The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-04 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING

There has again been a very active Cotton
Market, and with a liberal supply, a large busi-
ness has been done, the sales reaching 10,000
bales, 3,000 of which have been taken for specula-
tion and export. Prices remain steady.
The Liverpool Share Market continues strong,
and a good business has been done at full rates,
the quotations closing as under :—Aberdeen, 152
16. Chester and Birkenhead, 171 118. Cale-
donian, 311 31',1-. Chester and Holyhead, 17k
17k. Eastern Counties, 10 13-16 10 15-16. East
Lancashire, 224 22/. Great Northern. 24
241,. Ditto A, 91 10. Great Western, 63k 641.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 981 99. Liver-
pool, Crosby, and Southport, 188 18k. London and
North Western Stock, 109 k 1101. Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, 35,1 354 New 6 per cent.
Pref., Hp. Ditto Preference, 121 12/. Midland
Stock, 85 85k. North British, 9 15-16 10. North
Staffordshire, 5} sd. South Eastern and Dover,
23 1-16 23k York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 22 7-16
22k. York and North Midland, 32k 32k. Leeds
Capital Stock, 191 19k. Buffalo and Lake Huron,
Lip. Dutch Rhenish, 2 13.16 2 15-16 p. Great
Western of Canada, 261 261. Ditto New Shares,
31 33p. Great Luxembourg, 8a 82d.
The tone of the Manchester Goods Market has
been very buoyant to day, and a more extensive
business has been done than for some time past.
Prices for both goods and yarns show a gradually
upward tendency.
Advices from the French wool markets report a
rather dull business in consequence of the wools
of this year's clip not coming to market earlier.
At Bourges, the clip of this year having been kept
back by the bad weather, the wools have not
arrived so abundantly from the wool growers as
they did last season, and consequently sales have
not been active. Buyers do not exhibit much
anxiety to purchase. Prices at the close of the
fair on the 28th June remained without variation,
at the same quotations with which it opened, viz.,
if to if 15c per half kilo. At Chalon-sur-Marne
the market closed on Saturday at the same prices
obtained last year, being'2f 500 to 2f 80c. per half
kilo for fine washed wools, and a superior lot brought
from 2f 90e to 3f. At Chartres about 430 waggon
loads arrived on the fair ground on Saturday, but
the day passed over without any sales being
effected ; and it was understood that none would
take placq until Monday. The ruling quotations
were ;—For wool in grease, Ist quality 2f 40c per
kilo, 2nd ditto 2f 20c, and 3rd ditto 2f ; lambs'
wool, Ist quality 3f 50c, 2nd ditto 3f 20c, and 3rd
ditto 2f 80c.

Contrary to an opinion entertained in many
quarters, the Bank of England Directors have
adjourned their Board meeting without making any
change in the minimum rate of discount, but this
has caused no serious disappointment, since it is
well understood that although the reduction has
not been effected today, it cannot be delayed
much longer, supposing of course monetary affairs
remain in their present favourable condition.
It is expected that in the course of the present
week half a million sterling of gold will be received
from Constantinople. The remittances to India
and China by the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steamer, which is to leave Southampton
to-morrow, is believed to be heavy, namely, about
600,0001 or 700,0001.
At the termination of business Consols were
quoted 951 96.
The following were the closing quotations
of Railway Shares :—Caledonian, 621 63
Eastern Counties, 102. 102,. East Lancashire, 88
89. Great Northern, 961 961 Ditto A, 78 79.
Great Western, 631 63a. Lancashire and York-
shire, 9ma 9z,- London and North Western, 1091
110. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 35i
351. Midland Stock, 842 85.' North British, 40
401. South Eastern and Dover, 761 77. York,
Newcastle. and Berwick, 89 90. York and North
Midland, 64165.

The Railway Traffic Returns for the past week,
as compared with those of the same period last
year, show the following results :
_.

ENGLISH LINES
Bristol and Exeter
Chester and Holyhead ..
Deeside
Great Northern
a. cat. Wcatet it

1856. ' Corresponding
week last year.
47,290 .... £7,017
...
266 .. . 283
...
...

