The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-29 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING

The sales of Cotton to-day amount to 6,000
bales, and include 1,000 for speculation and
export. The total sales of the week are 41,700
bales, 29,800 of which have been taken for
speculation, and 4,570 for export. Prices are
about the same as on Friday last.
The Liverpool Share Market has been strong
to-day, and with a moderate business, prices have
been firm, and closing as follows :—Aberdeen, 131,
131. Chester and Birkenhead, 151 151. Caledonian,
301 301. Chester and Holyhead, 141 142. Eastern
Counties, 91 98. East Lancashire, 181 18a. Great
Northern, 23 231-. Ditto A 9'l 10. Great
Western, 621- 631. Lancashire and Yorkshire
Stock, 851 851. Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
port, 154 16, London and North Western
Stock, 100 1001. Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, 28 281,. Ditto Preference, 118 11a.
Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., &p. Midland Stock,
724 721. North British, 8 7-16 8 9.16- North Stafford-
shire, 6 51d. South Eastern, 21+ 21Z. York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, Di 191. York and
North Midland, 27-a 271. Leeds Capital Stock,
15i 151. Dutch Rhenish, 18-90 20p. Ditto New
Shares, 2 5-16 2 7-16 p. Great Western of Canada,
251- 25:g. Ditto New Shares, 21 Zap. Ditto 2nd
issue, 2; 214). Great Luxembourg, 71 7-Z-d.
The Liverpool Corn Market has shown more
firmness to day, but still the amount of business
done was not large.
The advises from New York by the Baltic state
that the failure which attended the laying of the
submarine cable last year of the New York, New_
foundland and London Telegraph Companies
across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, from Newfound-
land to Cape Breton, has not deterred the
company from the prosecution of their enterprise,
and arrangements have already been made to
secure its successful accomplishment during the
approaching summer.

Accounts from Pesth relative to the wool
trade in Hungary show a falling off in prices
since the announcement of the peace negotiations,
still the ruling quotations are satisfactory, and
these have been firmly maintained in the presence
of favourable advices from London, Berlin, and
Breslau. Compared with 4:h-e prices at the
corresponding period last year, the reduction is
from 411. to Ofl. per quintal (about Bs. to 10s. per
2201b5.) on winter wools, and on other sorts
from 811. to 12f1. per quintal. The greatest
reduction has been made in qualities which
have been deteriorated by sand. In finer quali-
ties there has not been much demand, and
supplies from Zigaga and Zackel are firm at pre-
vious rates. The stock on hand at Pesth is about
12,000 quintals, of which about one-half has been
sold for home consumption, and 300 quintals for
export. The sanitary condition of the flocks
throughout Hungary during last winter is reported
to have been very satisfactory, and the mortality
below the average. It is expected that the average
weight of fleece this season will be heavier than
last year.
The condition of the Wool trade at Paris conti-
nues favourable, and manufacturers are more
active than they have been for some time past,
which creates a good demand for the raw material,
and sustains former prices with firmness. Sales
of good qualities from Brie have bee►► effected
at lf. 20c. to lf. 30c. per half kilogramme. In
Germany there has been a rise in prices of 8
per cent.

Accounts from Belgium contain the report of
the directors of the Bank of Flanders of their
operations during the past year, which shows that
there has been a steady progress in the affairs of
the bank during that period, notwithstanding the
general financial crisis on the Continent. The
amount of deposits in cash was 148 million francs
in round numbers, against 132 millions in 1854,
showing an increase of 16 millions. In discount
operations the results have been equally satisfac-
tory, 88,222 bills, representing a value of 97
millions, against 68,894, amounting to 82 millions,
in 1854. The profits for the year are 227,118 frs.,
which allows a dividend of 5 per cent on the
amount of shares, with an addition to the reserve
fund of 68,545 frs.
At an extraordinary meeting of the " Societe
General des Clippers Francais," held at Paris on the
15th inst., it was resolved to increase the capital
from 10,000,000 f. to 20,000,000 f. (800,0001.) This
increase is consequent upon the purchase in
England' of eight clipper ships, for the sum of
500,0001. The shares are to be of 4/. each.

