The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-16 00:00:00

108, 109 ; London and North Western, 1041, 1041
ex d ; London and South Western, 104, 1041,;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 37, 371 ;
Midland. 81. 811 x d, x n; Do, Birmingham and
Derl-oa 531, 54 ex n ; Norfolk, 56, 58 ; North Bra.
tish, 40, 47; North Eastern and Berwick 841 851;
North Staffordshire, 51.4 y dis ; Oxford, Worcester,
and Wolverhampton, 291, 301 i Scottish Central,
108, 110 ; Do Midland, 71. 73 ; South Eastern, 73,
741 ex a ; South Wales, Bal, 861 ex d ; Buekingham-
shire, 03, 95 ex d ; Hull and Selby, 107. 109 ex d ;
Eastern Counties Ex. 5 per Cent (No. 1), A 11 pm ;
East Indian, 112. 114; Grand Trunk of 'Canada,
511, 521; Great Indian Peninsula Grua 5 per Cent,
211, 211 ; Great Western of Canada Shares, 261,
201 ; Madras Gus. 41 per Cent, 191, 201; Ditto,
Third Ex. Gua. 5 per Cent, 1, 1 pm; Scinde Gua.
a per Cant, 2, 21 pm.
Regarding the movements in Mines during the
week, the Mining Jolrnal of this day says :----" The
general Market for Stocks and Shares is dull, and
much change for the better is not expected to take
place till the general election is over. We cannot,
therefore, hope for a very active market in Mining
Shares, although to the present time there has
been more doing in them than in railway and
other stocks. Heavy dividend shares, almost
without exception, are flatter. Bassets 260 to 280 ;
Devon Great Consols 455 to 460."
The arrivals of specie during the week reach
nearly £700,000; viz , by the Dolphin from Antwerp,
38 cases bullion ; the Rhine .from Boulogne, 13
boxes 30 cases bullion; the Sydney Hall, from
Lisbon, 4 boxes bullion ; the Panther, from Bou-
longue, 21 boxes 40 cases bullion ; the Mina, from
Smyrna, 1 box specie ; the Mermaid from Mel-
bourne, 41.892 ozs. gold, and 50.000 sovereigns, or
£217,500 ; the Albion, from Boulogne, 25 boxes 27
cases bullion ; the Blackwell. from Melbourne,
80,678 oza gold, or 322,7001; the Flora, from
Oporto, 5 cry-es coin ; the Rhine, from Boulogne,
10 boxes. 25 cases bullion ; the Baron Osy, from
Antwerp, 28 cases bullion, and the Wooloomooloo,
from Sydney, with 2.304 ozs. of gold, and 10001 in
sovereigns, or 10 2001.
Th exports during the week were about 54,0001,
viz :—By the Avon for the Brazils 32;9381 in gold
and 4001 in silver; the Alhambra for Cadiz
21,0481.
The following are the Gazette average prices of
Muscovaho Sugar, for the week ending March 10,
1856, exclusive of Customs duties payable thereon,
on the importation thereof into Great Britain :
From the West Indies 37s 51,,i per cwt; Mauritius
43s 644 do ; East Indies 31s 9,1 do ; average price
of the foregoing descriptions, 39s 311 per cwt.
The railway meetings have not been numerous
this week. The East Anglian Railway Company's
report, at the meeting of the 10th instant, showed
a large increase in the half year's traffic, which left
a sum available for all preference claims of 13,9551.,
which would pay the dividends on the A. and B.
shares, and leave a surplus of 4/ 15s per cent. per
annum on the C. stock. A little discord took place
at the meeting of the West London Railway pro-
prietors, in consequence of the acceptance, b)
the directors, of the award of Mr. Hawkshaw
for the settlement of the dispute between
this and the London and North Western
Company, the effect of which would be that
about £9,000 would be divided amonast the pre-
ference shareholders. The holders of the original
shares were the chief opponents, but the result of
the ballot was unfavourable to them, the report of
the directors having been carried by a majority of
2,300 shares. The meeting of the Great Northern
Railway Company has caused some excitement,
as might have been expected. The consolidated
stock of this company was said to consist of
8,412,0001, and the shareholders were 6,163. The
Chairman, Mr. Denison, admitted that the com-
pany had been robbed to the extent of 220,0001 by
Redpath, and maintained that the trickery had
been so clever that it was impossible for any
board of directors to have forseen any of those
disastrous results which had followed. Mr Hughes
proposed that they should make both directors and
auditors responsible. A shareholder suggested
that the setting aside of 15,0001 a year to extin-
guish liedpath's fraudulent stock, so as not to
disappoint the shareholders in their usual divi-
dend, would be most advisable. The chairman
said the surplus of 243,9001 could not be divided
without an act. of Parliament. It was then agreed
only to recive the report of the directors; and a
resolution was passed for getting the sanction of
Parliament for the disposal of the £243,000, and
the settlement of the Redpath frauds. It was
finally agreed that four shareholders and two
directors should form a committee to investigate
the accounts, and report to the shareholders.
The only other meeting of importance during the
week has been that of the " East Kent," Fir John
Tylden, Bart., in the chair. The object was merely
to sanction the raising of £230,333, by the issue of
debentures, bearing 5 per cent. preference interest,
and also for authorising the issue from time to
time of the Dover extension shares, the interest of
which was not to exceed the said amount of 5 per
cent. per annum.
Trade in the north of Ireland during the week
has been less active than of late. Rough goods are
in moderate supply, without any material change.
In fine goods not much doing. Lurgan market on
Friday was about average ; demand for Fine Lawns
was good, and prices firm. At Ballymena, fine
goods were comparatively neglected. The export
of Thread and Linen for the week is 1,013 packages.
In Yarns, the demand is becoming more easy, and
prices have slightly given way. The field work,
which may be shortly expected, will cause a falling-
off in the hands employed at the looms, when it is
expected prices will recede ; but from the lowness
of stocks. the reduction can only be slight. The ex-
ports of Yarns for the week are 231 bales and the
imports 87. Flax, in the country markets, has been
languid ; the stocks of Riga are very scarce. The
prices at Londonderry, on Friday, were 45s to 508
for coarse milled ; 50s to 56s for middling ; 57s
6.1 to 62s for good ; and 65s to 67s ad for line
Handscntehed, 37s 61 to 45s per 1241b5. In the
markets of the Belfast district, handscutched is
(is to 7s 9d ; and milled 7s 6d to 16s per stone of
161bs At Kilrea, on Wednesday, there were 31
tons 6 cwt. 2 qrs. Flax weighed at the cranes
for purchasers, and six tons remained unsold .
Prices were 7s to 98 64 for milled ; and 5s 4d
to 6,4 9d for handseutched, per stone. The export
of Flax for the week is 153 tons ; the import, 335.