Kendal and Windermere
Lancashire,and Yorkshire .... •
Llanelly 458 . .. 366
London and North Western..
London and South Western
London and Brighton
Manchester, Sheffield, &c.
Manchester and S. Junction
Midland
Newport, Abergavenny, kc 1,237 ..... 785
North London
North British
North Stafford
North Devon
.....
Oxford, Worcester, &c 4,008 .... 3,496
Shrewsbury and Hereford 1,276 .... 1,166
Shrewsbury and Birmingham
Shrewsbury and Chester
South Eastern
South Devon -
Shropshire Union .. ....... .... 1,046 .... 882
Taff Vale -
West Cornwall
West Hartlepool 2,842 ..... 2,679
Whitehaven Junction 401 .... 375
IRISH LINES.
Belfast and Ballymena
Cork and Blackrock.
Dundalk and Enniskillen
Londonderry and Enniskillen
Londonderry and Coleraine
Waterford and Limerick
SCOTCH LINES.

Aberdeen.
Caledonian
Dundee and Arbroath 580 .... 549
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Glasgow and South Western....... 6,108 ..... 6,287

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL,
Antwerp and Rotterdam .
Grand Trunk of Canada.. ...
Great Western of Canada ..
Great Luxembourg
Lierre and Turnhout.— ....
Northern of France

989 881
104,661608778717 74,612_549883
38,095 .... 37,098

BODY FOUND.—Yesterday the body of a boatman, named
Joseph Hermitage, was found in the river, opposite the
Clarence-dock. He was drowned off the bar, about a
fortnight ago, whilst out in a boat with two other men, who
were also lost, on speculation. One of the other bodies has
been washed ashore at Parkgate. An inquest will be held
on the body to-day.

AUSTRALIAN MAlLs.—The Australian royal mail ship,
Morning Light (Black Ball Line), will be despatched for
Melbourne en Sunday, with the semi-monthly Australian
mails. The box at the Liverpool post-office will remain
open for letters until eight a.m. on that day, until half past
eight with the late fee of id, until nine with a fee of 3d, and
on the landing-stage until ten, with a fee of is.
ROBBERY AT THE MANCHESTER POST-OFFICE. A rob-
bery of somewhat serious, awl also mysterious character,
has recenly been committed in the post-office, Brown Street.
The money received at the money order office in King
Street is each evening conveyed to the post office, and there
locked up in a safe by one of the officials, who gives a
receipt for the ascertained amount. This was done on
Saturday night last, but, on Monday morning, it was
discovered that the bag, containing about 300 sovereigns,
had disappeared. How the safe was opened, as well as
other circumstances connected with the robbery, have for
the last few days been the subject of anxious enquiry by the
principal of the establishment.
TILE IMPERIAL BIRTH.—The following is a translation
of two letters from the Emperor and Empress of France,
received by Mons. Charles de Farjnn, professor of the
French language, and of mathematics, in this town, on the
occasion of the birth of a prince :—" Palace of the Tuileries,
28th March, 1856.—Monsieur,—The Emperor has received
the verses you have addressed to him on the occasion of the
birth of his Highness the Prince Imperial. His Majesty
has ordered that his thanks should be sent to you for the
expression of the kind sentiments which they contain. In
obedience to his commands, have great pleasure in
communicating the above to you. Receive, Monsieur, the
assurance of my highest esteem.—ALEXANDER DE DALMAR,
Chiet of the Cabinet of the Emperor. To Monsieur Charles
de Fargon, Professor of the French language, 27, Mount-
pleasant, Liverpool."—" Palais Royal, 25:h April, 1856.
Secretary's Apartments for the commands of her Majesty
the Empress.—Sir,— The Secretary for the commands of
her Majesty the Empress has transmitted to me the verses
you have composed on the occasion of the birth of his
Highness the Prince Imperial. After the order which I
have received from her Majesty, I hasten to thank you, in
the name of her Majesty, for the kind sentiment of your
poetry. Receive, sir, the assurance of my highest
consideration.—COßßEAU DE SAINT ALBIN." The above
letter is very complimentary to a young man, residing
amongst us, who has also received a flattering acknowledg.
ment to an address presented to his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, on the occasion of his visit to Liverpool.
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