The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-25 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING.
[ln our article :of yesterday, under this head,
the price of gold at Melbourne was quoted at
£2 14s 6d, whereas it should have been £3 14s 6d.]
There has been a more active demand for Cotton
to-day, and a large business has been done, the
sales amounting to 10,000 bales, including 3,000
taken for speculation and export. Prices have not
shown any change, but there has been more tone
in the market.

There has not been much business done in the
Share Market to-day, and prices were a shade
easier, closing as follows :—Aberdeen, 131 131.
Chester and Birkenhead, 151 14. Caledonian, 301
301. Chester and Holyhead, Lik lA. Eastern Coun-
ties, 98 91, East Lancashire, 181 181. Great
Northern, 23 231-.. Ditto A 91 10. Great
Western, 63 631. Lancashire and Yorkshire
Stock, 844 841. Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
port, 151 16, London and North Western
Stock, 100 1001-. Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, 261 27. Ditto Preference, 111 111.
Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., 2- Ip. Midland Stock,
711 721. North British, 8 81. North Staffordshire,
6! 58d. South Eastern and Dover, 20D 20 11-16.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 194 19 D. York
and North Midland, 274 271. Leeds Capital Stock,
151 16. Dutch Rhenish, 13-16 b. Ditto New
Shares, 21, 2=p. Great Western of Canada, 25:
251. Ditto New Shares, 2a 21p. Ditto 2nd issue,
21 2ip. Great Luxembourg, 71 71d.
Messrs. Brown, Hunter & Co., have to-day issued
their usual monthly trade circular, from which we
quote the following :—The Money Market has
manifested symptoms of increased ease, conse-
quent upon the probability of peace, and the Bank
of England have reduced their rate of discount on
90 days bills, the uniform rate being 6 per cent. In
the stock of bullion there is not much variation,
being at present £9,903,095, against £9,892,835 at
this time last month.

Accounts from Havre state that trade generally,
at that port, was brisk. In the Cotton Market,
during the week, business has been steady, with an
improvement of 50c to Ifr per 50 kilos. Very
ordinary New Orleans is now firm at 92f, inferior
ditto from 87f, and very inferior from 82f. The
arrivals during the week, of all sorts, have been
13,003 bales, of which 9,940 bales have been dis-
posed of. The stock on hand on the 21st inst.
amounted to 62,076, against 75,642 bales at the
corresponding period last year. The arrivals from
the United States from the Ist Jan. to that date,
comprised 92,467, against 25,201 in 1856, show-
ing the increase of this branch of trade beiween
the French sea ports and America. Of Flour
the imports from the United States are smaller on
account of the fall in prices ; best quality is 48f.
per barrel, and not much in demand. In Carolina
rice there is a good business doing at 32f. 50c. per
50 kilos. Coffee is in request at 67f. 50c. per ditto
for St. Domingo middling quality. Sugar is with-
out variation in price at 63f. for St. Michael's.
Cocoanut oil is in request at 54f. 75c. per 50 kilos.
At Lille the price of good Colza oil is higher, and
ranges from 108 f. to 114 f. per hectolitre ; and ditto
grain from 30 to 32 francs. At Mulhouse there is
great activity in all! the manufactories of cotton
threads and tissues, in consequence of the in-
creasing demand: and prices have risen gradually
and in a manner which gives satisfaction to
vendors.

Accounts from Russia mention that the Emperor
has permitted a wealthy capitalist at Odessa to
establish a new commercial banking-house there.
This is the first indication in that quarter of his
liberal intentions in commercial matters, after the
re-establishment of peace.
Subjoined is a statement of the railway calls
falling due in March and April. The amounts are
heavy, but in each case will fall chiefly upon the
French market. The new issue of bonds of the
Southern Railway of France absorbs no less than
1,105,500/. , a call upon Eastern of France Rail-
way shares, 1,500,000/. ; and a call upon those of
the Lyons and Mediterranean Company, 180,0001.

Amount per share.
._=_......,.--,

_
Due in March, 1656. Due All eady Number
Date. paid. Call. of shares. .4"
Belgian Eastern Junction 13 41 010 0 42,500 21,250
Bruipo,t.
Dutc i Itheuish, re-issued
shares
E .st IndLn Extension,
£ls p.dd ..
Ediahu,gh and Glasgow,
5 per cent. pref.
Midd. and Redcar, New
.e. 5, issued at 4 prem. 1 23 30 0 720 2,160
Sambre and Meta?, .elO

Pref., issued Et:.l -the_ 15 9 10 0 unknown,
Southern of France Three

per Cent. Bonds ll deposit 11 0 0 10.),500 1,105,500
Wiesbaden, Preference, 8
per cent., £6 3l 2 20 0 u.ktiown.

