The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-16 00:00:00

CLEARANCES OUTWARD.

British Vessels .. ....... 485,648 432,902 520,608.
Foreign Vessels.... ...... . 319,935 317,391 380,770.

Totßl..

... 805,583 750,293 901,378.

With regard to the coasting trade, the tonnage en-
tered inward was 1,061,433 in the month ending the
sth September, 1853; in 1854 it was 1,102,869; and
in the present return it is 1,190,126, including 24
foreign vessels, of an aggregate burden of 5,373 tons.
The clearances outward were 1,133,231 tons in the
month ending the sth of September, 1853 ; 1,266,933
in 1854 ; and 1,246,773 (including 2,226 tons of
foreign) in 1855.
An issue of the 6 per cent. debentures of the Pro-
vince of Canada for £500,000 was announced on Friday
by Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Co., and Capel, Nor-
bury, and Co. The subscription price is to be 107,
and they are redeemable in 1880. The sum is to be
paid in four monthly instalments of 25 per cent., com-
mencing on the 31st inst., and 5 per cent. discount
will be allowed on payments in anticipation. This
issue forms part of the aid to be granted by the colo-
nial Government to the Grand Trunk Railway, and,
notwithstanding the state of the money market, a
large portion has already been taken.
The return from the Bank of England for the week
ending the 6th of October gives the following results,
when compared with the previous week :
Public Deposits ... 27,106,524; Decrea5e...134037,685
Other Deposits ... 10,837,643; Decrease... 600,312
Rest ... 3,682,418 ; Increase ... 12,323
On the other side of the account :

Government Securities £11,413,143; Decrease... £711,883
Other Securities
Notes unemployed

The amount of notes in circulation is £20,291,555,
being an increase of £118,870, and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £12,279,281, showing
a decrease of £659,647, when compared with the
preceding return.

ISSITE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued ... £25,765,025 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & bu11'n.11,765,025
Silver bullion ...

£25,765,025' £25,765,025
BANKING DEPARTMENT._

Prop. Capital ...E14,553,000'G0v. Securities £11,413,143
Rest .. 3,682,448 Other Securities 19,791,293
Public Deposits 7,106,524 Notes ... 5,473,470
Other Deposits 10,837,64.3 Gold 8c Silver Coin 514,266
7-day & other bills 1,012,547

£37.192,1621

£37,192,162:

Our SRAILEMARKET has been more active during
the past week, and prices have experienced an advance
of about 2 per cent. This, however, has been caused
more from speculative operations in sympathy with
consols than from any buying on the part of the public.
At the settlement now being made, contangoes have
been quite as high as at the previous settlements,
when the market groaned under heavy bull accounts,
and the nature of the buying during the last few days
is calculated to increase rather than to diminish these.
On London stocks the rate has been as high as 10s.
per share. Local stocks are steady and in demand.
The following are this day's prices, the market closing
at a decline of 1 per cent. very weak :---Caledonian,
xd ; Eastern Counties, 91 ; Great Western, 541 ; Irish
South-eastern, xd; Lancashire & Yorkshire, 761 * 6 ff,
511 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 69 ; Lancaster and
Preston, xd ; London and North-western, 931., 21 2 s ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 221 ' • Midland,
654 * ses 4 * 5 41 Es ; North-western, 51; South-
eastern, 17*c, 17 3-16 1-16; Ulster, xn ; Caledonian
£lO shares, xd ; Dutch Rhenish, par. ; Gt. Western of
Canada, xd 23c* ; Bonds payable 57 with opt. till 55,
xd ; Ditto, 62 with opt. till 56, xd; Royal Swedish,
xd ; Tournay and Jurbise, xd; Western of France, x int;
Royal Insurance, 15-16 p.
PRoDucE.---The supply of Sugar has been limited,
and very little business has been done. Coffee dull
Tea rather less active, but Green in more request.
In Rice little doing. Rum more in request. Brim-
stone steady. Palm Oil in good demand. For Tallow
a good inquiry ; P.Y.C. 625. to 635. per cwt. To-DAY,
there is no particular change to notice in the state
of our Sugar market, but, if anything, rather a better
feeling prevails, and the transactions have been more
considerable, comprising 2,000 bags white Benares at
48s. 6d. to 505., 200 bags grainy Bengal at 485., and
45 hhds. Porto Biel) at 475. to 48s. 6d. per cwt.,
besides 3,500 indirect bags Brazil, to arrive, the price
of which has not transpired. Nothing has taken
place in Molasses or Rum. 20 casks Plantation Ceylon
Coffee are reported at 655. to 68s. per cwt. The
Tea market shows symptoms of increased firmness in
the lower descriptions of Congou, but sales are re-
stricted, owing to the bare assortment of current
qualities on hand. Rice continues quiet, and we have
only to notice 1,000 bags Arracan, on the spot, at
121. 6d. per cwt. ; but 100 tons Bengal, for arrival,
have been disposed of, the price not reported. A
small lot of Saltpetre has realised 435. per cwt. for

