The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-01 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING.
Business of all kinds remains in a quiet state.:
but although the sales of most descriptions 0.1
produce are rather limited in extent, holders, are
enabled to maintain the late range of prices.
has been taken to-day to some extent, and sellers
continue to have the advantage in price. coin
pared with thb currency of last week, prices (,),
American qualities are reported to be id per W
dearer, and most other descriptions are extreme
The transactions sum up 6,000 bales, including
1,000 for export and on speculation. Although
there was no activity in the demand, the market
0
closed with a steady and firm feeling. „
following is a statement of the quantities 0'
American cotton now at sea : Cotton

NEW YORK

Roscius .
Cultivator
E.
Constantine .....,
New York
Manhattan
J. J. Boyd
James Westervelt
M. E. Belch

NEWI ORLEANS.
300 Kossuth ........ ••
952 Western Chief .......
239 J. G. Richardson . • •••
739 Otseonthe
192 Silistria
'Criterion

947
1201
2560
1260
103
8,531

APALACHICOLA•

IJohn Haven

TOTALS.

MOBILE,

New Orleans
Mobile
1325 Apalachicola
2995 New York .

Livingston
Ida ......

___.---•
17 933
4,3201 Total ..... •e• 'se
The market for all descriptions of railway
property has been much depressed of late. I'4es
as we have reported, declined daily. The
pressingonly
stocks
uponbeen
the trifling,
marketbu t hpoil.
prices'
market appears, however, to have reached Pic
worst point. This morning business on our Stock
Exchange opened with much weakness, steadiness
prevailed until near the close, when there Wae,ees
sudden improvement of nearly 1 per cent. 1'7.,
. sales of the day comprised—Caledonian, 27, 24 ,
27, 3. Eastern Counties, 81 15-16 Great Wester,
631. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 95, 48, 5, 41, se4:l'
4, ',l, 5. London and North Western, 1011, FL i' r
.. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln I, , 311, 10,1;
Midland 4 Stock; 751, .k, '4, I, :, ee ;,,, 761, _?j Nor'
British 9 5.16, 3-10. South gts-tern and Dover'
si:-54:A15bie.rdeceanl,e
20i-, lel, H. le, 1. Dutch Rhenish, el. As already
intimated, the market closed strong at the 13- cl
joined
Birkenhead, pri
ee
'27 3.16 %d .0
Caledonian
5-16. Chester and Holyhead, 16 16+- Easte,‘,lol
Counties, 8 16-16 9 1-16 East Lancashire,
i'4ot
201. Great Northern, 231 231. Ditto A, 10
Yorkshire
Great Western, 631 64. Lancashire and Yorksu'rt,
Stock, 951952- Liverpool, Crosby, and Southlieelf
181 18ee London and North Western Stock, 13'i.
1021. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 32, gee
Midland Stock, 76,1 761. North British, %end
North Staffordshire, 51 51 South Eastern 10k,
Dever, 201 201. York, Newcastle, and Ber Weds
191 20. York and North Midland, 274 271 Huron,
Capital Stock, 171 171. Buffalo and Lake ee-reet Id par. Dutch Rhenish, 1 9-16 13p. hero,
Western of Canada, 223 221. Ditto new s--
11 lip. Great Luxembourg, 111 11d.
The approach of Thursday brings with it ?.PPtree;
Chester ano
hensions as to the probable course whieuuot
Bank Directors will then pursue. It is now th°l par
that the terms of discount will not be raised 10 54 cent only, but that it will have to be carried
t.ich
per cent, to be productive of that result for wlt ie
any stringent measure would be intended. nee'
evident, therefore, that the public are full
trbus
pared for a period of increased pressure; and ult if
the panic feeling, which would no doubt reis will
a restrictive policy were adopted unexneeteedl'l'be
not in the present instance be experience"' the
unsatisfactory state of affairs at Paris, andtap
depression on the Bourse, are exercising a sY
es a
thetic influence on the English Funds, ander less
variety of causes are assigned, all more i.' rater
unimportant, why Consols should still ,iusted,
recede, heavy sales of stock are naturally "Laser' in anticipation of such a contingency. Spec the
for a fall is now very active, but the moment,e Wl'
least change for the better occurs, the buying ill
will no doubt originate a contrary movernd•
prices, which will ascend as rapidly as they recede,o•
At the same time, however, with money et 'is
01 of
sent rate, say 5 per cent, for that is its valul°„-t th?
doors, it could not reasonably be expected tw-es 42
Funds should rule so high as when the rate:4ller
or 41 per cent. The announcement of a °A`pe a
drop in the French Funds yesterday, assiste"itelf;
