The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-21 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVF.RPOOL. WEDNESDAY EVENING

The Liverpool Cotton Market remains without
change. To-day a limited business has been done
at the quotations of Friday, the sales amounting to
6,000 bales, 1,500 of which have been taken for
speculation and export. As regards the supply of
American Cotton, a correspondent writes :

Stocks held in American ports Bth
August, 1855
Estimated quantity on the Dian-
tatlon and river - landings kept
back by rerson of means of transit
not being available

2:0 000 Do.

150,000

E-timated quantity held by the
Trade in this country
Stock on band in Lhero,ol 17th
August, 1855 ... .... 384 000 Dec. 15. 1856..664,000
Quantity at sea ..

986,000

860 000

From the above it would appear that the deficiency in
supply is equal to 126,000 bales, or about four weeks' con-
sumption; but, what is more important, is the fact that
last year we had 400,000 bales to draw from America
against 113,000 now, it being admitted that the country is
drained of her re ources, and that spinners then held
100,000 bales more than at present. This market, there-
fore, is the only one from which the trade can obtain their
supplies until the new cotton begins to arrive in quantity.
Our stock certainly exceeds by 280,000 bales that held at
corresponding date last year—but of what description is
the bulk thereof?—certainly not such as is in everyday
request—and this will be more apparent as it diminishes.
It may be argued—and purchasers may make a mountain
out of it—that our holdings are sufficiently large to meet
requirements until the new cotton comes in, but it
must be borne in mind that early receipts of new
cotton invariably are sharply contested for by Spanish,
French, and domestic orders ; and, to induce a large
import into this country, must call for a corresponding
price, and above what we imagine the English importer
will be inclined to give. In regard to the probable extent
of next s.,ason's crop, the advices are of a favourable
character, but it is admitted that it is late two and three
weeks, and new cotton having already appeared at New
Orleans, is no indication of an early yield in quantity.
Supposing, however, such to be the case, what quantity
could possibly reach us, even if available for shipment at
the present time, during this year. Last season there
was received into Liverpool, about 180,000 bales of new
cotton by the let of January; we venture to predict that
the receipts this year will not exceed 50,000, and if so,
what stock will remain on hand, and what must be the
price to encourage augmentations ? The largest crop ever
made, was the season of 1852-3, that reached 3 263,000
bales. Most people are calculating on a yield the present
(or rather next) season, of 3,500,000 bales • and even, it
realised, how much in excess will this be for the world's
requirements ? All answer—none. What, then, is to be
the effect of any contingency which should curtiil the
supply—and the plant has yet to pass through the most
critical period of its growth to maturity? What, also, is
to be the effect of a good harvest, and continued large
importations of the precious metals ? Are these, and the
large fields of enterprise open by the late war, to pass
unheeded in the scale of our calculations ? If they do on
this side, we can answer for it they will not be lost sight
of in America; and it would be well for those engaged in
the trade, to attach more importance to the subject, than
at present seems to engross their attention. This season
(up to the Ist of September next,) will probably show a
crop of 3,500,000; but we draw from last growth, of
2,847,000 that held over (say 250,000) towards making up
the same, and which, properly speaking, belonged to the
previous yield.

The Liverpool Share Market opened steadily,
and prices were maintained throughout the
day, closing at the following quotations:—
Aberdeen, 131 131 Chester and Birkenhead, 151
16. Caledonian, 2SI 284 Chester and Holy-
head, 17 171. Eastern Counties, 91 91. East
Lancashire, 21 xd 21*. Great Northern. 244 241,
Ditto A, 101 108. Great Western, 641, 65. Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire Stock, 98Z- 984 Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport, 188 18k. London and
North Western, 1071 1074. Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, 341 34g. Ditto New 6 per cent.
Pref 11-16 13-16 p. Ditto Pref., 124 124. Mid-
land Stock, 84 846. North British, Ok xn 91.
North Staffordshire, 41 xd 44d. South Eastern
and Dover, 22? 22 9-16. York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 21 214 York and North Midland, 296
30. Leeds Capital Stock, 18 181. Buffalo and
Lake Huron, '4 fp. Dutch Rhenish, 21 2kp.
Great Western of Canada, 25R 25 7-16. Ditto New
Shares, 4-, 21p. Great Luxembourg, 9 93d.
The Stock Market retains the quiet character it
has now maintained for some days past, with little
business done. The Three per Cents for the
Account closed at 93 5-16 95 7-16.

