The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-31 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

0 OMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS

MONDAY NIGHT.
IF the price of the Public Funds during the week
were to be taken as a test of the condition of the
Money-market, it would betoken a state of easy
quietude, for the fluctuations have been but slight.
It has been, however, like the web of human life—a
mingled yarn of good and ill, the one counterbalancing
the other. The absence of any decisive news from the
seat of war, the preparations for the French loan, and
the conviction that the Chancellor of the Exchequer
must shortly make fresh demands upon the national
resources, led to a depression which threatened to be
serious ; but it was speedily counteracted by the arrival
of the magnificent ship the Red Jacket from Mel-
bourne, with more than half-a-million sterling in gold,
and favourable accounts of further supplies and im-
proving markets. This had the effect of sustaining
the Funds, which have consequently experienced but
little change. For commercial purposes money has
been comparatively easy, the rates of discount on first-
class paper ruling from 31 to 31 per cent., and the
Foreign Exchanges showing but little alteration. The
Bank returns on Friday show a decline in the stock of
bullion to the extent of £684,744, caused partly by ,
the payment of the dividends, and partly by the exports
of gold to the Continent, which have since almost
ceased, and which will be more than compensated by
the subsequent large arrivals of specie. The large
decrease in " other deposits" is no doubt attributable
to the payment of deposits for the loan.
The business in IVlandiester during the week has
been but limited, and prices have slightly declined ;
but as many of the mills are now working short time,
it is not anticipated that prices will go lower. In the
Woollen trade Vivre is little change to note : the
manufacturers are very short of stock, and are working
to order, while the supply of the raw material is more
abundant.

The retuisris of the Board of Trade for the month
ended the Wth of June, which have just been pub-
lished, show rather a large failing off, though not so
great as might, perhaps, have been anticipated, consi-
dering the recent dulness .of trade, and the large
amount -of business done during the month with which
the .comparison is made. In the declared value of
BrifiSh exports the decrease is £578,718, of which the
piinoikpal items are :
Woollen manufactures
Metals
Hardwares and Cutlery
Cotton yarn
Haberdashery
Silk manufactures
`On the other ham/there are several items ,which show
an increase, of which the following arethe
Coals and Ctilm V68;734
Woollen yarn
Oil and Seeds
Linen manufactures - 129,285
Cotton manufactures s
Upon the first six months of the year 'ihe falling off in
exports is £1,489,800.
In the return of quantities of imported commodities
retained for home consumption, it will be seen by the
following table that there is a slight increase in Wheat
and Flour, as well as in Wines and Spirits, but a
decrease in almost everything else-:-
1854.
Wheat, quarters
Indian Corn, quarters .147,071 73,0/1
Flour and Meal, cwt . ....... :222,564 '230,141
Eggs, No •
A. 4,625,994 11,968,600
Cocoa, lb.
Coffee, lb.
Sugar, cwt.
Tea, lb.
nice, cwt
Spirits, gallons 320,622 322544
Wines, gallons 554,338 569,570.
Tobacco, lb. ...... 2,451,005 2,407,502
Currants, Figs, & Raisins, cwt. 29,435 26,273
Spices, 1b.....

£239,623
198,37'7
105,12%
179,130
/0,708
44,960

The imports of raw materials for manufactures show
an' increase in Hemp, Tallow and Silk, and a decline
in -Flax, Cotton, and Wool..
The return from the Bank of England for the week
ending the 21st of July gives • the following results,
when compared with the previons'week:—
Public Deposits ... £3;177,033; Increase ... £367,019
Other Deposits ... 1,3,604,199 ; Decrease ... 1,444,344
Rest 3,252,303 ; Increase ... 31,023
On the other side of the account :
Government Securities. :M3,071,978; Decrease... £584,212
Other Securities .. 12,706,108; Increase ... 24,275
Notes unemployed ...... '9,207,945; Decrease... 445,075
The amount of notes in circulation' is £20,772,865,
being a decrease of £206,005, • and the stock of
bullion in both departments is 216,644,152, showing
a decrease of £684,744, when compared with the
preceding return.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued ... £29,9801810 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities 2,984,900
'Gold coin & bu11'n.15,980,810
Silver bullion

£29,980.0310,
BANKING DEPARTMENT,

£29,980,810

Prop. Capital ...Securities £13,071,978
Rust 3,252,303 Other-Securities 12,706,108
Public Deposits 3,177,033 Notes ... 9,207,945
Other Deposits 13,604,199 Gold.&-Sliver Coin 663,342
7-ilay & other bills 1,061,838

