The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-19 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING

Business continues quiet, but without all,
symptom of depression. The fact of the Bank of
England not having raised its rate of interest, 11W

imparted a more cheerful feeling.
To•day's Cotton Market has been firm in tone,
and business to a fair extent was transacted• The.
sales reported were 8,000 bales, including 2,500 on

speculation and export.
Manchester reports come quiet. The sales of
Cloth and Yarns are rather restricted, but prices are

sustained.
There was a tolerably fair amount of bus-10085
transacted in our Railway Stock and Sha.o
Market to-day. Business opened firm, and as. the'
day wore on improved. At the close there was:
s"
stiffness in the market, but not quite at its hed;•
point. Among the latest transactions rep
orte
ode'
were—Chester and Birkenhead, 15 13-16 ;
donian, 26 13-16 ; Eastern Counties, Bland;P;
London and North Western, 1031 ; and M
Stock, 791 The last prices reported were 00;
9'A
follows :—Aberdeen, 131 14. Chester and Birkee-
ches6ter
head, 154151. Caledonian, 26 13-16 26-4.
and Holyhead, 16 161. Eastern Counties, 94 9 9-I„.'
East Lancashire, 204 201 goy
23'4. Great Northern, 2,3
23a. Do. A, 101 10 n, 4. Great Western
65. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 97*l
7r
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 1.11-
don and North Western Stock, 104.-, f
Manchester, Sheff=ield, and Lincolnshire, 33-k 31
Midland Stock, 'i9l 70:4. North British, 9 11-16 V;
North Staffordshire, 514 sd. South EasOrri
Dover, 211 21k. York, Newcastle. and Bervz"l,,7l;
20 3.16 20 5-16 . York and North Midland, 28,1
Leeds Capital Stock, 17 17-,lz. Buffalo and Las'4,_
Huron, 1-16 d 1-16 p. Dutch Rhenish,* 2/p. area"
Western of Canada, 231 14. Ditto New Sher 6"
14 2p. Great Luxembourg, 101 104 d.
Considerable anxiety was manifested this for
noon lest the Directors of the Bank of Englanl
would advance the rate of discount, but as this d 1 •
not take place, there was more ease in the Mond
Market this afternoon. There is still a atrl
demand for banking accommodation, and the fa
rates of the past week are demanded. For tbe
best class paper, even of short date, 0- is thaa
minimum rate for first class paper. Influenetd
by these considerations, the Consol Market opeet.e.
with a strong feeling this forenoon. For t."."
account the demand was strong at 94,1 Soule
fluctuations took place in Consols for tranSt
the dealings being made at 941, 941, and 94 Ssr,t
were made in Exchequer Bills at 12s to 13s nren.
The closing rates were 9414 to 941 for both MOO
and Account. a
The Railway Share Market in London is reporte.
as being inactive to-day, but prices generally wee
firmly sustained. The sales reported includegi.
Caledonians, 531, 1 ; Eastern Counties, 91,
East Lancashire, 81 82 ; Lancashire and York:
971, 1,1. 4- ; Leeds Northern, 17, It ; London t 1,1:
North Western, 1031, 4, ; Manchester, SilreTe'sl
and Lincoln, 331 ; Midland Stock, 791, I,
North British. 39 ; South Eastern and Dover, 72'i
14-- D. ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 814 ; liero
and North Midland, 68 71. There was le`.o
firmness at the close of the day. The late'
notations were :—Caledonian, 531, East
q
Counties, 91, -a. East Lancashire, 81 82. erre.
:0
Northern, 941 051. Ditto A, 831 841.
Western, 641 05. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 971.2:2,,
London and North Western, 1031 /. Mancheri;
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 321 31. North Brl,tisf";
39 4. South Eastern and Dover, 80i 814.
and North Midland, 571 1.
There is considerable firmness in the Coleti f
Produce Markets, both here and in London. S":l.i
keeps in demand, enabling holders to obtain /ice
full prices. The London public sales of °ire,
progress satisfactorily. The sales here to-day
only a small parcel of Rio, at 455. per cwt. ',ft
demand for Rice appears to have fallen of,
although no reduction of price has taken o'4,
There is less dulness in trade for Russian prodttuot
and prices have ceased to give way. The val''7ast
Tallow is 51s. on the spot, and 50s. for tho:to
three months. Breadstuffs are steady.
was an advance in the Manchester Market two'' e,
but that was only following in the wake of W
pool and London. ti
It is believed that the shipments of speele;:s
bullion by the steamer Colombo, which wi11,),;-;)