Total in March,
Due in April, 1856.

.t'1,935,528

. .
Deeside 8 7i 10 0 10,625 10,645
E4-st Kent Old l2 10 210 0 28,000 70,0 0
Ditto, Dover Extensions 12 2i 210 0 20,000 50,000
Eastern of France, New 6to 9 13 6 0 0 250,000 1,500,000
Great Luxembourg, re- "

issue forfeited sh7rea.. 1
Great Western of ti.naia,

12 1 0 0 21,665 21,665

Lew shares, 1855 .. 4 deposit 510 0 36,000 198,0)0
Lancaster and Preston,

31 410 0 11,736

Lyons and Meciit rranean

I to
Nl5 16 20 0 90,000 180,000
A s
81 05 0 18,000 4,500
wry,jrie and nd Enniskillen,
12
North and South Western

• -
Junction, Hammer.
smith Branch... lO 5 210 0 1,500 3,750
St. An,,rews and Quebec,
Class A

Total in April .....42,171,352
Total called in 1856 5,817,029.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Recife
and San Francisco (Pernambuco) Railway Company
is called for the 22nd of April, to approve the
appointment of the directors. The first half-
yearly meeting is to be held on the same day.
The English Funds opened steadily this morn-
ing, but were for a short time unfavourably
affected by renewed speculative sales, which
caused a temporary decline of 7,- per cent,
Some influential and tuna fide !purchases
being made, however, a recovery took place
and the closing quotations were only per, cent.
below those of Saturday—the prices standing at
921 to 921. In its general character the market
remains steady, being assisted by the constant
absorption of .-,tock by the public; but pending any
unexplained delay in the announcement of peace,
some sensitiveness may be evinced. Money was
rather more wanted in the Stock Exchange to-day,
in anticipation of the instalment falling due
on Saturday on the new Loan. In Lam-
bard-street, however, there is no pressure
whatever. At Paris, today, the Three per
Cent. Rentes closed fat b, or 4 per cent.. better
eo
ef t golda
oe brtoo u gbhet
3it
1n,00130y
otuhnee e As d iNnv iorratlh,
than the final quotations of Saturday, The amount
isaboaust-
-144,000/. The Emma has also arrived
from Melbourne witli 41,000 ounces, valued
at 164,0001. Including the 11,689 ounces brought
in by the Lightning, a total of 355,0001 is here pre-
sented. As small parcels of bar gold and French
twenty franc piece
pieces continue to be received from.
the Continent, it is inferred that a large portion of
those Australian supplies will be sent into the
bank. The Blackwall, with 350,0001 worth is
almost daily expected. Assuming that the Red
Jacket sailed at the date fixed, this vesdel, which
will probably bring a large amount of gold,
has been seventy-four days since she sailed.
The Corn Market to-day was very heavy. The
belief in peace caused buyers to operate very
sparingly. English wheat sold slowly at a decline
of 3s to 5s per quarter from the rates of last
Monday. The large arrivals of floating
cargoes off the coast continue to depress
the market. From the 14th to the 21st instant
twenty-two cargoes were reported ; Saturday's
list including twenty-seven cargoes, and to-days
no less than forty-nine. This chews a total of
eighty-nine cargoes, of which fifty-nine
are wheat, thirty-four Indian corn, and four beans.
These arrivals probably represent a total of 100,000
quarters of wheat, and 50,000 quarters of Indian
corn. According to the advices received to-day
the French corn markets are generally
lower. The R,ailway Share Market to-day
was very inactive, but steady in prices.
The market closed at the following quotations
Caledonian, 61 611 Eastern Counties, 9 9.16 9
11-16. East Lancashire, 73j- 741. Great Northern,
931 94. Do. Class A, 79 80. Great Western, 6.21
1 63+. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 84 841. London
and North Western, 1008 100,1. Manchester Shef.
field, and Lancashire, 27 271 Midland Stock, 72
72+. North British, 32 43. South Eastern and
Dover, 68+ 084. York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
6 M. York and North Midland, 55 553.