The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-11 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING.

There has been no change in the tone of the
Cotton Market to-day, and only a limited business
has been done, the sales being 7,000 bales inclusive
of 1:000 taken for speculation and export. Prices
are about the same as on Friday.
The Liverpool Share Market has been without
increased activity, or any variation in prices worthy
of notice, but the tone has been strong all
day. The following are the closing quo-
tations :—Aberdeen, 131 13t. Chester and Bir-
kenhead, 15,154. Caledonian, 291 291. Chester
and Holyhead, 121 13. Eastern Counties, 9191.
East Lancashire, 18 181. Great Northern, 23 231.
Ditto A. Shares, 91 10. Great Western. 611 611,
Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 831 831. Liver-
pool, Crosby, and Southport, 15 151. London and
North Western Stock, 994 991. Manchester,
Sheffield and Lincoln, 25 251. Ditto Preference,
114 111. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., 1 tp. Mid-
land Stock, 691 70. North British, 71 9.
North Staffordshire, 6a. 611 South Eastern
20 9-16 201. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 19
191. York and North' Midland, 261 261• Leeds
Capital Stock, 151 151 Dutch Rhenish, I ;p.
Ditto New Shares, 21 28p. Great Western of
Canada, 251254. Ditto New Shares, 3134 p.
Great Luxembourg, 81 81d.
At Havre the Cotton Marke t continues quiet,
with firmness in prices. The arrivals from
America are increasing. Ordinary New Orleans is
92f. per 50 kilos, and inferior sorts from 82f to 87f.
The stock on hand on the 7th inst was 58,932 bales
of all sorts, against 71,918 bales in 1855. Up to
that date, from the Ist January, the quantity
imported from the United States amounted to
78,941 bales, and in the corresponding period of

la from Vienna it is 'announced that
h Railway Company has obtained a con-
)n for continuing the Austrian lines on to
in. This has had the effect of advancing their
shares 10 florins on the Bourse.
The directors of the East Anglian Railway Com-
pany have issued their report, which states the
interest for the half-year, on the B Stock, will be
at the rate of 6 per cent., and on the C Stock 2/.
18s, 4 per cent. per annum. The shares have on
this account slightly improved.
The following are the Railway Calls advertised
as becoming due during the present month :

Company. Date. Call. Amount.
Belgian Eastern Junction
Bridport
Dutch Rhenish

East Indian Extension .... .... 1... 5 0 0... 750,000
Midland and Redcar, New 251.. 1... 3 0 0... 2,160

£802,000

The Funds experienced arise of I per cent. this
afternoon, although the arrangements for the
settlement of the monthly account in Consols have
developed a large speculation for higher prices,
compelling buyers to pay a higher rate of interest
for carrying over their accounts. The closing
prices were quoted at 92 5-16th to 92 4-16th (April).
The improvement in prices was occasioned by
some considerable purchases by influential opera-
tors, coupled with favourable reports relative to
the progress of the deliberations at Paris. A
decline of per cent. upon to-day's Bourse
failed to counteract the up ward tendency, it
being attributed merely to the reaction in the
recent undue expansion of speculations in that
market. Owing to the firmness of the exchanges
some small parcels of gold have been received in
Paris during the last day or two. The Corn
Market to-day was firmer, and a recovery

of is to 2s per quarter, as compared
with last Monday's rates, was established
in wheat. The -Railway Share Market to-day
steady. The closing quotations were
as follows :—Caledonian, 581 581. Eastern Counties
9 11-16 913 .16. East Lancashire, 72 73. Great
Northern, 921 92.1. Do. A., 78 79. Great Western
6O OIL-. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 831 831. Lon-
don and North Western, 992- 99k. Manchester
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 251 251. Midland Stock
70 701. North British, 311 311. South Eastern
and Dover, 661 661 York Newcastle, and Berwick,
761 York and North Midland, 521 521.

TRADE REPORT,
0

-MONDAY.

LIVERPOOL

COTTON: The market continues without change to-day.
The demand has been fair, holders offer rather liberally,
and prices are maintained. The sales—including 40 Per-
nambuco, sild to 7d ; 140 Bahia, 60 to 67-id ; 300 Maran-
ham, 61,d to 6Zd ; 400 Egyptian, 51 to 724 ; 1,000 Surat,
4-7-,d to 4ld—are reported 7,000 bales, of which 1,000
are on speculation and for export.
PIG IRON : Our market for warrants closes at 683 buyers,

SUGA.R Oar market continues inactive, with but little
disposition to purchase; the sales since Friday include 85
hhds. Barbadoes at 35s to 403 63, 120 hhds. Demerara,
part at 37s 93, but chiefly grainy at 41s to 435, and 2,600
bags Brazil, all faults, at 143 63 to 133 per cwt. in bond.
- • 140 puncheons old indirect Cuba Muscovado
qm the Quay at 163 3d per cwt.
'eons Demerara at previous rates.
ka of Plantation Ceylon have realized