The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-18 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL

The cotton market to-day has assumed a rather
quieter tone ; the demand has been fair, and, with a
moderate supply, prices are unchanged. The sales—
including 50 Pernambuco, 61d to 7d ; 20 Bahia, 6tel ; 20
Maranham, 6jd ; 600 Egyptian, 61d to 10d; 1,000 Surat,
4:1,d to sd—are reported 8,000 bales, of which 2,500 are
on speculation and for export.
SCOTCH PIG IRON : Our market for warrants closes at 75s
cash; three months open 76s to 775. A moderate business
done at the quotations.

CuTl ON

Suisun : Ntie have no charge to notice, but the market
continnes rather quiet ; the sales consist of 300 hhds Deme-
rara at 383 to 40s 6d, 150 bags Benares at 463 6d, a small
parcel of brown Bengal at 383, and 20 hhds Porto Rico at
42s per cwt.
MOLASSES, RUM, OR COFFEE : Nothing to notice.
TEA : A large business has been done out of the late arri-
vals, at rather easier rates.

RICE : The market continues depressed, and is again
lower; of the several parcels offered by auction very little
founti buyers, and, including sales by private, we have only
to report about 2,000 bags iiengal at 7s 91 for broken to
ios, and a small lot of Madras at 8s 61 per cwt from the

LINSEED : The transactions comprise 2,150 bags Bengal
from 40s for inferior to 545.

RAPESEED : 400 pockets of Bangal, all faults, brougbt

4S; per q

SALTPETRE : We have to report 200 bags at 3Ss for 51

per cent retraction

GINGER: 23 bags African at 28a 3d per cwt.
PEPPER : 100 bags Malabar black at 513 per lb.
LOGWOOD : 250 tons Jamaica; price not transpired.
FRUlT.—Currants: Since my last report of the state of
this market a large business has been done, at advanced
prices, and the clearances for home consumption show a
great improvement, as compared with the months of Janu-
ary and February ; large quantities have also been sent
coastwise, especially to London, where stocks were never
known to be so light, and where an increased demand and
higher prices have sprung up, after a long inaction. Low
Patras have advanced 10s, and fine Cephalonia 6s. Stocks
here are consequently very low, and, should the present
demand continue, our market will soon be cleared. Our
arrivals have consisted chiefly of fine fruit in boxes and

barrels, which packages are greatly in favour with the
dealers, whilst butts are almost unsaleable. The imports
for the month ending April 6th are 200 tons, against 35
tons last month, and 100 same month last year. Clearances
118 tons, against 60 in month ending March sth, and
against 150 in April last year. Exports and removed
coastwise, say about 119 tons, against 50 previous month.
R..isins of all descriptions have this last month partaken
to a cerain (though less) extent of the improved demand
noticed for currants, and have accordingly advanced in
price. Muscatels and Valencias have been selling freely,
whilst Sultanas may be quoted fully two or three shillings
higher than a fortnight back; There are a few Turkey
raisins in the market ' • this fruit is now very scarce.
Imports of Valencias and Muscatels nil, of Sultanas 74 tors
against 26 last month. Clearances 242 tons against 75
previous month, and against 170 tons same month last year.
Figs : There are only a few Turkey figs left in the market,
for which higher rates are asked. The clearances are 34
tons against 15 last month. Almonds generally have been
dull of sale. This last few days, however, there has been
more inquiry for Jordans, which are better in price than they
have been for some time, in consequence of accounts having
reached this country that the coming crop will be a failure.
Prunes : The demand is very limited. Nuts : A few parcels
of Barcelonas have changed hands at quotations. Turkey
nuts dull of sale. In black Spanish little doing. By auction,
yesterday, Naples walnuts sold at 15s per bushel, Spanish
chesnuts at lis to 12s per cwt, and Brazil nuts at 22s to
22s 6d. Oranges and Lemons :At public auction, on Mon-
day, St. Michael's oranges sold at 24s 6d to 32s 6d ; Lisbon
22s 6d. to 23s 6d ; Palermo's 9s 65; Messinas 7s Gd ;
Palermo bitters 3s 95 to 5s 6d ; Palermo lemons lOs to 10s
6d. T. PARRY.

MANCHESTER,

At to -day's marl et extreme prices
vprthploss. a fair amount of businesg

were aske

; but,

CORN : There has been a very inactive trade during the
past week, and prices for most articles have given way.
The market was thinly attended. Wheat was 33 per 70Ihs,
and flour ls to is per sack lower. Other articlee in favour
of the buyer.

LOND ON.

