The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-23 00:00:00

NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23,1856.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

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LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING.
There has been an active demand for cotton to-
day, and a large business has been done, the sales
reaching 12,000 bales, of which 4,000 have been
taken for speculation and export. Prices continued
firm.

SECOND EDITION.

RUMOURED SUSPENSION OF HOSTILI-

The Liverpool Share Market opened at a slight
advance upon yesterday's closing prices, but
immediately improved, more particularly for Mid-,
land stock, which reached 681, being one per cent.
rise since the opening; the cause for the large
advance in the latter, is to be attributed to the
closing of a large " Bear" account, on account of
one operator for the fall—the extreme advance,
however, was not maintained Aberdeen, 11 111
Chester and Birkenhead, 131 131. Caledonian, 28
3.16 28 5-16. Chester and Holyhead, 111 111. East-
ern Counties, 8 11-16 81. East Lancashire, 18-k 181.
Great Northern. 23123 a. Ditto A, 10 10 1-16. Great
Western, 55 551. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock
791 801. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 141 15.
London and North Western Stock, 97 971. Man-
chester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 24i 241. Ditto
Preference, 131 13k. Ditto New 6 per cent
Pref., -1 Ip. Midland Stock, 681 681. North.
British,2 7 9-16 7 11-16. North Staffordshire, 81 81d.
South Eastern, 18 3-16 18i. York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 171 171. York and North Midland, 231
Leeds Capital Stock, 13 13). Dutch
x all 1 p. Ditto New Shares,

TIES BY RUSSIA

A despatch received from St. Petersburg, states

that there, it was currently reported, that an order

to suspend hostilities bad been forwarded on the

18th instant to Prince Gortschakoff

The arrival of the Prince at St. Petersburg .was

to his being invested with the

Dvernor of Poland

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STRIAN PEACE POLICY,

Rhenish

2 np. Great Western of Canada, _
Ditto New Shares, 31 3ip. Great Luxembourg,

4 261

There has been a fair amount of business done
in the Manchester goods market to-day, but the
tone was quiet, and prices showed no improve-
ment.

The annual returns of the Customs' departments
throughout France relative to the external trade of
the country, have ben published by the govern.
ment. These give a most satisfactory account of
the general commerce of the empire, notwithstand-
ing the interference to trade on account of the war.
During the year the customs' dues have risen to-
-189,704,690. francs, which is thirty-nine millions
more than in 1854, and forty-eight millions more
than in 1853. Notwithstanding the opening of the
ports for the admission of foreign grain at a no-
minal duty, the quantity imported was less than in
1854, there being respectively 3,900,000 hectolitres
and 5,716,000 hectolitres. From England and
Belgium 53,000 tons of iron were imported.
413,000 hectolitres of wine from Spain, Italy, and
Germany. The number of vessels which entered
the French ports was 36,826, of an aggregate of
5,339,000 tons, being an increase in tonnage over
1854 of 745,000 tons.

The English Stock Market showed renewed flat-
ness this morning, but the decline did not exceed
per cent. In the hope that an armistice will
shortly be announced, and peace ere long concluded,
numerous speculators for higher prices are begin-
ning to appear in the various Stock Exchange
Markets. The closing quotations were 89,1 90.
Out of doors the supply of money continues liberal
and the market is easier, though late rates are
generally maintained. In the Stock Exchange
to-day money was more wanted and com-
manded five per cent on Government Stock.
Foreign Exchanges, at the close of the day were
quoted at the following rates :—Amsterdam short,
11 17 to 11 179. Do. Three Months, 11 19 to 12.
Rotterdam. Do., 11 104 to 12. Antwerp, Do., 25 55
to 25 60, Brussels, Do., 25 55 to 25 60. Hamburg,
Do., 13 10 to 13 101. Paris, Short, 25 30 to 25 34.
Do., Three Months, 25 721 to 25 774. Mar-
seilles, Do., 25 729 to 25 771. Frankfort. Do.,
120 k to 1201. Vienna, Do., 11 to 11 6. Trieste,
Do., 11 3 to 11 9. Madrid, Do., 49e to 499.
At Paris to-day the three per cent Rentes
closed to I per cent higher. The
Sugar Market to day was decidedly better.
Large purchases were mace, and an advance of is
per ewt on lest Friday's rates was established.
The Freight Market has been considerably affected
during the past week by the political news. The
mmediate result has been, an almost entire sus-
-ion of chartering business. The supply of
-raged tonnage being at the moment large,
the nominal rates of freight have very generally
declined. The Railway Share Market continues

nens
disen„

to rise. The nvgreate of the day's business
was more considerable than for some time
The last quotations stood as follows:-
541. Eastern Counties, 8& 84,
.t Northern, 94 .
ern, 54 551. Linea-

London find North

-tester

Sheffield. and

Midland Stock

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North British, 30 31. South Easteru and Dover,
601 61. . York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 70 71.
York and North Midland, 48 49.

TR_lDr REPORT.—TuEsDAy

io change to report in the Cotton
the demand has been good, the supply

here i

market to-da

es are firm The sales—ineludinz 40 Per.
nareb,leo, eid to 641; 200 Bahia, 51,1 to 611 ; 100 Maran•
ham, 57,1 to Cid ; 200 Egyptian, bid to 71/1; 4,000 Surat,
32,1. to 4i-I—are reported 12 010 bales, of which 1,600 are
on speculation and for export.

and n

The mn.

m• warrantt closed at 77s

rs' cash, 76s 6d fix,

E Asir

200 tons sold, to arrive, at £6 for 80 per

LOGWOOD :.50 tons Campeachy at .f.B ss. ; 25 tons Hon.
duras at 1:6 17s. 6d.

FtrQTic: 60 tons indirect Puerto Cabello at £5 17s. 6d.7
BRIMSTONE : 220 tons of 3rds at £5 3s. 91, leas U per
cent, for the East coast.

OLIVE Om 1:49 refused for 50 tons Mogadore to
-eville and Malaga, £4l 10s.
TRATFD LEMON JUICE : Firm at 11d.; anything

a3rlve
Coy(

SHLTINTAC: Palermo Leaves much wanted,
PAI,M Orr : 10 tons sold at £45.
TALLOW : Firm at 60s.
ROSIN : Buyers of common at 4s. :Id.

TARTARS AND TARTARIC ACID: More inquiry.
SUGAR continues in fair demand, the transactions com-
prising 110 hhds. Demerara at 395. 6d. to 425., and 40
hhds. Antigua at 40s. per cwt.
MOLASSES: No sales have taken place.
Rum: 170 puncheons have been disposed of at 2s. sid.
for proof Barbadoes, pale and brown mixed, and at 3s. 7d.
per gallon for Demerara, 32 to 36 per cent ovenproof.
TEA: There has been very little done to-day out of the
late arrivals ; but the market wears a firm aspect.
RICE : 250 bags broken Bengal are reported at 135., and
30 tierces Carolina at 30s. to 31s. per cwt.
SALTPETRE : 200 bags at 355. per cwt., 5,1 per cent re-
fraction.
PEPPER : 220 bags Malabar black at sld. per lb.