The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-01 00:00:00

Equity

L. Brown ..
Rotunda
Ellen Hood

NEW YORK

Ellen Austin
D Avid Crocket
Columbia ...

Silas Wright

Lucy Thompson

MOBILE,

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Chattaborcbie
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CHARLESTON

Ocean Rover
Sylvia ....

1276 Wellfleet
1965 Ashburton
1560 Kennebec
32.51 Newune
Z 123 W. Sprague
- Detroit
13,227 EtOocia ......
Sea King
1789 Wiz ird King
587 S. Blanchard
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5,72( lime
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1 Mil

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2374 Mobile

13,8401

4069
1608
2049
2300
10.59

2358
1116
3220
2623

427
2231
1682
3669

37,710

37,740
13 530
13.227
13.840

.... 5,726

84,063

The Liverpool Share Market has been dull and
inactive to day, and closes a shade under the
highest point of the day. The closing prices were as
follows.—Aberdeen, 12i 121. Chester and Birken-
head, 13 131 Caledonian, 281 281 Chester and
Holyhead, 12-1 131. Eastern Counties, 9 3-16
9 5-16. East Lancashire, 18 181. Great Nor-
thern, 23 231. Ditto A, 91 9i. Great
Western, 58 581. Lancashire and Yorkshire
Stock 811 81k. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport,
15 151. London and North Western Stock, 99 991.
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 25 251. Ditto
Preference, 11 12. Ditto New 6 per cent
Pref., 1 Ip. Midland Stock, 69i 691. North
British, 73. 71. North Staffordshire, 8 71d.
South Eastern and Dover, 18?,- 18 7-16. York, New-
castle, and Berwick, lBd 181. York and North Mid-
land, 241 241. Leeds Capital Stock, 141 141. Dutch
Rhenish, A p. Ditto New Shares, 21 21p. Great
Western ofa Canada, 251 251. Ditto New Shares,
31 3 5-16 p. Great Luxembourg, 84 84d.

Messrs. Holme and Slater have this day issued
their annual statement of the Timber Trade of
the Mersey from which we quote the following
remarks :
The most remarkable feature in the trade is the great
advance which has taken place in the value of Quebec
yellow pine timber, and the continued low price of spruce
deals,essentially building timber, which ought, therefore, to
approximate closely in value, as was the case in the early
part of the year, bat owing to the extraordinary import of
spruce deals (above the consumptive demand) and, there-
fore a large accumulation of stock, they have continued at
their low value throughout the season, whilst Quebec pine,
having been imported sparingly, has advanced from the low
price of 141 per foot to its present high rate. St. John
yellow pine, during the early part of the import came slowly
into the market, and high rates were obtained for this
article, but latterly it has been imported more freely, and
given way slightly in price. We may record this as alto-
gether a favourable year for the importers and dealers. We
refer to eachiparticular article under its separate head. The
following table shews the number of vessels, and their
tonnage, employed in the timber trade of the Mersey
during the year, contrasted with those employed in the

previous one :
From January 31st, 1855. to 39th January, 1856.
British America...... 397 Vessels 307,294 Tons
Baltic

434 318,119 •
From January 31st, 1854, to January 31gt, 1855.
British America . • .. . . 421 Vessels 311,109 Tons.
Baltic

330,678

The Panama papors, by the West India mail,
furnish news from Australia to the 2nd of Ncv.,
from Melbourne, which is a week later than the
accounts received direct, by the Black Ball mail
ship, Champion of the Se-:s, and affords another
proof of the desirability of estab:ishing an Austra-
lian mail route by steamers, via Panama. The
present is the sixth instance, during the last few
months, that we have received advices (even with
a disjointed communication) by way of Panama,
in advance of those brought by the clipper mail
ships, direct. Is any more conclusive evidence
wanted ?

Tha advises by the Atlantic, from New York, are
of a favourable character. Foreign Exchanges,
after having been depressed, were improving. and
the quotations on London had risen to 1081 to
1081. The Dry Goods trade showed that the
imports were in excess of the demand, which was
said to be the only ground of uneasiness in the
Money Market. The following is a comparative
summary of the import into New York for the
week, and for the corresponding week of 1855:

1855.
Manufactures of Wool . _321,715
Cotton 234,644
Silks
Flax
135,395

Miscellaneous

Total

1856.
350.742
185,291
817,148
86,086
197.204

1,397,644 1,636,471

The New York stock market was buoyant, and one
writer says :—" Notwithstanding the reported dif-
ficulties in the foreign money markets, there is a
steady flow of British and continental capital to
this country for investment in the leading securites
of our market. Many of these, of a solid character,
now yield eight to twelve per cent. For Reading
shares alone, already held largely in England, the
orders within the past two weeks have been liberal,
and the new features of the company now made
public will gradually operate upon foreign holders
to induce them to invest further. A dividend of
ten per cent. will probably be made on the shares
in July next, leaving a handsome balance for the
sinking fund of the company." The Freight market
closed firmer, owing to increased offerings to Great
Britain and reduced supply of unengaged room.
To Liverpool the engagements were large. Corn
and wheat, mostly the tormer, at Sid to Bd, in
bulk and ship's bags, closing with higher rates
demanded and 9d refused.

