The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-15 00:00:00

ZAIe Sipe ai anti.

The Liverpool Share Market to-day was very
firm, with a good demand for Stock. The trans-
actions before three o'clock included—Caledonian,
991, 9 ; Great Western, 731 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1201; Lancaster and Carlisle Con.
Stock, 208 ; London and North-Western, 1021,1 ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 49t1, 84 ;
North-Eastern Berwick Capital Stock, 1041 ;
North Staffordshire, 21 d; South-Eastern, 25 9-16
North and South Wales Bank, 10 ; Thames and'
Mersey Marine, 1 5-16, lc p.
The market closed at the following prices:—
Sales after 3
o'clock.

Railways. Closing Prices.
Birkenhead & Cheshire Jn. 811 82
Caledonian ..
Eastern Counties ...
Great Northern llOl 111'
Great Westerns - 73,1 -
Lancashire & Yorkshire 120 - 1201
London & North Western-102i 1021
Manchester, Shef., & Lin. 49,-k 491 49-1
Midland Stock - —135 i
"Ditto new shares .... 115-16 2 p
North British:.
North Staffordshire
North Eastern—Berwick .1041 105
Do. York and N. Midland 93-24 94
Do. Leeds Northern
South Eastern ... ..
Oxford, W.& Wolverhptn 471 471
Dutch Rhenish -16- 2d
Great Luxembourg
Grand Trunk of Canada 6l 6 5-16 6 5-16
Gt. W. of Canada lll 111
Illinois Central : 27 —261 d
Buffalo and Lake Huron 4 15.16 5
Great Ship
Thames & Mersey M. Co ll, 1 5-16 p
ACCOUNT OR TICKET DAYS FOR. DECEMBER, 1860.
London 13th & 27th I Liverpool.... 13th &27th
PAY DAYS—Liverpool, 15th and 29th Dec.
DAYS FOR BUYING-IN FOR THE ACCOUNT, the 13th Dec.
Scrip....l7th Dec. j Transfer.. 24th Dec.

LAST DAY FOR 27TH DEC. ACCOUNT... 26th Dec.

The South Australian Company held their half-
yearly meeting in London to-day, when the report
was adopted, declaring a dividend at the rate of
7 per cent per annum.
• At the meeting of the London Chartered Bank
of Australia to-day, £lO,OOO was carried to the
reserve fund, £8,887 to the credit of the next
half-year, and £24,800 to the payment of the
dividend of 31 per cent. for the half-year.

`ittit Colonial pranut (:+itarlut.
The Liverpool Colonial Produce Market to-day,
continued very inactive.
Sugar : The transactions were confined to 40
casks St. Lucia at 39s 6d per cwt.
Molasses : There was nothing to notice.
Rum : 140 puncheons Demerara were reported
at 3s to 3s 2d per gallon.
Rice : The Bengal offered at auction was all
withdrawn at 12s for low broken, and 1.5 s per
cwt. for good table.
Castor Oil : 7o cases brought 51d to Std per lb.

Zln VrobisiatTs atarket;
In the Liverpool Provision Market, during the
past week, Beef remained in the same depressed
state ; the sales were of the most trifling charac-
ter, and at prices in favour of buyers. A con-
siderable quantity of old American Pork changed
hands; generally, however, the demand was
unusually slow. Bacon, being more plentiful,
declined is to 2s per cwt., without leading to
activity ; the usual dulness at this season of the
year has now set in, and it will probably continue
till about the middle of next month. In Aord the
transactions were of the most trifling Character.
Cheese was firm, but buyers are cautious ; holders,
however, were not pressing, feeling confident
that prices must be maintained. Butter was not
so easily sold this week, and to make progress a
slight reduction would be conceded.
Beef Pork Bacon Hams Lard Cheese.
IM?ORTS. Tres. Brie. Cwts, Cwt. Tons. Boxes.
For the past week 320
from America ...... ~2n19.! ...... 2 10751
From let 0ct0ber...... 1%1 189 20 11 !! 7
Same dote Last season 4557
,58,,
For the' . week
..
from places ) ... .
From lit .ber„.
Same date Imo-'

rn 282 403 ......

