The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-15 00:00:00

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THE WINE DUTIES.

A correspondent says A great and favourable iterj'eeie'
as far as French interests are concerned, has been pod°
by Mr. Oliveira's visit to Bordeaux. The honorable Inel,e,
ber for Pontefract, who is collecting from the best
in all the wine countries the various data, to give tit
effect to his statement in the approaching session, reeenet,
visited the city of Bordeaux, and the enlightened comma
cial magnates of that important place not only placed to
disposal all the information with respect to the roe
price, and capability of supply which were necessary f{or
i. the
purpose, but they manifested so much sympathy °Ad' sc.
question in which Mr. Oliveira is engaged, as to pr—
some very complimentary results.
ton.
A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce vio-g yr,
vened in the 'splendid hall of the Bourse to receive pri
Oliveira, and the vice-president, Mr. Bertin, entered It-
fully into,all the questions, commercial, moral, and ir!'i
national, expressing an earnest hope that Mr. Oliveira
efforts might be successful as well for the interests of
deaux, those of the wine districts of France genel;(l
,
and the still higher claims of international friendship
alliance, to all of which Mr.:Oliveira ..ave a cordialregPh°io
referring especially to the advantages he expected to 0",
for British interests in the shape of increased revenue, ;$
.proved morality, greater employment for British shiltori,
'and an augumented intercourse with the French nabli,
Subsequently the Chamber of Commerce invited Yr•
thit
veira to an official dinner, a compliment rarely paid by
,j
body, and upon that occasion the principal merchant' 91,
municipal body were all present, as also the British 011-tbe
The president, in a very animated speech, referring t?to,
great advantages of commercial relations with Great Bile
'gave Mr. Oliveira's health in connexion with the,
duties, to which Mr. Oliveira replied; kiving some stati!`l
'details upon the consumption, revenue, and internsOrg0
questions, concluding by giving the health of the EmPe,
of the French. The president gave the Queen of lei
and the general results of Mr. Oliveira's inquiries in
Ate it
part of France are such as to give him the grey
encouragement.

EDUCATION IN LERDS.—It is stated in the Leech ifere,sirdi
that there are 7,000 souls in that town without
church or school.
' Capt. Lord F. Kerr has taken command of the Wl:aria;
120 guns. The Cressy, screw, 80 guns, is ordered tt°,o
commmissioned. The Majestic, screw, 80 guns, has "'
put under the masting shears.
A WIDOW PENSIONED.—The Queen has bestowed 0 P eir
mion of £5O per annum:onthe widow of Hogg, the "
Shepherd."
We regret to state that the Lord Justice Knight -firell:t
has severely bruised the bones of his knee by a fall, sncl,
there is no probability of his resuming his judicial uut
for some days.
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THE WAR LN THE EAST.—PUBLIC MEETING AT V
TLE-UPON-TYNE.—On Monday evening a public mee„'de,'
was held in the Lecture-room, Nelson-street, Noc,c-ilo
" To consider the propriety of petitioring her Majes‘lrce
Queen to co-operate vigorously with France in the aeb
of the Ottoman empire." The meeting was convened
,o°
the mayor, Mr. R. Woods, in pursuance of a reiFT`obv
signed by 120 inhabitants. The mayor presided. Dn',A.r3,
Fife, Mr.- Catchside, and Mr. Craw shay mere the ape"-
The resolutions were carried enthusiastically.
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THE COAL AND IRON TRADE.—A vast quantil
rot
is raised in these districts, owing to the working 0t,.„• gro•
number of new pits, which are now in operation. 10e1,150
duce of a number of old pits which are now opened? :1,1,e0
thrown into the market, and enables the proprietorsco ""
on account of the high price of coal, to work them tg,,utti
vantage. The impetus given to the coal trade of '"
Staffordshire is attributable, in a great measure, to the
art,
troduction of railroads into these districts, which iniPooe
great vigour to the trade. The price of good irolls,o,le
is still advancing, on account of its scarcity. The iron lot
is unprecedentedly brisk, and prices are firm at tilt jag
quotations. Hot blast pigs, 'made from mine, are mes.i3
quoted at £4 155.; and cold blast, £5 ss. Orders are , t-be
to be a little checked, on account of the declaration .0
late rise of 20s. per ton ; but this will only last for a :30 for
time, on account of the great and various requireraerNout
iron of every description, for so many purposes. The 'sof A
market is still in great request, ,with every prospect
continuance.-Bta.fordshire Herald.

