The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-08 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL MARKETS—FRIDAY. t
( Written expressly for the Northern Daily MI
SUGAR.--The market has been very inactive to-claY, /1
sales of any description have transpired.
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Of MOLASSES 200 puncheons Antigua have been sot'

9d. per cwt., ex quay.
In Rom no further sales have taken place
COFFEE.—Of the Jamaica and St. Domingo bra'4
ward to-day, no portion was sold, excepting a fe' tierce
former, (ordinary to low middling) at previous rates.
ItteE.—Only a few hundred bags middling Bengal I
ported at 14s. 3d. per cwt.
TEA.—Little has taken place in the market to-J*l
exception of some few sales of common Congou to the
I ld. per lb. A to
Some small parcels of DYEWOODS were offer
which only 17 tons Jamaica Fustic sold with all faults,
per ton.
A small lot of French ArtooLs brought 71s. per el
250 bags Bombay LINSEIED with all faults, 395. t°
quarter, for first class damaged.
200 bags SALTPETRE hate been taken at 275. 6
9 per cent, refraction.
COTTON.—The sales to day are 5,066 tales,
have been taken on speculation, and for export
CORN.—An advance of prices, generally moderate
characterises most of the British markets held so fart
In all districts of the country, especially those more
agricultural, complaints are even more forcible than P
of the deficiency of Wheat, as threshing out beta'
general ; the lateness of the season, also, and precarieesii
for the backward crops, including those of spring sonlo
some portion of which can now tlatdly be expected to
a favourable maturity, constitute an important feat
the efficiency with which our wants may be met
assistance of supplies from abroad, more especially
take into account that our most reliable source for (II
regularity of supply, that which we receive through
terranean, must shortly exhibit a continuous decreS,
arrival of ships from the Eastward at the ports of call',
enhancement in the value of Grain of all descriptionso
doubt been considerable, and speculations have very o'ol
sided of late, while the consumptive demand, as a ub
tinues large upon Wheat and Flour, and is greatly
upon Oatmeal and the coarser description of feed'
standing a meterial increase in the value of the latter. I
has been a fair business done here the last two claloi
with rather improving tendency, Flour at previous' skd
demand is not confined to our own locality, but spre7
sively to the interior of the country, to Ireland ancl7,o
as will be seen by our regular weekly lists. The weat:ifi
unsettled, but with little corn in the -Vicinity rears'?
Since the beginning of the week the fresh suppliej
quarters are extremely limited; the exports, partilso,
Flour, rather liberal. Our markets this morning
op
thinly attended by either town or country dealers, most
if
having supplied [themselves rather freely of late, tabrif
ruled comparatively quiet. Wheats in store, particul
o'ff
of fine quality, were generally held for the quotations
day, which in few cases were obtainable ; parcels ex s'
more pressingly offered at Id. to 2d. per bushel dell/
upon the whole, only a moderate fair consumptive ti
resulted.—Flour was in slow request, and, where s''.
made, a reduction of at least 6d. per barrel was suboo+
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Beans are dull, and scarcely support our last currel,
Barley, Malt, and Peas no quotable variation ; each eiji
articles is in a limited supply.—Oats, from scrrcity,
fully late prices; but Oatmeal was slightly easier to P
—lndian Corn a retail sale, and we make no chaDO
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REVIEW FOR THE WEEK.