The market, for American Securities in London has
been active. There has been more enquiry for
Pennsylvania State Bonds, with few offering.
Virginia per cent Sterling Bonds have been
wanted, at 83 and 83i; 6 per cent Dollar Bonds
are in a larger supply, and are more. offered. We
note an increased demand for United States'
Bonds, at a slight advance. San Francisco' City
Bonds have also been enquired, for. There are
a few small lots of Cleveland, Chicago, and Detroit
City Bonds on the market,.and a large supply of
New Orleans City. In Railroad Bonds, we note
large. transactions in New York Central 6 per cent
and 7 per cent Bonds, in Erie Third Mortgage
and Sinking Fund Bonds; also in Illinois Central
Construction and Free Land Bonds, at advanced
prices. Pennsylvania Central First and Second
Mortgage and Michigan Central Bonds have been
rather more euquired for. Illinois Central Shares'
have been done, at 9 dis.

The committee of Mexican bondholders have
received advices from Mr. Whitehead,dated Mexico
the 2d Jan. The President ad interim, General
Alvarez, had resigned in favour of General Comon-
fort. Don Manuel Pryno had succeeded Don
Guillermo Pietro in the Ministry of Finance ; and
Mr. Whitehead had had a satisfactory interview

v.ith the former gentleman. There were 45,000
doll. in Vera Cruz, and also a certain amount
(perhaps some 15,000) in Tampico, ready for ship-
ment by the present packet, but the weather
prevented her from embarking those funds. The
committee have also a letter from their agents in
Mazatlan, detedll3th Dec., advising an additional
shipment of 12,231 dais, by her Majesty's steamer
Brisk.

Bs telegraph from Madrid, it is stated that the
povernment Gazette has published the laws
repilating the Credit Mubilier society, and that
of the Spanish capitalists.
shAccc.unts from the Vienna Bourse, by telegraph,
ow that the Austrian Funds, and other Securi-
ties quoted in that market, have further advanced
this week. In the 6 per cent Aletallice there is

an improvement of 2 per cent, and they are now
851. The New Loan is 1046, and New Bank
Stock has risen to 1,000. The Austrian Credit
Mobilier is 0256, and Austrian Railways 234.
Exchanges on London is down to 10.28., and on
Paris to 124.

The English Funds showed increased heaviness
to-day. Prices closed per cent. lower than
yesterday, the quotations standing thus, 901 90i.
After the recognised hours a fresh decline of k
per cent. was quoted. The guarded terms in which
the Queen's speech referred to the prospects of
peace excited some disappointment amongst the
speculators. The chief depressing influence
to day, however, rested with the continued extra
ordinary demand for money. In every quarter
great pressure was experienced, and the applies
thins at the Bank are understood to have been
extremely heavy. In the Stock Exchange the
rate remains as high as 6 to 7 per cent. for Loans
on good securities. Much of this demand is
attributable to the requisitions of the Stock
Exchange. The fortnightly settlement which
concluded to-day in the House, was a heq.vier one
than has been noticed for the last 2 or 3 years, and
has materially aggravated the pressure for money.
This statement applies only to Shares and Fort ign
Stocks, in which the aggregate transactions and
the rise in value have been very extensive. The
failure of another broker was to-day announc3d
in the Stock Exchange, making three suspensions
arising out of this settlement. The Paris Bourse
continues decidedly firm. A further advance was
established in the French Funds at the commence-
ment of business this morning, but a relapse took
place in the afternoon. The Railway Share
Market continues good in character. Neither the
Settlement nor the fhtness of the Funds
has exercised any material influence. The closing
quotations were as follows:—Caledonian, 56! 56:.
Eastern Counties 9
.3-10 9 5-16. East Lancashire,

72 74

Great Northern, 9'2 93. Ditto A, 76 78.
Great Western, 561 584. Lancashire and York-
shire, 881 881. London" and North Western,
991. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 231
234. Midland Stock, 691 691. North British, 30
31. South Eastern and Dover,6ll 61k. York, New-
castle, and Berwick, 731 74k. York and North
Midland, 481 491.

LATES r INTELLIGENCE.

SECOND EDITION,

THE EXECUTION OF THE PEACE

PROTOCOL,

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.
The Ambassadors of the Allies are expected to
sign the peace protocol to-morrow, at Vienna.