31 per cent. refraction. 670 bags Myrabolams were
sold by auction, with all faults, at 7s. 3d. per cwt.
for first class damaged. We have also to report 100
tons Calcutta Rapeseed, for arrival, at 675. per quarter
delivered.
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COTTON.---This market has been affected by the
unsettled state of money affairs, and the amount of
business done during the week has been but small ;
and as the quantity pressed for sale exceeded the
demand, prices have given way about id. per lb. The
sales for the week up to Friday amounted to 31,050
bales, of which 1,400 were taken on speculation, and
3,620 for export, leaving 26,030 bales for the trade.
TO-DAY the advices by the Baltic were received, and
the money market presenting a more favourablerap-
pearancei prices advanced about td. per lb. on the
rates of Friday. The sales reached 10,000 bales,
including 3,000 for speculation and export, and the
market was firm at the close. The following is a
comparison of present quotations with those of the
corresponding period of last year :---
1854 1855
5 5-16 51
6 6}
5 3-16 5 7-16
6

SALES.
Week I Prey]-
ending ously
Oct. 12 this yr.

150' 237801

30 1300
8540 612500
4370, 271280
9040 963060
700 39030
550 30580
530' 40350
430
940 97710
ISO 5510
5680 374410
140 4500
200 2580
--
31050 2467020

FRlTlT,—Messrs. FLETCHER & FIRTH, in their
circular published on Saturday, make the following
remarks :

CURRANTS.—Since our last report we have had arrivals of
New Patras and Cephalonia Currants, and the quality being
quite equal to our anticipations a considerable business has
been done at from 85s. for the lower qualities, up to 105 s. per
cwt. for the finer marks, and although the price may be con-
sidered high, it does not prevent our dealers coming forward
to purchase, we should say two-thirds of the importations have
already been disposed of, and we calculate before the end of
next week, scarcely any of the present arrivals will be left
unsold, old 1853-4 Fruit is also moving off at from 80s. to 955.
per cwt. for the better qualities, and 60s. to 635. for inferior.
RAIsINs.—We have had an extraordinaro speculative demand
of late for Valencia Raisins, both to arrive and on the spot,
and prices have been driven up from 41s. to 425., to 475. to 485.,
and it would be difficult now to buy any great quantity even
at these prices. This demand has been caused by the rains
having injured some portion of the Fruit in the curing and
drying process, and also by the Growers requiring a consider-
able advance upon the opening prices ; and, in consequence
of this rise, a great number of cargoes ordered will not be
executed, and many of the dealers will be thrown upon the
market, even at these high prices. Muscatels came forward
sparingly, and only a few small parcels by steamer have arrived,
which are retailing at our quotations. Black Raisins being
held at our highest quotation, has prevented much business
being done. Sultanas move off in limited quantities, at 755.
to 80s. per cwt. for fine quality, inferior not in demand.
FIGS.—We have again had considerable arrivals of Turkey
Figs, and at public sale on Thursday, inferior and middling
quality sold at 545. to 565., while the finer qualities were obliged
to be withdrawn. These forced sales tend very much to
prevent sales of the finer descriptions, and if continued will
operate very seriously against importers making full prices for
fine fruit.

ORANGES AND LEMONS.—We have had no arrivals of late,
and we have nothing worthy of remark at present.
NUTS.—Barcelonas are higher, and holders require 2s. to 3s.
advance upon former prices. Black Spanish lately arrived are
selling at 48s. to 50s. per bag. Turkey Nuts steady at our
quotations.

WooL.---Since our last report, th 1 market
has been very quiet. The expected Ilit°l the rate
of discount by the Bank of England, and the anti-
cipation of the approaching public sales in London,
commencing on the 18th instant (when about 60,000
bales will be offered), has tended to check demand ;
and the transactions of the past week are very limited,
without any material alteration in price, although
the tendency is rather in favour of the buyer than
seller. The imports for the week are 421 bales
Mediterranean, 283 East India, 108 Buenos Ayres,
500 Scotch, 54 Irish, and 4 Coastwise ; total, 1,375
bales.

METALs.---Owing to the anticipation that the Bank
of England would again raise their minimum rate of
discount, Scotch Pig Iron was, up to Thursday last,
considerably depressed. Since then, however, it has
fully recovered the decline, and may now be quoted
775. 6d. to 78s. for store warrants, f. o. b., at Glasgow.
In manufaeturod Iron a good business doing, but
without change in prices. In other articles no
alteration.