Sugar : The market remains in a very quiet state's
sales sales are very trifling, amounting only to 150 hhds. ' .
3500 bags Bengal, without material change in price..i
reign business is still confined to West India descrie *
which 150 hhds. 120 brls. (chiefly Porto Rico) have bee°
at from 335. 6d. to 365. 6d. per cwt., duty paid.--Ig
The purchases recently made by speculators and distilleo
induced the refiners to buy freely during the last o'6°
sales reaching 200 puns., chiefly the finer kinds of
and Antigua, at 17s. 6d. from the Quay, to 18s. froma
200 puns., St. Vincent were bought for an outport of li
per cwt.-Coffee : The public sales of Jamaica went°
fair spirit, and 200 tees. were disposed of, at prices.,,i
from 465. to 755. per cwt.lfor ordinary to good middling',
to 118 s for fine middling to really fine; no sales of foreigo.,,,.
bags Para Cocoa sold at 28s. per cwt., and 500 li%
Pepper at 41d. to 4iid. per lb-A large business has af:0;
done in East India Rice, at gradually improving Pr,' of
sales are 3500 bags Bengal, up to 14s. 6d. to 14s. 94.1*, 0
30,000 bags Arracan, at Its. 6d. to Ils. 9d., With'
bags to arrive, at 11s, 3d. to 135., the latter for a Co b
port, 6000 bags Madras, and 5000 bags Mouln*,":
12s. 6d. to arrive, and 1500 bags of the latter, on tuv.de
1 ls. 9d. to 12s. 9d. per cwt.; 100 tees. Carolina
reported at 245. 6d. to 255. per cwt.-Rum : The marll
tinues very firm ; the sales consist of 80 puns. West 11.
2s. 9d. per proof gallon, for vatting purposes.
Tea: There are buyers of common Congous at 11`4011101
but few offering at the price ; a good demand continue.; fir
Hohow and blackish leaf Pekoe kinds, at full previetl,l ftik
scented orange Pekoes and Capers of good quality, se' osi
when offered, at enhanced rates. No new feature to 0,
greens. The sale held yesterday of 4000 packages, ele 0
faults, went on briskly, and nearly all sold at very full/
There has been little doing in East India Drysalteri j3'
during the week; 20 chests Shell Lac sold at 455.5 try
few chests of Gum Benjamin, at 408., 1000 bags hi „,'
at 10s. 6d. to u ls. 6d., 100 bales Cutch at 585. per 6.
cases Castor Oil at 4d. to 41d. per Ib, 400 bags of Site'sx f
chid), all faults, sold at 21s. 6d. for sound, and ‘" Po!')
for damaged, and 250 boxes Pearl Sago, at 19s. t_,,l'ef•
cwt., 1200 bundles Rattans brought 18d. per 100 t'.9 06
Saltpeire, 2200 bags sold at 255. 6d. to 265. 6d. for to:,
per cent. refraction, and for better quality, 275. e,"seiy
with some extra fine at 30s. per cwt.-In Nitrate 0
doing, but prices are unaltered. : . d',
For Dyewoods in general there is hut a limited (1"„ t!
the transactions reported are 20 tons indirect CarnP,fr 0'
wood at £B, 200 tons St, Domingo at £5 2s 60 fo'
Jamaica at £5, 40 tons Tobasco at £7 ss, 50 o°9llll.
Fustic at £7 108, 50 tons Ceara at £6 15s to £7 55, vi.d*
parcels of Camwood and Barwood at the quotations. .oto
reported in Turpentine or Tar. American Rosin still 1 00,
demand ; 1100 brls. sold at 6s 9d to 7s per cwt. for COmos
lOs 6d for fine. Ashes have again been in active ;0/,
and upwards of 1000 brls. sold, at 28s 6d to 30s for of:
at 27s 6d to 28s per cwt. for Pearl. A further advance, b''2s 6d per quarter is obtainable on Linseed, Bombay ,c'
realized 53s to 53s 6d, and the demand continues c. 'I:S.
There are no transactions of moment to report in I-but tie;
There continues to be an active demand for Brill:19i,
about 1000 tons sold, chiefly for arrival, ranging from 1
to £6 15s per ton. Of Sicily Sumac, about 500 baby'
taken at full prices. Argols and Tartar maintain Dig, ht
100 casks Oporto red Argols brought 41s, and sinal;o
Cream of Tartar 110 s to 113 s per cwt. The demand,cd e
Oil has taken off about 60 tuns, at prices rather in ''tjc
the buyers. 70 tuns Seal Oil have been sold at thelkqurn°W,,
and 20 tuns Cod at £33 to £33 10s per tun. , r`
business has been done in Linseed Oil at 30s to 31s Pberol
250 tons Rape are reported, pale at £4l to £42, al, rct
£39 10s per ton. 214 brls. American Spirits of u 6/
realized .58s 6d to 60s per cwt. Palm Oil continue:op
with a good demand ; about 600 tons on the spot havenut
at £39 5s to £4O, and 500 tons at £39 lOs to .£4O 5 fi,
for arrival. The Tallow market has been excited, 35°99,
rather irregular, Petersburg Y.C. selling at 57s to 400 r
casks Australian beef at 55s to 565, and need/ isf
South American at 54s 9d to .57s per cwt. Americantei,)
rather dull at 59s to 60s per cwt. Small sales of ~eoieli
clean Hemp have been made at £36 10s, and 100 ":0,
300 bundles Bombay have also been taken at £2O to
ton. 650 bales Jute, inducing all faults, arc reP°
fj
extreme prices. ,
COTTOM-There was an improved tone in our Cott:t7)
ket at the close of the last and beginning of the pre6e6
are, with less pressure to sell, prices slightly iinPr°,4o,l
since Monday, owing to the warlike reports by telegle,
the East, whether true to the full extent remaining t°,oo)
the favourable indications here and in Manchester '',,til
tirely disappeared again, and we have had a dull niatiti#lo
the last three days, with sales not exceeding 5,000 jo.ll
day. Spinners continue to buy as little as possible, 8110,
whole of the mills at Wigan are closed, with aPI d
of the greater portion of those at Preston being al':,;11
after next week, any increase in the amount of busiu,io
trade cannot well be looked for, and we thus close '0
week of inaction, during which period the sales for c;
tion have only averaged 26,049 bales weekly. ell
descriptions of the current qualities are much the 53°::t, ,
week ; the better kinds are dull and in limited reque' e,
the inferior qualities have in some instances been se
lower terms. Brazils are dull, but without change;
same remark applies to Egyptians. In Surats there Os
a large amount of business doing, chiefly in the cool, f
lities, at 3d. to 31d. per lb., holders having submitted dl.,
0(11
lower terms. 4,010 bales American, 30 Pernam, soft,.
Surat, have been taken on speculation and for eXP 00?)
31,120 bales by the trade. The actual export C%. I'
5,050 American, 530 Brazils, &c., and 540 East Ind
6,120 bales.
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PROVISIONS.-The demand for Beef is moderate the
and holders show a disposition to advance prices, but ,4'
ers for the present do not seem inclined to follow. roti,
business has heen transacted in in pork, at price!, tic,/
favour of the seller. The Bacon market is flat ; tl' I,e jr
since our last has been trifling, and holders would 43,10,
prices to make progress. Shoulders are in fair rctaii,„Vy
Lard on the spot moves slowly, the price insisted on "‘,llO,
having checked the demand ; for spring shipment 10 too(it
been sold at 528. Cheese is lower Is. to 2s. per cvit'',•blif
a continuation of present liberal imports, may Pus;,:
il ecto
little lower still. Linseed Cake sells at extreinn P °F
low early in the week receded Is. to 25., again advati-tioo/
coon of warlike news, but closes at last week's (lot 3 i

Printed and Published by CHARLES IVILLN
Oxford-street, at his General Printing and
Establishment, 19, South John-street, Liverpool.
ATUItDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1853*