4 A
10. 587
' 48
2843

tarn furkrt.
Corn Market to-day ;we had
Dndance as of late, and country
miller& bengiiiiem freely, but on the whole we
had a fair demand for wheat, and sellers were firm

In t:
not so

. .e,
• • • A ruit 'W+Mrket .
.. .
(Front lioughton ,S• Levy's Fruit Cir6dar)

Currants: Considering Chrislmas'is so near at
hand, the demand has been good ; buyers have
been trying to operate at lower- prices, but
holders have been very firm, and quotations are
unaltered. 'We are quite without fine fruit ; some
good Gulp' has been sold at 31s. In the lower
descriptions a fair business has been done in com-
mon Zante and Pirgos. There is a brisk enquiry
for old fruit, but nothing offering on the market.
The linty paid clearances for November reach
1,250 tons ; and for the past three months, 4,090
tons, against 2,722 the same period last year.
Prices then were, however, 12s. to 20s. per cwt.
higher than now.

Raisins : Our market is nearly bare of all des-
criptions, and the supply has been nothing like
sufficient for the demand. Valencias, having
advanced so rapidly, are now cautiously dealt in ;
the last cargoes to the trade have been nearly
cleared. Muscatelles are much wanted, especially
fine qualities, which would command extreme
rates. A parcel of Perez common sold at 555,
medium 65s to 70s. Turkey fruit, per Marathon,
was offered at auction yesterday ; Elemes with-
drawn, only 41s bid—the bulk of the cargo is for
London. Sultanas are, selling more freely.

Figs: The market is in an unsatisfactory state,
and to force sales lower prices must be accepted.
Calamatta go off freely. Taps of good quality
have commanded 275.
Almonds: No Jordan on the market. French
shell move slowly. A parcel of Sicily is on offer,
but nothing yet done.

Prunes are scarce.
Plums sold at 255.

A parcel of very inferior

Dates : There are several parcels of Egyptian
on offer, which are mostly out of condition ; 455.
has been refused for sound.

Nuts :No Barcelonas left. Black Spanish are
held for 38s. Messinas sell slowly at 41s. Bra-
zils in good demand at 225. Walnuts sell in
retail—Naples at 16s. Chesnuts enquired for, but
none here.

Green Fruit: For the season of the year we
have had a very limited supply of Oranges, and
prices are advancing; the first cargo of St.
Michael's realised 27s ; Lisbon since then hive
brought .20s ; Palermo 9s to 9s 6d. Lemons go
off slowly at 17s for Messina uses. Grapes are
held for 355, there being only one good parcel on
the market. Apples show no improvement, large
parcels, having been held, are now selling at
reduced rates, and the supply continues immo-
derate.

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING

In the LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE to-day
the Funds remained stationary in price, with
little business done. This was settling day in the
Railway Share Market, and prices in that depart-
ment were generally very firm. The chief move-
ment was a fresh rise of 1 per cent. in Caledonian
Railway Stocks, owing to the decided increase of
the traffic. Canadas, were steady.
The market closed at the following prices

"..Consols Money
Account (Dec.)
Exchequer Bills
Bank Stock
Three per Cents. .

THE FUNDS.

921 . ;
5 2 dis
231 3
92;

RAILWAYS.

Ambergate, Not., & East. Junction 84
Caledonians
Chester and Holyhead 521 3i
Eastern Cqunties
East Lancashire
Edinburgh & Glasgow . . .
Great Northern
If A.
Great Westerns 731 4
Great Western of Canada . . . 11 5-16 7-16
Grand Trunk of Canada . . . . 61
Great Southern & Western . . . 112$ 13/
Lancashire & Yorkshire . . . . 120:,-,
Lombardo-Venetian
London & North-Western . .
London & South-Western . .
Leeds Northern .
Manchester, Sheff., & Lincolnshire 491 a
Midland Stock . . . . • •
North British
South-Eastern & Dover .
York, Newcastle, & Berwick 1041 51
York & North Midland . . • 931 41

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The following is the usual Bank of England
Account for the week ending Wednesday :

ISS LTE DEPARTMENT.

