The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-23 00:00:00

CAST IRON

Capital invested in manufacture 517,456,000
Raw material 10,346;000
Labor
Value of product 25,000,000
Number of hands

The principal iron State of the Union is, as we
all know, Pennsylvania; and she has the following,
which are always on the increase, or with common
enterprise ought to be :

No. Iron Works. No. Iron Works.
Berks County has... 41 Chester
Lancaster .... ...... .. 30 I Venango 2l.
Clarion
Huntington
Blair
The following is the amount of fixed capital in-
vested in that business in ten counties : ‘ •

..A.lreghany $1,837,000 I
Armstrong 1,388,000
Lancaster 1,273,000 I
Chester 1,248,000 I
Berks 1,201,000 ;
Clarion

Columbia $1,107,000
Blair . 922,000
Huntington... 896,000
Luzerne ...... 702,000

$11,835,000

And yet, with all these advantages, there was last
year a great augmentation of imports, not only of
iron, Litt also of iron and steel manufactures,
chiefly from England. Thus it appears the value
of iron and articles which are wholly or in part
composed of iron, imported into the United States
in 1851 and 1852 :

1851. 1852.
Dollars. Dollars.
Pig
Railroad 7,397,166 10,650,181
Manufactures of cast iron 1,437,133 1,519,202
Manufactures of wrought iron 2,278,089 3,460;112
Manufactures not specified 3,427,180 2,319,280
Cutlery not specified 1,274,838 1,606,158
Other mallufactures, composed ' •
of steel in part - 668,851. 916,889
Old

Total 17,635,507 21,626,993

In addition to these, it appears that about 30,000
men are employed in iron castings, and 25,000 in
the manufacture of pig iron. In wrought iron
about 14,000 hands are employed.
We add to the above the following account of
the imports of railway iron at New York, from
January Ist, to August 13th, for the two years

1852 • 1853 -
Value. Value.
Bars. dols. Bars. dols.
Jan. 1, to March 31 126792 447111 124082 909943
April I, to June 30 76569 311146 234288 1780575
July 1, to Aug. 13 85960 366029 74152 565461

Total 289,321 1134286 4331.32 3255979
289321 1134286

Increase...

143811 1121693

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Some idea of the relative prices, this year and
last, may be gathered from the great disproportion
between the increase in quantity and the additional
value. During the first quarter of 1852, the
average value of the bars received was $2 60, while,
during the same period of the current. year, the
average was $7 29, an increase of over 100 per cent.
The London Stock Market was much depressed
again to day, and prices experienced a further
decline of per cent. Consols opened at 94:1 and
closed with a marked downward tendency at 94.
Three and a quarter per cents were done at 964. to
96± ; bank stock, 219 to 221; exchequer bills, 3s.
to 6s. prem.
The _Railway and general
_Share Market partici-
pated in the depression in the stocks. North
British, 33 to 332; York, 'Newcastle and Berwick,
• 6.1- to 65; preference ditto, .4-1 ; Midland, 64 to 64±;
London and North-western,- 104 to. 104±; Leeds
Northern, 132 to 14 ; Lancashire
.and Yorkshire,

671 to 68; Great Northern, 85 to 86 ; Caledonian,
55 to 561; preference ditto, 100 to 102;; blanches=
ter, Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 241 to 252; Great
_ .

Western, 84 to 84-1.
The. Foreign Stock Market was 13wer with the
exception of Peruvian stock which closed at an
advance of 2 per cent. ;" Spanish; 461 to 47; de-
ferred ditto, 22! to 22-a; passive ditt6, 4•y to 5;
Mexicans, 24i to 24--; Russian, 112 to 114; four
and a-half per cents. ditto, 98 to 99.
_ The state of trade in the- Manchester Market

has undergone little or no change since Tuesday.
A considerable business has been done in the
home trade. For India there was a fair demand.
There has also been a fair inquiry for most kinds
of cloths, and prices were very firm. Yarns con-
tinue at Tuesday's quotations. There was not
much said about the position of the Cabinet ; but

the unsettled state oe the Eastern. affairs throws
obstacles in the way of trade, and the report of a
rupture with Persia has caused some orders for
thatiquarter to be withdrawn. It is apprehended
that considerable difficulties, if not failures, will
have to be encountered by houses connected with
the trade of Persia, in consequence of the preSent
aspect of political affairs,in that country.
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There has been a fair amount of business trans-
acted in the Manchester Corn Market during the
past week, and to-day there is some inquiry for fine
qualities. of wheat at 4d to 6d per .bushel over
Thursday's prices. Flour was also is to is 6d
per barrel, and 2s a sack higher, but the trade

bought with great caution. Oats were quoted rd
per bushel, and meal 6d per load dearer. Beans
and malt were a shade higher.
The Manchester Stock Market continues active,
and a good business was done at the following
prices:—Caledonians, 28.1.16 28; East Lancashire,

16i; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6881 68; North
Western, 104 ; Midland, 64; Sheffield, 25 ; Dover,
19 18 15-16; Lancashire Assurance, 9-16 prem.
The 'Leeds Stock was more buoyant to-day, and
a fair amount of business was transacted'in the fol-
lowing shares :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 68 7-;
Midland, 641 ; Caledonian, 27k; East Union
Bank, 74 ; Midland Bradford, 1014 ; Great North-
ern, 21 7-16; Dover, 191; Midland, 64.
The Liverpool Cotton Market experienced no
change. The demand continues steady,•and prices
regular. The sales amounted to 7,000 bales, of
which 1,000 were taken for export and on spe-
culation.

Our Share Market was not well supplied to-day,
and closed firmly. Caledonians, 21 8 ; Eastern
Counties, 131 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 671 i;
London & North-Western, 104 ; Midland, 63/ 4 ;
South Eastern, 188 19 ; York and North, 24
Sheffield Stock, 25 f:

MARE MARKETS.-YESTERDAY.

LIVERPOOL.—The market was dull throughout, and
closed with a downward tendency. Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, .258 ; Midland, 64-1 ; South Eastern
Stock, 19k.
MANCHESTER.—To-day the following were the sales :
—Caledonian, 28 1-16 8 , Cork, Blackreck, and Passage,
x.d. ; East Lancashire, 162.; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
68k 8 • London and North Western, 1044 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, 25 ; Midland Railway Consols,
641 4 ; South Eastern, 19k 19 18 15-16.

ACClDENTS..—Yesterday, a porter named Daniel Edwards,
employed on the London and North Western railway, fell
from a waggon, by which he received a slight fracture.
Thomas Dosley, of Dryden-street, contused his arm, while
engaged in his employment in Lord-street ; and John
Harrington, a sailor on board the British •Queen steamer,
also slightly fractured his hand while doing some work on
board that vessel.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BELFAST.—The Rev. Professor
Reichel has been elected by the board of the Dublin
University to the otn'...e.of Donellan lecturer for the ensuing
year.