LIVERPOOL MARKETS.—YESTERDAY.
' (Written expressly for the Northern Daily Tilos') of
SUGAR has been taken to a fair extent to-day, chielvet,
grocery purposes; the sales reaching 120 hh Bar bci odi
at 32s to 38s 6d ; 900 bags Benares, at 37s 9d to 385 to
1,800 bags Bengal, at 27s 6d for very low brown, nit.
38s 3d for grainy ; and 100 bags Madras, at 32s 6d ? c z
No sales have transpired in MOLASSES Rum, or C°„Fr,„l,
Of RICE we have to report the sale of 3,450 baga# '—good
at 14s 6d for good broken, to 15s 3d cif' 0" ":" -
middling.
600 Packages'
TEA.—By public sale to-day, about knes, but sow
chiefly all faults, were disposed of at fair Pri—
bactaolmSessmon Congou went at rather easier rates.
~,,bragbt
At auction to-day 60 tons St. Domingo -r ~,wov., 61,
£6 2s 6d. to £6 5s for short cut, an £s 5s
Ect 06,,,-isx; £6 7s d,,1„
large wood; also 140 pieces gm"
bales Bengal SAFFLowzR, all faults, at £2 to IP,
313scatsok3o5fs FLAG;afe vIA
xi) :Teak:goes, :57',
Palermo r5ri......, at ie. 3d V cwt ,- 800 b 34 'ROI' .-
ags 1 ,is i
G9damtobileOrs
bags SALTPETRE went at 30s for 2i per cent. retilfratcotllo;l7,g
Iv Ax, at XS ford:Jtatcotatitc;a, and £7 10s for East India ;80,533
0 $3l
ifP lb; and 400 bags Bombay LINSEED, all faults, at SPfr
to 53s 6d IR •qr for first-class damaged ; 60 bag
FLOUR are reported at 23s ? ^mt. lO
COTTON.---A good market and general demaa'bldet
crowned by a firm closing. The sales were 7,000 lOU
exportation, including 2,000 on speculation and for tation, c
Surats.

PRICES OP PROVISIONS E
WEDNESDAY, 1
a. d s. d.
Beef ....from o 5 to o 7i per lb.
Mutton o 6 to 0 71
Veal
Lamb o 0 to 0 0
..
Fresh I' ,rk 06to 0 7!
Lobsters
Haddock
Bret
Turbot oloto 1 6 7
. ..
Soles 0 3 to 0
Cod Fish
Fres', Butter, 2 to .
Salt Ditto o 9 to r o
Eggs 8 o to o o per 120.
Pots oes r 0 to 1 .0 pe- peck
Filberts 2 6 to 0 0 per lb.
Grapes' foreign r a to r 6 ..
„ English s 6 to o 0 ..
Fowls
Ducks
Chickens
Geese s 10 to 5 6

N ST. JOHN'S mAnator.---
4th DEC., 1853.
S. (I. .• e<<h,t.
Turkeys 3 o to 8 ()4
Rabb
Strawberries, 0 0 to 0 ° per
Asparagus
Cuc .mbers 4 otO o ° 4021„44
Gooseberries o 0 to 0 °
Peas
Currants
~ Red, 0 0 to 0 0 or'
Cherries
Grouse .. 4 6 to 0 0 esdy,it.
Hares
Apricots o o to 0 "
.es, Foreign o o to 0 oper lb
je,
„ English o 0 to 0
Pigeons 4 4 to 0 ° bsoCt'
Partridge
••
Pheasants
Black Game 6 0 to 0 0 •
Woodcocks 36t0 0 0 o;'
Larks o 8 to 0 0 ' •
snipes

