The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-23 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL,

LIYF,RPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING,

The unseasonable weather .'which continues to
be experienced checks commercial confidence, and
operates prejudicially upon the Cotton Market, the
trade being thereby deterred from buying anything
in excess of their immediate requirements. Prices,
however, continue, as of late, to be upon the whole
firmly supported, holders feeling satisfied, from ;the
very small stocks held in the States, and from the
relatively high scale of prices ruling there, that the
supplies to this country will, for some months to
come, be almost wholly suspended. We can notice
no definite change consequently from the prices of
Friday last in any description, though occasionally
buyers have had a slight advantage in the medium
and lower qualities of American cotton. The sales
of the week amount to 47,320 bales, 35,150 of which
have been taken by the trade, 2,340 for speculation
and 9,830 for export. The market is without change
to-day—sales, 6,000 to 7,000 bales, 1,000 being for
speculation and export. The Committee's quota-
tions to-day for fair cotton are the same as last
week; viz :—Bowed 6:d., Mobile 60., and Orleans
7d. per lb.
There has been a firm feeling in the Liverpool
Share Market, and a fair amount of business
has been done at the following quotations :
Aberdeen, 138 132. Chester and Birkenhead, 152
162. Caledonian, 28 5-16 28 7-16. Chester and
Holyhead, 17 171. Eastern Counties, 9 11-16 91.
East Lancashire, 202 xd 21. Great Northern, 241
241. Ditto A, 101 102. Great Western, 651 66. Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire Stock, 981 981. Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport, 181 182. London and
North Western, 1071 1071 Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, 342 34k. Ditto New 6 per cent.
Pref 11-16 13-16 p. Ditto Pref., 122 121. Mid-
land Stock, 842 841. North British, 92 xn 91.
North Staffordshire, 41 xd 41d. South Eastern
and Dover, 22 9-16 221. York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 21 3-16 211. York and North Midland, 291
30. Leeds Capital Stock, 18 181. Buffalo and
Lake Huron, t tp. Dutch Rhenish, 21 22p.
Great Western of Canada, 25i. 25 7-16. Ditto New
Shares, 2 11-16 2 13-16 p. Great Luxembourg,
9 9-16 91d.
A good business has been done in the Corn
Market to-day, and prices, generally, have shown
an upward movement. Wheat was from 2d to 3d
per bushel dearer, whilst flour was held for
extreme rates. _ _

We quote the following report of the Tallow
Market from the circular of Mr. F. J. Eaton :
" Tallow is in fair request, sales of P. Y. C. have
been made at 53s 6d to 54s 6d per cwt, and 100
pipes S. American at 55s per cwt. The London
market is rather higher on the spot, with few
sellers under 53s 9d per cwt; for the last three
months 51s 3d to 51s 6d per cwt is the exact price.
The half-week delivery is 940 casks, against 1,324
cask in 1855 ; and the stock on the 18th inst. was
10,641 casks, against 40,424 casks last year.
Letters from Berlin state that the question of
the Sound dues is again approaching the proba-
bility of a solution. It appears that Herr Bluhme,
the president of the commission, has had an
interview with Mr. Buchannan, the English
minister at Copenhagen, on the subject, and
obtained a satisfactory answer to the proposals of
Denmark for capitalizing the dues The British
diplomatist, also, on his recent return from
London to his post, in passing through Berlin,
had a conference with Baron Manteuffel on the
subject, which was also satisfactory to the views
of Prussia and Denmark.

