The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-19 00:00:00

LONDON

SUGAR : The market has been dull during the week, and
although the importers have refrained from pressing the
buyers in public, yet we reduce our quotations generally 6d,
and there has been a small amount of business done. The
refined market is also lower; brown lumps, 51s 6d ; grocery,
52s to 555.
COFFEE: The good and fine coloury descriptions of Ceylon
have sold freely at an advance of is to 2s. Other descrip-
tions at previous rates. Native Ceylon, fair to very good,
Ms to 53s 6d.
TEA : A fair amount of business has been done in greens
this week, at about previous rates, but black has been very
dull of sale. Common congou, 9d.
RICE : Business to some extent has been done this week,
but at low prices.
Rtne : The market has been steady.

•
SALTPETRE : Low qualities are scarce, and have been in
demand, but it is difficult to find buyers for the finer sorts.
SPIcEs: A large quantity has been offered in public sale.
and prices are a shade lower.

COTTON has been in good demand, and prices have been
fully supported.
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JUTE lias declined 103 to 151

IRON : Scotch pig advanced to 75s 6d.

FRUIT : A fair amount of business has been done in
currants, at higher prices ; for Valencia and Eleme raisins
there is a better demand, at full prices.
Markets generally have been dull this week.
TALLOW : The market is steady with less disposition to
sell ; —Town Tallow is quoted 48s net cash ; Petersburg
Y.C. on the spot, 47s 3d to 47s 6d ; April to May, 47s ;
May to June, 47s ; October to December, 475.
BOROUGH Hop: Messrs Pattenden and Smith report that
the market is firm, and fine hops are scarce, and dearer than
a few weeks past; the plant is making slow progress on
account of the late and present cold north-east winds, but
with genial weather it is thought that shortly a better
opinion may be formed as to the coming crop, which, as a
matter of course, will rule the future. There is a great
difficulty in quoting prices, as the growth is so various both
in colour and quality ' • at present they are as follows—Low
and inferior Weald of Kent and Sussex hops, 40s to 50s per
cwt; middling do, 56s to 755; colonry do, 80s to 84s ; fine
and choice do. 86s to 90s; very superior do, 95s to 105 s ;
choice mid. and East Kent Goldings, 110 s to 120 s.
CORN : There was not much English wheat fresh up for
this morning's market, and the few sales made were at
rates about equal to those of Monday last, for both English
and foreign. Barley maintained the recent advances,
barley
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12:425600 qrs
Oats were a dull sale, at the same time their value under-
went no alteration. Beans and peas unchanged. Arrivals
into London from April 14 to April 18
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beans, 38a 5d ; peas,
1,240 barrels. London Averages :
40s id ; Oats, 21s 5d ; Rye, Os Od ;
38s 9d.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.--To-day's market was well sup-
plied with most kinds of beasts, yet the demand for them
ruled steady, at Monday's improvement in the quotations.
The show of sheep was moderate, and the mutton trade was
tolerably firm at full prices. We bad a very dull market
for lambs, at a decline in value of 4d per 8 lbs.; the top
figure being 7s per 8 lbs. From the Isle of Wight only
180 came to hand. Calves were in short supply and very
moderate request, at Monday's currency. In pigs scarcely
any transactions took place. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ;
mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 4d ; lamb, 6s to 7s; veal, 4s 2d to
5s 8d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s Bd—per lbs to sink the offal.
Total : Beasts, 1002 ; foreign, 10 ; cows, 120 ; sheep and
lambs, 5960 ; calves, 140 ; foreign, 45 ; pigs, 300.
YESTERDAY'S MARKETS.

BELFAST CORN ; Farmer's supplies during the past week

have been moderate at to-day's market. The supply of
wheat, oats, and meal, were small. White wheat without
change, and red about 3d per cwt lower since this day week.
No change on oats ; oatmeal 3d per cwt lower ; flour is in
moderate demand. At the Corn Exchange we had a thin
attendance. Indian corn in better demand since this day
week, and holders firm.
WAKEFIELD CORN : Wheat in moderate demand, at is
decline; barley and beans firm; oats dull, and rather
cheaper.

A dull market, and no alteration in the

DUBLIN CORN
currencies of Tuesday

CORK CORN , White wheat, 323 6d ; red ditto, 30s ;
barley, 16s to 21s; oats, 12s to 14s 6d; pork, 33s to 455.
CORK BUTTER : Firsts, 140; seconds, 130 ; thirds, 125 ;
fourths, 110 ; fifths, 90.

RECEPTION OF THE NEW
MINISTER.

AMERICAN

On Thursday night the Lard Mayor entertained hi 3
Excellency Mr. Dallas, the new American Minister, at
dinner, at the Mansion House. A numerous and dis-
tinguished company was invited to attend.

In returning thanks for the toast of his I

ealth in con-

nection with the sentiment of " Prosperity to the great
Republic" to which he had the honour to belong,

Mr, Dallas spoke as follows :—My Lord Mayor, ladies,
and gentlemen, the very kind and complimentary language
with which your lordship has prefaced the last toast, and
the cordial manner in which it h
this distinguishel ass
receive, my return of gratitut

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