The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-23 00:00:00

Our flotton Market continues to exhibit a very
firm aspect ; speculators operate heavily, and
exporters to a fair extent. The sales to-day were
20,000 bales, making a total of upwards of 90,000
since Thursday last, the market closing very
firmly, and a hardening tendency. The advices
received by the Baltic, arrived here this evening,
show a firm market at New York, but there was no
change in prices, which seem to be lower than at
any other part in the United States. The New
Orleans Market was steady, in fact, slightly active
at very firm prices.
The Liverpool Share Market opened firm to-
day,
and continued so throughout the • day until
about four o'clock, when a considerable improve-
men was perceptible. The closing prices of the
leading lines were as follows :-Aberdeen, 121 13.
Chester and Birkenhead, 151 15A. Caledonian, 27
9-16 27 11-16. Chester and Holyhead, 16 161.
Eastern Counties, 9 1-16 91. East Lancashire,
20 201. Great Northern, 231 23. Ditto A.
Shares, 10 101. Great Western, 6-11 65. Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Stock, 941 95. Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport, 18 181. London and
North Western Stock, 102* -1021. Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, 331 331. Midland Stock,
771 78. North British, 91 98. North Staffordshire,
5:1 5,-;(1. South Eastern and Dover, 20 9-16 20.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 191 198. York
and North Midland, 28281. Leeds Capital Stock,
17 17k. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 1 id. Dutch
Rhenish, 11 1 7-16 p. Great Western of Canada, 23.
Ditto New Shares, 14 lip. Great Luxembourg,
11Z 111(1.
There is rather more demand for Money to day,
and a slight advance has taken place on the rates
charged for loans from day to day. The Govern-
ment broker has borrowed at 6 per cent on Stock,
and loans on Turkish 4 per Cents are not obtain-
able under 7 per cent.
The Funds remain firm, at slightly improved
rates, Consols being 92 to 921 for Money, and 921
921 for November 6. The New Threes are about
911- 91, and the Reduced 911 91H. Bank Stock
has been dull at 2121, Exchequer Bills remain at
3s to 6s prem, and the Bonds are 981 981.
The Foreign Stock Market is inactive, and the
principal variation to notice is in Turkish Bonds 6
per Cents, which have improved to 891 89.1 The
4 per Cents are steady at 99. Brazliau 5 per
Cents Small Bonds are 99*. Buenos Ayres, 83.
Granada Active, 211. Portuguese 3 per Cents, 44.
Russian 41 per Cents have improved to 961, and
Belgian 4* per Cents are marked 99.
In the Railway Share Market there has been
some increase in the speculative business
transacted, and prices have shown a decided
improvement. Caledonian are 551 551. Eastern
Counties, 9 9*. Edinburgh, Perth,.'' and Dundee,
32*. Great Northern A Stock. 82*. Great Western,
64 641. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 941 941.
Brighton, 1061 North Western, 102 1021. South
Western, 1022 103* Midland, 77 to 771 North
Eastern, Berwick, 791. Ditto York, 56 to 562 ; and
South Eastern, 68*.

The Foreign and Colonial Lines rule dull at
former rates. Eastern of France are 371. Great
Indian Peninsula, 214 21. Great Western of
Canada, 23 231; and the New Shares, 74.
Joint Stock Bank Shares are inactive. British
North American, 67. Colonial Bank, 28i 29.
London and Westminster, 464. Union of Australia,
644; and Western Bank of London, 42.
In Miscellaneous Shares rather more business
is doing Canada Government Six per Cents are
1124 1124. Crystal Palace, 2. London General
Omnibus Company, 34 National Discount Com-
pany, 51; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 674.
On the Paris Bourse yesterday the downward
movement of the previous day continued, notwith-
standing the number of money purchases which
took place. The Market remained quiet during
the day, and the French Funds left off at a fall of
15c in the Three per Cents for Money, and 20c for
the Account ; 10c in the Four and a Half per
Cents for Money, and 20c for the Account. The
dealings in Railway Shares were limited, and a
decline of 741 in Eastern Old (at 875 f) ; Do. Now,
5f (at 790 f) ; Midland, 741 (6921 f); Western, 24f
(885 f) ; Grand Central, 21f (6101); Geneva,. 21f
(7201); Ardennes, 10f (5401), and an advance in
Orleans of 241 (1,2051). Lyons, 241 (1,280 f), and
Saint Rambert, 5f (608 f). No alteration occurred
in the Bank of France Stock (3,9301), and shares
of the Credit Mobilier declined 151. Money is
more abundant in Paris for commercial purposes,
and good paper is discounted for ninety days at
the rate of 5.1 per cent.
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Communications have been received by the com-
mittee of Spanish American bondholders from the
Venezuelan Government, stating that they had
appointed new commissioners to treat upon the
debt of that State with the English bondholders,
instead of Messrs. Pardo and Company, and Mr.
Coroaia, and that they should proceed to England
by the October packet
Accounts from Berlin of the 19th in stant state,
that amongst the numerous changes to be effected
in the organisation of the interior of Prussia this
winter, the financial system will be the first to be
fundamentally modified. It is said that the
government intend to introduce some material
alterations in the ancient imposts levied upon the
landed proprietors and others ; and that great
reforms will be introduced into the systern of com-
mercial legislation, the tribunals of commerce,
custo`ms department, Sze. The new tariff of the
Zollverein will be published during the present
month.

We learn by the arrival of the Baltic at this
port that the current topic of the street was the
Huntingdon forgeries alluded to in another
column. Besides the name of Phelps, Dodge and
Co., three other leading mercantile signatures are
believed to have been forged—Bowen, M‘Namee,
and Co., Claflin, Mellen and Co , and R. W. Howes
and Co. The total amount said to be afloat is over
400,000 dols , though this may prove an exaggera-
tion. Where the loss falls, or how distributed, is
not known, and perhaps never will be. We only
hear, thus far, of the hairbreadth escapes in dealing
with the forger or his confederates. Most of the
false signatures are said to be clumsily immitatel,
yet the paper passed. current, at gilt-edge rates,
without suspicion, with some of the most astute
money lenders. There appeared to be rather an
easier Money Market. The imports of foreign
goods at New York for the first nine months of
this year wore valued at 172,101,000 dols., against
114,106.000 dols. corresponding period in
1855. The exports same time 1856 were 60,637,000
dollars, and 40,853,000 dollars in 1855. The exports
of specie this year were also larger, viz ,
27,488,000 dollars against 24,388,000 last year.