The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued £24,283,870 Goverinut. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities 3,459,900
Gold coin &-bull'n. %EWAN
Silver bullion

£14,283,870

BA.NEING DEPARTMENT,.

£24,283,870

4,1
Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 Gov. Securities ,£13,728,246
Rest _ _. 3,365,212 Other Securities 16,857,056
Public 'Deposits 3,858,237 Notes ... 4,913,200
Other Deposits 13,512,24,5 Gold & Silver Coin 616,442
7-day &other bills 826,250

£36,114,9,

£36,114,944

Oun. SHIRE MARKET has been very active during
the week, and there has been a general and steady
advance in prices, which is well supported by purchases
on behalf of the public. To-day is the first day for
arranging the account, which appears to be progress-
ing satisfactorily. There is no pressure of stock, nor
are contangoes excessive. Our local stocks have par-
ticipated in the general improvement, and Bank,
Insurance and other shares have been much in demand
for investment, all closing to day at the highest point
of the week. It is stated that the London and North
Western will pay 51 per cent., and the Leeds 41 per
cent. for the past half year. We annex this day's
prices :—Chester and Birkenhead £22 shares, 91d ;
Blackburn, 5 5-16; Caledonian, 28* 1 ; Eastern
Counties. 9 k; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 81 1 a ;
London and North Western, 99 98+ 9 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, 251 1 ; Midland, 691 1
g g 3, g, South Eastern, 18 7-16 ; Manchester,
Sheffield and Lincoln 3+ per cent., pref., 61 ; Dutch
Rhenish, s p. ; ditto new shares, 21 p. ; Great
Western of Canada, 2614 ; North and South Wales
Bank, s*.
COTTON.—Although the excitement which prevailed
the previous week has, in a measure, subsided, there
has been a very active demand from all classes of
buyers, and prices have in consequence been firmly
maintained, with a tendency to advance. A large
proportion of the sales consists of Surats, which are
getting more and more into favour both here and on
the continent. There is no doubt that, should the
Money-market become easier—of which there is great
probability if the negotiations have a successful
termination—that prices will go still higher, as the
stock of really marketable qualities is short, and the
demand for consumption is on the increase. The sales
for the week up to Friday amounted to 70,220 bales,
of which 10,400 were taken on speculation, and
10,270 for export, leaving 49,550 for the trade. To-

DAY the advices by the Canada were received. The
sales reached 12,000 bales, including 5000 for specula-
tion and export, and the market closed firmly, but
with no advance on Friday's prices, which were 1-16 d
to rid per lb. higher on the week. The following is a
comparison of present rates with those of the cor-
responding period of last year :

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

• 1855 1850
6 3-16 51
. 5 6i
5 52
51 51-

J SALES. IMPORT:.. STOCK
r----A---71 r----`---% - -
DESCRIPTION., PRICES. Week I ~
Prey'. Week ' rhos
ending onsly endings ire;';.. Jan. 25
Jan. 25. this yr. Jan.2s.
Sea Island —-- -- --
Bi 3 31 6501 1 1520
Stained
Boweds
Mobile 4i 5* 4200' 12030 1 33193 75441
New Orleans 42 7. 252001 50190 1
Pernams, &c si 6i 1120, 2750 1895 2298 20520
Bahia, &c.
Maranbain si 6i ... 2120 .... .... 1 19180
Demerara, &c — 920. 50 .... X I 700
Egyptian 5 9 3700 5810 3892 249 44160
Co m.W.l.&c 5 7 340 570 924 4937 2870
Surat
Madras
Bengal — .... , 140 .... .... 140
--- -- 1--,
70220 127490 67819 127490 390590

PRODUCE.—There has been a good inquiry for
Sugar, and prices for refining qualities may be quoted
6d to is per cwt. dearer, in other qualities no altera-
tion. Little doing in Coffee. Holders of Tea are
firm, and business has in consequence been limited.
Rice has been much depressed, and prices are is per
cwt. lower. Rum has also given away. Of Hides
a large quantity found buyers at public sales. Palm
Oil, £4l to £46 per ton. Tallow dull at 61s. to 635.
per cwt. for Petersburg Y.C.—TO-DAY our Sugar
market continues quiet ; including Saturday's busi-
ness, the sales in West India amount to 250 hhds.,
chiefly Demerara, at 38s. 9d. to 425. 3d., and at
465. 6d. per cwt. for grainy ; 260 bags yellow Dates,
with all faults, have also been disposed of. There
is nothing to notice in Molasses, Rum, or
Coffee. The Tea market is moderately active, but
prices are unchanged. Rice remains flat, and we have
no transactions to report. 260 bags Sago Flour have
been sold at 255. per cwt. for sound.
METALS.—There is very little to report in Pig Iron,
which remains in an inactive state without alteration
in value. Manufactured Iron is in good demand at
full prices. Copper and. Tin without change.
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WOOL.—We have no new feature to report in the
Wool market since our last public sales ; stocks of
Levant and Mediterranean Wool are now very light,
with little prospect of any great increase for
some time to come. Good Egyptian and better
classes of Bosnia and Servia Wools ; also Syrian fleece,
white and grey, are wanted, and would realise full
quotations ' - the market generally is firm, with rather
an upward tendency :—lmports for the week:—l,l73
bales Australian ; 640, Peruvian ; 597, Mediterranean ;
562, East India ; 55, Portugal ; 30, Irish ; 13, Scotch ;
10, Coastwise. Total, 3,030.