The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-21 00:00:00

--LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING

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The dismissal of our Minister from the States,
and the apprehensions suggested by so grave an
event, influenced a very animated demand for
Cotton on Saturday and Monday last, and an
advance of about Id per lb in the prices of all the
most current qualities of American descriptions.
The-adoption of our Government, however, of a
policy which has dissipated all fear of war, caused
on Tuesday a sudden and decided collapse in the
market, and the demand having since been strictly
limited to the supply of the immediate require-
ments of the trade, prices of Mobile and Orleans
have again receded to a level with the quotations
of Friday last. Boweds however are less freely
offered, and maintain some slight advance. Other
descriptions are without change. The sales of the
week amount to 66,080 bales, 45,720 of whi,th have
been taken by the trade, 17,560 for speculation, and
2,800' for export. To-day's business is estimated
at 6,000 bales, 1,000 of which have been taken for
speculation and export. The committee's quota-
tions to-day for fair cotton are as follows, viz :
Bowed 6,33, Mobile 6-Id, and Orleans 61d per lb.
The Liverpool Share Market again opened with
great business, gradually improved throughopt the
day, and closed very strong, at the highest
quotations of the day, as under :—Aberdeen,
131 131. Chester and Birkenhead, 151 152.
Caledonian, 31/ 312. Chester and Holyhead,
161 161. Eastern Counties, 101 102. East
Lancashire, 201 201. Great Northern, 24
241. Ditto A, 91 10. Great Western, 631 64.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock. 951 951. Liver-
pool, Crosby, and Southport, 171 17g. London
and North Western Stock, 104 1041. Manchester
Sheffield, and - Lincoln, 31 318. Ditto New 6
per cent. Pref., 9-16 ep. Ditto Pref., 11'1 12. Mid-
land Stock, 801 801. North British, 9 3-16 9 5-16.
North Staffordshire, 6 sid. South Eastern and
Dover, 21 15-16 22 1-16. York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick, 211 211. York and North Midland, 292-30.
Leeds Capital Stock, 181 19k. Buffalo and Lake
Huron, 11 11p. Dutch Rhenish, 1 11-16 1 13-16 p.
Great Western of Canada, 261 261. Ditto New
Shares, 31 3 9-16 p. Great Luxembourg, 81 81d.
We quote the following report of the Tallow
Market from the Circular of Mr. F. J. Eaton :
A large business has been done this week amounting to
fully 1,400 casks, including small lots of P.Y.C. at 473 to
47s 6d per cwt ; South American sold at 46s to 47s 6d,
North American at 483 to 493, and Australian at 44s to 46s
per cwt, as in quality, The London market is rather
higher; the closing prices yesterday were 46s spot, and
47s per cwt for October and December; the half-week
delivery is 814 casks against 897 casks last year, and
present stock 17,413 casks against 46,917 casks in 185,5.
There was a good amount of business done in the
Liverpool Corn Market to-day, and prices generally
showed an upward tendency,
The Colonial Produce Markets this week have
been quiet, but for some of the principal staples a
steady demand has prevailed. In sugar, business
has been limited, owing to the small quantity of
the article brought forward, but prices have been
well maintained. Coffee has remained steady, but
dull; cocoa is rather cheaper, and rice has been in
demand at full rates. Common congou tea has
been inactive, at 9d per lb. Cotton is dearer, and
also saltpetre. For spices full value have been
realised, and tallow has been firm.
A telegraph message from Madrid announces
that, in consequence of an understanding between
the Cortes representatives and the government,
the question of the reform of the tariffs has been
adjourned to the 20th September.
Accounts from the Cape of Good Hope report no
material change in the condition of commercial
affairs. A petition had been presented to the
Legislative Council from parties interested in
mining operations in Namaqualand, praying for
the extension of leases to renew the right of search,
and to charge art export duty on ore in lieu of the
present rents. Sir Andries and Lady Stockenstrom
and family had sailed for this country.
The George Marshall, from Victoria, has arrived
off Plymouth, with 100,000/. in sovereigns, and
60.827 ounces of gold, making a total of about
343,3081.