The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-27 00:00:00

Taken for home eon-
aumpt on ...... 1,435,0C,2....1,5;6,724.... 1.564,248. 1.105,994

e tch ye .a

903,060.... 1,(.61,M0

545,790,

451,940

America
Brazil

100,241

East Inca!
Egypt ••
West:T [idle

Total bags importtl.l 7.,8,041.... 1,905,426.... 1,743 142
Exported to conti-
nent and Ireland 109,500.... 256,300.... 272,400
Taken for home con.

sumption
Stock at the close
of each year ....

1,;05,331..., 1,5`6,782

103,593
326,474
64,0 3
8,363

1,904,565

1,513 013... . 1,662,585

America
Brazil
East Indica,
Egypt
West ludies

521.120

404 600

1,52. 184. 1854. 1855
1,788,631....1,53 .870.... 1,666,484.. ... 1,623,565
144,*/14.... 132,443.... 107.303 ... 134,762
221,361.... 4:i5 680.... 308,293.... 356,014
183,4.85.... 105 207.... "- - 114,818
12,133..... 9,507

Total has importd.2,3s7 277

Exported to Conti-

dent and Ireland
Taken for home

consumption
Stock at the close of
each year

282,780.... 349,600,

1,861,577

2,278,105

1,935.047

486,470

The!above figures show that the past year's consumption
was double that of 1840. The aggregate production of
thelpast twelve years sums up 37,287,500 bales, while the
consumption has been 33,212.500; the latter being in
excess of the former 925,000 bales, taus reducing the stock
of new material by that much since 1845—a startling fact
iu view of the great interests involved.
From a reliable source of intelligence across the water,
we learn that new machinery added to mills now working.
together with manufactories now in process of erection,
will require in 1857 about 4,000 bales of cotton per week
more than the consumption of the present year. making

an aggregate of nearly 45,000 bales per week. On the
Continent the extension ofn3anufact uring power is supposed
to bo going on at about the same rate. ConsEquently
prices will advance till they reach a point tending
to a diminution of consumption. What that point will be
we have yet to learn. Though the stock of cotton at
present, is larger in Liverpool than last year, it will be
reduced very rapidly, as the imports bup to the close of

February
March ..
April ..
May....
Juno ..
Ju1y,.,.,

August...
September
October
November
December

78 10
78 8

63 7

57 11
71 10
73 1

The average price for the year was 72s 7d. In 1855 the
trade was characterised by greater steadiness, the range
in the averages of the months being only 133 21 against
24s 3d in 1854. The following table shows the monthly
averages for 1855 (omitting fractions) :
Months.
January

February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

70 4
67 8
68 5
73 11
76 11
76 5
76 3
75 9

The average price for the year was higher than in 1854,
being 74s Bd. The returns for the present year lack only
two weeks to render them complete, and happily show a
gradual return to comparatively cheap times. The follow-
ing table shows the averages for the last twelve months
(omitting fractions):—
Months
January

February
March
April
May
June
July
August .
September
October
November
December (two weeks)
The'average price for the last 50 weeks is 69s 33, a decline
of 5s 3d upon 1855, and 3s 4d upon 1854 It will be ob-
served that since July last, the fall in prides has been
continuous.

..mm0.m......,........-

Comm crrtai Kretlligenre.

68 11
68 8
68 0
69 6
76 1
72 10
67 10
65 5
64 1
60 6

LIVERPOOL PROVISION (AMERICAN) MARKET

(Report for the week ending Dec

The marketfor Beef presents no new feature worthy of
note. Holders anxious to clear out of old stocks meet
buyers very freely, without, however, leading to much

business.

In Pork the transactions are unimportant. Irish, in
the absence of new American, is taken for stores, the
quality of the old American on hand being indifferent.

Bacon, though offered at a decline of 2s. per cwt, does
It move freely ; a better trade is looked for towards the

middle of January. ...„
Lard has declined 4s to 5s per cwt, without leading to
anything like a healthy demand.
Fine Cheese moves tolerably freely ; other sorts, also
being now moderate in price, are less pressed.

MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.—Dpc

Although these are the Christmas holidays, the market
to-day was well attended, and a fair extent of business
was transacted at steady rates.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET,

-DEQ 26

To-day, as customary, has been considered nearly a
close holiday, and we are without business to report.
The public market will reopen on Tuesday, the 6th of
January, 1857.