The subjoined are the closing quotations of the
Foreign Exchanges : Amsterdam short, 11 102 to
12 01. Do., 3 months, 12 2to 12 2+. Rotterdam,
do. 12 2+ to:12 2+. Antwerp do., 25 62i to 25 67+.
Brussels, do., 25 62+ to 25 67+. Hamburg do, 13 11+
to 13 111. Paris, short, 25 37+ to 25 45. Do , three
months, 25 80 to 25 85. Marseilles, do, 25 80 to
25 85. Frankfort, do., 121+ to 121+. Vienna, do.
10 27 to 10 32. Trieste, do., 10 20 to 10 34
Petersburg, 36+ to 361 Madrid, do., 40 to 49a.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap.
32, for the Week ending March 22, 1856.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Debit. Credit.
Notes issued .. £24,221,825 Government
Debt
Other securities 3,459,90(►
Gold Coin and
Bullion

£24,221,825 Total £24;221,825

BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Debit
Proprietors' ca-
pital
Rest
Public deposits
Other „
Seven day, and
other bills 726,362

Credit.
Government 5e-
£14,553,000 curities £11,951,006
3,813,664 Other securities 18,425,297
5,638,865 Notes 5,836,745
12,107,043 Gold and silver
coin

625,886

£36,838,934

Total ... £36,838,934

The foregoing Bank Returns show the following
results when compared with those of the preceding
week :—Notes issued, decrease 156.2707; bullion in
both departments, decrease 180,8547; rest, increase
8,2841; public deposits, increase 132,741 i; other
deposits, decrease 543,4921; seven days' and other
bills, decrease 29,9681. On the credit side govern-
ment securities have increased 500,0007; other
securities decreased 859,7311. Notes unemployed,
decrease 48,1201. Actual circulation, 18,385,0807;
decrease, 108,l 50/.
It is confidently asserted, in quarters usually
well informed, that the treaty of peace will be
definitively signed at Paris tomorrow (Saturday).
Reports to this effect have caused a sensible rise
at Paris to-day, but the effect upon the English
Funds has been trifling, the advance scarcely
amounting to 4- per cent. The closing prices were
921 92k. The upward tendency is restricted by
the continued demand for money. On the other
hand, confidence is inspired by the belief that the
conclusion of peace, whilst arresting the creation
of new government stock, will give a stimulus to
the desire for investments. The demand for money
was to-day very active in all quarters, in anticipa-
tion of to-morrow's instalment on the new loan.
The arrangements in connection with the settle-
ment of the fortnightly account in shares and
foreign stocks, have also increased the demand
on the Stock Exchange. At Paris to-day
the Three per Cent. Rentes show a rise of
upwards of 2- per cent. In addition to the 650,00/.
in specie brought in by the America from New
York, the Baltic arrived to-day with 'about 54,7001.
The Madrid has taken out 59;.647. in specie to
Lisbon and Cadiz. The Corn Market to-day was
quiet at last Monday's decline. Of the 11.0i,oating
cargoes of grain which have arrived at!p,, II of call
during the last fortnight, many have.l#6-en cleared
and the number remaining for 4.-lispp.4iilfris•consitter:
ably reduced. According to; Sft 'Petbrsliurg ad
vices of the 20th inst., the fall in the price of Tal.
low in the London Market has caused a correspond.
ing decline there; the price quoted was 138 roubles.
The heavy decline in the other se unities indicates
sensible diminution in the demand for money.
The Railway Share Market has generally
advanced to - day, owing to the belief
that peace will be signed to-morrow (S4iti.day).
To-day the market closed with the following, as
the prices last quoted :--Eastern Counties, 90H 901.
East Lancashire, 734 744. Great Northern,
944 95. Do. Class A., 791 804. Great Western, 63
634. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 86 864. London
and North Western, 1004- 101. Manchester Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, 28,1 282 Midland Stock, 73
734. North British, 354 344. South Eastern and
Dover, 71:1 711. York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
761 761. York and North Midland, 555 552.