The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-29 00:00:00

and is fast approaching the lode. West Basset. 30 to 31—
looking well in the deeper levels; Carnewas, is to 12 6d; ,
Basset, 265 to 270 ; Lady Bertha, 15s to 17s 6d ; Sort-
ridge Consols, 11 to 14. Devon Great Consols is in
demand at 475 to 480 ; the prospects are reported to be as
good as ever, and the estimated reserves amount to 68,800
tons, averaging £b per ton—say, £344,000, to which must
be added €121,403 assets over liabilities, consisting of
cash, ores broken but'unsold, with machinery and stores
in stock. The profits already divided amount. to £581,632,
whilst the aggregate outlay was only £1,024. South
Caradon, 325 to 336 ; West Caradon, 150; Condurrow,
155 ; Providence, 78 to 80, ex di of £5; Margaret; 66 ;
the profits for the quarter amount to £2,350, and the
approaching div. will be £5 per share, equal to 30 per
cent annually; South Tolgus, 140 to 145; East Tolgus, 55;
Craddock Moor, 42 to 43 ; Kitty Lelant, 19; Lelant
Consols, 3; Balnoon Consols, 31; Margery, 14; West
Alfred Consols, 27 to 28; Mary Ann, 46; Trelawney, 21;
Wrey, 7/ to 71 ; Pendeen Consols. 2* to 21: ; Gwydyr,
7s 6d; West Damsel, 140; West Providence, 10 to 11
and Boscean, 100. During the current month the sub
joined tin mines, all situate in Cornwall, declared the
following dividends :
Drake Walls £Ol per share or £1,600
Providence 5 2,800
St. Ives Consols
0 wles '

Total £5,808
Copper mines, all situate in the Buller and Basset
United district :
Carn Brea £2 per share or £2,000
Grarnb'er and St. Aubyn.. 2 486
South Frances lO If 4,960
West Damsel..
Buller ii ~ 1,920.
Clifford

Total.

..X11,378

In the St. Just district, Levant paid dividend of £640;
in the Caradon district, Phcenix paid X 4,000; whilst in
Devonshire, Devon Great Consols paid £12,288, and Bed-
ford United, £1,400; and in Cardiganshire, the East
Daren £9OO, forming a total of £36,414, to which must be
added the dividends of East Pool, Great Work, South
Caradon, South Tolgus, West Basset, and West Caradon.
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The ielegrapbic despatch from Trieste has just
arrived.. The China Xchanges are higher, but
thoSe at Calcutta and Bombay are a shade lower.
- The report of, the directors of the lonian Bank
read tc-day showed a net profit of 9,6771. 10s. GI
rip the,years' transactions; which was much beyond
the precteding years' profits- This, added to the
-former balance, made 16;9911 9s. 4d., from which,
two 'dividends at 5 per cent , per annum being
taken left a balance of 9,191/ Os. 4i. on the Ist
January, 1857. The report was adopted, the divi-
denci being declared previously.
The London Wine Company have • issued their
report, in anticipation of the meeting, called for the
2nd of June. The concluding paragraph of this
document is as follows :—" In conclusion, the
directorS wotild call attention to the amount of net
profit which has been earned dining the very few
months the company lifts been established, amount-
ing to 529/. Os 10d ; which, after deducting 2001.
towards the liquid atioß of the preliminary expenses,
has already proposed, would leave 3201. Os 10d,
equal to 7* per cent. on the paid-up capital, to be
dealt with as may be decided upon by the share-
holders."

_
Vice-Chancellor Kindersley proposes on the 2nd
of June to make -a call of 51. per share on the con-
tributories of the Justice2kssurance Society.

Conimerrtal in:etlitycrict.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-MAY 28.

There is no change noticeabla in the cotton market to-day, the
business condones vary moierate, and prices are about maintained.
The sales—including 40 Bahia lid, 30 Maranham 8;d to f,d, 200 Per-
nambucos 72d t, Sid, 500 Surats al to 6,ld—ore reported 5,000 bales,
of which 1,000 are for export.