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAYi
There is very little English WHEAT fresh up, b:
supplies of foreign are large. Trade opened very steel for
for English at Monday's prices. There is some dews:
foreign, on French. account at the recent advance. -bst
is unchanged. BARLEY, BEANS, and PEAS are stesk,
there is not much doing. Fine white boifing FBAs '""bot
request. Dealers are not free purchasers of 0.1,1*
prices are well maintained. SEEDS are unaltered.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Fl°
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Beans. Peas. 164
English 1260 ... 4790...4560 . . 2880 . . • •
Irish .. ... 400 ... ... 1510... •
Foreign 29980 . . 3400 . . ...18240

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—Yrsimuuo:ssB;
SUGAR.—West India is in good demand at 30s 0,49
refined sells more freely, grocery lumps, 44s to 475. VW;
is wanted at previous terms. COFFEE is in active deu,ro,
native Ceylon, 47s to 478 6d ; plantation, 55s to 755.:, -"
—There is little doing, but no actual decline.
,g-oi‘l,rssf
There is a good demand; white Bengal, 14s to 15s ;
13s to 13s 9d. Wool, —The. market is firmer for 5u17,400,
the demand is increasing. Corrow.—Sales small, but r
are not lower. TALLOW is firm at 56s on the spot,
56s 6d to 56s 9d spring delivery.

SALFORD CATTLE MARKET.—YEsTvgio:Ic ad
In the early part of the morning there was a good de 46
for better descriptions of CATTLE, but upon the ay,,,
leo
the market was generally inactive, and many articles
left unsold. .

Cows, 1,862 ; SHEEP, 6,240. w 613"
BEEF, 41-4 to 6-1-,d• MUTTON, 6d to 7d; VEAL, 5-97- 2 4

.. GLASGOW CORN
qr up. FLOUR is 49 - OA
MARKET.—YzsTRup°"I
herr&
WHEAT brisk, and 3s if/sack dearer. BARLEY more tone, but not dearer..a 4(
taken on speculation at rather more money. Bnelio i
dearer. PF.As as last reported.

EDINBURGH MARKETS.—YrsrEADAY. with
Coml.—Small supply of grain to-day ; sales dull, so;
the exCeption_ of WHEAT. Top prices of Virgßi'l.'
BARLEY, 43s ; OATS, 83s ; BEANS, 545. week'
CATTLE.—SuppIy of SHEEP larger than lastdaliq
Prices is 19 head lower, and best MurroN, ; Iniff te°'
and inferior, 6d to qd lb ;at close clearance not e je,cod
Supply
.of CATTLE less than last week, demand g)°"„ricl
sales brisk ; price advanced 3d IR Dutch stone. .1
op t
Dutchd
9s 9d;
stone.seco Goodarndaryandcleiafaenrice effected.orAs from 8s to t 3

DUBLIN CORN EXCHANGE.—TUESDAY, DSO. 13
13
0r;
There was a small supply of all descriptions ef
grown grain at market to-day. WHEAT meta brisk de
of $ll
at an advance of 6d t 9 brl, and OATS and BARLEIr
qualities were more easily sold, but we do not quote glll,,set
provement in prices of those articles, though in some fel. 00
ditto, 36s to 40s; barley, grinding, 12s to 17s;
a shade higher was realised. White wheat, 38s 6d to Vl',
18s to 20s; bere, 15s to 16s; oats, white, 12s to 16_8 hos!
tawny, 11s to 14s ; rapeseed, 27s 6d to 29s 6d; o„, 1.,
14s 6d to 16s ; bakers' flour, 22s to ; Indian CO
480 ibs, 40s to 46s 6d.
ditto Wadi

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Printed rand Published by CHARLES WILL3I9-4-14cticaleff
Oxford-street, at his General Printing and '—
Establishment, 19, South John-street, Liverpool.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1865.