13E13 IT. Z
Notes issued 27,119,415

CREDIT. L
Government Debt.. 11,015,100
Other Securities .... 3,459,900
Gold Coin and)
other Bullion... 11'763'482
Silver Bullion ...... .„ 875,933

L 27,119,413 I
BANKING D:

X 27,119,415

DEBIT. E
Proprietor's Capital 14,353,000
Rest 3,177,771
Public Deposits . 7,029,111
Other Deposits 12,104,219
Seven day and other 1
663 ,525
Bills

£37,527,626 1 X 37,527,626
The above return gives the following results,
when compared with the previous week :
Rest £3,177,771
Public Deposits
Other Deposits 12,104,219
On the other side of the account:—

Government Securities £9,540,273 ...,.. Increase ... £50,000
Other Securities
Notes Unemployed 7,197,475
The amount of Notes in circulation is £19,921,940
being a decrease of £285,149; and the stock of
Bullion in both departments is £13,447,105, show-
ing a decrease of £218,561.
The following are the rates of Foreign Ex
changes :
Amsterdam, short ll 14 to 11 15
Do., three months ll 17 to 11 171
Rotterdam, do ll 171 to 11 174
Antwerp, do. 25 35 to 25 40
Brussels, do . 25 35 to 25 40
Hamburg, do l3 61 to 13 6
Paris, short 25 15 to 25 20
Do., three months
Marseilles, do 25 45 to 2.5 50
Frankfort, do ll7i to 1171
Vienna, do l4 40 to 14 50
Trieste, do 143440 to 14 50
Petersburg, do A to 3q
Madrid. do 491 to 491
The following appeared in our later editions
of yesterday :
The funds were steady at Yesterday's closing prices,
gold by the Bank continue to exercise
though unmarked by any animation. The h
set
rpurchases
strengthening
influence. On the other hand the financial position of
hGovernment in face of the drain for the China war is
discount market.
beginning to attract more attention. The share markets
are very firm, with a tendency to improvement.
rage of tbi:. ~. ; the demand continues below the aye-
ai-I'
to "In the
t•oud of the year. The best bills were
thatj)er cent. below the Bank rate, and
theta k
applicationsen t()
---ballY2fetas City Article.
establishment were upon rather
eynetstlveradsay was quiet, but steady.
a quiet scale.
-_Daily
Yorls:
The principal movement
'The railway market
to the
rise of about li per
lhincrease
recent or fa traffic.pid rise
ise
m andpl a
from
oe(Tia Northall.l.ll Midland,alliance
oe
withl
21
Lancashire cent.
and
Yorkshire,
sales. Canadian
and North British also improved
improved.some sales. in Lancashire and Yorkshire stock f
caused b the report of a conte
andte Midland
American
The English funds opened without alteration,l
were steady throughout the day, the market beingB7: I
ported by a further influx of gold to the Bank, and the
announcement of a large specie arrival by the Wet
India mail. The demand for discount at the Bank was
small. in the rreneral market the rate is 41 per Cent.
,
About £lOl,OOO in fine gold was taken to the Bank,
and a few parcels of sovereigns were withdrawn for
America. The exchange quotations from the continent
show firmness. The prospectus of the New Turkish
Loan attracted great attention. There were no signs,
however, that the contemplated subscription will be
obtained from this country.—Times City Article.
The bills of Messrs. Charles Villatte and Co., South
American merchants, of Birmingham, have been returned.
Mr. Henry Bateman, timber merchant, Old Broad-
street, has
stopped payment, being involved in Piper
and Son's affairs.
The Daily News
n.-

tit lo believed that some further

OVERCOATS
FOR VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.

HAVING made it an object of special study, the
undersigned has succeeded in producing
A REALLY GOOD AND USEFUL

REGULATION OVERCOAT, WITH FULL CAPE,