The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-26 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY E !alto
Owing to the continued influx of gold, the "j,
of our public securities have been Tess depress e ,
than they would otherwise have been, under te.;
extraordinary complication of affairs in politic,
circles. With regard to the position of affairs la
the East, great and increasing anxiety is felt, an
.
if it were not for the promise of prosperity befe"e
us, in other quarters, the reign of the Aberde?
ministry would be attended by a state of things
the stock market that few are at all. aware 0.
Under the influence of our monetary and conuner
cial position, the London stock market fortunate/
showed a better feeling on Saturday, and consols
closed at 931 to 941. The new Three-and-a-quartel,
i,
per cents 95f to 95k, Reduced 93; to 941,
stock for account has been 219. Exchequer bL
3s. to 6s. premium.
The foreign stock market was not active, 034
prices were a shade lower. Ecuador, 5 ; Greneu,
deferred, 8 ; Mexican bonds, 24 ; Russian Five I)e'
cents 112 ; Danish. bonds, 104 ; Spanish new a,e-
ferred, 22—Passive, 40; Dutch Four per cents, ";
The Share Market was heavy, and in some case'
the decline was considerable, while the advance!
were very light. Great Northern receded show
10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, *ss. ; Midland,'
10s.; North British, 11. ; Northern of France sou,
the Paris and Strasburg, ss. cheaper; South Efts";
erns were higher; North Westerns, 103 i; Gres;
Westerns, 83+ to 831; Great Northerns, 841
lands, 631 631 ; Grand Trunk of Canada Bonds
(2nd issue), 1021. The miscellaneous Share
Market was more active than the market for rail'
way shares. Mines were dull, but in Great
Polgooth Mine there was a rise of 10s. Bank t,
Australasia improved 10s. Bank of New Sent'
Wales, 43 to 43+; Australian Agricultural Compaq
Shares fell 10s., and S. A. Land Shares, 391;
Crystal Palace Shares, 2 prem. United State;
Gold Coin was quoted by Messrs. Haggard iand
Pixley at 765. 3id. per ounce, bar silver, at ss. lle"
and Spanish Pillar dollars at ss. 6d. per ounce.
The Bank of England has given notice that
to-morrow will be kept as a:close holiday at that es.
tablishment. The Stock Exchange will also 111
closed, and it is understood the Custom-house and
various docks will observe it as a holiday. NO°
of the produce markets will be opened in the city.
The Chozeringhee has arrived from Port Philipwhence she sailed on the 6th of September, wit'
gold to the value of nearly 240,0001.

The amount of silver-exported from Londeni,
during the week to Thursday last was 69,50'
ounces ; and of gold 1,650 ounces. Other sums
went from the outports.
The amount of bills drawn on the Presidencies
,
by the East India Company, by the mail which
leaves this evening, is 56,2821.
A call has been made upon the class A, or pit"
ference, shareholders of the East India Iron COlll-
- of 2/. 10s. payable on the 16th January.
The Cyclone, a fine vessel loading in the Land,"
docks for SydneY, takes out Captain Warde,
Mr. Ralph Hunt, and other employees, with ti.`"
entire apparatus and material for the royal mint tfi
be established at Sydney. A gentleman connected
with the establishment started last month in tm,",
Maid of Judah to make the necessary preliminwi
arrangements in the colony.
The sailing of the new steamer City of Mt,
from the Clyde for Melbourne, is postponed to
3rd of January, in order that she may halt,.
boomerang fitted instead of a screw propeller. P'
Thomas Mitchell, the colonial surveyor and invert
tor of this mode of propulsion, takes a passage °li
in her.

A telegraphic dispatch received in Paris, 01;
nounces that the proposition for the suppressi°
of certain excise and tonnage duties, which °COI
pied the Chamber of the Dutch States Gellert:
was rejected on Wednesday last by 44 to 24 voter
From the same source we learn that the effects -0
the French imperial decree' reducing the duties of
iron began to be felt in November, the quantitT, 1
cast iron imported, which was only 16,540
Ineti:o
quintals in November, 1.852, having increase", 01
79,886. Of these England supplied 17,59510 We
quintals, Belgium 56,246, &c.
There was no perceptible change in tile„. the
chester markets on Saturday. Business 10' our
most part keeping the direction indicated.
last report.
WitiloUt
The Liverpool cotton market
change.
re taken for export, an
speculation. cehrll,essoooll'v3e-esterday amounted to fiaef:
671
recOeudie•dshasureghmtalyr_hect change.aclleodseodnilavnitsh,ou2t7;
s3ltiseres;
London and North Western, 103-, 4; Midland,O3V
x3l; North British, 73-, 8 ; South Eastern, 181'1;
bales,coun tioefs
Lancashire and Yorlishire, g,
York and North, 24, ; Sheffield Stock, 24, 1.

SHARE MARKETS.—Saxtrimiy.
LIVERPOOL.—The business opened heavily at tri
prices of the previous day, and after the receipt of neA
from London, receded considerably. The market recoYelvi
again, and closed at the prices of the morning. Belfs4 1111.„4
Ballymena, x.d. ; Caledonian, 271 ; Lancashire ""d
Yorkshire, 671 ir 7 78 4; Manchester, Sheffield, an,
Lincoln, 24; Midland, 63-1 3 3 ; South tern
Stock, 18R
_1 11-3 K.
MANCHESTER.—The following was the business do
to-day :—East Lancashire, 16?-, ; Lancashire and Yorksiul
671 1; London and North Western, 103 i; Manchester saa
Birmingham, (C Qrs.) 5-16 p ; Manchester, Sheffield, all,
Lincolnshire, 244 4 ; Ditto, £6 pref. tnp ; Midland ftallal„'
Consols, 63 1, ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamptr
New 6 per cent. pref. 168; South Eastern and Dover, 18;'

THI FUNDS, 'STOCK AND SHARE MARKET, LONDON
CLOSING PRICES.
Saturday, December 24th, NO:
ENGLISH MARKET. London and N. W. 1033 •
Consols Account
Do. Money } 932 t Manchester, Sheffield, &
Bank Stock ..........219 20 I Lincolnshire

Exchequer Bills, L. :: }, 6 pmNMoidlrthanßdriSttirhk
Do
Three and a Quarter per Do. Preference
cent. 954 f Norfolks ......
RAILWAY SHARES. North Staffordshire
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Shrewsbury and Birm.Do. L. and N. W. guar
Eastern Junction 554
South E. and Dover ..6a 3
York, New., and 11er..611 2i
Do. Extension

Caledonian

Do. Preference..
Bristol and Exeter
East Anglian ....
eastern Counties..
East Lancashire ..
Eastern Union, A

Do. Preference
13/ i York and North Mid 471
_..83
64 66 Do. Preference 4 die P'm
FOREIGN STOCKS.
Mexican 231 ii
Spanish New Deferred 461
vii 5 • Do. Passives • 211 2
Do. Threes 41 ,
Russians
8 f D 0....
1

Do B. & C
Edinbro' & Glasgow
Great Northern ....

LAND S 11A.B.ES

6i Agricultural
North B. Australian
Peel River
09 100 South Australia

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