The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-03 00:00:00

was a good consumptive demand for most;

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of Hops, at full prices ; the show was,aoderate. .1
In the LONDON CORN MARKET to-day the
supplies were short, and every article was wiry
firm at the full prices of Monday.
CORN AVERAGES.—The average price and
quantity of Corn sold in England and Wah!s,
imperial measure, for the week ending. Saturday
last, were—Whe4, 70,203 qrs., 548 Od;- Barley,
91,2'17 qrs., 39s 7d; Oats, 13,474 qrs., 22s 6d;
Rye, 145 qrs., 34s 7d; Beans, 2,315 qrs., 44s 10d;
Peas, 959 qrs., 46s 9d.
In their STEAM -SIIIP CIRCULAR, Messrs. Alfred
Brett & Co., of London, say :—At the conclusion
-of-our mummy-, in December; 1856, we expressed
our firm anticipation that satisfactory improYe-
ment in 1860 would follow the long previous de-
pression of our Steam Shipping interests; and '
now, upon the advent of a new year, we are much
gratified at having lid our hopeful prediction
very fully verified. Subject to those monetary
and political discouragements and checks which
more or less affect every branch of commerce,.
increased demo.nd for Steamers of every class, for !
purchase or for freightage purposes, has been the.
.leading feature of 1860; although.original values
upon sale, or fully remunerative returns Upon
freight, have not been attainable, Whether we
now look at the steadily increasing results upon'
the returns of the Board of Trade, which, owing
to the delay respeCting the :terms of the French
Treaty, have not yet obtained their full develop-
ment in our favour; or at the gradual absorption
of the carrying trade, over-sea and coastwise, not
only for higher class merchandise, but even to the
descending cargo value of coals; or, again, at the.
fact that, whilst fo-reign requiretnents for British
Steam Shipping arc continually on the increase,
and scarcely any new Steamers have been recently
in the market) we are justified in the belief that
1861 may be said to open for owners and pur-
chasers of Steam Vessels with infinitely more
tavourable.prospects than have at any time existed
during the preceding two or th years. Among
other larger changes in the proprietorship of
Screw Steamers, we may mention the announced
pUrehase by the East India and London Shipping
Company of the Golden Fleece, Jason, Queen of
the,South, Lady Jocelyn, Calcutta,: Indiana, and
Hydaspes, formerly the property of the',General;
Screw Steam Shipping Company, The month
now concluded, however, has not been an excep
Lion to the usual dulness of the season, nor has it,
' on the other hand, been void of purchase transac-
tions, nor of such freightage demand as December
may be expected to produce. Our Buildingyards
are fairly occupied (especially if contrasted with
the corresponding period of 1859)ybut not to an
extent precluding eligible contracts; owners con-
sidered, for those who contemplate investments in
new Steamers. Looking • forward; indeed, to
apprehended events on the Continent, we incline
to the opinion that delay in designed engagements
to build will not be favourable to ShipoWners.
On the whole, therefore, we close our remarks at
the conclusion of 1860 with even ,better hope for
the succeeding year than that we ventured to
express twelve months since. Our interest in the
prosperity of Steam Shipping. is unabated; our
devotion to its attainment is undiminished; and
no effort is ever spared by us to sustain it in the
effective manner that the existing circumstances
may permit. •

PROVINCIAL; &c., MARKETS, YESTERDAY.

MANCHESTER SHARES.—Leeds, 1191 L 3
Sheffields, 55,4, ; Midlands, 136/, e ; Caledonians, 97i;
Londons, 101.4 ; Berwicks, 1056.
GLASGOW IRON.—Market quiet. No. 1,49 s Od
to 49s 6d; Warrants, 49s 9d to 50s Od; No. 3,48 s
Od to 48s 6d.

CORN MARKETS.—Cons : White Wheat, 25s 6d
to 32s 6d; red do., 26s to 30s 3d ; Barley, 13s to 20s
6d; Oats, 13s to 15s Bd.—GLASGOW: This day's mar-
ket was firm. Wheat 3d dearer on the week. 28s 3d
to 29s paid for Milwaukie, according to quality, and
28s 3d for choice Chicago. Flour also dearer : barrels,
30s 9d to 31s for extra western, and 31s to 32s 6d for
Canada. Oats, 6d dearer. Peas have advanced another
6d, and they continue in fair request : 23s 6d paid.
24s 9d paid for Egyptian Beaus. Indian Corn (mixed)
held for 235, but this is not yet obtainable.—EDlN-
-13URGU : The market to-day was quite of a holiday
character. Home supplies good, and condition generally
poor. Attendence small. Farmers demanding ex-
treme prices, which causes sales to hang. Fine samples
of Wheat brought late rates ; inferior rather cheaper;
foreign higher, but sales limited. Barley slow, at
about late rates. Fine Oats sought after at is advance ;
other sorts rather dearer. Few Beans at market: prices
unaltered. White Peas wanted at full, prices of last
week. Flour unaItered.—NEWCASTLE Market very
quiet for all kinds of grain. Wheat held firm at full
rates of Saturday, but without much pressing. Flour
steady. Little doing in Barley. Oats, Beans, and
Peas without change.

CATTLE MARKETS.—lsTwensimt : Trade active,
at extreme rates of last week. Prices—Beef, 6s 6d to
8s 6d ; Pork, Os to 8s 6d per stone ; Sheep, 6d to 8d
per lb. Supply—Cattle, 674 ; Sheep, 3,980 ; Pigs,
382.—EDINBURDH : Supplies of both Cattle and Sheep
extremely limited, and met an improved demand at
advanced prices, with a total clearance. Prices—Best
Beef, 9s per imperial stone, current, 8s to 8s 6d, inferior,
6s to 7s; best Mutton, Bad, current, 71d to Bd, inferior,
6d per lb. Supplies—Cattle, ;295; Sheep, 3,100.
SALFORD : There was a large supply of both Beasts
and Sheep, but they were of very inferior quality, and
nearly all sold.
BELFAST PORK.—There were 2,069 Pigs in the
market to-day, and prices ranged from 53s 6d to 59s 3d.

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Wind yesterday, E.; at Holyhead, E.

VED.
Jan. 1. Plantaganet (ss) Jamaica
Aurora, Barker New York Jan; 2.
shepherd Knapp ...New York Asia (s), Lott New York
Arno (ss), Bain Alexandria E Dixon, Hamilton Islay
Eva, Davies Nantes I Bessie Young ...Buenos Ayres

orted as burnt at sea,) have been larftied here by the
, from Liverpool. v.
Li;bon, Dec. 26: The Queen of Britain, arrived here fanlike
lithom Liverpool,enccunterod very he•tvy weather, hadtne
of- he?-(r deck beams broken and seams started, through which
water go; down and damaged the cargo, _