The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-05 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMME LX:At,

SATURDAY EVENING

The Cotton Market on Saturday was characterised
by much firmness, and with moderate supplies
prices were fully maintained. The day's sales were
10,000 bales, including one fourth ou specttlatioh.
The following is a statement of the movements
of cotton in the United States up to the 24th ult

1836
1855

Receipts.

1,204.030
1;254'14

De T...
incr..

47,294

Exports to
Total
Stock and on
clearances ! Great 'Shipboard.
Britain.

418 610 j 23 7 g2B
679.275 415,944

230,665

I s 61i

6 20,8 13
525,733

9-1,1)95

From these figures we find that the decrease in
the receipts was 47,291 bales, in the total clearances
260,665, and to Great Britain 178,616, whilst the
increase of stock on hand and on ship board was
05 005 bales.

The Money Market, which, daring the week, hats
been easy, was to day still more so, the commercial
bills falling due on the 4th being taken up with
much promptitude, not more than the usual num-
ber on the most prosperous days being left to be
protested. In Lombard street and at the Bank of
England the applications for discounts were less.
numerous, and the best descriptions of paper were
negoeiated at 51 per cent.
The Market for the Pablia Fun is and Securities
was rather quiet, but firmness was still the charac•
teristic. With a Bank of England return which
many might construe unfavourably, it is rather
surprising that no sellers appeared to depress the
quotations, but a temporary decline of A. per cent.
was merely oeeasioned, which perhaps may be
attributed as ma.ol to the paucity of dealing as to
any other circumstance. As the market is so strong
it may be inferred that an upward movement will
he occasionel as soon as speculation revives, and
although it is impossible to predict when this may
take place, there is every probability that the pay-
ment of the January dividends will lead to increased
animation. Consols opened at 938 to 91, then rose
to 94 to 911, and after being 94i buyers, they closed
steadily at 94 to 918 For the February account
they were 941 d. Exchequer Bills rose is., viz ,to
par, and 4s. prem. East' indict Bonds were 2s
discount to is premium, for those under 10001
The New Three per Cents. were 94.1 R, and the
Reduced 94 to 941. Bank Stock ruled firm at 218.
During the past week the arrivals of the precious
metals have been large, viz., about 858,6501, com-
prising by the Baron Osy (s) from Antwerp, 26
cases of silver ; the Diana (s) from Amsterdam, 2
barrels of silver coin ; the -RaVensbourne (s) from
Antwerp, 18 cases 7 bags of bullion ; the A! ft,go (a)
from America, 7,0001; the Arabia (•) from Boston,
261,939 dollars, or 53 0001; the Tagus (s) from the
Mediterranean, 39.0001; the Red Jacket, from
Melbourne, 133,000 ozs of gold, or 532,0001; the
John Bunyan, from Sydney, 27,000 ozs of gold, or
108,000 ; the Albion (s) from Boulogne, 2 cases of
specie ; the Baron Osy (s) from Antwerp, 20 eases
of bullion ; the Atlantic (s) from New York,
68,369 dollars, or 13.6001

The exports have been by the Madrid (s) for the
Mediterranean, 5 5001; the Magdalena (s) for the
West Indies, 58,2351. of whieb 75.0001 was in silver
and 5,073/ in gold, and 430 196/ to the East Indies
and China by the Columba, making a total of
about :'144 9131.

The following accounts or the exports of spocie
during the mist year has been compiled from the
circular of Mr. J. Low, Austin Friars :

Gold.

Silver.

Tutal•

January 51.432
February 35.166
March 29 .500 .
April
May
June
July 46.775
August 29 869
September 35,9.32 ....
October ,
November . 65,335
December ... 13.120

481,516 532,948
944 319
852,618 882,118
809 862
1,1 2.013 1,18..444
658,580
1.104 882 1,151,657
1,162 103
1,245.604 , 1,280,836
1,278 501 1 291,194
.... 1,142,271 .... 1.207.606
.... 1,286,716 1,299,836

Total ...404,749 12,118,985 12.523 734
The shipments during the month now closed
have been the largest ever known. The following
table shows the destination of these immense
supplies, during the year 1836 :
G dd. Silver.
To Malta
Aleasndria
Men ....
Ceylon
Bombay
Madras
Calcutta
Penang
Singap ,re
Hong Kong
Canton.
Sh'.➢ghai — _1,203,155

Total .L404,749 £12,118,985
The total shipment of specie from Great Britain
to the Fast for six years was as follows:
GO&
1851
1852
1853
1854
18.55
1856

Total for six years £4,431,541 £30.717.880
The following account is also given of shipments
of specie to the East from the Mediterranean
ports :
Gnld• Silver.
1853
1854
1855
1856 ... ...... 74,039

Total in four years £459,262 £5,813,532
The transactions in the London Share Market
were very limited, but no decided variation was
observable in prices. Caledonian, East Lancashire,
Great Northern. Great Western, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and Berwick were at steady quotations.
The last named, as well as North Staffordshire,
were in request at rather improved rates. South
Eastern were / per share better. The following
were the closing quotations of the day :—Amber-
gate, 41- Bristol and F xeter, 93 94 ; Caledonian,
611 62i ; Cheater and Holyhead, 37 39 ; Eastern
Counties, 91 91 ; East Lancashire, 93 95 ; Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 54 55 ; Edinburgh, Pcrtb. sud
Dundee, 35 36 ; Great Northern, 91 92 ; Great
Southern and Western (Ireland), 110 112 ; Great
Western, 68 681 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 70 74 ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 97 971 ; London, Brigh-
ton, and South Coast, 111 113 ; London and North
Western, 1061 1071 ; London and South Western,
107 108; Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
34 341 ; Midland, 821- 831 ; do Birmingham, and
Derby. 53 55 ; Norfolk, 50 52 ; North British,
391 401; North Eastern Berwick, 811 851 ; North
Staffordshire, 41 41 dis ; Oxford. Worcester, and
Wolverhampton, 281 291 ; Scottish Central, 106
108 ; do. Midland. 70 72 ; South Eastern, 74 75.
In the Foreign lines not more than half a dozen
bargains were recorded, but Canada shares were
in considerable favour, and at a general enhance-
ment. Scintle railway shares were 71, The Oude
were called to a premium, but the North Holland
are dull at a nominal value. The Liverpool Share
Market was dull, with little doing, but quotations
were steady. With respect to the movements in
mines during the week, the Mining Journal of
Saturday says :
Although the market can-scarcely be said to'have recovered
the effects of the Christmas holidays and the unbusiness'.like
propensities of people at his festive season, a good business'
has been trznsacted in shares, and a great demand kept up
for good stock. The demand for shares which we have
not;ced for several weeks as being greater than the supply,
still continues for favourite concerns, and therefore, in such,
the business is more limited than it would be if stock could
be obtained. Alfred Consols have been in good demand all
the week st 181 to 19. Great Alfred ehares fluctuated
early in Cie week from 12 to 121, but owinc to a great
improvement in the 160, became very firm, but left off at 141
to 15 ; Basset 265 to 275. South Frances have been rather
freely offered at 350 to 360. Grenville shares have been in
good demand at 1-a to 11-, East Basset 75, North Basset 36,
West Basset, 32 to 321, Trelawny 221 to 25, Fierodsf,,ot 41 to
5, Mary Ann 42 to 43, Wheal Margery 30, 31, 32, Margaret
42, Kitty (Lelant) 14 to 15, Kitty (St. Agnes) 7, Boiling