'ebxterianogrdainaily
Southampton for Alexandria to-morrow, Wl" 0
undersum,
after 400 ,otohoe/
lately forwarded by this route. The dreinam
however, is rather apparent than real, and is nil' 00
due to the fact that the Colombo takes nod'prot.
mail for China. It is estimated that the shiPte-0411
comparatively
heavy
by the succeeding steamer of the 4th October ;,01
bo altogether uprecedented in amount. 01$
shippers are of opinion that the aggregate will re'oe
one million sterling, owing chiefly to 'the retrnitool'
able demand for dollars for China. The 4570 r
worth of dollars will be despatched by tit re'
portunity. Owing to the magnitude of tudoto
mittance, the rate of insurance has risen con moderll_,
ably :as much as 90s per cent was paid eof
and business was altogether declined by ec"):400
the underwriters, who are " full " as regards
on the vessel in question. coo°t
The last instalment of 20 per cent, or I,o'-'0
on the late loan of 5,000,0001, has been paid WA" for,
but the event having been previously provid„7,ol
has caused no disturbance in the general n3OO
Market. The Chancellor of the Excheqtl,l:ollo;
still power to raise 2,000,0001-by an issue of P'
quer Bills or Bonds, for the public servicet sitil
tbr
whenever he may deem it advisable to obtaioveso
amount, the measure will be found to have gid
fully anticipated. Sir G. C Lewis, at the olte,-101,
of capitalists in May last, when the loan WO :tan
mentioned that he did not think he should r,,',.'ead,"
the amount or any portion of it until the latt'"
of the present year or the beginning of 00,401
however, it was impossible to form any idea,:o3o,,
amount that would be expended in the sett'vf
of the details of the peace, viz., the return of
troops from the seat of war, and many
incidental expenses, it may happen that pet eerie
assistance to the extent mentioned may ben -
at an earlier period. to,
A _fli
It is stated that the suspicions referre`•
having been expressed by a correspondent rei,ooo
ing the course 'pursued by the Royal Britis,ll,o44
in connection with their Welsh iron and coal piv'
are without foundation. A full explanati°ool
doubtless be elicited at the approaching tacei,dots
Alfred Latham, Esq , has been elected tr"o- f
of the Bank of England for the remainder'
year, in the room of Henry James Presoet, P"
deceased. 01$
ter lie
The report of the directors of the Lanos,ilat`o,
Preston Junction Railway Company states "r
net balance of revenue for the past half Yefl
e,g;clo3o
ing July 31, amounted to 28,6421., out of sci'aild
directors recommend the shareholders te'l,griO
27,7891., and pay 7931. for interest on debt, '"sql3i)f
60/. They propose a dividend of 21 3s pefol Pe6)
share, 11 8s 3d per three quarter shore, 1" a 01
cent.64lo. 641,1224 ,and
aannndutmhe.
borrowed The sha share
capital
quarter share, 3s 9d per twelfth share, Of rtfi
per 11/ 5s share, being a little in excess °,0t.0
3938
ate '0
Accounts from Berlin of the 15th inst• eio,-.0501,9
a despatch had been received from the :to 7101
Ambassador, at Constantinople, relativerrilose
Bank of Jassy, formed by a company f A DI (or
capitalists, and which had been sanction e',3o „pi'
Moldavian authorities, although afterwe'oa 4.04
allowed by the Imperial. Government.,,,,o f,witt!
ataplittaol3a973o7l,
subject the Ambassador. had addressed L'r, pr,oo
in favour of the Bank of Jassy, to which near
reply has been given, and it would aPrie Wool
none is intended for a long time, Nvblie,,,
interval the operations of the Bank re. 04-
pended. In this affair the French Etnba,sa7.
with the views of the Prussian diplonia""

071e0Ar
SAVAGERY.—At the Police Court yesteras;o6 b
; 7111
before Mr. Mansfield, a case of great atrocitY
A person, named Edward Roberts, a N'''iorle,
charged by another Welshman, named'Williavy esete
bavirg bitten off a considerable portion of 114' 4
601, Oh
appeared that the parties had a fight in o,l',o4,„frisit
when the prisoner seized Jones' nose in
deprived him of a portion of the organ. 11$ "
trial at the assizes.
Africa, will sail to-morrow for New
THE AMERICAN MAILS. T h I —$
—t e Rova II )10 ‘t°:ttee. I°6l
on" ~fieo . A'
be received at the General Post-office up to e" nooler,
a.m., in the usual course, and to twelve
fees. At the Landing-stage, with late fees, "ir,"sllll4
p.m. Passengers will go on board from the
at twelve o'clock, noon, by the tender. Oeopi