The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-19 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMEROAL:

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING.
By the screw steamer Glasgow which arrived in the
Clyde this morning, we have advices three days
later than those previously received: They report
the arrival of the Africa at New York on the 4th.
The Cotton Market had not been effected by the
Africa's advices: The weather is again reported
"quite favorable." In the.market forßreadstuffs the
outward news, howerer, had caused an advance
of. from 181 tQ 25 c. for flour ; Southern sour rose.
from 121 to 181--- e. per barrel. Sales were made at
737 cents for - common, to good brands, Other
kinds of flour and meal were held higher. Wheat
had alSo 'advanced. • Freights remained unaltered.
Corn.was taken at 121 to 13 ; wheat, 13 ; flour,
3s.' 3d: tO 3s. 9a; cotton, +d'to 3-16 d. The Stock
market was buoyant arid active. Exchange flat at
109+ for, prime signatures on -London, and very
good bills are•offered at 109 k to 109+, the tendency
being downwards.
By the Royal Mail steamer Solent, from the West
Indies, which arrived at Southampton this after-
noon; we are in; pessessien Of advices from Jamaica
to the 26th ; Barbadoes, 27th ; Trinidad, 28th
ult., and St. Thomas's to the Ist November. This
vessel brings the large sum of 211,3061. in specie.
The Commercial intelligence by this arrival is
satisfactory. The produce markets were quiet and
firm : sugars, cheaper ; coffee was limited ; and
tallow and corn both scarce and in demand. The
legislative session had commenced at Kingston,
Jamaica. The yellow fever was considerably
abated in the other islands, where heavy rains are
said to have done some injury to the crops. The
islarids generally were in great want of labour.
At Jamaica, the exchange, ninety days, was ruled
at 1 per cent. premium ; sixty days, 1+ per cent.;
and thirty days, 2 per cent. premium.
In the London Stock market there is evidently
a strong desire, on the part of the political partisans
of Russia, to get up the prices of stocks, in order
to-magnify the power and success of the Autocrat
in the east. This -is accomplished by making it
appear that Russia's success is favorable to British
interests, and that the value of our public securities
is thereby enhanced, while the victories gained by
the Turks is used to lessen the value of our stocks,
as though.the triumph of the Sultan would be pre
~judicial to this country. We have noticed the
working of this plot for some days past, and to
day the reported victory of the Russians, and the
recrossing of the Danube by the Turks, has been
most skilfully worked out. The advance which
took place in the value of stocks—and which
is attributable solely to the rapid accumulation of
money for investment—is made to appear as the
result -of a change in public opinion in favor of
Russia. On the announcement of the arrival of
the large amount of specie by the Solent, consols
advanced 1, and finally closed 95/ to 95L Three
and qriarter per cent., 96k to 96?-3. Bank stock
217 to 218. Exchequer bills 4s to 7s prem. After
the official closing, however, it was rumoured that
large shipments of gold were being made to Russia,
consols, receded / per cent., and left off at 95 to
95k.
The foreign stock market was steady. Buenos
Ayres bonds being most in demand. Russian 111
to 1121: Ditto 4 per cent. 97 to 98. Mexicans 24
to 24-1, ex. div. Spanish threes 45/ to 451. Pas-
sive 44 to '4. New deferred 211 to 22.
The railway share market was much better to-
day; owing to some large purchases of stock and
the improved tone of the funds. London and
North Western were quoted 1021 to 103. Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire 654 to 66. Leeds Northern
121 to 13+; Midlands 621 to 63. North Stafford-
shire 51 to 51. York and North Midland 49 to 50.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick 65 to 66. Manches-
ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 201 to 211. Great
Northern 844 to 85f. East Lancashire 65 to 67.
Caledonian 56 to 561 Preference 98 to 100.
Gold' shares were less active, while land shares
were in increased demand at the closing prices.
Agricultural 421 to 431. North British Australian
t'
to 8 8 Peel River to and South Australian
A)
investments fO,ll prem. South Australian 35 to
37.

The London corn market was well supplied with
wheat to-day. The attendance of buyers was
small, and the amount of business done was not
extensive. Monday's rates were sustained, but
nothing more. There was a slight demand for
dicrgo-ets or—rtrtYa.—wnea 101- trio ~,,nunent.
Flour was in fair request. Barley, beans, and peas
closed at Monday's rates, oats 6d dearer.

The Foreign Produce markets were active again
to-day. Coffees in increased demand. Native
Ceylon, 465. 6d. Cochineal was dearer. Tallow
was not so active as yesterday ; Y. C., 575. on the
spot, and 58s. 3d. to 58s. 6d. for delivery next year.
Scotch pig iron closed at 78s.
The Liverpool Cotton market, owing to the
closing of additional mills, and the unsettled state
of affairs in the east, has been less active this week,
and the sales have only ranged from 5,000 to 7,000
bales per day. The quotations this week show
little or no alteration. There has been a moderate

demand for Brazils, and prices remain unchanged.
Egyptians were unsteady. There continues to
be a good demand for Surats, and prices are a
shade dearer than last week. 2,750 bales Ameri-
can, 50 Pernam, 30 Egyptian, and 3,170 East India
were taken on speculation and for export ; and
81,-350 -by the trade. The actual exports consist
of 640 American, 20 Brazil, &c., and 1,480 East
India ; in all 2,140 bales. The sales to-day, 6,000
bales, of which 1,000 have been taken for export
and on speculation. The market closes quiet, but
very steady.
The papers received from North Alabama say :
" It is the opinion of several intelligent planters
that the cotton prop of this region will not average
more than" 700 pounds seed cotton to the acre.
They say that many plantations will fall below that
figure."
The Liverpool Produce markets have been
tolerably active all this week. Sugars were in fair
demand at our quotations. Coffee sold freely.

Rice was also in increased demand. Teas have not
altered in price, but the market is very firm at pre-
vious rates. In the Wool market there has been no
material alteration. In London the quantity brought
forward at the sales which have just closed were as
follows :-53,985 bales Australian and Cape, 5,243
East India, 530 China, and 5,256 sundry low
foreign wools were offered, but there was a reduc-
tion in prices, as compared with the August series,
averaging at one period of the sales from ld. to 2d.
on clean first class Australian wools, 2d. to 3d. on
medium, and 3d. to 4d. on ill conditioned and

burry wools, of whi..:h there was an unusually large
proportion. For East India and China there was
a fair competition, but on these wools a decline of
a ld. per lb. on the better qualities, and lid. omin-.
ferior sorts was also submitted to.

Our. Nllttio market participated slightly in the
improved tone .of trade in nearly all our other
markets; and closed firmly.
. The Manchester Share market was also better
to-day, and closed at the following quotations :
Caledonians, 27 11-16 ; Preference, 98 ; East Lan:
cashire, 167-, ; Great Northern, 21 5-16 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 65k-6; London and North Western,'
102 k 103; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
PreferenCe, 94 ; Midland, 628 8 ; North Union, A.,
238 ; South Eastern and Dover, 186;
In.the Leeds Share market, Caledonians were in
demand at 28 ; Eastern Counties, 136 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 651; Midlands, 621; South Eastern
and Dover, 180.