The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-20 00:00:00

TRADE CIRCULAR.

-STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE,
Mr. Samuel Griffiths, in his trade circular, says,-
The trade in North and South Staffordshire, Wales,
exception
Derbyshire, and the Forest of Dean is unchanged. All
the works b.eing in full operation, with the
quite so good..
perhaps of a few of the small works nn the "hi lls where orders for common bars are not
On the other hand the great % orks in the North conti
very active, best brands of Pie. Iron continue in go oc7
demand here at full rates. Trie meetings at Wolver-
hampton and Birmingham this week were comparatively
small, and the business done moderate. , A sale of 600
tons of Forest of Dean Pigs took place at Wolver
hampton. In malleable Iron no change atfianlilsbtoednoltilicoen:
The official list of prices of Staffordshire
is as follows: Common Staffordshire bars, £7 los.
; doubles,
the works ; best bars, £8 10s.; sheets, £9
£lO lOs. ; nail sheets, £8 10s. ; Latin, Cl 2 ; hone;
plates, £9; best and best best in proportion ; conamon
rods, £7 lOs. ; hoops, £8 105..; gas strip, £8 •
Canada plates, £l2, and all sorts in Proportion Cur:
rent prices of Pig Iron. Staffordshire cold blast, £4 10s. ,
best native hydrate pigs, £3 15s. to 44 2s. 6d 4.:
; .rst-
class all mine grey forge pigs, £3 10s. to £3 15s, ; good
mine pigs, with a modicum of flue cinder, £3 to £3ss ;
mine pigs, deteriorated by cinder, £2 15s. to £3 2s. 6d.
. , grey forge cinder pig iron, £2 15s. to £2 17s. 6d. W-Ilite'
forge cinder pigs, £2 10s. to £2 15s. 11:Leiters, Nos. 1,
2, and 3, £2 17s. 6d. to £3 2s. 6d. ; superior
rnalrfs of
all mine melting Iror, L 3 10s. to £4, according to
make and. quality. Favourite Shropshire and
Forest of Dean Brands, £4 10s. The Glasgow
market for Scotch Pigs has been tolerably steady
during the week, although indications ef weak-
ness
were apparent on Monday and Tuesday. The re-
solution of the ironmasters on Wednesday, to continue
the blow but for another fortnight, imparted an improved
tone to the market, and under this influence 60s. 9d.
was realised. Since then business has been done at
605., the- market closing yesterday, 595. 6d. prompt
cash. The shipments for the week are, 6,955 ton,
against 9,820 tons, in corresponding week of last year.
1 essels are exceedingly scarce, which curtail shipments
for the present. Tin has been very dull, small sales of
Straits for consumption at 130-
q to 130 s. 6d., and Banta
at 1365. 10d. to 1375. In Holland business has been
done at 78,1 f.; steady business in English. Copper
heavy market. The last sale of ores at Swansea show a
reduction in the standard ; small parcels of English oiler
under fixed rates; Burra Burra offered at £llB. Spelter
has been drooping. The sales during the week amount
to about 300 tuns on the spot at £2O 155. to £2l, and
400 tons spring shipments at £2l landed, and
£2O 17s. 6d. ex' ship. Twenty-five tons aff. E.
reported at £2l 15s. No business reported in
Hull; spclter £2O 15s. The nearest price to-da
we are offered W: H. at £2llos. Tin Plates very
sick y coke can be bought at 245., and in London at 24s 6d.
Lead : Leis doing this week in English ; Spanish in
better request ; Smelters maintain lute prices. Swedish
Steeuall:- Swedish scarce. £l9 10s. is now -the price for
eq ass
- ortments. Quicksilver : Price £7 per bottle less 3 per ceut. for cash. • Regulus : French Star, £5O. ' -4/p • -

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VICTORIA Cnoss.—ln the London Gazette we have
' ' • toria Cross - •
an intimation of the Vie being conferred
upon Mr. W. F. Donell. magistrate.

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