The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-01 00:00:00

LONDON

CORN: The arrivals of both wheat and flour are small,
the former consisting of 1,750 quarters English, and 3,690
quarters of foreign, and the latter 420 and 100 sacks respec-
tively. The trade was dull in the extreme, and some
forced sales of Essex wheat were made at a decline of 2s
per quarter. Foreign wheat was nominally the same as
before. Barley dull, at Monday's rates. Oats were rather
cheaper than otherwise. Beans and peas unchanged.
SUGAR : We have had a firm and active market during
the week ; a large amount of business has been done, and
prices have further advanced. Refined market has been
steady, but not active.

COFFEE : Plantation Ceylon has been dull of sale, and
the parcels offered by auction were chiefly bought in or
withdrawn. About 3,000 bags native Ceylon have been
sold establishing a decline of about Is per cwt., common to
superior selling at 49s to als 63.

TEA : C9IIIMOII congou, with prompt, has b?en enquired
for at 93 per lb., and sales have been made at 81d cash.
RICE : This article remains dull of sale.

S &LTPETRE : Common qualities have alvanced about is
but only a limited business has been done.

SPICES : Cassia Lignea sold at a decline 4s per cwt. ;
other spices are about previous rates.

Rum: The market has become inactive, but prices are
not altered.

COTTON : A large amount of businesss has been done,
establishing an advance of about id per lb.
TALLow : The msrkec continues firm ; quotations are as
follows—Town Tallow, 51s net cash ; Petersburg Y. C., on
the spot, 59s 6d ; February to March, 59s 6d ; March to
April,:s4s 6il.

CATTLE : The number of beasts is larger, and the demand
litnitel, consequently prices are lower for all kinds, and
several remain unsold ; the supply of sheep also exceeds the
demand; trade is excessively slow at lower rates. Calves
are lower. Lambs are in request at fully 7s per 81bs. From
Germany and Holland there are 27 beasts and 109 calves;
Spain 98 beasts, Norfolk and Suffolk 500, and 120 mulch
cows from the home counties.

HOP : Messrs Pattendenamd Smith report that there is a
steady demand for the best coloured samples, at firm prices,
but there is very little doing in the lower descriptions.
COAL : Tanfield Moor, 15s 3d. 141 fresh ships at
market.

YESTERDAY'S MARKETS,

WAKEFIELD CORN : Wheat very dull, and 2s lower.
Barley firm at late prices. Beans and oats dull.
DUBLIN CORN: The market was exceedingly depressed—
few transactions occurred, and these were only to the extent
of supplying present wants. Best samples of wheat barely
supported the rates of Tuesday. Middling qualities, as
well as oats and barley, offered at lower prices, which to a
trifling extent were realized. Holders found it difficult to
sell. Indian corn, even by retail, and when offered at
lower figures, we believe that sales could not be effected.
BELFAST CORN : At Farmers' market not much produce
prices unchanged. At the Corn Exchange good inquiry
for foreign wheat and Indian corn, the latter would have
met a ready sale, bat was held at a rate above the ideas of
buyers.

(33tx CORN : White wheat, 37s to 383; red do, 309 to
369 9d ; barl y, 17s to 203 6J ; oats, 128 to 123 61. Pork,
38s 6d.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY,

The meeting of the Eastern Counties Railway was held
yesterday, at the London Tavern, Mr. Waddington in the
chair, and was of that violent character which distinguishes
the proceedings of this company. The report was taken as
read, and on the motion that it be received and adopted, an
amendment was proposed to receive the report only so far
as related to the dividend, &c. That amendment was
carried by a majority. The motion that the sum of £2,000
per annum, now paid to the chairman be discontinued, Was
carrii'd by a vast majority. A resolution was carried, with
acclamation, that a sum of £2lB 193 10,1, expenses ut
of pocket of the Committee of Investigation, and with
a vote of thanks to those gentlemen for their services. A
dividend of 43. 6d. per i share was declared. On the
show of hands being taken, the shareholders candidates
for the direc'orships, Messrs. Helps, Orr and Walters,
were declared returned by a largo majority, thus ousting
Mr. Waddington and Mr. Packe. A poll was demanded,
which commencd at six o'clock, p.m., and is to be con-
tinued this day. Thursday the poll will be declared.