tho purpose is being sought from tho Government on national grounds . Cotton from West Africa . —Mr . J . Aspinall Turner , M . I ' ., has forwarded to the offices of the Cotton Supply Association , a case of samples of cotton and cotton yarn which he has just received from Dr " , Livingstone . The sample of cotton is excellent : but tho mostsurnrising sample Is aballofynrn of
spun by tho natives , weighing 16 $ oz ., the cost which is ono foot of calico , or ono penny . Tho other samples of yarn aro well spun and very strong . Thia cotton was grown in tho valley of tho Shire , which is 100 miles long by twenty broad . Tho natives spin and weave it for thoir own use , and wo aro informod that so abundant is tho cotton in this valley that a vast number of cotton trees aro annually burned to the ground . Tho navigation of tho Zambesi and tho Shiro is open to tho contro of this cotton valley during a groat portion of tho year . It is evident , therefore , that a largo supply of cotton may bo readily obtained from this part of Africa , by tho adoption of an etfl'otlvo agonoy . Dr . Livingstone doaorvos the utmost support , both of tho Uovornmont and of his countrymen , in his most zealous oil ' orts to lUtvolop tho vast productive resources ot tho roglons ho has now opened to commercial enterprise .
Prices Of The Principal Stocks And Share...
PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL STOCKS AND SHARES AT THE' CLOSE Of THE MAKKET .
Last This Week Week Stocks. 3 Per Cent. ...
Last This Week Week STOCKS . 3 per cent . Consols—Money 95 § 93 s Ditto Reduced ............ 95 s 93 I Ditto New - 95 * 9 . 5 ? Bank Stock 227 | 227 India ..... 220 . J Exchequer Bills ... » . 29 30 Canada Government 6 per cent 117 § 117 New Brunswick Government 0 per cent . .. 112 * : 1124 New South Wales Government 5 per cent . 102 $ 102 $ South Australia Government Cper cent .. 115 . 115 . . Victoria Government 6 per cent .. ill ¦ Austrian Bonds , 5 per cent . Brazilian Bonds , 5 per cent .... 102 J French Ken tes , 3 per ' cent .. ¦ " ... Mexican Bonds , 3 per cent 22 £ Peruvian Bonds , 4 £ per cent . 82 Spanish Bonds , 3 per cent . Turkish Scrip , 6 per cent ...... .... 77 77 RAILWAYS . Bristol and Exeter .. 104 10 * Caledonian 934 94 § Eastern Counties 58 } 58 East Lancashire Great Northern 107 107 „ Western GO * 69 i Lancashire and Yorkshire 99 $ 100 London and Blackwall .... G 7 - C 5 J London , Brighton , and South Coast ..... ' .. 115 1 U § London and North-Western 98 * 99 London and South-Western 07 $ 97 J Midland 10 'Ji lOOf North British 02 } Gil North Staffordshire .. / ... .... 3 jd : {| a Oxford , Worcester , and Wolverhampton .. 37 3 ( 5 South-Eastern .... S 3 J 8 « South Wales .... ... 7 * 72 $ Bombay , Baroda and Central India ... ... 100 * . 100 * Calcutta and South Eastern . ¦ 4 p Eastern Bengal id * d Eastlndian ..- •¦* -. 1 03 * 303 * Great Indian Peninsula ^ ....... 100 i 101 * Madras 94 93 Scinde ... ............. . 20 * 20 i Buffalo and Lake Huron 5 £ 5 id Grand Trunk of Canada ... 42 42 + Great Western of Canada . 13 $ 12 g Antwerp and Rotterdam 4 J 4 j £ Dutch Rhenish - 44 d Eastern of France 2 G £ 26 $ Great Luxemburg- 7 $ 7 Lornbardo-Venetian .. 3 £ p 12 g Northern of France 3 'J 39 Paris , Lyons , and Mediterranean 3 ~ 4 374 , Paris and Orleans & 7 57 Southern of France 22 22 Western and North-Western of France .. 23 * , 23 £
From The London Gazette. Tuesday, Decemb...
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE . Tuesday , December 27 . BANKRUPTS . Edward and William Triggs , 20 , High-street , Southampton , upholsterers , cabinet makers , and auctioneers . John , McEvily , 78 , Great Portland-street , Middlesex , saddle and harness maker . Elijah Pinkess , Liverpool , oil and colourman . Henry Zelther and Joseph Shiers , Dale-street , Manchester , fancy trimming manufacturers . Friday , December 30 ; BANKRUPTS . William Levett , Union-street , Borough , patont wadding manufacturer . Thomas Aston . Willonhall , Staffordshire , engineer . George Ellis , Sheffield , baker , Christophor Price , Wolverliainpton , butcher . Thomas Blgglestone , Horeford , grocer .
Christmas At Malta.—A Correspondent Of T...
Christmas at Malta . —A correspondent of the Daiti / Ncivsaayai—It is usual in Malta for the rich families to assist their poorer neighbours with luxuries on Christmas Day , and I bcliovo that this year there will not be a human being in Malta without a good dinner and a glass of wino with it . I have made inquiries in all directions and from all classes , and I fully believe tlint not ono of Her Majesty ' s subjects in Malta need bo hungry on Christinas Day , but that evory one will be provided with good and wholesome foo : l . All that are in Her Majesty ' employ will not only have tho necessaries , but the luxuries , such as few poor in England am command . Tho soldiers and sailors have made , grand preparations for banquets on that day . Turkoys , roasting pigs , hams , plum pudding * , minco pies in profusion . Evory vessel in port ia drossoi . 1 out in banquetting style , tasteful chandoliers Jiavq boon erected between docks , and tho sailors nave shown great taste in adorning thoir inossos with oraiiffo boughs with tho oranges pendant from thorn , ami there is to bo a grand display of chairing tho popular' offlcors round the deciles , for on Christmas Jack is allowed license , and ho considers ho hus a right to show how ho appreciates tho kindness ' of particular officers by chairing them on thaC day . 3 no oharming lftdy , tho bride of a popular cap-; ain , has nccoptod an invitation to dino with tho
-
-
Citation
-
Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 31, 1859, page 21, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_31121859/page/21/
-