The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-29 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE WEEK

The arrivals of English and Irish produce into this port dur-
ing the last three days are trivial, and, in addition to the liberal
supplies up to Tuesday, we have no grain worth nfming fresh
in from abroad; from British Colonies, the United States, and
Spain, however, the import of flour is moderately fair, 1,892
barrels of the former being a returned parcel from Australia.
We had a good, but not large attendance at our Corn Ex-

change to-day. The demand for wheat was chiefly for the
interior of the country, and a fair business was transacted in
the better class of white and red foreign at an improvement of
Id. to 2d. per 70 lbs., over the currency of last- market day ;
the lower descriptions were in poor request, however, and can
scarcely be called any thing dearer ; as usual on Fridays, few
farmer's samples were offered.—Flour is 6d. per barrel, and
ls. per sack higher, with a tolerably fair inquiry.
Grinding barleys are in improved request, at ld. to 2d. per
bushel advance, and malting qualities would sell at our late
extreme quotations. Malt is Is. per qr. dearer. Of pease
there are scarcely any left, and they are now held for extrava-
gant rates, in retail. Beans have been sold in quantity for
arrival, at 2s. more money, and the few parcels of Egyptian
remaining bring 2s. 6d. to 3s. per qr. above Tuesday's prices.
Oats arc Id. per bushel, and oatmeal, the market being cleared
of all the old parcels offering, sold at a general improvement
of Is. per load. Indian corn also experienced a most active
sale, especially for feeding descriptions, and we note an ad-
vance of Is. tol s. per qr.
SUGA.R.—The market remains in a very dull state, and the
sales are confined to 500 hhds. B. P., chiefly to the refiners,
and 1300 bags of Bengal at about former rates. Foreign.—The
market continues very quiet, and the sales reported are only
1300 hhds. Cuba Muscovado and Porto Rico, at 325. 3d. to
34s 9d per cwt. duty paid. MOLASSES do not go off quite so
readily, and the only sales reported being 200 puns. Antigue
at.l6s 6d to 17s. 41-d. per cwt. from the quay. COFFEE.—The
Trade evinced no disposition to purchase Jamaica at the recent
auction, and the whole was withdrawn. Of Foreign, the sales
are 1500 bags Bahia at 295. to 485., and 2200 bags Rio, afloat,
at 455. 6d. per cwt., for a near continental port. A small parcel
of Para COCOA has been taken at 28s per cwt. RICE.—A
large business has been done in Arracan, the sales amounting
to 40,000 bags, at lls. 9d. to 12s 6d., being an advance of 6d.
per cwt.; 500 bags of Bengal are also reported at ISs. to 15s. 3d.
RUM.—The business is confined to 70 puns. of Trinidad, to
arrive, at rather easier rates.
The market has been very buoyant during the week for all

descriptions of Tea, and a good business done at advancing
rates ; several holders have withdrawn their stocks until the
delivery of the Overland letters, which are expected to day.
—Yesterday about 23 tons of African and Egyptain Ivory
were offered, all of which. went with fair spirit at about previous
rates; one lot reached £4O 155., being an advance of 15s. to
208. per cwt. on fine sorts ; nothing reported in Shell Lac, Lac
Dye or Indigo ; 400 bags Myrabolams sold at 93.9 d. per cwt.,
some Gum Copal at 12d. per lb, and a few barrels of American
Bees' Wax at £7 17s. 6d., 100 tons Sago Flour, to arrive,
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at 21s. per cwt., also 20 tons Panama Mother-of-Pearl Shell;

