The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-13 00:00:00

166,130

* The R. L. Gilchrist is reported, Feb. 25, on fire at the
New Orleans Bar, but i 4; is not known how much the loss is.
We have taken out of the List the vessels that
have put into ports in distress, leaving the actual
quantity at sea for this port 166,130 bales.
The Liverpool Share Market maintains its firm
ness surprisingly in face of the Contangos. Leeds
Stock, Dovers, and Caledonians, were chiefly in
request, and experienced an important advance.
Midland Stock was unaltered, and London
stock flat. The following were the closing
quotations :—Aberdeen, 131 131. Chester and
Birkenhead, 15 154. Caledonian, 29Z- 301. Chester
and Holyhead, 1271, 13. Eastern Counties, 9 11-16
9 13.16. East Lancashire, 17 15-16 18 1-16. Great
Northern, 23 231. Do. AOl 10. Great Western, 6I
60i. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 84 84. Liver-
pool, Crosby, and Southport, 151 London and
North Western Stock, 991 99/. Manchester,
Sheffield and Lincoln, 24 15-16 25. Ditto Preference,
111 111. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., gip. Mid-
land Stock, 691 701. North British, 71 71
North Staffordshire, 61- 6Z-d. South Eastern
20 11-16 201. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 19
194. York and North Midland, 261 261 Leeds
Capital Stock, Oa 15Z. Dutch Rhenish, a
Ditto New Shares, 21 2ip. Great Western of
Canada, 25Z 25a. Ditto New Shares, 31 31p .
Great Luxembourg, 81 84d.
The following is a statement of traffic receipts
of the Great Western Railway of Canada by
passengers and goods trains for the week ending
22nd February, 1856, and for the corresponding
period last year :-22nd February, 1856, total
receipts sterling, 8,7151 16s 4d ; 23rd February,
1855, total receipts sterling, 6,0681 lis 10d. In-
crease, 2,6471 4s 6d. Aggregate gross receipts
from the commencement of the current half-year
to date, 26,3101 18s, sterling ; aggregate gross
receipts for the corresponding period last year,

15,7811 15s 9d, sterling.
Letters from Alexandria mention that the an-
nouncement of the projected establishment of a
Bank of Egypt in London, with a capital exclu-
sively English, has been received with much
dissatisfaction at the agency of the Consul General
of France, and some of the other consulates of
.gn Powers. It is feared by them that the
operations of such a bank will materially interfere
with their interests, and those of the countries they
represent ; consequently, it has been made the
subject of reports by the consuls to their several
governments. Under these circumstances the
Egyptian government feel some embarrassment in
dealing with the question. At the same time, they
have declared officially that they have not conceded
to the company all the privileges set forth in the
prospectus. They are desirous that the different
nations represented in Egypt should have every
encouragement to assist, financially and commer-
sially, in developing their resources, but that no
country, directly or indirectly, should be favoured
more than another.
Accounts from Madrid state that the discussion
upon the financial schemes of the new Minister
of Finance proceed in the Cortes with great spirit
and some degree of acrimony. Having been
rejected by an equality of votes in the commission
appointed to examine the question, it occupies the
serious attention of the government and people.
It is said that the former will make it a Cabinet
question, should the Cortes show strong oppoctsi
tion to the measure. In that case it is expected
that the Duke of Victory will speak in favour of
the project presented by his financial colleague,
and probably carry with him a majority of 20 or

25 votes-
By telegraph from Madrid it is stated that the t
first issue of 70,000 shares by the Credit Mobilier t
Company had all been taken up ; and that Senor
Salamanca had ceded the Railway of Alma nza to
the Grand Central Railway Company of France.
Senor Santa Cruz, the Minister of Finance, has
presented a new measure for the regulation of the
customs tariff.
Further intelligence from Constantinople men-
tions that the recent financial and commercial
difficulties arising from the fluctuations in the
rates of exchange on foreign countries had caused
the principal merchants and bankers there, to apply
by petition to the representatives of the Great
Powers. to aid them in bringing the matter before
the Ottoman government, with a view to some
better arrangement. In consequence of this the
I minister of finance had appointed Saturday, the
3d inst.; to take the matter into consideration, and
had invited the attendance of the chief financiers
at Constantinople.
The Funds have experienced a rise of to per
cent to-day. The closing prices were quoted at
02 11-16 to 92 13 16. Numerous purchases have
been induced by private advices from Paris, which
confirm the current statement that Russia has
made all necessary concessions to secure peace.
This was pay-day in the Consol Market, and the
difference arising out of the last monthly account
were finally liquidated. The public continue to
absorb stock steadily, but for the time the supply
derived from the new loan, is in advance of invest
meats, and hence the pressure for money in the
Stock Exchange. In every department of the
Stock Exchange to-day. money continued dear;
the preparations for tomorrow's instalment on the
new loan exercised some influence. In the Dis-
count Market, however, the demand was less
active than yesterday. Some considerable sums
were to-day lent in the market, by the East India
Company, and tended to afford relief. At Paris to-
day, the Bourse also showed great buoyancy. The
three per cent Rentes closed fully 7, per cent higher
than yesterday. The Corn Market to-day was firmer.
Holders severally asked an advance of I.s to 2s per
quarter over Monday's rates, and this was , in
several instances, conceded. At nearly all the
country markets held yesterday, the supply from
farmers was short, and advanced prices were estab-
lished. The French markets are also
i reported
firmer. The Freight Market continues inanimate,
with a very limited demand for tonnage. Until
the question of peace or war is settled, a sort of