The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-26 00:00:00

PARTMEN T.

Gov. Securities £11,931,006
Other Securities 17,743,632
Notes ... 5,643,565
Gold & Silver Coin 639,659

£30,957,862

OUR SHARE MARKET has been very steady all the
week, with a fair amount of business, and a gradual
progression of prices upwards, closing to-day with
prices at the highest point of the week. To-morrow
the settlement commences. Local stocks without
material change ; Royal Insurance and Leeds Canal
rather higher, and in good demand. Boroughßank, and
Fire and Life rather lower. We annex to-day'sprices :
Aberdeen, 13 , Caledonian, 28*; Great Northern, 231 s ;
Great Western, 594.; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
824 4 +-; London and North Western, 1011 ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 24 ; Midland,
70* I *2 * * ; North Eastern, Berwick
capital stock, 19 7-16 ; South Eastern 19t I.; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 31 per cent. pref. (210
shares), 11; Dutch Rhenish new shares, 2 3-16 p. ;
Great Western of Canada, 26+ ; Borough Bank, 10

COTTON.—The business during the week has been
comparatively quiet, and there having been more on
offer, whilst spinners have been pretty generally sup-
plied, prices of middling declined 1-16 d. to *d. per lb.,
but fair remain unchanged. The sales for the week
up to Friday reached 50,870 bales, of which 7,420
were taken on speculation, and 3,900 for export,
leaving 39,550 for the trade. To-DAY the advices by
the Arabia were received, and the market assumed a
firmer tone. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales, -in-
cluding 4,000 on speculation and for export, and prices
advanced about 1-16 d. per lb. The following is a com-
parison of present rates with those of the corresponding
period last year ;
lE
New Orleans, middling

fair... .. ...
9 1
Upland, middling
„ fair ...... ... :.. .....

, SALES. IMPORTS. STOCK
--...-
aKSCRIPrION. PRICES.' Week Previ- Week This
ietnding ously ending iear. Feb. 22
Feb. 22. thisyr. Feb. 22.
- --
Sea Island
Stained
Boweds
Mobile 5 6# 5820 38530 } 28451 224235
New Orleans 5 7 20870 176560
Pernams, &c 6 74 1440, 8280 1299 7748 20080
Bahia, &C.
Maranham 6 7* 1000; 5120 .... 1751 17520
Demerara, &c — 20 120 .. .... 600
Egyptian 5l 10i 2760, 18580 .2532 10340 38260
Cont.W.l.&e — ....1 2210 .... 1411 1820
Surat 4 5 10350 69670 1
Madras
Bengal — -
.... - 140 .... .... 140
50870 431620 57585 366829 419160

PRODUCE.—During the latter part of the week
there has been a better demand for Sugar, especially
for export, and prices have been maintained. Coffee
is quiet, without material change in price. Of Tea a
demand exists for better grades, but common Congous
move off slowly. Rice neglected. Rum without
animation. More inquiry for Palm Oil, which has
realised from £3B to £4O per ton. A very limited
business in Tallow.—TO-DAY, the improved feeling
noticed in our Sugar market on Friday still continues,
and a greater extent of business would have been
done, if holders had been disposed to proceed at the
current rates ; including Saturday's transactions, the
sales comprise 250 hhds. Demerara at 35s 6d to 365,
with grainy at 40s Gd to 42s Gd, 130 hhds. Surinam
at 35s to 35s 6d, and 700 bags Benares at 41s, also
1200 bags Madras. price not reported, 1150 boxes
Havana from 225. 6d. to 275„ and 2000 Per-
nams at 21s 9d per cwt. in bond. 50 puncheons ,
Demerara Rum are reported at about previous
rates, and 40 bags Brazil Coffee at 44s per cwt.
The Tea market is quiet, and prices remain as
last noted. No inclination was shown to purchase
the Bengal Rice offered by auction, and the whole
was withdrawn. 150 bags Saltpetre have been sold
at 33s for 31 per cent. refraction, 40 chests Orange
Shell Lac at 51s to 51s 3d per cwt., and 20 tons
Ceara Fustic at £5 15s to £6 5s per ton.
Woora.—During the past week there has been more
activity in the wool market. The rise at the London
sales has caused a material improvement in this
market, especially for all descriptions of fine wool.
Fine washed and unwashed Peruvian wool is in good
request, but there are no stocks. Bosnia, &c., of a good
long staple, is much inquired after, but we are with-
out any stocks. In Egyptian, Smyrna, &c., there has
not been so much doing, but prices remain firm.
There have been a few sales of Donskoi, but without
change in price. Imports for the week :-6 bales
South American, 50 Irish, and 10 coastwise; total,
66 bales.