At the opening the quotations were 92
little uneasiness with regard to affairs in, enct
to 91-otlf
increased the weakness of English Seenritiees'oet,
Consols this morning declined about 4 Per for
vpb
irezoc.
xa, became eO7.
s quiettEo xi co
lasi
et
premium
eremer vi iußom
Transfer, and 921 to 924 for Account. SubsecleareA
the latter fell to 92. Later in the day the
were 918 for Money, and 91'
In the London Share Market the tranaoed to
were limited, and dealers were not disPeseetled
extend their operations in the present tins' der,
state of the market. In the early part of the the
the ruling prices exhibited a further decline illlol-
- 531. London ant:till:l
leading stocks. London and North Westetrmelia-
Great Western, 621. Great Northern, 90; ogle'
land, 751. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 94treleeterli
Counties, 4
84 North British 37. Great fives Brighton,cic anduo on
thetttai ontiußo9elno2dosnl3. d.fdos eral:rh)Os3tsgtige!Sers.t4o,llo'
of Canada, 221. Towards the close of vin-000
the subjoined (sales were marked up :—Caleeshifili
are 541. Eastern Counties, 9. East Lane- 69e
80. Great Northern, 911 92. Great Western'le
631. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 941. Brigeo.
1041. North Western, 1011 South Western' tern
Midland, 751. North British, 87. North Be- 9IIP
York, 541. North Eastern Berwick, 79;
South Eastern, 68;1. ,
has been done. Prices, however, were coneide are
In the Foreign Stock Market very little htleri-nseesl;
lower, more especially 'Turkish Bonds, whicho fat
quoted 99 981 for Money, and 981 981 for A ceeucentee
the 6 per Cents ; and 1001 1001 for the 4 per 421.;
Mexican are 221. Portuguese 3 per Cents' IT Russian 48 per Cents, 96 to 951. Spanierieetia" Cents are 42; and Dutch 4 per Cents, `-'
cates, 96.
int°
The imports of grain and grain produeleelea'
Liverpool, for the week ending Sept. 29, ine.,,,.04
have been to a considerable extent from a,e'iiheal'e
among which we notice 40,249 qrs. of "n4P
13,622 brls., and 825 sacks of Flour; also, fly'est'
qrs. of Indian Corn. The export of Flour, 2040.
wise and to Ireland, have been large, 6,03') (109:
and 2,352 sacks. At our Corn Exchange, t°..,ta'
the attendance was large, and a considerable B.l' for
of business was effected at advanced rate Leo,
Wheat. Flour, and most other articles of the
efw'elP
were held for the full currency of last 5008,
The markets for foreign and colonial Per°a 0)1
both here and in London, are steady. The 2-i
of Sugar are limited, and there is little or o°-ebi'
to report in Rum or Molasses. At the Pr-tioe
sales of Coffee, held here to-day, only a P:teal
was disposed of. There appears to be „s ,e- 00-e.
enquiryiirade fionr
tßice,
manufacturingand Tall ow i s
dbiesltdris:Zilt rtollolo,-
Rh° e';
quiet, continues steady. The report of oitieg. Manchester market states that the present ,Petevitlee
of the Money Market hashed the effect of qu'i;tioe_e" business in that city, which, however, CO terdtv; very firm and healthy. At Bradford, Yeras 0 floe
the slackness of trade complained of for °even:teed
past was still apparent, and the market e-tee ens quiet. Orders are usually only limited iø
this Itepo
of September to middle of October, but rally' '' 00.
they are considerably smaller than is geneseltheea
case. Prices continue extremely firm'
eje tags
upward tendency, and, in fact, orders are elie'retivere
at present rates to keep machinery in
11100.34. eo
The high cost of material prevents Enannu'er
from producing, except to supply the darnsidele,ild
that stocks are very low. From Ree'leeterueed correspondent writes us respecting Y wet 4,0 e
market :—The weather has been veil ro: 'sod
uncomfortable, and the attendance has.
even elatd to
thinner than customary. Trade has been bet
unsatisfactory. Manufacturers aro
erieekaeo
operate where they can get reasonablefoode.P,..eo
they are difficult to be got. Yorkshire._erica I.IP
had a flatter sale than last week, end P 08
~,,,, 011 the
been barely maintained.
Grand Trunk Railway Company of CaoPrureepegiter
week ending 30th August, 1856, and„cA, Mao, Vii
week, 1855:-1856, Passengers, 0,'"e,2634 e,690'
The following is the return of the traffic °tele%
disc, Sze., 5,3651 tons ; total sterling, 0, sae, leeseee
1855, Passengers, 8,515; Merchandise' ere we'. e2l
tons ; total sterling, 5,0041. 10s. 114,d'edise,.°'
Passengers, 1134 ; decrease, MerenBl-48, 7ja'
tons ; increase, total Sterling, 2581'