There has been great dullness in Foreign
Securities. The list of the day's sales are :
Brazilian Old Five per Cents. (Small Bonds), 10.24;
Buenos Ayres, 85 to 83; Peruvian Four-and-a Half
per Cents , 8l3; ditto, Dollar Bonds, 614; Portu-
guese Three per Cents., 1853, 461 ; Russian Four•
and-a-Half per Cents., 981; Sardinian Five per
Cents., for 29th August, 921 ; Spanish Old Three
per Cents, for account, 44i to 1; do. New Deferred
Three per Cents., for account, 241 to -2,-; Turkish
Six per Cents., for account, 104.
The ship Walmer Castle, whose arrival from
Melbourne we announced yesterday, brings 43,000
oz. of gold on freight, worth about 172,0001. The
arrival of the Kent, from the same port, with a
large amount of gold on freight, is now looked for.
_ _

The exact amount of specie and bullion shipped
on board the Pera, which left Southampton for
Alexandria yesterday, is 516,5801, of which 15,9501
is in gold, and 500,6301 silver. The destination of.
these supplies is as follows, viz :—For AlexandriPt,
gold, 9,9501; for Aden, silver, 3,5521; for BombrAy,
silver, 220,1951; for Ceylon, gold, 6,0001; for
Madras, gold, 1,5701, and Silver, 4,9501; and for
Calcutta, 270,3631.

Very little business has been done in Railway
Shares, and in general at the old prices. We
subjoin the closing prices:—Caledonian, 574.
Eastern Counties, 91 98. East Lancashire, 83 85.
Great Northern, 98 99. Do. A, 861 874. Great
Western, 641 651. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 988
981. London and North Western, 1071 1076. Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 344 35. Mid-
land Stock, 844 84g. North British, 36 37. South
Eastern and Dover, 754 76. York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 84 85. York and North Midland, 604.

ACCIDENT AT CRICKET.—The Maidstone Gazette says,
that while a labourer named Buckland, was playing at
cricket in a field at Rocky-hill, the ball came with much
violence against his arm and broke it in two places.
THE TOWN, for some days past, has been very full of
strangers, brought by excursion trains from all parts of the
country. 'Jibe number of visitors, too, has been augmented
by the number of persons attending the assizes as witnesses,
&c. Yesterday, the crowds through town, and about the
docks, were considerably more than usual.

QUICK DitsPATcH.-1.4s an instance of the admirable
arrangements adopted by the Cunard Company, for afford-
ing every requisite for sea connected with this line, we
may mention that, on Wednesday last, no less than six-
teen hundred tons of coal were shipped on board of the
Persia, in the Huskisson duck, in the incredible short
space of thirty-two hours

PASSENGERS EY THE ATLANTIC STEADIERS.—According
to a return just issued, and madd up to the Ist of August,
it appears that the New York and B )stun steamers brought
to this port, during the preceding four months, 6,273
passengers. This is the passage of persons in pursuit of
busine,s or pleasure, and not emigration, proving how
greatly trava increases with the facilities for enjoying it.
SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL.— WEEKLY REPORT,
Amausr 20th, 1856. patients :—Discharged : cured, 24 ;
relieved, 0; at own request, 0 ; irregular, 2. Dead, 1 ;
entered, 31 ; under treatment, .53. Out patients: cured,
70 ; entered, 63 ; under treatment, 48. Treasurer, James
Houghton, Esq. Visitors, B. Platt, Esq., and T. Rogers,
Esq. Honorary chaplain, Rev. D. T. Barry, B.A.
Physicians and surgeons for the week, Dr. Cameron,
and Dr. Petrie. House surgeons, Mr. E. C. Garland, and
Mr. William Townsend.

ME, ANCEMLY ACCIDENT.—Thomas Pounder, a pilot,
left Hartlepool harbour in search of vessels, on Monday
morning, in his coble, accompanied by his two sons, J
and Robert. The father was put on a cvedith vess,-1,
near to the stone buoy, leaving the sons in the coble.
Shortly afterwards the coble was observed from the
shore to capsise, and a signal was immediately given to
some other cobles at a distance. which az once set sail,
and were so at near to the seat of the accident, but both
men had disappeared. The eldest (John) was married,
and has left a widow and child ; the other was about 17
years of age.

- Tux SMOl{.l3 IsrmsANce.—Yesterday Mr. Brancker, who
keeps a yard and stabling for horses in Sheridan-street, was
sommone-I, at the suit of Inspector Wignal, before Mr.
Mansfield under the smoke nuisance act. Mr. M 'Gowan
appeared for the Health Committee, and Mr. Brancker
defended himself. Mr. MiClawin stated the case, from
which it appeared that the defendant's premises were in
Sheridan-street, and adjoining those of Mr. Jackson in
Roscommon street. There was a chimney in Mr. Braneker's
yard, the chimney being attached to the place where he had
an engine and furnace, and this chimney was lower than
some adjoining houses, and by the smoke which came from
it the greatest nuisance was presented to Mr. Jackson's
house, where be had resided upwards of 30 years, and if
the nuisance was not abated that gentleman would have to
leave his house. In sup iort of the case, Mr. Jackson, his
servant, Inspectors Wignall and Higgins, were examined,
and were ably cross•ex mired by Mr. Brancker. He
produced five wiLnesses to rebut the statement made for the
prosecution, and, after hearing the evidence on both sides,
Mr. Mansffeld said there was no doubt that the smoke was a
nuisance, and imposed a fine of £5,