The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-12 00:00:00

ISSUE DEPIETM,ENT.

Notes issued ... £24,532,620 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities' 3,459,900
'Gold,coin & bu11'n.10,057,620
!Silver bullion ...

£24,532,620`

£24,532,620

BANKING DaPkIiTIIENT.

Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 Gov. Securities £12,091,361
Rest .. 3,410,082 Other Securities 18,216,497
Public *Deposits 3,782,870 Notes 5,411,985
Other Deposits 13,807,258 Gold & Silver Coin 648,246
7-day & other bills 815,880

£36,369.0991

£36,369,099

OUR SHARE MARKET has been quiet all the week,
but prices have been remarkably steady, with a sen-
sible tendency upwards. The weight upon the market
at present appears to be the American question ; let
this assume a lighter aspect, and greater activity and
higher prices would at once ensue. The reports of
the several companies issued during the week have
been most satisfactory, and must tend in a great
measure to reassure the public mind respecting railway
shares as securities. The London and North-Western
have declared 51 per cent. with £42,000 surplus, and
a report which is very favourably received. A report
has also been issued from the committee of investiga-
tion of this company, which, although it reveals great
errors, promises a better state of things. The financial
management of this company is now in the hands of a
late eminent banker, considered one of the first finan-
ciers of the day, and under his surveillance everything
will be turned to the best advantage. The Great
Western has declared 21 per cent. and £16,000
surplus ; the Berwick, 41 per cent ; and the York
and North Midland, 31—all being an advance upon
their previous dividends,-and all auguring a better
state of things. Local shares have been less in
demand; Bank of Liverpool have declined a little ;
insurance shares are also a shade weeker, owing -to
some interference of a French company with this
business in London. This, however, is about to be
brought before the government, and cannot but be
settled in favour of and for our own companies. Since
the arrival of the American packet this evening, a
demand has sprung up for Western of Canada, and
these shares, which had declined to 25, are not to be
had at 251. We know of no line which promises
greater things than this. The books are now about
.to be closed for the half-year's dividend, which is
expected to be 10 or 12 per cent. We annex this-day'-s
prices :—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 31 ; Eastern
*Counties, 10 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 818; London
and North Western, 1001 8 -I • Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, 241 ; Midland, 691 ; North Eastern
nix :—Berwick capital stock, 19 1-16 1 ; Leeds, ditto.,
14 9-16 ; South Eastern, 18 13-16 -1; Great Western
of Canada, 251; Borough Bank (new £lO shares), b.
COTTON.—The market during the week has been
quiet, although there has been .a very fair amount of
business doing. Prices remain nominally without
alteration,:buCfair qualities. are advanced about Id per
lb. The sales for the week up to Friday amounted to
57,340 bales, of which 10,380 were taken on specula-
tion, and 10,920 for export, leaving 36,040 for the
trade. To-DAY the America arrived, but too late for
her advices to have any influence upon the market.
The sales amounted to 12,000 bales, including 4,000
for speculation and export, and the market closed
firmly. The following is a comparison of present rates
with those of the corresponding period last year :-
1855 1856
5 13-16
r%
6/
5 5 11-16
51 61

New Orleans, middling
Upland, middling .....,
„ fair

SALES. IMPORTS. STOCK
Ir--..-. 7 r-----.....-7 ----
ORSCRIPTION. ARMES. Week .1 Previ- Week This
endingi onsly ending Year. Feb. 8.
Feb. B.'tliisyr. Feb. 8.
--- -- --
Sea Island
Stained
Boweds
Mobile s} 6i 4260 22620
4822 140172
New Orleans 4l 6t 25270 110750 1
Pernams, lizc... .
Bahia, &c.
Maranllam 6 6f 310 3900 .... 1751 19430
Demerara, &c 7 80 50 .... ..., 620
Egyptian 5 9i 2800 12790 .. 4984' 38460
Com.W.l.&c sa 280 1310 .... 1411 2470
Surat
Madras
Bengal — .... 140 .... .... 140
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PRODUCE.—There has been more business done in
Sugar in consequence of holders submitting to lower
prices, and a large portion has been taken for export.
For Coffee there has been a moderate demand for the
home trade. Common black Tea has been neglected,
but a fair amount of business has been done in green.
Rice continues in a depressed state, and prices have
again been reduced about is per cwt. Rum is also
much depressed. Saltpetre continues to droop. Brim-
stone in good demand. In Palm Oil little doing. In
Tallow the business very limited at 59s to 60s for
Petersburg.Y.C. TO-DAY there has been greater dis-
position evinced generally to do business in Sugar,
and, including Saturday's sales, the transactions com-
prise 65 hhds. Demerara at 37s 6d to 38s 6d, 4100
bags Bengal, chiefly Benares, from 40s to 425, and
yellow Cossipore at 42s to 435, with a few Dates at
365, 4400 mats Mauritius, part for export, at 37s to
41s 6d, and 20 hhds. Porto Rico at 38s to 39s per
cwt. Nothing has taken place in Molasses, Rum, or
Coffee. The Tea market continues steady; sound
common Congou 91d to 91d per lb. The Lochnagar
has arrived from Canton. 100 bags Saltpetre are re-
ported at 35s per cwt. for 3 per cent. refraction, and
at auction, 1500 bags Nitrate of Soda sold at 16s to
16s 6d per cwt. We have also to report 40 tons
Jamaica Fustic at £5 12s 6d, 80 tons Savanilla at
£5 5s to £5 7s 6d, with 15 tons Rio Hache at £lO