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

The market for Public Securities was very
firm to-day, but, as a matter of course, considering
the season, very little business was transacted.
Consols remained at 94 to 941 all the morning.
The new Threes are 944 i, 3 per cent reduced 934 to
944. Exehequar Bills were is discount to 2s prem.,
and the Bonds 981.
The Loudon Share Market was quiet this morn-
ng, and a very moderate business was transacted.
Prices have, however, in several instances, slightly
improved, viz., in Great Western, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, North Western, South Western, Midland
and Norfolk, which have improved about 5s to 10s.
Brighton declined about 5s In the Foreign Lines
Lombardo Venetian have. advanced ss. The
Canadian lines are steady, at full quotations.
Joint-stock Banks and Miscellaneous Shares are
very inactive, and a dceline of fully 5s per share
may be noted in most of the principal securities.
The transactions of the day comprised Bristol and
Exeter, 93. Great Northern, 89k. Great West-
ern, 694 d. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 971.
Landon and North We stern, 1051 f 6 51 g ;
Midland, 824. North British, 40. North Staf-
ford, 121,-. The Colonial produce markets
both here and in London, have been dull and
inactive during the week, and some of the quota-
tions have tended downwards Sugar has been in
fair request for refining purposes ; coffee has been
quiet, but firm ; and in tea no alteration of impor-
tance has omurred. Some descriptions of rice
have been inquired for at full rates, and spices have
continued dull. Cochineal has realised high
quotations, and tallow is quiet. Business is now
confined to a few private operations, the markets
being now closed for the Christmas holidays.
The French Trade Returns for the month of
November have been completed, and they exhibit
saine very favourable results. The duties collected
on imports amounted to 13,000,000 francs against
12,500,000 in 1855, and 13,200.000 in 1854. During
the eleven months ending Nov. the revenue derived
from these imposts was 159;000,000 francs against
176,000,000 during the same time last year, when,
however, the Exposition attracted unusual supplies
of merchandise. During the month there was an
increase in the receipts of cereals, wines, brandy,
coffee, colonial sugar, cotton, oil, steel in bars,
pewter, lead, oleaginous grains, &c., but most other
articles showed a diminution. There was an aug-
mentation in the exports of ordinary wine, alcohols,
machines, tanned skin, porcelain wares, wool and
cotton thread, and woollen cotton, and silk goods
The shipping statement for the 11 months gives the
entries at 23,918 vessels of 3,75-1,779 tons against
21,338 ships and 3,030,460 tons in 1855 The clear
auces have been 13,378 vessels, of 2.106,408 tons,
against 12.729 vessels, with 1,873,834 tons last
year.

COURSE OF EKCILANGE,
.... 11 14k IGlbrdltur.

Ditto, three months .. 11 174 Leghorn

Rotterdam

Antwerp

Brussals

Hamburg

Ditto, three months

Marseilles

Bordeaux

25 35
13 7

Naples

Palermo

25 25 111

25 67i 1 hisbon

25 67 !Oporto

Rio Jiineiro

Frankfort-on-Maine 11g Buenos Ayres ...• •
New York, 6O days' sight

Vienna

Petersburg

10 44 I Phi ladel phia

PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ

37,1 Foreign Gold, in Bars .43 17 9
- _

M tdrid

49 4941 Portugal Gold Coin

4gi !Mexican Dollars

New Dollars

Barcelona

Silver, in Bars,

Debit.
Proprietors' ca-
pital
Rest
Public deposits
Other ~
Seven days, and
other bills

0 0 0