Coinnterrtal Intelltatitre.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—MARcit 14

There is no change to report in the cotton market
to-day, the business continuing moderate, and prices
being about steady. The sales—including 180 Pernam-
bucos 7id, to Sid, 100 Baliias 8d to Bid, 300 Egyptians oil
to 1 lid, and 700 Surats 51d to 6d—are reported 5,0(,0
bales, of which 1,000 are on speculation and for export.

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET.-MARCH 14.
Pvr stone, 201bs. Per gOlts. s. d. sd.
s. d. s, (I.; Potatoes, Seedlings 41to 4 5
Flay, old ..... . 0 7 to 0 83;Ditto, Kemps .... 4 3 to 4 6
Ditto, new.. 0 0 to 0 Oi Ditto, Whiterocks. 3 8 to 3 10
Ditto, clover 0 63 •0 0 73 Ditto, Balshaws • . 3 6 to 3 8
Green Clover 0 0 to 0 0 Ditto, Beldrums .. 3 2 it, 3 A
Vetches 0 0 to 0 0 Ditto, cattle..
Straw, wheat 0 33 to 0 4 Per ton.
Ditto, oat 0 33 to 0 4 Turnips 2l 0 to 7 0
Ditto, barley 0 23 to 0 0 Carrots
Oats, in straw 0 oto 0 0 Mangle wurzel 25 9 tt 27 0
Moinure. .... 0 7 6