at £2B per ton ; 500 bags Saltpetre taken at 28s. 6d., and 100
tons Nitrate of Soda at 17s. 6d. per cwt.-For Dyewoods gene-
rally there is but little demand, and some kinds can be pur-
chased on rather easier terms; the transactions in Logwood
eonsists of 120 tons Campeachy at £8 ss. ex ship, 25 tons
Honduras at £6, 20 tons Jamaica and St. Domingo at £5. ss.
to £5 10s. ; For Fustic the demand is limited, and to effect
sales holders are compelled to take reduced prices ; small
parcels of Lama Wood, amounting to 25 tons, have been taken
at £l3 10s., but nothing of moment has occunred in Nicaragua
Wood, or Camwood; about 15 tons of inferior Sapan Wood
realized £l2 ss. per ton.-no sales reported in Turpentine or
Tar.-About 1000 brls. of American Rosin sold at 6s. 10d. to
I ls. 6d, per cwt. according to quality.-Ashes have continued
in active demand, and about 800 brls. sold at 30s. to 31s. for
pot, and 28s. per cwt. for pearl.-Cloverseed has been in good
demand, 30 tons American red selling at 535. to 555. per cwt. ;
5.50 bags East India Rapeseed are reported at 48s. ; Linseed
continues in large demand, and 555. per quarter would be
readily obtained for Bombay.-Hides.--The public sales on
Tuesday were exceedingly dull, and the greater portion with-
drawn ; only 3500 East India Kips found buyers, at 81d. to
B:dd. for fair dry salted, and 44d. 61d. for rubbed, 600 dry
Batavia Buffalo at 41d. and 2000 Singapore at 3d. to 31-,d.,
500 dry Bahia at 6'4d., 120 Valparaiso at 51d., 200 dry River
Plate at 70. to Bd., 1000 salted at 4id. to sd. per lb, for
sound, and 800 Horse Hides 'at Bs. 3d. to 93., each for sound
...h.-a.- The acm,tha Drtunitone continues limited, and it
further reduction of 2s. 6d. per ton has been submitted to in
some instances; the sales are about 100 tons-Nothing worthy
of notiee.done in Sumac.-Argols are still tending upwards,
and of Tartar, sales of inferior brown made at 1035., of better
quality at 1165., and of Cream at 150 s. per cwt.-There is
very little inquiry for Madders or Madder Roots, and the
only sole reported is a small parcel of middling Turkey Roots
at 625. per cwt.-Olive Oil has been almost without inquiry,
and not more than 30 tuns reported, at rather easier prices.--1 00
tuns Seal Oil have been sold at the quotations, and 60 tuns Cod at
£34. per tun.-A moderate business has been done in Linseed
Oil at 30s. 6d. to 315., and in pale Rapo at 41s. 6d. to 425.
per cwt. Spirits of Turpentine are dull at 575. to 58s. per
cwt.-A further advance has taken p'ace in Palm Oil ; the
sales during the week amount to 780 tons on the spot, and
650 tons to arrive, all at £4O. to £4O. 1l s. per ton. Tho
demand for Petersburg Y.C. Tallow is limited, at 58s. 6d. to
595. per cwt., but South American sells freely at former prices.
-200 tons American Lard have been sold, the price not re-
ported.-Nothing done in Baltic Hemp, but 200 bundles
Bombay have been taken at £23. per ton.-No sales to report
in Jute.

One hundred bags Malabar black Pepper are reported at
41(1. per lb ; and 20 tons St. Domingo Logwood, all faults, al
£5. ss. per ton.

The Tea Market continues firm, and prices have an upwari
tendency.

COTTON.—We have had a pretty fair and steady demand for
cotton throughout the week, but the business has not been
sufficient to impart much life to the market, having only
averaged about 6,000 bales per day, a quantity barely or at all
events only just sufficient to enable holders to sustain the ad-
vance noticed in our report of last week. The " turn out"
still continues at Wigan and Preston, and after to-day the
mills at Burnley and some other places will be closed, which
will cause a considerable reduction in the consumption, and
which accounts for the small purchases now making by the
trade. As regards American descriptions the current qualities,
middling to middling fair, are well supported, whilst the in-
ferior sorts, although not without demand, have scarcely been
so easy of sale. In Brazils no change can be noticed. Some
business has been done on speculations in Egyptians, and they
are in rather more request, but prices are quite as irregular as
ever. There continues to be a good demand for Surats, and
the sales are large, but without producing any amendment in
prices. 3,570 bales American, 660 Egyptians, and 4,800
Surats have been taken on speculation and for export, and
27,520 bales by the trade. The actual export consists of
1,450 American, 30 Br and 700 East India—in all
2,180 bales. The tut il imports for the week aro 21,942
bales.

PROVISIONS.—The demand for beef this week has been
scarcely so brisk, but prices have not varied, and holders are
not pressing. There is no chango in the value of pork ; the
sales are to a moderate extent, and the stock is now getting
into a manageable compass. The inquiry for bacon, though
far from active, is somewhat improved ; the present moderate
price of American, compared with Irish, seems likely to turn
attention to the former. Shoulders are without change. The
sales of lard reach nearly 200 tons; a slight concession having

en made by one holder to clear out. Cheese sells slowly at
[ast week's prices, but only the finest bring the top quotation,
middling qualities are difficult to move. The demand for lin-

seed cake is active, at full prices. Tallow is lower Is. per
cwt., and dull at the decline. The corn market shows a still
upward tendency, and, though in flour there has been some-
what less activity, wheat has been in good request, at an ad-
vance of 2d. to 3d. per 70 lbs. Indian corn has advanced 2s.
to 3s. per quarter. Oats, oatmeal, and beans, also, are the
turn dearer. To-day the market was very strong, at a further
advance, the full quotations being eagerly paid for all articles.

Con N.—The weather has again turned to wet, and though in
many parts of the country the harvest has at length been ter-
minated, it has been under unfavourable circumstances for
quality and condition, in both which respects, as well as the
experience of the yield, complaints tend rather to increase than
otherwise. Embarassed as our grain trade is by the many
distressing circumstances bearing upon it this season, it is not
turprising that the tendency of prices in all directions continues
towards advance ; and notwithstanding somewhat greater cau-
tion in going into extensive stock appears to be exercised by
consumers ; and speculators, from the probability of greater
stringency in monetary affairs, may be for the most part reluctant
to enter into large engagements, there seems little reason to
hope that this tendency can bo effectually checked as the year
proceeds. The present rates of wheat and flour must naturally
turn consumption more upon the cheaper articles of food, and
these latter will probably bear a higher relative value than is
usual when the general course of prices is upon a moderate
scale. The trade HERE the last two days has ruled steady,
and even rather dearer, for wheat and flour, with a tolerable
but not large demand. Oatmeal and Indian corn have been
in good request at very full prices.