£35,649,3731

£35,649,373

Our SHARE MARKET has-been -declining nearly :all
week, from great want of real business, and, in 'the
absence of this, a continuance of evil rumours respect-
ing coming reports, most of which probably will prove
unfounded. There is no particular feature. Local
stocks are steady. The Royallnsurance dividend into
be 55.. 6d. per share, free of income tax. We annex this
day's prices :—Caledonians, 31e i; East Lancashire,
18 9-16 ; Great Northern A, 8 5-16 ; Kendal and
Windermere, xd ; Lancashire .and Yorkshire, 804. i
London, Brighton, and South 'Coast, xd ; London
Stock, 98 ; Midland Stock, 691 -' Berwick Capital
Stock, ,184 ; London, Brighton, and South Coast pref.
6 per cent., xd ; Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham
pref. 6 per cent., xd : Manchester and Liverpool Dis-
trict Bank, xd ; Lancashire Insurance Company, xd ;
Steam-tug:Company, x new.
COTTON.—The market during the week has shown
but little animation, and prices have declined about
fid. per lb. on fair qualities. This is ,owing partly to
the decline in the manufacturing trade, and partly to
the accounts from America of better :supplies and
falling prices. The sales for the week ,up to Friday
amounted to 34,670 bales, of which 3,690 were taken
on speculation, and 2,820 for export, leaving 28,160
for the trade. TO-DAY, the advices by the America
were received, and the effect was rather favourable
ban otherwise, thf sales having reached 8000 bales,
'Winding 1,500 for speculation and export, ,and the
market closed steadily. The following is a comparison
of irosent rates with those of the corresponding period
.of itst year :

lew Orleans, middling
fair
trAland, middling
„ fair .

1854 180
51 .61
6} 7
..... 54 6 1-16
6i 6/

Est Vatted stocks

970,040 624,770

I SALES. IMPORTS. STOCK
-..., ,_—_.--A.---, ---.
DrscßinteN. PRICES.' Week / Previ- Week Ti
,endingl oosly ending --
July 27
.--_. IJuly 27 this yr. July 27 Year'
Sea Island .. ~ „. 9,418 190 19240
Stained
Boneds
Mobile 5i 6i 3610 209340 } 12360 708189
New Orleans...,, 4 7i 11760, 796460
Pernams, &c..... 6* 7i 520, 29580 .... 26299, 17690
Bahia, &c.
Maranham . ....
Derrerarat&c lO 20 340 .. . 618 500
Egyptian 6 9 1660 76660 749 64431 50460
C0m.W.1.&e.... , -- ....1 5290 .... 4236 2370
Surat
Madras
Bengal
--- -- -- --,
, 34670 1969480 25854 1427036 624770

PIODUCE.—Sugar for refining purposes in active
demand at extreme prices, and for grocery descriptions
a moderate demand. Coffee in good request. Tea
firmer, and prices looking upward. For Rice a mode-
rate demand at a decline of 3d. per cwt. Rum in
good demand. Saltpetre scarce, and advanced rates
paid. In Palm Oil a very large business done, the
sales being 1,550 tons on the spot, and 4,100 to arrive,
at £3B 10s. to £4l. Tallow ls. to 2s. per cwt. dearer.
Petersburg Y.C. 565. per cwt. TO-DAY : There con-
tinues a steady inquiry for Sugar, particularly for
refining descriptions ; the sales, however, are limited
to 115 hhds. Barbadoes at 355. to 395., and a small
parcel of Porto Rico at 40s. 3d. per cwt. 140 pun-
cheons indirect clayed Cuba Molasses have been sold
from the quay at 17s. 3d. per cwt. Nothing has taken
place in Rum or Coffee. The sales of Tea are of little
moment, and prices are unaltered. 700 bags middling
white Bengal Rice have realised 14s. 3d., and 160 ton's
to arrive 14s. 101 d. per cwt. A small parcel of Lima
:Wood, with all faults, by auction, brought £ll ss.
per ton.

Wool.—The attention of the trade has been chiefly
occupied with the public sales of colonial Wool now
progressing in London ; these sales will continue till
about the 10th proximo. So far, they are proceeding
very satisfactorily, and the late improved rates are
well supported. The imports for the week are 1,714
bales, consisting of 1,306 Australian, 160 bales East
India, 54 Iceland, 22 Mediterranean, 76 United States,
11 Dutch, 64 Irish,
1,714 bales. 6 Scotch, and 15 coastwise ; total,

MsTALs,—Scotch Pik Iron has recovered the slight

depression of last week, and may be quoted to-day at
745. Manufactured Iron of every description in good
demand at the late improved prices. Tin has advanced
fully £l2 per ton within the last month. Copper,
without change, in regular steady demand. Tin
Plates much wanted, at advanced prices.