SUGAR : Tho market
.remains inactive, but we do not
alter general quotations. Grocery lumps, 52s to 555.
COFFEE : This meets with buyers at former prices in
pubic sale.
TEA : The public sales have commenced heavily, and
importers are buying in largely.
RICE continues dull. The bulk of the Madras offered in
public sale was bought in.

Ruas : The market continues to have a firm appearance.
SPICES are freely offered in public sale, but buyers act
with caution. Last week's prices have been nhout supported.
Pimento sold at 411 to 411 per lb ; cloves, Zanzibar, sold at
4td to 47d per lb; p,:pper, Malabar, 51r1.
COTTON : 150 bales sold yesterday.
SALTPETRE is steady; low qualities, which are wanted
for shipping, have becume scarce.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW : The market continues quiet at the annexed
quotations : Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 47s 9d ; April to
May, 47s 3d ; May to June, 478 3d ; October to Decem-
ber, 475. •

YESTERDAY '8 MARKETS,

DUBLIN WOOL

No alter ation.

DUBLIN CATTLE : A good supply of beef and mutton,
and prices higher, with early clearance. Prime beef was
fully £1 per head higher than last week. Prime mutton
fully 8d per lb in fleece. Middling and inferior remain
much the same as last quoted.
Coax. BUTTER : Firsts, 140 ; seconds, 130 ; thirds, 125 ;
fourths, 116 ; fifths, 90.
GLASGOW CATTLE : We had a moderate supply of cattle
at this day's market, the number being 853. The demand
was fair, and an improvement in prices of about 2s per cwt.
Sheep still continued scarce, the number shown being but
940, which sold readily at an advance of id to id per lb.
Best Scotch beef, 61,-d ; best Irish, 6d ; second quality, 51d ;
middling and inferior, 41,1 to 51.1 ; mutton, 7-id to 71d.

The Emperor of Russia, with the Grand Dukes, have
left St. Petersburg for Moscow.
MASTERS AND WORKMEN. The Parliamentary Com-
mittee sat on Tuesday, Mr. Mackinnon i❑ the chair. Mr.
William Newton was the first witness. He said he was
intimately acquainted with the causes of strikes, and they
generally arose either from an attempt on the part of the
masters to reduce their wages, or a claim for a rise by the
men. He was acquainted with the proceedings of the
Amalgamated Engine rs. He never knew of the men in
the engineer trade being consulted when a reduction of
wages was contemplated. Tho first intimation they had
of it was by a notice being posted, stating that a reduc-
tion would take place after a certain date. He considered
that councils of conciliation, as now proposed, were absolutely
necessary to prevent strikes, as he did not think that
the present law was equal to the purposes required fur
settling disputes between masters and men. He should
prefer a council of conciliation to a commissioner appointed
by government. Mr. Wilson, managing director of Price's
candle works at Vauxhall, was in favour of the system of
arbitration, but did not believe that the question of wages
could ever be settled by act of parliament. Their company
employed 2,000 persons, including boys. They had no
strikes in their establishment, and if a dispute ever arose, it
was always settled satisfactorily. The committee adjourned
shortly before four o'clock.

COMPLETION OF THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY, AND
EXTENSI )N OF THE LINE TO MILFORD HAVEN.—The trunk
line of the South Wales railway from Haverfordwest
through Johnston to Neyland, was formally opened for
traffic on Tuesday morning. Neyland is situated on the
north-eastern shore of Milford Haven, immediately opposite
the large royal building arsenal at Pembroke dock, four
miles from the little town of Milford, and about eight from
Haverfordwest. It is the terminus of the South Wales
railway, which, joining the Great Western line at Glouces-
ter, now forms a direct railway communication between
the metropolis and our western shores. No ' public
demonstration was made on the occasion, the station
at present erected at Neyland being merely temporary,
and unadapted for any purposes of festivity or display.
Milford Haven, undoubtedly possesses immense natural
advantages, and it remains only for art to construct pro-
per wharves and docks to secure for it the position of
one of the most important ports of export in the kingdom.
It is easy of access for the largest vessel, in any stare of
the tide; it is almost landlocked ; and has secure anchor-
age even for the fleet of an empire. It will prove
extremely economical and convenient for the coaling of
ocean steamers, and will no doubt export large
quantities of the Pembrokeshire Anthracite coal now so
highly esteemed. Vessels have already shipped to Australia
iron which had been brought down to Neyland from the
Welsh mining districts ; and it is anticipated, from its
being 24 hours nearer America than Liverpool, free from
heavy dues, and now in direct communication with the
great mercantile districts, that this magnificent but long-
neglected haven will speedily attain the commercial import-
ance which its natural advantages seem to demand for it.