The dividend proposed by the directors of the
Southampton Dock Company for the halfyear ending
80th of June is at the rate of 4 per cent, or one-half
per cent more than was divided in the same period
last year. According to the report, the gross
revenue increased 1,5951 9s 4d, compared with
the corresponding half year in 1855. The accom-
modation of the docks has been increased, and
several improvements have been effected since the
last meeting.
Business has been commenced by the Ottoman
Bank at Constantinople and Galatz, and branches
will soon be opened at Smyrna and Beyrout. A
further call of Si per share has been announced.
The tendency of the Funds to-day has been
upwards, ana a fair nusmess has been clone.
Consols for account closed at 951 95:.
In the Foreign Stock Market prices have ruled
steady, although but a small amount of business
has been transacted. Equador New Consolidated
are 14*. Grenada Active, 20. Mexican, 221
Portuguese 3 per Cents. are 461- Sardinian are
rather lower, being quoted 92. Turkish Bonds
have slightly advanced, the 6. per Cents. being
1034 1031 ; and the 4 per Cents. 104 to 1041.
Dutch 2* per Cents. are 641,
Joint Stock Bank Shares are quiet. British
North American, 68. London and County, 341.
Ottoman Bank, 10 to 101; and Unity Mutual, 48i.
Miscellaneous have been dealt in to some extent
at about previous prices. Canada Governments
Six per Cents. 114/. North of Europe Steam, 131
South Australian Land, 36 ; and Royal Mail Steam,
71 to 71*.
The Railway Share Market has followed the
Funds in their improvement, and a fair business
was done in several of the principal
lines. The following are the closing
quotations : Caledonian, 57 571. Eastern
Counties, 9a 91. East Lancashire, 831 844
Great Northern, 98 981. Do. A, 85/ 861.
Great Western, 651 651. Lancashire and Yorkshire,
98a 981. London and North Western, 107: 107 i.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 341 341.
Midland Stock, 841 841. North British, 361 37k.
South Eastern and Dover, 75/ 751. York, New-
castle, and Berwick, 84/ 85*. York and North
Midland, 591 601.
The Foreign and Colonial Lines are exceedingly
dull, at barely previous rates. Great Western of
Canada, 251. Namur and Liege, 9/ 91. Rigas,
18 1 prem.

The following were the last quotations of Foreign
Exchanges :—Amsterdam, short, 11 16 to 11.
17. Do., three months, 11 19 to 11 191
Rotterdam, do., 11 19 to 11 191. Antwerp, do., 25
421 to 25 521. Brussels, do., 25 421 to 25 521.
Hamburg, do., 13 71 to 13 8. Paris, short,
25 25 to 25 321. Do., three months, 25
55 to 25 621, Marseilles, do., 25 571 to 25 65
Frankfort, .lo , 1191 to 120. Vienna, do., 10 18 to
1.0 21. Trieste, do., 10 19 to 10 23. Petersburg,
do., 37g. Madrid, do., 491 to 491.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap.
32, for the Week ending August 15, 1856.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Debit.
Notes issued .. £26,279,730

Credit.
Government
Debt
Other securities 3,459,900
Gold Coin and
Bullion

126,279,730

Total .. £26,279,730

BANKING D:

:PARTMENT

Debit.
Proprietors' ca-
pital
Rest
.3,458,690
Public deposits 4,668,218
Other „ 10,566,407
Seven day, and
other bills.. 891,412

Credit.
Government se-

curities £12.010,078
Other securities 15,270,195
Notes 6,200,560
Gold and silver
coin

£34,131,727

Total . 234,131,727

The foregoing Bank. Returns show the following
results when compared with those of the preced-
ing week:—Notes issued, decrease, 27,8601; bullion
in both departments, decrease, 33,3211; rest, in-
crease, 1,9041; public deposits, increase, 383,1101;
other deposits, increase, 412,6031; seven days'
and other bills; decrease, 6,2511; on the credit side,
government securities remain the same; other
securities, have increased 791,2671. Notes unem-
ployed, increase, 5,500/, Actual circulation,
20,079,1701; decrease, 33,4201.

BURIED TREASURR AT SEBASTOPOL.—The French have
had a great miss at Sebastopol. They were in charge of
the church there for some months, and never found
any treasure : it was supposed to be earned away. But
this being against the old traditional custom of Russia, it
was thought strange, and once it was hinted some English
soldiers had got hold of it. Such, however, was not the
case. When the Russians came back they dug a hole and
found it all safe near the altar. It was composed of gold
plate and diamonds for the head gear of the priests and its
supposed value is from £2Q,000 to £30,000. This will be
no pleasant satisfaction to the Zouaves, who had been
.
sleeping in it, I believe, for some ti me and never found
it out. it was valued by a man well conversant with such
artioles, and he makes it also what I state. The priests
were in such joy that they were not afraid to show it to
any one, and we all had a peep at it before it was taken
away elsewhere with a guard of honour, all singing at ita
restoration,