The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-02 00:00:00

EXPORTS OF RICE FROM ARYAB IN TONS.

Season. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March. April. May. Total.
1851 2.. 110 2,076 16 374 16 608 23,184 12.333 13,252 83,917
1852-3..1,346 6 559 16.011 18,77.5 20 490 25,271 12 807 101,270
1853.4.. 2,257 5,825 '8.426 22,276 21,221 14,009 81,014
1854.5..2,914 3,730 9 655 22 569 45,8:-i9 31,772 33,749 150,246
1855-6..
_631
.10;533 36,838 48,1.99 41,506* 5,666 148,273

* Up to sth, and in port about 5,000.

Intelligence from Paris states that the agitation
in the Legislative Assembly against the modifica-
tions in the Customs' tariff continues, and it is
said that the arguments of the opposition are
egotistical and illiberal, and tending to sacrifice
the public good to their own private ends. Under
these circumstances it is supposed that the govern-
ment will content themselves, this session, with a
vote on the open question of the principle of
abolishing prohibitory duties, and leave the details
of altering the tariff on the principle of free trade
until next year.

The Bank of France this day pays a dividend of
1371 r. for the half year. This is about 15fr. or 20fr.
more than in the previous six mouths.
Accounts from Havre to the close of last week
report great steadiness in commercial affairs. The
prices of cotton continued firm, with some large
sales during the week. Sugar was in demand, and
the feeling generally was that there would be a
rise in the markets this season throughout Europe.
Notwithstanding the increase in the number of
manufactories of sugar from beetroot in France,
the demand keeps pace with the supply, and it is
calculated that in the event of a scarcity of colonial
sugars, there would not be a very large export from
thence unless at exhorbitant prices. The deposit
of sugar in the government stores was 84,000,000
kilos, being 39,000,000 kilos more than at the same
period last year.
The weekly commercial report from Antwerp,
states that during the past week, business generally
has been quiet, and prices have been fully main
tained. In coffee the chief transactions were for
home consumption, 351 c per kilo for good quali-
ties, and 27 to 283 e for lower kinds, The stocks on
hand comprised 28,000 bags St. Domingo, and
33,500 do Brazils. The sugar market was firm,
with a slight advance in prices, 191 florins per 50
kilos for Havana, to 211 florins for raw sugars; and
refined do. was much in demand. The grain
market was steady with an upward movement in
wheat and rye, at 174 to 19 florins for English
wheat per 80 kilos, and 103 to 11 florins for ditto
rye. _ _

The Colonial Wool Market is rather dull, owing
to the increased supply recently received from
the Austradan colonies. Another series of public
sales is fixed for the 17th inst , when it is expected
60,000 or 65,000 bales will be offered, most of
which has already arrived
The London Dock Company had their half-
yearly meeting to-day. The report stated that the
number of bonded ships which entered in the half-
year was 524, measuring 206,212 tons, and the
earnings, 260,2821 is Bd. After paying the
dividend now recommended of 2/ lOs per cent for
the half year, free of income tax, a balance would
remain in favour of the company of 153,8751. The
report was adopted•
The following are the latest quotations of
the Foreign Exchanges ;—Amsterdam, short, 11
18 to 11 181. Do., three months, 1.2 01, to 12
21150 tst esr damto , do , 12
25
658 0 to 12
Brussels,
tis
se
I,3thd Antwerp,
2ree msopnastsihisst, d0,,0,252155m065t5
25
sau2ll34rgio d2(5).,
3153.81-
Dtoo.
to 25 70. Marseilles, do., 25 671 to 25 70.
Frankfort, do , 120; to 1201, Vienna, do., 10